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by antod 4y ago
I found that a 'refreshing' read - reveling in the old-school sysadmin wizardry, after so many years of livestock-over-pets thinking. This server sounds like the ultimate pet. It's just nostalgia though, I can't imagine
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by antod 4y ago
> Who has 90% renewable... I know! I know! Pick me! >...that isn't majority Hydro? oh... never mind
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by antod 4y ago
> I recuse myself due to fanboyism. No true fanboy would ever say that ;)
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by antod 4y ago
His TCP/IP Illustrated book was formative in my career. I wish I had've salvaged that company copy when that business shutdown - it probably just got thrown out :(
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by antod 4y ago
I remember reading "Learning Python" in the 1.5 days and then a bit later properly using Python the 2.0 days. It seemed a lot simpler back then, and seemed like a clean powerful successor to the 8bit BASICs I started with. And not
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by antod 4y ago
While not exactly the same that reminds me of metamoderation at Slashdot. Admittedly that was a pretty geeky audience, but the trolling and griefing load there was huge.
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by antod 4y ago
There's a difference between happy to have that pay and being happy at work. It's also not just the programming itself. I would turn down 7 digit compensation if it was going to mean intense burn out, depression and/or anxiet
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by antod 4y ago
You could pretend it was satay?
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by antod 4y ago
> You never have the thought, "I'm not being payed enough for this shit?" More like "no amount of money is enough to make me happy doing this shit"
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by antod 4y ago
It wasn't until a few years ago that I properly understood that somewhat trite line. It isn't implying that a good workman has the skills to work wonders with bad tools, it's that a good workman will make damn sure they won&#
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by antod 4y ago
I was thinking about this the other day. One element that makes a successful senior is distinguishing fads from trends early enough, rather than just good from bad. Trends and fads can look pretty similar in the early days, and trends often
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by antod 4y ago
> A lot of random programs that seem to be needed for corporate work, like outlook and teams, I imagine don't work or are somehow even worse on linux. I thought Teams was shitty on Linux, then I got switched to a Mac. Teams was ju
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by antod 4y ago
> This is not current generation I might add, who I believe would be quite happy with a shake up. It's previous generation of 50 years olds and over that have brought this about. I have my doubts. I suspect in 25yrs time it will
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by antod 4y ago
The replies to this make me think I've found "my people". Can we form a group?
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by antod 4y ago
I don't really have printers at all any more, but cheapish Brother "laser" printers were my preference for low volumes on Linux and still being able to get networking/duplex/postscript etc. I too had no faith that s
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by antod 4y ago
As a native english speaker, that seems a really much better way to say that awkward combination of syllables.
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by antod 4y ago
To me (another native english speaker) it's not that pronouncing "libre" is hard, but that then combining it with "office" makes for a clunky awkward mouthful. Whereas "open" and "office" flowed
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by antod 4y ago
> X-Plane is a flight simulator. Its purpose first and foremost seems to be to create a real sensation of flying. That and a few other replies made me wonder philosophically, maybe we should distinguish between a flight sim and pilot s
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by antod 4y ago
There was a common pattern in use back in the day when I managed openbsd filewalls (can't remember if it was ipf or pf days). When changing firewall rules over ssh, you'd use a command line like: $ apply new rules; sleep 10; apply
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by antod 4y ago
Forging one (unpowered?) typewriter in many decades vs forging and powering all the computers you'd end up replacing over those decades to stay current? All the chemicals involved in making the electronics? The e-waste? A discarded typ
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by antod 4y ago
The worst thing is that I nod along in agreement with all 9 points, and still find myself easily preferring a pragmatic well set up Jira (yes a unicorn) to juggling things around 25 trello boards or a siloed top down micromanaging corporate
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by antod 4y ago
MariaDB does too, I have a feeling I've noticed others at some point, but that was one that came to mind.
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by antod 4y ago
I am an oldster, but never used two spaces. Probably because I never did typing lessons at school (hell I don't think it was even an option at my schools - computers hardly featured either).
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by antod 4y ago
>The real problem was Intel's focus on frequency above all else at the time. They were demoing I think a 10 GHz processor at Intel Developer Forum at one point. I don't know if they demoed that or not, but I can remember earl
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by antod 4y ago
OK, that was hilarious. Thanks for making my day better.
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by antod 4y ago
I often see Americans say the media is left wing, but from outside the country it really doesn't look like any US media is left wing. It just seems like "left wing" means a bit critical of republicans. It's more about te
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by antod 4y ago
>"Redneck" is usually pejorative for a working class, white, Southerner. When rednecks say "redneck" it usually isn't an insult, but when others use the word it usually is. Calling somewhere a "Redneck bar&
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by antod 4y ago
I personally knew one of the reasons for that :(
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by antod 4y ago
Yeah the ozone hole supposedly wasn't really the reason for skin cancer rates as the 'hole' itself never really extended much past Antarctica. It's more to do with your factors, clearer air, and possibly the global drop
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by antod 4y ago
(non US perspective here) Another element is that a lot of the expense is closing the road, site management, safety setups, materials, having the plant (machinery) on site etc. Despite being visible, having relatively cheap workers hang aro

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