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specto··on Samsung, Nokia say they don’t know how to track a powered-down phone
Seems like the price is a bit steep for a little bit of fabric.
specto··on Show HN: I'm working on an open-source Gmail replacement
This would simplify my life for sure.
specto··on Show HN: I'm working on an open-source Gmail replacement
Actually there's an issue open right now to switch to postgresql
specto··on Show HN: I'm working on an open-source Gmail replacement
I have only contributed a little on the project, most of the work has been done by its main author and others.
specto··on Show HN: I'm working on an open-source Gmail replacement
Checkout https://github.com/al3x/sovereign , though xmpp hasn't been set up yet.
specto··on Open source is brutal: an interview with Google's Chris DiBona
That is a seriously sensationalist title for this Q&A article.
specto··on Unfurlough.us – Freelance gigs for furloughed employees
Depends if they have clearance, if they do they must get approval first.
specto··on LASIK 6 months later
I cannot wear contacts due to a pretty strong astigmatism, it make them extremely uncomfortable. I've heard that PRK is more proven and though it takes longer to heal it's a more permanent solution since with LASIK the layers never truly heal.
specto··on Easy Way to Start Monitoring Cloud Servers
Please stop suggesting anyone curl install anything, especially if you're transmitting it without authenticating it's even coming from the right server...
specto··on Goread - Open Source Google Reader clone in Go
So far very impressive. Definitely worth $30 a year
specto··on Identical Droplets in the DigitalOcean: Regenerate your Ubuntu SSH Host Keys now
I completely agree, after realizing I had asked two questions on one ticket I immediately saw I should've done better. However when I received a response that said they were working on it, I understood that to mean it was in the queue to fix.
specto··on Identical Droplets in the DigitalOcean: Regenerate your Ubuntu SSH Host Keys now
Honestly, I figured they would realize how important it would be to fix this so I didn't follow up on it once I fixed my own images.
specto··on Identical Droplets in the DigitalOcean: Regenerate your Ubuntu SSH Host Keys now
I blocked out my name, the rep is the one with a picture.

edit: actually I didn't realize there was a skype window up when I took the screenshot, thanks for warning me...

specto··on Identical Droplets in the DigitalOcean: Regenerate your Ubuntu SSH Host Keys now
Except I informed them of this issue in January of this year

http://imgur.com/GTi2UxJ

Apparently they ignored it :)

specto··on Skype's Principal Architect explains why peer-to-peer was eliminated
I attempted to use jitsi with ddg's xmpp server, however the video and audio would never work between us. It was always one or the other. I hope the kinks are worked out as I would like to stop using Skype asap.
specto··on Sony will allow indie devs to publish their own games on PlayStation 4
Online play seems to require Playstation Plus however. It seems they've followed Microsoft in this matter. So if your game is online, it could get interesting. Though from what I understand playstation plus gives steam level discounts to gamers on a console.
specto··on Drupal.org compromised
I much prefer lastpass, and keepass for everything else.
specto··on Drupal.org compromised
Same here, I know I used one of three passwords, and I'd like to know which one I stupidly used.
specto··on Nintendo grabs money, control from fans promoting its games on Youtube
I understand that some people view this as a bad thing, but if you want Nintendo to keep making games and consoles, some revenue would do them good.
specto··on Poll: Do you use a gmail.com address for your primary personal email?
Spam is really the only reason I haven't switched over to self-hosting at this point. Does anyone know of a good service or method to provide similar spam protection that google provides?
specto··on Waiting for a 1TB SSD below $1 per GB?
They're more predictable on lifespan, but hardware errors can always occur.
specto··on Bitcoin exchange rate reached $100 USD per BTC
Not really, since the success of bitcoin still relies on conversion to another currency.
specto··on Google Reader Alternatives
I've started using http://selfoss.aditu.de/. It is written in php with a mysql or sqlite database. It works great and with some tweaks from vince(https://github.com/vincebusam/selfoss) it works even better.
specto··on Using SimCity to diagnose my home town's traffic problem
It is the case for the retail version as well, always on connection is EA's mantra.
specto··on Using SimCity to diagnose my home town's traffic problem
I had the opportunity to play through both betas, and I'm fairly certain we haven't even scratched the surface of the interesting "experiments" we can do with it.

I'm still purchasing this game, but I do wish EA would consider not forcing you to connect to their servers at all times.

specto··on SSD Write Endurance Considered Sufficient
I don't worry much about my ssd, however I do occasionally look at the wear with smartools.
specto··on Linux 3.8 Released
_So far_ my experience has been btrfs is stable, meaning I haven't had any data corruption and TRIM works great. That being said I have multiple backups and images of the system :)
specto··on Getting started with Salt: a Puppet/Chef alternative built in Python on ZeroMQ
So far I have only used salt at home in a lab environment, however it is promising. I especially love that I can dictate my directory structure for configuration by my own standards.
specto··on Tesla produces 400 model S each week
Lucky, I just recently got a chance to see one at a mall kiosk. It's certainly a beautiful vehicle. I hope Tesla does well.
specto··on Nokia releases 3D printing files for Lumia phone cases
I may be wrong, however when Nokia entered into agreements with Microsoft it seems to me they had the expectation they would be their flagship phone provider. And yet when Windows 8 phones were made available Nokia was still stuck on the older platform for their most current phones. Exclusivity would have made Nokia the main source for Windows phones. The other companies such as LG and Samsung used both Windows phones and Android phones so they never had this issue.
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