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Re: 0xfd53799ded8657b13c3ea914a490710956242701

8BitKid — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:19:08 -0000

How would this be possible once the status is shown as "Success"?

Re: 0xfd53799ded8657b13c3ea914a490710956242701

8BitKid — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:46:41 -0000

What sort of investigator? I really wanted to leave the comment as a PSA so others would avoid getting scammed.

Re: 0xfd53799ded8657b13c3ea914a490710956242701

8BitKid — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:42:06 -0000

They are using a look-alike URL that is one letter off from the actual domain they're impersonating. Also, the site's HTML code reveals that they're faking the addresses they claim are minting the NFT.

Additionally, it has been confirmed by mods on the official Discord.

Re: 0xfd53799ded8657b13c3ea914a490710956242701

8BitKid — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:05:08 -0000

Warning! This is a scammer.

Re: EXCLUSIVE: First look at the Sector 5 LTE Chromebook E4

8BitKid — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:33:37 -0000

I'm curious how the screen compares to the Lenovo 10e... If this device has comparable brightness at ~400 nits it definitely is compelling, but the 1366 x 768 resolution is a bit disappointing. I'd prefer a 1080p panel in a device this size to either get more working space or allow for pixel-doubling to increase the PPI. I'd consider using this for outdoor field work given the handle and 4G.

Re: Don’t get scammed on eBay and PayPal (like I did)

8BitKid — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:15:14 -0000

Any digital wallet-based transaction is prone to this type of fraud. Apple Pay is just as susceptible, as is Venmo (a PayPal company). While they may show the funds as available instantly, it can take days for the bank's interchange system to actually conduct the transfer. Most systems show the funds as available as soon as payment is initiated, but don't make the funds available until the transfer is complete.

If you want to avoid fraud you either should use cash or ensure you're leveraging the payment process built into the processor (Adyen for eBay, Stripe for many others, etc.). This incident isn't really on eBay or PayPal, aside from perhaps what they could do to better educate you about all of the ways a transaction can go wrong (although this is all on their site as info).

Re: Linux Apps on Chromebooks Getting Display Scaling for High-Res Devices

8BitKid — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 20:31:33 -0000

I use my HP Chromebook 13 G1 daily for work. I totally appreciate that Google lets you restrict usage of different app types (Android, etc.) as well as the user's own choice as to what to use on non-managed devices.

However, my point is more about how Google signals to developers where to best spend their time. As someone who uses my Chromebook for work, an example app would be Slack. Slack offers their web app, an Android app that is buggy but functional on my Chromebook, and Debian and RPM packages for Linux. While choice is great, it also makes it tricky for devs to know where to focus resources. Fragmentation across Android is already an issue, and quirks with Android performance on different Chromebooks, especially when they may be running different Android runtimes, doesn't help.

This is just my own personal opinion, but I'd prefer to see Google narrow the scope of the app development ecosystem to focusing on PWA's and browser-based solutions over expanding the OS to support a variety of environments.

Re: Linux Apps on Chromebooks Getting Display Scaling for High-Res Devices

8BitKid — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:54:22 -0000

With the ability to run Chrome apps, Android apps, Containers, and PWA's, I feel the Chrome OS is getting away from the lightweight focus that made the platform appealing: a cloud-centric, affordable, easy to deploy and manage, secure platform. Prices for premium Chromebooks rival their PC or Mac counterparts as we see i7's, cavernous SSD's, etc. I only really need a HiDPI when it comes to development on a Chromebook.

Personally, it seems like Chrome OS is moving towards being closer to a Linux distro than its original mission. Perhaps Fuschia will be a return to simplicity, but I personally wish that the OS would go all-in on PWA's and focus on chips like Qualcomm's 8cx. If Chromebooks refocused on PWA's and always-on access I think it would help differentiate the platform. Developers still aren't showing Android apps much attention when it comes to optimizing for Chrome OS, and looking at PWA's like Twitter's shows the potential.

With the rise of SNAP apps on Linux distros, I think Crostini also becomes a harder sell.

I'm curious to see what CES and I/O have in store, but I'd love a radical move like going all-in on PWA's.

Re: MyVolumio is finally available for all Volumio users

8BitKid — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:14:33 -0000

Unfortunately, that didn't make a difference :-( Here are my settings: http://awc.lt/25e44227d9e5

Re: MyVolumio is finally available for all Volumio users

8BitKid — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 21:40:45 -0000

I have:
- PCM
- PCM,1
- Mojo Validity

Re: MyVolumio is finally available for all Volumio users

8BitKid — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:15:28 -0000

Thanks so much for the comprehensive and thoughtful response. With regards to the Mojo, when selecting "Mixer Control Name" under "Volume Options" there is a choice in the dropdown for "Mojo Validity." Does this mean there is a hardware mixer?

Re: MyVolumio is finally available for all Volumio users

8BitKid — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:04:09 -0000

With the new MyVolumio, what does this mean for the free tier? The subscription plan page doesn't make it clear what you can do without paying...

Also, will paying members have a voice in feature development and/or priority support? For example, I'm very happy to help support development, but a key feature for me is finally having hardware volume mixing working with my Chord Mojo.

With sync, will you expose any of the new functionality via API's?

Lastly, it would be nice if Volumio started defaulting to an SSL connection generated during install. Asking for payment information via a RPi on my local network via HTTP isn't the worst thing (since I assume you're connecting to Stripe securely), but it would be nice if everything was over HTTPS.

Re: Google Pixelbook Leaks Ahead of 10/4 Event

8BitKid — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:08:28 -0000

For that amount you could get a HP Chromebook 13 G1 top-of-the-line when a sale pops-up (I got the m7 with 16GB RAM/32GB storage for ~$600) and a Flip c101. I could somewhat justify the price if it was a different form-factor, such as being a detachable or more of a surface-competitor, but being the same as the Asus c302 or Samsung CB Pro makes it seem like a hard sell.

Re: The Endless Summer with Plex and Western Digital

8BitKid — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:58:33 -0000

Too bad. It would be nice if it operated more like the Windows 10 app, so you could sync a subset of your content to it and then take it on the road.

Re: The Endless Summer with Plex and Western Digital

8BitKid — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:03:07 -0000

With the Wireless drive, does it work as a client for sync as well as a server? This is a perfect example of where it would be great to be able to have my main NAS at home, and then have a bunch of content sync to the wireless drive before heading on a trip.

Re: Tweme | Drupal

8BitKid — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 13:25:34 -0000

Hopefully in the next version you support DS with Field Block so I can set jumbotron header image's on a per full content view basis. If that is possible, I'd like to be able to set a custom image type that would scale and desaturate the image added via the image block plugin.

Re: Tweme | Drupal

8BitKid — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:50:28 -0000

Header Background, sorry.

Re: Tweme | Drupal

8BitKid — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:15:04 -0000

I'm having an issue where adding an image as an image block to the header isn't applying a custom image style. Is anyone else having that issue?

Re: Tweme | Drupal

8BitKid — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:03:51 -0000

Is there a way to leverage Display Suite's blocks to region ability to allow a custom image field to populate the background header? I followed the method here: https://swsblog.stanford.ed..., but the image never shows up. It will in the "Header" region, but not if I move the block to "Header Background."

Re: http://blog.chrisricca.com/post/573559573

8BitKid — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:32:33 -0000

twitter's @anywhere platform is live as well. it is interesting that many of the supposed Open Graph launch partners haven't actually started leveraging the new Open Graph Data markup on their site. instead, they are only implementing the new "like" button, so it hasn't been such a monumental shift for the semantic web.

it will be interesting to see how the new "like" button goes against or gets integrated into the OpenLike project, and if they ever will support XAuth (which has problem of its own...).

Re: MySpaceID Getting A Much Needed Upgrade

8BitKid — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:37:53 -0000

hello, as the product lead for MySpaceID, i just want to let you know that the demo we showed at DEMO (which is what the VentureBeat post covered) contained new functionality to address many of these concerns. we are rolling out the OpenID/OAuth Hybrid spec, which is what the screenshot above depicts. this will give true single sign-on with data access scoping. we will also be releasing SDK's for many major development languages to assist, and a new developer flow to make it easier to get going with the platform. it is definitely always good to read feedback, and rest assured we are listening ;-)

Re: max abelson's super groovy music/video spectacular

8BitKid — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:19:57 -0000

god, rem rocks. i remember when i first bought green on cassette. the special editions of these irs years rem are excellent cds. also, remember when michael stipe had hair? apparently youtube does...