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by kylek 7y ago
I wonder if a "DVD-era Netflix-style" library could be a thing? i.e. a paid-postage return envelope included when you check a book out. (I'm guessing the physical size of a DVD is the only thing that made that trick viable fo
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by kylek 7y ago
I haven't had a twitter account for years (and in fact block all twitter domains on my home network). I fail to see any upside of it especially when something like this happens. There seems to be potential backlash for posting anything
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by kylek 7y ago
"We didn't want... Diseases, yes, but-" "We were just wondering if it's good to leave a few things to chance?" "We want to give your child the best possible start. Believe me, we have enough imperfection b
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by kylek 7y ago
In my experience the only certs worth their salt in the linux space are the Redhat certs (RHCSA/RHCE). They cover a very broad range of subjects. The go-to study resource for these is a book by Michael Jang. CCNA if you plan on doing a
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by kylek 7y ago
But how long until it gains sentience? (Sorry...not sorry...read 17776 if you haven't already) [0] [0] https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football
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by kylek 7y ago
I've come to grips with it recently, it brings standardization to many things that were lacking across distributions. I just don't like how much power the project holds over the entire linux ecosystem ("oh hey here's sys
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by kylek 7y ago
>> All the other distros, that had better-planned migrations (Arch, ... I stopped using Arch when my system became unbootable after systemd was initially pushed out.
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by kylek 7y ago
>> Trojan infected their whole network. Now they disconnected all PC’s from the internet. They run on phones and faxes now. The ol' Galactica strategy
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by kylek 7y ago
This comment reminded me about "The Knowledge" [0] that London cab drivers must have before they're able to be a cab driver. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_the_United_Kingdom...
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by kylek 7y ago
I’ve been wanting to get some of these 12-gauge net cartridges [0]. They really seem more like a novelty unfortunately. [0] https://www.budk.com/12-Gauge-Skynet-Drone-Defense--3-Pack-3...
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by kylek 7y ago
Kids I don't mind. What came to mind when I said this were a couple of whistlers in the last open office I worked in. I honestly couldn't tell if they were completely unaware of their surroundings, or if they actually were putting
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by kylek 7y ago
I feel like there is a sort of dominance game at work, not necessarily just with anger but other moods too. I've noticed if someone is angry or depressed, he/she will try to bring everyone around them "down to their level&quo
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by kylek 7y ago
Well I sure wouldn't be _walking_ in this day and age... ;) (whoops)
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by kylek 7y ago
I've recently become a certified Kambo practitioner and it may end up segwaying me into the problems posed here. I'd love to include work with entheogens (mushrooms/psilohuasca in particular), but I'm not fond of doing a
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by kylek 7y ago
I wonder if they can do better than $12 million per mile a la seattle[0] [0] https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/12-...
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by kylek 7y ago
Though not quite on point with TFA, to anyone interested in this type of stuff I highly recommend The Secret History of Western Esotericism podcast[0]. [0] https://shwep.net/
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by kylek 7y ago
Don’t put words in my mouth. Your example is not the same thing to me.
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by kylek 7y ago
I really don’t grok your question. Indiscriminate (“unreasonable”) use, without a warrant, is unconstitutional.
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by kylek 7y ago
How about the 4th amendment? Or even the principle of it if you aren’t in the US. No other argument is needed. If you argue against this you seriously need to re-evaluate your motives. Ridiculous question.
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by kylek 7y ago
I don't know if it's the same thing as (not only the philosophers, but also many great orators of ancient Greece/etc) the capacity to recite e.g. entire epic poems from memory, but have always found Vedic Chanting (Pathas) fa
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by kylek 7y ago
The magnitude of this post is very distressing to me. (Also, HN is an unfortunate format for this kind of thing). I hope plenty of employers will read this thoroughly and take heed. I always try to assume positive intent, though it's o
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by kylek 7y ago
This is essentially my current gig for the last few months (my first "remote" job). It's about a 2.5 hour commute each way, but I plan on being in-office at least once a week. That day usually coincides with a scheduled 1:1 m
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by kylek 7y ago
Sure, but not enough. There would still be a substantial number of transformers exploding. As I understand it there aren't nearly enough backups waiting around to replace them
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by kylek 7y ago
I don't know the answer to your question (though I'm curious too!) but wanted to link this nifty map from NOAA re:pole movements- https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/historical_declination/
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by kylek 7y ago
Not sure about execs, but this happens in engineering meetings (regarding new features being implemented or other semi-major changes). Whoever is initiating the meeting writes up a paper describing the terminology, the nature of the change
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by kylek 7y ago
I think we've a little idea- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunder_Minimum
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by kylek 7y ago
One of my favorite pics hinting at the coming solar minimum- https://solen.info/solar/images/comparison_recent_cycles.png
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by kylek 7y ago
TIL! I know a couple other tools exist but this looks pretty nifty. May need to add it to my arsenal
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by kylek 7y ago
If you're honestly trying to solve a problem , you should assume positive intent from the criticizers- they're on your side and just want the project as good as possible. Everyone makes mistakes, and it's great there are peo
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by kylek 7y ago
Just a basic example, I'd definitely use grep for something as simple as that. Only pointing out the pattern (you'll definitely have some heftier stuff in {} if you're going to bother with awk in that case)

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