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3 votes
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What are some must-dos when you are setting up a new Android Phone?
What are some must-dos when you are setting up a new Android Phone?
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Marriott admits hackers stole data on 500 million guests; passports and credit card info included
21 votes -
Seeing issues with self-driving cars
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Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook staff to research George Soros
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Google tried to patent my work after a job interview
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Twitter is considering removing its "like" button
28 votes -
Google shut out privacy and security teams from secret China project
22 votes -
The EU Copyright Directive: What redditors in Europe need to know
11 votes -
The company behind the Unity Engine has posted their guidelines for building Ethical AI
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By ending default communities, Reddit increased disinformation
25 votes -
Lenovo to pay $7.3m for installing adware in 750,000 laptops
21 votes -
What are y'all's favorite (private?) trackers?
promise im probably not a fed
31 votes -
The 100 greatest innovations of 2018
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Recommendation for new Oculus compatible machine help
Hey all. My old computer is fine, but the Oculus software has recently pushed an update where it no longer starts up, attempting to repair the software uninstalled it, and the install errors out...
Hey all. My old computer is fine, but the Oculus software has recently pushed an update where it no longer starts up, attempting to repair the software uninstalled it, and the install errors out despite clearing out the install cache and existing files while running it in network capable Safe mode with Defender off as recommended.
Eventually I narrowed it down to this error. https://forums.oculusvr.com/community/discussion/71083/cant-install-software-exiting-with-code-18 and since I'm using an old HP xw8400 build with two Xeon 5355 processors, it does kind of check out that this latest update finally became incompatible with my processor and it may be time to upgrade anyway. To my knowledge, there isn't really a way to get a more modern processor onto the motherboard, and I'm not going to rage at Oculus for not supporting hardware they were never supporting in the first place. (Auto Update and being unable to downgrade is meh, but I'm not going to win that fight.)
So what would you guys recommended for a new processor/ram/motherboard combination? My Graphics Card (RX480) and hard drive is still fine, and I'd like to keep it on the cheap for as much as we can do with VR.
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Swedish ISP punishes Elsevier for forcing it to block Sci-Hub by also blocking Elsevier
25 votes -
Elon Musk says Tesla came "within single-digit weeks" of death
12 votes -
Film Theory: All your memes are dead
3 votes -
How I changed the law with a GitHub pull request
20 votes -
Time is different now
12 votes -
Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers
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Back from the edge: It’s easy to blame online rhetoric for violence. The reality is much harder
7 votes -
What do you legally “own” with Bitcoin? A short introduction to krypto-property
7 votes -
Natalie Wynn: The stylish socialist who is trying to save YouTube from alt-right domination
32 votes -
A site that shows the most popular boards on 4chan right now
14 votes -
The Snowden Legacy, part one: What’s changed, really?
11 votes -
Facebook criticized for allowing South Sudanese user to auction off 16-year-old bride
11 votes -
How to build a low-tech website
20 votes -
Amazon admits it exposed customer email addresses, but refuses to give details
14 votes -
“He Doesn’t Believe in It”: Mark Zuckerberg Has Never Cared About Your Privacy, and He’s Not Going to Change
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Smearing Soros to stoke hate: You too, Facebook?
7 votes -
The spread of low-credibility content by social bots
8 votes -
Private by design: How we built Firefox Sync
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Two scenarios of Chinese hacking of Australian companies
China uses the cloud to step up spying on Australian business How China diverts, then spies on Australia's internet traffic
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Review of controls for certain emerging technologies
4 votes -
The fax is not yet obsolete
10 votes -
The community network manual: How to build the Internet yourself
13 votes -
Tim Cook defends using Google as primary search engine on Apple devices
15 votes -
BlackBerry buys cybersecurity firm Cylance for $1.4 billion
5 votes -
Facebook investors call on Mark Zuckerberg to resign as chairman following damaging report
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Looking for a phone that doesn't follow recent trends
I am generally dissatisfied with my phone options today. I want a phone that meets these requirements: microSD card slot 3.5mm headphone jack Unlockable bootloader without having to ask the...
I am generally dissatisfied with my phone options today. I want a phone that meets these requirements:
- microSD card slot
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- Unlockable bootloader without having to ask the manufacturer (i.e.
fastboot oem unlock
) - Either LineageOS support or Android 8+
- Screen smaller than 6" (preferably smaller than 5.5")
I'd also prefer not to have a notch but it's not a dealbreaker. I don't really care much about having the thinnest phone, or the biggest screen, etc. I'd much prefer having more control over my device and the way I use it.
Does such a phone exist, or do I have my standards too high? I haven't seen a phone like this that came out 2017 or later.
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The Web is still a DARPA weapon
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Utterances: A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues
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Navy training video - Mechanical computers [1953]
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Robot-soldiers, stealth jets and drone armies: the future of war
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Anyone with a CAT phone?
I currently have a Nexus 6P whose battery dies at 35% and unfortunately nowadays with unreplaceable batteries, that means I have to replace the phone (sigh). For my next phone, I'm seriously...
I currently have a Nexus 6P whose battery dies at 35% and unfortunately nowadays with unreplaceable batteries, that means I have to replace the phone (sigh).
For my next phone, I'm seriously considering a CAT S61.
CATs (caterpillars) are a line of smartphones made for heavy-duty blue collar work. They're built to withstand shocks, drops, accidents and various intense situations. The S61 is a high end hybrid which pulls in USB-C, NFC and various other modernities. This makes it very tempting. The big pros for me are shock/drop resistance+waterproof and a headphone jack, microSD slot, no stupid notch, and a superb battery.
Where the CAT loses is on display resolution, camera quality and probably CPU/graphics card but having never owned one, I don't know how bad these are. It's also much thicker but that I really don't care about. It also doesn't seem to be compatible with lineageOS (and even if it were, I don't know that there's drivers for the various custom hardware bits such as the thermal imaging camera).
Before I drop $1k on one of these, anyone here got any hands-on experience with the CAT line?
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Unsecured database of millions of SMS text messages exposed password resets and two-factor codes
19 votes -
Medium is a poor choice for blogging
42 votes -
SpeedReader: Fast and Private Reader Mode for the Web
8 votes -
Delay, deny and deflect: How Facebook’s leaders fought through crisis
16 votes