TwinHaelix

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[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

KMS requires phoning back to MS periodically to keep the license activated. It's still "permanent" because there's no limit on duration (as of now at least).

HWID activation registers a hardware ID in MS servers to permanently license it. That means no renewal, just forever activation that survives reinstalls.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

100% in the same boat. WSL and VSCode is basically a requirement for me, and codium can't do the WSL linking.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

Just want to shout out to reviewbrah for giving us this absolute gem of a phrase

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is the real blow. Truly the end of an era.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fix is to address a critical CVE:

Specific handling of an attacker-controlled VP8 media stream could lead to a heap buffer overflow in the content process. We are aware of this issue being exploited in other products in the wild.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Creating a driver requires a deep understanding of some pretty low-level pieces of Linux. If you're new to Linux, you should probably start with some "new to Linux" tutorials and get an understanding of some basic command line usage. Work your way up to being able to follow a guide on compiling the Linux kernel (without any of your own modifications). After that, you can seek out guides on creating a driver.

As a second note, fingerprint drivers are categorically difficult to work with, so this would really be jumping in on the deepest of deep ends. You can do it! But it will take a LOT of self-education.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

My strategy too. I have a piece of paper with my bitwarden credentials (password and OTP code) and a list of important items like bank accounts, utilities on autopay, etc.

I review it with my spouse every year and update anything out of date.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

I completely believe that, assuming it's one of the non-4K sticks. The older generation models are rather wimpy and slow (we had one that we replaced for exactly this reason), but any of the newer 4K-capable devices have been snappy and responsive.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Unfortunately, I think you're unlikely to find anything besides the ones made by the big companies: Google, Apple, Samsung, and Garmin are the ones I know. They each have agreements with the banks and credit card companies to handle the secure exchange of data required for the touch payment system. In fact, there are still some issues resulting from a lack of cooperation (such as Citi Bank not working with Garmin Pay because they can't be bothered to set up the relationship). I imagine an open source software would be unable to get the banks to pay attention to them to establish a partnership, or would otherwise be declined because the financial institutions wouldn't trust them.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I recommend a Roku streaming stick or a Roku streambar if you need a decent sound bar too. That's what we use on our "smart" TVs and I hate ads too. Full disclosure: they do put one ad on the homescreen off to the side, but none in the actual content apps. You'll only see it while between apps.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You maybe know this but GitAhead was discontinued, and the maintained fork is called Gittyup: https://github.com/Murmele/Gittyup

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Open source is a definite plus, but tbh not a requirement for me. Actively maintained, free, Windows and Linux, and simple. Oh, and it has to have a dark theme 😄

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