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pingsl

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About pingsl

~ Database engineer for decades

~ Open source evangelist for a while

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    Comment #31036110

    This is horrible -_-!!! But I wonder what would happen to GitHub Discussions in this situation? I now 100% feel necessary to build a Discord channel for OSS projects.

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    Comment #30973732

    Confused for a second till I saw "Write-Only storage". Obviously, they should include "Trash bin" in the pricing comparison table.

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    Comment #30875453

    From an app dev perspective, sysplex is very similar to a single system image, especially when they are using the Db2 database.

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    Comment #30706497

    You were very likely not the only one who found this security issue. But you were probably the only one who disclosed this issue to the bank. This is ironic, but it is how business…

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    Comment #30695152

    I am very excited to see the RISC-V devices come to the end users. Then I am thinking how this device could fit into my daily life. I am wondering what are the typical scanrios for…

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    Comment #30635399

    I have accounts on Medium and Substack. In the beginning, I posted blogs on Medium, and I sent out newsletters on Substack. Then Medium started to provide email subscriptions. Now …

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    Comment #30622362

    > if someone has access to data the assumption is they are able to read it. This is not the case in most production for two major reasons: 1. Row-level security is expensive and ha…

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    Comment #30622273

    Me neither. That's why I posted here to see if someone could give some insights on this.

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    Comment #30621934

    I am afraid data audit is not just about data changes. The real challenge is how to audit the data read which people should not do. Since there is no redo logs generated for data r…

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    Comment #30621876

    People die some day because of some disease. This is natural. Give people a heart from other species, this is unnatural. I'd rather transform my brain and thoughts into a robot.

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    Comment #30549974

    I am using logi K580. It can connect 2 devices and support both Bluetooth and Unifying. Most important it has numpad with a compact size.

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    Comment #30381114

    > On windows and android was consensus reached between all interested parties or was consensus reached within microsoft/google? This is exactly the number 1 challenge for Linux Des…

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    Comment #30369191

    > the overall user experience is very good if you stick to a pure GNOME desktop. KDE and Xfce are also pretty good. Yes, exactly users have to stick to one single environment. But …

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    Comment #30369184

    I mean the consensus about the visual/UX style like we have on Windows or Android. It's not that hard, I believe.

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    Comment #30369173

    Agreed, KDE is great. I like Kubuntu and KDE Neon. A little bit frustrated when I have to use a Gtk application; it's sometimes not working well in a KDE environment.

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    Comment #30368038

    I use Windows/MacOS/Linux(Ubuntu) on a regular base. As a ordinary end user, I feel 1. Windows software are usually good at product function design. 2. Mac has a better enforcement…

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    Comment #30318665

    Think about this, there is no notification system on HN. If you got any errors, you'd better send an email to the moderators here. I did this when I first created the ID, the moder…

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    Comment #30312779

    What he described is not only a Discord "issue", it applied to other modern communication tools as well. I feel Discord is better than Slack because there is no 10K searchable mess…

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    Ask HN: Is Twitter Space a better choice for community engagement?

    We used to host Zoom meetings for open office hours with the open-source contributors and end-users. I notice more and more people start to hold audio chats on Twitter Spaces. Do y…

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    Comment #30283867

    This article is behind a paywall. I know there is a Chrome extension called "Bypass Paywalls". But I really don't want to use it, as it breaks the business model of the writers.

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