hddherman
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Comment · 7 months ago
Author here, I've actually worn glasses since I was 8. :)
That's why I highlighted GNOME getting usable fractional scaling out of the box, it makes all the difference. Previously I relied on the large text accessibility feature, but toggling it on/off depending on what monitor I used was a pain.
Comment · 11 months ago
It's really handy for switching between projects that are on different Java versions, plus tools like IntelliJ pick up on the correct version via the SDKMAN! configuration as well.
Comment · 11 months ago
In the current context, isn't Cloudflare a single point of failure?
Comment · 1 year ago
If anyone is wondering, then there are Ventoy alternatives like IODD [0], but they are not perfect. Usable, but annoying in some aspects.
Comment · 1 year ago
I have considered going that route, but I'd have to switch to a platform that supports those formats and that will likely be too expensive for me as a hobbyist.
Comment · 1 year ago
On my ThinkPad T430, I have a weekly full discharge cycle set up using "tlp recalibrate BAT0", it helps avoid that issue and helps confirm that the battery is still functional.
Comment · 1 year ago
Hello, author here! It's a nice surprise to notice my own post here, but the timing is unfortunate as I'm shuffling things around on my home server and will accidentally/intentionally take it offline for a bit.
Here's a Wayback Machine copy of the page when that does happen: https://web.archive.org/web/20251006052340/https://ounapuu.e...
Comment · 1 year ago
> You’re not just writing for today’s invisible audience. You’re writing for:
> Future you. Your posts become a time capsule of your evolving mind.
Fully agree with that one. My own blog has become a public diary of my hobby and it's great to see what I've been up to and how wrong I was about certain predictions and assumptions, especially about the ones that say that I'm done reworking my home server setup, multiple times.
Comment · 1 year ago
> Another key area this device hasn’t cut back on is its security. Quarterly security updates for 2 years² will help keep everything safe and sound.
That's a criminally short support period, and a great way to produce even more e-waste.
Comment · 1 year ago
I have also run into issues with DFS in the past[0] without fully understanding what was wrong, until my friend let me know that this is a thing. Choosing a static Wi-Fi channel that's outside the DFS range, or limiting the selection of channels to exclude the DFS channels has worked well for me.
Comment · 2 years ago
It is if you don't navigate to it via HN.
Pretty damning stuff that I wasn't previously aware of.
Comment · 2 years ago
I heard a saying recently that went along the lines of "engineering without constraints isn't engineering", and after reading "The Performance Inequality Gap"[0] and its follow-up series "Reckoning"[1], I'm convinced that software developers should use lower end devices so that they, too, feel the pain they're inflicting on others.
Running cheap hardware is fun and will make you want to improve your craft.
[0] - https://infrequently.org/series/performance-inequality/
Comment · 2 years ago
It's possible to give constructive feedback without being mean-spirited.
Comment · 2 years ago
Plug-in hybrids are much more suitable for environments where you simply don't have the charging infrastructure at home. This is also unlikely to change in the near term (10-20+ years) if my home town is anything to go by (Tallinn, Estonia), older apartment buildings barely have enough funds to handle renovating the buildings for better energy efficiency.
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