mtlynch

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by mtlynch 1y ago
Why is that better? Don't you end up in the same state as my solution except you bought an extraneous 18 TB disk?
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by mtlynch 1y ago
What's the issue? I have backups, so I was prepared for data loss if the pool failed. Is this any riskier than recovering from a single disk failure on a RAIDZ1 pool?
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Author here. Happy to take any questions or feedback about this post.
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Migrating a ZFS Pool from RAIDZ1 to RAIDZ2(mtlynch.io)
27 points by mtlynch 1y ago|33 comments
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Your idea sounds interesting but your site is unreadable on mobile (Android+Firefox).
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Author here. Happy to answer any questions or take feedback about this post.
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Underused Techniques for Effective Emails(refactoringenglish.com)
5 points by mtlynch 1y ago|2 comments
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by mtlynch 1y ago
> Instructive here is Tigerbeetle, a financial database written entirely with Vanilla Zig: How does TigerBeetle's existence support the argument that rolling your own dependencies is better than using off-the-shelf tools? TigerBeet
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11668912 Funny quote from the discussion (9 years, 2 months ago): > But you know, I'm willing to bet that in 10 years from now WhatsApp and Slack will be bot
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Reflections: The ecosystem is moving (2016)(signal.org)
1 points by mtlynch 1y ago|1 comments
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Author here. Happy to answer any questions or take feedback about this post.
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Underused Techniques for Effective Emails(refactoringenglish.com)
4 points by mtlynch 1y ago|1 comments
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by mtlynch 1y ago
I was confused as well and panicked that I'd been installing KeePass from a fake site all these years. But keepass.info is indeed the official site. Suggest: That is the same attitude as critics telling the Keepass maintainer to migrat
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by mtlynch 1y ago
I agree with you that these examples feel awkward > This reads silly for another reason: websites don't... introduce things. The way they're using "introduces" does feel awkward, but in general, it's fine to say
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by mtlynch 1y ago
> That paragraph says that he expends effort to keep his home address secret but then admits that those efforts are in vain because he’s been mailed things maliciously (to his home address) and SWATed (at his home address). It’s also not
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by mtlynch 1y ago
> Readers comprehend “the boy hit the ball” quicker than “the ball was hit by the boy.” Both sentences mean the same, but it’s easier to imagine the object (the boy) before the action (the hitting). All brains work that way. I agree wit
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by mtlynch 1y ago
> For example, Brian Krebs continues to (read: he's not dead or otherwise intimidated into silence) put his name behind many similar reports of illegal activity. There is a reason law enforcement investigates and prosecutes violent
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by mtlynch 1y ago
The server they compromised is essentially a command and control server for an illegal botnet. Are there documented cases of botnet owners trying to sue or get law enforcement to prosecute someone for infiltrating their botnet? I'd be
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by mtlynch 1y ago
sqlmap https://catwatchful.pink/webservice/servicios.php?operation=getDevice&imei=M6GPYXHZ95ULUFD0 ... sqlmap identified the following injection points This was the wildest part to me. I'd heard of s
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Cool project! I've been an indie founder since 2018, and I'm interested in better communities to connect with other founders. You're saying that there are no projects like this because there are actually a lot of projects lik
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Good to hear! (on all fronts) An automated tool would be great, but even good documentation with examples of before vs. after code snippets would go a long way.
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Excellent writeup and cool project. Needs a (2022).
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by mtlynch 1y ago
As a hobby Zig developer, it's a bummer to see a breaking change in something so fundamental, but I get that's what I accept when building on a pre-1.0 language. I hope that the Zig team invests more into helping with migration th
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Taking over 60k spyware user accounts with SQL injection(ericdaigle.ca)
241 points by mtlynch 1y ago|71 comments
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by mtlynch 1y ago
I don't have any special domain knowledge in this space, but I know that's an advertised use case for emotional support animals.[0] I don't know if the client needs the service animal around 24/7, but if you have severe
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Right, but how would one know just from walking by someone in the park whether their support animal performs a specific task?
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by mtlynch 1y ago
No, I get that. I was responding specifically to the idea of going around trying to publicly shame people based on just seeing them with their service animal.
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Honest question: how can you distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate therapy dogs if the owner doesn't have a visible handicap? Like what if a veteran struggling with PTSD has a therapy dog to help keep them emotionally regulat
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by mtlynch 1y ago
Since others are sharing negative stories about state inspectors, thought I'd share a positive one. In MA, state bee inspections are optional, but you can request one for free once per year. As a new beekeeper, I found it helpful, as t
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by mtlynch 1y ago
As someone interested in learning OCaml, this felt like a pretty inaccessible introduction. Having seen "A tour of Elm,"[0] I really prefer that style. The left-hand side (what English readers read first) is an explanation of the

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