On Thursday, the spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Ning, demonstrated Beijing’s support for the addition of Palestine to the UN. ⠀...
Im a male trying on several black leggings for running, stretching and cycling, I’ve never bought anything so tight. Im skinny built and have tried new balance, asics and adidas. My questions:...
(Padded) Cycling leggings : they are designed to be worn without anything underneath. More fabric = more friction = irritations. The pad should do contact with your skin. If it's too revealing to your taste then yes, add something over it. But consider you are going to be seated on your bike 95% of the time so there will be little to reveal anyway. :)
It's quite good actually. Got into one last week in Thailand (during a Grab ride) and I was quite surprised by the quality/finish. It's on par with all the cheap city cars we have in Europe : Not high-end, basic but not badly made. Enjoyed the USB-C chargers for passengers in the back :P
Since I've moved in South East Asia, I have discovered that:
Almost every single printer that exists has a conversion kit available on Taobao to use big ink bottles
There's not a single firmware that hasn't been hacked, nor a single part that hasn't been cloned
Therefore, most printer manufacturers have a specific line of durable products that allows the use of third party ink because if they don't, other people will bank of their product maintenance and they won't sell much.
The only reason we in developped country get scammed like we are, is because of IP laws and governments that allow manufacturers to abuse them with no consequences at the expense of the customers (and the planet).
Look up your printer model number on Alibaba. Or better yet, on Taobao (but if you don't speak Chinese it's a bit complicated). Your options depending on the printer you have are going to be :
Print heads conversion kits (a replacement of the complete print heads module with tubes feed from ink bottles attached outside your printer)
Refillable ink cartridges
Counterfeited Compatible ink cartridges that cost a fraction of the official ones while having 10 times more ink in them.
Now depending on where you live and the local laws it may or may not be legal to import those. In the country I live in there is no law against it. In most South East Asia the law doesn't care about that and if it does, law enforcement doesn't. :)
Having Open Source projects providing the tools for that is extremely important. But ultimately the responsibility lies in the users hands. End to End encryption is the way. My files should 100% be encrypted on my side, with private keys that I own and nobody else. :)
Hey guys, I’m just an ordinary dev looking for something to work on. While messing around with my hobby projects, I couldn’t help but notice that under the surface, there are a lot of places that the libre desktop can be improved. I’d like to take on your suggestions on what I should seriously consider working on and...
I'm pretty happy with Linux actually. I've used a few distros and DMs over the years and honestly we're at a point in time where it's pretty nice. A more user friendly and robust connectivity management would be nice, and a few of the file browsers could benefit from a UX revamp. DMs could also enforce stricter design choices by default to gently guide developers towards a consistent UI/UX. But overall it's quite solid.
The same can't be said about most of the OSS that goes with it. Most of the apps available for Linux are garbage. I mean, they do some things well obvioulsy, but are overall terrible to use. With their crap UX and a UI stuck in the last century the only reason people use them is they have no other choice and are desperate...
I have a couple of old laptops lying around and want to throw them away, but have been cautious to do so because of privacy concerns of data still on the hard drives. What is the best way to wipe them? Or should I take them out and physically destroy them?...
If the drive is big enough to be used as storage/back, get it out and in its own USB enclosure.
If the drive is either too small or you have too may already then :
SSD : smash it to pieces with a hammer
HDD : if you're sure it's not an hybrid (in which case the SSD process applies) then you can just fill it with garbage or use whatever "erasing" software out there. I would go for an open-source one.
I'm more worried with the heat not dissipating fast enough. One nice thing with thin woks is that when you cut the fire food stops cooking almost instantly. That's the main reason why I haven't switched to induction yet, as everybody repeats it needs thick cookware.
Yes indeed, but the wok stays hot and continues cooking after you lift it. With thin woks that's not an issue, they have barely any thermal inertia. With thick ones though that's not the same story, food is going to continue cooking for 15 to 30 seconds after you turn off the heat. With my style of cooking that's not desirable.
But maybe my 1mm thick wok would work on induction? Everywhere I read it works better with thick pans, but does this means it doesn't work at all with a thin one, or it's just a bit less efficient?
Thanks for the feedback. That's my situation in South East Asia, power can be unreliable at time. I cook with a gas stove and have a portable electric stove as a backup if I run out of gas in the middle of my cooking.
I used to cook with a high pressure stove (the ones you see in Chinese restaurant) that are perfect for woks but my wife was afraid I would burn down the house so I switched to a regular gas stove.
Induction could be an option in the future though, if it allows for that fast heating/cooling style of cooking I use.
You're a senior CS person and you are asking if you should have a backup system in place? o_O
Sorry if this sounds like a personal attack but it's something you should have though of a long, long time ago, as a CS person. Even when still using Windows.
Assuming you are serious, then yes there are ways to save your data under Linux, with different levels of complexity and privacy.
The bare minimum is some basic cloud backup. Not ideal for privacy, but at least if your drive dies you won't lose your files.
Local backup in the form of a NAS or home server is also an option, and allows different systems (Windows, Mac, Linux) to save a copy of their files. Way better from a privacy perspective if setup properly BUT your are one fire or one burglary away from losing everything.
If you want to reconcile privacy AND safe storage then to me there are a few options :
End to end encrypted cloud storage if you trust the third party (Proton drive, Tresorit, etc)
End to end encrypted cloud storage that you control (requires very high skills and a lot of work and money. And a lot of maintenance)
Local network storage (NAS/homeserver) with an encrypted backup regularly sent to the cloud
Hybrid end-to-end encrypted cloud using a non encrypted cloud solution (like Google Drive) with Cryptomator or equivalent (if you trust them).
So many options, depending on your sensibility to privacy and your technical knowledge. You can also mix. For example most of my personal files are hosted on Microsoft OneCloud because it's stable and fast enough. I mean almost my entire home folder (excluding configuration) is replicated there. But some of the sensitive files, mostly scans of official documents like tax returns, healthcare receipts, etc, are end to end encrypted using Cryptomator. Also my passwords are saved in an shared encrypted Keepass database. And all my drives are encrypted (with LUKS) including my external drives.
Anybody who has dug that topic long enough knows that total privacy and total security are a myth. It simple doesn't exist. You need to find the balance between privacy, security and practicality that suits you. If you are paranoid, then getting to a reasonable level of all three is going to be a LOT of work and money. If you are just cautious, and are willing to trust reputable third parties, then it's quite possible to have a working solution without spending too much time and money. And the very bare minimum is to chose between a backup with little privacy, or more privacy with the acceptance that you may lose everything.
That's a great setup. Until someone breaks in and steal all the hardware, of the house burns down.
I would add regular backups from the NAS to an archiving cloud like Backblaze, Amazon Glacier, Azure Archive... Doesn't eat too much bandwidth and it cost very little (until you need to recover the data, but hopefully you won't). :)
My parents have had an air-frying capable oven of decades. They also paid a lot, lot more than what the typical air-fryer costs for it.
Cheap convection ovens do a poor job at moving the heat around, the "pulsated" heat function is mostly a marketing gimmick. Great convection ovens are doing a much better job but they are also five times the price.
The complaint alleges that while incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Tucson, John Turscak, 52, stabbed Chauvin about 22 times “with an improvised knife,” prosecutors said....
I'm going to go even further than you and say the director of the prison should face severe consequences (as in, years in jail) for failing to protect a convict.
Prisoners have most of their rights stripped away from them as a punishment. Defending themselves or avoiding situations where violence can happen is not possible for them, and the responsibility for that therefore falls on the people in charge of applying the punishment. Here, the management of the correctional facility.
Agreed. I'm currently trying to fix my shoulders. Turns out the fix to "some of your muscles are too powerful and some aren't enough" is not an easy one and consists mostly in slowly and painfully correcting your posture with targeted exercises. Daily. For months.
I'm almost to the point where I say fuck it, I'll just train through pain and hopefully it will fix itself at some point. It worked for my tennis elbow after all... XD
China Supports the Addition of the Palestinian State to the UN (www.telesurenglish.net)
On Thursday, the spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Ning, demonstrated Beijing’s support for the addition of Palestine to the UN. ⠀...
LibreOffice 24.2.2 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 70 Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux (9to5linux.com)
South China Sea: Philippines says China 'once again' attacked supply vessel with water cannon, causing injuries and damages (hongkongfp.com)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/10335649...
What is your favourite Open-Source game?
I personally love Naev and Mindustry
several questions about my first leggings (male runner and cyclist)
Im a male trying on several black leggings for running, stretching and cycling, I’ve never bought anything so tight. Im skinny built and have tried new balance, asics and adidas. My questions:...
BYD Dolphin Mini Rolling in Mexico — Cheapest Electric Car By Far - CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)
Why pay for an OpenAI subscription? (sh.itjust.works)
Are all programming languages based on English?
If you’re from a non English speaking country, do you first have to learn English if you want to get into programming?
Completely untrue nowadays... (sh.itjust.works)
They work better in Linux than Windows, not to mention backwards compatibility.
Dropbox is sharing users' files with OpenAI, here's how to opt out (boingboing.net)
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I made Beef Bourguignon (lemmy.world)
Started two days in advance. I am baffled by how many pots & pans the French must have in their homes.
What Would You Like To See Improved in GNU/Linux?
Hey guys, I’m just an ordinary dev looking for something to work on. While messing around with my hobby projects, I couldn’t help but notice that under the surface, there are a lot of places that the libre desktop can be improved. I’d like to take on your suggestions on what I should seriously consider working on and...
What is the best way to safely and completely erase all data from old laptops?
I have a couple of old laptops lying around and want to throw them away, but have been cautious to do so because of privacy concerns of data still on the hard drives. What is the best way to wipe them? Or should I take them out and physically destroy them?...
Most Americans want to electrify their homes — if they can keep their gas stoves (grist.org)
Two new versions of OpenZFS fix long-hidden corruption bug (www.theregister.com)
Where did the recent air fryer trend come from anyway? (startrek.website)
Inmate charged with attempted murder after George Floyd killer Chauvin stabbed 22 times (www.reuters.com)
The complaint alleges that while incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Tucson, John Turscak, 52, stabbed Chauvin about 22 times “with an improvised knife,” prosecutors said....
We don't accept insurance (startrek.website)