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by seanlane 7y ago
That's correct, restic operates under the assumption that you cannot trust where it's storing the data. Some more (informal) analysis on restic's crypto was done here: https://blog.filippo.io/restic-cryptograp
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by seanlane 7y ago
I've been using restic with the Backblaze B2 backend for a home server backup, which seems to be as close as Backblaze will ever get to having a Linux client. My rough numbers are 450GB stored monthly, 4GB downloaded monthly, 90k store
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by seanlane 7y ago
They are based and ran out of Park City, UT, so it's more than just a paper relationship. We certainly have our fair share of less-than-scrupulous companies here.
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by seanlane 7y ago
My alternative to slapping them on a laptop or laptop case: https://imgur.com/gallery/TTlSdKK Grab some magnet sheets, place sticker, and cut out. Makes them a bit more durable in that you can move them around, rather
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by seanlane 7y ago
Given his involvement, I'd imagine the answer would be https://relicabackup.com/
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by seanlane 8y ago
I prefer to hand write my notes, I've found I internalize what I'm writing down much more. I then use the Scan Document feature within Dropbox to digitize the notes. The downsides are the notes aren't searchable in their curr
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by seanlane 9y ago
I've been running it on a 4K screen for a bit, since I've been using the beta channel, and it's seems to work very smoothly. At least, I have noticed the lag or choppiness you've mentioned. One caveat is that my screen r
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by seanlane 9y ago
It appears that this may no longer be an open question: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/physics/physicists-confirm... There was a Hacker News post about this a few days ago, likely from a different sou
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by seanlane 9y ago
MIT's OpenCourseWare [1] has a lot of great material that's as rigorous and in-depth as anywhere you'll ever find. I've been using it to supplement and extend areas where my alma mater's curriculum has fallen a bit
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by seanlane 9y ago
I've been using Crashplan for my extended family as well, you get 10 machines with unlimited storage for something like $120 per year. Linux client has been working great, I'd definitely recommend them.
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by seanlane 10y ago
Looking through here, haven't seen anyone using Pandoc, so I'll through that in the mix. Offers the ability to write simple LaTeX intertwined with Markdown. I've been using it for everything from letters to homework assignmen
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by seanlane 10y ago
Picked up metalworking while in high school, always figured it could make a decent backup plan.
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by seanlane 10y ago
I use Pandoc [1] to write in Markdown and then have it converted into LaTeX. There's been some bumps, but it seems to let me have (most of) the best of both worlds. This post was the inspiration for using it: http://kesdev.c
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by seanlane 10y ago
For what it's worth, it says that they are hiring :)
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by seanlane 10y ago
Wired has an article describing how Dropbox switched over to Rust as they moved away from AWS: http://www.wired.com/2016/03/epic-story-dropboxs-exodus-amaz...
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by seanlane 11y ago
Oh, that's pretty interesting in that sense. What gave you the idea for it? And do you see doing anything more intricate with it?
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by seanlane 11y ago
So I'm trying to understand the benefits behind this as opposed to using a normal blog hosted with Github Pages? Then the posts would be visible in the repo. If it is for having comments within a Github Pages blog, I found a solution t