HN Explorer

MarkusWandel

↗ HN profile [ 1954 ms ] full profile
Karma
0
Created
()
Submissions
0
  1. Ask HN: How do you "ping" a modern car keyfob?

    This has no malicious intent. But in my household, keys sometimes disappear, in one case not to be found again until six months later. Now the new car (a Honda) can tell whether a keyfob is nearby. This means the keyfob…

    3 points 9
  2. Ask HN: Why can't I access HTTP://news.yahoo.com through this firewall script?

    I am stumped. I've run a Linux firewall for years using an "iptables" based configuration. Never a problem. The current gateway machine is running on CENTOS 6 installed 10 years ago, so it's time for an upgrade. I…

    3 points 2
  3. Ask HN: Who understands Pipewire/Wireplumber in Fedora 35? Need help

    Fedora 35 and bluetooth headphones. Bliss! However I run a relatively rare multi-seat setup. The bluetooth dongle is plugged into a USB hub that belongs to "seat1". However if a paired bluetooth headphone is turned on,…

    1 points 1
  4. Show HN: NiMH Battery Tester (github.com)
    11 points 7
  5. I've now played with a Raspberry Pi 400 for a week and here are my conclusions

    My brother gave me a Raspberry 400 (starter kit) because he knew I'd geek out on it and really evaluate it. If you give it fast enough "disk" storage it really moves. I plugged in a Kingston brand 120GB SSD on a USB3…

    316 points 222
  6. Is the Fedora Linux Multi-Seat Feature Abandoned?

    I've successfully run a multi-seat Linux machine for some time. It was easy to set up (with the "loginctl" command) and I thought great, now I have a use case for systemd and its ilk, this is easy! Only now I wanted to…

    2 points 1