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by nlnn 3y ago
Sometimes configuration is fairly complex (e.g. nested map data structures) which gets pretty complex with simple key/value env variables. I'm thinking of things like config for nginx, Apache, Kubernetes, etc.
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by nlnn 3y ago
I think for many, it's that they're not able to do those things you do without some form of help. I know many people with major social anxiety that (for better or worse) use alcohol (modest amounts, none are heavy drinkers) to get
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by nlnn 3y ago
Nice, I saw this referenced in another post, but didn't know what it was, looks super useful.
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by nlnn 3y ago
That's exactly the sort of thing I was after, thanks. Trying to search for in depth info about mmap has generally given me docs on how to use it, not where/when it should/shouldn't be used.
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by nlnn 3y ago
Thanks, that's a great idea. Last time I read kernel documentation was probably 15+ years ago, so I'm probably very out of date in some concepts I've internalised.
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by nlnn 3y ago
Thanks, I hadn't seen that discussion, looks like there might be some useful info there too. I'm in the middle of reading Designing Data Intensive Applications, and Database Internals is next on my list, but hadn't come acros
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Ask HN: What are some good resources for learning about low level disk/file IO?
158 points by nlnn 3y ago|43 comments
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by nlnn 3y ago
It probably doesn't apply here (and might well be country/region specific), but one thing I've heard from friends who've done similar has been some resentment/hostility related to jobs that are only people with prev
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by nlnn 3y ago
This has happened to two friends of mine (in the UK). One moved out to somewhere on the country and of suburban, only to find out that his neighbour was running a firewood selling business on the side. So saws going for at least several hou
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by nlnn 3y ago
I guess it will depend on the family/household too. A friend of mine (same age as me) grew up in a house where everyone sung, and used to have huge family gatherings based around singing together. All his family played at least one ins
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by nlnn 3y ago
I don't think you can count of any company not to have layoffs, that's quite dependant on the economy, company performance, sector, etc. If a company promised no layoffs ever, I wouldn't believe them. But if they promised to
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by nlnn 3y ago
Even if none allow WFH, they might go somewhere with less of a commute, or to a more trustworthy employer that doesn't backtrack on promises.
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by nlnn 3y ago
Same for me, I really enjoy playing scales and the like as studying jazz has made the application and benefit of practice a lot more clear. I did some classical study and grades years ago and remember there being a big disconnect - my teac
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by nlnn 3y ago
I don't know about these exact exams, but often there are a lot of variations to play. E.g. multiple octaves, arpeggio inversions, scales in 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, etc. Plus there's often a requirement to play at a certain tempo,
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by nlnn 3y ago
At a place I used to work we had optional "pizza parties" as a reward for employees during work hours. Then many people started grabbing pizza and going back to their desks to work, or to head out for a break, etc. Management got
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by nlnn 4y ago
As a very occasional solderer, one thing I don't see written about much in beginner guides is ventilation. With lead-based solder, I'm never sure what I should be doing, especially in a small room/workshop. Keeping windows op
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by nlnn 4y ago
Ouch, I looked at the top 30 list and have only watched one and ever heard of three others. I feel very out of touch...
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by nlnn 4y ago
One sillier one I look back fondly on was an undersea themed email signature generator I wrote maybe 20 years ago or so. I think it was a Perl script connected to a named pipe or similar, so whenever my mutt client read it I got a new sig.
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by nlnn 4y ago
> This is not like Europe where you have to re-mortgage every two years. This isn't strictly true - 2 years tends to be the shortest (with the lowest rates) you can get, but longer terms are very common. In the UK, 2/3/5&#
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by nlnn 4y ago
Wish there was a good solution for this sometimes. I maintain some small open source projects (which I wrote for my own benefit), and judging from GitHub issues and stars, get some use. But I have absolutely no idea who's using the sof
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by nlnn 4y ago
Two other uses cases I forgot I'd heard one of the students mention: 1) drafting emails to people, 2) checking if he'd forgotten any key aspects in coursework essays. For 2), he said that after writing an essay, he'd ask the
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by nlnn 4y ago
This was from an overheard conversation, so not 100% sure myself. It sounded like he was giving it a list of activities he wanted to achieve within a certain time window (going for a jog, studying for exams, coursework, etc.), and asking it
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by nlnn 4y ago
Yeah, same for me. I sounds like the uses they'd found for it didn't really involve expecting reliable information, more just as an initial source of ideas with a nice conversational interface.
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by nlnn 4y ago
Weirdly, I heard of some genuine use from a family in a pub the other day. Two of the kids were university/college age, talking to their parents about it. They were using one of the AI models daily for things like: recipe ideas for foo
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by nlnn 4y ago
I've worked with great developers that swore a lot, and great ones that didn't. Main difference I observed was that the non-swearing ones were seen as less intimidating and more approachable. They were often more helpful to junior
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by nlnn 4y ago
I'd definitely agree here. There's a lot of things that cannot be expressed in a language, and need comments. Even for e.g. get_height, does it make a DB call? Is it expensive and shouldn't be called in a tight loop? Can it e
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by nlnn 4y ago
I've worked either both fully remote and fully in the office over the past decade depending on job at the time, and noticed little difference in work productivity at home vs. the office. The major difference has been in the dead time a
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by nlnn 4y ago
I thought about this, but realised that I don't spend that much time typing when coding. Maybe when defining a new variable/class/etc. the first time, then IDE autocomplete fills it in the next.
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by nlnn 4y ago
Yup, that's exactly the sort of thing I was thinking. Having a narrow focus means friends know exactly what they're going to get out of the evening, which makes it easier for them to decide whether to attend or not. Same goes for
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by nlnn 4y ago
I've noticed the same as well. My main hypothesis is that parties are just less interesting to all concerned because they're not that novel, and often just retreading old ground. When you're younger, parties are full of new e

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