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If only more Linux programs followed sandboxing best practices... in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Which is fine for some apps, try that with an IDE.

Could a "login with lemmy" replace all the login with Google/Facebook we see everywhere? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

There’s no way I’m letting a lemmy instance hold the keys to any of my other accounts.

It has finally happened. HWID activation for Windows 10/11 has been patched by Microsoft after 6 years. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

RedHat still pushes their changes upstream whenever possible, and is one of the largest OSS contributors. These changes were to make it harder for companies like Oracle who feed off of RHEL. The same reason you can’t view RH support docs any more, Oracle used to reply to their paid users (running RHEL clones) with copy/paste from the RH docs.

Why are batteries in phones always measured in mAh instead of Wh like for example notebooks? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

And mWh is even bigger.

What's the best vacuum cleaner in your opinion? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you have a lot of carpet you probably want an electric/powerhead attachment (the spinning brush uses a separate motor instead of airflow). For hardfloor with the occasional rug, the bare floor and maybe a turbo head should be enough.