throw0101b

13 ms·

1.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> Neglecting to do it or meaning to do it then getting pulled in to some meeting (or other important distraction) and then imagining you did it. If your job is to make sure your file system and your database—SQLite, Pg, My/MariDB,
2.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> Defense is starting to get a blank check with fairly bipartisan support for the first time in at least 30-40 years and it's centered on semiconductor supply chains. Really? Because: > During Donald Trump's 2025 speech t
3.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> ZFS isn’t viable for SQLite unless you turn off fsync’s in ZFS Which you can do on a per dataset ('directory') basis very easily: zfs set sync=disabled mydata/mydb001 * https://openzfs.github.io&#x2
4.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> SQLite on ZFS needs the Fsync behaviour to be off […] zfs set sync=disabled mydata/mydb001 * https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/man/master/7/zfsprops...
5.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> Not sure why you'd need more than 10/8 Large organizations have moved to IPv6 because they, and everyone else, are using 10/8, and so when mergers and acquisitions happen trying to connect the networks together becomes
6.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> Also talked about in Michael Lewis’s book Fifth Risk. Highly recommend that book. Haven't gotten to his most recent Who Is Government? : * https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/788713/who-is-govern..
7.
by throw0101b 1y ago
Yeah: > "The Pentagon ... announced that we are eliminating woke climate change programs and initiatives inconsistent with our core warfighting mission," [Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell] said. * https://www.
8.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> https://gizmodo.com/republicans-project-2025-would-end-free-... John Oliver did an episode on this during Trump 1.0: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMGn9T37eR8 * https://www.imdb.com&#x
9.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> What red tape? Anyone can buy/rent a GPU(s) and train stuff. Well previously the Chinese were not able to, but that was changed recently: * https://www.wsj.com/tech/nvidia-wins-ok-to-resume-sales-of-a... *
10.
by throw0101b 1y ago
"A policeman's job is only easy in a police state." * Touch of Evil , https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052311/quotes/?item=qt0321627 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_of_
11.
by throw0101b 1y ago
A lot of motion blur: have they tried adjusting the shutter speed…
12.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> There are true facts, but a human observer can never be sure of them See: > Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge. Also called "the theory of knowledge", it e
13.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> Agreed, however, people with a good education _usually_ learn think intelligently about a variety of problems. Depends on the problem you're trying to solve. Perhaps it's " how can I get more for myself? " versus
14.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> This administration has zero ability to build or bring people together […] Someone observed a lot of stuff that Trump is doing is through Executive Orders because he really can't do deals. Of course when (some of) his desires ov
15.
by throw0101b 1y ago
So there exists a 'Excel World Championship': * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Modeling_World_Cup * https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/2024-excel-world-champi... Can&#x27
16.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> Define disproportionately propagating far-right content. How about: > Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI has deleted “inappropriate” posts on X after the company’s chatbot, Grok, began praising Adolf Hitler, referring t
17.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> What constitutes illegal algorithm manipulation? What obligations to impartiality do digital space providers like Musk/X have? From another comment that found the statute (in French): * https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr&
18.
by throw0101b 1y ago
Is this different than the investigation that was opened on July 11? * https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/07/11/france-p... * https://techcrunch.com/2025/07&#x2F
19.
How China Became the World's Biggest Shipbuilder(construction-physics.com)
23 points by throw0101b 1y ago|0 comments
20.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> […] or moronic cable thieves to access and damage infrastructure Manufacturers should print on the sleeve "fibre optic only. no copper". :) > [Buried pros:] Drunk drivers are no concern, and so are cable thieves or terr
21.
by throw0101b 1y ago
Eventual replacement: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Warning_System An upgrade was recently announced with a collaboration with Australia: * https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ca
22.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> Hadn't thought of that, but it might not be a huge savings unless you were to go ipv6 only. Even a small number of devices/services not supporting IPv6 can have huge costs: > Our [American Indian] tribal network started
23.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> IPv6 needs something more to motivate it, a web destination or application that is only available on IPv6. How about not having to pay for (as) beefy CG-NAT hardware because people that go to Youtube, Netflix, MetaFace, TikTok, etc
24.
by throw0101b 1y ago
A presentation from 2020 NLNOG by Jared Mauch who did something similar in Michigan community: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASXJgvy3mEg 2020 NANOG: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twe6uTwOyJo
25.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> true but then it always goes back up 100%... So far. It took gold, another popular 'store of value' commodity, several decades to reach its previous peak originally reached in 1980 (blue line): * https://graphics
26.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> And there is no other asset that does that with as little inflation and risk as Bitcoin. LOL. Having 30% drops is not 'little risk': * https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/19/bitcoin-btc-price-plunges
27.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> And of course just a storage of value. See also gold. At some point it did make sense as a currency because of its hard-to-fake nature, but once governments became stronger and regulations and documentation became more strict, gold w
28.
by throw0101b 1y ago
> […] install all the necessary ductwork in a giant, multi-chambered old building that wasn't built with AC in mind. You do not need to run ducts, just piping for (say) mini-splits.
29.
by throw0101b 1y ago
See also perhaps "Inside the World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant": * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM61idKNWtg * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Nuclear_Generating_Stati...
30.
Individual differences in susceptibility to financial bullshit (2022)(sciencedirect.com)
3 points by throw0101b 1y ago|0 comments

More ›