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by jammcq 3mo ago
I like the Studio but currently, Apple is limiting the ram to 64GB. The Macbook Pro with M5 you can get 128GB of ram. I've got an M1 studio and i'm looking to upgrade when the M5 studio comes out. Hopefully they'll offer it w
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by jammcq 3mo ago
I started using Linux with Redhat but when they stopped doing the free version (sometime in the late 90's) I wanted to switch to Debian so I used Knoppix as a stepping stone to get there. Really made it easy. Then, somewhere around 200
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by jammcq 4mo ago
I'm really enjoying this article. Many years ago when I created LTSP I had to dive in and understand how the whole bzImage and initrd worked so we could fetch a kernel with tftp and mount a root filesystem via NFS. It's been years
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by jammcq 6mo ago
Containers are built on some really cool features of the Linux kernel: cgroups, namespaces and bind mounts. Once you understand that, then it's clear that the differences in Docker, Podman, Apple Containers and several others are most
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by jammcq 6mo ago
Containers have become the standard way for deploying applications on servers and the web and sometimes even on the desktop. In this RuntimeArguments episode we dive into what containers are, how they work, how to build them and what you ca
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by jammcq 7mo ago
Damn paywalls! Sorry, I shouldn't be so negative. I'd just like to be able to read the article.
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by jammcq 7mo ago
I love it when I learn something new. It's even better when I learn multiple things. I've been using Postgres for over 20 years and I didn't know about auto_explain and fastupdate on GIN indexes. One of my favorite things to
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by jammcq 7mo ago
Thank you for this article about the Kinesis. A good friend of mine loves his and every once in a while I consider trying it but I've worried about all that muscle memory. Your review was very thorough and I really appreciate it. I thi
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by jammcq 7mo ago
I like how the article describes how certificates work for both client and server. I know a little bit about it but what I read helps to reinforce what I already know and it taught me something new. I appreciate it when someone takes the ti
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by jammcq 8mo ago
I've loved programming my whole life. Something happens inside my brain when I'm solving a problem. I think it's a release of endorphins or something that has a calming effect. When I was younger, it came easier. I used to be
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by jammcq 8mo ago
I remember those things. One of the first computers I programmed on starting my career in 1984. We had a variation of the Tower, I think it was called the 'iTower'. It didn't run Unix. instead it ran an OS called rmCOS from t
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by jammcq 8mo ago
I'm a bit color blind and it might be quite common to show errors in red but when the background is black, I can't see it at all.
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by jammcq 8mo ago
I've been using Git for 9 years and I learn new stuff all the time. This podcast episode dives into all of the questions I've had over the years and touches on some new things that I didn't know about.
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Git protects you [audio](buzzsprout.com)
8 points by jammcq 8mo ago|1 comments
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by jammcq 8mo ago
Git is an amazing tool for managing your source code. Lots of people use it every day but most people barely scratch the surface of what git can do. In this episode, we dive in and explain lots of features from the simple to the complex.
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Data centers – Don't we have enough already?(buzzsprout.com)
7 points by jammcq 8mo ago|2 comments
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by jammcq 8mo ago
Data centers are sprouting up every where. Do we really need more of them? In this episode, Jim and Wolf talk about what data centers are, how prevalent they are and what it takes to build them. We talk about the sizes and energy uses and a
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Does my key fob have more computing power than the Lunar lander?(buzzsprout.com)
41 points by jammcq 9mo ago|46 comments
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by jammcq 9mo ago
Does my key fob have more computing power than the Lunar Lander? In this episode of Runtime Arguments that just dropped today, Wolf and I dive into that question and we reveal some information that might surprise you. We had a lot of fun do
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IPv6 – Size does matter – RuntimeArguments Podcast(buzzsprout.com)
2 points by jammcq 1y ago|0 comments
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I've Been Using AI to Code for a Year. Here's What I Learned(buzzsprout.com)
3 points by jammcq 1y ago|0 comments