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dcomp

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    Comment #45405531

    I think the algorithm is probably incorrect. A number starting with 0 should be treated lexically not numerically. Otherwise you have a situation where img_1_01.jpg and img_01_1.jp…

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    Comment #41615357

    there's a setting in the developer options called OEM unlock which allows the bootloader to be unlocked It is still shipped locked. Unlocking wipes the device. It also doesn't work…

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    Comment #38097806

    I think the plan is for each GP's prescribing system/appointment system to export enough data that you can just use the NHS app for your needs. i know I can book appointments throu…

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    Comment #38097688

    I'm only slightly familiar with the specific features ACPI provides. But isn't the solution the following For every "feature" provided by the SMM or bios. Export a UUID ( eg NVME r…

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    Comment #36531653

    I thought there was already common terminology for probability of side effects [0] Very common = greater than 1 in 10 Common = 1 in 100 to 1 in 10 Uncommon [formerly 'less commonly…

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    Comment #36496370

    I'm getting office365 nagging me to change the pdf viewer on android after each download in chrome about 15 minutes after the download. Can't find the setting to stop it.

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    Comment #35799304

    For those wondering, this is a joke from the LTT WAN Show [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/live/CSOF8RFrihM?feature=share&t=982...

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    Comment #35561346

    I've switched to tailscale because their nat busting is actually hard to do "by hand"

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    Comment #35277664

    Most likely an early disconnection fee during the minimum term. Nearly everyone has a minimum term with virgin media as they only apply promotional discounts if you have a 12,18 or…

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    Comment #34039604

    Technically they could force root nameservers (based in the US) to intercept/proxy the whole gtld. So all except n (netnod (EU)) and i (WIDE (JP))

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    Comment #33327854

    > The only thing that concerns me now is the Rust code in kernel is not GPLv2. Not sure if that's intentional. The only code that isn't GPLv2 is the alloc crate. Which is basically…

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    Comment #32822673

    From what I understand a rust panic will just call BUG(). There is no support for unwinding as such. Most likely you would have to use .get() which returns an Option rather than []…

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    Comment #32177429

    It's quite scary that the House of lords (unelected peers), previously seen as undemocratic may be the only thing stopping the commons from rushing through legislation as they don'…

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    Comment #32120056

    To be fair they have been monitoring deaths before [0], just the first time there's a national warning to the public. Quite a few schools have decided to use this warning to close …

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    Comment #32119930

    And for further context its the first RED (danger to life) warning [0] (for the purposes of heat, other red warning have been issued [1]) [0] https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/…

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    Comment #29865586

    Probably because you can't dispute for any reason. But if there wasn't enough notice. If you don't give 10 working days notice (unless initiated by the person). An immediate refund…

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    Comment #29761453

    In a high security situation. It would not be a password, but a smartcard which authenticates the device before providing its key, and the device authenticating the smartcard. Edit…

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    Comment #29761330

    You have a disk encrypted laptop. That key is protected by a password. Secure boot means that when you log in you can trust that the disk decryption screen is not a disk encryption…

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    Comment #27887362

    For the record. Most analog clocks have smooth motion for minute and hour (for the precision of the gearing). Its the second hand that ticks.

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    Comment #27783607

    I was just about to comment about this video that was in my feed. Louis Rossman publicly asking Steve Wozniak to back right to repair because it's faster than finding someone in hi…

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    Comment #27621216

    Regarding caching and memoisation. Isn't the main benefit memory usage saving. I wonder if it's possible to do parsing for speed and then background deduplication for memory saving…

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    Comment #27526232

    Probably some weird carrier RCS registration issue. My wife uses a s10e on EE (UK) and I use a Pixel 4 XL on Vodafone (UK) and I get RCS messages between us. Only use it for the de…

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    Comment #27526196

    I remember thinking RCS was a great idea and everyone saying it was useless as it didn't support E2E. [0] But I love that RCS has enabled cross carrier (For carriers supporting RCS…