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>My package really does depend on the latest patch release! > Even in the event that your packages code is only correct with a specific patch release, I still think its wrong to pu…

`One reason to set `mutableUsers = false`: https://mynixos.com/nixpkgs/option/users.mutableUsers .` That doesn't help. Mutable users is about the lifecycle of the /etc/passwd file.…

Not the greatest fan of python, but when I've got to run a python script, I do `nix-shell -p 'python3.withPackages (ps: [ps.requests])' --command 'python3 your-script.py'` Note tha…

Yes I just replied to your other comment with the same observation. It reminds me of an article by Paul Graham, I forget which, who expressed the difficulty of explaining to progra…

yes i think you've hit the nail on the head. I tend to view NixOS not as a distribution, but as a distribution framework. The system configuration is the sources for an immutable d…

While nix might be free of side effects, activating a nixos configuration isn't as free as you imply. As an example, nixos keeps state around regarding user id/username mappings, t…

I'm not OP but that's basically right. With NixOS, nix generates the system configuration as well as making sure the packages are available. If you pin your dependencies using some…

Engineers want some kind of regulation because they feel like computer systems, which they nominally control, are out of control, because of the business people's demands. They wan…

> Fixing this is difficult, not just because people are resistant to change, but also because the variations in accents. The relevance of accents is greatly overstated. The argumen…

A certificate authority is an organisation that pays good money to make sure that their internet connection is not being subjected to MITMs. They put vastly more resources into tha…

A local minimum is a point in the design space from which any change is an improvement (but there's other designs which would be worse, if they make several larger changes). I thin…

Reinforcement learning, maximise rewards? They work because rabbits like carrots. What does an LLM want? Haven't we already committed the fundamental error when we're saying we're …

I think it's your responsibility to control the LLM. Sometimes, I worry that I'm beginning to code myself into a corner, and I ask if this is the dumbest idea it's ever heard and i…

> GNU did not have a working system until Linus released Linux in 1992. They had pieces and components which were worthless on their own. People were installing GNU onto existing U…

Linking against GPL code on a backend server which is never distributed - neither in code or binary form. (Because what might happen tomorrow? Maybe now you want to allow enterpris…

My favorite one I think is the Internet Explorer/Google Chrome "Same shit different - " one, because it's obviously recent and somehow iconic of the sort of person who reminisces a…

I'm trying to brainstorm an answer. My best guess is that SSH is obsoleted by disposable instances. You can spin up a new instance for every version of your configuration, transiti…

I think OP's point isn't to prevent toxic assholes from saying whatever righteous things and fighting whatever bad fight, but to limit bot/inorganic/foreign contributions from made…

In case someone gets the misapprehension that there is a contrast between systemd and launchd in terms of the "well documented" attribution, systemd configuration is also well docu…

I've never taken it as wish that employees have some cult like adoration, but as a team building exercise. I don't like it, it's cringe, but it's nothing worse than a bit of meanin…

I don't know what other solutions there are to TOFU, but maybe it's nice if there's something like a standardised /.well-known/ssh-keys.json path for public ssh servers like github…

From https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale "This repository contains the majority of Tailscale's open source code. Notably, it includes the tailscaled daemon and the tailscale CLI…

* Does it work well? * Do you recommend it? * Do your users care? * Is it difficult? Do you have to maintain it or is it basically set it and forget it? * What was memorable about …

> I can buy a brand new Ryzen 7000 series laptop for the price of replacing a Ryzen 7000 series mainboard for a Framework laptop. I haven't been able to confirm this (I found lapto…

The modular ports are just USB-C in a cutaway. You can plug your charger into the USB-C port, or into a USB-C module that plugs into the USB-C port. Totally underwhelming. (I had a…