wyclif

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541.
by wyclif 3y ago
re: Arch Linux. You don't have to install gnome-desktop. If you use a window manager like dwm or i3 just install those and forget about Gnome.
542.
by wyclif 3y ago
They have. It's a lot better now than when they started out. They have incrementally been improving it. The reason why it gets pushed down is because a lot of people have a natural distate for the ads and the fact that it's a cont
543.
by wyclif 3y ago
I agree with you about w3schools; they've improved a lot since they first started out, and cleaned up a lot of problems. I think it's just fine to use for that purpose. A lot of technologists look down their noses at w3schools and
544.
by wyclif 3y ago
Note that Reddit is also on the Kagi promoted leaderboard. It seems that Reddit represents a paradox in that way.
545.
by wyclif 3y ago
You just nailed the paradox at the heart of much cannabis legalization discourse. I don't think the general public understands the "not mutually exclusive" point.
546.
by wyclif 3y ago
My parents have an older Bosch from before the present regulatory lack of efficiency by design. It's amazing how well it performs. It's been repaired a few times and hopefully they can still keep getting replacement parts for it f
547.
by wyclif 3y ago
If anyone thinks public restrooms are hard to find in the US, try living in a developing world country like the Philippines. Public urination is so common here; you see it and smell it everywhere.
548.
by wyclif 3y ago
I would say it's better to do 2-3 years early on as a young employee. Older, more experienced tech people tend to have longer tenures as they gain years of experience.
549.
by wyclif 3y ago
The difference between "horseshoes and nails" and functional art is that nobody looks at horseshoes and nails and appreciates the craft that went into them, unless they are decorative, i.e., unless they are boutique hand-forged na
550.
by wyclif 3y ago
You should put your email in your profile.
551.
X indicates it will start collecting ‘biometric info’ and ‘employment history’(independent.co.uk)
29 points by wyclif 3y ago|10 comments
552.
by wyclif 3y ago
I've mentioned it before on this forum, but before I was a software developer I spent over 10 years as a land surveyor. I mention that because it involves a lot of road layout and roadside work setting control points, &c. I used to
553.
by wyclif 3y ago
Good answer, because there's no way Indy could have known the precise month or year the Map Room was built. The sun's angle changes throughout the day, making this a very time-sensitive operation. If Indy were off by even a few mi
554.
by wyclif 3y ago
I used to be a land surveyor, so when I watch Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones computes the distance from the floor of the Map Room and then is shown finding the burial place of the Ark of the Covenant using a theodolite on a tri
555.
by wyclif 3y ago
Oh, man. That book really brings back memories. That was my introduction to text processing back in the day.
556.
by wyclif 3y ago
What would be a good current React Native book to read in order to get up to speed right now?
557.
by wyclif 3y ago
I said "if you've never been to SF"...clearly implying that I have been to SF.
558.
by wyclif 3y ago
Fascinating. I've never heard anyone say "Bic biro" but I don't doubt it's in usage somewhere.
559.
by wyclif 3y ago
That's interesting; I didn't know he worked on Google Calendar and I've been a vimmer my entire career.
560.
by wyclif 3y ago
It's also why West Country accents, and accents from the southwestern part of England (Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire) are generally easier to understand for USA citizens than, say, a Geordie accent from Northern England or a
561.
by wyclif 3y ago
That was before fountain pens became almost exclusively hobbyist. Also, Americans don't say "biro"— that's something that I've only heard from English people or people from Commonwealth countries. Yanks would probab
562.
by wyclif 3y ago
In Filipino English, they call it a "ball pen." I suspect the reason why is the same as the Southern US.
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Vim Cheatsheet(quickref.me)
4 points by wyclif 3y ago|1 comments
564.
by wyclif 3y ago
That happened yesterday. I checked and as of then it was still parked.
565.
by wyclif 3y ago
The Who gave Halpin an official The Who tour jacket after the show. Sadly, I'm told it was stolen from Halpin before he left the Cow Palace.
566.
by wyclif 3y ago
Keith Moon was the first and only drummer I've ever heard that played "lead drums."
567.
by wyclif 3y ago
I don't really want to say bad things about someone I respect who just died, but the fact of the matter is that Kevin (especially when he was younger—he mellowed out later) really could be menacing. Combined with the compulsiveness of
568.
by wyclif 3y ago
Since he's now a journalist, I hope Poulsen writes an obit for Mitnick. That would be somehow fitting and something I'd definitely want to read.
569.
by wyclif 3y ago
The worst is when (as in your example above) there's a bunch of YouTube videos on the first page of results. I do watch some YT channels, but generally speaking if I'm doing a Google search I'm looking for information quickly
570.
by wyclif 3y ago
Sounds like a good idea despite how many people diss certs on this forum. I've been trying to get a entry-level DevOps role for over a year and I can't even get a nibble—nothing! No replies, no interviews. I feel like I'm a c

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