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by richbell 2y ago
I am Microsoft hater. I cannot stand Windows and only use Linux. PowerShell blows bash out of the water. I love it.
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by richbell 2y ago
The Onion: Scientists Successfully Teach Gorilla It Will Die Someday https://youtube.com/watch?v=CJkWS4t4l0k
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by richbell 2y ago
> I suspect that the OP may be confused about how git hashes are computed. I don't think they are. The use of "RNG" is referring to how a "random" commit sha lead to this bug. Commit SHAs are, for all intents and
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by richbell 2y ago
> Loblaws is a luxury retailer with a limited set of stores and hardly counts as competitive. Uh? Loblaws is the largest or only grocery chain in many parts of Canada.
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by richbell 2y ago
On that note, reading about Bangladesh's split from Pakistan was gut wrenching. So much senseless violence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_genocide
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by richbell 2y ago
> [D.N.A.] > [LOVE.] I don't understand what these are supposed to mean. Is this a new writing style, song references, or just a quirk of the author?
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by richbell 2y ago
> 1. We must do something. > 2. This is something. > 3. Therefore, we must do this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician%27s_syllogism
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by richbell 2y ago
> Are you claiming there are no such things as shitstorms, dogpiling or cyberbullying? Please quote where you believe I made this claim.
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by richbell 2y ago
Reddit also overhauled user blocking, which means that both mods and normal users are able to create a narrative. https://old.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/sdcsx3/test...
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by richbell 2y ago
> The problem isn't people replying critically, it's people being assholes on the internet... it's a necessary feature for people to protect themselves against harassment. The problem is that "harassmemt" is a ne
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by richbell 2y ago
> This helps you maintain control over a thread you started, ideally limiting dog-piling and other forms of harassment. On the other hand, quote posts are often used to correct misinformation too. To address this, we’re leaning into labe
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by richbell 2y ago
Eh, in the context of the site and other snippets that seems pedantic. Could it be run on untrusted user input? Sure. Does it actually pose a threat? It's improbable.
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by richbell 2y ago
Which one?
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by richbell 2y ago
IMO having SELECT before FROM is one of SQL's biggest mistakes. I would gladly welcome a new syntax that rectifies this. (Also https://duckdb.org/2022/05/04/friendlier-sql.html ) I don't love the mul
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by richbell 2y ago
It seems that people think you're hoping for this to be overturned, whereas I believe you're saying that you anticipate it could be given precedent.
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by richbell 2y ago
Did they do so whilst playing all day and neglecting other facets of their life? Regardless, saying "don't worry about it it will probably work out" isn't helpful advice.
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by richbell 2y ago
On the other hand, I knew someone who dropped out of university and lost his chance to qualify for the olympics because he was addicted to Guild Wars.
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by richbell 2y ago
When I opened that link, I didn't except to be captivated by what is otherwise a boring procedural document. Shame on SCIPIO.
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by richbell 2y ago
> A secretive network of around 3,000 “ghost” accounts on GitHub Why are they "ghost" accounts? Is that a moniker assigned to them, or is the author confusing "ghost" (i.e., a deleted user) with the actual user's
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by richbell 2y ago
I believe the entire network is suspended.
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by richbell 2y ago
Most places I've seen already do this in addition to running CrowdStrike.
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by richbell 2y ago
It's contentious. I'm not sure how it's an oxymoron.
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by richbell 2y ago
> the horrible security practices of companies allowing auto updating of executable code in production on critical systems. That's the irony of the situation. The criticality of the systems (arguably) necessitates real-time updates,
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by richbell 2y ago
> I know of no other way to read this other than lock away people because they are rich whether they are guilty or not. Is there a reason you omitted the first sentence from that quote?
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by richbell 2y ago
> Linking Fedora to the Holocaust and a couple of paragraphs about the author's racial heritage etc. I figured this was hyperbole. What an exhausting blog post.
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by richbell 2y ago
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wjbtip559HcMG9VQLGPmkurh5...
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by richbell 2y ago
This reminds me of an anecdote from someone who worked for a large hotel(?) chain. I can't remember where I read it. Anyway, they wrote a program that analyzed employee activity from sources including badge readers and automatically sh
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by richbell 2y ago
Check the WHOIS associated with your .ca domains. Is your information redacted there? https://www.cira.ca/en/ca-domains/whois/
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by richbell 2y ago
> When creative cloud was very first released, it was excellent value. Your wording reminds me of this infamous video where Adobe's CEO refuses to answer a question about them overcharging customers in Australia. https://
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by richbell 2y ago
> Given a biased corpus, de-biasing is the process of ensuring a less biased outcome. The point is that people who evaluate what is considered bias are, in and of themselves, introducing bias.

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