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    Experiment with 80s graphics using this breadboard setup
    [06:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.arduino.cc | Experiment with '80s graphics using this breadboard setup | Arduino Blog [06:34] schestowitz
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    You can follow this tutorial with just a breadboard, a TMS9918 VDP (video display processor), and a handful of compatible DRAM (or SRAM with D-flops) chips. The Arduino board acts as the rest of the computer in this setup. If you wanted to create a video game console, for example, the Nano would handle all the games logic. It would then tell the TMS9918 what graphics to display on the screen. The Nano [06:34] schestowitz controls the TMS9918 video the RAM chips, where it writes bytes that describe the onscreen content.

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    How to run a single command on multiple Linux machines at once
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    Im always looking for ways to make my work more efficient, so the last thing I want to have to do is log into multiple Linux machines and run a single command on each. Id much rather have the ability to run that command on multiple machines at once.

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    Operating systems battle: OpenBSD vs NixOS
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    [06:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-dataswamp.org | Solene'% : Operating systems battle: OpenBSD vs NixOS [06:37] schestowitz

    While I'm an OpenBSD contributor, I also enjoy using Linux especially the NixOS distribution which I consider a system apart from the other Linux distributions because of how different it is. Because I use both, I have two SSDs in my laptop with each system installed and I can jump from one to another depending on the task I'm doing or which I want to use.

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    My main system, the one with all my data, is OpenBSD, unfortunately the lack of an interoperable and good file system between NixOS and OpenBSD make it difficult to share data between them without using a network storage offering a protocol they have in common.

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    Adobe Acrobat hollowing out same-origin policy
    [06:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-palant.info | Adobe Acrobat hollowing out same-origin policy | Almost Secure [06:49] schestowitz
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    TL;DR: Out of six issues reported, only one is resolved. The main issue received a partial fix, two more got fixes that didnt quite address the issue. Two (admittedly minor) issues havent been addressed at all within 90 days from what I can tell.

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    UK Government Officials Infected with Pegasus
    [06:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-citizenlab.ca | UK Government Officials Infected with Pegasus - The Citizen Lab [06:51] schestowitz
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    We confirm that in 2020 and 2021 we observed and notified the government of the United Kingdom of multiple suspected instances of Pegasus spyware infections within official UK networks. These included:

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    The Prime Ministers Office (10 Downing Street)

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    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) (Now the Foreign Commonwealth and Development office FCDO)

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    • ● Apr 20 [08:09] schestowitz x https://itwire.com/health/bethesda-health-care-first-provider-in-australia-to-implement-microsoft-cloud-for-healthcare-technology-in-new-mental-health-clinic.html [08:09] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-iTWire - Bethesda Health Care first provider in Australia to implement Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare technology in new mental health clinic ● Apr 20 [09:39] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@v6xmmrhxmbafc.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:45] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:47] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@v6xmmrhxmbafc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Apr 20 [11:19] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@memzbmehf99re.irc) has joined #techbytes [11:50] schestowitz > This message was sent to the following 2 people: Roy Schestowitz, [11:50] schestowitz > rianne@schestowitz.com. Replying to this email will notify them. [11:50] schestowitz > [11:50] schestowitz > Hi Roy, [11:50] schestowitz > [11:50] schestowitz > I hope you are well, [11:51] schestowitz > [11:51] schestowitz > *Energy companies are only legally obligated to take meter readings once [11:51] schestowitz > in a two year period*, which means the onus falls upon the bill payer to [11:51] schestowitz > provide these readings, should they wish to not be billed to an estimation. [11:51] schestowitz > [11:51] schestowitz > You are not obliged to give these readings however, your energy account [11:51] schestowitz > will be *estimated and things such as EAC/AQ (yearly estimations), [11:51] schestowitz > tariff quotes, payment adequacy and much more will not be as accurate as [11:51] schestowitz > your energy provider and yourself would like.* [11:51] schestowitz > [11:51] schestowitz > If you are on the priority service register, these data collection [11:51] schestowitz > readings can be taken more frequently, however without confirmation of [11:51] schestowitz > your account details, I would be unable to look into this further. [11:51] schestowitz > [11:51] schestowitz > E-on Next offer a very good service package for customers, with [11:51] schestowitz > renewable energy at the forefront of our operations, market leading [11:51] schestowitz > customer service (14,000+ 5* trust pilots) and extremely competitive [11:51] schestowitz > tariff agreements in the current energy market, and for these reasons [11:51] schestowitz > and so much more, do not charge exit fees at this time. [11:51] schestowitz > [11:51] schestowitz > Jack [11:51] schestowitz I've meanwhile begun tracking this case with article (maybe more to come) + videos. [11:51] schestowitz http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/04/20/eon-next-energy-limited-predatory-tactics/ [11:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Predatory and Unacceptable: e.ON or E.ON Next Energy Limited Outsourcing the Work to the Customers While Raising the Prices Considerably ● Apr 20 [12:24] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) ● Apr 20 [13:53] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@fici29dumxqp6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Apr 20 [17:58] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) ● Apr 20 [18:00] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@memzbmehf99re.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:34] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Apr 20 [20:10] *Erroneous (~b9dc6527@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Apr 20 [22:01] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)