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@soatok@furry.engineer I love (jk) the fact that it was still adopted with 314 against, 276 in favor. How a majority like that is not clear enough? Democracy my a** :c
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Samantaz Fox
@SamantazFox@infosec.exchange
mastodon 4.8.0-alpha.3+glitchYoung Vixen-Panther hybrid, who loves computer stuff and electronics.
Proud #Furry🦊 and #Lesbian 🏳️🌈.
May rant now and then.
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@Violet@chitter.xyz @cabel@social.panic.com I was wondering why some apps were nearing 1GB when they shouldn't... Now I understand why. That's crazy!
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@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems r134a and r1234yf, as they're the only two used in my field (automotive).
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@mmalc @raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle Mandating USB-C doesn't prevent crappy vendors from misusing the connector, badly implenting the standard or maliciously complying.
It however improves the overall user experience, by e.g requiring a single charger and cable for your iPhone, your partner's Pixel and your daughter's Kindle.
Different product categories will obviously still require different charging bricks due power requirements.
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@Flawgren@mastodon.nu @fesshole@mastodon.social "Shareware" were a kind of demo program in the late 80s to early 2000s that were distributed for free (or almost) on CDs, oftentimes with magazines or on BBS networks.
To get all the features of the program (e.g all levels on a game), you had to pay the editor a license, and that was done by sending them a check by mail at the address they'd have specified in the shareware.
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@the_wub @nixCraft Because it allows someone who inherited an Apple laptop (or got a second hand one for cheap) to use it with a free operating system without having to suffer the Apple ecosystem. Also Apple hardware is quite reliable, and a much better deal than cheap ARM tablets or laptops from miscellanous manufacturers.
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@raymaccarthy @mmalc @EUCommission @jnfingerle The law also mandates the use of the USB Power Delivery protocol. It doesn't prevent vendors from shipping something else, but it must be alongside USB PD.
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@geoffl @mmalc @raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle When you're dealing with that much power (up to 240W) it's indeed smart for the charger to check that the cable is actually rated accordingly, rather than burning your house down.
As for the protocol, it *must* be USB PD, super simple, no fiddling around.
The only drawback might be the markings (as the USB if is quite bad at this), though from a quick glance at the law it seems that it's being worked on (at least for the chargers).
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@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems @malwareminigun@infosec.exchange Damn, so many have fallen for it :c
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@ariadne@social.treehouse.systems Maybe they now install ssh-askpass (or a variant) by default now?
https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=stable§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=askpass
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@SylvieLorxu@chaos.social Same. I wrote my first line of code in Visual Basic around age 8 or 9 under the guidance of my grandfather, then started to fiddle around on my own computers when I was 10 yo. I then continued to learn programming online as a teenager, followed by a full migration to linux.
I can't imagine how different my life would have been if I had to wait 10 more years before learning so much about computers.
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@mmalc No problem ^^
I can understand your frustration. We spent a long time at my work place sourcing something decent, and I'm still unable to find something satisfying to go own my own car...
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@Horschtel @stim3on The main engine of the SLS uses Hydro-Lox (liquid hydrogen + liquid oxygen) as a propellant, which produces almost exclusively water vapor during combustion.
The only slightly problematic part are the Aluminium perchlorate boosters, which produce CO2, aluminium oxide and hydrogen chloride (which combines with water into hydrochloridric acid, the same as we have in our stomach, and causes the visual plume).
Because the boosters' combustion happens in the lower atmoshpere, the exhaust particules can fall down back to earth where they get diluted. It's much less of a concern than re-entering satellites, whose combustion creates much more problematic compounds that remain in the higher atmosphere, probably for decades.
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@IzzyOnDroid @SylvieLorxu Oh, so I wasn't too paranoid by disabling developper settings when they're not needed. It's quite obvious when presented like that, but I wasn't aware that it changed how the operating system works (I thought it only exposed sensitive options).
Thanks for pointing it out!
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@geoffl nothing prevents them from supporting other protocols alongside USB PD. However if you have a USB PD device that won't negotiate with your charger or vice-versa, then one of the three products involved is lying on its capabilities and at least one the charger/device side is illegal to sell.
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@mmalc @raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle Oh yeah, the C-C issue is definitely the dashcam side missing the resistors.
By "crappy vendors" I was primarily focusing the dashcam, as, from experience trying to source one, a lot of them are made cheaply.
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@Ichinin@infosec.exchange Ooops lol. Now was it really "mistakenly" or not? xD
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re: mh, death of an estranged friend
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@mmalc As I said, I haven't looked at the EN IEC norm, so I can't say for sure if any marking will be mandatory for cables (which isn't as per USB if specifications, but the EN IEC might differ).
As for the cable, once you have a good one, you can reuse it on all devices.
Sure, it might get a few tries to get a proper one, but the other EU consumer laws allows to return the ones who don't work or lie on the packaging (or if you just don't like their color, too).
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@librewolf@chaos.social Ah, indeed, I'm getting that error message with WinUpdater. Thanks!
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@geoffl @mmalc @raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle Well, at least now you can request a refund if you get sold such a device, at it is cannot be legally sold in the EU.
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@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems Sounds like good material for a Crackhead Engineering article :D
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@Blort @Unixbigot @RueNahcMohr One other type of connector you might often encounter are the JST SM ones, which are widely used for LED strips
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@tg@indieweb.social Wow, that rocks!!!
I suppose that the sky view is centered on the "Darkest horizon" direction? E.g if darkest horizon is west, the view has the south on the left and the north on the right?
And the orange at the bottom is the glow from the cities?
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@jon@gruene.social I went to Oslo recently, and yes, using the Entur app was really nice! No fluff, easy to use, and relatively easy to buy a ticket from! And furthermore, a ton of quality of life features, like GPS tracking of busses, step-by step guidance for complex multimodal travels and being able to buy multiple day tickets on the same phone.
As I couldn't install the app (ungoogled Android), the only issue I encountered was when I tried to buy a 7-days ticket from a kiosk, it didn't allow me. I had to go the agency at Oslo S and get a plastic NFC card.
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@Ichinin@infosec.exchange As far as I understand it, it's the CPU manufacturer's fault, as the MB manifacturer simply wires the slot to the appropriate channel in the memory controller.
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@Heliograph@mastodon.au Ahh, you mean the 849162198+ tabs I have open all the time? I tried, they don't close easily :c
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@faoluin@chitter.xyz @ariadne@social.treehouse.systems I think I spotted a @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org reader ^^
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@BryanGreyson@social.tchncs.de I hope that braille can be easily read upside down, so that when a blind person reads "uʍop" they understand it means up x)