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epic9x

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    Comment #44612988

    This blog post covers in a lot more detail why the design behind mynd is actually interesting: https://blog.teufelaudio.com/visionary-mynds-insights-on-teu... Nuts and bolts; - Use…

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    Comment #44237584

    This thing is crazy fast.

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    Comment #42806567

    Start by using home-manager in your current environment. Once you can modularize your own config, start building other systems with it. It's a very deep rabbit hole, and starting o…

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    Comment #42806506

    Portability and other constraints I've discovered with the shell have always been a sign I need to reach for different tool. Bash is so often a "glue" language where accessibility …

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    Comment #38974810

    I have no frame of reference for how PTSD must impact your life but it must be so hard - thank you for your service. I do have empathy and a frame of reference as someone who also …

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    Comment #27883429

    You might want to include rental income as an option here, lots of folks may have a place that includes an attached unit.

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    Comment #26151539

    If you can run your system on a single machine, you don't need an SRE. If you have hundreds or thousands of machines, that's an indicator that you /may/ have the complexity that re…

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    Comment #9419415

    Excellence in (open source or otherwise) security practices are the exception, not the norm. I've worked in multiple large companies and even getting package signing turned on requ…

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    Comment #8622363

    Cites $200 million to build, which seemed high until you see they're actually giant neon advertising signs too: http://www.link.nyc/assets/downloads/LinkNYC-Media-Kit.pdf The city …

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    Comment #8620859

    This is indeed a huge bummer, now that I've upgraded to yosemite I've got 1-2 full seconds of lag streaming audio to my blue tooth receiver.

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    Comment #7085008

    It's actually not uncommon in some larger cities to get utilities completely paid. I'm just outside of DC and only pay rent and cable.

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    Comment #6464254

    congrats! I remember seeing your first post and sticking with it. start day 181 by rewarding yourself - you earned it!

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    Comment #6044956

    RAID 0 is generally frowned on in pretty much all circumstances. Is there a specific reason you're using it? (Legitimately curious.)

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    Comment #4738088

    Agreed, the use of emoji or the occasional ";D" is a measure of how informal the communication is, and isn't something that'll help improve the professional tone interacting with a…

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    Comment #4620009

    You're not providing any data to say having KeepAlive on would've 'crushed' the server, actually quite the opposite. For example - with KeepAlive on, your site response time was 5.…

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    Comment #4619784

    Blindly turning off KeepAlive isn't a recipe for awesomeness. KeepAlive is a trade for memory/cpu time; on if you want to speed up in exchange for memory, off if you want to conser…

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    Comment #4498308

    Regardless of whether or not HTML5 is going to "lag", I think this article white-washes the evolution of the web as an open platform vis-a-vis the desktop/OS. Open platforms and pr…