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Same with macports. I ended up downloading the 14.1 Release Candidate to update for Ventura.

protomython An unwilling illustrator found herself turned into an AI model

I get the feeling the ruling on Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith will point how the Supreme Court will see this. I'm starting to think that the entity who owns the data used for training should own the output.

protomython Qualcomm says ARM to prohibit proximity of CPU and 3rd-party modules in one chip

Apple transitioned from x86 to ARM in less than a year.

Apple started a lot earlier than the announcement and hasn't completed the transition yet (Mac Pro). A lot of companies better have had RISC-V initiatives in the pipeline already.

protomython Tell HN: The issues of Twitter are not a technical problem to solve

I just want to see the tweets of people I follow and stuff they retweet. I like the ability to turn off retweets from people I follow. I can even live with ads.

I absolutely do not want to see what people like, trends, or tweets from randos that I don't follow. If I haven't indicated I feel it warrants my attention then leave me alone. My idea of celebrities is different than Twitters.

Discovery is for search.

I am less engaged with all the engagement added.

protomython Ask HN: Have you set up a procedure to disclose your passwords in case of death?

This is a hard realization that not many people internalize. Incapacitation can actually be more painful for your loved ones and business associates than your death. Death has a lot of ritual / legal step in society, but incapacitation requires you to prepare for the scenario. Having some step-by-steps and legal work done will make everyone's life simpler.

protomython Instagram ‘down’, suspending accounts for no apparent reason

Same crud before every US election affecting multiple services. I wonder if they he private communication channel will ever become public, or maybe they just ban people after they banned them on one platform. Some ideas just don't survive debate.

protomython HP 12C English Calculator

Did anyone have the HP-16C? I was wondering what it had and if its features are in any of the other calculators?

protomython WhatsApp goes down for users globally

I'm actually convinced that all the open source messaging apps are harder to install than postfix or opensmtpd thus a true pain in the butt. I get that most are trying to sell services but having an easy to install and setup program would make a real difference.

protomython Tomorrow the Unix timestamp will get to 1,666,666,666

I know. I grew up on a road with no name that numbered the houses with an odd cadence. But, well mannered neighborhoods have stuck with the scheme such that most people recognize the reference.

protomython Tomorrow the Unix timestamp will get to 1,666,666,666

Well, there is about three devils worth of pain in our Unix servers sometimes.

I remember being in a building that was 668 and we called it neighbor of the beast (US streets have odd on one side and even house numbers on the other).

protomython The bosses who silently nudge out workers

I remember a documentary about Sony doing this.

[edit] https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/17/business/global/layoffs-i... [/edit]

protomython Refurb Weekend: PowerBook 1400

I would expect that moniker would more apply to the 5300.

protomython OpenBSD Minimalist Desktop

You don't have to go to that extreme. Although, /usr/local should be its own partition for the wxallowed, and /var/log should be its own to keep some nasty logging from screwing everything up. I have a standard /, /home, /tmp, /usr, /usr/local, /var, /var/log. I also am a heretic so I also do /opt.

It actually isn't that hard. I do wish OpenBSD had a more robust filesystem. I switch to FreeBSD when I need a server with lots of storage.

[edit] the vultr install of OpenBSD only has / and /usr/local

protomython Unlaunching the 12GB 4080

A funny point is that the line depicted in the second picture down (Micro Center - Burlington) is not exactly unique to an NVIDIA launch. Micro Center often has long lines for a variety of manufactures new parts. That place is basically the biggest outlet in the area for the DIY crowd.

protomython Ask HN: Teaching Greybeard IT

I was just thinking the other day that a non-profit wiki for sysadmins would be invaluable.

That would be awesome. I also know that some non-profits are actually looking for help, mostly due to remoteness and lack of connections. A non-profit wiki with the sysadmins with a section on non-profits that need help would be amazing.

protomython Tcl Ported to Go

Tcl (expect) was joyous compared to my time with IBM JCL.

protomython Replace the “very” in your sentence

very + unique = incomparable

Nice, although a rather large group of TV viewers of The West Wing know that "unique means one of a kind, something can't be very unique"[0]. It still amazes me how some of the quotes from that show stick with me all these years later.

0) https://youtu.be/Fvb1e4-YgRE?t=162 or the whole scene https://youtu.be/Fvb1e4-YgRE

protomython One trick Apple uses to make you think green bubbles are “gross”

Do you think there would be less bullying in a world without different coloured bubbles?

If the Apple's own messages were the same color as SMS or other avenues and Apple made a best faith effort to make sure messages worked, then there would be one less avenue of bullying.

Do you think the bubbles cause bullying?

Yep. Its status and a lot of bullying comes from the world reaffirming your status over others.

I'd imagine the bubbles are just an excuse, which would immediately be replaced with something else in their absence.

Maybe, but it wouldn't be Apple's fault.

protomython One trick Apple uses to make you think green bubbles are “gross”

Apple knows exactly what coloring the bubble differently will do. The bully is just a marketing instrument to the Apple executives. Normally, I would blame only the bully, but this seems willful on Apple's part. They want kids to feel bad and tell their parents they need an iPhone. They don't give a damn that they're just another point of friction in people's days.

protomython One trick Apple uses to make you think green bubbles are “gross”

Its ever so fun to have to deal with middle school with green bubbles. Apple is directly responsible for some kids getting bullied, but I guess it works out for them since we had to buy some more Apple devices.

protomython TuM'Fatig – Ads blocking with OpenBSD unbound(8)

As others have mentioned, ftp that ships with OpenBSD is a bit more robust then its name suggests. https://man.openbsd.org/ftp

protomython TuM'Fatig – Ads blocking with OpenBSD unbound(8)

My guess is that curl is a port/package while ftp comes with the base system.

protomython The Forgotten Operating System That Keeps the NYC Subway System Alive (2019)

They wanted me to sign an NDA to get the S3 driver to work on my DEC PC. DEC sent me a free copy of NT because they felt bad for me after that conversation. IBM had not shot.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3788346

protomython Running GUI Linux in a virtual machine on a Mac

Their website says differently Note that macOS VM support is limited to ARM based Macs running macOS Monterey or higher. https://mac.getutm.app/

protomython Running GUI Linux in a virtual machine on a Mac

The only problem seems to be that it won't allow you to run an earlier OS X that can still run 32-bit programs.

protomython A Few of My Favorite Things About the OpenBSD Packet Filter Tools

https://vmssoftware.com/products/clusters/

We had machines in two buildings with multiple machines in the cluster. You could upgrade machines in a cluster and not lose any time. I thought DragonflyBSD is trying to head in that direction with storage (HAMMER).

protomython A Few of My Favorite Things About the OpenBSD Packet Filter Tools

On a serious note, I dearly wish someone had taken the lessons of OpenVMS into the open source world. Its clustering is amazing.

protomython Barge traffic halted on Mississippi River by lowest water levels in a decade

A lot of people don't realize how much is transported down the river systems in the US. This is not good since they are delayed and this is going to have effects down the rest of the chain. Another thing adding to prices is not good.

protomython My Favourite Computer, an Old Mac

I did wish Apple had released a Mac in the original form factor with an 15" screen (9" width by 12" height). It would have been fun to have a machine that could show a whole page.

protomython Jewish Calendar Demystified (2007)

Well, there is a correct answer that might be an unknown. If you compare the named rulers death dates with the New Testament there is a very obvious error.