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Entire US voter registration record leaks (191 million)
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm happy to confirm that the database is now offline! Thank you to whoever finally took if down!
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I'm Chris Vickery. I know your phone number, address, date of birth, and more (if you're registered to vote in the US).
I have recently downloaded voter registration records for 191 million Americans from a leaky database. I believe this is every registered voter in the entire country. To be very clear, this was not a hack.
The mysterious, insecure database is currently configured for public access. No password or other authentication is required at all. Anyone with an internet connection can grab all 300+ gigabytes.
We're talking about first name, middle name, last name, home address, mailing address, phone number, date of birth, party affiliation, and logs of whether or not you voted in primary/general elections all the way back to 2000. I looked myself up in the Texas table. It's accurate.
It is not known whether or not "high risk professionals" are included in this database. However, I have looked up several police officers in my city, and their data is indeed present.
I've been working with journalists and authorities for over a week to get this database shut down or secured. No luck so far.
Check out the initial coverage here: http://bit.ly/1IArUfH
tl;dr: Feel sorry for any journalist that already wrote a "Biggest privacy breaches of 2015" story.
EDIT: Forbes article is up http://onforb.es/1IArSEw
EDIT 2: I'll sum up the core issue for those that are denying the newsworthiness of this discovery:
Our society has never had to confront the idea of all these records, all in one place, being available to anyone in the entire world for any purpose instantly.
That's a hard pill to swallow.
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Why RAW? Your images can look better over time.
I posted in another thread and was called a troll for stating a fact about RAW that I thought was widely known and deserves more discussion: one of its big advantages over other formats is that RAW files can look better over time. I'll explain.
Tom Hogarty, Adobe's product manager for Lightroom (at least in 2009) compares a JPG to a photographic print and RAW to a film negative.
Hogarty likens the situation to what he saw looking at prints in a museum by the famed landscape photographer Ansel Adams. "You could tell the earlier prints didn't stand out. They didn't have the same kind of depth that the later prints did. The printing technology and chemicals were getting better," Hogarty said. "Imagine if all you had was original print and you couldn't improve it going forward."
What this means in practice is that because the RAW format is sensor data that is interpreted (h/t /u/CrankyPhotographer) the algorithms that process RAW files can, and do, get better over time (for now, in subtle ways like noise reduction, and bringing up better detail in shadows). If any of you remember the crap-show that was Adobe Camera Raw 1.0 you are probably well aware of the dramatic improvements that Camera RAW CC 2015 has made in the last decade.
But, my point in the earlier thread was about weddings. I got RAWs of my wedding (paid extra, had an advance contract with this requirement) not for the gains of the past 7 years, but for the possibility of what my grandchildren could do with those files with computers billions of times faster than what is available today. It's true that software can't make a bad photo look good. But, can it make a photo look better? Absolutely.
Here's an article that describes this phenomenon with RAW: http://cnet.co/1Jblo9W
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What photography blogs/users do you follow/subscribe to?
Hey guys,
I'm always looking for inspiration from other people, and I'm hoping you guys can share some of your best Instagram/tumblr/etc. pages that you think have some great images! What are some of the sites/users you follow?
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maanantai 23. marraskuuta 2015
Dell ships laptops with rogue root CA, exactly like what happened with Lenovo and Superfish
I got a shiny new XPS 15 laptop from Dell, and while attempting to troubleshoot a problem, I discovered that it came pre-loaded with a self-signed root CA by the name of eDellRoot. With it came its private key, marked as non-exportable. However, it is still possible to obtain a raw copy of the private key by using several tools available (I used NCC Group's Jailbreak tool). After briefly discussing this with someone else who had discovered this too, we determined that they are shipping every laptop they distribute with the exact same root certificate and private key, very similar to what Superfish did on Lenovo computers. For those that aren't familiar, this is a major security vulnerability that endangers all recent Dell customers.
Surely Dell had to have seen what kind of bad press Lenovo got when people discovered what Superfish was up to. Yet, they decided to do the same thing but worse. This isn't even a third-party application that placed it there; it's from Dell's very own bloatware. To add insult to injury, it's not even apparent what purpose the certificate serves. At least with Superfish we knew that their rogue root CA was needed to inject ads into your web pages; the reason Dell's is there is unclear.
If you have recently bought a Dell computer and want to see if you are affected by this, go to Start -> type "certmgr.msc" -> (accept on UAC prompt) -> Trusted Root Certification Authorities -> Certificates and check if you have an entry with the name "eDellRoot". If so, congratulations, you've been pwned by Dell, the very company you paid for your computer!
Here is a link to the certificate, private key, and PFX file for the certificate I found on my machine. The password for the PFX file is "dell". (The certificate itself is in the eDellRoot.crt file. Do NOT import the PFX file unless you know what you're doing. I just included it for convenience.) If yours came with the eDellRoot certificate, its thumbprint will probably be:
98:A0:4E:41:63:35:77:90:C4:A7:9E:6D:71:3F:F0:AF:51:FE:69:27
And its serial number:
6b:c5:7b:95:18:93:aa:97:4b:62:4a:c0:88:fc:3b:b6
It's upsetting that Dell would do this despite the backlash Lenovo experienced from its customers and the US Department of Homeland Security, and I really hope they quickly do something to correct this. The more people that know and speak up, the faster it will happen.
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sunnuntai 22. marraskuuta 2015
Happy 20th Birthday GIMP! (x-post /r/GIMP)
Not sure if many are aware of this, but it was 20 years ago today that Peter Mattis announced a beta version of the "General Image Manipulation Program" to Usenet. So happy 20th birthday GIMP!
As a present, I built GIMP a new website. Come check it out!
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Prominent Smartphone Company Refuses To Provide Linux Kernel Sources Under GPL
I'm sure most of you have heard of ZTE, a prominent Chinese smartphone company. Well, here's my story.
I have a ZTE Score x500, which is admittedly a terrible phone. I've been trying to port AOSP (Android Open Source Project) to it, but I need the kernel source code. Usually, an OEM will release the kernel sources on a website soon after the product or update is released, though it is not required. They are required to release it upon request. However, source code for the Score is not listed on ZTE's open source release site. My next step was to email ZTE about acquiring the source code, which they are REQUIRED to do. Below is my email and their reply:
L*** C*** <*******@gmail.com>
9:15 AM (7 hours ago)
to mobile@
To whom it may concern:
I own a ZTE Score x500 and am an Android developer, Linux enthusiast, and Free Software Foundation supporter. I noticed that you have not released the kernel source code for the ZTE Score x500 on your Open Source bulletin webpage. I am requesting you provide me with the kernel source code for the ZTE Score x500 as required under the GPL.
Thank you,
9:53 AM (7 hours ago)
to me Dear Customer
Thank you for contacting ZTE
If you are looking for the Kernel source code than
Please check in the below link .
If that model is not available there than we really Sorry to inform you that we can't provide this now it may take more time depends on the technical department.
You can also contact the local dealer where you purchased the device to or network operator to send a request to ZTE so that we can release the Kernel source code because
ZTE is not selling any product to the customer or in the market directly.
ZTE will sell only in bulk quantity to the network provider and to the dealer
Should there be further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best Regards
I contacted the carrier (Cricket) but was initially turned away, then told they would look into it, but I have doubts about it. ZTE has been known to do this to source code they seemingly don't wish to release, even replying with the exact email, verbatim.
I would like guidance on what I should do next. At this point it's less about getting the actual source than making a manufacturer follow the licenses for FLOSS software they use.
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What happened to Unix? Who owns it? And are newer versions of it still being developed today?
I remember when Unix workstation were quite popular from the 80s to 90s, from direct descendants such as BSD, Solaris, HP AUX, AIX, Ultrix, and NeXt. But they seem to have died out by the late 90s to early 2000s.
But what ever happened to the "original" (so to speak) Unix that was developed by ATT and licensed to companies and academia. If I recall sold the rights and code to someone else, but does Unix exist today as operating system or as a standard?
I didn't know where to ask this question. I thought /r/linux would be appropriate.
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keskiviikko 7. lokakuuta 2015
Jaa omat vinkkisi! Niksi-Reddit!
Elikkäs, elikkäs.. Niksi-Pirkan jalanjäljissä tämmöinen kikkalanka. Jaa ja kerro arkipäivän, tai minkä päivän nyt vaan, niksejä, käytännön vinkkejä tai muuta näppärää, kanssaredditoijien elämää helpottamaan.
Oma kontribuutioni: En jaksa koskaan uudelleenvängätä leipäpussin sulkijaa paikalleen, mutta jos sen heivaa jonnekin, unohtuu leivän päiväys. Tungin siis sen sulkijan sinne pussiin. Se on siellä tallessa, päiväyksen voi tarkistaa, eikä leipälaatikkoon kerry kahtasataa wanhaa sulkijaa.
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Looking to use Linux as OS in STB media streaming device. So many to choose from (and many suck). Can anyone recommend a good Linux "mini PC" XBMC video box?
Was hoping to buy a 4GB RAM 32GB/SSD "mini pc" set-top box to decode/play media files. SO many options but many look good on paper but actually suck. It's almost impossible to buy a good one (here's my eBay seach) without an expert opinion. Ultimately, I'd love something that can run Ubuntu or Mint (or even dual boot between that and Android). Anyone have any recommendations? The hardware out there is ridiculous, and even if you get the best specs, you might be stuck without updates and no firmwares, etc. Any help appreciated.
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Fancy two letters commands
I recently met two fancy two letters long but very powerful commands i.e. tc and ss
I'm wondering what other short but strong commands do you know?
Cheers
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I am the CEO of an indie game development company facing bankruptcy after having their game featured by both Google and Apple. AMA!
My Short Bio: I'm the CEO of an indie game development team 6 (3 on a salary) man strong, located in Finland. I've been in this business for close to 4 years now. I've put my heart and soul into this, survived through panic attacks and constant disappointment. I did this because I wanted to be passionate about something again, after not knowing what I wanted to do for 7 years while studying something I had no passion for.
We jumped into this together with my brother, just the two of us. We didn't know much about developing games when we started, my brother had coded a couple of simple ones using Flash in his spare time. I myself had no experience what so ever. We were gamers, we thought we could be great game developers.
For the past two years we have been working on a game series called Battlestation and our second Kickstarter is about to fail once again. Our newest mobile release Battlestation: Harbinger Google Play (Battlestation: Harbinger Apple App Store) was a huge success for us in a sense that the game was featured by both Apple and Google as "Best new games" and "New&updated" respectively. Still the sales are not enough to cover the development expenses.
I know a lot of the industry, ask me anything!
My Proof: Battlestation Twitter
Update: Oh wow this is blowing up! Our home pages can't sustain the traffic! I'm so humbled by all of your questions. I will do my best to answer all of them!
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Asked to pay $22,000 by popular YouTuber for our game to be featured.
Hi all, Ben Tester here from indie game devs, Wales Interactive (developers of Soul Axiom, Master Reboot and Infinity Runner)
On one of my normal PR rounds I received an email from a very popular YouTuber with a few million subscribers offering to have one of our games featured on their YouTube channel for a rate of either $17,600 for 2-3 talking points or $22,000 for 2-3 talking points AND a description link.
Upon reading this my jaw dropped. Is this real? Are there developers out there that pay that sort of money to have their game featured in one video?
OK, so it's obvious that receiving a LP'er or YT star feature your game is great promotion and will certainly help spread the news. It will also no doubt have some sort of effect on your sales, right?
An interesting Tweet I saw from SteamSpy this afternoon claims there doesn't seem to be much of a correlation between number of Steam sales a game has after it's been covered by a popular YTer (in this example, they used TotalBiscuit and up to a period of 20 days after the feature of an indie game on YouTube).
EDIT: Since this was posted, SteamSpy have Tweeted that there is some correlation between the two. This can be found here
So my questions are...
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Are there any devs out there that have paid to be featured on YouTube? If so, was it worth it? or do you regret the decision?
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Are there any devs out there that have noticed a correlation between their sales and a popular YouTube feature?
If you have any other comments on the matter, please feel free to join in!
Cheers all, Ben.
EDIT: I must stress that I emailed the YTer first to ask if they would like to receive a free code for our game to play for their channel. The YTer did NOT mention anything about making a 'positive' promotion nor was this a scam from a fake YTer. Finally I'd like to state that I refused the offer.
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torstai 10. syyskuuta 2015
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Please share your resources about posing models
The internet is full of information about almost all aspects of photography, but I'm still having difficulty with finding information about posing models. I don't really know where to start and I never know how to pose my subjects.
I've learned a lot about classical poses from this video. Do any of you have links to more videos like this or any other tutorial-type stuff about posing? Please share!
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I’m Marty Weiner, the new Reddit CTO
Oh haaaii! Just made this new Reddit account to party with everybody.
A little about myself:
- I’m incredibly photogenic
- I love building. Love VLSI, analog/digital circuitry, microarchitecture, assembly, OS design, network design, VM/JIT, distributed systems, ios/android/web, 3d modeling/animation/rendering. Recently got into 3d printing - fucking LOVE it. My 3d printer enables me to make nearly anything and have it materialize on my desk in a few hours.
- I love people. When I first became a manager, I discovered how amazing the human mind really is and endeavoured to learn everything I can. I love studying the relationship between our limbic and rational selves, how communication breaks down, what motivates people / teams, and how to build amazing cultures. I’m currently learning everything I can about what constitutes a strong company culture and trying to make the discussion of culture more rigorous than it currently is in the valley.
- My current non-Reddit projects are making a grocery list iOS app that’s super simple and just does the right thing (trying out App Engine for backend). And the other is making this full size fully functional thing.
I’m suuuuper excited to be here! I don’t know much at all yet (I’ve been an official employee for… 7 hours?), but I plan to do an AMA in 30 days (Sept 20ish) once I know a lot more. I’ll try to answer whatever questions I can, but I may have to punt on some of them. I gots an hour at the moment, then will go home and change diapers, then answer more as time permits.
If you are interested in joining our engineering team, please head over to reddit.com/jobs. We are in the market for engineers of all shapes and sizes: frontend, backend, data, ops, anything in between!
Edit: And I'm off to my train to diaper land. Let's do this again in 30 days! Love you!
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Curious about Linux? Come on in, have a beer, let's chat.
Hello! I'm a full time Linux user and I know a lot about it. It's a great system, does not spy on you, and makes it very difficult to get malware. In the past few years, it's also become a great platform for gaming, too. Here's the answers to a bunch of questions I usually hear about Linux from Windows users.
Why would I want Linux?
Here are a handful of the reasons you might go for Linux over Windows:
- Linux doesn't spy on you, and it's not run by corporate interests, so you can be confident that it never will. Sure, you can turn off some of the spying in Windows, but wouldn't it be better if there was no spying in the first place?
- Linux is very customizable - you can change it to suit your preferences and truly make it your own. Here's a screenshot of my desktop now. Here's a few more looks you could go for: Gnome 3, KDE Plasma 5, Cinnamon, and more.
- It's free. No need to drop $100 on a Windows license for your next build. It's also free as in "freedom" - a lot of people take this too seriously, but it just means that you can do whatever you want with it. When Microsoft made the full screen start menu and you bitched about it, you couldn't change it. On Linux, you can. If you're a programmer, the source code for nearly everything you use is available to you as well.
- Working on your PC is a hobby. Building it from scratch is part of the fun of being in the PC master race. Why stop at the hardware, though? With Linux, you can use the out of the box system and be happy, but if you want you can also tweak it and customize it and build it into a very personal experience.
- Easier to install software. On Windows, you google it, download an installer, run it, put in your password, click "next" 10 times (carefully avoiding the toolbar option), and then you have it. On Linux, you enter one command on the terminal, put in your password, and then you have it. There are also graphical tools that you can search for software, press a button, put in your password, and then you have it.
What about games?
Ask me this question five years ago, and I would have told you that you'd be giving up games if you switched to Linux. Thankfully, though, that's not true today. Here's my own steam library: one, two. There are many more games on Linux that I don't have, too. On top of that, I'm able to play a lot of games with wine, which is software for Linux that lets you run many Windows programs. However, I'd be lying to you if I said you wouldn't be giving up some games. Most AAA games are unfortunately not ported to Linux until months or years after they're released, and new games won't work in wine until wine catches up with Windows. The solution many people turn to is called dual booting - it's very easy to have both Linux and Windows installed on the same computer, and switching between them is as easy as rebooting.
But are games on Linux slower?
This depends on the developers of the game in question. Linux provides OpenGL, which fills a similar niche to DirectX on Windows. OpenGL runs on more platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac, and more, so many games for WIndows are actually using OpenGL. The performance of both frameworks is comparable - Valve, for example, was able to squeeze more performance out of Left 4 Dead with OpenGL on Linux than with DirectX on Windows. On the other hand, PCSX2 (a PS2 emulator) has poorer performance on OpenGL when compared to the DirectX frontend. On even an entry level rig, though, you can expect to have a good time. You are not likely to notice any difference in performance between Windows and Linux.
What's this terminal thing? I'm scared of text!
A lot of people think that Linux users live in a terminal, just entering commands to get everything done. This is actually true, but it's not a bad thing. On Windows, you are used to doing everything by clicking buttons on windows, and the command prompt on Windows is pretty bad. I can understand how Windows users would think that Linux users are crazy for preferring a terminal. But on Linux, the terminal is generally the fastest and easiest way to do whatever you're trying to do. You can do things the Windows way, with GUIs and buttons and text boxes, but most users end up liking it just because it gives you that extra speed and flexibility. Consider this - on Windows, let's say you want to install some software. You pull up Chrome, google for the software, click the first link that isn't an ad (and there will be an ad), download it, double click the installer, put in your admin password, click "next" several times (carefully avoiding the ask toolbar), and then you have it installed. On Linux, you install Firefox by typing sudo apt-get install firefox into a terminal, providing your admin password, and now you have Firefox. It really is easier, and that's the only reason people gravitate to it on Linux.
I heard stuff about Linux and Unix, what are the differences between them?
Unix is an operating system created by Bell Labs in the 70's. It defines a certain way an operating system should behave, and Linux is a free implementation of that behaviour. OS X is another implementation of Unix. For this reason, Linux and OS X are (for the most part) compatible. Windows is another operating system that is not an implementation of Unix, and programmers have to make a special version of their software to run on Windows.
What's up with all these different kinds of Linux?
You've probably heard of various Linux distributions, or "distros", like Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Linux Mint, and so on. It seems complicated, but it's actually very simple. "Linux" itself just provides the core functionality of the system, things that the user can't really see, and the distro provides the look and feel, default applications, and a handful of other things. It's like this - imagine that a car company built a really good engine, and then gave it away for free. A whole bunch of people made their own cars, built around this engine. They might look different, have different wheels and seats, but they're all cars, and they have this one engine design in common. That's how Linux works - Linux is the engine, and the distros are the rest of the car.
But which one do I pick?
For newbies, I suggest you google these three, and pick whichever one you think is prettiest: Fedora, Linux Mint, Ubuntu. Moderately advanced users might use distros like Debian or Antergos. Experienced users often prefer Arch Linux, Gentoo, or even Linux from Scratch.
How does Linux avoid malware?
Remember a few questions ago I walked you through the installation procedure for Windows compared to Linux? Well, consider this. On Windows:
- You might download the wrong installer when you google the software
- You might forget to uncheck the ask toolbar
- A business with ulterior motives was responsible for creating the installer
On Linux, you used a command like sudo apt-get install firefox. This command uses a list of software supported by your chosen distro (this is a very long list, and includes most of the software you could ever want). This time, the software you're installing was packaged by people you trust (not a business just looking for a quick buck), is guaranteed not to have shovelware like that toolbar, and comes from one place and one place only. If you stick to installing software this way, it is very difficult for you to get a virus.
This breaks down if you leave the comfort zone of what your distro provides. If you find some software that you want to install that your distro does not support, you have to install it yourself. This means that you are now responsible for validating that it came from the right place, doesn't spy on you, doesn't include malware, and so on. You won't find yourself in this situation often.
How hard is it to switch?
Very easy. The installer will walk you through the process, handle things like dual booting for you, and it'll only take a few minutes.
I hope you consider giving Linux a try! Feel free to ask more questions if you have them, and check out /r/linuxmasterrace!
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I've just read the disturbing facts about Intel Management Engine (ME)
How do you guys can buy newer hardware after knowing this?
I've just purchased a new ThinkPad and I can't believe I didn't know this. This is absolutely horrifying.
Seriously? What the fuck, Intel?
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Richard Stallman is right.
Hi All,
I’d just like to throw this out there: Richard Stallman was right all along. Before today, I thought he was just a paranoid, toe jam eating extremist that lived in MIT’s basement. Before you write me off, please allow me to explain.
Proprietary software phoning home and doing malicious things without the user knowing, proprietary BIOS firmware that installs unwanted software on a user’s computer, Government agencies spying on everyone, companies slowly locking down their software to prevent the user from performing trivial task, ect.
If you would have told me 2 years ago about all of this, I would have laughed at you and suggested you loosen up your tin foil hat because it’s cutting off circulation to your brain. Well, who’s laughing now? It certainly isn’t me.
I have already decided my next laptop will be one that can run open firmware and free software. My next cell phone will be an Android running a custom rom that’s been firewalled to smithereens and runs no Google (or any proprietary) software.
Is this really the future of technology? It’s getting to be ridiculous! All of this has really made me realize that you cannot trust anybody anymore. I have switch my main workstation to Linux about 6 months ago today and I’m really enjoying it. I’m also trying to switch away from large corporations for online services.
Let me know what you think.
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TIFU by getting Reddit banned in Russia
Today Reddit was blocked in Russia, and I am the one who posted this post which lead to this.
In Russia, there is a law which allow Roskomnadzor, Russian censorship agency, to block any website without court rulling. Two years ago I tested how RKN react to abuse on popular websites/crazy abuses. On of that websites was Reddit.
One thing I learned is that RKN doesn't want to block popular websites. They respond me that this content is illegal and they blocked it, but they weren't. It was on 05/21/2013. On 10st Aug 2015 they posted a call to help them contact Reddit administration to official VK page. Funny thing, but they called Psilocybe a plant. Several hours ago they reported that Reddit is blocked in Russia. Seems like things changed.
How Reddit is blocked? Fully. As Reddit switched to HTTPS, there is no way to block special page.
Will I remove this post? No. I also think that Reddit administration needs to do nothing. This is important issue on freedom of speech, and only RKN want to violate it.
BTW, this post is a guide for indoor growing Psilocybe mushrooms in Russian. I'm not sure if any people saw this before blocking, but if you are here and you can read Russian, now you know to grow some shrooms, thanks to RKN.
UPD: Russia unbans Reddit as they comply with request and blocked that post for Russian users.
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I just wanted to show you the historical data of my battery life with coconutBattery for the last 3 years
I have a MBP early 2011, and I have been saving my statistics in coconutBattery since then, so you can see its actual life. My laptop is still in great shape, I have no intention of changing it at the moment and even you can see the battery health went up from 83% to 85%! this may be a glitch because I haven't done any calibrations recently, but hey ho. So happy with the battery after nearly 5 years and the laptop itself. You pay more for a Mac? for sure! but durability is absolutely astounding!
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Richard Stallman is right.
Hi All,
I’d just like to throw this out there: Richard Stallman was right all along. Before today, I thought he was just a paranoid, toe jam eating extremist that lived in MIT’s basement. Before you write me off, please allow me to explain.
Proprietary software phoning home and doing malicious things without the user knowing, proprietary BIOS firmware that installs unwanted software on a user’s computer, Government agencies spying on everyone, companies slowly locking down their software to prevent the user from performing trivial task, ect.
If you would have told me 2 years ago about all of this, I would have laughed at you and suggested you loosen up your tin foil hat because it’s cutting off circulation to your brain. Well, who’s laughing now? It certainly isn’t me.
I have already decided my next laptop will be one that can run open firmware and free software. My next cell phone will be an Android running a custom rom that’s been firewalled to smithereens and runs no Google (or any proprietary) software.
Is this really the future of technology? It’s getting to be ridiculous! All of this has really made me realize that you cannot trust anybody anymore. I have switch my main workstation to Linux about 6 months ago today and I’m really enjoying it. I’m also trying to switch away from large corporations for online services.
Let me know what you think.
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