throwaway918274

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by throwaway918274 2y ago
Yeah, I"m planning on getting one as well - the switch has made me realize how great having "real" games on a portable platform is - just waiting for a hardware refresh.
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
My computer doesn't meet the requirements for Windows 11 so I opted to stay on Windows 10 until support ran out. Then, as Windows does, the performance and reliability of my computer just started to deterioate more and more. A few we
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
1. sudo apt/dnf/zypper install stow 2. man stow 3. git init ~/dotfiles have at'er
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
lol, i'm reinstalling a linux distro right now just because I want to try a new one I work with seniors that are scared of the command line. I can somewhat understand why Microsoft might be trying to turn everything into AI Copilots
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
When I need to explain to other so-called seniors how to revert changes to a file with git checkout and they recoil in terror in using the command line, then yes - I believe they are actually getting dumber.
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
Your mentioning of AWS devops reminded me of a story my dad, a mechanical engineer, told me. He travels a lot and works with engineers all over the world. He was talking to me about how the new "wave" of engineers (mainly in Cana
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
Nobody is running faster towards the cliff of their own destruction than programmers.
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
engaging with hobbies with your kids, which can also teach them useful skills, is one way when I was a kid, when my dad was repairing the house or car I was always "holding the flashlight" or he would actually teach me to use powe
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
i can only hope my windows "skills" atrophy so that I can tell my family to stop bothering me to fix all their computer problems :P i've started telling them to just buy a macbook
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
i was also tempted to just go the debian route - but the free Ubuntu Pro subscription for personal use with 12 years of bug/security updates (and ultimately, peace of mind) was what won me over - I hate reinstalling or upgrading my OS
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
had a few small bumps getting everything I need configured and running the way I need it, but now that I have everything the way I like it it's damn near perfect
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
So I put in: > Green Party leader Justin Trudeau was ejected from Canada's House of Commons after fiery exchanges with Prime Minister Jagmeet Singh. Mr Trudeau's removal came after he refused to apologise for calling Mr Singh a
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
wiped windows from my home PC and installed Ubuntu 24.04 last week zero regrets, tired of Microsoft's terrible quality, terrible security, terrible ads - good riddance
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
It's not a perfect analogy, but it's still corporate interests trying to entrench their position to prevent disruption by less politically powerful players.
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
mmmmmmm regulatory capture, wouldn't be america without it - nothing says freedom and open markets like sawing off the rungs from the bottom of the ladder after you've already climbed to the top
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
I got locked out my apple account the other day while trying to login to webmail - thankfully I was able to just unlock it again by reseting my password using my iphone. Kinda terrifying.
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
7 minutes of Pharo smalltalk for Rubyists: https://youtu.be/HOuZyOKa91o Is a pretty good overview how the environment works.
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
seems you got hugged
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
Even if it was GPL you wouldn't be entitled to the source since it lives behind a managed service.
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Mise-en-place: the front end to your dev env(mise.jdx.dev)
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
I wish I could get rid of my boss because I actually get shit done when I can just "self-organize" with my colleagues.
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
Our CEO was musing about gamifying our scheduling software to get more "engagement" - aka. people accepting more open shifts, aka. working more overtime. It was so disgusting to me I nearly quit over the suggestion.
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
the heisenburg climate change principle
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
1. I go into hospital and come out with 90k bill - I have insurance and I pay my copay of $130. 2. Insurance says "nah, we'll give you 18k" 3. Hospital goes "ok". 4. Hospital writes off as a 72k loss, which essenti
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
i spend way too much time around friends that indulge in conspiracy theories, my first reading of the headline was NOT AT ALL what it is lol
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
My first job interview out of college, the interviewer's last question was "what is the Eigenclass". I had no idea, so I just said "I don't know, what is it?" - and then we just chatted about what it was. I&
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
this is horrifying
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
1984.hosting payable with Monero
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
This is where a lot of tech folks fail. It's almost never about the technology. Most of the time all you need is a spreadsheet.
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by throwaway918274 2y ago
I worked with a guy who used Ubuntu and his main editor was Notepad++ running in Wine.

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