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TheUniverseandNetworks

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  • Word.

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  • I remember WordPerfect when it was still a DOS program. The simplicity of "this format code affects all text after it" was elegant.

    And then we got Word foisted on us, with "this format code (which you have no way of viewing) affects the block of text before it" so if you accidentally delete or move that format code then you screw up a seemingly random bunch of text. And here we are.

  • A roundabout

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  • That was fantastic! 😊

  • Assumptions

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  • That's often the case, or for a smaller garage they will do (if you ask for it) a pre-inspection/service & then take it somewhere else to be tested. AFAIK It's allowed to be driven on the road without a valid MOT if it's on the way to or from an appointment at a testing centre, and a retest is free.

  • Managing proxmox, virtual machines, and others

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  • As others have said, if your VMs are Linux, set up unattended_updates and forget about it.

    If your VMs are windows, then Action1 is free up to 200 clients, it does need an agent installed, but that auto updates too.

  • Hitting the High Notes (2005)

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  • I always loved reading Joel's stuff, clear & well thought out. It was especially exciting when they were building Stack Overflow, but that's kinda got buried now. Things come & things go...

  • Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message?

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  • Been doing email since it began. Same frustrations.

    Solutions (workarounds):

    1. Email is structured with "executive summary" & "detail". That way I can write all the words I want but people can only read the first paragraph.
    2. Never ask questions. Tell them what I'm going to choose, & give them opportunity to disagree. That way if they don't respond usefully I can take their "non-response" as a response & proceed anyway.
    3. If I need to ask a question, use a phone call or go to their desk, or (shudder) make a meeting.

  • The case against conversational interfaces « julian.digital

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  • Interesting article, I agree with his analysis, not sure (yet) that I agree with his conclusions. My brain needs to think about it in the background for a bit (just the way mine works).

    TLDR: we should expect conversational interfaces to be an addition to the workflows we currently use.

  • Being Forced to Say Goodbye

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  • Yeah. I retired a year ago, every now & then I say to myself "I'm sure I had a script for that..." bit then I can't find it of course, which makes me sad.

    Oh & I used to sign in to GitHub with a username & password, then GitHub said I needed to change my password, and emailed me a link to my old work address, which I can no longer access.

    So I'm going to have to fork my own stuff!

  • We Are Against Animal Testing

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  • Some say the mice are testing us (Douglas Adams)

  • Reminds me a little of Mr. Rogers' famous "look for the helpers" quote

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  • I've noticed that whenever there's a group of people together, someone will be the leader, it doesn't matter who the group are, there will be a leader & everyone will know it.

    Now that leader has a choice to be a bully, or someone who tries not to be a leader.

    So yes we absolutely need to train our kids what good (inclusive) leadership looks like, so they can either follow those people, or be those people.

  • TIL when applying for a British passport online, your identity has to be confirmed by someone who is not a relative, knows you for two years, and has to be from a specific (weird) list of professions.

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  • I guess it's more likely the list was drawn up before paramedic was a thing, and then no one thought to change it. The low effort option.

  • No excuse

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  • This is the way

  • No excuse

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  • "Also car has great visibility forward and fuck all backwards, rear view mirror is like double the size of the rear window (in the reflection, not side by side)."

    Yeah - this is exactly why you should reverse park. When you come out again into potentially a stream of traffic, if you reverse park, you're coming out forwards, you can see them & they can see you. If you forward park you have literally no idea what you're backing out into.

  • What's your favourite paid Android app?

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  • The only paid app I've got is Sound Profile. Puts the phone on quiet (except for family) at night, or silent (with auto resume to normal) in meetings. It's on my & spouse's phones.

  • What is the largest file transfer you have ever done?

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  • Yeah, shout out for rsync also. It's awesome. Combine it with ssh & it feels pretty secure too.

  • what was your favorite thing about your first car?

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  • Not sure if this counts (as a car), but it was a three wheeler (Reliant Robin), gutless and rattly, all the fun of going 50 mph without breaking the speed limit. All the engine weight was directly on the front wheel, so the back end (no weight at all) would slide out wonderfully around corners.