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by bxparks 6y ago
Yup, the output of df became so cluttered that it became useless. So I created this alias: > alias df='df -x tmpfs -x squashfs -x devtmpfs'
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by bxparks 6y ago
What is concerning that is that other laptop makers are following Apple like lemmings. My current favorite laptop is the Dell Precision 55xx series, the business version of the XPS 15. The newest models of this line, the 15" 5550 and t
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by bxparks 6y ago
Yup, I also strongly disagree with the OP article. The most frustrating codebases I've dealt with are those with layers and layers of overly clever abstractions, and over-engineered generalizations which will never be used before the c
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by bxparks 6y ago
Dell now seems to use 2 types of barrel connectors, the older ones are 7.4mm and the newer ones are 4.5mm, usually for the thinner (e.g. XPS, Precision 55xx) laptops. Fortunately, you can get 4.5mm-to-7.4mm converter dongles and velcro them
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by bxparks 6y ago
I don't know about Thinkpads, but I've owned over a dozen Dell laptops. Their touchpads have been between Terrible to OK on Linux. Until my most recent Dell, the Precision 5510 (the business version of XPS 15). Finally almost as
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by bxparks 6y ago
I used screen for like 10-15 years. Two years ago, I switched to tmux because of some rough edges with screen. I can't remember what they were now, I think something to do with selecting the correct terminal type (TERM=screen? TERM=xte
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by bxparks 7y ago
I read somewhere (found it: https://www.wallbedsbywilding.com/blog/2017/01/06/wallbed-ma... ) that a Murphy bed should use a special mattress to avoid permanent damage to the mattress caused by the foam s
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by bxparks 7y ago
This is identical to the Rule of 72, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_72 . Except that you are using 70. The amazing thing about the rule of 72 is that it works pretty well even for rates greater than 10%.
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by bxparks 7y ago
The concepts of "product-minded engineer" and "engineering-minded pm" make a lot of sense. But what do you mean by "reduced waste" in the context of software development?
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by bxparks 7y ago
Yup, we left SF for pretty much the same reasons: 1) Homeless encampments in our neighborhood, full of garbage, feces, urine, and needles. Increase in car theft, breakins and robbery. Various competing homeless cabals running bicycle chop s
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by bxparks 7y ago
I'm impressed that you can be productive with 4GB. On my dev laptop, I am often hitting 14-15GB usage. Chrome, Docker, NodeJS, and VSCode are the main culprits. I'm upgrading the machine to 32GB this weekend.
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by bxparks 7y ago
Can't avoid Chrome on a Chromebook. On the MBA, I use Chrome as well. I've migrated to Firefox on my Windows and Linux laptops, but I thought Firefox had battery issues on MacOS. I usually keep about 5-7 pinned tabs open (Gmail, C
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by bxparks 7y ago
I use Gargoyle on my Archer C7 v2. This thread ( https://www.gargoyle-router.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=11896 ) says that C7 v5 is supported.
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by bxparks 7y ago
Is 4GB enough with the current web browsers and web pages? It feels like 8GB is the minimum for normal users, and 16GB is the minimum for software developers. I have a 4GB Chromebook and a 4GB MacBookAir, and they are both somewhat painful
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by bxparks 7y ago
Arduino boards (the ones based on AVR chips) use the GCC C++ compiler adapted for the AVR. The current IDE version 1.8.10 uses avr-gcc-7.3.0 ( https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/blob/master/hardware/p
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by bxparks 7y ago
Yup, it's old but I use this Titanium Smart Fast 8 Bay AA/AAA charger ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035HCTLS ). The manual states that it has negative delta-V and timer shutoff. One of the Amazon r
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by bxparks 7y ago
TIL. So funny, I've been using Chrome since the beginning, and I've never noticed this feature, and I search all the time. I am now switching between Firefox and Chrome among various laptops, and I am impressed with Firefox. At so
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by bxparks 7y ago
The NiMH chargers that I've seen have a negative delta-V detection and a timer shutoff. I've had problems charging the Eneloops when used on devices that drain the battery too much. When they are inserted into the charger, the vol
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by bxparks 7y ago
I have switched to using NiMH rechargeables almost exclusively now, even for low power devices (e.g. remote controls, clocks). The problem I have encountered with alkaline batteries is that they leak chemicals which can destroy the electric
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by bxparks 7y ago
TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, and China is a totalitarian state, so it's basically owned by the Chinese government. Is it too paranoid to worry about all the videos and their metadata being controlled by the Chinese government?
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by bxparks 7y ago
I sometimes use GNU Make to fire off custom code generators, before the files are handed off to other parts of the toolchain which can have their own complicated dependency management. This works quite well. The one annoying problem that I
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by bxparks 7y ago
Yup, the lack of USB-A (and the removal of the ESC key) is the reason I stopped buying MacBooks after many enjoyable years of using the MBA11, 2 x MBA13, and the 2015 MBP13 (arguably the best laptop ever made). Every peripheral that I own i
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by bxparks 7y ago
I received about 20 of these scam letters after buying a house. I kept all of them in a folder for my records. One thing that I noticed is that all these scam letters included a no-postage-required, Business Reply Mail envelope. I guess the
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by bxparks 7y ago
I worked as a poll worker in San Francisco during the 2016 elections. I answered so many questions about ranked choice voting that I got tired of it by the end of the day. I would guess that more than 50% of voters were somewhat confused. S
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by bxparks 7y ago
This is a great idea, thank you for creating it. Could I suggest 2 things? 1) Can you group the projects according to the language or framework (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Node, Arduino, C++, Java, etc). 2) Can you carve out a separate sectio
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by bxparks 7y ago
It was supposed to be "thinks they're technical". In other words, people who think they are more technical than they really are.
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by bxparks 7y ago
I found that computed-goto ( https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Labels-as-Values.html ) is cleaner than Duff's Device for this sort of thing. (It works for clang compiler too.) Take a look at https:/&#x2F