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by derekp7 2y ago
There is also the issue that lower abstractions don't always give enough info to higher level extractions, and vice-versa. Take OS filesystem code for example. It would be useful for the low level storage driver to have info that the
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by derekp7 2y ago
I just want to upgrade my egg McMuffin meal to a large OJ, but the kiosk won't let me.
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by derekp7 2y ago
In that case, what makes Cloudflare immune to court ordered blocks?
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by derekp7 2y ago
Would the 3-wheel tadpole configuration vehicles (technically classified as motorcycles) fit the bill? I see them on the road frequently -- they have seats and car type controls, 2-seaters, some are fully enclosed too. I think this type i
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by derekp7 2y ago
The thing that gets me is that the QR code menu is much, much worse than looking up the menu on the restaurant's regular web site. I've bypassed the QR code menu before and just started staging an order from their carryout orderi
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by derekp7 2y ago
I got my start in Unix sysadmin a few decades ago, so have always been comfortable in Linux even in the early days. I used to maintain a dual boot setup, but my primary system has been Fedora Linux only for the past decade or so. The lapt
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by derekp7 2y ago
It really sounds like the author fell victim to the Peter Principle.
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by derekp7 2y ago
The one version of their attack requires access to the vehicle. If you already have access to the vehicle, you could just load a different program on it to do your bidding and have it replace itself with the original code once the deed is
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by derekp7 2y ago
This isn't without precedence -- look at SOX regulations that hold executives accountable for the accuracy of their books (and all the processes that spawned from that).
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by derekp7 2y ago
I did some googling, and the new standard is ASHRAE 90.1-2019. Found a site that has a summary document: https://sftool.gov/Content/attachments/Iswg/iswg-policies-st... Page 7 of this pdf has a list of 29 it
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by derekp7 2y ago
I recall working on a customer host that I was ssh'd into. If I did an operation that displayed a bunch of text, the session would freeze up. It wouldn't freeze if I only did a bit of text at at time though. On a whim, I tried
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by derekp7 2y ago
I'm assuming there is a reason for the 1/3 meter request, such as the board needs to fit in a specific spot. So you are saying that it is better to hand the worker a yard stick, so he can measure out 13.12322835 (approx) inches?
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by derekp7 2y ago
Cultures that counted in base 12 used each finger segment (there are 12 on a hand), and used their thumb as a pointer. So we already have all the biological tools needed.
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by derekp7 2y ago
The isolinux package has boot methods that work on HDs, and are set up very similar to LILO. Not sure why it never took off with distros.
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by derekp7 2y ago
The difficulty is in hardware vs. software. You can fix up a failing video card on a computer, but if there is a weird visual glitch that is caused by a deep software bug and you don't have source code or a compiler for it, then you a
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by derekp7 2y ago
You are leaving out the other primary reasons for a local NAS -- upload bandwidth, data caps, and special usage scenarios. Not to say that cloud-hosted solutions purely for backup purposes don't have their place, but it is just one co
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by derekp7 3y ago
Had an ex Navy Submariner for a manager many years ago. On some problem systems, he created several such files. He called them ballast files.
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by derekp7 3y ago
Or someone finding a $.75 accounting error, and uncovering an international East-German hacker ring.
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by derekp7 3y ago
Try this: time tar -cf /usr/share/doc |gzip |wc -c vs. time tar -cf /usr/share/doc |zstd |wc -c repeat a few times to warm up your disk cache if needed. On mine host (with an nvme disk), zstd was about slightl
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by derekp7 3y ago
The scare scam I got a while ago was a "cop" claiming that I missed showing up for jury duty that morning. He spoke "cop talk" and passed me to another "officer", who tried to convince me that since I missed s
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by derekp7 3y ago
The door needs less counter weight as it goes up. In order for weights to work you either need several weights, with different weights bottoming out as the door rises. Or have the cable on a spiral pulley may work.
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by derekp7 3y ago
Happened in my family a number of years ago. The instructions said to crank the spring 7 1/4 turns. So it was really make a 1/4 turn, repeat 7 times. Not 7 full turns plus 1/4 additional. After pulling the vice grips off,
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by derekp7 3y ago
If it doesn't have the 10-key, then at least put the top number keys in the standard typewriter position. This keyboard has the number keys shifted to the left a bit by about a quarter key width, which will cause errors for touch typi
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by derekp7 3y ago
Breaking a bunch of windows will provide just as much value to the window repair workers.
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by derekp7 3y ago
You go in for a medical procedure. There are multiple entities that send you a bill, directly to you and also to your insurance. Normal practice seems like it is to wait and see what the insurance will cover, and after a reasonable amount
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by derekp7 3y ago
So I don't know all the motivations behind the 401(k) legislation (I seem to recall that the original plans were using a type of loophole, until the plans were coded into law, but I could be wrong on that). However one thing that it d
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by derekp7 3y ago
Was that research into violent FPS video games per chance? And if that research showed no correlation between players of those games and their behavior in the real world (I can't remember if it did or not, or if it was inconclusive),
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by derekp7 3y ago
GIF was fully open and free, before it wasn't. After it had established itself as a standard, was when Unisys and IBM started in with the patent they had on the compression algorithm. Note that GIF could have switched to a different
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by derekp7 3y ago
This has been really frustrating to me lately with Microsoft Teams. If I'm in their app, the mute button is a microphone with a line through it (if mute is activated, i.e. if the mic is off). And the icon changes to a microphone with
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by derekp7 3y ago
With woodworking, you can say you are going for that country charm rustic look. Then each defect is "character". End the end you can still have a functional useful piece.

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