coleifer

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by coleifer 6y ago
What are the use-cases, and when would such a policy have led to a drastically different outcome (in the case of a crime being committed, industrial espionage, or what-have-you)? If I have a laptop encrypted with luks or whatever, then what
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by coleifer 6y ago
Anecdotally, my Aunt had banned all guns and violent toys from her house. One morning, after serving breakfast, she noticed that my cousin had bitten his toast into the shape of a gun and was making "pew-pew" motions. They laugh a
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by coleifer 6y ago
This old saw again? Shit. Just don't use Ubuntu. The writing is on the wall.
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by coleifer 6y ago
>t. Not a Linux user.
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by coleifer 6y ago
Google it bro
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by coleifer 6y ago
OpenBSD dabs on this list from the towering arches of the heavens.
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by coleifer 6y ago
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at this level of pedantic cherry-picking, but yet... I still find myself bristling.
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by coleifer 6y ago
No, like choose to follow Sweden's example. Time will show.
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by coleifer 6y ago
Virus going to do what it's going to do. People can choose to stay home but this shelter in place stuff is wrecking the lives of the poor and the people who are most vulnerable.
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by coleifer 6y ago
Tcl/Tk dabs on your gui frameworks from the unreachable pinnacle of the heavens.
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by coleifer 6y ago
>Projecting this hard. The shortcomings of snap are well documented. I assumed anyone reading the comments would have been aware of them. But apparently some people will jump on any chance to virtue-signal.
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by coleifer 6y ago
Canonical always has tried to differentiate themselves, and they just can't execute. Remember Unity, Mir, Juju, upstart and all the other failed shit they've come out with? Snap is just more of the same. I don't want to run t
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by coleifer 6y ago
Looks like it's affecting git operations for me. Yikes.
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by coleifer 6y ago
>my friend, I call him "150". Yikes
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by coleifer 6y ago
UX careerists are clowns who chase trends and aesthetics over quality and function.
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by coleifer 6y ago
>a pandemic ravaging unchecked through the entire population would be having an even worse effect That's not a fact. That's your opinion.
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by coleifer 6y ago
Missing the point all over the place.
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by coleifer 6y ago
It really sucks you can't run your own webserver and host your own videos.
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by coleifer 6y ago
I don't like zoom either, but what exactly made them the HN punching bag of the month? Ad/surveillance giants like Google or FB are typically spoken of with notes of reverence and awe on here. Zoom gets lit-up for sending data to
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by coleifer 6y ago
I prefer 4:3 grainy shit from the 90s to a slick cg any day.
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by coleifer 6y ago
I've used python with gstreamer to create my own music player as well. It was a fantastically enjoyable project and I use it for hours every day. Strongly recommend it for anyone who wants a fun challenge (and who is finicky about how
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by coleifer 6y ago
How do you log into stuff on your phone, or when you don't have your password db and app installed?
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by coleifer 6y ago
Nice username for such a comment. I approve!
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by coleifer 6y ago
Did you bother to read? It's about the combinatorial explosion that happens when you need to support lots of configurations. It's apolitical.
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by coleifer 6y ago
I'd suggest that you try those suggestions (direct contact, then escalate privately) before rejecting them.
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by coleifer 7y ago
fvwm is like the pinnacle for obsessive configuration. I spent a couple hours over a weekend setting it up and thought it was really neat. The man pages and official website are very thorough, but I found this guide the most helpful getting
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by coleifer 7y ago
>I was tempted to dismiss it.... Goes on to completely dismiss it. This is an amazing project and much more than a theme/skin, and obviously a labor of love. Glad to see it on HN getting some well-earned kudos.
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by coleifer 7y ago
Yes, and the trend towards codes of conduct and ethical licenses are producing projects ripe for this sort of hijacking.
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by coleifer 7y ago
The original idea was great, but people have gamed it so hard that it's falling apart because of lack of trust (in my opinion).
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by coleifer 7y ago
Thanks I didn't see this.

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