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Debcow Optimizing Debian Packages For Copy-On-Write File-Systems
  • A normal copy consists of a program reading from one file and writing to another. There is no way for the filesystem to do a reflink in that case, it just sees that the program is reading and writing stuff. In order to do a reflink, the program must tell the filesystem what data should be "copied" to where using FICLONE or FICLONERANGE. Though some programs will do that by default if possible nowadays when copying files or when moving files between different subvolumes on the same partition, including the Coreutils cp, mv and install commands and some GUI file managers.

  • Bye USB, File Explorer gets Android storage integration on Windows 11, Windows 10
  • Yes, using KDE Connect, which has had this functionality for ages. Though you're best off using the F-Droid version since Google has severely limited the Play Store version using SAF. Seems like they've they've given Microsoft a pass here even though they've blocked KDE Connect from doing the exact same thing for years.

  • Where can I find the highest quality Star Trek: The Original Series?
  • Where are you? It's gonna defer depending on your country. In most of the world it's available on Netflix.

  • Let the man enjoy his boats
  • Where's the part where he suffers?

  • What is your preferred API error response and why?
  • It's 401 unauthorized or 403 forbidden, not 403 unauthorized

  • All Windows users should immediately update their computers. An exploit rated 9.8/10 (CVE-2024-38063) compromises all devices running Windows with an IPv6 address.
  • Harvesting IP addresses shouldn't be a problem, since the firewall shouldn't allow packets from a peer you haven't talked to first. But true, if you can be attacked in response by a server you're connecting to that would be bad.

  • All Windows users should immediately update their computers. An exploit rated 9.8/10 (CVE-2024-38063) compromises all devices running Windows with an IPv6 address.
  • This would presumably mainly be an issue for computers open to the internet. So not so much for home PCs, unless the router's firewall is opened up.

  • Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line
  • This TV Streamer costs significantly more than a CCwGTV combined with an adapter.

  • Is FreeSync over HDMI not supported in linux even for FreeSync compatible monitors?
  • Apparently so it does, and it says "HDMI Freesync" rather than "HDMI [2.1] VRR". FreeSync HDMI is a completely different protocol and is supposed to work under Linux. Found a thread here, can you try cat /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/HDMI-A-1/vrr_range and edid-decode < /sys/class/drm/card0-HDMI-A-1/edid? Though there is no solution there.

  • Is FreeSync over HDMI not supported in linux even for FreeSync compatible monitors?
  • I thought that there was VRR support over HDMI even for versions below 2.1 spec.

    Yes, there is FreeSync HDMI, which is supposed to be supported on Linux, and which is unrelated to HDMI 2.1 VRR. Don't see anything about the monitor supporting that though (LG 24GS60F based on your previous post). Nor anything about HDMI 2.1 VRR, it probably only supports VRR via DisplayPort Adaptive Sync.

  • Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line
  • Until services stop supporting it.

  • Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line
  • None of which changes the fact that it's more expensive and clunkier, and none of which feels necessary.

  • Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line
  • You can get an Ethernet adapter for the Chromecast

  • Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line
  • A more expensive, clunkier product, with a bunch of needless fluff in it.

  • Principal Skinner on Immutable Distros
  • None of which are in this picture. The person in the picture talks only favorably of immutable systems yet is apparently against them, thus making for an easy target by arguing against themselves, so a straw man.

    I'm actually positive to immutable systems, I just thought the argument wasn't great. I realize that's about what Skinner does in the meme, but it feels weak.

    On second thought, I think the reason it was so jarring is because normally points against Skinner are in top picture, and the bottom picture has him abandon that line of thoughts in favor of something simplistic, thus changing his mind from one side to the other. Whereas here, the points against Skinner are at the end point of the meme, and thus he argues in both directions simultaneously.

  • Principal Skinner on Immutable Distros
  • This seems rather strawman-y

  • eSim or Physical Sim?
  • You can have a physical SIM alongside an eSIM. These days you may have to have at least one of them be an eSIM, as many phones only have one physical SIM slot.

  • New Samsung phones block sideloading by default
  • So you need to change two settings instead of one to side load. Seems rather pointless.

  • Oracle Java license teams set to begin targeting Oracle users who don't think they use Oracle
  • If you develop on windows, Adoptium.net will give you prebuilt openjdk.

    Only if you know it exists. It's not something that comes up when searching for it.

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