csmuk

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   by csmuk 13y ago

   Building OS' is fun. I wish I could spend all day doing it but I've been pushed so far up the stack that I spend most of the time arguing with analysts and preparing documentation... I've built two so far which were (and I th
2. 212.▲
   by csmuk 13y ago

   Actually we can say what we like when we like and to whom we like. The only thing is there may be a consequence of doing so. The inner workings of the human rights act pretty much does nothing to prevent any consequences but it doesn't
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   by csmuk 13y ago

   If its anything like the MoD when I worked for them then they were probably still waiting for the sign PO to go through...
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   by csmuk 13y ago

   http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret5.htm#data-centres ^^ start here. I'm sure there are maps somewhere.
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   by csmuk 13y ago

   I can't say that I've actually used any of those. You can do the same with CREATE [USER|SCHEMA|DATABASE] quite happily and ignore the rest. I tend not to use the CLI though as anything that presents a readline interface is a POS
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   by csmuk 13y ago

   It is if you don't use it on Ubuntu+Unity. It's totally unusable on that on 12.04 at least.
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   by csmuk 13y ago

   Well the Windows System tray crapshot makes a reappearance again!
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   by csmuk 13y ago

   Despite common assurances otherwise, this is possibly the case. It's not beyond engineering technology of the era. When people purchased bunkers post-cold-war, they were confronted with "permanent sealed" doors that cannot be
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   by csmuk 13y ago

   Are you sure? Just because the ACPI/BIOS doesn't present it to the kernel, doesn't mean it's not there.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    New "USB heating wire!". I've had USB cables get hot before. The finest being a cheap Chinese USB cup warmer. Why they build such things escapes me. The losses at low voltages are pretty high as well. There's a reason th
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    And I raise you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_Kingdom To back up my original point.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    I'd say a better solution is to encourage people not to be 100% self- interested (sorry I'm a rampant Marxist). They have laws but corruption is rife.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    > Capitalism is the only system that has a proven track record of bringing people out of poverty. Citation please. It's become apparent to me that it does that until the workforce hits equilibrium at which point it divides people
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    Yes because more laws and control really help...
15. 225.▲
    by csmuk 13y ago

    Spot on. Churchill was distinctly batshit as well so you can't really actually cite him as a single reliable source.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    And this is typically the end game for capitalism and globalisation. Can't see it changing without everyone working together and by nature that isn't going to happen if capitalism is in place.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    Thanks both. I suspected this.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    It's also beautiful code. It's a great project to learn from.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    What actually happens? My wife was thinking about getting one and uses SMS all the time so this could be a deal breaker.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    I'm a proficient keyboard (piano, analogue synth, workstation) and woodwind player (and not quite as proficient programmer). Can someone sell this to me as to be honest I have no idea what it does or where I could stick it in my workfl
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    Good point. Perhaps they put good ones in your area. I live in a cheap borough. These ones are so bright and not diffused at all. It makes silhouettes of everything through my windows.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    And they're horrible. They just put them in down my road and it's like prison searchlights compared to the old lighting. To add insult to injury they put CCTV cameras on every alternate lamp as well.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    That's ok. I think it's funny too. It was a quick purchase of a couple of bitcoins to see what the fuss was about. They've just sat in my wallet for a period of time. They're better than the banking industry already (I&#
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    Well that would take 3.5 years to download on my Internet connection!
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    This is the thing that worries me. I have 2 BTC and was hoping to sell to grab a MacBook but I get the feeling turds and fan are going to impact each other soon.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    Actually it usually means a dev who knows ops stuff as well. Realistically its just a job title that means paying technical architects less money...
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    Actually I saw it on reddit WTF and posted it here because I thought people would find it interesting. It's actually a quite disturbing vision of how people treat each other for a discount.
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    Black Friday death count(blackfridaydeathcount.com)

    89 points by csmuk 13y ago|41 comments
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    So am I for pay cheque reasons. For the sake of sanity though, I use Linux with a windows VM.
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    by csmuk 13y ago

    Absolutely not. It's terrible. Some more reasons to hate it: 1. It can throw a message box or prompt on the screen without any notice. Precisely how this is handled from a scheduled task is "interesting". 2. If you're no