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johnnycab

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    >So I am rolling with a cracked screen iPhone 6S+ until I can find the motivation to upgrade. I recently fixed a iPhone 6S+ for a friend, primarily with an aim to retrieve the phot…

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    A similar anecdote, except this 'geezer' was a Mockney from Essex (not so dissimilar to Jamie Oliver). "Lets go for an oily" Oily ─> Oily Rag ─> Fag ─> Cigarette

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    Comment #24101502

    Yes, the 3GPP or ITU standards can make for a dour read. Probably best to look for sources that you find engaging. You can start with something that gives you the basics, and/or ju…

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    Comment #23979277

    It is possible to scavenge the NFC antenna/chip from an Oyster card or indeed any other card, which the author alludes to in their video. There are details floating around on how t…

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    Comment #23958831

    I felt cheated after falling for the mass hysteria, which lead me to acquire my first set of SR-60. It didn't take very long to realise how uncomfortable they are for longer listen…

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    Comment #23613061

    I hope there is an official release of 64-bit version soon. https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=275...

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    Comment #23392530

    I might be missing something here: CalDigit TS3+ costs £230 -- that is a fuck-tonne of money, to solve a problem that should not exist in the first place. https://www.amazon.co.uk/…

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    Comment #22769764

    Once such compromise is PilferShush Jammer for Android/Windows. There might be a similar iOS version, but I haven't found one yet. Android. Also on Play Store. https://github.com/k…

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    Comment #22459360

    Thanks. I am not looking to jailbreak yet, so I will have to forgo acquiring these stats for now. I have Lirium Lite, which also does not show the internal stats past iOS 10, due t…

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    Comment #22456485

    Which app did you use to retrieve the detailed internal battery stats in the photo?

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    Comment #22110624

    >Thanks for ruining the Web, Google. I posted the solution below, which I found a few days ago. The script will work with greasemonkey and tampermonkey, it will provide you with re…

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    Comment #22100808

    You might want to consider a short primer before delving into any works of Rees-Mogg. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/09/mystic-mogg-ja...

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    Comment #22098525

    >My take was that she seems to have a similar background to a typical Russian oligarch. This is a fairly accurate assessment, based on the pillaging of resources, borne out of a pr…

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    Comment #22086264

    It will be hard to predict what will be considered unusable post-brexit. Although, I don't know how an algorithm will be able to adhere to a mish-mash of job requirements laid down…

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    Comment #22075758

    You can make some of the pain go away, for now at least.. https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/395257-better-google

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    Comment #22075255

    On the upside, you can open a beer bottle with it.

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    Comment #22028295

    You could give Nitter a try. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21849744

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    Comment #22020133

    It would be extremely hard not to agree with any effort that reduces pollution. However, the article appears to be a fluff/puff piece by lulling it's intended audience into a false…

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    Comment #22011866

    >squeezie bulb blood pressure thing A sphygmomanometer ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphygmomanometer

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    Comment #22003394

    It has long been the platform of choice for those seeking a response or to resolve issues. The tone of those ill mannered tweets reveals incredibly bad optics and serves as a remin…

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    Comment #21994540

    IR35 is being reformed in April 2020. It is not a new law, as I have pointed out to the previous poster. There are no radical changes to: a) either create a new law or b) morph it …

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    >I don't even remember what CPU do I have. All the romance is gone! I don't particularly remember feeling romantic about processor naming schemes; I do remember certain processors …

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    Comment #21991994

    >If you plan to undertake any consulting / contracting opportunities have a look at IR35 - it's about to be introduced in April You seem to have miscalculated the introduction of I…

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    Comment #21970365

    >And with smartphones, adversaries can access the OS using StingRay etc. I was not aware of StingRay possessing any advanced capabilities, other than being used as a IMSI catcher a…