Miscellaneous Tech News
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FAA tells airlines MacBook Pros with defective batteries can’t fly
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/08/faa-bans-some-15-inch-macbook-pros-with-battery-problems-from-flights/The Federal Aviation Administration has banned certain 15-inch MacBook Pros with potentially defective batteries from US flights. The move, which follows Apple's June recall announcement, is part of a general FAA policy on devices with defective batteries.
"The FAA is aware of the recalled batteries that are used in some Apple MacBook Pro laptops," FAA spokespeople said in emails to Ars Technica. Under FAA policy, affected MacBook Pros are banned from the passenger cabin and from checked luggage.
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I wonder if this means anybody offloading their old equipment on ebay/etc will have to ship via ground. . .?
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https://fedoramagazine.org/taz-brown-how-do-you-fedora/
Awesome hardware setup.
Kinesis Advantage2 will cost you $349 US.
https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/
She uses Wekan, an open source kanban board. Anyone ever heard of it?
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Looks like they're finally fixing some of the annoyances with kvm through cockpit.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
She uses Wekan, an open source kanban board. Anyone ever heard of it?
https://wekan.github.io/Yeah, pretty familiar with it. We don't do kanban around here much and Asana is free and hosted, so what little we use, we use that. But Wekan is Meteor based, I think, and pretty well known.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Kinesis Advantage2 will cost you $349 US.
https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/That keyboard looks like the stuff of nightmares. How can anyone type on that?
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That keyboard looks horrible, never could use split keyboards
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I've tried ergonomic keyboards in the past and the issue is all with muscle memory. Your hands want to be in certain positions so it really requires dedication to use anything even remotely close to that form-factor.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I've tried ergonomic keyboards in the past and the issue is all with muscle memory. Your hands want to be in certain positions so it really requires dedication to use anything even remotely close to that form-factor.
I tend to also find them uncomfortable. As someone with actual carpal tunnel, those things are just gimmicks that make the wrist problems worse, not better. Traditional keyboards are actually pretty much ideal for people with carpal tunnel.
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@StuartJordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
That keyboard looks horrible, never could use split keyboards
I have to use them sometimes, such a bad idea.
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The (not so) hidden cost of sharing code between iOS and Android
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Beats’ Powerbeats Pro earbuds will ship on May 10th for $250
Preorders start just a few days from now on May 3rd
There was a ton of reader interest in the new Powerbeats Pro, which are the first true wireless earbuds coming from Apple’s Beats brand.AKA: $10 generic headphones with "haha we can sucker Millenials" branding to ship for 25000% markup.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://fedoramagazine.org/taz-brown-how-do-you-fedora/
Awesome hardware setup.
Honestly, if you work many hours that setup
sucks big timecould be improved upon.The monitor on top will
cause some serious neck problemsmight be a little uncomfortable in the long run.And two wide monitors with no monitor is in the middle forces you turn either left or right all the time because you can't place any windows in front of you - which is the best position.
It's better to use a larger monitor (a 16:9) in front of you or go to three monitors with one in the middle. Or just put one monitor in the center and one off to the side and use the one in the center as your primary.
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@Pete-S
I've been working with two monitors in a V for years now. I like it that way.
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@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Pete-S
I've been working with two monitors in a V for years now. I like it that way.
Me too, but I bet you haven't tried with three monitors. Also, it's when you have problems and you have the luxury to try different configs you'll notice what works better.
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Google Drive will introduce long-asked-for file shortcuts feature
It's coming to G Suite in beta first, but may reach more users at a later date.
Soon, Google will add one of the most commonly requested features to its Drive file hosting, sharing, and collaboration service: shortcuts. These will allow users to create pointers to files from either the same drive or another, separate shared drive. The new feature will work just like shortcuts in Windows—they are pointers to a file stored in another location. The shortcut can be stored anywhere without impacting the location of the original file. Google gave this example in its blog post announcing the feature: -
Report: US expected to give Huawei another 90-day export license
US and Chinese governments are expected to talk things out this weekend.
Back in May, the US government placed an export ban on Huawei barring US companies (and companies using US-origin technology) from doing business with the Chinese tech giant. Because Huawei still has customers to support in the smartphone and cellular infrastructure business, the US Department of Commerce gave Huawei a 90-day exemption on the ban, allowing it to support its existing customers. That 90-day license was issued on May 20, 2019, so it expires this Monday, August 19. Now what? According to a report from Reuters, the US Government is just going to kick the can down the road again and give Huawei another 90-day extension to support its customers. Sources tell Reuters the deal is "expected" to be renewed this weekend, pending a call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Back in May, the Department of Commerce described the exemption, saying, "The Temporary General License grants operators time to make other arrangements and the Department space to determine the appropriate long-term measures for Americans and foreign telecommunications providers that currently rely on Huawei equipment for critical services. In short, this license will allow operations to continue for existing Huawei mobile phone users and rural broadband networks." -
How Old Should Kids Be When They Get Their Own Digital Devices?
PCMag polled 1,000 parents of school-age children about when they'd feel comfortable buying their kids smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart speakers. Here's what we found.
The argument over how we use technology and the role it plays in our lives is often framed in terms of kids: How does growing up with smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices affect childrens' cognitive, emotional, and social development? We won't have definitive answers to those questions for a generation, but meanwhile, today's parents are faced with daily decisions. What boundaries should be set on device and internet use at home? How much screen time should be allowed? Does your child need a smartphone at school, and at what age? PCMag surveyed 1,000 parents with children in grades ranging from preschool to college to gauge when they think is the right time to buy their kids a smartphone, tablet, laptop, and smart speaker. For smartphones, the majority (53 percent) of parents said age 12 to 15 is appropriate for kids to get their own phone. Another 23 percent said ages 9 to 11, and 17 percent said not until ages 16 to 18.
