mdwalters

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by mdwalters 3y ago
Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37782287 .
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by mdwalters 3y ago
chezmoi actually uses git to manage the dotfiles, see https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/setup/#use-a-hosted-repo-t... .
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by mdwalters 3y ago
Not exactly. There are some ways to install GNU/Linux distros on Chromebooks, the Eupnea project's Depthboot script[1], for example, lets users build/run a distro by extracting the rootfs from an ISO file, and apply Chromeboo
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by mdwalters 3y ago
Which brand, though? I have a feeling it's one of those first-party Google Chromebooks...
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by mdwalters 3y ago
You can do Search/Launcher + [action key here], for example Search/Launcher + ← triggers F1. There is also a setting on ChromeOS that makes the action keys into function keys.
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by mdwalters 3y ago
I just started using chezmoi, a cross-platform dotfiles manager. Would highly reccommend chezmoi if you're looking for a reliable dotfile manager.
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But will it fit in a vending machine? Mint releases Canada-shaped $50 coin(ctvnews.ca)
10 points by mdwalters 3y ago|0 comments
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by mdwalters 3y ago
2 months ago (August 2023), on a "What are you working on" thread, I stated that I was making a extensible text editor on the web. I said on the comment that my laptop was undergoing repairs, and it would be open-sourced by the en
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by mdwalters 3y ago
Works for me... Maybe it just got resolved?
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by mdwalters 3y ago
Thanks. I learned so much while volunteering on projects, so why not help others find volunteer projects while I'm at it?
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Ruby for Good(rubyforgood.org)
3 points by mdwalters 3y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Were there any Reddit instances before it got closed-sourced?
6 points by mdwalters 3y ago|2 comments
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The Truth they are not telling you about “Themes” (2021)(blogs.gnome.org)
1 points by mdwalters 3y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Looking for a project to volunteer on? (October 2023)
4 points by mdwalters 3y ago|6 comments
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by mdwalters 3y ago
(2022)
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Pulsar Launch Manual: Hacking the Core (2022)(pulsar-edit.dev)
1 points by mdwalters 3y ago|0 comments
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by mdwalters 3y ago
What do you mean by "in blade form?"
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by mdwalters 3y ago
No, I'm actually serious about this. Many projects like Wii-Linux exist and it would be great to take advantage of that to repurpose a Wii into a headless server.
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JShelter: Give Me My Browser Back [pdf](arxiv.org)
3 points by mdwalters 3y ago|0 comments
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FSF announces JShelter add-on to combat threats from nonfree JavaScript (2021)(fsf.org)
4 points by mdwalters 3y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Could a Wii be a good headless server?
3 points by mdwalters 3y ago|7 comments
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You Can't Spell Trust Without Rust (2015) [pdf](repository.library.carleton.ca)
2 points by mdwalters 3y ago|0 comments
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by mdwalters 3y ago
You don't need the year tag when the article is recent.
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Colemak(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by mdwalters 3y ago|0 comments
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by mdwalters 3y ago
Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37694154 (this one has a first-hand source).
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by mdwalters 3y ago
I don't see why a developer would do this, nothing failed, so why print to stderr on `--help`? I've printed help contents with an additional `one or more arguments expected` line to stderr in my code, but I wouldn't think som
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Ask HN: Could a pregnant woman with COVID-19 pass the virus onto the child?
2 points by mdwalters 3y ago|3 comments
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by mdwalters 3y ago
This is great! You should expand this to be a full-fledged HN reader.
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WiiLink's statement denouncing RiiConnect24's lead of bad acts and censorship [pdf](cdn.discordapp.com)
3 points by mdwalters 3y ago|1 comments
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by mdwalters 3y ago
Sorry for the title change, HN said it was too long, original was "Apple exec defends the decision to make Google its default search engine on iPhones and Macs."

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