jgoerzen

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by jgoerzen 2mo ago
It (or rather, they, as there are a number of Kermit books) is pretty good. I've got a few on my bookshelf. OK, I'll admit, more Kermit and UUCP books than I probably need, but oh well. The Kermit books are mostly available onl
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by jgoerzen 2mo ago
The very oldest (early 80s) Kermit implementations were limited to 96-byte packets. Kermit gained support for 4K and 9K jumbo frames, sliding windows, etc., and was generally faster than ZModem -- when there was a modern implementation. B
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by jgoerzen 2mo ago
I had never heard of CGOS, but this is still up on the Kermit archive! https://kermitproject.org/archive.html Are you Val? Looks like you had to add some hacks to deal with long file naming conventions on CGOS but short f
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by jgoerzen 2mo ago
Kermit as a file transfer protocol, in the more modern implementations at least, supports 4K and 9K blocks, streaming mode (no need for ACKs), sliding windows, etc. As a protocol, it also has an OS-agnostic way to do file management; you c
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by jgoerzen 3y ago
You are correct. That mirror is from ftp.kermitproject.org, which doesn't have all of the things that Columbia's website has. I have since added additional mirrors which have everything you're looking for.
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by jgoerzen 3y ago
These servers don't carry the "binaries" groups. They carry the discussion groups, so there should be no piracy going on there.
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by jgoerzen 3y ago
Sure! alt.arts.poetry.comments alt.bbs.synchronet alt.comp.software.firefox alt.fan.usenet alt.folklore.computers alt.os.linux.debian alt.pub.coffeehouse.amethyst (This is somewhat low-traffic but is unique; people write in the third person
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by jgoerzen 3y ago
Yes. Many groups are pretty much dead, but there are some that are active (a handful that are QUITE active). The quality of the active groups ranges from "60% flames" to "these are Ph. D's talking to each other about t
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by jgoerzen 4y ago
You may be interested to note that NNCP integrated Yggdrasil support recently (though you can also run Yggdrasil at the OS level). Yggdrasil is an always-encrypted IPv6-based mesh, and is a perfect fit for something like ad-hoc wifi (since
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by jgoerzen 4y ago
I think Syncthing is an under-appreciated tool! I wrote more about it at https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10219-a-simple-delay... https://www.complete.org/parallel-processing-of-filespooler-...
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by jgoerzen 6y ago
I'm the guy that wrote the blog article that got posted here. So, I'm dusting off my really old HN account, to step up and say that I am very sorry it felt depressing to you, because that was not my intent. In fact, as I said in
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by jgoerzen 7y ago
I bought it off eBay a few weeks ago. As to why - sitting in front of emacs with a clicky model M keyboard produces a very different frame of mind. I am more focused and more deliberate in what I type (one doesn't just type ls /u
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by jgoerzen 7y ago
I have a vt420, vt510, and IBM3151 and not one of them do RTS/CTS like we'd expect. The vt510 can apparently do that on the DTR/DSR pins, but the vt420 and below cannot, and neither can the 3151.
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by jgoerzen 7y ago
Translation: "Linux is eating our lunch. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." Linux has already thoroughly trounced Windows in mobile (Android). It's done so in the web space. MS still has a strong foothold in
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by jgoerzen 8y ago
Hi Michael, Thanks for writing this. I wrote a response here: https://changelog.complete.org/archives/9971-a-partial-defen... The tl;dr version is I agree with you about some of the things you mention, but also feel l
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by jgoerzen 10y ago
I didn't go into detail in the article, but the server in question is running a Supermicro X10SLH-F-O motherboard, ECC RAM, and a Haswell CPU, in a Rosewill RSV-L4411 4U chassis. Is there a hardware problem here? For sure. But you c
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by jgoerzen 12y ago
I never said Debian comes out on top. In fact, I went out of my way to say "use the right tool for the job." There are cases where FreeBSD is better and cases where Debian is better. To take something as complex as a modern ope
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by jgoerzen 12y ago
Yes. And in fact I tested it that way first. But with the CD route, I trust them with something that cost a few cents, and with an interface they already know (play, stop, and next track buttons). Way easier for them and far fewer consequ
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by jgoerzen 12y ago
"I gave her a VAX" made me smile. You are awesome.
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
Absolutely I do. See my blog for examples. The other stuff is more important than the computer, and they spend far more time outside than they do at the computer. One of their favorite activities is to build their own river systems using
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
Awesome. That is a wonderful idea.
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
I love hearing this. I have fond memories of doing things with my dad -- he once let me dismantle an old lawnmower engine so I could learn how it works -- but although he was very supportive of my computer interests, I had surpassed his ski
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
I would love to hear how they react. I'm excited for you just reading this!
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
<grin>, I do think we agree on the big picture, perhaps. I completely agree with starting them where they are. And yes, they do not yet know what a for loop is, or what a compiler is, or what it truly means to install something. Bu
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
The last version of Windows I used seriously was 3.1. Last winter, I suddenly had to fix problems in Windows Server 2008. I may have been a bit slow, but yes, I can fix an OS I've never used. If you have a good knowledge base, and the expe
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
Here's what I'd suggest. Find an old keyboard, one you don't mind taking some abuse. Plug it in to a computer somewhere, put it in a 80x25 text mode where the letters are nice and big. Then log in and let them bash at it randomly to their
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
<grin> There are a whole bunch of excited preschoolers out there running sl now, apparently, judging from the comments here: http://changelog.complete.org/archives/6359-a-proud-dad
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
Perhaps my first sentence overstated it a bit; I was reacting to the person that was "a little queasy." Sure, it's possible to use an iPad in a way that is not actively bad, and probably beneficial. But it's still a box sealed shut that so
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
I disagree. A blank command line is freedom. It's an invitation to do whatever you like. To discover. To try. To fail. To explore. If you have 5 (or 50) icons to choose from, where's the blank slate? Where's the great outdoors? Wher
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by jgoerzen 14y ago
The iPad, to me, represents everything that is wrong with raising children. First of all, I should say that computers are a small part of my boys' life. We live on a farm. They get lots and lots of time to explore outdoors, climb in trees

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