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Comment · 4 years ago
Could a new kernel implement a compatibility layer of some kind for Linux drivers? Or just expose the same API?
Comment · 4 years ago
This book has been a godsend for my chronic pain problems, including, somewhat surprisingly, neurological stuff: https://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Point-Therapy-Workbook-Self-T... (I suggest looking up "whiplash" in the index.) As weird as it sounds, when I massage the muscles around my head and neck, I get noticeable cognitive changes in the minutes and days that follow.
Comment · 4 years ago
Thanks!
Comment · 4 years ago
>All of Linux security is a shit show.

What would you recommend instead?

Comment · 4 years ago
>I've told some stories about what happens when you end up at a company that builds nothing and instead rents everything from some vendor.

This sounded interesting but I searched for her blog and I couldn't find it. Does anyone know which post this refers to?

Comment · 5 years ago
>With a bit of effort, you can get a similar level of privacy to Firefox in Chrom[e/ium].

What specific effort?

Comment · 5 years ago
>Debian has been an extremely reliable distro that i've used in a number of scenarios and has largely avoided the problems that Ubuntu or even CentOS (RIP) have run into.

What problems are being referred to?

Comment · 5 years ago
Thanks!
Comment · 5 years ago
Where are they investing then?
Comment · 5 years ago
What sort of correction?
Comment · 5 years ago
Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of Bridgewater, has recently written a book "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order" where he advocates systemic change, including effective government action to address inequality.
Comment · 5 years ago
>Not really, right? They make a lot of money even after they get it wrong?

If they get it wrong clients may move their money elsewhere

Comment · 5 years ago
>Just pick something already old-fashioned today but that somehow does not die.

Sounds great. Do people have recs here?

Comment · 5 years ago
Why would malware authors target NPM in particular? Maybe they are targeting lots of package registries, and NPM is just more vigilant?
Comment · 5 years ago
Of course it is better to be rich than be poor in the US. By that standard, the poor are "screwed". However, if someone got a chance to experience poverty in both the US and in India, I'll bet they would choose poverty in the US.

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