xolox

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by xolox 19d ago
> Yes, but I still prefer a nice tone. Like why should I change my manners just because it has no feelings? If anything the statistic predicts a friendlier answer when I say "please". Like you I generally prefer polite phrasing
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by xolox 2mo ago
The conceptual relationship to PlanetScale seems somewhat dubious to me (as mentioned in other comments) but the idea of implementing snapshots and branching below the database server level, in the storage layer using Ceph, is neat and pote
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by xolox 3mo ago
Make sure those mushrooms are prepared well though because as I understand it, the human digestive system has a hard time breaking down chitin cell walls, so without proper preparation, the mushrooms may pass through mostly undigested. The
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by xolox 3mo ago
I've recently run into and explored research explaining that natural sunlight stimulates energy production in mitochondria, resulting in an energizing and healing effect completely separate from vitamin D production. I feel bad for pos
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by xolox 6mo ago
Funny that I should run into this now... Just this past weekend I tried the Home Assistant backup/restore mechanism for the first time, and it failed miserably for me :-(. First it took over an hour to create the backup, then I got a 4
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by xolox 6mo ago
If you are at all comfortable with Linux system administration, manually setting up one or a handful of KVM/qemu powered virtual machines is not actually that hard at all (in my experience). If you like a GUI to guide your initial step
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by xolox 1y ago
It sure can make a difference. Sickness caused by bacteria doesn't happen as soon as one bad bacteria (bacterium?) enters your body, a certain critical mass is usually required. This is very similar to the concept of "viral load&q
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by xolox 1y ago
American independent journalism seems to be dying (unfortunately) but I think in Europe there are several large news organizations reporting on things that matter in a relatively independent fashion, at least a lot more independent than wha
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by xolox 1y ago
I'm really glad to read that the wrecking ball that is Trump & Musk's "reducing government costs" initiative in the US government didn't take out this very important foundation of _worldwide_ IT security. I&#x27
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by xolox 2y ago
In some places in the US the use of sewage sludge to fertilize farm land is turning into a shit show of epic proportions (sorry couldn't resist ;-) due to severe PFAS contamination: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12&
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by xolox 2y ago
Might it not be possible to "harvest" carbon from sources on e.g. the moon [1], thereby requiring less effort to launch those resources into orbit? Feel free to point out if I'm talking (thinking) nonsense here... [1] https:
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by xolox 2y ago
That's a really nice way to visualize how modern human knowledge is extended through scientific efforts. Thanks for sharing! (thanks also to the GP who introduced the concept)
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by xolox 2y ago
But surely this process you outline implies that the PFAS already there was deposited in the (distant) past and is no longer being deposited in any substantial quantity, otherwise the problem will just reoccur (build up over time)? Meanwhil
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by xolox 2y ago
Well certainly antibiotics resistance (MRSA [1]) is a problem exacerbated by intense farming practices [2]. To the best of my knowledge there are two big sources of MRSA: Hospitals and livestock farming (the latter of which actually got its
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by xolox 2y ago
Fairly recent research claims that hobby (backyard) chickens tend to have higher PFAS contamination than factory farmed chickens because hobby chickens get the chance to eat (a lot of) rain worms whereas the factory farmed chickens only get
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by xolox 2y ago
I was going to suggest tempeh as well. It takes some practice and creativity to turn tempeh into interesting meals [1], but it makes the beans much easier to digest, and the tempeh adds extra dietary fiber, significantly increasing satiety
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by xolox 2y ago
Fruit, seeds, grains, legumes, one can find quite a lot to eat without "killing" a plant. Admittedly though most (if not all) vegetables do involve killing a whole plant.
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by xolox 2y ago
The particles affected by the ionizer are already floating in the air that is being inhaled into the lungs. For the sake of this discussion (i.e. disregarding accidental generation of ozone), wouldn't it be better if those particles ar
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by xolox 2y ago
I would be interested in that as well! I've been kind of obsessed with fermentation for a couple of years now, but it's all based on research driven by my own interests (I learn best when I immerse myself in a subject, in Dutch we
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by xolox 2y ago
> it's ridiculous that Google is also forcing this onto the rest of the world. Yeah I was surprised (and frankly annoyed) by this as well, I don't see the value of showing this to everyone in the world when all of this relates
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by xolox 2y ago
Related: A 'Second Tree of Life' Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn (nytimes.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42403886
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by xolox 2y ago
The potential for unchecked "growth" and potentially fatal infection vaguely reminds me of the terrifying aspects of prion based diseases. Thanks for giving me another theoretical nightmare scenario to worry about in the back of m
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by xolox 2y ago
I've read multiple times (over the years) that swifts are known for sleeping while in flight during their migrations between Africa and Europe. The best reference I could find right now is https://www.nationalgeographic.com&
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by xolox 2y ago
I use the same heuristic for when I should switch from shell to Python :-). Arrays (especially associative ones, at least for me) are a good indication that a more advanced language like Python might be more appropriate than shell.
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by xolox 2y ago
malloc/free are for heap based allocations. The grand parent explicitly mentioned he was referring to stack based allocations, which are kind of automatic (implicit).
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by xolox 2y ago
Compliments to the author for clearly explaining all of the steps involved. I've never gone this deep, although I have previously converted remote headless Linux servers to full disk encryption using similar techniques. Thanks for shar
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by xolox 2y ago
I think toxicity is a relative concept, not absolute. I mean you can die from drinking too much water ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication ) yet at the same time you need to drink plenty of water to survive
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by xolox 2y ago
If you make a bookmarklet to look up the current page on archive.is you'll never have this problem again :-). Here's the link for this article: https://archive.is/9QF2j
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by xolox 2y ago
I got into fermented foods to improve my health, and quite a few of these are acquired tastes for me (and surely also for lots of other people). Milk kefir, water kefir, kombucha, tempeh, koji, natto, these things challenge the taste palate
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by xolox 2y ago
I don't mean to come off as ignorant (so please correct me if I am wrong) but could it be that the so-called "two-party system" in the US is to blame for some of the polarization implied in your message? As someone living in

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