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by zdkl 6y ago
> ithkuil Critiquing semantic vagueness? Username checks out :)
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by zdkl 6y ago
There's a very similar project, https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite which has always felt more pleasant me.
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by zdkl 6y ago
One could argue the qualities of a soldier or officer (individuals) transcend their organisational context (groups) and time. In other words: politics, technology or best practices change, not the responsabilities. The ability (necessity, e
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by zdkl 6y ago
The attack isn't on `Pjmlp. I wanted to ask, as politely as possible, if he was aware that his comments consistently felt like a grumpy old man bringing nothing interesting to hacker news. `Badsectoracula made a good case (better tha
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by zdkl 6y ago
Every time I see a message from you it's a variant of "back in my day", "this isn't New" or some other mildly snooty point about kids these days. At this point I'm curious what even brings you to consisten
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by zdkl 6y ago
I understand what you mean but disagree. I merely appreciate tools that make some effort to standardise their UX. Of course configuration is going to be a major part of the system; however that doesn't mean I must use fragmented tools
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by zdkl 6y ago
SQlite "merely" assumes that the problems that come with distributed systems are handled at the application layer. You'll have to solve those problems for yourself, sure, but in practice I have rarely (I think never actually)
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by zdkl 6y ago
Well since there's a plural in "CLIs", that goes into the "wrangling" category for me. If the dev/dep process involves more than one bespoke tool (looking at you js/Node monstrosities) and learning the arc
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by zdkl 6y ago
The physical and public safety requirements on railroad tracks demands different parameters. Also, there was significant community and government buy-in for lack of alternative. Cost-of-living adjusted, those tracks you mention would cost a
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by zdkl 6y ago
That's a weird area to to want to de-socialise costs! If trucking costs go up to cover wear, urban end-users probably won't notice much cost difference (bit of change to last-mile infrastructure at most) while remote communities w
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by zdkl 6y ago
I believe an important point is that happy != informed.
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by zdkl 6y ago
>What’s your disaster recovery plan if your server tips over? Git pull, python3 setup_prod.py, pip install requirements.txt Is docker worth not writing the 50 (admittedly unfun) lines of setup?
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by zdkl 6y ago
This notion of limits and edge reminds me of Hunter Thompson's musings on "The Line" in his piece about the Hell's Angels. He argues (wildly paraphrasing) that the fundamental draw (and in some sense, the art) of motorcy
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by zdkl 6y ago
The trite answer is a modal going something like "the content you're trying to access A) isn't available on your <AppName-Level subscription> or B) isn't in our walled garden of third party providers". I don&#
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by zdkl 6y ago
My use case is I don't necessarily trust one end of the connection to behave, so I want the ability to just give/take power and involve exactly 0 software. I understand that's not the usual consumer story, and the best argume
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by zdkl 6y ago
They are, and frankly that they need to exist is the single most egregious example of why USB isn't what I need it to be. What (I'm surprised) I haven't seen is a male-to-female adapter with a switch on it that physically kil
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by zdkl 6y ago
They only have to worry about moderation if they host anything. They can keep Apple clean of social networks while endorsing and supporting an open protocol or format for fetching/presentation into a thin client (something like Activit
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by zdkl 6y ago
I agree, that's what I'm rocking: a bunch of 8gig pi's doing everything from RAM, and a threadripper DB server. All at home, all for <3k out front. Equivalent monthly bill at a major hoster would be >200/month more
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by zdkl 6y ago
Beefy CPU, couple TB of HDDs and an SSD to boot off of: (comfortably) host your own private cloud. And probably a <whatever social/messaging solution you prefer> instance for your friends & family too if you're feeling a
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by zdkl 6y ago
Well maybe after the more fanatical followers couldn't follow through on the demanded blood/power/life offerings the powers that be continued to levy their sacrifices in an indirect way, that manifests itself as low birth rat
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by zdkl 6y ago
Simple is going to be a caricature: Diversification of risk.
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by zdkl 6y ago
And even if federation is too big of a feature, maybe using the ActivityStreams format for user interactions could be beneficial. https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-core/
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by zdkl 6y ago
Sex workers off the top of my head?
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by zdkl 6y ago
I have no relevant information for that era so this is purely a translation note. I'd love to learn more though, would you mind sharing additional reading you find pertinent? I question your use of "seceding" for "conjur
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by zdkl 6y ago
Ever wonder why there are so many of these scams? Even with very low conversion efficiency, it works over time with acceptable safety guarantees for the sell side. See scalped tickets, low cost bus travel & gift cards.
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by zdkl 6y ago
What could possibly go wrong trying to negotiate with <any country>'s intelligence/ops departement while being a very disappearable private person!
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by zdkl 6y ago
Not from NZ, but consider this: do you want to San Francisco-ize (multiply living costs, entrench a landlord caste & create weird incentives for local politics) the place? Because lots of foreign money simply walking into a heretofore s
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by zdkl 6y ago
Is WW2 generally perceived in america as having caused many deaths among american military aged males? I'm sure we can point to D-day and other punctual events as being outstandingly bloody but does this extend to the whole conflict? I
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by zdkl 6y ago
Also messing with a random site's admins. https://www.t-online.de/digital/internet/id_83466874/tid_amp...
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by zdkl 6y ago
Well sample size of 1 and all that but I can attest to at least my legit use case. I'm hosting some friends-and-family small services from home and front them with a couple Hidden Services. That gives me some measure of mutual privacy

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