ltning

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by ltning 7mo ago
The issue with creative and novel output from people is neither about intellectual property nor energy, though. So even someone who has nothing (personal) to lose by adopting these techs should be able to reflect on how that will make thing
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by ltning 7mo ago
Why are we even discussing this before the theft problem has been solved? Or the energy consumption? If anything, there needs to be studies done on - the drop in creative, novel output from actual people (due to theft and loss of jobs) - th
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by ltning 4y ago
I'm all for more coverage and exposure - but I don't think that machine can handle a lot more. Luckily I've got a 386 running OS/2 Warp Connect here that I can set up to serve an error page if the box goes down.. :D
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by ltning 4y ago
Way to go ending up on HN while I'm out of country. Luckily the little 286 that could is still talking to me.
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by ltning 4y ago
Awww thanks but no danger. ;D
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by ltning 4y ago
It does crash every couple of weeks due to bugs in either the packet driver, DESQview, the httpd or the fabric of time/space. I'll be testing other NICs to see if it behaves better. I would have expected HN to take it down, thou
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by ltning 4y ago
Sorry, I'm cheating. Floppy contents are copied to RAM disk at boot ;) It was a requested feature by people who may be spending time in that room (which is otherwise quiet)..
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by ltning 4y ago
Yeah - idea is "remote management". It's tricky because packet drivers were never written with multiple applications running simultaneously in mind, DESQview is one big monstrous hack on 286, and both httpd and ftpd use direc
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by ltning 4y ago
ICMP is handled by the NATing firewall in front. Port 80 is NATed to port 82 on the 286. No CDN, no proxy, no bullshit. :) I'll add NAT for ICMP echo requests though. Maybe with rate limiting, we'll see how it goes.