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hordeallergy··on Lilith: x86-64 OS written in Crystal
The problem with wsl is that its a window like a small island extending 1000m into the air, and the moment you step off... Splat, you're back in Windows with the registry and such. I bought a surface a few weeks back - wsl is nothing but an improved cygwin, of no use to Linux/Mac users, and windows has become repulsively spammy. I've installed arch.
hordeallergy··on Freedom of expression is at a ten-year low globally, study says
I've never seen anyone's banning get cheered. On the contrary, I see the locked account person get cheers and welcomes back when they return, elevated as a hero, comradery strengthened, usually on a different account, abandoning the old, meaning a good percentage of twitter's accounts are stagnant.
hordeallergy··on Two malicious Python libraries caught stealing SSH and GPG keys
If I were installing a custom kernel would adding selinux limit risk, or would a compromised kernel simply laugh at it?
hordeallergy··on Sundar will be the CEO of both Google and Alphabet
Does anyone know how the subscription YouTube is working out? They sure are putting a good effort into getting me signed up.
hordeallergy··on Microsoft is creating a new Rust-based programming language for secure coding
Have you used windows recently? It sounds like you have. I installed it last week for the first time in ten-ish years - afraid I have to describe it as disgusting and completely undoing all the supposedly open work pr they've been getting. I'm on the phone so can't rant, but the install was endless info requests, some sneaky eg can we have your location, no, would you like us to find your device if stolen, erm. Open the browser, news thumbnails riddled with adverts. The timeline, extend beyond 30 days by giving us info. On and on. Sorry, they looked as though they had changed direction, but that surface laptop now runs Linux.
hordeallergy··on Microsoft is creating a new Rust-based programming language for secure coding
How long before redox will run on my surface?
hordeallergy··on Telling users why their content was removed reduces future issues [pdf]
Ah, like requiring down-voters to comment.
hordeallergy··on Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by wasabi consumption
I think you've misunderstood - it was a response to the parent comment, which you seem to have missed.
hordeallergy··on Car industry investment plummets in UK
Not everyone has an interest in karma.
hordeallergy··on Car industry investment plummets in UK
Who's comparing?
hordeallergy··on Car industry investment plummets in UK
Based on your comments one would agree with Churchill. Dickhead.
hordeallergy··on New Shepard's 8th test flight [video]
I wish they'd use them externally too. My on the fly calculations using feet and miles are clumsy approximations.
hordeallergy··on To Delete Facebook or Not to Delete Facebook? That Is Not the Question
Every time there's a scandal and you don't delete your Facebook account, you're telling them that you're fine with that behaviour and that they're welcome to abuse you further. They'll keep pushing, whittling their users to a group who tolerates anything.
hordeallergy··on Ask HN: What are some tech companies that do not use an open floor plan?
It's not acceptable. I've moved from a dev background to having a go at sre/devops/something-or-other; work aside, the culture is excrutiating, with people shouting across the office all day. Best case, someone talking to themself hour after hour, as if anyone wants to hear that. The idea that open floor plans are productive is farce. I effectively have two jobs, the first being just trying to get any work done.
hordeallergy··on Sky Diving Cured My Depression
Different experience here. I did one dive. Nice view from up there. Not very exciting. Falling out of the plane was good fun, felt a bit nuts. The fall was very pleasant. Opening the chute was fun. The canopy ride was boring and uncomfortable hanging in the harness. Saw the video of the guy who jumped before me, he was woohooing all the way.
hordeallergy··on We saved $50k/year with a Go microservice coded in a hackathon
Hackathons... https://www.wired.com/story/sociologists-examine-hackathons-...
hordeallergy··on CockroachDB 2.0 released
Competitive advantage to everyone else. Survival of the cockroach-est.
hordeallergy··on CockroachDB 2.0 released
You would want to work for people who hadn't heard of it?
hordeallergy··on FCC Authorizes SpaceX to Provide Broadband Satellite Services
Doubt it. I was downloading Linux distros among various other things in a developing country in the 90s. This might be useful for the most isolated areas.
hordeallergy··on A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries
South Africans also call papaya pawpaw. Wikipedia says the name is colour related:in Australia, these are called "red papaya" and "yellow papaw". In SA I only saw yellow.
hordeallergy··on Lead is even deadlier than was feared
No, if the engine in your plane dies you glide.
hordeallergy··on Teacher in Ghana has no computers so he draws Microsoft Word on the blackboard
I'm afraid this just isn't reality, voting down won't change that. SA is backward but it's not that backward. It has e-commerce, you can buy things online. It's had the web since the mid 90s. Eg first search attempt, incredible.co.za . It just isn't difficult. SA has poverty, as extreme as poverty can be, it's horrible, it's heartbreaking, but it's not all like that. This is a bugbear, ABC, BBC, crap media outlet of choice more interested in creating a story than accurate representation. I wouldn't trust them with my coffee.
hordeallergy··on Teacher in Ghana has no computers so he draws Microsoft Word on the blackboard
Why was buying a computer problematic? SA has computer shops, has had for decades. I bought a zx81 there. Am I missing something?
hordeallergy··on Every Society Invents the Failed Utopia It Deserves
When utopia is the dream, dystopia becomes the reality.
hordeallergy··on Spain cracks King Ferdinand's 500-year-old code
I live a five minute walk from the archives, they're open to all, but closed today.
hordeallergy··on Intentional Fire-Spreading by “Firehawk” Raptors in Northern Australia
But the only one which does all of those.
hordeallergy··on Intentional Fire-Spreading by “Firehawk” Raptors in Northern Australia
To get the prey running into the open.
hordeallergy··on Damned with Praise: The Meaning of Kendrick Lamar
There are lots of big claims in your comment - with no backing up.
hordeallergy··on Long Island Iced Tea Soars 500% After Changing Its Name to Long Blockchain
It's got what plants crave.
hordeallergy··on Some birds use discarded cigarettes to fumigate their nests
Doesn't say whether the butts are still smoking when collected, which could have a historic association with fire and bugs.
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