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IanTwenty

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  • Tessel – A tile game

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  • I tried it, I like it!

  • LUKS decrypt at boot over SSH?

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  • Yes it's not too much bother to set this up, it can be put into ansible and once working I've not had to touch it again. Here's another dracut tool using dropbear that works well and has decent instructions on setup: dracut-crypt-ssh

    The crypt-ssh dracut module allows remote unlocking of systems with full disk encryption via ssh

  • LUKS decrypt at boot over SSH?

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  • Yes, exactly

  • Linux Phones @lemmy.ca
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    Reporting Google to the Competition & Markets Authority (UK): Android Developer Verification

    danb.me /blog/google-developer-verification-cma/

  • Fediverse Report – #137 - AltStore joins the fediverse

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  • Castopod looks interesting

  • Discussion between John Ousterhout and Robert Martin ("Uncle Bob") on "A Philosophy of Software Design" and "Clean Code"

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  • doesn't he weasel out of the responsibility to give clear, logical, verifyable reasons for his position?

    Absolutely, if I remember right he leans back on having experienced bad comments more often than helpful ones. John questions this. I think it is close to dogma with Bob on this.

    Can you explain that more?

    And doesn't the example with the prime number generation algorithm show clearly that omitting context just does not work for code?

    Quote from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-context_and_low-context_cultures

    High-context cultures often exhibit less-direct verbal and nonverbal communication, utilizing small communication gestures and reading more meaning into these less-direct messages. Low-context cultures do the opposite; direct verbal communication is needed to properly understand a message being communicated...

    Now I'm not making a strong claim that Bob and John are from different ends of the context spectrum. However it seems to me that Bob believes there is enough 'context' available in code and in coders themselves to communicate all meaning without comments.

    Even Bob's diagram, to help explain the primes algorithm, assumes high context in the reader. It's lacking any labels or key - we are just supposed to see what he means if we stare hard enough at it. If we are already immersed in the problem space then this might work but its so inefficient for anyone else.

    And once we step away from our code for even a short time we are that someone else. We are going to waste a lot of time rediscovering how the algorithm works. A case John makes convincingly I think.

    Code cannot replace comments. The primes algorithm avoids division I believe but this is not clear from the code alone. A reader might work this out eventually but a comment saves so much time. Could the code be refactored to clearly express the avoidance of division? Yes there's probably a way, but imagine how bad that code would read and what a waste of time just to avoid a comment.

  • How to manage configuration files

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  • Stow/chezmoi/your choice for dotfiles, config mgmt for system config. You don't need to rebuild whole server to start with ansible tho, you can take over one file at a time and grow as you learn.

    As you've found I don't know of a tool that will cover both usecases as config mgmt for dotfiles is too much and dotfile mgrs for system config is probably out of their scope.

  • Having trouble upgrading Fedora from 41 to 42, plus WiFi problems.

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  • Discussion between John Ousterhout and Robert Martin ("Uncle Bob") on "A Philosophy of Software Design" and "Clean Code"

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  • Another thank you for posting this, made my day.

    I have read and followed a fair amount of Uncle Bob's work but was not aware of Ousterhout till now. Bob says during the time the Clean Code book was written there was an anti-comment sentiment about and this matches my own experience. I agree with Ousterhout that it's taken too far in his book though.

    I wonder if there is another factor at play - some people/cultures prefer high context communication and some less. Bob seems clearly to prefer low context i.e. the burden is on the (code) reader to educate themselves. Whereas John makes it a matter of professional behaviour that we make the next reader's work as simple as possible by commenting code as appropriate.

    Surely it's better to assume high context is needed and provide it (within reason) versus only catering for low context. As Bob discovered he became a low context person when he returned to his own code after some time had passed.

  • Briar - secure p2p group communications

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  • Messages are only sent when both online though, thet's the bigger difference (unless using Briar Mailbox). Also it can send over wifi and bluetooth without internet connection i.e. no other devices involved.

  • Markor is quite cool. Found that it supports templates, Mermaidjs charts and KaTex

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  • Google's dev registration plan will end the F-Droid project

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  • Fdroid are:

    appealing to regulators and competition authorities to scrutinize Google's proposals, and for developers and users to put pressure on politicians.

    So I think these are preferred avenues of action right now.

  • Which of the 3 standard compression algorithms on Unix (gz, xz, or bz2) is best for long term data archival at their highest compression?

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  • Upgrade from compression tools to backup tools. Look into using restic (a tool with dedup, compression and checksumming) on a filesystem which also checksums and compresses (btrfs/zfs) - that's probably most reasonable protection and space saving available. Between restic's checks and the filesystem you will know when a bit flips and that's when you replace the hardware (restoring from one of your other backups).

  • Change behaviour of 'application not responding' notification? (SOLVED)

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  • Change behaviour of 'application not responding' notification? (SOLVED)

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  • Try this:

    gsettings set org.gnome.mutter check-alive-timeout 10000

    Value is in ms so 10000=10s. You can also set it to 0 to disable.

  • need a simple sketching software for linux desktop (with real world dimensions)

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  • To be clear you can absolutely type in exact measurements in the 'tool controls bar' for all the shape tools and even individual nodes. Scale and units are easy to switch between and there's a measurement tool also.

  • Let's Make Sure Github Doesn't Become the only Option - Edward Loveall

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  • I know. The author suggests:

    Experiment with new-to-you version control systems like Fossil, Mercurial, and Pijul.

    The author is:

    learning about different version control systems. For example, the differences between Fossil and git revealed a lot of my biases towards git simply because it’s familiar (and Fossil seems really cool). Reading about the theory behind Pijul absolutely bends my brain into knots. I keep trying anyway because conflicts in git are frustrating and I’d like a better solution.

    The author says:

    It would be nice to move beyond git one day and have a better experience for managing complex codebases, and not on GitHub’s timeline.

  • Let's Make Sure Github Doesn't Become the only Option - Edward Loveall

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  • Fear of Novelty - What Are Your Coping Strategies?

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  • If you're temporarily away from home do you need to workout? Which is to say you could let yourself off doing this, perhaps. Maybe being away from home is enough change to deal with. You can pick your battles, energy is not infinite. You could spend the time reading about training instead in your room, or some other interest.

    I guess exercise enthusiasts would recommend keeping to your routine where possible, so maybe this is weighing on your mind and creating an internal conflict? I should go. You don't have to live by that if you don't want to though. It's harder for you, make your own rules.

    That being said I agree with the comment elsewhere that you could also try small bites of it. You could just visit the gym and stay for a minute or two, then leave. Next day try again. If it doesn't get easier then maybe it's not the gym for you, too bright. too loud, or something else maybe. That's ok. If it doesn't feel right trust that feeling.

    Is there anyone who would go with you? A trusted friend who knows how difffcult this could be would be a great choice. Someone who understands if you need to leave suddenly, no questions.

    Some gyms might have a changing area you could retreat to. Having a refuge can be useful. Maybe headphones/earbuds and a familiar song/voice would help too.

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  • From the zdnet article linked in another comment:

    tech is one thing; business is another. That's where the RSL Collective comes in. Modeled on music's ASCAP and BMI, the nonprofit is essentially a rights-management clearinghouse for publishers and creators. Join for free, pool your rights, and let the Collective negotiate with AI companies to ensure you're compensated.

    I guess this is the body that will be leading the enforcement/bringing the consequences

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Securing a 'public' service for family

  • Nintendo @lemmy.world
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    IGN Donkey Kong Bonanza Review

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Photo management - storing friends' photos

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Photo management at the cmdline - recommendations?