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Schmidt

58 karma · joined May 9, 2010

*nix sysadmin, rubyist, cat person, music junkie.

email me at lsc+hn@nobelium.se

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Schmidt··on Pirate Bay Founder Peter Sunde Requests Pardon
They may have, but the charges were "assisting copyright infringment" and not copyright infringement. (Medhjälp till upphovsrättsbrott).
Schmidt··on Linus Torvalds: Programs exist for their users
But, comparing anyone to de Raadt is easy :D
Schmidt··on Kim Dotcom: US Government Is Protecting An Outdated Monopolistic Business Model
2000 / 400 = 5

Are you kidding me, no artists gets $5 per sold record. If you sell a lot and have a really good deal you get around $2 (britney spears kinda big).

The records my fathers band have recorded give them about $.5 for all of them (six members). They barely cover their production costs with that...

Schmidt··on This is why I don't give you a job
In what country? You have no obligation in Sweden to tell anything about pregnancy or illness you may have.
Schmidt··on [dead]
It depends... 3-6 hours or 8-11 depending on if I took my sleeping pills or not.
Schmidt··on IT Operations has a Cultural Problem
It's not about less management, it's about trusting your employees and their judgement. Accepting that failures happen and learn from the mistakes.
Schmidt··on FreeBSD 9.0-RC1 Available...
How does OpenVZ or Linux Containers stack up to BSD's jails ?
Schmidt··on Why no Steam, Notch?
In Sweden for example, you can't release something into the public domain.

There is also another problem, you can't disclaim some warranties for customers. So if you could release the software into the public domain, you could still be held accountable for what the software did after being modified.

Schmidt··on Your problem with Vim is that you don't grok vi
press i, use the regular keys?
Schmidt··on Your problem with Vim is that you don't grok vi
Halfway there is syntastic...
Schmidt··on Study: Android is least open of open source mobile platforms
There is only one other Mobile OS in the study, and that is Symbian considered before it was closed again...
Schmidt··on A very easy way to send public Google+ posts to Twitter
Thank you :)
Schmidt··on Nginx established as a company
But not from what _he_ says...
Schmidt··on Spotify launches in the US
Most of the servers are also located in the UK AFAIK and the first 30 seconds are always streamed from their servers. Managing demand could be a reason.
Schmidt··on Ask HN: How do you manage passwords?
Dropbox with a Keepass file on it. Accessible from all types of machines and phones I use, very handy (Windows computer, Linux Computer, Android Phone)
Schmidt··on How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?
You're only using a fraction of the kernel as well at any given time... (As they count by LOC in the article...)
Schmidt··on 'Verified by Visa' Forces Users to Select Weak Passwords
I have to sign my purchases with a OTP generated by a small card reader and my card (+ PIN for the card)...
Schmidt··on Importance of Side Projects
I feel that if they own your creativity they should pay you for it, and creativity does not stop when you clock out... demand 24/7 pay perhaps ?
Schmidt··on Diaspora - Moving Forward
What I don't get... why not just use elgg...?
Schmidt··on Puppet switches GPL license to Apache
I'd say it is easier to just do "gem install puppet" if you have ruby already installed.
Schmidt··on In Norway, personal income is a matter of public record
Pictures of genitalia would only be a source of embarrassment, I can't really see how that is comparable to tax records.
Schmidt··on In Norway, personal income is a matter of public record
As mentioned in the article, this is not uncommon. The same is true for Sweden.
Schmidt··on Edw519 wrote a book compiling his best HN Comments
Try disabling noscript / enable javascript. I had the same problem
Schmidt··on Android chief Rubin's response to Android critics misses the point
But, Android (except for the kernel) isn't free software, it's mainly Apache and BSD licensed, neither of these licenses requires source to distributed for compliance.

Google is doing something bad, but it is not against the license.

Schmidt··on What IRC client do you use?
I have a server placed on a co-location where i use GNU Screen and Weechat for irc
Schmidt··on Ask HN: Interviewing at a Startup - Should I Lie About My Salary?
Don't lie about what you earn now, state what you are expecting if you're hired.

I've neve been asked the question about my current salary (expect for that one phone call from a recruiter in the UK).

Schmidt··on VLC for iOS Pulled from the App Store
Because they are using their software? And the the entity that built the app for the "App Store" was not the sole copyright holder of the software.
Schmidt··on VLC for iOS Pulled from the App Store
Or they could use their approval process to figure out that the licence was incompatible with their ToS.
Schmidt··on Ask HN: Which laptop should I buy?
The ASUS UL series are really good, they look like cheap MBP knockoffs though, I have a UL30VT myself. Very pleased :)
Schmidt··on Ruby Koans. Best way to learn Ruby.
Love it, just what my mind needed to learn better :)
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