kevinsky

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by kevinsky 11d ago
So many maps they need an AI agent to help you find the obscure ones
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by kevinsky 21d ago
I did not see any how to on the idea of artificial gravity. Centripetal motion will do the job but they seemed to claiming a much bigger idea. But how...
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by kevinsky 1y ago
Liked the product. The developer's blog post sounds they feel burned out and not appreciated. Might be due to their take it or leave it attitude.
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by kevinsky 1y ago
Participated in beta testing for a few computer games. Did some localized translation for these games. Looked for work.
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by kevinsky 2y ago
From the article here https://archive.ph/bUsFH#selection-1451.0-1451.314 "At least two of the ships suspected of causing damage appear to have dragged their anchors 100 miles or more across seafloor. A ship that droppe
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by kevinsky 2y ago
Show me that it can scale then we'll see. So many announcements and promises are based on little tiny demonstrations on a lab bench.
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by kevinsky 2y ago
All my cameras use wired access to a dedicated VLAN with no access to any other compute/IOT devices. I tried to pick a vendor that keeps the video camera footage in my country but that is something few vendors discuss and with the ub
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by kevinsky 2y ago
I am getting used to good products becoming worse for reasons that are never explained. As long as I am not seeing ads in the interface this is still better than forgetting a password.
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by kevinsky 2y ago
Broken pagination for me too
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by kevinsky 2y ago
Not associated with any Canadian government initiative.
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by kevinsky 2y ago
Users who paid for the game are not happy about the addition of in game micro transactions
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by kevinsky 2y ago
Best quote from the article "It doesn’t sound like they needed him as much as he needed them." Bears don't need people, just leave them alone.
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by kevinsky 2y ago
They would be more relevant if the hostile or snarky users were effectively quietened.
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by kevinsky 2y ago
It's back up!
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by kevinsky 2y ago
This article indicates that data migrations could be done by or assisted by AI. Having done a number of them I am skeptical as most of the time I end up working with crufty stuff that is out of support. Sometimes, by the time the client i
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by kevinsky 3y ago
Long overdue and not accompanied by any explanation of why their staff use Titan Keys to authenticate but you can be anyone from a Gmail address.
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by kevinsky 3y ago
I migrated to 2FS as I wanted to keep my MFA secrets separate from my BitWarden passwords. It does require some technical knowledge but the how to was thorough and is found here https://gist.github.com/gboudreau/94bb0c
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by kevinsky 3y ago
Anticipated as soon as the buyout was approved. It's so long VmWare, hello Proxmox for me
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by kevinsky 3y ago
Keeping my Dell hardware which is no longer supported by VmWare Esxi and moving to Proxmox. Goals: easier backups and better ups integration
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by kevinsky 3y ago
I have been using this for years with my cloud provider and this is a rock solid application. My only wish is that the logging could have a sweet spot in the middle where it is not verbose but does show the names of the files changed
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by kevinsky 3y ago
Yes, looking backwards PL/SQL code looks and acts like an API to the data. At Oracle conferences they will tell you that keeping your business logic in stored procedures means you don't have to duplicate it if a second applicatio
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by kevinsky 3y ago
I am constantly contacted by recruiters who just want to talk about their latest thing. An email won't do, it has to be some of my valuable time. You cannot deal with them unless you know what your priorities are. I have three crite
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by kevinsky 3y ago
It is the best database if you are a bank, military or very large company who is already using it. Even in large government departments where I do contract work no one, absolutely no one, ever says "Why don't we use an Oracle dat
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by kevinsky 3y ago
Certainly agree that the Raspberry Pi's SD card is unsuitable as a boot device if you have any issues with power failures or voltage regulation. You can boot from a USB but by the time you pay for the USB drive you are in the same pri
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by kevinsky 4y ago
I have twenty years in IT doing contracting and LinkedIn has been a great source of work. However the signal to noise ratio is getting worse and I no longer read the posts due to all the low quality content. For a recruiter it's great
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by kevinsky 4y ago
Looks like click bait. Nowhere is there a clear link to how this drive will cut a Mars transit to 45 days (not the 5 days the title here states). Nuclear drives in space could solve a lot of problems. Building a compact controlled fissi
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by kevinsky 4y ago
Bitwarden has an emergency contact feature if you have a premium membership. My wife and our lawyer have emergency access. They can request it anytime. If I approve they have access right away or if I reject it is denied. If I cannot or
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by kevinsky 4y ago
Sort of lost the point when the author starting comparing coyotes and raccoons to financial misdealing's
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by kevinsky 4y ago
In Canada contractors who work for the recruiters who supply resources to the Canadian government can expect these kind of rates: Experienced DBA ~$80/hour System Analyst/Platform Analyst ~100/hour Security Assessor or Prac
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by kevinsky 4y ago
These are all excellent tips that make you think about situations on the road that are riskier than you may think. The recommendations about having lights front and back, using a reflective vest and not riding on the sidewalks are very pra

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