byron's recent activity
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Comment on Fedora approves of making Nano the default terminal text editor in ~tech
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
byron Link ParentOh, definitely I think the time jump made sense and mostly worked, it's just that the first one after the jump felt overly long to me. 8, however, seems to be getting the payoff of the work to do...Oh, definitely I think the time jump made sense and mostly worked, it's just that the first one after the jump felt overly long to me. 8, however, seems to be getting the payoff of the work to do the time jump.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
byron LinkI'm finally reading Tiamat's Wrat, the most recent book in the Expanse series. Overall I like the series if you like space opera with a bit of horror/hard sci-fi. So far I'm enjoying this one over...I'm finally reading Tiamat's Wrat, the most recent book in the Expanse series. Overall I like the series if you like space opera with a bit of horror/hard sci-fi. So far I'm enjoying this one over book 7.
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Comment on For years, Microsoft has moved billions in profits to Puerto Rico to avoid taxes. When the IRS pushed it to pay, Microsoft aggressively fought back in court, lobbied Congress and changed the law. in ~finance
byron Link ParentIsn't the point of the story that Microsoft was breaking the law but doing so in a deceptive way so it was harder to catch? Which will also always happen. And when caught, they...Isn't the point of the story that Microsoft was breaking the law but doing so in a deceptive way so it was harder to catch? Which will also always happen. And when caught, they lobbied/bribed/convinced the elected officials to make it harder to enforce/more of this legal.
So I guess my question is who is the "they" in "Maybe they should change the laws"?
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Comment on How dog parks took over the urban landscape in ~design
byron Link ParentWhat do you by "roam around just being a dog"? That's illegal in all (basically?) US cities (where this article focuses its attention) and for good reasons.What do you by "roam around just being a dog"? That's illegal in all (basically?) US cities (where this article focuses its attention) and for good reasons.
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Comment on Old mobile websites? in ~tech
byron LinkFacebook still runs a minimal version at https://mbasic.facebook.com/ -- it even has a functional Messenger, unlike the normal mobile m.-site.Facebook still runs a minimal version at https://mbasic.facebook.com/ -- it even has a functional Messenger, unlike the normal mobile m.-site.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
byron LinkThe Destroyer Part 2 by TR/ST just recently came out and I've been grooving to it. Very nice indie/synthpop/darkwave. I also come back to "The Lost Tapes" singles by Röyksopp In The End, as an...The Destroyer Part 2 by TR/ST just recently came out and I've been grooving to it. Very nice indie/synthpop/darkwave.
I also come back to "The Lost Tapes" singles by Röyksopp In The End, as an example.
And I re-listened to Tiny Changes: A Celebration of Frightened Rabbit’s ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’ (a cover album of their album), since I've been thinking about Scott Hutchison recently... not all the covers do it for me, but overall it's a very powerful album if you're a fan of Frightened Rabbit.
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Comment on What terminal emulator do you use? in ~comp
byron LinkI've been using alacritty as my terminal emulator mostly. It's pretty snappy and fast, works well with my HIDPI screen. Otherwise I use gnome-terminal or xfce term. For shell, I just use bash...I've been using alacritty as my terminal emulator mostly. It's pretty snappy and fast, works well with my HIDPI screen. Otherwise I use gnome-terminal or xfce term. For shell, I just use bash since I know it and it's everywhere.
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Comment on Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread in ~comp
byron Link ParentThe former having -with-lease helps some and it further "protects" more than a naked --force-with-lease (which I normally use) against you (or some program) running git fetch without you realizing...The former having
-with-leasehelps some and it further "protects" more than a naked--force-with-lease(which I normally use) against you (or some program) runninggit fetchwithout you realizing after someone else had pushed toorigin/foobut before you can confirmed you're okay with the force push. -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
byron LinkTabletop: Splendor since my eldest daughter likes it as she is just getting old enough to be "good" at full boardgames. I find the overall play balance of the game fun and rewarding. And it plays...Tabletop: Splendor since my eldest daughter likes it as she is just getting old enough to be "good" at full boardgames. I find the overall play balance of the game fun and rewarding. And it plays quick enough if you all pay attention. We also do Clue (Cluedo outside NA) a lot. We should watch the movie...
Videogame: Untitled Goose Game Fun! I don't have a ton of time so I'm probably the only person who has played it who hasn't finished. Reminds me in away of Octodad: Dadliest Catch which is also a great game.
Mobile game: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp I maybe play this too much, but I like the art and some of the neat items.
With Vim8 and, I think NeoVim, you can use "ctrl-shift-v" or whatever you have for X paste while in normal mode and it will not do any auto-indenting.
You also have long been able to do
"+pto paste in normal mode from the X copy buffer (or"*pto paste the selection), in case this helps.