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lxn

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    Comment #48413227

    I looked into lean-ctx and decided not to use it. It has a very specific use case, and it's good when your interaction with the repository is read-only. When you want to edit, then…

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    Comment #45911278

    You can install Whatsapp on up to four or five devices. There one main device, and the rest are "clients", exactly like the desktop apps. But they can send and receive messages eve…

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    Comment #44949867

    Thanks for mentioning this. I did not know it existed, and it looks very interesting. I might try to "upgrade" my 7-year-old vacuum robot.

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    Comment #43424583

    I think they also try to provide their own content, blending your library with what they can license for you. It would be cool if they combined your library with a catalogue simila…

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    Comment #43420230

    Thanks for pointing this out. I wasn't aware of this feature. I enabled Firefox sync and lost all my history. It was a user error: I should have disabled configuration sync (clear …

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    Comment #43362583

    I can confirm that. I switched to using LibreWolf as a work-dedicated browser parallel to Firefox Developer Edition. In two weeks of using it, I got annoyed by the following: - no …

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    Comment #42039630

    > A small application running on the host computer extracts USB information from the operating system and sends it to the Hub over USB. I guess they have an "agent" running on the …

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    Comment #41232509

    I've been using eSIMs for a few years, and my experience is similar to yours. I'm an expat living abroad, and I want to keep my old phone number (from my home country) and my new p…

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    Comment #40561124

    38yo dude, sitting in front of my computer the whole day since I was 14yo. Dad of a 5yo. My weekly "sport" schedule: - 2× 14km (8.7 miles) run - 2× gym (strength training, full bod…

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    Comment #39939677

    TL;DR: They asked Github to take down a repository that acted as a Plex share proxy. --- If I understand it correctly, this software allows you to bypass some Plex sharing permissi…

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    Comment #39775321

    Thanks for the recommendation. Thinkpads are excellent, and honestly, I wanted one. Unfortunately, I'm not too fond of the company. This is because they've done shady security and …

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    Comment #39768754

    I'm not fond of Intel, but I recently bought a laptop with an Intel CPU. I'm stuck with them for a few more years. My PC is already AMD-based, and I loved the new mobile CPUs from …

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    Comment #38190936

    The quality of Tesla varies a lot depending on the factory in which it was built. The ones that came from the USA are probably the worst, especially at the beginning of a model. Th…

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    Comment #36532307

    I agree with everything you said about Fairphone, but their software support is decent when it comes for security updates (major Android versions upgrades are not guaranteed). They…

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    Comment #36055607

    I agree with most of what you said. But it wasn't just that. In the mid-2000s, I ordered Ubuntu CDs, my first contact with Linux. The university campus had fast internet, and I cou…

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    Comment #34625728

    The building I live in has this and it's not ideal. I consider it on par with other solutions, and I will not be my first choice for a new home due to complexity. First it requires…

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    Comment #34577558

    https://archive.ph/ykM1P

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    Comment #24589144

    I haven't read the charges. I'm not even sure if they are public. They were also changed a few times. Based on what I read (might be biased) he's charged for helping Chelsea Mannin…

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    Comment #24259333

    This articled (dated few days ago) gave me more context: http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/last-article/

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    Comment #22876798

    If they worked so far, they will continue to work in the future. With my limited understanding, the new models will fail under intensive work-loads. For example adding them to exis…

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    Comment #22733121

    Relevant is subjective. Merge request approval is not something a single contributor needs for example. You can still get it by paying for it. In the end GitLab is a business, some…

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    Comment #20282606

    Most of the search engines now days have the advantage of being closed source (you don't know how their algorithm actually work). This makes the fight against unethical SEO practic…

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    Comment #19877245

    1) Indexing text vs indexing integer it's very different when it comes to memory/space required by the database. 2) There is already an index on ids assuming they are used as prima…