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Comment #24775366
>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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Comment #24765483
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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Comment #21993144
>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…