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[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For those wondering, when using the biggest QR code with the maximum error correction (10,208 bytes), 1,454,942 QR codes is slightly less than 14GiB, which should be more than enough for a Windows ISO.

My math: (1454942×10208)÷1024÷1024÷1024≈13.83

Edit: Damn another guy beat me to it, now I wonder how I'm so far off.

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FOSS App Idea: A browser with Wireguard built in (programming.dev)

submitted 1 month ago by SteveTech@programming.dev to c/fosi@lemmy.ml

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I was basically thinking of a simple browser app for Android that automatically makes its requests over a Wireguard tunnel.

I don't publicly expose a lot of my self hosted services, most are only available over a Wireguard VPN. I don't think my family could work that out, and I also don't usually keep it enabled all the time on my phone.

It doesn't have to be a fully featured browser, I'm fine for it to be the built in Android WebView or something, and just have a configurable menu of pages that can be easily visited.

I have some Android app experience from Uni, so I could maybe help out somewhat, but I feel I'm going to be in way over my head to do this alone. I'm happy to donate a little anyway.

No common rube in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 43 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

AFAIK fast startup only affects shutdown, clicking restart will always do a full reboot. Shift clicking shutdown will do a full shutdown like you said, but shift clicking restart will start recovery mode.

Linux's New DRM Panic "Blue Screen of Death" In Action in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I believe the main contributor for drm_panic wants to add one eventually. Here's what it might look like:

DRM panic handler panic screenshot https://gitlab.com/kdj0c/panic_report/-/issues/1

Link if you can't scan

Also it looks like the colours are configurable at compile time (with white on black default).

Soldered-on RTC batteries (with type covered as a bonus) in c/assholedesign@lemmy.world

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 52 points 4 months ago

(with type covered as a bonus)

Relevant fact: Most standard non-letter batteries are named after their physical size, for example a CR2032 is 20mm diameter x 3.2mm height; or not a button battery, but an 18650 is 18mm diameter x 65.0mm height.

I know that it's rolling release, but 4 times this year seems a bit much in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 85 points 6 months ago

I'm probably jumping to conclusions, but Nvidia?

crash in Ubuntu GNU/Linux in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 28 points 7 months ago

The cool part is, the kernel and most of the user space is still running fine, so there's no restart required (although I would anyway), it's just gnome is having issues.

I've had dodgy hardware cause a kernel panic, which is much more equivalent to a Windows BSOD.

Functional 16-bit CPU built and runs in Excel, 3Hz processor includes 128KB of RAM, 16-color display, and a custom assembly language in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 40 points 8 months ago

Excel would be emulating the silicon here

Happy 1704067200 seconds since 1970 in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 39 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't believe so, I think OP just misremembered 1970.

The 1704067200 is the 2024 new year, in seconds from 1970 (normal Unix time).

OpenSSH is about to change. (For the better.) in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 82 points 10 months ago

Woah peertube federating with lemmy is actually really cool!

Valve is now reversing VAC bans due to AMD drivers in CS2, according to patch notes in c/games@lemmy.world

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 33 points 11 months ago

CS2 was released as an update to CSGO, so it's effectively the same game as far as steam charts go.

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KDE: Fix to weird theming in flatpaks (programming.dev)

submitted 11 months ago by SteveTech@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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This is more of a public note to self, but if anyone else had screwed up fonts, default cursors, and missing minimise/maximise buttons in flatpaks on KDE Wayland, put this in your /usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/kde-portals.conf:

[preferred]
default=kde;gtk;
org.freedesktop.impl.portal.Settings=kde;gtk;

Then restart xdg-desktop-portal.

Source: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474746#c12

Apparently this will be fixed in 5.27.9 releasing on the 24th anyway, but I've tried so many different 'solutions' and this had been annoying me for weeks.

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Guys I found lemmy! (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by SteveTech@programming.dev to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

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Sometimes less is more in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 33 points 1 year ago

I think you'd have to do echo o | sudo tee /proc/sysrq-trigger, otherwise sudo only works for the echo, not the write.

Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its 'Minimal' Install Option in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 150 points 1 year ago

The title's kinda clickbait, they're removing the 'Full' option and adding a choose your own apps dialogue to the 'Minimal' (and now only) option, and installs the selected apps over the internet. This reduces ISO size since the apps aren't installed by default.

Which is an action I can agree with.