bobcattr

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by bobcattr 14y ago
> I live in a remote place. Getting stuff shipped here is very hard and finding "Ubuntu-friendly hardware" is simply not an easy option, at all. I find it odd that Ubuntu is purportedly an answer for those who live in rural or remote ar
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by bobcattr 14y ago
For me as a heavy linux user. I went to the store and Tried OS X for around 20 minutes. At the time I really wanted a macbook. I actually hated the OS experience. While the hardware is really nice, the software really wasn't up my alley.
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by bobcattr 14y ago
And what would happen to people like my grandmother who can barely afford their property taxes now. She has lived in the same house for 50 years
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Your Employer likely gives away your salary info(theworknumber.com)
1 points by bobcattr 14y ago|0 comments
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by bobcattr 14y ago
didn't know of HSTS, thanks. where would one keep up with stuff like that other than keeping up with new rfc's?
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by bobcattr 14y ago
Can you search wiki's yet?
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by bobcattr 14y ago
It all depends on how good of a HS education you got. It also depends on the fun and relationships you are having outside of your school work. For me that was the best part
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by bobcattr 14y ago
I have tried a few from low end box before. They aren't very reliable.
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Ask HN: Reliable vps?
1 points by bobcattr 14y ago|5 comments
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by bobcattr 14y ago
Season 2 of The Wire has to deal with the Docks. 3 and 5 deal with Politics
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by bobcattr 14y ago
I use lavabit. It's cheaper than $10 a year and has a far superior web interface to googles. It uses squirrel mail.
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by bobcattr 14y ago
I'm a sys admin too, just one with a CS degree. I don't think you need a degree to do well but it certainly does help. You were right in that many companies have strict education requirements. It may not limit you now at a younger age but
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by bobcattr 14y ago
College is not beneficial to all people but to many it is critical. At least in America the state of elementary, middle and high school is simple failure. Students are graduating with skills 8th graders had 30+ years ago. Students are gr
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Ask HN: How do read it later sites make money?
3 points by bobcattr 14y ago|1 comments
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by bobcattr 14y ago
How do they make money?
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by bobcattr 14y ago
looks nice but without google or facebook accounts how can I use?
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by bobcattr 14y ago
Instapaper lately has been having many messed up conversions. I use instapaper because they have a pretty clear business model. They make money from subscriptions and app sales. Pocket and Read It Later both don't have paid apps nor subs
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by bobcattr 14y ago
pinboard is great What i'd like now is a better version of instapaper or the alternatives.
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by bobcattr 14y ago
which others? doesn't do it on sendmail or postfix
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by bobcattr 14y ago
Giving a facial imprint is very risky for the user. I think it's wrong to add this to the system and force users to give this information. Good luck though
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by bobcattr 14y ago
The biggest threat to this is that it's a 4 digit code to unlocked on the phone. A stolen phone would allow access to everything. Figuring out that 4 digit code is super easy from fingerprints. To make it more secure it should be two fact
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by bobcattr 14y ago
What font is that, it's great.
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by bobcattr 14y ago
That only works with gmail.
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by bobcattr 14y ago
I thought perl regex was much much slower. Atleast according to Russ Cox,
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by bobcattr 14y ago
So the userspace driver uses the same syscalls or they need to do the work around. I guess I am most interested in the workarounds.
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by bobcattr 14y ago
Can you explain what this has to do with the GPL?
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by bobcattr 14y ago
But you have to know what to look for to know what they are. HS is not going to teach you that
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by bobcattr 14y ago
No can't use that.
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by bobcattr 14y ago
You convert the files via whatever does conversion. The same as any other SSG. The difference is the layout of the data. In a wiki the data is usually laid out hierarchically. Regular static sites are not. Most that I have looked at crea
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by bobcattr 14y ago
Through the markdown (or whatever else) files on the system via the shell.

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