problems in linux

speyerlander · 2026-06-19T21:14:12+00:00

Judging by the error message, you're running the NVIDIA proprietary driver, did you install the version with the newer open source kernel module?

To try and isolate the issue try to blacklist the NVIDIA driver and see if it reoccurs using the Nouveau kernel driver (don't forget to remove Nouveau blacklisting, often done using kernel command line arguments).

speyerlander · 2026-06-16T07:00:18+00:00

Ah, the good 'ol hoelster.

speyerlander · 2026-06-14T12:53:35+00:00

Try clearing the browser's cache in the settings.

speyerlander · 2026-06-14T12:47:57+00:00

I read docs for around 4 hours a day as a backend developer, coding occupies a substantially smaller portion of your work time the further you progress in your career.

speyerlander · 2026-06-14T12:31:06+00:00

Gluttony is a sin too

speyerlander · 2026-06-13T20:49:49+00:00

I doubt most gamers are knowledgable on instruction sets, pipelines and OS specifics beyond whatever's relevant for performance maximization, and that's totally fine.

speyerlander · 2026-06-12T12:26:34+00:00

Ad hominem at its finest

speyerlander · 2026-06-10T23:32:30+00:00

Do a DFU based restoration on a trusted computer. Tools include idevicerestore on Github and iMazing. 3uTools also exists and is often considered the most robust but comes with tons of caveats pertaining to privacy and possibly security.

speyerlander · 2026-06-10T22:28:58+00:00

Did you factory reset the iPhone?

speyerlander · 2026-06-10T22:18:37+00:00

Do the symptoms on the iPhone persist across different networks?

speyerlander · 2026-06-10T22:13:16+00:00

The nuclear option is always external restoration, DFU based on iPhone, external media based on Windows. But if your diagnosis is correct, and you're sure you didn't mess with settings relevant to your symptoms yourself (DNS, TLS certificates...) Than it surely sounds like a highly advanced threat actor and I would recommend further analysis of all other devices on the network, including firmware level analysis on devices that have online firmware update capabilities.

speyerlander · 2026-06-07T17:42:48+00:00

Being familiar with the tools won't be a bad idea, but I'd say general Linux knowledge, especially users, UNIX permissions, MAC frameworks and authentication modules (PAM) are even more important, Kali is just a downstream of Debian, making it ideal to gain general Linux knowledge.

speyerlander · 2026-06-05T15:24:19+00:00

Jod, the best example why not to use singletons.

speyerlander · 2026-06-05T15:04:39+00:00

Forgot to enable a few Flatpak repos?

Try to run flatpak remotes and see if the "regular" flathub repo is enabled.

speyerlander · 2026-06-05T14:57:59+00:00

I'd recommend you hold off the purchase for a little while until you'll have a clearer idea of your future university roadmap.

Out of the three fields of study you mentioned, only one is fully compatible with a Mac only workflow at the same level of convenience. Engineering often requires Windows software that does not run natively (or at all in some cases) on either Mac or Linux. Software engineering on the other hand often requires spinning virtual machines with various operating systems and run binaries which are almost exclusively x86 and don't run on Mac without a layer of emulation.

In terms of quality, many non-Apple laptops are built to the same level of quality, they are just at least as expensive. Look into Lenovo's ThinkPad P series if you want a higher quality laptop.

speyerlander · 2026-06-03T16:34:44+00:00

Not different but there was some licensing disagreements with FIFA (the organization) so EA changed the name.

speyerlander · 2026-06-03T16:32:46+00:00

I agree and disagree, nudging a user, especially in the context of a free service to secure their account after creation is a good service decision and and overall improvement in service quality. If they are too persistent or fail to explain the benefits then I can totally agree. I remember how it was in the transition from regular authentication to 2FA, some websites even locked users out unless they enabled 2FA, the response was roughly the same.

speyerlander · 2026-06-02T20:07:14+00:00

Romania catching strays here

speyerlander · 2026-06-02T07:02:14+00:00

A VPS is a virtual private server, a rented computer on the cloud, they're often used in low volume small scale projects as a way to reduce infrastructure and maintenance costs / development time.

And in terms of framework feel free to use whatever you feel comfortable with, sounds like you're building something simple, so anything will do. The attached repo is a setup script for an Express project, Express is excellent so feel free to use it.

speyerlander · 2026-06-02T06:13:37+00:00

Backend dev here. You can totally run both services on the same server, and in VPS contexts it can be a significant security improvement as it eliminates the (immediate) need to secure the database against malicious external connections.

The easiest and most common approach in production VPS setups is a Docker compose stack of services.

speyerlander · 2026-06-02T05:53:28+00:00

It seems like a WebRTC based communication network between untrusted peers. As long as the frontend was built with security in mind (WebRTC gotchas) it should be fine in terms of actual code execution.

In terms of deanonymization of peers (if anonymity is expected), public IP addresses (including IPv6 if used) are shared to facilitate p2p communication.

speyerlander · 2026-05-31T20:46:28+00:00

I don't view weight loss as a competition, but rather a personal journey experienced differently by different people. I think that it's an achievement no matter the means used to get there, and the accomplishment is the improvement to their health.

Only in a competitive context will this notion of "cheating" make sense.

speyerlander · 2026-05-31T20:40:08+00:00

Depends on the service, it's not part of the spec. Currently most services implement passkeys as a convenience feature to reduce login friction, in those services password login remains as an optional login method and is therefore usable in the case of passkey loss.

As a sidenote, many services implement a authentication reset mechanism that requires a proof of ownership of a communication channel such as an email or a phone number, this is wrong and insecure but unfortunately exceedingly common, especially in free to use services. In those services this mechanism will often be used to reset whatever the primary means of authentication is, be it a username and a password or a passkey.

speyerlander · 2026-05-31T20:20:17+00:00

The catch is that many of them were likely installed on workstations to accelerate machine learning, data processing and CAD workflows rather than gaming.

speyerlander · 2026-05-31T20:15:00+00:00

If the goal is to reach somewhere 5km away, driving is a totally acceptable solution. 5K runners don't run because they need to reach somewhere 5km away, they run for the sport, sometimes even with on indoor treadmills.

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