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by simosx 10y ago
This offers a way to create lightweight machine containers and expose them to the Web as web-based terminals. I can see a few opportunities to build projects on such a set up.
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Run your own LXD demo server(stgraber.org)
4 points by simosx 10y ago|1 comments
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by simosx 10y ago
I think it is too early to have such a verdict. This is probably the very first video showing off Ubuntu Personal on the Aquaris M10 and the interest is to see how it will progress in the following weeks.
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by simosx 10y ago
This is work in progress, like pre-alpha. I suppose that as soon as it works reliably (no library crashes, etc), then it would be time for optimizations.
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by simosx 10y ago
There is a big shift in Ubuntu towards a GNU/Linux distribution that uses snap installation packages instead of the traditional .deb packages. The video shows an early preview of that future distribution and I think it is the first suc
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by simosx 10y ago
The https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack page has the appropriate upgrade command in order to upgrade the kernel to the newer and supported version. According to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ker
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by simosx 10y ago
This would be really funny if it was not that depressing.. :'(
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by simosx 10y ago
Here is the corrected table: 4.10: System V (in 2004), first release, adopted from Debian 6.10: Upstart (in 2006), see http://upstart.ubuntu.com/index.html 16.04: systemd (in 2016) and it was gradual. This is part of the na
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by simosx 10y ago
Here is a summary of what is said in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack regarding the 16.04.x versions 1. If you are happy with how Ubuntu 16.04 works for you, you get to keep it and you receive support
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by simosx 10y ago
If you use LXD in Ubuntu, you can (and should) have your containers stored in the ZFS filesystem. I have be doing that, and did not notice any problems. About LXD: https://stgraber.org/2016/03/11/lxd-2-0-blog-
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by simosx 10y ago
Here is HWE, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack and there was a change recently in the policy. In a nutshell, 1. if you are happy with the currently kernel in Ubuntu 16.04, then you can stay with this ke
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by simosx 10y ago
Your Ubuntu will be automatically updated to 16.04.2 when the next package update kicks in. You probably had some updates around Tuesday which upgraded you to status "16.04.2" (run "lsb_release -a" in a terminal to veri
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How to create a snap with snapcraft for howdoi (CLI utilility for stackoverflow)(blog.simos.info)
2 points by simosx 10y ago|0 comments
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by simosx 10y ago
tldr; how2 is a command-line nodejs app. The installation on your Linux system involves installing nodejs and dependencies (duh!). This tutorial shows how to create a snap with snapcraft so that the whole thing is confined and only allows n
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How to create a snap for how2 (stackoverflow from the terminal)(blog.simos.info)
6 points by simosx 10y ago|1 comments
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by simosx 10y ago
I was considering about stripping down the curl binary to make it smaller in size and remove functionality that is not required for httpstat. So, by compiling it, there would be more options for someone to do something more with the provide
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by simosx 10y ago
Author of the howto here, AMA.
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How to create and publish a snap using snapcraft in Ubuntu 16.04(blog.simos.info)
13 points by simosx 10y ago|3 comments
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Mythbusting light and fast Linux distributions(cd-rw.org)
2 points by simosx 10y ago|0 comments
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by simosx 10y ago
> A Long Term Support (LTS) release makes sense for servers but for a desktop I think it’s the wrong choice. For many Ubuntu users, the LTS release is the best choice. The base packages remain stable and supported. The Linux kernel is up
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by simosx 10y ago
Ubuntu can do the workspace switching as well, but also other window managers. Step 1. Enable workspaces in Settings->Appearance->Behavior->Enable workspaces You can see the four workspaces on the Launcher, near the Trash icon. Ste
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by simosx 10y ago
Probably he indeed started doing this for fun but eventually did the "pivot" :-).
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by simosx 10y ago
It is an interesting problem and looks like a big extension to developing fault-tolerant software. That is, how do you develop fault-tolerant software and at the same time have logic that would reject some sensor readings if they deviate to
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by simosx 10y ago
The deployment of the telescope looks quite a complicated process.
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by simosx 10y ago
tl;dr: It is an "assemble yourself" 140X microscope, targeting students and enthusiasts. The early-bird teacher package for $20 gets you 20 Foldscopes, plus $19 delivery. It is the most economical option. The microscopes are expe
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Foldscope – The Origami Paper Microscope(kickstarter.com)
4 points by simosx 10y ago|1 comments
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by simosx 10y ago
Trump follows faithfully the line of the incumbents in the energy sector (fossil fuels). It certainly takes courage to drive the wrong direction on the highway and at the same time to claim that all the others are driving the wrong way.
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by simosx 10y ago
> This is the story of how the Trump campaign used data to target African Americans and young women with $150 million dollars of Facebook and Instagram advertisements in the final weeks of the election, quietly launching the most success
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by simosx 10y ago
If it was not publicised that much, the accounts would remain suspended. Many who use AdSense get their accounts suspended and have almost no chance to figure out what happened and overrule the suspension. When their domain gets blacklisted
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by simosx 10y ago
These are empirical remedies and there are many of them. As discussed in other comments, stress has a very simple and intuitive explanation.

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