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BearOfaTime

@ BearOfaTime @lemm.ee

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  • Which app isolation mechanism do I want?

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  • Which is what apps like shelter and island use - they just make it more convenient.

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  • Dude, we're all mutts.

  • As a nurse, Can someone explain to me how a person OD'ing on Fentaynol can get not one but two Narcan shots and still not come to? How much Fent do you need to use to get a tol that strong?

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  • Yep, other conditions, other medications, who knows? And each person is unique.

    As I understand narcan, it more assertively binds to the same receptors as opiods like fent, effectively blocking the body's response.

    But if it's been long enough, the body has already reacted to enough of the first drug, so the second (narcan) can only do so much.

  • Firefox becomes slow after a couple of weeks open

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  • Lol, guess I'm an insane serial killer then!

  • Firefox becomes slow after a couple of weeks open

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  • I'm almost sorry

    Hahahahaha oh boy the comments here today are great!

    (I'm one of those who never reboots, never closes Firefox).

  • Firefox becomes slow after a couple of weeks open

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  • Hahajahajaha

    I have like 90?

    Sorry, eh. (Yea, I know I shouldn't, but I'm lazy)

  • Firefox becomes slow after a couple of weeks open

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  • Lol, cause we're all lazy gits.

    Cobbler's kids have the worst shoes. I'm the cobbler, and reboot when things start acting up.

  • NSFW

    How do I get apks? All links on mobilism seem to be down, it's hard to find anything anywhere

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  • Besides the websites like apkmirror/ApkPure, etc, I save APKs of apps I want to keep using an app like APK Extractor - this extractor will name the file with App Name, Package Name, and Version. Really helps.

    I have it extract to a folder on my phone that I keep synced to my server just for extracted APKs.

    One down side - an extracted apk may not install on a different phone or new OS, it's a little trickier these days, downloaded APKs are more specific to phone and OS version now. I'd say maybe 1-2% of my extracted APKs don't work on newer version of Android, and that's with having APKs as far back as 2010, I have hundreds (my server says 1400, but there's a little duplication.)

  • Ballmount bracket predicament

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  • Wrap the whole thing firmly with a towel, something thinner and long, so you get multiple wraps. Then put it in a vice, very gently - just tight enough to hold it. Or let a person hold it.

    Then use an impact driver to get it loose. If you use a cordless driver, use quick, short bursts. Like 1/4 second at a time.

    Double check whether it's a left- or right-hand screw.

  • What do you donate to?

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  • I have a list of the OSS apps I use, on Linux, Windows and Android. Some already have some pay mechanism, but I like to donate once a year.

    It's like I'm paying for a software license for stuff that I find indispensible, e.g. Syncthing-Fork, Ditto (windows clipboard utility), Advanced Renamer, Linkwarden, etc.

  • Upgrade your Tablet to use replaceable batteries.

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  • Only to people who say such things

  • How is this Amazon ad anything BUT a trick to get a 7 year old child to get their mitts on dad's phone and charge his credit card $13K in two clicks?

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  • No 7 year old should have dad's access code/password.

    They should also know to not touch dad's phone.

    Would you let them use your work PC? Drive the car? Play with a Leatherman?

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    What can we do about healthcare?

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  • The single greatest problem with medicine in the US is insurance. It makes costs horrendous.

    I can pay less out of pocket for certain procedures than my copay.

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    What can we do about healthcare?

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    1. Saying "American Healthcare System" there's no such thing.

    There are many, many disparate elements to medicine in the US. Understanding all those elements and how they relate is primary.

  • Release: Custom Pegboard Organizers

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  • For ten minutes, lol.

    Every time I organize my tools they look like this - for ten minutes. As soon as I do a task, I find the tools need a different arrangement.

    I envy folks who can keep their tools looking neat like this!

  • Is it a bad idea to go on with a pixel 4a?

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  • Meh, security isn't one thing, it's layers.

    Everything always has risks. 0-days most notably.

    Take a look at the NTLM risk that was just announced - every version of Windows is susceptible to it. Minimizing access to small groups is what has kept smart businesses safe from it. Along with things like isolating primary systems on a VLAN with no direct access, unless authorized by more than one person, and through well-configured, specific mechanisms.

    Everywhere I've worked has had to run expired OS's for one thing or another - typically CNC type systems that were built for DOS or maybe XP. Do we stop running those systems just because the OS is no longer supported? No - they either get air-gapped or run on a very isolated VLAN with very strict access controls.

    Then there's the person's threat model. Who is likely to be after you? Do you run questionable apps or just basic ones? Do you have Google services (it's a risk in my opinion)? Does your phone have a firewall? Do you block network access for apps that shouldn't need it? Do you separate apps into user profiles to keep data from leaking across them? Do you use a VPN? Maybe a mesh network to your own systems, with all internet traffic going there, then filtered by that firewall or IPS/IDS?

    Lots of ways to skin the cat, but most importantly is to maintain layers. Layering is why MFA is such a big thing right now - it's another access control layer.

    I run a bit wild, I admit it. But my threat model doesn't include people specifically coming for me, or state-level actors. I do have some data-destruction mechanisms in place, just in case.

  • LG discontinues all UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray players

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  • Storage is cheap for what you get.

    A DVD movie ripped to MKV is 3-5GB.

    A 12 terabyte drive is ~ $100. That's... 2400 movies (if my math is right). My current movie collection is about 300 movies, 500GB of storage (I've ripped some stuff to MP4).

    Having a backup of 12TB would cost perhaps $100/yr (Im paying less than that for backup of my 4TB storage).

    Alternatively you can replicate your library with friends and family, pretty simple to do. Drop a mini pc with a drive in it running Kodi/Casaos/Freedombox, whatever, behind the TV at everyone's house, for less than 20w of power you have a replicated media player.

  • LG discontinues all UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray players

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  • 40 seconds?

    More like 10 minutes

  • Websites which "need" chrome

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  • I rarely run into such sites, when I do I leave.

    I've never run into one that I must use.