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Comment · 1 month ago
Hi is a shorthand for "can you talk" or "are you on screensharing" or "is there anyone looking over your shoulder" or such things

It's not definitely a sign that I'm actually interested in greeting you, or asking about your migraine.

Just something like "how do you do" which is a total nonsense either, so this discussion is moot.

Comment · 3 months ago
I usually skip the get option builtin, and use : as...

while : ; do case "$1" in "") break;; -f|-foo) shift; whatever;; *) usage; exit 1;; esac done

For this... instead

  if something; then 
     true
  else
     echo ERROR
     exit 1
  fi 
Using : would be too much here.

For anything else including json etc. I usually go to duckdb. Awesome support, single file install, readable, easy to maintain.

Powershell on Linux or Unix? Just another huge dependency if you manage 1000s of machines, and good luck finding a Linux gal/guy wanting or able to touch pwsh without chemical grade gloves.

Comment · 4 months ago
Not yet, at least, but close to (thanks, POTUS).

Back to AC... I have to fork out 4000€ to replace an aging AC in a small flat 60sqm (650 sq feet).

Just looking out of my window right now I can see 600 similar places, so that's 2.4mil EUR for a couple of (city) blocks.

As AC is to be added as it won't replace the winter central heating system we got in most condos -- well that's a lot of money.

Comment · 4 months ago
.... but having all of EU defense including F35s calling in home in Trump US before every mission is totally fine right?
Comment · 4 months ago
250 bucks. For an 8 yo. Meh.

I see, either everything one here goes to preppy schools, in a perfect Montessori world, vs others working three jobs to pay mortgage and 2 cars.

And the solution is apple watch.

Comment · 4 months ago
Is this a canary?

What's gonna happen if I were to begin or continue using one letsencrypt certificate from ... Greenland? Cuba? The EU?

Has letsencrypt been served with a subpoena?

Comment · 5 months ago
There's a wide gap from files to multipartition databases. Running databases in a container is not for me sorry whenever real production stuff is on the table.

Personally, lots of ETL can just be taken care of locally without involving enterprise databases. In such cases, DuckDB is 5x-10x better than SQLite and orders of magnitude simpler/faster than spinning up a dedicated Postgres database.

For general scripting, there's no match between a 20-lines awk script and a much cleaner, robust, maintainable equivalent SQL script based on DuckDB.

I just hope MotherDuck don't need to pump/dump for IPO - it would be sad losing that tool for the usual corporate greed.

Comment · 8 months ago
Wow. Easy. One MAGA account, one real account. Citizenship!
Comment · 8 months ago
Site blocked by Police, offending material.
Comment · 11 months ago
How do you rate procyon vs these?
Comment · 11 months ago
... until you realize that the LLM-generated code doesn't even compile, or you need a PhD to write all the prompts needed to have a prototype instead of the real thing.
Comment · 11 months ago
Tibet? Never existed?

Meh.

Comment · 11 months ago
Goodbye first amendment. What's next? Revoking citizenship?
Comment · 1 year ago
Too many requests. I suspect this article will bump up the monthly hosting bill.
Comment · 1 year ago
I just wonder how widespread fraud is without any form of ID. A fake utility bill is just a few clicks away on my PC.

Govt surveillance? I'm much more worried by the ever increasing number of cameras in the streets rather than something similar to having a passport to prove who you really are.

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