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Why is changing the keyboard layout so complicated in Windows compared to GNU + Linux and other normal OSes?
  • I don't know about these days, but I remember making a custom layout for Windows back in 2005 that was US Qwerty keyboard plus AltGR+auose for äüö߀ (German umlauts and euro symbol).

    I forget how I did it, as I haven't used Windows for serious work in years.

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  • Or show it in a minimal/headline only form.

    Ideally, the app (and lemmy as a whole) would support an optional subscribe-to-spamlist feature, with crowdsourced spam/scam reporting, with some recourse for fake-spam-reports. Individual posts & usernames. Group and server admins can't be as active as the crowd at large.

  • GitHub - WinampDesktop/winamp: Iconic media player
  • https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/8367/is-the-term-open-source-a-trademark has a discussion about this.

    The short story is that the OSI failed to obtain a legal trademark in the US for the term "open source" (software), resulting in many opportunistic companies and individuals adopting the term popularized by the OSI (which was founded by Eric Raymond, Michael Tiemann and Bruce Perens).

    There was controversy at the time due to it being a business-friendly spin on the ideological "free software", and I personally avoided using the term for many years as a result. Even without a trademark on the now generic term of Open Source, there is still value in the OSI brand and its stamp of approval on a license.

    Those who want to be crystal clear, should probably always say OSI Approved Open Source License.

    Now, I'm off to have a Nescafé Approved Coffee.

  • JD Vance says US could drop support for NATO if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk’s platforms: Republican vice presidential nominee says ‘Germans and other nations’ – not Russia – would ‘have to ...
  • Given that russia is unlikely to ever submit to direct war reparations, it seems clear that extra EU tariffs will be imposed on russia in the long term, with gas and oil flowing again. US Inc. will be forced to be very competitive if it wants to keep a share of the energy pie, as russian oil and gas is cheaper to begin with.

    US companies in turn would be unlikely to "win" reconstruction contracts in Ukraine if the government policy is hostile to Ukraine's interests.

    It sounds like JD Vance is either making an empty threat or is working against US economic interests.

  • Germany won't allow long-range strikes on Russia even if other countries do, Scholz says
  • Calculated cowardice, is my guess. The SPD leadership might also hope that a cautious stance loses them fewer votes in the upcoming elections. The BSW and AfD both cater to nostalgia and the fears of simpletons.

    I personally don't think they've done poorly in supporting Ukraine (Germany is a huge contributor, even if much of it is the boring non-kinetic kind) but he doesn't have the strong leader quality that you want during such times. The initial Wende seems to have fizzled, too.

  • Ford Patents In-Car System That Eavesdrops So It Can Play You Ads
  • Lots of ideas are patented, especially by large companies. Some ideas are pursued by the company themselves, while others sit in the patent war chest to (maybe) generate passive income and help with future litigation. Very occasionally they are used for prevention.

    Regardless, such a system would be a reason for many people to avoid buying a particular car or brand of car.

  • Recommend me a scripting language
  • It is possible to wrap something like python into a single file, which is extracted (using standard shell tools) into a tmpdir at runtime.

    You might also consider languages that can compile to static binaries - something like nim (python like syntax), although you could also make use of nimscript. Imagine nimscript as your own extensible interpreter.

    Similarly, golang has some extensible scripting languages like https://github.com/traefik/yaegi - go has the advantage of easy cross compiling if you need to support different machine architectures.

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