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Comment · 5 months ago
It is not only about Google. Its also about the App developers. Nothing prevents them to use the non-google attestation, however they decide not to use it (for many reasons). First time you actually notice this is when you installed GrapheneOS (attestation OK and bootloader locker) and some apps complain about a modified/rooted/... device. Another thing is, that you are warned by your Google device while booting that something is "not OK".
Comment · 6 months ago
Flixbus are a primary target for those inspections...
Comment · 6 months ago
Wrong, payoff time will be shorter. Why: During the next few years energy suppliers will "force" people, who feed energy to the grid into flexible pricing, so the reward for producing will be less and less ( current flexible prices https://markt.apg.at/en/transparency/cross-border-exchange/d... ) and the incentive for having a battery is getting stronger. For my situation that means almost zero energy costs from March to October. Even in December and January it covers 30-50% of the total energy demand (heat pump).
Comment · 6 months ago
The battery increases the upfront cost but also increases the roi very much (at least where I am living). You get way less money for feeding energy to the grid than you have to pay for withdrawing energy(as you said some utilities even limit/forbid feeding during peak hours). In my case that means (Austria): Sell 1 kWh - 0,04€ Buy 1 kWh - 0,25€
Comment · 9 months ago
I like the Thinkpads design. it's just timeless. However the bright red Lenovo logo flashing up while booting is very unaesthetic.
Comment · 1 year ago
You don't need Flatpak at all to have these kind of usability issues, it is deeper than that: For example, if you mount a samba share in the Linux Mint Cinnamon file explorer it is just good to use it from there. Accessing files from the mounted share from "external" apps is a pita (shares are mounted to some obscure path(permission issues), the apps filepickers never have the information that a share was mounted, etc.). If you want usesful access to a samba share you have to mount it via terminal; This way at least the path to the share is short.
Comment · 1 year ago
I see; you are competely right, I am not really familiar with the the technical terms and messed up with just literally translating "cut and cover".
Comment · 1 year ago
Got a link for this? I am interested :-)
Comment · 1 year ago
More information on cut and cover: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neue_%C3%96sterreichische_Tu...

(better translate from the german version, as it has more information and examples)

Comment · 2 years ago
Maybe more important, however in my experience these things are neglected more often with ebikes than traditonal bikes, because the motor compensates the dirty chain or if the tyres could use some air... ;-)
Comment · 2 years ago
... or used the IP without licensing.
Comment · 2 years ago
Fully agree.

Just watched a episode of Friends yesterday. The cafe there could be the definition of a third place. ;-)

Comment · 2 years ago
Anyone sane can't actually favor such a system at home using cameras to a system with existing technology(check other comments). These systems maybe make sense in environments where cameras are already installed but not at home...
Comment · 2 years ago
Knobs in cars are not a thing anymore... No need for 3D for that ;-)
Comment · 2 years ago
Question regarding this from a non-guru: - Is it correct that this only works for user root if login with password/key for root is allowed? - Is it correct, that this only works if the attacker knows a login name valid for ssh?

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