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Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by mcguire » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 4:57 PM UTC

Anderkent wrote: post #58

emergie wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it doesn't, ctrl-z only suspends process and switches to backgroud - the thing is still alive try ctrl-z and then type bg command - you will see a list, you can resume with fg [number]

Well, it might still run but it lets you out of the editor, which is the goal here. You can just kill -9 it afterwards.

If you have good reflexes, you can type "^Z" right after "kill -9", before the syscall to send the signal is executed.

Legend has it that, if you do, you bring on the Singularity immediately.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by JonnieCache » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 5:00 PM UTC

kator wrote: post #98

kjs2 wrote: post #10

This is brilliant - I imagine they'll have to hope the incessant "rm -rf *" commands don't get spammed, if they are running under root. Looking forward to it.

yes > /dev/mem

surely

    cat /dev/urandom > /dev/mem

Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by mcguire » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 5:00 PM UTC

ohitsdom wrote: post #81

znt wrote: post #44

This is definitely going to be good fun. Next in series: - Twitch manages a portfolio - Twitch defuses a bomb - Twitch controls air traffic - Twitch performs a heart surgery

Twitch creates two state solution agreed to by Israel and Palestine.

Well, technically, replacing everything between the Ganges and Gibralter, and between the Congo and the Alps, with butterscotch pudding would be a solution.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by mcguire » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 5:01 PM UTC

mcguire wrote: post #99

api wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You mean that isn't how to exit 'ed'?

Technically, the official method of exiting ed, if you're running as root, is: $ed a_file ... (normal usage) r /etc/motd w /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-16-generic (replace with specific kernel) !reboot The alternative of "w /dev/sda1" is also acceptable.

Note to those objecting to '$': I have PS1 set to '$' on every account. It just saves confusion.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by mcguire » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 5:04 PM UTC

JonnieCache wrote: post #102

kator wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yes > /dev/mem

surely cat /dev/urandom > /dev/mem

That's much more secure.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by matejn » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 5:14 PM UTC

cschep wrote: post #97

provemewrong wrote: post #18

Not Gentoo?

Arch is based on binaries so you don't have to spend hours compiling. Surely Ctrl-C is going to "win" after the 4th hour of just watching X compile! :)

Does X really build for so long? It takes about half an hour on my OpenBSD install, with all the base utilities and libraries.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by chipperyman573 » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 5:16 PM UTC

jbott wrote: post #2

Hey guys, author here. Feel free to ask any questions, and I'll try my best to answer them!

How will the system_reset command be handled? Will it be a vote system? I feel like there will always be one guy constantly spamming it.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by chipperyman573 » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 5:17 PM UTC

flowless wrote: post #67

yellingdog wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's no stream on that URL because the stream isn't currently live. The event starts Tomorrow at 4pm EDT. Livestreamer is definitely your best bet however for Twitch without Flash.

Thanks. Wasn't sure as the chat is live.

Chat is always live on twitch, it's just a wrapped IRC channel.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by yiyus » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 5:19 PM UTC

robwilliams wrote: post #45

yiyus wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Answering the question in the introduction: No, I do not remember how chaotic Twitch Plays Pokemon was. I do not even know what you are talking about. And since you do not even give me a link, I am not sure I should care. I finally figured out what this is, but the site was not very helpful.

"Finally" figured it out? Did Google not give you this result? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_Plays_Pok%C3%A9mon

Yes, but isn't it expected to find that information in the "About" section of the main site instead of needing to search for it? I am just asking for an introductory paragraph like the first paragraph in that Wikipedia article.

I apologize for my tone, but I still think it was a fair complaint.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game

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Post by coldpie » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 5:21 PM UTC

igorgue wrote: post #87

provemewrong wrote: post #18

Not Gentoo?

Gentoo is real hard, but I've heard from people the Arch install is even more painful :/

Nah. Format the disk, bootstrap your root partition, edit some config files, install your packages, done. If you know what you're doing and have a fast internet connection, you're talking about 10 minutes to a working OS. Unlike Gentoo, which has a days-long compilation step.