Feels like fear
No one ever tells you that bravery feels like fear. – Mary Kate Teske The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.
notes
Short thoughts, interesting finds, and notes on technology, society, and whatever is currently on my mind.
iCloud Hide My Email Browser-extension
The iCloud Hide My Email Browser Extension extension is a neat add‑on that brings Apple’s iCloud “Hide My Email” service to browsers beyond Safari. This open‑source project is developed by Dimitrios Dedoussis and offers users a secure, easy way to protect their email address. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.
Don't start
The following support document makes life so much better for MacBook owners. Prevent a Mac laptop from turning on when opening its lid or connecting to power on apple.com To prevent startup when opening the lid or connecting to power: sudo nvram BootPreference=%00 To prevent startup only when opening the lid: sudo nvram BootPreference=%01 To prevent startup only when connecting to power: sudo nvram BootPreference=%02 ...
tldr pages
For complex command-line tools, traditional man pages are often indispensable, but they can feel cluttered when you just need a quick answer. That’s where »tldr pages« comes in: a modern alternative that presents the most important commands concisely and clearly. The content is maintained by an engaged community and is vollständig Open Source. With options like the Browser-App, access is always easy, fast, and available offline — ideal when you want your browser and terminal open side by side. ...
500 percent
Simon Sharwood writes in »Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware to homebrew KVM platform« for theregister.com CEO Alexander Windbichler told The Register that after Broadcom acquired VMware, increased licensing costs, and made big changes to its partner program, Anexia remained eligible to operate a VMware-powered cloud. But Windbichler felt he couldn’t afford to continue, because Broadcom offered new terms that saw the cost of VMware licenses rise sharply. The CEO preferred not to enumerate the increase precisely however The Register understands it exceeded 500 percent. ...