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What Linux distro surprised you the most?
  • I was surprised, in a bad way, at how difficult it is to get any VNC running. I tried Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and base Debian, but couldn't get any VNC working. The closest I got was with Debian, but it gave me a different desktop than what was coming out the video port to my monitor. I'd be interested in hearing if anyone has had better luck with anything.

  • Yt-dlp is the best way to download videos and audio
  • Thanks! Would you happen to know how to install with pipx? I don't fully understand Python venv stuff, but I followed instructions on how to install yt-dlp using pipx. I'm not clear on whether I could do that with your app.

  • Microsoft will now urge you to ditch local accounts on Windows 10
  • I've never heard of AtlasOS until this comment. I read the documentation and it's interesting that they need you to install it using a fresh Windows ISO. I wonder what they are doing that can't be accomplished on an existing Windows installation with a bunch of Powershell scripts?

  • Congressman warns Biden to “wake up” after over 100K Michigan Democrats vote “uncommitted”
  • Are people expecting a better response to this situation from Trump? I don't see how people can expect him to be the better choice for most topics. Abstaining a vote for Biden in November is basically the same as voting for Trump

  • Online travel agent allows customers to filter out Boeing 737 Max planes
  • If people start choosing their flights based on aircraft type, it seems like the airline could just list all flights as the "good" aircraft and then automatically change it to the "bad" aircraft close to the departure date.

  • Researcher has developed, at a cost of less than one dollar, a wireless light switch that runs without batteries, can be installed anywhere on a wall and could reduce the cost of wiring a house by ...
  • I wouldn't call it "harvesting" if you have operate power transmitters on each floor of the house. "Energy harvesting" usually means you are using something that is already present in the environment.

    "each floor would have one or two RF (radio frequency) power transmitters to powe r up all switches inside the house."

  • Researcher has developed, at a cost of less than one dollar, a wireless light switch that runs without batteries, can be installed anywhere on a wall and could reduce the cost of wiring a house by ...
  • The article says they are powering it using dedicated transmitters:

    "each floor would have one or two RF (radio frequency) power transmitters to power up all switches inside the house."

    It's confusing because earlier they talk about energy harvesting, which implies "free". But then they talk about how you will need to run these transmitters, which certainly isn't free.

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