mbiondi

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by mbiondi 3y ago
And now they ship it down south to states who are happy to take it.
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by mbiondi 3y ago
Beats me. Maybe they are too big to notice? Or don't care? I've done this more than once (and I don't take many Ubers). I end up paying less and the driver makes more money, so everyone is happy.
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by mbiondi 3y ago
I've done this. The driver cancels your ride and you pay cash.
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by mbiondi 3y ago
I've nothing against women in the workplace, but I do think it sucks that in most families both parents are forced to work in order to make ends meet. Universal childcare is the worst of both worlds - you miss out on all those special
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by mbiondi 3y ago
For the same reason that in the winter the weather people tell you the temperature, but then are sure to include the windchill factor (which makes it sound worse). In the summer they tell you the temperature and be sure to include the &quo
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by mbiondi 3y ago
Oddly, NYC is archipelago city, and the only way from Long Island/Brooklyn/Queens to New Jersey is via Manhattan, hence the congestion. I guess one could take the huge detour via Staten Island, but the Verrazzano already has a bi
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by mbiondi 3y ago
You can write python code on an iphone with Pythonista.
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by mbiondi 3y ago
Maybe he means the person who makes the automobile can afford to buy an automobile?
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by mbiondi 3y ago
If it's your life, it might be worth it.
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by mbiondi 4y ago
But then we end up with the OOM Killer, which is awful - randomly kill the biggest process because "reasons".... It would be better if the OS could say no.
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by mbiondi 4y ago
I never heard of the Boots Theory before now, but I don't think it applies to the MTA. They buy the top of the line. And will build their own parts if it doesn't exist. It's not unusual for subway cars to run for millions
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by mbiondi 4y ago
A lot of the MTA's budget is spent on interest on their debt (about $4 Billion / year). Page 23 of your report shows they currently have about $45 Billion in outstanding bonds. A cursory view seems to show about $6 Billion is to
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by mbiondi 4y ago
lsblk is super helpful and I've used it many, many times since I found it about 5 years ago. inxi is a new one for me. Command usage / knowledge depends on what you need and why.
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by mbiondi 4y ago
Agreed, I've also been burned doing stupid things like this and always print out the commands and check them before actually doing the commit. As they say, measure twice, cut once. Don't feel bad, I think every professional in IT
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by mbiondi 5y ago
Generic Network Systems | Backend Engineering | Full-Time | REMOTE or ONSITE | New York City, New York and Portland, Oregon Generic Network Systems (GNS) is a top-tier, boutique managed services/hosting company primarily for investment
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by mbiondi 5y ago
It's not popular vs unpopular, it's politics. Climate science is super politicized in this country. Google is a progressive entity who claims to offer a balanced view but instead works as a bad actor and favors one point of view
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by mbiondi 5y ago
Pick up dust, that's an interesting comment. How does stock paper help with that?
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by mbiondi 5y ago
I do the same with Dropbox. I've been doing this for years and it's saved me a number of times. I don't know if there are flaws with this but it's worked better than anything I've cobbled together myself.
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by mbiondi 5y ago
I thought the same about Free/True NAS until I lost a ton of stuff. Be careful with these. Also, for big backups the performance has been terrible. I carefully followed their guide and the write speed is just dismal.
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by mbiondi 5y ago
I find the Apple watch to be super annoying. Out of the box it reminds you to breath, stand up, go to sleep, etc. Like I was never able to do these things before by myself. Once I turned everything off it's a bit more reasonable doi
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by mbiondi 5y ago
Morgan Stanley pays their bonuses at the end of the year. Very few will quit in August. Only the ones who were on their way out anyway. Most will work hard to find jobs between now and December when they receive their "bonus".
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by mbiondi 6y ago
Agreed, it's interesting that there are this many databases exposed directly to the internet. Hasn't anyone heard of defense in depth and proxy servers?
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by mbiondi 6y ago
Yes, this a big part of how Colleges and Universities are funded. Alumni tend to contribute either to leave a legacy behind or to help the College maintain it's reputation, which in turn helps the alum's reputation for having grad
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by mbiondi 8y ago
Generic Network Systems | Linux System Engineer | New York City, NY | ONSITE | www.gnetsys.net Generic Network Systems (GNS) is a top-tier, boutique managed services/hosting company primarily for investment firms. We manage servers all
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by mbiondi 8y ago
Take it as a life lesson. Lots of places are not as rosy on the inside as they appear from the outside. If the place is a mess that might mean there's an opportunity for you to shine. I would take it as a challenge and try to push th
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by mbiondi 8y ago
I think it is to make it harder for the end user to circumvent copy protection. You could just make a xerox copy of the manual and give it to your friend, but it's hard to xerox a plastic trinket.
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by mbiondi 9y ago
Can you pivot and try to do something different within the same industry? Assuming you are currently working as a developer, try your hand at management / project management / sysadmin / etc? Working in a different aspect o
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by mbiondi 9y ago
Learning new things is hard.
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by mbiondi 10y ago
I'm old enough to remember what it was like trying to use the Internet on a 300 baud modem. Pictures? Yay right! People born in the mid-70's like me are in the remarkable position to be old enough to remember the old world yet you
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by mbiondi 10y ago
The only reason they are still in existence is due to a chance backup they took for a tangential reason. From the sounds of it, their solution is held together with bubble gum, some tape and lots of hand waving. Being in 160 different loc

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