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by xmj 11y ago
> Curtis Yarvin is a professed fascist who has written about his belief that some races are more suited to slavery than others. Having read a good deal of his unqualified reservations, I wonder if you can source this quote for me please
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by xmj 11y ago
Thanks! I was considering that for a while, but then - the startups I worked with used Google Apps. For setting up mail servers on FreeBSD it would probably be easier to have someone port Zimbra.
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Fractal cells – FreeBSD-based All-In-One solution for software startups(forums.freebsd.org)
6 points by xmj 11y ago|2 comments
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by xmj 11y ago
>The national state is not exactly living a revival. ...unless you look at Eastern Europe. Poland and Hungary show that homogenous nation states are not as much a thing of the past than you'd thought, and that their 'revival&#x
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by xmj 11y ago
Technically - $50k gross is, at current exchange rates, around EUR 3800 per month (before tax). But yes, once you reach EUR 2000 net, you can have a very comfortable lifestyle.
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by xmj 11y ago
Time to move to Tallinn. ;-)
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by xmj 11y ago
With the difference that $100k is easily reachable in Silicon Valley for engineering positions even before reaching senior levels. Here in Tallinn, not so much.
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by xmj 11y ago
I've been maintaining the FreeBSD port of the Flash 11 linux software for a year or so. The one thing I have learned during that time is: How to write a good VuXML entry. I agree with the general sentiment of removing Flash, and will d
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by xmj 11y ago
> This will solve the issue partly. On the contrary; it will turn the whole thing into something that can be gamed even better by those who are good at rallying, organizing mobs, and shaming people into doing what the mob organizers can&
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by xmj 11y ago
It's all stated on the list ;-)
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by xmj 11y ago
Yes, that's why I trust GitHub to come up with a (proprietary, unreleased) algorithm a la PageRank that won't easily be game-able.
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by xmj 11y ago
Bingo. And this is what makes the way he handled it -genius- :-)
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by xmj 11y ago
> You could probably write a bot to filter them out, very similar to the ggautoblocker whose perl sources *are on GitHub, just, the other way 'round. I just did that, actually.
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by xmj 11y ago
Maybe relevant: We're bringing GitLab to FreeBSD. :-) Check the ruby@ list for current status, things left to do, etc. https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ruby/2015-July/t...
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by xmj 11y ago
Based on lines changed, merge requests accepted/rejected, etc etc. You know, GitHub developers are quite smart. They could just write their own weighting algorithm if they wanted to. :-)
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by xmj 11y ago
Meh is a genius in handling those people, you do have to admit that.
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by xmj 11y ago
The recent witch hunt against projects that don't have Code of Conducts. 'meh' did a masterful job with those: https://github.com/opal/opal/issues/941 https://github.com/opal&#x
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by xmj 11y ago
> When your project faces this pressure how do you act to ensure that meaningful discussion happens and decisions are made that are the best for your actual users and contributors in the long run? Make sure you know who your users are. K