Readit NewsDo I need to disclose that I wrote a script to generate some annoying boilerplate? Or that my IDE automatically templates for loops?
const still_raw =
"const raw =
" "Roses are red
" " Violets are blue,
" "Sugar is sweet
" " And so are you.
" "
";
"
;
const raw =
"He said "Hello"
"to me
;
What "folks at Wikipedia"? Can't you just edit the date yourself?
The reason why Apple or Nintendo go out of their way to make this impossible isn't user security. It's the "security" of their 30% App Store cut.
Out in the wild, Secure Boot exists to "secure" vendor revenue streams - and PCs are the only devices where it's even possible for the user to disable it. Most of the time.
What's happening in smartphone space is enough of a reason to treat Secure Boot on PC like an ongoing attack. The only reason why there are still legitimate ways to disable or adjust it is that most PC manufacturers don't have their own app store.
> most PC manufacturers don't have their own app store.
I feel like you misunderstand what Secure Boot does. It has absolutely nothing to do with userspace apps or app sideloading. It's true that you can't easily sideload apps on Apple devices - but that has absolutely nothing to do with Secure Boot, neither do userspace apps have anything to do with it on any other device.
Qualifier: for personal computers that you don't take regular backups of, test backups, etc
I also wouldn't really say it's much trouble. If you have a TPM and use systemd, you can set it up to unlock FDE automatically on boot, otherwise, you just have to input an extra password when turning on your machine.
Why not print a simple counter like: ..10%..20%..30%
Or just: Uploading…
Terminal codes should be for TUI or interactive-only usage.