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Ventoy source code contains some unknown BLOBs, still no word on the issue from the dev after months
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Hm, so now people suddenly notice and care about this? lol
Privacy
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Not specifically for amazon devices, they've opened up the network to "selected partners", I believe Samsung isn't on the list but that may happen at any point and to be fair did you read the ToS to know if they don't have something similar already? What are their plans?
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That doesn't guarantee 100% privacy on a densely populated area anymore. Nowadays you've stuff like Amazon Sidewalk and who knows who's partner and what devices are in it.
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That doesn't guarantee 100% privacy on a densely populated area anymore. Nowadays you've stuff like Amazon Sidewalk and who knows who's partner and what devices are in it.
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Okay, but then the TV is still running all the same spyware.
Update: just disabling wifi doesn't guarantee 100% privacy anymore on a densely populated area. Nowadays you've stuff like Amazon Sidewalk and who knows who's partner and what devices are in it.
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vbox is easy until it starts saying vt-d isn't enabled and refuses to start when it fact it is.
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Maybe it can be installed in Debian 12 now without much trouble...
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Yeah, all for security. I've been "complaining" about this for a while. :)
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Tldr; Ubuntu clones a macOS feature (from 2019) that actually makes sense.
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I get that a lot of people hate on GNOME too for being annoying to customise and being highly opinionated but I think that’s the key to getting the average person interested in Linux.
I agree with this ideia, however GNOME lacks desktop icons and forces people into an activities view - all stuff that said average people don't want to deal with. GNOME isn't already dominating the DE space, and we still have other DEs, because of their poor decisions based on a "vision" that revolves around reinventing the wheel ever 2 years or so.
and yeah having access to programs like the MS apps is important but it’s not like that has to come before having an appealing desktop
This is one of the major hurdles with Linux desktop and the Steam Deck just confirmed it. People like the ones you're talking about require software, be it Adobe, MS Office, Autodesk or some other and without it there's no way they're going to move. Alternatives may work for some isolated people but if you're collaborating with people that expect those proprietary formats it won't just work out.
Programmer Humor
AI's take on XML
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json spec draft 7
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You can’t just go it alone with free software when all your colleagues expect you to use proprietary tools
Yeah that's my point.
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So your take is that instead of trying to make Windows binaries run Linux it would be way easier to just get macOS binaries because it is all BSD. That's an interesting take indeed.
Programmer Humor
AI's take on XML
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There's comments in the specs and a bunch of parsers that actually inore //
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Dead like any other Linux distro that is mainly a desktop.
The thoughtful, capable, and ethical replacement for Windows and macOS comes with a carefully considered set of apps that cater to everyday needs
Here's the issue, elementary OS is made for regular people who want a computer that works, an attempt at replicating macOS, and that same group of people need proprietary software like MS Office that isn't available under Linux. The alternatives won't cut it for people once they've to collaborate with other who use the proprietary stuff.
elementary OS is essentially a misguided marketing exercise where the founders / company failed to study and understand their target market.
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I don't really get why the KDE guys still insist on this atrocious lack of padding / spacing between UI elements. Even Microsoft figured this out by now.
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Yeah but at the same time you've ISPs that deploy routers that can initiate GRE tunnels between your network and their side for "support".
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Finally a decent Linux tablet that can actually replace many laptops. Only thing is that it would've been great with an i3-N300.
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While I don't disagree with you about the potential of those alternatives they won't cut it for the average graphic designer... usually not due to the lack of features but most likely because of the network effects / dominant position that Adobe holds over their field. People who need to collaborate with others and are pressured to get stuff done can't afford the slightest compatibility issue.
DeGoogle Yourself
Degoogle Chromium help
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Just use ungoogled-chromium.
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The way to get Linux more appealing is to get proprietary software makers, like Adobe, Microsoft (Office), you know the actual things people need to do their job, to make software for Linux. Steam Deck is a good example of this, it works because Steam ported the games to Linux...
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+1, this is poised to create issues and potentially ruin a few relationships.
OP's sister is used to Apple services and not even other payed cloud services come close to the level of integration Apple provides. It just works, is a real thing inside the Apple ecosystem and anything the OP might get will be inferior and she will complain.
On the day the service is down or something doesn't work / some update breaks the sync or wtv she'll just be there with an "entitled atitude" pressuring the OP to fix things.
This is like one of those situations where you have a LOT of work setting up and managing something and people will never recognize the work, help, split the bill or be patient. People are so expected tech to "just click a button" and everything just works and is free that they aren't even able to understand the complexity of what's behind it all and the amount of work it is required to get "a simple file sync" to work.
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Expect bugs because NC is a pile of crap. She will get very annoyed, not even other payed cloud services come close to the level of integration Apple provides.
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you have to comply with police orders to moderate your platform…
Your points are fair however, where does it stop? If the police says "make it all plaintext" then what happens? It is a police request after all.
This thing where chat platforms and others "need" to comply with police / govt orders and remove content is very tricky... should platforms really censor everything the govts ask for? What if it is a group chat about a corrupt political party in power (with proof)? The govt will say it is CSAM, them Signal will shut it down and our democracies are gone.
To make it really clear: I'm not for breaking the law, and I don't think that content should be on such platforms. The problem is that once you start removing that content the precedent will be abused to remove other actually important stuff because "it is CSAM" and the E2EE doesn't have ways to check if is is really CSAM nor should it be the judge of the content.
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And what about signal? If some gov founds a group chat they don’t like, will they take it down? How will they even know if all the contente is encrypted?
CSAM? More like copyright infringement. CSAM is the usual cheap excuse to shut down everything because of the obvious social implications.
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While I don't disagree with you, I don't believe that if MTProto 2 was breakable govts would be putting the shit show they're putting right now.
RetroGaming
DreamConn S Promises To Be The Ultimate Dreamcast Controller | Time Extension
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And here I was expecting 50$. lol they're selling a 190$ cheap rip off and didn't even bother to include hall effect joysticks? Cmon...
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I sad that cutefish as a desktop experience is as dead as any other distro because unless we get proprietary software makers (Adobe, Microsoft, Autodesk etc) - things that most computer users want - making software for Linux the desktop won't go anywhere.
Selfhosted
Proxmox rebuild
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Maybe this will help you: https://linuxcontainers.org/incus/docs/main/backup/
How are snapshots with ZFS on Incus?
What do you mean? They work, described here, the WebUI can also make snapshots for you.
Portugal - Geral
Portugal ainda apoia nova invasão à nossa privacidade digital: #ChatControl
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Proxmox rebuild
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You should consider replacing Proxmox with LXD/Incus because, depending in your needs, you might be able to replace your Proxmox instances with Incus and avoid a few headaches in the future.
While being free and open-source software, Proxmox requires a payed license for the stable version and updates. Furthermore the Proxmox guys have been found to withhold important security updates from non-stable (not paying) users for weeks.
Incus / LXD is an alternative that offers most of the Proxmox’s functionality while being fully open-source – 100% free and it can be installed on most Linux systems. You can create clusters, download, manage and create OS images, run backups and restores, bootstrap things with cloud-init, move containers and VMs between servers (even live sometimes).
Incus also provides a unified experience to deal with both LXC containers and VMs, no need to learn two different tools / APIs as the same commands and options will be used to manage both. Even profiles defining storage, network resources and other policies can be shared and applied across both containers and VMs. The same thing can’t be said about Proxmox, while it tries to make things smoother there are a few inconsistencies and incompatibilities there.
Incus is free can be installed on any clean Debian system with little to no overhead and on the release of Debian 13 it will be included on the repositories.
Another interesting advantage of Incus is that you can move containers and VMs between hosts with different base kernels and Linux distros. If you’ve bought into the immutable distro movement you can also have your hosts run an immutable with Incus on top.
Incus Under Debian 12
If you’re on stable Debian 12 then you’ve a couple of options:
- Run the LXD version provided on their repositories: this will give you LXD 5.0.2 LTS that is guaranteed to be compatible with Debian 13’s Incus. Note that this was added before Canonical decided to move LXD in-house;
- Use the backported version as described here: https://linuxcontainers.org/incus/docs/main/installing/;
- Get the latest Incus pre-compiled from https://github.com/zabbly/incus and install as described above.
In the first option you’ll get a Debian 12 stable system with a stable LXD 5.0.2 LTS, it works really well however it doesn’t provide a WebUI. The second and third options will give you the latest Incus but they might not be as stable. Personally I was running LXD from Snap since Debian 10, and moved to LXD 5.0.2 LTS repository under Debian 12 because I don’t care about the WebUI. I can see how some people, particularly those coming from Proxmox, would like the WebUI so getting the latest Incus might be a good option.
I believe most people running Proxmox today will, eventually, move to Incus and never look back, I just hope they do before Proxmox GmbH changes their licensing schemes or something fails. If you don’t require all features of Proxmox then Incus works way better with less overhead, is true open-source, requires no subscriptions, and doesn’t delay important security updates.
Note that modern versions of Proxmox already use LXC containers so why not move to Incus that is made by the same people? Why keep dragging all of the Proxmox overhead and potencial issues?
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The funny part is that my comment was removed by a mod 😂
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Every encryption is secure until someone breaks it. Like we saw on Wifi (WPA2 and WPS) or the push notification issue it may not even be a direct attack to the cryptography of something, may be a way around it.
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Telegram doesn’t use encryption. Everything is in clear text. Nobody needs a back door to get access. Not even governments. It’s all just out in the open
This isn't even true, Telegram isn't IRC. Like any modern application, uses SSL (encapsulated in MTProto) to protect connections. Govts will only have access if they manage to compromise those certificates, like your bank's website.
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Telegram are the ones making a promise. I’m not saying they’ve broken their promise (as evidenced by the arrest).
The fact that govts go after them kinda validates the promise. Unlike Signal.
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This has nothing to do with the ability for the company to see what users do, but with the fact that govts can order Signal and others to hand user data, ban chats and whatnot while Telegram simply ignores requests like those.
Govts aren't pissed about the fact that Telegram might be an accessory to a crime, they're pissed because they can't compromise it. Do you remember the FBI vs Apple situation, they wanted backdoors / access to E2EE stuff and Apple was refusing to provide and they went against one of the largest tech companies out there. Do you really believe that the US govt just went after Apple but wouldn’t go after a small company like Signal? This looks shady - almost like there’s a security vulnerability / backdoor in Signal they can use whenever they want.
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I agree with you, but just think about this:
signal, a truly secure messenger, will comply with data requests and will send the authorities everything they have about a user, which is really not that much to begin with.
A govt asks Signal for info on a user, then Signal hands over a bunch of IP logs, metadata and a few encrypted messages that are still pending delivery or something on their servers.
Do you remember the FBI vs Apple situation, they wanted backdoors / access to E2EE stuff and Apple was refusing to provide and they went against one of the largest tech companies out there. Do you really believe that the US govt just went after Apple but wouldn't go after a small company like Signal? This looks shady - almost like there's a security vulnerability / backdoor in Signal they can use whenever they want.
Why would they go after the "not E2EE" chat but not after the "unbreakable and private" one? Telegram delivers trust, users trust that they won't share any info to govts. Signal only delivers a promise that their E2EE will be enough to make the information govts get useless.
This whole Telegram story is absolutely unrelated to chat control
Chat control is exactly about baking backdoors and providing govts full access to chat logs etc. something that Telegram would never be okay with. They don't even reply to govts requests most of the time, let alone be compromised at that level.
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the answer from my perspective is quite simple. Noncompliance. If telegram had complied to local laws, like the others have and continue to do, he would not have gotten in trouble.
Exactly you're getting there. Now let me ask something, if Facebook/Apple/Signal/Matrix comply with such laws how private are they? Those companies will happily censor chats and hand records to the govt, Telegram won't.
Now you can argue that they do hand info the the govts but it is all encrypted and whatnot... do you really trust there aren't backdoors there? Or cleaver ways to get around it like what we saw with push notifications or macOS analytics?
Govts are only after Telegram because they can't infiltrate the company, ask for data etc. If Signal was really as secure and private like everyone says it is then their executives would already be in jail and whatnot for "enabling criminal activities".
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Telegram isn’t E2E encrypted and the telegram company can access all your messages, however, just think about the bigger picture there. How come that the E2E encrypted WhatsApp, Signal and whatnot never had their CEOs arrested for not moderating content / enabling criminal activity? Think about that.
MacBB is a community of apple users that has been around for a while. You can find and provide help, apps and engage in random talk mostly about the Apple ecosystem. Registration is open and free for everyone. No ads, no BS. --->> https://macbb.org/ Enjoy!
make.wordpress.org
As a middle ground, we could implement a solution for the bottom tier: small to medium sites and blogs. These sites don’t necessarily need a full-fledged MySQL database. SQLite seems to be the perfect fit: - It is the most widely used database worldwide - It is cross-platform and can run on any device - It is included by default on all PHP installations (unless explicitly disabled) - WordPress’s minimum requirements would be a simple PHP server, without the need for a separate database server. - SQLite support enables lower hosting costs, decreases energy consumption, and lowers performance costs on lower-end servers. # What would the benefits of SQLite be? Officially supporting SQLite in WordPress could have many benefits. Some notable ones would include: - Increased performance on lower-end servers and environments. - Potential for WordPress growth in markets where we did not have access due to the system’s requirements. - Potential for growth in the hosting market using installation “scenarios”. - Reduced energy consumption – increased sustainability for the WordPress project. - Further WordPress’s mission to “democratize publishing” for everyone. - Easier to contribute to WordPress – download the files and run the built-in PHP server without any other setup required. - Easier to use automated tests suite. - Sites can be “portable” and self-contained. Source and other links: - https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/09/12/lets-make-wordpress-officially-support-sqlite/ - https://make.wordpress.org/performance/roadmap-2023/#category-database-optimization - https://wordpress.org/plugins/sqlite-database-integration/
**New GNOME dialog** on the right:  **Apple's dialog**:  They say GNOME isn't a copy of macOS but with time it has been getting really close. **I don't think this is a bad thing** however they should just admit it and then put some real effort into cloning macOS instead of the crap they're making right now. Here's the thing: **Apple's design you'll find that they carefully included an extra margin between the "Don't Save" and "Cancel" buttons**. This avoid accidental clicks on the wrong button so that people don't lose their work when they just want to click "Cancel". So much for the GNOME, vision and their expert usability team :P
Hi, Is there anyone using **Amcrest IP4M-1041B** with Home Assistant? I've a few questions about software and [integration](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/amcrest/). 1. From what I hear, this camera can be setup 100% offline, connected via cable to any computer and by using a built in WebUI the camera has, is this true? 2. It offers pan, tilt or zoom. Does it work really good with HA? Can it be operated without any Amcrest software / internet connection? 3. The features above allow you to set preset locations, can that be done on HA / WebUI / without the Amcrest app as well? 4. Does it really operate all features offline and is it reliable? Eg. motion detection works as expected / doesn't miss events? 5. What's your overall experience with the camera? Does it compare to let's say a TP-Link tapo? Thank you.
9to5mac.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14398634 > Unfortunately I was proven to be right about Riley Testut. He's yet another greedy person barely batter than Apple. After *removed* to Apple to remove GBA4iOS from the App Store he's now leveraging Delta to force people into his AltStore. > > > Delta has finally made its way to the App Store. Additionally, the Delta developer has also published their alternative marketplace, AltStore, in the EU today. > > If you're in the EU you'll only be able to get Delta on the AltStore and that requires: > >  > > This is complete bullshit **he could've just launched Delta on the App Store in Europe as well but he decided not to**. > > Thanks Riley Testut for being a dick to the people that actually forced Apple into allowing alternative app stores in the first place. > > --------------- > > **Github issue related to this dick move**: https://github.com/rileytestut/Delta/issues/292
9to5mac.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14398634 > Unfortunately I was proven to be right about Riley Testut. He's yet another greedy person barely batter than Apple. After *removed* to Apple to remove GBA4iOS from the App Store he's now leveraging Delta to force people into his AltStore. > > > Delta has finally made its way to the App Store. Additionally, the Delta developer has also published their alternative marketplace, AltStore, in the EU today. > > If you're in the EU you'll only be able to get Delta on the AltStore and that requires: > >  > > This is complete bullshit **he could've just launched Delta on the App Store in Europe as well but he decided not to**. > > Thanks Riley Testut for being a dick to the people that actually forced Apple into allowing alternative app stores in the first place. > > --------------- > > **Github issue related to this dick move**: https://github.com/rileytestut/Delta/issues/292
9to5mac.com
Unfortunately I was proven to be right about Riley Testut. He's yet another greedy person barely batter than Apple. After *removed* to Apple to remove GBA4iOS from the App Store he's now leveraging Delta to force people into his AltStore. > Delta has finally made its way to the App Store. Additionally, the Delta developer has also published their alternative marketplace, AltStore, in the EU today. If you're in the EU you'll only be able to get Delta on the AltStore and that requires:  This is complete bullshit **he could've just launched Delta on the App Store in Europe as well but he decided not to**. Thanks Riley Testut for being a dick to the people that actually forced Apple into allowing alternative app stores in the first place. --------------- **Github issue related to this dick move**: https://github.com/rileytestut/Delta/issues/292
Boas, Como muitos aqui sou cliente da Vodafone (móvel apenas) há muitos anos e gostava de deixar os meus comentários sobre o que tenho visto a acontecer com a operadora na última década. Este post vai ser escrito assim meio em modo "rant" e começou porque a Vodafone ainda não tem um serviço Wifi Calling. Estamos em 2024 e a Vodafone continua a não disponibilizar um serviço bastante útil que está disponível nas outras operadoras nacionais. Este serviço não é apenas um capricho, é importante para todos os clientes que vivem em zonas com fraca cobertura até muitas vezes para situações de emergência (como eu muitas vezes). Relembro que esta tecnologia está disponível no iPhone desde 2013 tendo sido adotada em massa na maior parte dos países a partir de 2015. Há coisas que eu não consigo compreender no serviço da Vodafone, ou melhor, na gestão e nas prioridades da empresa, em resumo: - Serviço Wi-Fi Calling que continua a não existir em 2024: como já disse, um serviço essencial a quem tem fraca cobertura da rede móvel e com a vantagens clara para a Vodafone de reduzir a quantidade de chamadas a serem transportadas pela rede móvel. Claro que a primeira operadora a ter isto foi a NOS porque com a fraca rede que tinham quanto menos chamadas pela infraestrutura móvel melhor; - Cobrança do serviço Vodafone OneNumber (eSIM para smartwatches): para além de terem demorado anos, mais do que a NOS ainda cobram 5€/mês pelo serviço. Este serviço deve ser gratuito uma vez que é mais uma forma de incentivar os clientes de smartwatches a consumir minutos/dados; - "Qualidade" de áudio das chamadas: uma chamada entre dois números da Vodafone tem menor qualidade de audio do que uma chamada entre qualquer outros dois números de outra operadora nacional. Até uma chamada de WhatsApp ou Facetime é hoje bastante superior a uma chamada pela rede Vodafone, noto que estamos a falar de uma chamada VoIP com compressão, transmitida pela Internet e mesmo que seja realizada em 4G e tenha de atravessar toda a infraestrutura da Vodafone até chegar a algum datacenter e retornar para outro cliente continua a ser superior; - Serviço cartão Duo Multi-SIM: permite utilizar de forma alternada dois equipamentos e apenas isso. O serviço da MEO permite utilizar em simultâneo dois equipamentos e podemos definir com o envio de um SMS qual dos equipamentos receberá chamadas. Realizar chamadas ou utilizar a internet fica disponível em simultâneo em ambos. Um serviço como o da MEO era mais uma boa forma da Vodafone incentivar o consumo, mas claro que são incapazes de reconhecer isto; - Chamadas e mensagens no computador: a Vodafone já teve um serviço destes mas acabou por abandoná-lo, mais uma grande falha na estratégia da empresa. Durante a pandemia assistimos às PMEs a adquirirem em massa soluções como o Zoom e o MS Teams, já pensaram na quantidade de negócio que a Vodafone perdeu por não disponibilizar uma simples aplicação de chamadas e video-chamadas no computador associada aos números de telefone dos clientes? Acredito que com uma campanha de marketing muito simples, no início da pandemia, pelo menos metade dessas PMEs teriam passado a usar uma solução da Vodafone apenas por conveniência e teriam tido a oportunidade de faturar milhares de horas de chamadas; - Falta de IPv6 no serviço de internet fixa: sem mais comentários; - Falta de um serviço "bridge": todas as outras operadoras disponibilizam, enquanto isso a Vodafone continua a forçar os seus clientes a utilizar os seus routers extremamente fracos e pouco flexíveis. Podiam só fazer como a MEO/NOS e adicionar uma opção para ligar o bridge numa das portas do router e deixarem os clientes utilizarem os equipamentos que quiserem. Na última década a Vodafone passou de uma operadora pioneira em Portugal com serviços de qualidade quase ao operador mais rudimentar que temos tudo por má gestão de prioridades. Parece ser também o mais vulnerável a ataques informáticos, afinal a Vodafone foi quem já ficou praticamente um dia sem serviços e muito possivelmente ninguém na empresa consegue garantir que os dados dos clientes não foram comprometidos. A minha sugestão para a gestão da Vodafone é simples: uma vez que são incapazes de desenvolver internamente soluções inovadoras limitem-se a observar as tendências do mercado e a copiar. Parece-me que a Vodafone para ter um rumo / novos produtos depende muito de "consultisses" e estudos de mercado questionáveis, isto é com base em perguntas e premissas pouco fundamentadas na realidade, em vez de observarem os clientes reais. Qual é a vossa opinião sobre o estado atual e percurso da Vodafone?
domainnamewire.com
Here's my take: The domain aftermarket has a big problem... it exists. This market shouldn't ever be allowed to exist in the first place. ICANN should've blocked this bullshit a long time ago and forced registrars to just let domains expire and free the space. Also add a few provisions about unused domain names and about selling them.
Hello, So I have a Motorola SM56 USB Data Fax Modem (aka Apple USB Modem for some people) and according to information online this modem supports V.92, Caller ID, wake-on-ring and most importantly telephone answering (V.253). At a place I happen to have an old telephone analog line that gets calls and unfortunately I can't get rid of. Any ideias / links / software on how can I use the modem + a low end box / ARM SBC to "digitize" the phone line into a generic SIP / VOIP that I can then connect to using MicroSIP on another computer? Thank you. -------------------- **Update on this:** I just tried the modem under Windows with a few programs such as Phone Dialer Pro and the built in dialer.exe and while the modem can detect incoming phone calls and place calls I can't pass the audio back to the operating system / phone software. I did some research about the SM65 and it seems like it was designed to have an headset directly attached to it like on those PCI cards that also use it:   The built in COM port of the modems seems to be only usable to control the modem via AT commands and can't be used to pass audio form and to the system.
Hello, My IoT/Home Automation needs are centered around custom built ESPHome devices and I currently have them all connected to a HA instance and things work fine. Now, I like HA's interface and all the sugar candy, however I don't like the massive amounts of resources it requires and the fact that the storage usage keeps growing and it is essentially a huge, albeit successful, docker clusterfuck. Is there any alternative dashboard that just does this: 1. Specifically made for ESPHome devices - no other devices required; 2. Single daemon or something PHP/Python/Node that you can setup manually with a few systemd units; 3. Connects to the ESPHome devices, logs the data and shows a dashboard with it; 4. Runs offline, doesn't go into 24234 GitHub repositories all the time and whatnot. Obviously that I'm expecting more manual configuration, I'm okay with having to edit a config file somewhere to add a device, change the dashboard layout etc. I also don't need the ESPHome part that builds and deploys configurations to devices as I can do that locally on my computer. Thank you.
github.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11162262 > Hey, > > For all of you that are running proper setups and use nftables to protect your servers be aware that `pvxe/nftables-geoip` now has the ability to generate IP lists by country. > > This can be used to, for instance, drop all traffic from specific countries or the opposite, drop everything except for your own country. > > https://github.com/pvxe/nftables-geoip/commit/c137151ebc05f4562c56e6802761e0a93ed107a2 > > Here's how you can block / track traffic from certain countries: > > - https://wiki.nftables.org/wiki-nftables/index.php/GeoIP_matching > - https://www.mybluelinux.com/nftables-and-geoip > > Previously you had to load the entire geoip DB containing multiple GB and would end up using a LOT of RAM. Those guides aren't yet updated to use the country specific files but it's just about changing the `include` line to whatever you've generated with `pvxe/nftables-geoip`.
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Hey, For all of you that are running proper setups and use nftables to protect your servers be aware that `pvxe/nftables-geoip` now has the ability to generate IP lists by country. This can be used to, for instance, drop all traffic from specific countries or the opposite, drop everything except for your own country. https://github.com/pvxe/nftables-geoip/commit/c137151ebc05f4562c56e6802761e0a93ed107a2 Here's how you can block / track traffic from certain countries: - https://wiki.nftables.org/wiki-nftables/index.php/GeoIP_matching - https://www.mybluelinux.com/nftables-and-geoip Previously you had to load the entire geoip DB containing multiple GB and would end up using a LOT of RAM. Those guides aren't yet updated to use the country specific files but it's just about changing the `include` line to whatever you've generated with `pvxe/nftables-geoip`.
Hey, I found this game I used to play a very long time ago and I wanted to experience it again. Unfortunately I wasn't able to run it in Windows 10 / Windows XP SP3 VM because it would lag on modern hardware. Here is what you need to do in order to get the game running: 1. Search for "Midtown Madness 2 (Europe) (Rerelease)" on TPB and download it 2. Load the disk with [WinCDEmu](https://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/) or other solution 3. Install the game (don't launch it) 4. [Enable DirectPlay on Windows](https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-install-and-enable-directplay-on-windows) 5. Copy `Crack\midtown2.exe` to the gamefolder 6. Download dgVoodoo2 from http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ 7. Copy `dgVoodoo2.exe` to the game folder 8. Copy all files inside `MS\x86` to the game folder as well 9. Run `dgVoodoo2.exe` as admin and set the following: - Click the button `.\` to create config file to MM directory - In "General" > "Output API" select "Direct3D 11 MS WARP (software)" - Go to "DirectX" tab and change the VRAM to 128MB - Click "Apply" > "OK" to exit. 10. Launch the game > Options > Graphics > select from Display drop down menu, "dgVoodoo DirectX Wrapper" > "Hardware (3D video card with T&L) from the Renderer drop menu. 11. Click "Done" and that's it! Note that whenever you change the resolution it won't apply any changes to the game menu - you'll only see it once you start a race. Midtown Madness 2 should now run very smoothly under Windows 10, even on Virtual Machines. Enjoy.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8834324 > I'm looking for an application (windows or maybe web) that can be used to combine images vertically and horizontally. I usually go with PhotoScape (screenshot) to for this but that's not free nor updated anymore. Important features for me are to be able to combine horizontally or vertically, set the number or rows or columns and have the ability to resize the final image. > > Thank you.
I'm looking for an application (windows or maybe web) that can be used to combine images vertically and horizontally. I usually go with PhotoScape (screenshot) to for this but that's not free nor updated anymore. Important features for me are to be able to combine horizontally or vertically, set the number or rows or columns and have the ability to resize the final image. Thank you.
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The Banana Pi BPI-M7 single board computer is equipped with up to 32GB RAM and 128GB eMMC flash, and features an M.2 2280 socket for one NVMe SSD, three display interfaces (HDMI, USB-C, MIPI DSI), two camera connectors, dual 2.5GbE, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2, a few USB ports, and a 40-pin GPIO header for expansion.
Yet another win for Systemd.
I've notice that posts in this community tend to get deleted, even ones with multiple comments and/or useful information. Even worse is when they get posted again by some other user a few days later. What's going on? What's the policy around here?
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7123708 > In this article, you will discover the ISO images that Debian offers and learn where and how to download them. I’ll also provide some useful tips on how to use Jigdo to archive the complete Debian repository into ISO images.
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In this article, you will discover the ISO images that Debian offers and learn where and how to download them. I’ll also provide some useful tips on how to use Jigdo to archive the complete Debian repository into ISO images.
tr:dr; he says "x86 took over the server market" because it was the same architecture developers in companies had on their machines thus it made it very easy to develop applications on their machines to then ship to the servers. Now this, among others he made, are very good points on how and why it is hard for ARM to get mainstream on the datacenter, **however** I also feel like he kind lost touch with reality on this one... He's comparing two very different situations, more specifically eras. Developers aren't so tied anymore like they used to be to the underlaying hardware. The software development market evolved from C to very high language languages such as Javascript/Typescript and the majority of stuff developed is done or will be done in those languages thus the CPU architecture becomes irrelevant. Obviously very big companies such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon are more than happy to pay the little "tax" to ensure Javascript runs fine on ARM than to pay the big bucks they pay for x86.. **What are your thoughts?**
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Debian 12.1 (6.1.0-11-amd64) running LXD/LXC and on an unprivileged container setting `security.idmap.isolated=true` seems to fail to update the owner/group of the container's files. Here is an example: ```` # lxc launch images:debian/12 debian (...) # lxc config get debian volatile.idmap.base 296608 # lxc stop debian Error: The instance is already stopped # lxc config set debian security.idmap.isolated true # lxc config get debian security.idmap.isolated true # lxc start debian ```` Now if I list the files on the container volume I'll get they're all owned by the host `root ` user: ```` # ls -la /mnt/NVME1/lxd/containers/debian/rootfs/ total 24 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 154 Sep 5 06:28 . d--x------ 1 296608 root 78 Sep 5 15:59 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Sep 5 06:25 bin -> usr/bin drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jul 14 17:00 boot drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Sep 5 06:28 dev drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1570 Sep 5 06:28 etc ```` I tried multiple versions of LXD/LXC. This happens with both 5.0.2 from `apt` as well with 4.0 and 5.17 (latest) from `snap`. Interestingly enough I have another Debian 10 (4.19.0-25-amd64) running and older LXD 4 from `snap` and on that one things work as expected: ``` # ls -la /mnt/NVME1/lxd/containers/debian/rootfs/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 138 Oct 29 2020 . d--x------ 1 1065536 root 78 Oct 14 2020 .. drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 1328 Jul 24 19:07 bin drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 0 Sep 19 2020 boot drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 0 Oct 14 2020 dev drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 1716 Jul 24 19:08 etc ``` As you can see on this systems all the files are owned by `1065536:1065536`. --------------- **Update:** I tried to probe around the maps with `lxc config show debian` in both machines and I saw this: **Machine running Debian 10:** ```` security.idmap.isolated: "true" (...) volatile.idmap.base: "1065536" volatile.idmap.current: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' volatile.idmap.next: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' volatile.last_state.idmap: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' ```` **Machine running Debian 12:** ```` security.idmap.isolated: "true" (...) volatile.idmap.base: "231072" volatile.idmap.current: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":231072,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":231072,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' volatile.idmap.next: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":231072,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":231072,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' volatile.last_state.idmap: '[]' ```` Why didn't it populate `volatile.last_state.idmap: '[]'`? How can I fix it? Thank you.
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Debian 12.1 (6.1.0-11-amd64) running LXD/LXC and on an unprivileged container setting `security.idmap.isolated=true` seems to fail to update the owner/group of the container's files. Here is an example: ```` # lxc launch images:debian/12 debian (...) # lxc config get debian volatile.idmap.base 296608 # lxc stop debian Error: The instance is already stopped # lxc config set debian security.idmap.isolated true # lxc config get debian security.idmap.isolated true # lxc start debian ```` Now if I list the files on the container volume I'll get they're all owned by the host `root ` user: ```` # ls -la /mnt/NVME1/lxd/containers/debian/rootfs/ total 24 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 154 Sep 5 06:28 . d--x------ 1 296608 root 78 Sep 5 15:59 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Sep 5 06:25 bin -> usr/bin drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jul 14 17:00 boot drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Sep 5 06:28 dev drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1570 Sep 5 06:28 etc ```` I tried multiple versions of LXD/LXC. This happens with both 5.0.2 from `apt` as well with 4.0 and 5.17 (latest) from `snap`. Interestingly enough I have another Debian 10 (4.19.0-25-amd64) running and older LXD 4 from `snap` and on that one things work as expected: ``` # ls -la /mnt/NVME1/lxd/containers/debian/rootfs/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 138 Oct 29 2020 . d--x------ 1 1065536 root 78 Oct 14 2020 .. drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 1328 Jul 24 19:07 bin drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 0 Sep 19 2020 boot drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 0 Oct 14 2020 dev drwxr-xr-x 1 1065536 1065536 1716 Jul 24 19:08 etc ``` As you can see on this systems all the files are owned by `1065536:1065536`. --------------- **Update:** I tried to probe around the maps with `lxc config show debian` in both machines and I saw this: **Machine running Debian 10:** ```` security.idmap.isolated: "true" (...) volatile.idmap.base: "1065536" volatile.idmap.current: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' volatile.idmap.next: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' volatile.last_state.idmap: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":1065536,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' ```` **Machine running Debian 12:** ```` security.idmap.isolated: "true" (...) volatile.idmap.base: "231072" volatile.idmap.current: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":231072,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":231072,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' volatile.idmap.next: '[{"Isuid":true,"Isgid":false,"Hostid":231072,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536},{"Isuid":false,"Isgid":true,"Hostid":231072,"Nsid":0,"Maprange":65536}]' volatile.last_state.idmap: '[]' ```` Why didn't it populate `volatile.last_state.idmap: '[]'`? How can I fix it? Thank you.
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Hello, There's this website https://weather.ambient-mixer.com/the-perfect-storm that has a nice mixer of background sounds / ambient music. I would like to know if it's possible to somehow possible to rip the player and all the music it allows on the channel mixers to use offline. The same question also applies to those: https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/rainNoiseGenerator.php https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/thunderNoiseGenerator.php https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/fireNoiseGenerator.php Thank you.
> > Some years ago, before LEDs were a thing, I bought an Ultrafire WF-500 Flashlight that features a Xeon light bulb. As you might imagine the bulb reached its lifetime and burned away. > > > > Now a replacement bulb is available here https://www.ebay.com/itm/321916301663 the thing is that it will cost me 35€ and for that price I could just buy a new LED flashlight. > > > > Now I was considering trying to adapt a generic LED bulb like this one here https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002419159094.html?mp=1. > > > > Anyone else with this model of flashlight succeed at a similar mod? Any LED bulb recommendations? Or... is there any other source for the original bulb at a lower cost? > > > > Some photos: > > - https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/wf500-bulb.jpg > > - https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/wf500-bulb2.jpg > > - https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/wf500-bulb3.jpg > > > > Thank you.
> Some years ago, before LEDs were a thing, I bought an Ultrafire WF-500 Flashlight that features a Xeon light bulb. As you might imagine the bulb reached its lifetime and burned away. > > Now a replacement bulb is available here https://www.ebay.com/itm/321916301663 the thing is that it will cost me 35€ and for that price I could just buy a new LED flashlight. > > Now I was considering trying to adapt a generic LED bulb like this one here https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002419159094.html?mp=1. > > Anyone else with this model of flashlight succeed at a similar mod? Any LED bulb recommendations? Or... is there any other source for the original bulb at a lower cost? > > Some photos: > - https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/wf500-bulb.jpg > - https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/wf500-bulb2.jpg > - https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/wf500-bulb3.jpg > > Thank you.
Some years ago, before LEDs were a thing, I bought an Ultrafire WF-500 Flashlight that features a Xeon light bulb. As you might imagine the bulb reached its lifetime and burned away. Now a replacement bulb is available here https://www.ebay.com/itm/321916301663 the thing is that it will cost me 35€ and for that price I could just buy a new LED flashlight. Now I was considering trying to adapt a generic LED bulb like this one here https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002419159094.html?mp=1. Anyone else with this model of flashlight succeed at a similar mod? Any LED bulb recommendations? Or... is there any other source for the original bulb at a lower cost? Some photos: - https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/wf500-bulb.jpg - https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/wf500-bulb2.jpg - https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/wf500-bulb3.jpg Thank you.
Hello, I've been using Armbian on a bunch of ARM SCBs and they have a very nice MOTD on SSH login that shows CPU, RAM, Storage and networking infromation. Is there anything similar for a regular x86 machine? I tried to grab the scripts from a NanoPi M4v2 board but had to change a ton of stuff to get it working on x86 and it isn't portable as AMD and Intel report temps differently. Or... does anyone know if their x86 version has it working and where to get? Just for reference I'm talking about this: https://cdn.tcb13.com/2023/armbian-motd.jpg Thank you.
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After a few conversations with people on Lemmy and other places it became clear to me that most aren't aware of what it can do and how much more robust it is compared to the usual "jankiness" we're used to. In this article I highlight less known features and give out a few practice examples on how to leverage Systemd to remove tons of redundant packages and processes. **And yes, Systemd does containers.** :)
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After a few conversations with people on Lemmy and other places it became clear to me that most aren't aware of what it can do and how much more robust it is compared to the usual "jankiness" we're used to. In this article I highlight less known features and give out a few practice examples on how to leverage Systemd to remove tons of redundant packages and processes. **Especially for homelab owners**: Have you ever felt like there might be something wrong with your current approach to installing and managing your services? Have you figured out how massively bloated systems are becoming with Docker and tons of little "helpers" that at the end of the day have dependency issues, are hard to understand and modify? Maybe you just want to squeeze a few extra miles out of a memory-tight system such as a Raspberry Pi. Deep learning Systemd will give you an edge and a better understanding about how your systems work and improve your workflows. **And yes, Systemd does containers.** :)
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After a few conversations with people on Lemmy and other places it became clear to me that most aren't aware of what it can do and how much more robust it is compared to the usual "jankiness" we're used to. In this article I highlight less known features and give out a few practice examples on how to leverage Systemd to remove tons of redundant packages and processes. **And yes, Systemd does containers.** :)
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After a few conversations with people on Lemmy and other places it became clear to me that most aren't aware of what it can do and how much more robust it is compared to the usual "jankiness" we're used to. In this article I highlight less known features and give out a few practice examples on how to leverage Systemd to remove tons of redundant packages and processes. **And yes, Systemd does containers.** :)
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Hello, I'm looking for a unit converter written in JS / client-side only that I can self-host / add to a bunch of tools I already use. I was looking for a suggestion to get something similar to the good old https://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/ but that runs a browser. Thank you for your suggestions.
Hello, I've an **HP EliteBook 840 G5** that I've been using up until now with Windows 10. I want to replace it with **Debian 12** however since this is a laptop I would like to have my disk fully encrypted as well as the boot stage (initramfs etc). **My threat model**: make sure if someone stoles the laptop, powered off, they won't be able to access my data. I would also like to avoid evil maid attacks and make sure I'm not booting into some modified kernel / system with spyware or that will leak my TPM keys. I've found some information online but I'm unsure of how secure those setups are and/or if it isn't even possible to have the same level of security that Windows provides. Here are a few of my questions: - Anyone around here that has a similar HP laptop and did this? - What about enrolling secure boot keys on the UEFI? From what I read simply using the typical Linux shim makes things more secure but it doesn't fix the problem. Enrolling keys seems to break some motherboards - Even if I use `--tpm2-pcrs=1,4,5,7,9` how secure is that, should I add more? - What is the impact of this in system upgrades? How do I deal with those? - If I want to proceed with this what I should know / what typically fails or can be problematic / security issue? Some of the information I found: - https://0pointer.net/blog/unlocking-luks2-volumes-with-tpm2-fido2-pkcs11-security-hardware-on-systemd-248.html - https://saligrama.io/blog/post/upgrading-personal-security-evil-maid/ - https://fedoramagazine.org/automatically-decrypt-your-disk-using-tpm2/ Thank you.
Here is what I don't get about Wine. Even in 2023 it seems to fail to handle basic Windows software written in 1996-1995 like the classic convert.exe (https://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/). This program and others run flawless in ReactOS for instance, why not under Wine? Another things I don't get include: - Why is Wine is still stuck on that Windows 98 style GUI instead of a more modern thing; - Flickering; - How can ReactOS, that shares code with Wine, run everything way more smoothly? For reference I'm using Debian 12, Wine 8.0. Also tried with Soda 7.0, same results.