gdm85

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by gdm85 6y ago
> I blew up my Ubuntu install and switched back to Debian. I haven't missed Ubuntu at all. What are the biggest drawbacks? I know you said you don't miss Ubuntu at all, but is there anything which is causing you pain because it
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by gdm85 6y ago
How does it compare to using Ubuntu with Ansible? Do you ever miss being on mainline stable Ubuntu/Debian when using NixOS?
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by gdm85 6y ago
See https://ewh.ieee.org/r4/se_michigan/cs/20131019/A%20Comparat...
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by gdm85 6y ago
I had never heard about this, but from the nicely written manual it looks like a neat OS. Since the source code is available I could not resist porting "lc" (List files in categories and columns): https://github.com&#x2
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by gdm85 6y ago
This thread reads like an ad for PolicySentry
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by gdm85 6y ago
I know it is a possible real usage, but it is not the most common. You cannot ignore that when branding a project/product.
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by gdm85 6y ago
> Secondly, we picked the name “Riot” to evoke something disruptive and vibrant - like a “riot of colour.” Really? This reminds me of "newspeak".
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by gdm85 6y ago
The concept of "connectives" as explained in Frank Herbert's Whipping Star book comes to mind. One critic remark to make: I am not impressed by the "complex looks" of the hypergraphs because the initial premise is t
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by gdm85 6y ago
> That's why they froze this thing... You're picturing it "too honest": there are allegations of misconduct which I am afraid (given the bad quality of the recent official posts) might be true, see for example: https
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Grupeer Suspends Payments to Investors(grupeer.com)
36 points by gdm85 6y ago|22 comments
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by gdm85 6y ago
> Although these data cannot be used to determine whether transmission occurred from contaminated surfaces, further study of fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 aboard cruise ships is warranted.
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by gdm85 6y ago
Yes, the subthread is about the first Lemmings
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by gdm85 7y ago
No, sorry :) there are levels which absolutely require the sacrifice (regular levels and the special ones too)
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by gdm85 7y ago
Please change the URL to use https, the website supports both protocols.
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Google Maps get a Logo refresh(reddit.com)
1 points by gdm85 7y ago|0 comments
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by gdm85 7y ago
> you can use docker-autoheal or something similar to automatically restart those processes I consider it sloppy to accept that a process will crash and become unresponsive as a normal fact of life, and that subsequently they have to be
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by gdm85 7y ago
> In the end, the system I put in place had 97% fewer processes (from 629 to 20) while providing all the same capabilities. I am suspicious of this statement. Is the author now supporting the company and defacto replacing the guy that le
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by gdm85 7y ago
> Notably, Intel is not inside. I can hear the loud silence of that full stop.
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by gdm85 7y ago
Is this an ad?
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by gdm85 7y ago
> After any Sponsored Links, the Web Results section shows information that comes from LookSmart or AllTheWeb. From https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2004/03/15/how-lycos-works...
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by gdm85 7y ago
Feels like the story of Dying Light
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by gdm85 7y ago
Yes, but they would also need a valid TLS certificate? A country's government could also take over the TLD and grab its traffic overnight.
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by gdm85 7y ago
> The amount of pseudoscience being peddled for attention or thrills in these threads is getting really worrying to me That's because a reality like Michael Crichton's novels is fun to imagine, albeit...fictional.
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Blizzard now claims full copyright for player-made “custom game” mods(arstechnica.com)
4 points by gdm85 7y ago|0 comments
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by gdm85 7y ago
On this topic I suggest "We,the navigators" by David Lewis.
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by gdm85 7y ago
Would it be possible to backup the precious metadata separately to mitigate the issue?
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by gdm85 7y ago
I wonder whether they are making room for an Amazon competitor.
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by gdm85 7y ago
The only part I appreciated is the description of the preparation of the lab, which sounded quite good and proper.
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by gdm85 7y ago
The theory about the similarly-looking women was laughable, I kept reading forgiving that one...
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by gdm85 7y ago
They lost me at "encrypted downloader". The WhatsApp video attachment format allows for...a downloader? I strongly doubt that. Perhaps what they should have written is that they cannot decrypt the video and thus check for an explo

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