open-source base that Google doesn’t control that much.

I was with you until that statement. My interactions with people who work with Chromium’s code a lot, and with maintainers of open-source projects that use that code (like LineageOS), has given me a very different impression.

(The downvotes aren’t from me, though. I don’t think they’re a useful way to express disagreement.)

I think it was a pun. Arc is built on the same engine as Edge.

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I think fixing this problem will require making the collection illegal, with meaningful enforcement.

The second comment on the page sums up what I was going to point out:

I’d be careful making assumptions like this ; the same was true of exploits like Spectre until people managed to get it efficiently running in Javascript in a browser (which did not take very long after the spectre paper was released). Don’t assume that because the initial PoC is time consuming and requires a bunch of access that it won’t be refined into something much less demanding in short order.

Let’s not panic, but let’s not get complacent, either.

Original report, in English:

https://old.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1bixmbx/do_not_install_global_themes_some_wipe_out_all/

It’s possible that this deletion was a shell script mistake rather than malice, but it really shouldn’t be allowed either way. It’s made even worse by the UI that encourages users to install themes that that could have been made by anyone, with practically no oversight, and with no warning that they can execute arbitrary code.

I like KDE for a lot of reasons, but I’m ashamed of them for this irresponsible blunder.

Let’s hope they respond by closing this hole and any others like it. If they have to break compatibility with existing themes, now seems like a good time for it, since Plasma 6 was only just released.

Obligatory review by Yahtzee

Maybe neat from a technology perspective, but one of the reasons I buy from GOG is to play my games without surveillance. Making Amazon a middle man would be antithetical to that.

You would want to make sure the model you get doesn’t require agreeing to its terms & conditions or letting it update its firmware before you can select an input port.

Also, the only way to be sure it can’t give away your data is to open it up and physically disconnect its wireless network module(s). (And never plug in a network cable, of course.) You could instead simply not give it a wifi password, but then you would be gambling on the hope that it won’t quietly connect to whatever neighborhood or drive-by open networks it finds on its own.

Also bear in mind that buying a smart TV signals to vendors that those are desirable, and rewards manufacturers for producing them, thereby making the problem worse in the long run.

I avoid the issue by using a projector or computer monitor for watching video. If I were to buy a TV, I would consider dumb models from the likes of Sceptre, and console gaming monitors like those from Philips.

Here’s a relevant discussion and article from last year:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35484594

Subnautica is a treasure. (Despite the bugs.) I recommend playing with a good sound setup and dim lights.

It’s so long winded. Like they had a page requirement

I think you’ll find the same in most scientific research papers.

When I want the details behind a summary, I usually consult the source material. It’s linked in the article.

The study shows that, over the last three decades, the number of people living with or dying from such pathologies has increased (by 59% and 41%, respectively) due to the aging of the population and the influence of environmental, metabolic or unhealthy lifestyle factors that constitute risk factors for some of these pathologies (e.g., stroke and dementia).

The authors also focus on preventable risk factors and stress that high blood pressure, smoking or high blood glucose levels are variables that favor neurological pathologies, such as stroke or Alzheimer’s disease. “In 2021, 84% of stroke-associated DALYs were potentially preventable if exposure to 18 identified risk factors were decreased,” the authors summarize. In this regard, Porta mentions three healthy lifestyle tips that help prevent brain pathologies: “Physical exercise, adequate sleep patterns and adequate nutrition,” he concludes.

It slows down when using CPU-heavy features, even with a single user, because the CPU isn’t very fast. You can find multiple confirmations of this if you read through the community forum posts from the first couple years after it was released.

This doesn’t matter for things that can be offloaded, though, like basic routing and NAT. To be clear, it is an excellent value.

EdgeRouter X

More info on that model:

• Supports hairpin NAT
• WAN throughput limit is nearly 1Gbps (outbound + inbound combined) when not using CPU-heavy features like advanced buffer management or VPN
• Stock OS is a Vyatta variant (Debian-based)
• Has an OpenWRT port, which might be useful if Ubiquiti ever stops updating the stock OS

Not when I consider the price of replacing this box when it’s no longer supported.

And even ignoring the longevity issue, $69 is a small premium for superior specs and open firmware, which I am unlikely to get anywhere else.

I find that spending a bit more for tools that work much better and last much longer is nearly always the right choice. Better functionality, less waste, less hassle, and usually less money in the long run.

Just in case you don’t know: You can buy GOG games and download the installers in a browser.

I think I would rather spend a little more and get official hardware, with guaranteed ongoing support and no mystery blobs.

https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/openwrt-aims-to-finialize-its-dollar100-openwrt-one-open-source-router-design-and-specification

https://forum.openwrt.org/t/openwrt-one-celebrating-20-years-of-openwrt/183684/

eSATAp. (The p is for power!)

You can add these ports to a PC. With help from the motherboard and power supply, they’ll support both USB and eSATA, including mechanical drives that need 12V power.

https://www.newegg.ca/en-labs-model-11-001-405/p/17Z-00AT-00001

With the right cable, you can plug bare drives into them, which is convenient for backups, imaging, etc.

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=8492