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   by akoster 10y ago

   Also, have fun trying to use your "high-speed"data connection in buildings with terrible reception. Disclaimer: I've worked in many of these
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   by akoster 10y ago

   For Firefox users and vim fans: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimfx/
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   by akoster 10y ago

   It's a difficult part of recent history that is important to be known and understood.
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   by akoster 10y ago

   I noticed the first marketplace link refers to a freely available textbook on openstax ( https://openstax.org/ ). What is the advantage for me as a student or professor accessing this content through your site when I can dow
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   by akoster 10y ago

   I am always amazed by this history. And by how one's Jewish identity could have been lost should an ancestor have decided to assimilate during a difficult point in history. Quite amazing stuff! Thanks for sharing!
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   by akoster 10y ago

   The ability for a "light" HTML only mode would be greatly appreciated
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   by akoster 10y ago

   60 minutes produced a segment about him. Here is the transcript: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-kgb-spy-jack-barsky-steve...
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   by akoster 10y ago

   Another alternative (specific to the pi): http://www.pivpn.io
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   by akoster 10y ago

   This is definately something I need to look into. Not only would I be able to produce install images but also would have the chance to learn more about what goes into making that ISO file I take for granted. Thanks for posting!
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I completely agree with you on the pleasure of using such a well-crafted machine. From the keyboard, to the connectivity, to the overall build-quality and the way in which the designers thought out so many things so well, it makes me sad t
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    by akoster 10y ago

    Thanks for your post (and tl;dr comment too - I need to work on being more concise :-). I own no Quark powered boards but have some friends who do. It's a shame that they fall into the category of boards with poor software support (a
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    by akoster 10y ago

    This is great news! Thanks for posting! I will definately keep an eye on this.
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    by akoster 10y ago

    It is a shame that many major Linux distributions are dropping 32-bit x86 support. I used to be able to say with confidence that the old laptop or PC in your garage can run any major Linux distribution, breathing new life into aging hardwa
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I do similarly and also print out barcodes/recovery keys and put them in a safe place in case all else fails. Echoing some wise words from this post [1], insure your backup solution can be restored. I tend to test the QR code on my p
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    by akoster 10y ago

    Unfortunately this is not a uniquely Israeli problem. Likely a similar effect can be achieved in the states with something like LLC "shell" companies.
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I don't think there is a government that has ever existed that has not made a mistake. As an American, I can proudly criticize specific actions of my government I may disagree with, but I still feel, despite its flaws, generally does
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I definitely believe this makes an impact. From a biased American perspective, if I was a non-Israeli Jew living in a country that was outside of the US, Canada or Western Europe, and I am young and seeking more opportunity, moving to Isra
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I have not looked deep into this, but you might try Arch Linux ARM [1], which might have newer versions of packages (if it is anything like its x86 variant). It used to be offered on the official Rpi distro page [2] but I think it has sinc
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I appreciate distros that continue to offer 32-bit options. They have given old computers new leases on life and distros like arch allow these users to run the latest and greatest software on such hardware. I feel the days of being able t
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    by akoster 10y ago

    Perhaps MySQL too as it would be one more major database product under their control.
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    by akoster 10y ago

    According to some fine folks over at StackOverflow.com : For C: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/562303/the-definitive-c-b... Also for C++: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the
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    by akoster 10y ago

    My mother purchased a special all-in-one unit (brother MFC-8910DW) for the purpose of printing very large PDF files with mixed legal and letter pages. On windows, Adobe Reader + the printer driver handle selecting which paper tray to pull
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I like that one. My domains for this purpose are: http://i.net/ and http://ip4.me/ (or http://ip6.me , if you know you have IPv6 connectivity)
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I too have been quite pleased with Facebook calling over a 3G connection from the Middle East to North America, though I still find that FaceTime voice calls sound better (pending both parties own apple devices)
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I formerly worked for an American subsidiary of a French company. When I told my friends that they gave every employee a minimum of 20 days off, their jaws dropped.
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    by akoster 10y ago

    I would venture a guess that many people are back to work after the Christmas/new year holidays and hence, have less time to spend on HN.
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    by akoster 10y ago

    Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!
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    by akoster 10y ago

    Good catch! Thank you for noticing (2nd time posting and I initially thought "Ask HN:" might be automatically appended). I left a tab open with this post, but when I went to click the "edit" link, the tab refreshed wit
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    by akoster 10y ago

    Quite interesting! Any thoughts for an XMPP or IRC bridge (similar to what Slack provides)?
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    What (if any) are your new year's resolution(s) for 2017?

    6 points by akoster 10y ago|3 comments