rodlette

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by rodlette 3y ago
> The change had the unintended consequence of causing IPv4 addresses to start being passed as an IPv4-mapped IPv6-compatible address to our IP Allow List functionality. Sounds like this bug: "Unable to reliably distinguish IPv4-map
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by rodlette 3y ago
Disclaimer: I've worked in SRE. My position is that early SRE solved the hard parts, before I was involved. Services and platforms became reliable. The field is mature. SREs still point to risks, but execs have called their bluff. The
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by rodlette 3y ago
A fair conclusion. SREs predicated Twitter would crumble when Twitter's SRE team was laid off. It had some hiccups, but seems stable now. I suppose the next line of defence is that it takes a while for architecture to crumble. Time wil
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by rodlette 3y ago
There's a time and space for games, but I'll just note that for HN readers, following https://www.amazon.com.au/Digital-Design-Computer-Architectu... and building a RISC-V in Verilog is easily manageable.
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by rodlette 3y ago
I'll look into it. I think I acquired frugality from reading a few books that made me frugal. I'd like other traits too.
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by rodlette 3y ago
Those are easy to see, but there are few people who clean their dishes for fun/leisure.
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by rodlette 3y ago
> This is described well in Atomic Habits. Train yourself to think “I am just not the kind of person who does x.” Is this just basically willpower? Or perhaps I should read the book to find out.
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by rodlette 3y ago
I find F-Droid is a good source for ad-free apps: Solitaire: https://search.f-droid.org/?q=Solitaire&lang=en
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by rodlette 3y ago
> And in relation to emissions in particular, just look at the way the present government fought [...]. That was in August 2023, and a leopard doesn't change its spots. The article and topic aren't overtly political, no need to
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by rodlette 3y ago
https://paulgraham.com/disagree.html calls this level of critique "DH1. Ad Hominem.". > Of course he would say that. He's a senator. > Of course [they] would say that. [They're Tory leaning].
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by rodlette 3y ago
Looks great, but my partner needs something more convenient. It needs to be web based and work on desktop/mobile.
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by rodlette 3y ago
Nice. I've been looking for something like this to self-host, to avoid my partner uploading sensitive documents to random PDF manipulation websites. Any better alternatives I should be considering?
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by rodlette 3y ago
The meat of the article: > the billionaires behind the steering wheel have mistaken cautionary tales and entertainments for a road map, and we’re trapped in the passenger seat. Let’s hope there isn’t a cliff in front of us. I think the (
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by rodlette 3y ago
+1. I moved from Sourcehut when it announced IRS change of TOS. I realised I would prefer to support less discriminatory forges. I also have no interest in crytocurrency.
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by rodlette 3y ago
> Obviously, for that last several years, things have been quiet around here. This has always been a one programmer show, and for everything, there is a season. The season for me is changing. 2000s: web scalability was an emerging field.
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by rodlette 3y ago
I've not yet been interested in anything VR, but glad to see there's innovation and cheap entry points.
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by rodlette 3y ago
I know nothing about rockets but bits of project management: it's common to break down projects into smaller parts and derisk designs/implementations by testing each piece. The refueling team might be ready to test, even though th
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by rodlette 3y ago
vundo is a simpler implementation: it reuses Emacs's built-in undo/redo and just implements the tree visualisation part. undo-tree is a reimplementation of Emacs's undo/redo, that supports a tree visualization. * undo-tr
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by rodlette 3y ago
Good to see the benefits of telemetry, which the FOSS is typically skeptical of: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2023/10/down-and-to-the-right-fire... . I'll make sure FF telemetry is enabled for me. I typically di
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by rodlette 3y ago
> also a devastating weakness of the system for its most important intended application (exchanging messages between humans). PGP's key management system is literally the last thing you want in a messaging system. Strong words, but
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by rodlette 3y ago
While we're sharing anecdotes, I've visited 30+ cities. I've been SF twice, for 10 days total. SF the only one I've been attacked and had car broken into. Two separate occasions! The contrast with the wealth had a dystop
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by rodlette 3y ago
I feel silly for getting involved! I see OP now mentions this: > Edit 3: please note that this statement was originally addressed to the F-Droid team, not a general audience.
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by rodlette 3y ago
Wow. If anything, working around 8 bit's limitations seems to make 32 bit look simpler in comparison.
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by rodlette 3y ago
> Or maybe there's a RV32I community for writing retro style games, with some simple graphics support? Wow, https://github.com/dan-rodrigues/icestation-32 looks cool. Sorry for the comment spam. :)
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by rodlette 3y ago
TFA explains: * "Graphics and sound weren’t hidden behind ‘APIs’." * Programs were written in 8 bit assembly * Generally, the 8 bit CPU was considered a complete package, rather than just one small piece as RV32I is. Those sound n
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by rodlette 3y ago
Stupid question: what's so special about the 8 in 8-bit CPUs? > Simplicity > > With some practice, you could keep the whole of an 8-bit processor’s instruction set in your head. Is it just a matter of replacing all instruction
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by rodlette 3y ago
I'm not suggesting the aggrieved party is making false accusations. I just don't understand the intent behind a public letter that has no details/references. Who is the intended audience? How are they meant to evaluate the le
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by rodlette 3y ago
The author, who notes: > Sadly, this is not a single incident -- if it was I would still believe things could be fixed -- but a pattern of behaviour that has continued for years. I've tried to be patient, hoping we could still resol
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by rodlette 3y ago
+1. This style of public post that say "I'm leaving because of problems which I am not disclosing" are odd.
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by rodlette 3y ago
I'm embarrassed to admit that despite having had Spotify for years, my music tastes didn't change much. I switched back to albums, and can thankfully pick clients that suit my taste. * https://gitlab.com/souch&#x2F

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