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  • I just wish it had normal top bar tabs (or maybe it does and I haven't found the option), because I love the overall style, but vertical tabs take up too much space after widening the side bar enough to see the tab names easily.

  • Mozilla removes uBlock Origin Lite from Addon store. Developer stops developing Lite for Firefox; "it's worrisome what could happen to uBO in the future."
  • Who's going to develop security and feature updates for it? The Librewolf devs certainly won't have the man power.

  • HP Laptop drains battery while turned off
  • Maybe Intel AMT running? I'm not sure it can be disabled though.

  • Why is changing the keyboard layout so complicated in Windows compared to GNU + Linux and other normal OSes?
  • It's just WIN + Spacebar, or click the keyboard layout icon in the taskbar.

  • Do you fill in real name + info when registering for a domain?
  • Yes, don't want my domain to be removed/suspended.

    The info is hidden from the public since every registrar should include domain privacy for free.

    Can also use something like Njalla where they register and hold the domain for you and give you access to it.

  • [osmand] Current altitude is off
  • Any GPS mapping app should have the option to show it, or use an app like GPS Status.

  • [osmand] Current altitude is off
  • Is your GPS altitude correct?

  • AI bots now beat 100% of those traffic-image CAPTCHAs
  • I've never been able to get this one to work, it will say it can't detect speech even though I can hear it being played.

  • Firewalls: what SHOULD I block?
  • Many people use laptops and use other wifi networks or tether to their phone, both can expose you because of unknown firewall states or IPv6 being used.

  • WordPress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing its resources
  • There really isn't one that's a true alternative to WP.

    There are plenty of nice static site generators, but those are significantly harder to use and not just drag and drop, they also don't have the huge plugin marketplace that WP does.

    Everyone loves to complain about WP (rightfully so in some cases, it has its own problems), but will suggest alternatives that are nothing like it.

  • TechSpot can't help but sellout in their own editor picks
  • It's crazy to me that all these websites advertise pirated/stolen Microsoft keys and aren't getting in trouble for it.

  • Firewalls: what SHOULD I block?
  • By default it should be configured to allow all outgoing, and block all incoming. That's perfectly fine for a desktop/laptop and you don't need to mess with it.

    You can't really do that much outgoing filtering with a firewall that will be useful, because basically everything operates on port 80/443, and often connects to the same CDNs or datacenter IPs for multiple services.

    Instead DNS blocking is a much more effective way to handle it, plus uBlock Origin in your browser.

  • Mouse recommendations, anyone?
  • Every Logitech mouse I've owned in the past 20 years has had switches fail and start double clicking. Usually it's the middle mouse button since it uses a cheap tactile switch instead of the larger more robust micro switches.

    I buy a bunch of switches off Digikey and solder in a replacement when it happens (like once a year for each mouse), but it's a hassle.

  • Is there a way to migrate to LibreWolf from Firefox?
  • Migrate PWs to bitwarden first.

    Then you can use Firefox Sync if you want to sync data between the browsers.

    Or just do a one-time bookmarks export and import if you don't want to use sync.

  • PhotoPrism vs Apple Photos currently?
  • Immich has been great, I've been running it for something like 1.5 years now I think.

  • PhotoPrism vs Apple Photos currently?
  • I love that they clearly say that. IMO they should keep that notice around even later on.

    Far too many people spin up some solution for photos or files, either selfhosted or some paid service, and use it as their only storage. Then they're surprised when data loss happens.

  • This Android Malware Has Infected Over 11 Million Devices
  • Doesn't the play store have their "Play Protect" thing they're always shoving in my face? Why didn't that pick this up before 11 million people installed the app?

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