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Comment on Tildes login session management? in ~tildes
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Comment on Tildes login session management? in ~tildes
cutmetal Link ParentThanks for the work you do! I'm not the OP here but I use the awesome Three Cheers app. On the user page/tab there's a Log Out button at the top, given your answer here I suppose this just logs...Thanks for the work you do! I'm not the OP here but I use the awesome Three Cheers app. On the user page/tab there's a Log Out button at the top, given your answer here I suppose this just logs you out of the app but doesn't invalidate the session to the server?
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Comment on How to get found by recruiters on LinkedIn in ~tech
cutmetal Link ParentThanks for taking the time to reply, so interesting. I've peeked at modern versions of cobol and fortran and agree that with modern extensions they don't seem like they'd be too bad to work with.Thanks for taking the time to reply, so interesting. I've peeked at modern versions of cobol and fortran and agree that with modern extensions they don't seem like they'd be too bad to work with.
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Comment on You're not crazy. The bugs are disappearing. in ~enviro
cutmetal Link ParentIn 2018 I ordered a small bottle off Amazon, it's been used to treat three different houses each year since then and I still have half. Unfortunately the product page is gone, the bottle says...In 2018 I ordered a small bottle off Amazon, it's been used to treat three different houses each year since then and I still have half. Unfortunately the product page is gone, the bottle says something like "for professional use only" so it's possible that it's no longer easy to get in the US any more either. And you're right about UV breaking stuff like this down, when you spray on the sunny side of the building you really should dig a little trench and bury it. I don't though, my theory is it gets into the soil which protects it from the sun. My kitchen is on the south side where the sun shines and it does the trick.
Good luck finding Termidor or something else that works in New Zealand!
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Comment on How to get found by recruiters on LinkedIn in ~tech
cutmetal Link ParentWhat I hate most about linkedin is how fake it is. On real social media there's tons of people using it for fake to get paid, but there's also tons of people using it for real to be entertained or...What I hate most about linkedin is how fake it is.
On real social media there's tons of people using it for fake to get paid, but there's also tons of people using it for real to be entertained or informed.
On linkedin, the whole social media aspect of the platform is fake. Very few people are putting things into or consuming that feed for fun, but it's presented in the same way as other social media sites that are supposed to be fun. It makes me feel the same way that it would feel to go to an HR seminar and watch someone pretend to enjoy themselves. And I say this as someone with a very low bar for what counts as fun.
Also, I feel like I shouldn't be trying to convince you to hate linkedin - using it is good for you professionally, so if it's not emotionally damaging for you like it is for me then that's probably a good thing :)
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Comment on How to get found by recruiters on LinkedIn in ~tech
cutmetal Link ParentFascinating, I've never actually met a COBOL programmer! At my first internship I wrote perl, java EE, and I think it was asp pre-dotnet. Do you really write COBOL professionally?Fascinating, I've never actually met a COBOL programmer! At my first internship I wrote perl, java EE, and I think it was asp pre-dotnet. Do you really write COBOL professionally?
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Comment on How to get found by recruiters on LinkedIn in ~tech
cutmetal Link ParentI don't know what tobii's profession is, but I'm a software engineer, and in my field linkedin is pretty critical. If you're a software engineer without one then I'd guess either you're on the...I don't know what tobii's profession is, but I'm a software engineer, and in my field linkedin is pretty critical. If you're a software engineer without one then I'd guess either you're on the extreme high end of proficiency (so you don't need one), or you are merely normal highly proficient and not very picky about what job you get. Or maybe you're just really lucky, or early career and so haven't embraced the darkness yet (or late career, and not using linkedin is par for the course for recruiters looking for stodgy old COBOL programmers or something).
My career began around the end of the aughts/beginning of the tens, but I was in a stable position for a decade. Since covid I've been in the job market twice, and it sucked balls, but if I had chosen not to use linkedin it would have sucked more balls. Now don't get me wrong, linkedin sucks giant balls too, but not as big as the balls of being long-term unemployed with a mortgage etc. I hope it dies, but until it does I'll keep stabbing my soul with linkedin whenever I need to.
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Comment on You're not crazy. The bugs are disappearing. in ~enviro
cutmetal Link ParentA pro pest control guy once told me to get a product called Termidor, it's some serious nasty pro shit but it works. When the ants show up in my kitchen in the spring I spray some around my...A pro pest control guy once told me to get a product called Termidor, it's some serious nasty pro shit but it works. When the ants show up in my kitchen in the spring I spray some around my foundation, it usually just takes the one application each year to keep them away.
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Comment on Why humanity needs a Lunar seed vault in ~space
cutmetal (edited )Link ParentThe way I see it, this is more of a vault for preserving the Earth's genetic heritage in an absolute worst-case scenario. So that the seeds could be retrieved generations after total collapse. I...The way I see it, this is more of a vault for preserving the Earth's genetic heritage in an absolute worst-case scenario. So that the seeds could be retrieved generations after total collapse. I think when it comes to basic survival, it's pretty unlikely that the contents of a seed vault are ever necessary.
A good analogy is with data. You'll have your primary online data store, then a secondary data store is also online and that's your backup. This is svalbard - when disaster strikes, it's relatively easy to switch over and start using the backup as your primary, but by the same token this backup is also more vulnerable.
Then you have your absolute catastrophe secondary backup, offline tape storage. At some interval, you copy all your data onto tapes and store those tapes in a vault someplace, so even if something terrible wipes out your primary store and secondary store, you can still recover, albeit slowly and losing some amount of more recent data. This is the moon seed vault.
It's a fantastic idea and I hope it's pursued.
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Comment on Can I hope to defeat telematics in a new car? in ~transport
cutmetal Link ParentKei trucks are the best! Which one did you get?Kei trucks are the best! Which one did you get?
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Comment on New ‘Stargate’ TV series ordered at Amazon from ‘Blindspot’ creator Martin Gero in ~tv
cutmetal Link ParentI thought SNW S1 was great when I saw it a few years ago. Finally got around to S2 a few weeks ago, S2E1 lost me. Trying to decide if I should keep going.I thought SNW S1 was great when I saw it a few years ago. Finally got around to S2 a few weeks ago, S2E1 lost me. Trying to decide if I should keep going.
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Comment on Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean? in ~finance
cutmetal Link ParentIn addition to what turmacar said, I think it's possible that part of why some folks see coins as inconvenient is because today's fistful of coins is hardly worth anything. If you had a few pieces...In addition to what turmacar said, I think it's possible that part of why some folks see coins as inconvenient is because today's fistful of coins is hardly worth anything. If you had a few pieces of change in your pocket and it was worth $10+ dollars, with a few bills being close to $100, the story might be different.
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Comment on Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean? in ~finance
cutmetal Link ParentCGP Grey has a fantastic old video where he makes the case for this. I've been on the "cancel the penny" bandwagon for a long time but hell yeah, the only coins in our pockets should be 25¢ and $1...CGP Grey has a fantastic old video where he makes the case for this. I've been on the "cancel the penny" bandwagon for a long time but hell yeah, the only coins in our pockets should be 25¢ and $1 (and maybe $2) and our bills should start at $5.
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Comment on Advice on poor Linux performance vs Windows in ~tech
cutmetal Link ParentThis idea sounds right to me. Rather than experiment with different files, the first thing you should do is verify that your Nvidia card is actually using the drivers you think it is. There's...This idea sounds right to me. Rather than experiment with different files, the first thing you should do is verify that your Nvidia card is actually using the drivers you think it is. There's probably a way to do that in the Mint settings in something like "System Information", or you could check the output of lshw, though that's a little more esoteric. If you get stuck hit me up later, I can help.
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Comment on Automotive repair costs on modern vehicles. Any horror stories? in ~transport
cutmetal Link ParentThat's awesome about your lack of rust, I had to do a lot of welding to fix the rust on mine. The OG Toyota pickups are awesome, quite expensive for what they are though. My dream is to do an...That's awesome about your lack of rust, I had to do a lot of welding to fix the rust on mine.
The OG Toyota pickups are awesome, quite expensive for what they are though. My dream is to do an engine/axle swap on one to make it a little powerhouse.
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Comment on What I think of whenever I see the news reports about US President Donald Trump destroying the East Wing in ~society
cutmetal Link ParentIt makes me think of Obama's tan suit too. Every year my girlfriend notes the Tanniversary. "The audacity of taupe" 🇺🇸It makes me think of Obama's tan suit too. Every year my girlfriend notes the Tanniversary.
"The audacity of taupe" 🇺🇸
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Comment on Automotive repair costs on modern vehicles. Any horror stories? in ~transport
cutmetal Link ParentI sold my 2003 Tacoma early this year, still miss it sometimes but the issues were just too great for me to justify keeping putting effort into it. The damn pushbutton 4wd had something...I sold my 2003 Tacoma early this year, still miss it sometimes but the issues were just too great for me to justify keeping putting effort into it. The damn pushbutton 4wd had something non-mechanical wacky going on, I replaced the actuators but it still wouldn't engage. And the bottom crossmember-ish part that the front lower control arms and steering rack bolt to was totally rusted out, as far as I can tell this part is not available at all. Finding one in good shape in a junkyard would have been a massive time suck. Plus the myriad other smaller issues ☹️ I really liked it though, green Xtracab V6.
In a few years I'll replace it with something even older, with no computers at all!
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Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental
cutmetal Link ParentIt's funny but it's true! Even if you're chainsawing with a purpose, it's a fairly mindless, repetitive task. Activating that default mode network in your brain is so good for you and something we...It's funny but it's true!
Even if you're chainsawing with a purpose, it's a fairly mindless, repetitive task. Activating that default mode network in your brain is so good for you and something we don't get enough of.
(In Peter Brin's later Uplift books there are POV characters who are sentient chimpanzees, the product of accelerated directed evolution. When facing problems they sometimes regret that humans have given them sentience. I feel like this a lot - sentience is the problem, it sucks to be aware of things, and that's why meditation and similar (and alcohol and some drugs) can be so great.)
You also get to feel good about using a green source of fuel to heat your home, as long as you're sourcing the firewood locally from naturally-dead trees.
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Comment on The goon squad. Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation. in ~life
cutmetal LinkI'm glad to see that you all enjoyed that one as much as I did. It was grim and long but also funny, interesting and very eloquent. None of my IRL people are going to read it, but I sent it along...I'm glad to see that you all enjoyed that one as much as I did. It was grim and long but also funny, interesting and very eloquent. None of my IRL people are going to read it, but I sent it along to them anyway.
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Comment on The goon squad. Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation. in ~life
cutmetal Link ParentMan, me too. I still think that, if you could zoom out far enough and see all of future history, you'd see that the line does trend upward. But we are certainly in a very deep, dark pit right now....Man, me too. I still think that, if you could zoom out far enough and see all of future history, you'd see that the line does trend upward. But we are certainly in a very deep, dark pit right now.
The pendulum always swings. These fucks out there right now are going to lose their grip on power sooner or later, and when they do it will be glorious.
This is maybe not helpful, but based on talklittle's answer in the child comments here it sounds like there is a session invalidation endpoint in the tildes rest api. If you can figure out what that is via docs or reading the code (which I think is open source?) then you should be able to craft a curl command to invalidate a session, if you have an active session open and available to you. If you don't have the session available in a browser tab then you'll have to additionally look for an endpoint to list sessions for your account.