Apple wants to become the new Google: BigBadBoldBigDataMothership as a once proud Apple user… (yes GNU Linux Debian 10 actually runs pretty well on the Intel-Macbook-Pros) yes they are beautiful spies… Pure Beauty & Nostalgia: Apple Macbook Pro 9,2 (A1278) […]
https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7101a-1-overview.htm this card + x16 PCIe slot + NVMes promise MASSIVE harddisk speeds 🙂 for Mac/OSX users this card seems to be a good pick for GNU Linux users at the current state (faulty drivers that do not compile) it […]
it sounds crazy but… as machines as cars and tractors become more complicated and computerized not only are their parts DELIBERATELY designed to break after a certain time (planned obsolescence) (in order to sell more spare parts, make more profit) […]
SecurityLab, [12.01.21 15:23] The developer of the Salaat First (Prayer Times) app, which reminds Muslims when to pray, recorded and sold detailed information about their location to a data broker without the users ‘ knowledge, who in turn sold the […]
get the App for Android/Samsung https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesms get the App for iOS (iPhone/iPad) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/signal-private-messenger/id874139669 Privacy just as Security is a never ending story. Signal was once even recommended by Snowden. According to “wired” the Signal encryption is solid and widely adopted […]
long story… having had various frustrating experiences with the topic: TV + PC (even tried a cheap DreamBox 520 HD from eBay… which are probably good devices, but this one turned out to be faulty/unstable) now… in 2021… finally happy […]
as retro as it gets… seems to be a clone of MoonPatrol. hostnamectl; # tested on Static hostname: lenovo Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) Kernel: Linux 4.19.0-16-amd64 Architecture: x86-64 apt update apt install moon-buggy apt show moon-buggy Package: moon-buggy […]
IBM’s first 2nm transistor could lead to CPUs with +45% better performance, or -75% lower energy use compared to 7nm chips in and round about 2024 / 2025 (according to IBM interview Bloomberg) IBM achieved this with International Business Machines […]
the story goes like this. multiple files were zipped under Windows 7 (Pro German/DE) and unzipped under GNU Linux Debian 10. The problem is: that the special chars of the filenames are all reported as “invalid encoding” (within the MATE […]
ABSOLUTELY LOVE DISHY! 🙂 hope those 25kg will keep it fixed, so it will survive the next storm… … the future has arrived… thank you Elon! 🙂 another testrun: it needs to be said also: all bandwidth benchmarks […]
always say something positive first: FritzBoxes are great (DSL/LTE/…) internet routers (up to now) all FritzBoxes work with 12V DC (which is great for usage with small solar power stations (that are usually 12V based)) high quality & reliable secure […]
I once asked Rupert Murdoch why he was so opposed to the European Union. ‘That’s easy,’ he replied. ‘When I go into Downing Street they do what I say; when I go to Brussels they take no notice.’ https://www.indy100.com/people/this-terrifying-rupert-murdoch-quote-is-possibly-the-best-reason-to-stay-in-the-eu-yet-7291931 src […]
this was a very nasty problem that has cost me some time the hardware was perfectly fine… but somehow an employee managed to kill the /boot partition (improper shutdown? what the user then ends up with is the grub2 prompt: […]
why are those data leaks problematic? because scammers and spammers will use this data to even better scam (social engineer) the affected users that is why it is essential to give those platforms (if the user needs them) as little […]
DO NOT REBOOT! FIX THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY! if this problem is on a device that has been shutdown or does not reboot, it might be necessary: to create a bootable stick (preferably similar OS than installed) to unlock the encrypted […]
computers are no way perfect: the rise of the machines: who is scared of killer robots? who is scared of doctors, judges and police blindly trusting in AI and computer output? “we are driving in (heavy) rain right now with […]
On this day February 14th, Debian joins the Free Software Foundation Europe in celebration of “I Love Free Software” day. This day takes the time to appreciate and applaud all those who contribute to the many areas of Free Software. […]
with all the cleverness going on, would it be a shock if one says… mankind does not actually knows what gravity is or how it works. Even Einstein was wrong about it, that gravity decreases linear between two objects with […]
update: NASA awards SpaceX with MoonLander contract building rockets is hard building BIG rockets is harder building BIG REUSABLE rockets is even harder what is currently called “StarShip” is actually only the upper (2nd) stage what will be the full […]
SecurityLab, [22.12.20 10:00] Google has explained the reasons for the massive failure of its services that took place last week. Recall that on December 14 of this year, users around the world for 47 minutes could not access Gmail, YouTube […]
Pure Beauty: “the glow” “IT JUST WORKS” 🙂 wifi works two-finger-scroll touchpad works sound works (hey! startup sounds are important 🙂 admitted: the keyboard will need some time of getting used to X-D (per default Macbook Pro A1278 would run […]
first always say something positive: runs Ubuntu per default (can also run Win10 for Win based games) THE DESIGN IS GREAT the controller seams to be good (sold separately?) THE HARDWARE is (performance wise) okay Atari seems to ship updates […]
v1.2 v1 especially in those lock down corona pandemic isolation times… users want to share family pictures to stay in touch. but how to share them in a non-privacy intrusive way? probably it would be best (of course) to […]
Yes! Being amongst the stars, exploring new worlds, is a great adventure… … even better if one brings some friends. and with mods… imho Kerbal Space Program is more than a game… it is a simulation and as such, it […]
not sure if the news rang through… the Amazon Cloud (AWS) guy will be the new CEO of Amazon. What cloud? Amazon “cloud” Hetzner “cloud” cloud (centralized digital infrastructure) can be designed / implemented in different ways. from: the user/admin […]
everyone wants a functional website is secure loads within max 10sec (absolute maximum imho) that actually works (menu is working, links not dead…) is rich in high quality content can be found via search engines a beautiful website (but not […]
SecurityLab, [03.12.20 11:15] Vulnerabilities in open source software can go undetected for more than four years before being discovered. According to the GitHub State of the Octoverse annual report, the use of open source projects, components, and libraries is more […]
this age of mass surveillance… … who is observing “the observers”? if the user wants to know who or what is lurking behind the house… the user needs to view live streams of surveillance cams on GNU Linux. vlc player […]
“floating point arithmetic is considered an esoteric subject by many people” (src: What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating Point Arithmetic – David Goldberg 1991.pdf) some even do “transcendental calculations” (src) make no mistake: computer make mistakes too! not […]
if hfs+ is greyed out in gparted there is hfs+ compatibility software missing hint: sudo should be up and running, or gparted won’t be able to open a display (as root) and won’t be able to create partitions (as non […]