Debian runs well even on systems with as little as 512 MBytes of RAM. so imho even on a QNAP NAS there should be no more “argument list too long” for whatever reason. lsb_release -d; # official way: tested on […]

From Open Source software to Open Hardware: RISC-V is the future: “Computer chip designs are expensive and hard to license. That’s all about to change thanks to the popular open standard known as RISC-V” https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/09/1064876/riscv-computer-chips-10-breakthough-technologies-2023/ future Smart Phones could be […]

No matter if docker repository called “hub”, Google’s App Store “PlayStore” or Apple’s App Store they are ALL facing the same security problems: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-explains-how-android-malware-slips-onto-google-play-store/ plus: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/thousands-of-android-apks-use-compression-trick-to-thwart-analysis/ what if… a malicious actor uploads an App or docker container that is totaly […]

why are not more companies, schools, governments, banks using GNU Linux? Some might claim because of lack of standardization. but imho that is not true. from a biologists point of view biodiversity is actually a very good thing, as it […]

a new AI image generator tool https://clipdrop.co/stable-diffusion problem: they limited usage to like 1 picture per day (try tor browser bundle – several times) input: “city on mars” while this looks impressive and Mars actually has 2 moons and while […]

2023 Update: first scandal with SandDisk SSDs: cheap solder. WD helps ruining latest bought up brandname SandDisk it’s name for quality, by building maximal cheap crap and selling it for premium prices: “Suspected cause of SSD death raises eyebrows | […]

NTFS (better file exchange since 2021) vs Open Source https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/13/how_ntfs_finally_made_it/ wow. just as the word.doc(x..xx…xxx) formats NTFS kept changing… will it ever “settle”? X-D (currently v3.1) making proper file exchange (without the risk of dataloss) between the Open Source and […]

the otherwise EXCELLENT (S)FTP client has no per default (GNU Linux) settings for file association. . /usr/bin/pluma %f html /usr/bin/pluma %f txt /usr/bin/pluma %f jpg /usr/bin/gimp %f png /usr/bin/gimp %f bmp /usr/bin/gimp %f webp /usr/bin/gimp %f it is pretty cool, […]

Yes… … well… YESSS finally it works! BUT! IT’S VERY BUGGY! programs crash now and then… so it’s not “production” ready. … the foxlet approach worked 😀 (also got stuck in the last minute of setup of mojave… but after […]

one fine day, THE USER needed to run a windows program… because it’s only available for windows. so fired up the Win 10 KVM VM and installed the program, because it took ages, let it run in the background… the […]

Remember the StarTrek saying: “the acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives, we work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity” just one of many examples: The world was not allowed to make longer-lasting […]

Light: Wave or Particle? Mankind actually does not know EXACTLY how 1) gravity works 2) how light “works” X-D “it’s not a wave and it’s not a particle, it’s quantum mechanical object“ (why mechanical? why just not a quantum object?) […]

most important: use the WatchPower version that comes on CD with the solar charge controller, as newer or older versions might not be working (incompatible, changes in protocol etc) it might wise to use a galvanic isolator (even the shielding […]

those did not: no matter the position of the poti, the output current did not change at all X-D #wtf is going on? (power source was a “12V” solar panel delivering 20V which is in the allowed input range of […]

“Founded in 2016, the annual fair in Paris is one of Europe’s top-tier technology events, this year attracting 2,400 start-ups – double the number it hosted in its first year – and more than 2,000 investors looking to fund the […]

There are not a lot of cross OS and cross CPU benchmarks and the user might know https://www.userbenchmark.com/ which is like Geekbench but only for windows geekbench.com is multi OS (not all) and multi (not all) CPU (developed by primatelabs.com  […]

Paying taxes is no fun Paying taxes double and tripple is even less fun. Because let’s face it: when buying a pair of NEW shoes in Germany the average German Joe already pays at least 19% MwSt. plus the income […]

update: 2024 ok Apple won this round (almost) Airpods Pro (better buy new = small batteries that wear out fast 🙁 can be used with any Graphene powered Android device just fine (stop song (click on button once) works, next song […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UheOilps2zQ “know in some countries they believe Telegram is safe. I will show you how safe it is,” he said, before showing a screen in which he appeared to scroll through the Telegram contacts of one Kenyan strategist https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/15/revealed-disinformation-team-jorge-claim-meddling-elections-tal-hanan SS7 […]

why? because it would be a shame to put all those intel Macs to the trash not particularly big fan of the aluminum bodies (uses loads of energy to make also not healthy to be touched daily) but they surely […]

the youtube live stream scammers are back. as the user might have noted, this scheme originated from TWITTER. it worked like that: a lot of (foreign sponsored) scammers have created fake-Elon-Musk accounts (that look realistic, have a lot of fake-followers) […]

if the spice tools are installed, clipboard sharing between host and guest (copy & pasting text and even images (!)) should (!) work 😀 What is not working virtualbox-easy-style (yet) is easy-host-to-guest-and-vice-versa-file-transfer (which IS VERY ANNOYING (RedHat are you listening? […]

The Flashplayer was a (unfortunately closed source, why not release the source NOW? Adobe? 😀) runtime binary to enhance multimedial capabilites of the browser THE FIRST possibility to stream videos inside the browser (youtube once used flash, now they shifted […]

https://webmasters-fernakademie.de Wie so oft in Deutschland: Idee gut, Umsetzung mangelhaft. im Prinzip ist 100% Remote Online Fortbildung eine gute Idee, praktisch wird man mit Text-Wüsten eines sich tot-stellenden Dozenten alleine gelassen, mit welchem man nur über eine veraltete wenig inutitiven […]

why is ANYONE ESPECIALLY COMPANIES STILL USING THIS CLOSED SOURCE PIECE OF MASSIVELY RAM & RESOURCES CONSUMING SOFTWARE? MEET JITSI: Jitis Meet is based on an Open standard WebRTC “Jitsi (from Bulgarian: жици — «wires») is a collection of free and […]

scientists predict human leven AI by 2047 so DON’T HOLD THE BREATH it is no news: that at some tasks computer+programs have outperformed humans, that is: at math and remembering things 1997: Deep Blue “AI” outperforms best human player at […]

Hello data travelers, cudos to the palemoon.org project, an excellent fork of Mozilla Firefox (migration is a breeze, even the hotkeys & shortcuts are the same like ALT+D “select address bar”). strange thing: when starting palemoon via mozo (excellent program! […]

the user has to know, that Mozilla is very much (still) dependant on Google’s money. in 2021 wrote this article. “Open Letter to Mozilla – Google’s Browser dominance – is Firefox not listening to user’s needs/requests?” They at least – […]

proceed with caution:  only recommend it to be applied to filesystems that are for backup purpose (of which another copy exist). “ntfsfix tool is very limited compared to M$s chkdsk” using a NVMe as backup “USB STICK” and rsynced a […]

Mobile Version: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.afrikalan.tuxmath/ Desktop Version: also if the user has been using rss reader apps, the user probably knows that StarShip fully-stacked maiden flight is said to be this week 😀 and: it might very well be GNU Linux powered! 😀 […]