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- Comment on Framework is teasing a ‘big’ update for August 26th — could it be Framework 16? 4 weeks ago:
Another satisfied Framework user here, wondering what kind of struggles you’ve been facing; I haven’t had any problems at all.
- Comment on What would be ancient ways to properly store vitamin C? 5 weeks ago:
Sauerkraut is apparently a reasonable way to store vitamin C for a long time. I imagine cabbage in its own doesn’t keep too well.
- Comment on BitUnlocker – Multiple 0-days to Bypass BitLocker and Extract All Protected Data 1 month ago:
FYI these vulns were all patched. Source: saw this talk yesterday.
- Comment on ‘If you are reading…’: This password ‘mistake’ shuts down a 158-year-old company 1 month ago:
Yeah, it sounds like the real problem is lack of off-site backups. Bad password policies will certainly make it easier for ransomware gangs, but they’re not the only thing that has to go wrong.
- Comment on Public transit in Chengdu, China versus Toronto, Canada 2 months ago:
When you say “public transit”, does that include bus lines, or only rail?
- Comment on 16 billion passwords leaked in one of the biggest data breaches ever: Report - Dexerto 2 months ago:
- Comment on System76 or Framework for Linux gaming 6 months ago:
I was on System 76 for two laptops. The most recent one, a Lemur, started to fall apart: the plastic hinge just started coming off in chunks, and the clamshell began to split. Customer service was terrible: they tried to get me to agree to charges without explaining what they were going to charge me for. When I pressed them (which took repeated emails) they finally admitted they wanted to send me a part for me to do a replacement without any instructions, and which they advised people not to do. Very scammy vibes. I picked up a Framework instead and have been really enjoying it, though I can’t really speak to the gaming portion I’m afraid. I’d just say avoid System 76.
- Comment on Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good | TechCrunch 7 months ago:
Refreshingly, that includes multinational firms: www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/…/index.html
- Comment on Guild Wars 2 in 2025 is a MASTERPIECE 7 months ago:
Me too; that’s why I use a password manager: I can be super lazy.
- Comment on New HHS nondiscrimination guidelines on AI use in Healthcare 8 months ago:
Sorry, looks like maybe the link on the post is broken. It should be to hhs.gov/…/ensuring-nondiscrimination-use-ai-good-…
- Comment on New HHS nondiscrimination guidelines on AI use in Healthcare 8 months ago:
Link could be broken? hhs.gov/…/ensuring-nondiscrimination-use-ai-good-…
- Submitted 8 months ago to cybersecurity@infosec.pub | 3 comments
- Comment on After years of holding out hope, 2024 was the year I finally gave up on BioWare 8 months ago:
Just as an FYI, “averse” is what you want there, rather than “adverse”. Likely an autocorrect thing, but figured I’d mention it just in case.
- Comment on What are You Working on Wednesday 9 months ago:
Trying to make the time to review all this SOC 2 evidence for our annual audit, while also getting pinged for tons of other issues all the time.
- Comment on [Linux] Possible Steam Fix for Lagging Mouse / Game Freezing 10 months ago:
Thanks, I’ll check this out after work. Definitely been seeing this problem lately.
- Comment on Discord admin gets 15 years for “one of the most significant leaks” in US history - Ars Technica 10 months ago:
I mean, I use Discord pretty much every day, and that’s what I assumed.
- Comment on Is "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy considered a good book? 10 months ago:
Oh, and Dunsany! Can’t believe I forgot him.
- Comment on Is "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy considered a good book? 10 months ago:
They’re both mass-market pulp that are entertaining to read. There’s plenty of sci-fi and fantasy that’s literature: Ursula LeGuin, Tolkien, Gene Wolfe, NK Jemisin, Vonnegut… the list goes on.
- Comment on Is "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy considered a good book? 10 months ago:
I mean, it’s Tom Clancy. It’s a fun read, like Dan Brown or Brandon Sanderson, but it’s not literature or anything.
- Comment on Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare Coming to PC October 29 - Rockstar Games 11 months ago:
I’m confused here: Hasn’t Red Dead Redemption been on Steam for years?
- Comment on What does "blackpilled" mean? 11 months ago:
I’m thinking olive.
- Comment on Prepare for Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds with a New Supply Drop, Mount Collection, and More! – GuildWars2.com 1 year ago:
Here’s a gallery of all the raptor skins:
- Comment on You’re Invited: Guild Wars 2 Community Meetup in Seattle! – GuildWars2.com 1 year ago:
They haven’t actually had a presence at PAX for ages. They did an event there to announce IBS when it was coming out, but I don’t believe they had a booth then. They’ve had parties pretty regularly though
- Comment on Sonos lays off 100 employees as its app crisis continues 1 year ago:
With laying off 100 employees?
- Comment on You’re Invited: Guild Wars 2 Community Meetup in Seattle! – GuildWars2.com 1 year ago:
Will do! We went last year too; we’re a PNW guild (primarily Portland, OR) so it’s a reasonable trip. Gonna check out a couple of days of PAX as well.
- Comment on You’re Invited: Guild Wars 2 Community Meetup in Seattle! – GuildWars2.com 1 year ago:
I’ll be there, with Guildies!
- Comment on Anybody has experience with GW2 on Linux? 1 year ago:
I’ve been playing it through Steam since Windows 7 went EOL. No problems unless you count Taco not working.
- Comment on No problems here 1 year ago:
Oh gotcha, that’s a shame. I wonder why?
- Comment on No problems here 1 year ago:
FYI your spoiler text isn’t working for me; nor is that of anyone in the reply chain. Not sure if this is a problem with Boost, some weird federation glitch, or something else.
- Comment on Efficency 1 year ago:
I did yeah; deleted my content almost immediately after posting it because I went to double check. Counting is hard!