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Re:Drupal is now light-years ahead of its reputation on Monday October 19, 2026 @08:07PM (#50159667)
> It's very rare nowadays to see any web devs who don't know the "full stack" from bare Apache/Nginx up to React

citation needed. Pretty much every single React/JS front end dev I've dealt with, doesn't know, understand, or care about the web server aspect itself "Not my problem".

Legally can't run a third time or be voted for again. But then again, legality hasn't stopped the things he does. Others need to step up.
Re:Sony makes bold claim about game ownership on Thursday September 03, 2026 @12:50PM (#49553030)
How do you backup game files from a console, to an external drive/location that you own; and ensure the validity of that backup will still be usable on the console later?
Information should be free.
Re:Curl: Nobody Wants to Work with Windows on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @09:02PM (#49266596)
I REALLY hate that alias.
Same, and maybe that's really the push needed to keep me from wasting my time on that site.
Re:The Kids' Guide to Piracy on Friday July 24, 2026 @02:16PM (#49039605)
Kids guide to getting in hefty legal trouble and fines.
Re:My main Android phone is now 99% Google free on Monday June 29, 2026 @08:56AM (#48718675)
My primary banks apps, and websites, work fine on Graphene, with the exception of anything NFC payment related. I do miss that convenience, but I still have a debit card and cash as needed.
Re:Thunderbird Littering My Home on Monday June 08, 2026 @04:59PM (#48451960)
So then you have to run those apps as root user, or does sudo to your own user work? I wouldn't expect it to with those perms set.

Seems more dangerous than just dealing with the cruft.

Can never predict your future. Enjoy what you will, when you can. I was in a motorcycle accident in 2021, TBI, hospitalized for 3mo, induced coma, and rehab for 9 months after.

I am back on the horse. It is just a zen and still relaxing time, albeit more anxiety while riding, than before. Thankful I can still ride, and I do.

Re:You Don't Love Systemd Timers Enough on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @01:32PM (#48373376)
`* 1 * * * sleep $(( $(od -N1 -tuC -An /dev/urandom) \% 45 ))m ; <your command here>`
Re:You Don't Love Systemd Timers Enough on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @01:31PM (#48373342)
So the `OnCalendar` stanza is the same as a Cron job; without the helpful comments of the ordering? And that is considered _easier_??

Just use Cron. It does one thing and does it well.

Re:Cloudflare CTO enforcing usage limits on Monday June 01, 2026 @07:42PM (#48364038)
The spend is going to AI (which is 70% Reddit sourced); of course its being wasted. You don't need KPIs to tell you that.
The man (character) was a rightful, respected, hard-ass. But made good points with evidence to explain the _why_; a true leader.
> None of these autocratic countries care about their own populations. Trump has said so explicitly many times.

Going to need a better source than a habitual liar.

> Yes. I know Andreessen-Horowitz and I don’t know a16z.

So the world needs to adapt to your knowledge instead of you learning to adapt to a often used, and well-known moniker?

> are/were peace-loving good guys,

And the US is?

Re:Scan your website to see how ready it is for AI agents on Friday April 17, 2026 @01:12PM (#47808193)
Isn't that the promise of AI??
Mortgage loans and car loans in America also ask for your W-2 or proof of that said income. Can't prove it, they won't let you use your claimed income as basis for loan approvals.
It is insanely stupid that '4B' with a B, is 'too small' of an operating space.
Re:New site design and philosophy for Stack Overflow on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @06:14PM (#47144846)
This will be the third death of SO, but likely way more permanent.
While the most well known, there are other points of presence doing the same thing. Easy and trivial to duplicate traffic at line speed. It doesn't affect the traffic flow itself.
Re:Overall, the colorectal cancer story is encouraging on Thursday February 19, 2026 @08:03PM (#47082297)
Did the genetic genome tests from the biopsy, from a third party company. Helped guide the treatments.
Re:Overall, the colorectal cancer story is encouraging on Thursday February 19, 2026 @05:32PM (#47080606)
Interesting, I wasn't aware of that connection either. I was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer, but was identified as 'genetic' and not caused by diet or lifestyle. I used to be a heavy runner too, done a few marathons, and plenty more 10k, 8ks etc. Wonder if that could be a correlation... Treatments have it contained/in maintenance so at least I have that going for me.
Re:GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @08:17AM (#47047180)
Does NFC work with those digital payment apps on Graphene?
Re: on Thursday January 22, 2026 @05:46PM (#46726116)
+1 for chronic. Very useful for knowing when a cron fails without needing to manually review every log run.
Re:Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @05:31PM (#46698577)
> It allowed me to revamp my home lab in a weekend.

So, what did you learn from that project??

Re:/R/selfhosted limits vibecoded apps on Monday January 19, 2026 @02:39PM (#46683486)
IMO, it goes against 'self-hosted' too. Self-hosting for your own data, control of it, and handling of it. Self-hosting to learn new things and scratch your own itch for a niche product. AI vibe coding doesn't have any of that. Literally an _idea_ that someone else implements and you the 'coder' don't really have any control or understanding of.

Why would I want to take ownership of that for my own security?

Interesting. I was a LEO, moved gradually into infosec. I think the stresses are different, but LEO was way more actively stressful.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone else finding it impossible to land a job? on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:23PM (#46639547)
Listing an active US security clearance on your LinkedIn or resume, is a sure fire way to get malicious actors trying to "hire" you; and makes you way more of a target. Especially combined with your technologies, company and time frame worked... It's just realy bad idea.

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