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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

There are true patriots, and there are "patriots", bowing to some malleable definition of the term that benefits the propagandist most And now we gonna have "paytriots". Ugh.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The mmo problem of self sufficiency: I need to be higher ilvl to do this thing I can craft gear! I need these raw mats Oh and better crafting gear And now I need to gather rare mats And I need better gathering gear. There is now no way I can do the thing I want in the time I have :(

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Linux is a living community and entity. Like any ecosystem, it is messy. But particularly this can be its greatest strength. It evolves. If I do not like some component, I am free to write something better, publish it, and have it taken upstream. Great example is pulseaudio and pipewire.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

For instance, if MS decrees that my data is now to be harvested, or they will be running an AI service that will monitor me on that computer, the most right I have is to ask permission to refuse. Even an opt out option is something MS must implement into their product. OTOH...

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🧵Interesting POV. I will give powershell another try. But here is the thing And maybe this comes from my past working on monolithic monsters from the past (AKA mainframes) Windows is a product. The cohesion you like I see as a weakness. The powerful stakeholders can make terrible decisions.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Please, let me hear your case. I am interested and open to persuasion in either direction. My current limited experience with Powershell hasn't been amazing, but nor has it been so terrible my dislike has become concrete.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I could probably be persuaded that Powershell was an intentional attempt to make a cli as frustrating and slow to use as a GUI 😂

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

While I am fine with a gui, I still find the command line to be a more concise & precise tool for interacting with a computer. I am glad that linux and bsd have fully featured CLI environments The other guys have poweshell too, I guess.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I honestly immediately heard the word as Wil Wheaton would narrate it. Perfection.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I feel like some distros for #linux are just about polished enough to fuel the year of the linux desktop. But how to channel new users to these distros best and away from the ones that are less user friendly? (I named no distros in this post on purpose to illustrate how just linux isn't helpful.)

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Will it load? Yeah. But you are gonna have a bad time most likely. Zfs gets ram hungry pretty fast and that 4gb will not stretch far. Also it runs noticeably better under 80% used, due to the COW block allocation algorithm. Noting because a toy system is often small.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Politics is not a team sport. Why do so many people seem to treat it like one?

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Sometimes I like to think about resilient computing. How would one build a computational engine that would keep processing for longest amount of time possible? Lasting a year is something an electronic computer can already do. But what about a decade? A millenia? A geological era?

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

For work, I build to www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/re.... It has them broke out :) For home use, yeah I usually break out the filesystems. Generally because of dealing with full / in the past. When a less critical bit goes ro, it can be a much easier fix.

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CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux Benchmarks

Download our step-by-step checklist to secure your platform: An objective, consensus-driven security guideline for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I do not entirely grok why studies keep trying to compare an analog, evolving network of interacting nodes that is in constant flux, to a digital computer. It just seems like nit the best frame to consider our skull sugar furnaces. Btw, analog computers are dope and can graph perfect curves.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Pop!_os is pretty good for ease of gaming.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Maybe. See, when a system is an unbootable mess, it's easier to justify a wipe and restore. Doing /etc does plenty of damage, but leaves the system in a state where you have to think about the next step, and trying to repair it isn't simply impractical. In some ways that is worse 😆

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

A quick way yo make your life a world of pain on #linux: # chmod -R 000 /etc Was done to me once. The prankster hasn't been back since...

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

What's your budget? If sky's the limit I would try a Herman Miller Embody or Aeron. Going down the scale there is the Steelcase Gesture or the Ergohuman line of chairs. I have used chairs from all three of those companies and can confirm they are comfy and durable.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

If the they that should lose are the banks bringing the suit or the federal reserve bank? I have seen plenty of people bashing both in the past, so not sure which way you meant!

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Anyone else remember when it was all about the blockchain and nfts? I just note the same company is reaping massive profits from the "AI" wave. Which, coincidentally swelled just as people started twigging onto that crypto might not be entirely what it was sold as.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

What do you call an adorable mammalian acquatic animal that wants to rule your country? An Ottercrat

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I am sorry but after the last few year's news about the Texas power grid, they have a LOT of work ahead of themselves to make an attractive offering.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Could you clarify? This has banks on both sides.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Ilona Andrew's Kate Daniels. Ands down she would have no problem tossing that ring like she was at a carnival.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Congrats! I don't wanna harsh your vibe for this, but just be aware hardware might be one of the big inflaters if a trade war happens: www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-t...

cbsnews.com

Trump tariffs could make these items more expensive

Tariffs on U.S. imports would raise prices for consumers on a range of goods, experts say. Here's what to know.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Smelled a troll just now. Block hammer applied.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Ok, we are doing this. Here is a couple of words. Explain to me, please, how the ideas they represent are unhurtful: "institutionalized racism".

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Some people can not for the life of them understand that other points of view can be valid too. They can be. I'm glad you enjoy what you enjoy!

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I don't get this adage. It is patently false. Words are expressions of ideas, and ideas absolutely can hurt people. Badly.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Getting NetworkManager to actually really no no really I freaking mean it LEAVE MY RESOLV.CONF ALONE! Is a challenge.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Ill be fascinated to see which vehicle lines merge or get abandoned, also if they will keep both luxury lines alive in Acura and Infiniti

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

I never engaged on a platform like this one before now. Did not feel "safe." So far the moderation tools here have me feeling it is pretty cool, which makes me happy.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Ugh, I am sorry you had to deal with that. It is such an ignorant position, and patently false to boot: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_H... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lov... Women are absolutely equal in the potential for tech. It saddens me culture gets in the way.

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Grace Hopper - Wikipedia

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Here we go. Blocking mallet at the ready. By Grabthar's Hammer, keep them at bay.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Allow me to recommend a mode of conveyance: fuel for it is abundant most of the time, it is capable of covering more types of terrain than an ev or bicycle, it has self-regenerative properties. Top speed is a bit slow but given time and opportunity it makes more of itself.

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a man is riding a white horse in a field in a field .

Alt: a man is riding a white horse in a field in a field .

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Oh, I had this one dev, you could tell he was PREPARED to explain, that he had REHEARSED and thought carefully of ways to look like he was bringing clarity while cleverly misdirecting and sewing confusion. And of course to non technical management in the room, it looked so very helpful 😵

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

There's a whole generation of coders out there who learned the best path to job security was to make code so arcane, obtuse, and inscrutable that only they could have any hope of maintaining it. I've seen multiple critical apps done in this style, and the grinning wizened goblins who wrote 'em.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Regular expressions are wonderful things.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Utf-8 is really great. Binary log files are a total 0 for me. Looking at my *nix journey, you might see the point where I tried to avoid systemd. Keeping binary log files was one reason for that.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I see a problem. Politics and tribalism do not mix well. Replacing nuanced positions, compromise, and persuasion with loyalism based on a tribal identity is not good. Buying into it by pushing the other tribe away just makes them cling more closely together. This is the opposite of compromise.

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snargwomble.bsky.social @snargwomble.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Looks like ISPs got the malicious genie. Careful what you wish for... arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... So now instead of one standard they might have to adjust to 50? How onerous for these multibillion dollar monopolies! (internet service should be a public utility btw)

arstechnica.com

Big loss for ISPs as Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to $15 broadband law

ISPs fear more states will regulate prices as New York law survives challenge.

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