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by dbtc 6y ago
Yes definitely, with supported hardware. This blog was useful for me: https://www.c0ffee.net/blog/openbsd-on-a-laptop/#multimedia and https://www.openbsd.org/faq/
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The way I see it, science has nothing to do with trust (or faith). Or, if anything it is all about mistrust! When I trust a person, that means, even when I cannot possibly know, I still believe that they are telling the truth. I tell you th
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A few centuries back the average person couldn't read at all, so I think there's hope that it can be taught, not just explained. On the other hand, the separate disciplines are more and more specialized and complex, so then I agre
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by dbtc 6y ago
Maybe try thinking of vi as a programming language (for interacting with text) rather than a text editor. It's really a Human Programming Interface (HPA not API?) which you can run in the line editor of your shell (readline), or in ema
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But what about the trees, treeman79? The problem is capitalism optimizes for profit, not life.
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Thanks for the tip, I'll be checking out xournal. A thinkpad x270 is currently fed-exing its way to my house and I'm making notes for a transition from OSX->OBSD.
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Not profit? I thought it was for profit.
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I realize I need to do some basic reading on this stuff... but, when you say "made" does that really mean "changed hands"? Or is value/money somehow generated in these processes?
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Whenever I encounter the word "user" in the context of software products, I think of "Bubbles" from The Wire.
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I see some similarity, in terms of ruthlessly good design, to the Jobsian Apple era
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Learn calligraphy! There are many videos and tutorials to follow along with and I have found after not much time at all the careful practice carries over to my normal writing. I think the secret key is rhythm.
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Wake up, Neo. Sudo wake up.
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“In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues….” ― George Orwell Yet I simultaneously agree with both you and George.
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Yeah this stuff is ridiculous, but I think the idea is not that it would help anyone but that the “policy” would deter the first aggression.
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Maybe a good basis for differentiating “drugs” vs “medicine”?
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I think "un-american" is different from those examples because of the history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_C...
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“Other” ;)
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Maybe the potential regulators are also enjoying the free surveillance infrastructure
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Maybe it helps prove the case for a bigger and better study?
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But we are still very much absorbed by something, it's just that the individual pieces are blended together into this new thing: The web, or The Scroll. If you're interested in a more rigorous/academical take on this stuff I
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How do you hook vim up to email and HN comments?
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What kind of integration work do you do after a trip?
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Lamy converters and cartridges fit in my Parker 45. You can also use a syringe to clean and refill disposable cartridges from an ink bottle.
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no js = just html and css no framework js = topic of this link vanilla = a bean, or a flavor
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I have read their translations of War and Peace, The Idiot, and Brothers Karamazov. I don't know how accurate the translations are because I don't know Russian, but the English was readable and pleasurable to read.
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Learn the rules so that you know how to break them, then read lots to learn when.
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Influenced by, not a product of.
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Step away from the screen
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list ;)
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Actually I think the value system of rationality is based on the (arguably irrational) belief in the supremacy of rationality. This is an ahumanist or post-humanist value system. Rationalism becomes a movement of transcendence from mortalit

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