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Gabrielfair

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About Gabrielfair

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/gabefair; my proof: https://keybase.io/gabefair/sigs/fPxL91kal0ghRVIFxAtuAdYaQbp9duktt8UpiQJNv4Q ]

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    Comment #47925532

    Its sad that we are reaching the point where a large swatch of he planet is affected by the same thing and we don't get much of an investigation

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    Comment #46570477

    Python 3.9.6 reached end-of-life on 2025-10-31. It is no longer supported and does not receive security updates https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-396/

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    macOS Tahoe 26.2 ships with an outdated version of Python 3.9.6

    Not only is 3.9 reached end-of-life, the last release was 3.9.25 % python3 Python 3.9.6 (default, Dec 2 2025, 07:27:58) [Clang 17.0.0 (clang-1700.6.3.2)] on darwin

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    For the love of god, stop building cups into Linux distros

    Nearly nobody needs it installed by default. Its time to send it to the optional-land retirement home with the dialup drivers

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    Comment #42453589

    A better version of this game with a tutorial: https://lovettsoftware.com/NaturalNumbers/TutorialWorld.lean...

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    Comment #40076767

    I would believe that many people don't know about this difference. And I would also think that many would consider this to be unintended behavior.

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    Dragons When Folder Merging on macOS

    Something to keep in mind when using a Mac if you are from a Windows background is how merging folders operates differently. On Mac its a replacement operation in the most literal …

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    Comment #39483128

    Perhaps this might have also been the reason https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=318230

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    Comment #39483106

    This this might have been the reason: https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=318230

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    Comment #39483086

    Perhaps this might have been the reason https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=318230

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    Comment #39176240

    I'm imaging this used as a public listing of your online avatar information. So any chatbot can skip all the pleasantries and formalities of getting to know you.

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    Ask HN: What are the “lost arts” of our field?

    I've been thinking a lot of the good old simple days of the internet and programming. Lots of technology and tools are killed now right out of the gate b/c of how powerful establis…

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    Ask HN: What Happened to Name.Space?

    Their site hasn't been updated since they started the lawsuit a decade ago. Does anyone have the history or more information?

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    Comment #25225662

    The future operating system is one built from the ground up to serve only as a personal data warehouse. Collecting, protecting, archiving, and analysing your life's data in a priva…

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    Comment #25215653

    Thanks for pointing this out. I suspect this why Google agreed to store all the backup data of a competing company for free. Google would have had no interest in storing Facebook's…

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    Comment #25203185

    And marx taught us about false consciousness.

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    Comment #25183791

    To add to the discussion, I haven't seen anyone mention that this will effectively give the police departments the ability to do surveillance without a warrant

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    Comment #25093937

    I use glasswire which kinda some some of this. In addition to your list I would also be interested in setting up my homelab to monitor and detect rogue traffic that would have caug…

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    Comment #25093908

    I'm interested in setting up my homelab to monitor and detect rogue traffic that would have caught my phone doing what was described in the article. Does anyone have any open-sourc…

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    Comment #25093884

    I'm interested in setting up my homelab to monitor and detect rogue traffic that would have caught my phone doing what was described in the article. Does anyone have any open-sourc…

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    Comment #25040634

    I am curious of the history and background of this site as well