paraiuspau

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by paraiuspau 7y ago
I once made it to Sokoban.. didn't get through it. Been playing on-and-off since 1996. Sometimes I wonder if I live my gaming life as a warning to others.
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NetHack 3.6.2(nethack.org)
182 points by paraiuspau 7y ago|56 comments
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by paraiuspau 10y ago
It's a rare thing to have someone actually apologise online - have an upvote.
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by paraiuspau 10y ago
1997, downloading all the KDE1 essentials on a 14.4 kbps modem.. Still wasn't enough to break the hold fvwm1 had over me.
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by paraiuspau 10y ago
The diagram in the story sort of looks as if our "universe" is actually the ejecta from a black hole / singularity. Ponder this, I shall.
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by paraiuspau 11y ago
Oh man, i felt it in my water, i checked the site every day for 2 or more weeks, didn't this morning, came on to hn, and lo-and-behold...
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The 101 of ELF Binaries on Linux(linux-audit.com)
1 points by paraiuspau 11y ago|0 comments
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by paraiuspau 11y ago
^ This
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by paraiuspau 11y ago
Ahh.... summer 98, discovering sockets, too poor to afford Stevens, 14.4 kbps modem, netscape 4.x rendering Beej's .edu site (forgotten now), me staring my future in the face. Thank you for your efforts, Brian!
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Linux kernel and driver dev lab book (free-electrons.com) [pdf](free-electrons.com)
3 points by paraiuspau 12y ago|0 comments
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Nethack.org update regarding rogue nethack release(nethack.org)
2 points by paraiuspau 12y ago|0 comments
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by paraiuspau 12y ago
This is a realistic and humble view - thank you.
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by paraiuspau 12y ago
arrakis...dune...desert planet... ducks
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
TL;DR - Seek counselling to drill down into the causes for this behaviour. I had a drinking problem for 10 years, I am/was a successful systems engineer. I think I know how you feel.. Do you maybe find that you are living a life wh
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
"Nostalgia ain't what it used to be..."
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
That's a fantastic display of PostgreSQL skills - well done!
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
I found that my particularly malicious ex-gf (restraining order was eventually required) was using my online realname-based content to "haunt" me somewhat. I am also from the 90s internet where nicknames were more the norm, but I
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
Most of it burns twice ;)
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
Please do if you have something of value to share.
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
Yes, you have a point in that modesty is virtuous. My "all-star" profile and it's recommendations were also keeping me fairly "externally referenced" in that I only kept the profile online for that fact that others
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
Yeah I see your point, but just because I commented on the thread doesn't mean it still has me in it's grasp. I was simply sharing my experience.
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
I had an "all-star" profile with many recommendations and all sorts of endorsements, 500+ connections, ... One day, I simply tired of having my professional life "out there", ripe for the canvassing, so I deleted it. Li
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
novelty yes, but let's not detract from the man's prowess; writing a chess game in sed is entirely non-trivial.
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
Memories of ancient Phrack issues...
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by paraiuspau 13y ago
Totally my first impression, too. That these poor people might have to endure even a fraction of the 'block war' life portrayed in Dredd, albeit sans the sci-fi elements, is probably not too far fetched.