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sturmeh

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    Comment #34270577

    $20 a year for a subdomain I can't control (dns records), sounds like a great deal.

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    Comment #34255216

    Just go to https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/en/peer/ and put anyones IP in, depending on how static it is, it will provide at least accurate recent data on public trackers.

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    Comment #33949923

    Dark mode allows you to use a high brightness and contrast setup in more lighting scenarios, you can't use high brightness in the darkness if 99% of the screen is white. Something …

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    Comment #33688902

    Android has a feature that lets you limit time in specific apps to X minutes, you can set these and the app will go black and white when you approach the limit and just close when …

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    Comment #30775467

    Typically a vulnerability is found on an older version of the software that can be used to attain kernel level access, and a very simple hack is needed in later versions to force a…

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    Comment #30583400

    Correct, but if the lock is trivial to defeat, you can assume people will be carrying screwdrivers / shims and whatever else is necessary to break locks. If you need to spend 5 min…

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    Comment #30327222

    Hey I'm really happy that you've provided an option for people to upgrade their OG arduboys with the new FX chip, but it seems I'm being charged $15 USD (same as the cost of the ch…

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    Comment #30241049

    I miss how it was prior to the pandemic, and would happily office 5 days a week if I could get that back. However knowing that it's never likely to be the same, as people get used …

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    Comment #29833874

    It's not the keyboard itself but the software implemented that allows users to type this fast by predicting the order that you intended to hit keys allowing you to press all the bu…

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    Comment #27445035

    Expectation: Apps offer account deletion, finally empowering the user. Reality: Apps no longer support seamless account creation and instead redirect the user to a website to regis…

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    Comment #27300336

    If I'm trying to find a subreddit for my niche, I will instantly find it by searching for [niche topic] + "subreddit" on a search engine. This on the other hand is useful for findi…

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    Comment #27230856

    My favourite aspect of sublime is that the "sessions" are so reliable. I often just open it to jot something down, and before I know it I have 15-20 notes on separate pages, I'll c…

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    Comment #27021493

    I can't wait until someone gets a patent on quick sort.

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    Comment #27021486

    I have a feeling this kind of legal attack is usually the result of someone misusing a company trademark. If he called it anything else they would never have noticed or cared. They…

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    Comment #26869481

    So satisfying every time!

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    Comment #26801399

    Fifteen Million Merits is here!

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    Comment #26706981

    Discord took the concept of "voice-only" communication software and extended it to a full integrated solution. This is just, yet another "voice-only" communication app, except it's…

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    Comment #26431627

    This is awesome, but I can't imagine how much trouble you'd run into with emoji's being different on different devices, plenty of input methods / printers without support let alone…

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    Comment #25953194

    Liquidating your stocks to transfer them between firms has significant tax implications, both because it can cause a large number of capital gains events and can be seen as potenti…

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    Comment #25285122

    If it's 5 specific numbers drawn from a pool of 50 in any order, we're talking 2118760 combinations of numbers that can be drawn, i.e. a 0.0000472% chance. For 5 drawn in a specifi…

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    Comment #25054330

    The primary purpose of a Yubikey is the physical possession of said device is a mandatory factor of authentication, I don't think adding biometric auth is a good excuse for reducin…

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    Comment #24854407

    I would guess that having a "baseline" pair of headphones would make this "as easy as possible". I wouldn't be surprised if there were headphones that didn't meet that requirement.…

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    Comment #24854405

    Apparently https://letsencrypt.org/ is too hard!