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Re:Microsoft no longer allows admins to block Windows Store access in ... on Thursday May 05, 2016 @03:11PM (#11638912)
Is DragonflyBSD a good desktop environment for someone coming from Debian and other Linux OSs?
Re:Sex Is a Coping Mechanism on Friday March 25, 2016 @07:56AM (#11359557)
Except for HN I suppose ;)
Re:Russian crowdfunded reflector satellite aims to be “brightest star ... on Thursday March 03, 2016 @07:05AM (#11216318)
You need arable soil for all 4000 layers. You will be taking valuable topsoil from just as much land.
Re:FilterLists – directory of filter lists for ads, trackers, and anno... on Saturday February 20, 2016 @12:22PM (#11140949)
Perhaps, but do you necessarily want to whitelist the entire site and all the accompanying JavaScript, or just the top level domain and a few components to allow it to work correctly. Depends on the granularity you desire. That's where uMatrix would come in handy.
Re:Adblock via /etc/hosts on Friday February 12, 2016 @11:23PM (#11092532)
Hi Steven,

Thank you for your contribution. What do you think about this setup?

I use two Digital Ocean servers in different datacenters in which I have ran this script (https://github.com/jlund/streisand).

I modified the script (https://github.com/jlund/streisand/tree/master/playbooks/gro...) before I ran it and pointed the upstream DNS servers to my two personal DNS servers that are hosted on different datacenters.

The DNS servers are running a script (https://github.com/Kolyunya/afdns) that pulls the hosts file daily from (https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts).

It has been working great for a few weeks, but I'm curious about any improvements I could provide.

Ask HN: How is this VPN setup for personal use?

Posted by o_s_m on Friday February 12, 2016 @10:40PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Just looking for knowledgeable feedback about this setup. Some of these solutions came up in a thread today. I run a few solutions mixed together.I use two Digital Ocean servers in different datacenters in which I have ran this script (https://github.com/jlund/streisand).I modified the script (https://github.com/jlund/streisand/tree/master/playbooks/group_vars) before I ran it and pointed the...

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Re:Ask HN: What are your unused domain names and how much would you se... on Friday November 06, 2015 @04:17PM (#10522099)
peace.cm

Provide me with your contact info if you are interested.

Re:Keybase.io on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @06:01PM (#9337480)
I would like one please!

Starting website to advocate for opensourcing research. Which language to choose

Posted by o_s_m on Saturday November 15, 2014 @08:12PM
from the self-post dept.

I've been a lifelong scientist, but would like to work on this as cheaply as possible. I already own a domain, but the last website I designed was in 1995 (was featured in the now defunct magazine Internet World). I don't really like the way Wordpress' themes look. I would like to design this myself, but I've been out of the loop for a while. Any suggestions, or free/cheap courses I could take...

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Re:Ask HN: New to OS X; is homebrew safe to install for non-developer? on Saturday July 26, 2014 @05:51AM (#8089326)
Great answers folks. I don't think I will need it in the immediate future, and will attempt to only install necessary software that I anticipate that I will need. I bought the 4gb RAM MBA and it does well...much better in Chrome than in Safari..still learning.
Re:Ask HN: New to OS X; is homebrew safe to install for non-developer? on Saturday July 26, 2014 @03:29AM (#8089170)
Great. I will play around with it.
Re:Ask HN: New to OS X; is homebrew safe to install for non-developer? on Saturday July 26, 2014 @03:21AM (#8089157)
Thanks. In Linux I used aptitude quite often to clean old kernel versions and install other verified software, and it felt good to install software from a relatively safe location. So, does this only install things that are in the Mac App Store?
Re:Disable Visited Links for Firefox on Friday July 11, 2014 @01:47PM (#8021432)
Thanks. BTW, I like your ambient music. I have it playing in the background right now.
Re:Disable Visited Links for Firefox on Friday July 11, 2014 @01:21PM (#8021290)
What are some other useful flags to set in Firefox that don't noticeably break functionability?
Re:Ask HN: What does Y Combinator mean? on Thursday April 10, 2014 @08:17PM (#7570526)
Thank you.
Re:Mt. Gox Files for Bankruptcy Protection on Friday February 28, 2014 @07:04PM (#7322389)
The protocol can only handle 7 transactions per second.
Re:The Ocean is Broken (2013) on Wednesday February 05, 2014 @02:25PM (#7186129)
What about the materials used in the solar panels, in addition to the process used to make them.

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