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by mmjaa 9y ago
I've not yet understood why projects like the Twibright Ronja haven't become a thing: http://ronja.twibright.com With a few cheap parts, we can construct localised telecommunication networks that scale... is it just th
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Depends on the use case, but generally right now it goes like this: if it can be done as a high-density Games/Games-like GUI or some kind of interactive media/content display, which 99% of modern apps are: I use MOAI. If it has t
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by mmjaa 9y ago
I've been sick of web-apps since they became a thing, too. And for sure, I've stopped even learning web technologies, as they are more hassle than they're worth - just as much cognitive load as it takes to build a native app,
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by mmjaa 9y ago
In Australia (where the snakes are far less friendly than they are in Austria), Austrian and German tourists often have to be rescued from remote areas, beaches, deserts etc. for precisely the same reason: they thought they could do it in f
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by mmjaa 9y ago
You're confusing terminology to make it all seem bad and nasty, but really its not: Ubuntu is there, it runs great. Use nexus511's kernel to boot it, get proper support for the GPD Pockets' devices. End of problem.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
I have no problems remapping DEL/Backspace (like all keys in Linux - easily remapped) but what really keeps tripping me up is the CAPSLOCK/A situation .. I hope they fix that on the next release. Over on /r/gpdpocket the
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by mmjaa 9y ago
I had the same issue with mine regarding suspend-mode, but since moving to Linux haven't had an issue with it at all. Great little machine, and wonderful to have a full-blown Linux workstation in this form factor.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
The keyboard is .. okay .. it does take some getting used to, and you will be cursing at it for at least a week, but if you get real work done on it you'll get over this issue after a bit of usage. Its really quite viable.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
I've been waiting for a Unibody-style Linux workstation since .. well, since the tiBook. And now that there is a viable contender for this space, I'm packing up my MacBook and getting ready to retire it: Linux is finally availabl
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Is not a problem, at all. Runs Youtube great, runs lots of software great. Its a fantastic little machine.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Plus, the 'hacked together' version is really just normal Ubuntu with a kernel configuration tweaked specifically for the GPD Pocket, and .. it RUNS GREAT! So, don't worry Linux newbies, this really is a wonderful little po
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by mmjaa 9y ago
It runs Linux great, and is a wonderful device for the Linux user. I have no issues with UbuntuStudio (my distro of choice) on my GPD Pocket, so: no, you're not quite correct.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Its a hassle-free operation to install Linux from the provided .iso's, or use the community-provided images, so really .. there is no hassle, as you perceive it. Linux runs great on it and as of 3 days ago the remaining issues (Wifi&#x
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by mmjaa 9y ago
As a huge fan of 8-bit titles from the golden age of the 80's, I can't help but feeling like these pieces are a kind of pixel art. The intricate detail and consideration for colour placement, while also reducing the load to a min
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by mmjaa 9y ago
This is the book for this particular subject: https://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/d... Every C programmer should have this on their bookshelf!
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Thanks!
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Yup, you get it.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
My 30 years of Software Development Methodology: * The user is more important than any of this. * The programmer is nothing. * The computer is doing all the work. Thus: use what makes all the above, True.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
I don't doubt toxic people bring others down - but I do doubt that toxicity is one-way. I think this person is really the toxic one, with their prejudice against others.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
>>How to deal with 'overconfident' and 'mediocre' individuals? Realise that the source of your problem is your own hubris. "Overconfident" just means "un-tested and un-proven". "Mediocre&qu
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Actually: It is quite well substantiated that the NSA has a mandate to usurp, and has factually usurped all technology in its purview, for its purposes - i.e. American information technology corporations, manufacturers, and so on, are ben
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by mmjaa 9y ago
If you ever do something revolutionary that would upset the apple cart, yes: you do need to be worried about this. Its a computer, within your computer, which you do not control - and it can be used for any secret purpose your enemies may
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by mmjaa 9y ago
If its good enough for the NSA its good enough for me. I want control over that bit, on my hardware. Why should I not have that? So far, I'm not hearing any good reasons.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
We need to make Intel hurt for this. I'm losing .. some percentage .. of my power to keep this IME running inside my computer, and yet it serves me no purpose at all. So, at the very least, a class action suit to cover the cost of run
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by mmjaa 9y ago
You know whats tiresome? Fighting for control over your own hardware. Do you want to live in a free society or not? Because this is not acceptable to a free society.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
YMMV? Having used find -exec for 20+ years, I find it much more difficult to convince myself to switch to tools like this, and just simpler to use -exec. That, and the extra spawn - and potential for disaster - that putting a | into the m
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by mmjaa 9y ago
This is much how we do things in the software world, isn't it?
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by mmjaa 9y ago
You're right. Its not about rigor, its about ethics.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Whats wrong with just setting PS1 to indicate that its a production server, and using a decent host naming scheme that properly indicates the function of the machine you're logged into? I mean this is what I do for my Linux machines,
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Back in the day, we used to train operators to use 'type sudo' before every use of the sudo command, to be sure they weren't surreptitiously using an alias ..

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