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Luca B
@lucabarbera
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Engineer, passionate technologist, petrolhead and geek. When struck by nonsense, I deliver championship grade ranting.
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August 19, 2020
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lucabarbera
waivio
2021-10-14 06:12
RE: Why Too Long Passwords Won't Boost Your Security
Great article. I myself have written a series of articles about password theory (among which Dispelling modern myths about passwords and How hackers are cracking your passwords) and also explained the
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Proof of Brain
2021-10-13 09:09
RE: How to scan documents using the notes app on iPhone
It is nice that Notes finally has a built-in option for scanning, but I recommend using Microsoft Lens as it is vastly superior and has a broad array of features, including automatic skew, perspective
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STEMGeeks
2021-09-29 08:56
RE: What does the restriction on the iPhone 13 ProMotion feature mean?
You may want to update the article, as the restriction described therein does not exist. Apple has shared documentation that explains how developers can fully enable faster ProMotion refresh rates for
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java
2021-09-22 13:35
RE: How to properly store a password in the Database
Interesting article. You may want to have a look at some additional information I wrote about the same topic one year ago, .
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Proof of Brain
2021-09-21 11:32
RE: Why Should You Choose a Hybrid Car?
Hi, engineer here with years of direct experience on automotive. While interesting, this post contains several imprecisions and mistakes that should be considered for the sake of correctness. Albeit
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STEMGeeks
2021-09-17 11:37
RE: Freezing Time: Chronovisors
Love the article. By the way, Google Maps has a "chronovisor"-type function where it is possible to select a different point in time for the same location and see how it looked like back then.
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STEMGeeks
2021-09-17 07:26
RE: September 15, 2021. Early Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine May Reduce COVID-19 Pneumonia Progression
"Repeating what other say" would be an opinion, but finding and bringing sources that expose factual scientific research is not. Scientific research and sources: US National Institutes of Health,
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STEMGeeks
2021-09-16 12:52
RE: After Facebook, Xiaomi Launched Smart Glasses
To be precise, Xiaomi calls this a "device concept" - which means it's not a real product.
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STEMGeeks
2021-09-16 07:17
RE: September 15, 2021. Early Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine May Reduce COVID-19 Pneumonia Progression
The study linked in this post is outdated and the information contained therein have been proven wrong in several follow-up peer-reviewed studies. FDA cautions against use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine
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STEMGeeks
2021-08-30 10:33
RE: Do you use True Caller?
I have been using the free version of TrueCaller for some time, but it was not very effective in my area (I live in Europe). Spam filtering databases tend to be more or less effective depending on specific
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technology
2021-08-27 09:19
RE: Tobii 4c Eye Tracker Demo
There are some neat tricks one can do by leveraging eye tracking, and head tracking as an extension. Check this out for instance:
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Hive Gaming
2021-08-27 09:15
RE: Commodore Format (July 1995)
Really fascinating. Too bad 1995 was well past due date for the C64 and the world had already moved on - at that point not only to 16bit, but even past the Amiga/ST era and well within PC compatibles.
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Project HOPE
2021-08-26 09:41
RE: Hints That Suggest You Are Ready for Change in your Life ..
The biggest fear for a human being is to die, and that event is inevitable. Once a person realizes that, it should be obvious that fear is just an obstacle in our mind holding back from realizing a person's
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LeoFinance
2021-08-26 07:34
RE: Getting Started with Trading - An Overview.
"Listening to the news" is not necessarily a bad thing: one must be aware of market trends and ongoing developments to make educated guesses and informed decisions. I would suggest it is more
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Project HOPE
2021-08-26 06:14
RE: WhatsApp Getting our Data or Not|| The Mystery of WhatsApp and Privacy
That is totally correct. The concept of free as in "free beer" outside of Open Source freeware invariably entails giving up something in return, otherwise it is not sustainable. There's a reason
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Project HOPE
2020-12-14 08:25
RE: Reasons You are Never Productive After a Long Day
A brief and perfectly on-point article on several reasons that cause low productivity. Good value content, keep up the good writing 👍
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stats
2020-12-14 08:17
RE: Top 100 Most voted Posts on Hive 2020-12-09
Proud to be listed here. Thanks for the shout @hiveshout!
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Project HOPE
2020-12-10 12:27
RE: Finite Element Methode : CivilFEM
69 words? This is not even an article, but a waste of bandwidth.
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Project HOPE
2020-12-10 12:25
RE: HOW TO MAKE READING INTERESTING FOR KIDS.
Good article. As a former bookworm and avid reader, I acknowledge the importance of reading since childhood - it forms the foundation of culture and cannot be overstated.
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Project HOPE
2020-12-10 12:24
RE: China's SIlk Road; Will China Become Economic Power?
Last time I checked, China is already a successful economic superpower. And the Coronavirus pandemic did not significatively erode their status (which cannot be said of several Western countries).
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