[04:28] schestowitz[TR][04:28] schestowitz[TR]I can understand being angry at faceless corporation that does not listen. KDE is not a faceless corporation. Were a group that does this because we enjoy what we do and want to make cool things usable for everyone. And we listen.
[04:28] schestowitz[TR]Trust me, were discussing this and gathering feedback on the outline feature. And every other feature as well.
[04:28] schestowitz[TR]All I ask in return is to behave and be patient. The iterations will come, if needed. Changes, fixes, and all the cool stuff. Im not here to be yelled at. Well written critique is allowed and appreciated, but be respectful: No need to kiss my feet, but no need to scream at me either. Makes it easier for everyone involved.
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[04:28] schestowitz[TR][04:28] schestowitz[TR]I had a locksmith make a duplicate key of my mailbox lock, and it didnt work (didnt open the lock).
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[04:28] schestowitz[TR][04:28] schestowitz[TR]Though the situation is improving, it can still be difficult to find a Raspberry Pi in stock. Meanwhile, companies from around the world continue to offer their own alternatives to the world's most popular single-board computer. A product of Polish Electronics Maker EVEO, the Urve Board Pi (opens in new tab) has identical dimensions and a nearly-identical layout to the Raspberry Pi 3B / 3B+ [04:28] schestowitz[TR] but throws in unique features such as an M.2 SSD port, a real-time clock and a power-over-Ethernet (PoE) connector.
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[04:29] schestowitz[TR][04:29] schestowitz[TR]An Arduino controls the power going to the rails through an Adafruit Motor Driver Shield. It monitors infrared sensors at the ends of the track, inside the stations, to detect the presence of the trolley and then reverses the polarity. It also plays sound effects through an Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board. And like with any good model railroad, a lot of effort went into making the stations lo [04:29] schestowitz[TR] ok realistic. It is a fun way to liven up a garden that doesnt need constant oversight.
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[04:30] schestowitz[TR][04:30] schestowitz[TR]One advantage of RISC-V is that it does not come with the licensing restrictions of proprietary ISAs like ARM. This allows developers to have full control over their designs and to use them in a way that best suits their needs. This is particularly important for those looking to commercialize their designs and bring products to market. It also allows for a more dynamic and adaptable technol [04:30] schestowitz[TR] ogy that can evolve as per the needs of the community and industry.
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[04:33] schestowitz[TR][04:33] schestowitz[TR]This addresses problem #2 above... but not #1 and #3.
[04:33] schestowitz[TR]So is AsyncLayoutInflater safe? I don't think so.
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[04:34] schestowitz[TR][04:34] schestowitz[TR]I am happy to announce Tokodon 23.02. This release contains around one months worth of improvements, and while it is only one month, this release is feature packed! This was an exciting month for me in general, I started working at KDAB, went to FOSDEM in Brusels where I meet a bunch of other KDE folks, and spend time enjoying my new life in Berlin.
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[04:34] schestowitz[TR][04:34] schestowitz[TR]In all, a terrific update that fans of this fancy Fediverse front-end are sure to find favor with.
[04:34] schestowitz[TR]Tokodon is free, open source software. You can get Tokodon on Flathub. This package should work with most major Linux distributions.
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[04:36] schestowitz[TR][04:36] schestowitz[TR]Press Gazette counted more than 1,000 UK and US newsroom job cuts in January alone, with Reach and News UK among those forced to shed staff.
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[04:38] schestowitz[TR][04:38] schestowitz[TR]During a recent code review I found a hard to spot bug, a misplaced parenthesis in an if statement. I often employ a technique I call named booleans, which would have prevented this bug. It's a simple technique, instead of a long if statement, give every comparison a seperate boolean variable with a descriptive name and use those variables is the if statement. This post shows the bug in que [04:38] schestowitz[TR] stion, an example of my named booleans technique and another tip regarding naming magic numbers.
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[04:38] schestowitz[TR][04:38] schestowitz[TR]This means that you have to spend a fair bit of time without much to show for it apart from documents with various black boxes in them. However once you have enough foundational code, then suddenly you can generate all sorts of fun images. Let's look at some now.
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[04:46] schestowitz[TR][04:46] schestowitz[TR]Epigenetic changes alter the way genes are expressed throughout an organisms life. These tweaks are then wiped from the genomes of reproductive cells, giving offspring a clean startor so it seemed. Now, new evidence has emerged that epigenetic changes can be transmitted across multiple generations, despite the wipe. In a study published February 7 in Cell, a group of scientists tracke [04:46] schestowitz[TR] d an engineered epigenetic mutation across four generations of lab-bred mice, finding evidence of the alteration in each of the subsequent generations. These alterations seemingly resurfaced even after the epigenetic wipe. The authors claim it is the first experimental evidence for transgenerational epigenetic inheritance using methylation-edited mice.
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[04:47] schestowitz[TR][04:47] schestowitz[TR]Just one glass of wine a week during pregnancy has been linked to permanent changes in a child's facial features and possibly their cognitive abilities too.
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[04:54] schestowitz[TR][04:54] schestowitz[TR]As I watch computer systems become ever more complicated by the day, I get an unnerving suspicion the idea of data consistency is a temporary anomaly of our time, given that our current systems are just small enough to make it possible yet were still naive enough to make it seem desirable.
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[04:59] schestowitz[TR][04:59] schestowitz[TR]The 53 killed were victims of Daesh terrorists, who "lashed out at them with machine guns for a long time." Daesh members also set fire to the victims' vehicles at the site of the attack, said one of the survivors.
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[05:03] schestowitz[TR][05:03] schestowitz[TR]It might feel like this situation is new, and in terms of press reporting it is. But we should have seen it coming. In an interview following a classified briefing, Senator John Kennedy said that "These objects have been flying over us for years, many years. We've known about those objects for many years."
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[05:04] schestowitz[TR][05:04] schestowitz[TR]My post yesterday focused on the constitutional and cultural issues that have been simmering in the bill, noting that Bill C-11 is at odds with decades of Quebec broadcast policy. This post explains why fact that the government now finds itself between the proverbial rock and hard place on Bill C-11 is almost entirely a dilemma of its own making. Rather than crafting legislation that was limited to [05:04] schestowitz[TR] its stated goal ensuring streaming giants contribute to the Canadian system it instead opted for an expansive approach to Internet regulation that leaves many key questions to the CRTC. That may have sparked Quebec to intervene as the regulatory uncertainty is a risk for all stakeholders, including the provinces.
[05:04] schestowitz[TR]While the government will surely seek some compromise (unlike Rodriguezs unwillingness to address the concerns thousands of Canadian digital creators, the governments lead MP in Quebec will presumably work to address provincial concerns), granting the province what appears to be a veto over the CRTC policy direction must surely be a non-starter. That Quebec is seeking such power is a function [05:04] schestowitz[TR] of three things.
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[05:13] schestowitz[TR][05:13] schestowitz[TR]Real-time NetBlocks metrics show that Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger frontends and backends have been restricted from late Friday all platforms operated by Meta on government owned telecommunications network Telesur (AS27775). Findings are drawn from an initial sampling of 100 metrics from ten vantage points in the country. This class of disruption can be worked around using VP [05:13] schestowitz[TR] N services (we recommend Surfshark), which can circumvent government internet censorship measures.
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[05:18] schestowitz[TR][05:18] schestowitz[TR]The update that Jassy announced today will see Amazon implement the hybrid work model it had originally planned to roll out in early 2022. In todays memo, Jassy stated that there will be exceptions at certain business units including some sales and customer support groups. However, most corporate employees will be expected to come into the office three days per week.
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[05:24] schestowitz[TR][05:24] schestowitz[TR]Under the program, select TikTok creators in Australia are unable to add some (presumably well-known) tracks to their videos. Of course, the much-debated app which is facing heightened Justice Department scrutiny developed the test as one part of a comprehensive effort to demonstrate its limited reliance on major-label tracks as well as its role in popularizing music.
[05:24] schestowitz[TR]Should user activity and engagement remain similar despite the partial unavailability of commercially prominent songs, logic suggests that TikTok would attempt to leverage the point during negotiations. Moreover, the move which, like every step taken by the ByteDance-owned service, has been carefully calculated underscores TikToks ultimate say in the music that appears on-platfor [05:24] schestowitz[TR] m.
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[10:21] schestowitz[TR][10:21] schestowitz[TR]It takes skill to explain a complex topic in simple language. Its also way, way more helpful. Its 2023 now, and we live in a hyper-connected world, and very much a multilingual one. A non trivial percentage of people reading this bog post will not have English as their first language. If I try and show off my vocabulary, I would impress hardly anyone, and infuriate almost everyone. Simple l [10:21] schestowitz[TR] anguage is good.
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[11:33] schestowitz[TR][11:33] schestowitz[TR]Many US military, government or critical national infrastructure organisation workloads that require FIPS compliance are also required to be deployed in air gapped network to provide an extra layer of protection.
[11:33] schestowitz[TR]In order to reduce operational and security risks by automating hardening, patch management and compliance to security standards like CIS and DISA-STIG as well as the FIPS 140-2 certifications, weve developed Ubuntu Pro (formerly Ubuntu Advantage) for your private infrastructure and Ubuntu Pro for cloud.
[11:33] schestowitz[TR]In this blog, we will look at what having a FIPS-compliant instance means and the different ways you have to enable that in your disconnected environment.
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