drdavid

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by drdavid 5y ago
I get those emails. It's too bad the reply-to email address never works. I've tried a couple of times to let them know that it'd be hilarious if they shared my porn watching habits with my friends and family and that to expla
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by drdavid 5y ago
A closer alternative is 'ocenaudio'. https://www.ocenaudio.com/en/
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by drdavid 5y ago
I'd like a sky burial in Tibet, but that ain't gonna happen (at least not legally) unless things change.
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by drdavid 5y ago
I used to think the same thing, until I read an article that made me look into it. The article I read was a local affair that pointed out that inmates are encouraged (in my state, Maine) to file absentee ballots in the town they lived in pr
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by drdavid 5y ago
You may want to see this: https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/voter-restoration/...
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by drdavid 5y ago
I think they might be one of those 'free-market' types, with a whiff of Ayn Rand. I read a number of their other comments. I am not answering for them, merely observing a trend. I'm definitely on the side that favors heavy ma
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by drdavid 5y ago
The sticky stuff on the bat shouldn't cover more than 16" from the handle. It may be 14", but I'm pretty sure it's 16". So, while some could get on the ball, it's not very likely and it'd not be in ve
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by drdavid 5y ago
I honestly don't know how many times my data has been stolen from various entities. The biggest/most important was the OPM breach, but there have been so many more that I legit don't know the number of times and would have to
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by drdavid 5y ago
I didn't even realize that they were still diving for them. Here in Maine, they trap them. I don't know of anyone that still dives for them and don't think they do it much, if at all, here. (I don't live near the coast,
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by drdavid 5y ago
I wonder what checks and balances are in place. Can someone be a complete dirtbag and request that legitimate criticism be removed simply because they don't want folks to know they're a dirtbag? Can convicts request the results be
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by drdavid 5y ago
Indeed. Before safety belts were mandatory, they were optional on many models.
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by drdavid 5y ago
I like the HN guideline enough to consider it for use on other sites and on my own. "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.&qu
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by drdavid 5y ago
I have a new project site that's largely viewed by technically competent people. All my other logs indicate that I get a mere 50 to 75 unique visitors per day - not heavily trafficked. Google Analytics often counts about 10% of the vis
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by drdavid 5y ago
I purchased a new C8 to add to the collection until my granddaughter is old enough to drive. The HUD is very, very good. I'm not sure how they managed on such a sharp windshield, but it's crisp and clear even in the brightest of c
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by drdavid 5y ago
It has been a long time since you could get a truly bespoke car from a major manufacturer in a reasonable price segment. But, you used to be able to order all sorts of stuff - or not order it. For example, you could save a few hundred bucks
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by drdavid 5y ago
The Vivaldi mail thing must have been in the works for a while. Since very early on, they offered an email address at their .net domain. It wasn't integrated or an email client, but they had that aspect setup early on.
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by drdavid 5y ago
You walk a fine tightrope (and do it well). I do not envy your role here in the slightest.
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by drdavid 5y ago
> Microsoft said the issue was "due to an accidental human error and we are actively working to resolve this." (I did some searching.) This is from a report here: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world&#
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by drdavid 5y ago
That's actually measurable. You take the data from before the change and the estimations (based on similar changes elsewhere) and plot how long it takes for the traffic to reach expectations (in terms of things like throughput and decr
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by drdavid 5y ago
I have been putting my Linux notes online in the form of a blog. I use a plugin that estimates the time it takes to read each article. I try to keep them all under five minutes, unless I specifically set out to write a longer article. Insid
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by drdavid 5y ago
VPS or cheap shared hosting. Seriously. This way you're at least owning your data, more or less. Yeah, it costs money, but you own your data. You can always keep backups just in case the hosting company you picked first sucks, but ther
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by drdavid 5y ago
My company modeled traffic before I sold it. Roundabouts (or 'rotaries', depending on where you live) and yield signs could do a whole lot to reduce travel times and increase efficiency by a surprisingly large amount. The problems
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by drdavid 5y ago
I like how y'all are arguing over what a vague term actually means. "Sky high" isn't actually anything specific and it's rather relative. Reading through the thread, almost everyone has their own definition for &#x2
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by drdavid 5y ago
If it gets bigger, you may need to do email verification - at the minimum - to avoid people filling it up with junk submissions. You could probably also do something for site owners, like domain verification and then pulling in the site&#x2
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by drdavid 5y ago
I have no idea how well it'll take off. I just tested it. It looks like one could be dedicated and fill it up with a list of their site's links. (I tested - and am the owner of linux-tips.us, so you can remove my test if you'
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by drdavid 5y ago
It works all over the place... Your buddy is over at your house and they're bitching about their significant other. "Well, you could try listening to your SO's complaints, weighing them for validity, and consider acting on th
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by drdavid 5y ago
I think a part of the problem is many people don't know what CAPTCHA really does and that even smaller numbers of people know exactly how much traffic is abusive in nature. Good luck with the fight.
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by drdavid 5y ago
There are 85 instances of 'redacted' on that page. I don't think I'd have been as kind.
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by drdavid 5y ago
Do you mind if I ask you why it is you believe(d) that to be true? I'm really quite curious. I've seen others claim the same thing, as though it's some sort of law and doctrine.
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by drdavid 5y ago
Lubuntu uses it. We'll have to get this sorted out at some point.

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