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by mmh0000 3y ago
I've done LFS a few times over the years. I highly recommend it to anyone who "knows Linux" but wants to get into the nuts-and-bolts of why each component is needed, what it does, and how it communicates with other aspects of
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by mmh0000 3y ago
>> I've asked ChatGPT to write a VBScript function that returns false if the input is true and false if the input is false. <insert to-be-fair meme here> You purposefully asked GPT a trick question for which it likely has v
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by mmh0000 3y ago
There is a standard that most Linux distributions follow, the FHS. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standar...
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by mmh0000 3y ago
I love caddy. Most recently, I used it for a small personal project where I wanted to be able to upload files via Webdav and serve them out over HTTPS. I can't believe how small the configuration for this setup is. Especially if you co
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by mmh0000 3y ago
No, they don't. Just ask Russia! If your conscripts die, no big deal; conscript more!
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by mmh0000 3y ago
A terminal with built-in "telemetry" (spyware) and a pricing model... Just what I never wanted! To avoid being too negative, I'll offer the option of Kitty[1]. My current favorite terminal. Supports many features. Including m
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by mmh0000 3y ago
I've been using Linux for a very long time and never thought of that as an alias. I love it! Thank you for sharing.
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by mmh0000 3y ago
Even easier, press alt+. (fewer keystrokes too! cli golf is fun), it'll copy-and-paste the last parameter from the previous command. If you press . multiple times it'll go further back into your history.
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by mmh0000 3y ago
Maybe... Over two decades ago (holy crap, I'm old), I used to work in the call center for a major airline. I was the guy you got when you complained to the 1st level rep that you wanted their manager, then you got sent to the 2nd level
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by mmh0000 3y ago
Off-topic from the site, but, Borg related: If you're looking for a good story that provides a much better finale of Borg than Star Trek TNG/VOY/Picard ever provided, I highly recommend reading the Star Trek Destiny trilogy[1
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by mmh0000 3y ago
It's pretty awesome that as normal nerds, we can make or buy a lot of the same tooling. My personal favorite: https://shop.hak5.org/products/lan-turtle
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by mmh0000 3y ago
I love AI so much. Instead of wasting minutes reading fluff, I can easily get a bullet-pointed list that takes 10 seconds to read! - Lead was widely used in Roman society due to its malleable and durable properties, appearing in plumbing, p
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by mmh0000 3y ago
yt-dlp[1] can also do this: ``` $ yt-dlp --write-sub --sub-lang "en.*" --write-auto-sub --skip-download ' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=… ' ``` [1] https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
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by mmh0000 3y ago
To save everyone else a search: https://weasyprint.org/ https://github.com/Kozea/WeasyPrint
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by mmh0000 3y ago
Humans are social animals, and evolution has conditioned us to reap significant happiness and wellness rewards from our offspring. I can't speak for anyone besides myself, but my anecdote is: I was a DINK (Dual-Income; No Kids) for a l
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by mmh0000 3y ago
Everything is accessible with an angle grinder and some patience.
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by mmh0000 3y ago
As the other reply said, you don't broadcast your metal car keys to the world every time you use them. But, also, there's a reason cars have been using microchipped keys for the last 25+ years. There are ways to transmit informati
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by mmh0000 3y ago
> * no streaming videos RealPlayer, Macromedia Flash & Shockwave were quite popular (and horrible) > * no ebooks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebook#1980s_and_1990s > * advertisers hated social media The s
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by mmh0000 3y ago
You’re joking, but there is concern about the environmental damage beavers cause. https://courses.hamilton.edu/beavers/conservation-and-destru...
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by mmh0000 3y ago
That would work, but modern starships use a rotating phased tachyon field to prevent that.
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by mmh0000 3y ago
To be fair, we don't know if Starfleet ever figured out how the Klingons bypassed the shield. Nor do we know if they ever discovered someone installed a rootkit on Geordie's visor. Also, given Starfleet's continued examples o
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by mmh0000 3y ago
In virt-manager, you should* be able to go to file -> add connection. Select Hypervisor "Custom URL", and enter: qemu+ssh://root@<host>/system And Bob's your uncle. It works great for me! This means it
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Tractor cab looks like a space ship (2021) [video](youtube.com)
81 points by mmh0000 3y ago|73 comments
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by mmh0000 3y ago
I really dislike Python. This is a clean install of Python straight from the Python developers in a clean container. And it doesn't work. I figured I must need "points" so I pip-installed that. Feels like every time I try to
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by mmh0000 3y ago
It has been a VERY long time since I've done this with `wget`, but here's what I pulled out of my notes. I used to use this to mirror Slashdot when I was travelling for work and had limited/no internet: ``` wget --ignore-
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by mmh0000 3y ago
ungoogled-chromium
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by mmh0000 3y ago
Sure! The Pirate Bay accepts various cryptocurrencies =D
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by mmh0000 3y ago
> You don't want to shoot down the wrong one. This is the great thing about drones. If you're not 100% certain it's friendly, there's no actual harm in shooting it down other than a small* hit to the budget. And I sus
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by mmh0000 3y ago
Yes. Imagine how easy it is to get people you dislike arrested with a bit[1] of CSAM. On the other hand, I feel that creating and/or distributing CSAM should result in instant death for the creator. [1] https://en.wikipedia.
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by mmh0000 3y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nbkaYsR94c That video changed my entire outlook (punny) on Excel. Before, I was of the opinion that, "a spreadsheet app is a spreadsheet app". But, no. Excel is insanely complex an

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