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by cheph 6y ago
> Async-by-default I/O? What? Can you elaborate? I mean if you want non blocking IO from an fd in Linux, you can just do that. Not sure what defaults have to do with anything. Your code will still have to be written appropriately.
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by cheph 6y ago
I think the article sums it up fairly well. Signal to me does not solve the fundamental problems inherent to WhatsApp, additionally it suffers from some of the more serious ones I have with WhatsApp (tied to phone number) and brings some ne
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by cheph 6y ago
I am heavily against switching from WhatsApp to Signal, but you have very good points, and I think Matrix should take note of these points. Technically Matrix can yield a very similar user experience to Signal, but there has to be more focu
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by cheph 6y ago
> Gee I don't know, maybe standardisation has some sort of benefit that leads to a cohesive, consistent experience for all users as opposed to having a bunch of clients that all implement varying levels of the spec to various standa
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by cheph 6y ago
WhatsApp just works also.
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by cheph 6y ago
XFCE allows you to set a strftime string for date format.
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by cheph 6y ago
endocrine disrupting chemicals cannot change sex.
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by cheph 6y ago
> I had a space dedicated to work in that my employer paid for. Now I must make a part of my house that space and foot the bill. And equipment. I have so far forked out $1000s and there is deductions or rebates where I live for any of i
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PSA: HP Warranty on laptops does not cover ejected keys(support.hp.com)
1 points by cheph 6y ago|0 comments
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by cheph 6y ago
> overall case counts can be under control due to more effective control measures and lockdown discipline. They eased lockdowns and the daily case and death count on the day they implemented the regional stay at home order was higher tha
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by cheph 6y ago
How is LinkedIn still online after hosting racist content disparaging people for their skin color and telling them to be less white? https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/course-urging-workers-be-less-whi...
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Course urging workers to be 'less white' pulled from LinkedIn platform(lbc.co.uk)
4 points by cheph 6y ago|0 comments
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by cheph 6y ago
> Though they also went back on that, which is just disappointing to me. This is actually a pattern for Facebook. Something happens, they have a good point in their favor, then instead of explaining it they just completely ignore the bes
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by cheph 6y ago
> "world will be better like this" is rarely valid defense. Fair enough, it is never a good defense, but in this case it is not meant as a defense as much as a reason against changing laws from what it currently is. There was n
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by cheph 6y ago
> but "the world is better off for having search engines" is not a valid excuse. A valid excuse for not infringing copyright? What is the action that needs to be excused here? And if the sites don't want to be indexed by t
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by cheph 6y ago
> Except FB and Google aren't simply sharing links. They're skimming headlines, photos, and content and re-posting it outside the publisher's site and control. If it was copyright infringement why was a new law needed? If
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by cheph 6y ago
> I just dont get it. In my opinion the news creators should be grateful to facebook (or google etc.), bringing them interested visitors, potential customers. Shouldn't facebook rather be paid for that instead of convicted? Can&#x27
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by cheph 6y ago
> relatives who died from it this year Any reason why they did not stay home? Wear masks? Keep social distance? Avoid social gatherings?
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by cheph 6y ago
> Ikea and Office Depot remained open nearly everywhere... Ikea chair caused hip damage, I stood for some time which fucked my knees up, then I bought another chair for $ 1000 but damage was already done by IKEA chair, and it did not he
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by cheph 6y ago
This "pandemic" has given me permanent damage to hips, back and knees, without once having COVID, or ever meeting someone who has had COVID, or meeting someone who knows someone who has had COVID. I only know one person that knows
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by cheph 6y ago
> Manaus shows that pursuing herd immunity through natural infection is not a guarantee. Not a guarantee of what? Are we suggesting that we have a virus here that, unlike every previous virus, we can only reach herd immunity for with a v
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by cheph 6y ago
https://cockpit-project.org/blog/is-cockpit-secure.html In short, most likely, unless you are reckless with it.
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by cheph 6y ago
Cockpit is not ever going to be as good as using the underlying tools it integrates with, but it is still pretty nice for what it is and I like having it.
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by cheph 6y ago
Actually no, the web interface is really slick. I would not install a desktop app for it even if there was one.
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by cheph 6y ago
It is very nice but like other redhat stuff this somehow prevents browsers from saving passwords, or at least it did last I used it. EDIT: Actually they seem to have fixed it now. Nifty.
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by cheph 6y ago
No, it would not exist because ycombinator makes no revenue and can't pay anyone.
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by cheph 6y ago
> Taking the opposite of your argument, why you do you believe a platform creator is entitled to the value of a link aggregator without compensating those creating the content? If it is not copyright infringement why would you need to pa
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by cheph 6y ago
Lukashenko must be on their payroll because he is by far the most effective at making it seems like a place that needs regime change.
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by cheph 6y ago
> Can anyone show us any code? Or an actual chip? Cool infographics don't cut it for me after the first time around with this. Amazing how the level of evidence required for this is completely different and significantly higher from
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by cheph 6y ago
> Notably, one of the criticisms at the time was that Bloomberg didn't name credible sources with first-hand accounts of the events — understandably given the sensitivity. Wait is this all of a sudden a prerequisite for something be

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