nostalgk

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by nostalgk 7y ago
I believe the Time Machine extension was deprecated due to an exploit that caused irreversible time paradoxes. You might want to remove it.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Mozilla uses Google Widevine as well, I believe. The path forward is to license Widevine from Google, and they've already shut down other FOSS projects by refusing to give them licenses.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
I would claim that the majority population of techies probably do desire to live in cities and hubs in which there are large communities of other techies, you're right. My point is just that there is also a sizable community of people
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by nostalgk 7y ago
As is your claim. What is the typical technologist? My peers, along with me, live outside of one of the biggest cities in the Midwest, and work remotely or commute to and from. I would consider us part of the prevailing technological cultur
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by nostalgk 7y ago
On the contrary, most of my peers are either living in the country on their own land or saving to do so. Especially if it's within driving distance of a city.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Exactly, all of these things. The notion that city living is the only way to live and that smaller towns are simply flyover communities is pretty ignorant. I love visiting the city as well, there are excellent opportunities like restaurants
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by nostalgk 7y ago
I was joking about the assertion that millennials refuse to do paperwork, but you are absolutely correct. I currently work at a place that required a government background check due to exposure to confidential information, and even though I
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by nostalgk 7y ago
These would be great mental exercises for me to complete while I fill out paperwork, unlike the other millennials who are too afraid to step up to the plate (printer?).
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Wow, this is ugly. I don't like seeing all of this in one place. I shudder to think of what is actually stored behind the scenes if this is what they make publicly available.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
I met with an NSA recruiter who was scoping out talent at a local hackerspace. It was one of the most awkward and out-of-touch experiences I ever had. He began trash talking Edward Snowden within 60 seconds, and complained that anyone under
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Not in good faith, at least.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
My one issue with Firefox is the disk usage. Running on an internal SSD, the entire browser still slows to a crawl for 30+ seconds upon opening, regardless of the previous tabs open (although if a video is there, it takes even longer). I&#x
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by nostalgk 7y ago
I do think the period directly following the revolution in which the rival factions fought over the country is a context of a libertarian dystopia, if only a glimpse of one.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Depends on what you consider religion, and morals, and I'd still argue it's not necessary. There are many philosophical sects that preach morality or reject the traditional compass that one can believe and internalize. Not all of
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by nostalgk 7y ago
This as well. Often people who are looking for answers (or questions) find them.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
For the average person, yes, but many people got their start on philosophy reading religious texts (see: Kierkegaard, Hegel, Tolstoy, and others)[1]. Going into the realm of personal experience, I made the choice to go to church as a child,
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Exactly. There's lots of ways to go about it. Religion is just one.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Spoken as a non-religious person, religion gives a lot of people something to rely on and a base foundation of ethics and morals from an early age. It also opens many people to reading and philosophy, and can create a great sense of communi
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by nostalgk 7y ago
I have noticed that, and I contribute a decent amount myself. There also appears to be a lack of information around a lot of different topics (namely, the last one that I noticed, was common insects). I do try to encourage others to edit wh
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by nostalgk 7y ago
One of the many things I like about it.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Makes sense. It would be cool if email providers could just convert an attachment into a link so it can still be sent over email for those large files.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
How big are your invoices? I generate PDFs both from code and HTML, and in general even the largest ones aren't above 500kb. Usually around 100-250 pages.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
How else am I going to have my 1024x768 picture of a lion and inspirational quote as my email signature? I can tell you that there are many people who would be affected by a size limit... and I want them to be.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
I largely find that the majority of news sources really aren't worth the adware tithe they enforce. Hell, these days I often just go to Wikipedia and read the summary if an event is that important. The only other news I really care abo
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Of course, mine was too. I'm sure in part due to the diligent security team that will be stopping by my desk in the next few days!
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Yup, excited for the meeting. Haven't seen those guys in a while. Was expecting to learn some security techniques, instead got essentially port scanned :)
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by nostalgk 7y ago
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/?p=575559 Here's a link to what seems to be the party's response. From my reading, possibly tainted by translation, he agreed to step down if the European Parliament's Consultati
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by nostalgk 7y ago
What are the vectors you fear? If anything, an open OS makes vulnerabilities less of a commodity and more eyes = easier fixes.
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by nostalgk 7y ago
It more or less is, my use case for it is more or less Notepad++ with Intellisense and a few of the marketplace apps. I like it though, it's lightweight and I've used it as a text editor a few times. That being said, my most used
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by nostalgk 7y ago
Sounds like they didn't dress it up.

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