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whacker

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    Comment #33075147

    > That also means that unless you build a project on two identical hosts then it is unlikely you will get the same SBOMs. I don't understand why the author thinks this is such an i…

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    Comment #32817307

    proto predates gob by quite a bit. gob was introduced with golang, and it's not really used anywhere else.

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    Comment #27189901

    Not quite fake: but this might be close enough? https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind Alternatively you could create a CRI plugin that does what you want. https://github.com/kube…

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    Comment #22038352

    Out of Band. Registrars cannot intercept whois searches?

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    Comment #16451354

    The release files have 'Valid-Until' fields, which will cause apt to reject it on replay.

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    Comment #16433610

    This is such a frustrating clickbait headline! Most of the 'attack' s are: 1. Plain old bugs in apt. 2. Involve disabling the very security features (GPG and checksum verification)…

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    Comment #16102899

    I mean you can use grep as a filter for tail -f output.

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    Comment #16098275

    The equivalent in grep is '--line-buffered'.

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    Comment #15761963

    Yes, it does.

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    Comment #15751383

    Debian/Ubuntu has a similar mechanism. http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man8/apt-mark.8.h...

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    Comment #15621958

    Well, chess is eastern too (originated in India)

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    Comment #15606564

    I think the car issue is caused by rise of emissions controls. Efficiency and emissions control have been improved by computerizing the car - thats what puts car maintenance out of…

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    Comment #15019962

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...

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    Comment #14499155

    Not having to pay does not make it 'open' either, but I see your point.

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    Comment #14085027

    actually its attributed to pablo escobar, and he was from columbia.

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    Comment #13964807

    oh nss modules wouldn't either. Perhaps intercepting and rewriting every dns request would be needed.

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    Comment #13905628

    I think (on linux, at least), its better to implement this as a nss- module (/etc/nsswitch.conf). You can do things like lookup a hashtable, automatically update databases, etc wit…

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    Comment #12678347

    Why DRBD when something like `sheepdog/ceph` is available? The latter offer much better scalability and features.

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    Comment #12369224

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headli...

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    Comment #12249407

    The default I have seen everywhere (qmail, postfix) is a week.

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    Comment #12059398

    what on earth is 'possible possession of drugs'?

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    Comment #12044851

    I can imagine some of the complaints with gnome, although I feel its gotten far better, what exactly are the problems with gtk3 vs 2+?

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    Comment #12044814

    I think a note taker taking live notes that everyone can see, and perhaps edit, is a great way to record meetings. As a bonus, you even have something tangible to show the time you…

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    Comment #11896719

    All the other replies are misinterpreting this: There was once hope that this would democratize/commoditize medical testing. Sad that it did not come true.