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There is also https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32 which allows one to use Arduino > 3.2 and IDF > 5.4. If you use PlatformIO put this into your platformio.ini

  [espressif32] ; PLATFORM
  platform = espressif32
  board_build.embed_txtfiles = folder/file.ext ; embed null-terminated file(s)

Also have a look at https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/platforms/espressif32.....

Comment · 1 year ago

Maybe the .cursor folder in the GitHub gives a hint on how he did it in such a short time span…

Comment · 1 year ago

> …Communism wasn't an authoritarian movement back then…

When and where was that?

Comment · 1 year ago

This wild and also has some cruel implications. Thank you for this info!

Comment · 1 year ago

Seems i lack a lot of professional knowledge so please enlighten me on how you would do it.

Why use ADK or SCCM for a personal install?

The custom firewall is just a frontend for the builtin firewall.

GP reg keys are used by many third party tools to alter the system. So why use extra software if you can get this directly from the vendor?

And also a rant about anti virus: What do think is the first thing malware does? How does your system get infected if you are using an updated browser, open mails in it and use it for viewing attachments like PDF? Maybe there is even malware out there that does take advantage of high jacking the anti virus and its system priviliges? But who knows… it always depends on the user and the use case.

Comment · 1 year ago

Make the system need way less ressouces and get way more raw compute power.

There‘s a reason i wrote a hint about the security. If you keep this in mind and know what you are doing (like take such a setup as a base for VMs) this totally fine.

I am also not aware of any Spectre/Meltdown exploits ever to be found in the wild. If you are not running on a shared system i don’t see a need for those mitigations.

Regarding the third party tool: NTlite uses `dism` under the hood with which you can achieve the same results. You are already sending your DNS to a third party (like your ISP).

You also should never ever alter the hosts file and abuse it for ad blocking and such.

Microsoft supplies the latest group policies for their software. Or how else do you handle those on a local system?

I never said my post was about security but on how to alter your local system in a „more correct“ way with a clear hint about security. If you don’t know what you are doing then you should think twice when touching your system.

Comment · 1 year ago

Are we talking about laser, color laser and/or ink printers?

Comment · 1 year ago

Since i‘ve been doing this sort of thing for many years here are some basic rules: - Get LTSC (W10) or IoT/Enterprise (W11) images to begin with - Get https://www.ntlite.com/ .. you won‘t find any other tool which does a better job at removing packages, adding drivers, etc. Worth every penny with great support. - Use GroupPolicies to configure your system. Take the time and download them for Office, Edge, Chrome, Firefox and update those that come with Windows. - Integrate drivers not only for the base image but also in the recovery and setup image. - Install a firewall (binisoft is fine) - Use NextDNS - If you don’t mind the security implications: Disable Defender, SmartScreen, BootGuard and VBS (use bcdedit) - Disable Microcode loading (delete the DLL) - Disable Spectre/Meltdown mitigations - If you need Office: Use the LTSC version

Most third party tools are outdated or do stupid stuff which isn’t needed. You can silence Windows with the right GroupPolicies quite easy.

Comment · 1 year ago

So then what is the official way to get the latest version? I mean… how does the state itself handle those laws or are you telling me that every German court and government agency buys those books?

Comment · 1 year ago

What i never understood:

Why not use some kind of interlacing and randomly sort the lines. The result is a valid video file which could be uploaded to YouTube. Then deinterlace with a browser plugin and the random pattern used to scramble the lines. Same can be applied to the audio.

Comment · 1 year ago

Nope. Same applies to the third one.

Awesome funny movie and i think the best part of this „trilogy“.