anshargal

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by anshargal 3mo ago
see also (which is a much better writing): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32263535
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by anshargal 1y ago
It's fun to see new waves of Linux UI polish attempts (like DHH's Ubuntu/Arch scripts, or this project). The Linux desktop could use some care -- and it's the kind of work a single (talented) person can actually do. The
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by anshargal 1y ago
Obj-C apps are not deprecated yet, so the approach in that GitHub repo must still work. That app is indeed written in C, but a big chunk is about building Obj-C classes and using other Obj-C objects - so it’s not quite C. You won't get
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by anshargal 2y ago
there are not a lot of options to get a virtual server under $1 per month, especially with IPv4 address
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by anshargal 2y ago
I wonder if anyone is working on a fantasy console with PS3-level graphics. A lot of games on Steam today have retro aesthetics and aren’t very demanding. A game runtime that works on Linux, macOS, and Windows would solve portability and di
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by anshargal 2y ago
About 20 years ago, I was setting up a shared PC at my university. I googled for a way in Windows XP (via registry or group policy) to only let specific programs run. I added stuff like explorer.exe, iexplore.exe, winword.exe, acroread.exe,
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by anshargal 2y ago
I wonder if there is a simple chip, similar to the 4004, 8080, or Z80, that can run at modern high frequencies — 4–5 GHz, or even higher due to its simplicity? Not much of a practical use, but it could be fun for emulation projects. 100x sl
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by anshargal 2y ago
I'm working on QA Sphere https://qasphere.com/ - a lightweight tool for managing software testing. It’s built for QA engineers to document functional test cases and track execution, manually or via automation. Test man
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by anshargal 2y ago
This may be a bit unrelated, but it is actually possible to run Xenix in a browser: https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/unix/ibm/xenix/1.0/
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by anshargal 3y ago
There is also a similar thing for CSV files encoded as JSON arrays - csvj.org
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by anshargal 3y ago
Can somebody share (potentially adjusting for IKEA effect) if homemade pasta really tastes better than pre-made one? Barilla? De Secco? Artisan brands?
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by anshargal 3y ago
The days of x86 macOS are numbered. I don't think there are good ways for running ARM macOS on non-Apple ARM CPUs and I am not even sure there are ARM servers comparable with M1 in single-core performance (maybe latest AWS Graviton?)
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by anshargal 3y ago
So is nginx with http2 enabled vulnerable too? Caddy? I should I not worry about this, because a small (by Cloudflare scale) botnet may DDoS a single server completely anyway?
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by anshargal 3y ago
Interesting. I never even considered the instance stability to be a risk when using ARM CPUs on Amazon. Anybody else can share their experience?
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by anshargal 3y ago
I wrote a TUI tool (runs over SSH in a terminal) for managing simple WireGuard configuration on the server: https://github.com/andrianbdn/wg-cmd You just run it on your server and it does most of things, including gen
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by anshargal 4y ago
Indeed, TempleOS had a dynamic runtime C (HolyC) compiler too. Perhaps when people see the world differently, they try to compile C code on fly.
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by anshargal 4y ago
Once I've read "Its primary purpose is to be maximally useful during the first stage of civilizational collapse," my mind started to wonder away from this blend of Forth and C. It is quite weird to think about such future. Is
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by anshargal 4y ago
Thank you for clarifications and thank you for your work on Homebrew. I hope that Homebrew approach is sufficient to make security risks acceptable.
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by anshargal 4y ago
It is not feasible to avoid installing any third-party software. Moreover I admitted that I use Homebrew. However I don’t understand what makes Homebrew reliable. Homebrew is a non-profit project run entirely by unpaid volunteers. I trust r
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by anshargal 4y ago
While I use Homebrew on my Mac — it is a major risk. I am afraid that the project is not following strict security policies and will be compromised at some point. Evil package or evil version of brew can steal or modify my data. I think thi
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by anshargal 4y ago
That's cool - I wonder why exit code is not set to 42 in practice? binary still returns 0, must be a bug somewhere.
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by anshargal 4y ago
I had to add #define _GNU_SOURCE #include <sys/mman.h> #include <unistd.h> I've tested in Fabrice Bellard JSLinux with tcc (x86 arch) and on https://replit.com/languages/c (x64). I fail
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by anshargal 4y ago
The following .gitignore is my favorite way to commit an (almost) empty folder to git: # Ignore everything in this directory * # Except this file !.gitignore .gitignore can be present in any directory and there is a way to uni
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by anshargal 4y ago
Some of it sounds similar to now defunct Crux Linux https://crux.nu/ but with rolling release
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by anshargal 5y ago
I have 20 years experience using Linux (user and administrator). Couple of years ago I tried doing roughly the same using Pi and old cheap Xerox laser printer (required some additional CUPS tinkering). It was very unstable, both network-wis
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by anshargal 5y ago
CSVJ open standard addresses many common problems of CSV. It is basically a CSV where rows are encoded as a JSON. Unfortunately it is not widely adopted yet and the language support is yet to be improved.
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by anshargal 6y ago
If you want to write a game console emulator, but prefer to start with something simple — I suggest to look into https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8 It could be implemented in a couple of evenings in any language.
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by anshargal 8y ago
I wonder how much the software costed in total.
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by anshargal 8y ago
I would appreciate Intel NUC-style box with GPU equipped Ryzen Pro. I know about NUCs with Intel CPU and Vega M GPU but they seem to be too expensive.
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by anshargal 9y ago
Like other people answered I am connecting from my Macbook to my Windows gaming PC at home and play games on it. This feature is called 'Steam In-Home Streaming' and it works only over local network (or VPN in my case). 30Mbit is

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