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Comment on Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscribers in ~society
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Comment on I quit teaching because of ChatGPT in ~creative
heh LinkI agree with this statement but would go further in saying that writing can be equal to thinking. I'll often have some vague thing in the back of my mind. Pleasant or unpleasant. I can think about...writing ... is “not the transcription of thoughts already consciously present in [the writer’s] mind.” Rather, writing is a process closely tied to thinking.
I agree with this statement but would go further in saying that writing can be equal to thinking.
I'll often have some vague thing in the back of my mind. Pleasant or unpleasant. I can think about it and mull it over and try to pin it down for a long time, but it's still vague and untouchable.
I can only figure out what is really going on by typing it out. Just start typing. Then it becomes a fully-formed thought that I'm aware of and I can now judge it or react to it or whatever.
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Comment on Can you help me figure out why my VM is growing? in ~tech
heh Link ParentHi, replying to you and to @ShamedSalmon fstrim and then reclaiming space worked, not completely, it seems like there's still about a gig in there somewhere but it did shrink things down from...Hi, replying to you and to @ShamedSalmon
fstrim and then reclaiming space worked, not completely, it seems like there's still about a gig in there somewhere but it did shrink things down from about 9Gb to 7.25GB. So this seems like a solution.
recap for anybody finding this thread in the future:
- inside the VM, run from the command line
sudo fstrim -av - shut down the VM, and in UTM select the VM's settings (it's the three bars icon at the top right) and then select VirtIO Drive in the pane at the left, and click "reclaim space".
Thanks very much, you've saved me mucho frustration.
- inside the VM, run from the command line
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Comment on Can you help me figure out why my VM is growing? in ~tech
heh Link ParentI ran fstrim -av and got this: /boot/efi: 505.9 MiB (530456576 bytes) trimmed on /dev/vda1 /: 14.6 GiB (15626035200 bytes) trimmed on /dev/vda2 I restarted the VM and ran fstrim -av again, and got...I ran
fstrim -avand got this:/boot/efi: 505.9 MiB (530456576 bytes) trimmed on /dev/vda1
/: 14.6 GiB (15626035200 bytes) trimmed on /dev/vda2I restarted the VM and ran
fstrim -avagain, and got basically the same output:/boot/efi: 505.9 MiB (530456576 bytes) trimmed on /dev/vda1
/: 14.5 GiB (15610728448 bytes) trimmed on /dev/vda2The size of the VM, as seen in macOS Finder, is the same. And the results of
ncduinside the VM are the same.This isn't a huge deal, I don't want to spend hours on it, I may a) live with it, b) try VMware fusion, or c) make an account and post the issue on GitHub, where there's a UTM section.
Thanks again,
(If I end up finding the answer, I'll update this thread so someone searching for this issue will find resolution. If I give up and this thread is never updated, then to ye poor souls in the future looking for answers.. sorry, you're on your own.)
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Comment on Can you help me figure out why my VM is growing? in ~tech
heh Link ParentHi, that's correct, the VM was provisioned with 20GB of space. The issue is that, (I didn't include this info in my original post to try to keep things simple) last month a VM with the same...Hi, that's correct, the VM was provisioned with 20GB of space.
The issue is that, (I didn't include this info in my original post to try to keep things simple) last month a VM with the same configuration (Debian 11, same settings and programs installed, etc.) gradually filled up to around 20GB and then some programs stopped working properly. For example, a screen capture software (kazam) wouldn't work, wouldn't save anything to disk.
I had to, or chose to, delete the whole VM and start from scratch. So this time, I created the VM and set it up the way I wanted to, and then saved a clean backup_copy_Debian.utm file, so that if the current VM disk fills up again I can delete the current VM and just copy over the backup VM, and I'll be ok for another few months until that one fills up.
so, worst case, that's what I'll do, but I'd rather figure out what's going on.
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Can you help me figure out why my VM is growing?
I have an M1 MacBook Air. I use UTM to run a Debian 11 virtual machine. After the initial setup, updating and upgrading, installing Firefox and a few small programs, (I almost called them apps,...
I have an M1 MacBook Air. I use UTM to run a Debian 11 virtual machine.
After the initial setup, updating and upgrading, installing Firefox and a few small programs, (I almost called them apps, d'oh), the Debian.utm file size was about 6GB. Now, less than a month later, it's almost 9GB.
The VM size increases after each use. I haven't downloaded or installed anything close to 3GB worth. I have downloaded files, then put them into the trash and emptied the trash, could the trash not be emptying properly?
I have run ncdu, but nothing stands out. When I drill down into /usr and into each large folder, no sub folder is larger than a few 100MB. I can't see any big files lurking.
I've googled using many search terms, but I can't get past results that are about how to increase the size of a VM that is running out of room.
Thanks very much for reading this, any ideas?
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Comment on US President Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate in ~news
heh LinkWhat a disaster. Democratic Party shenanigans booted Bernie Sanders and installed Hillary Clinton, thus gifting the presidency to Trump in 2016. Democratic Party shenanigans prevented the public...What a disaster.
Democratic Party shenanigans booted Bernie Sanders and installed Hillary Clinton, thus gifting the presidency to Trump in 2016.
Democratic Party shenanigans prevented the public from seeing the reality of Biden's old-fogeyness until it might be too late to do anything about it, thus gifting to Trump the presidency in 2024.
And the world will suffer for it. I hope I'm wrong.
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Comment on Making tough decisions: what’s your go-to approach? in ~talk
heh LinkI think deep down you usually know what the answer is, you know what you want to do, but your overanalyzing prevents the answer from being able to present itself. I'll sometimes just flip a coin,...I think deep down you usually know what the answer is, you know what you want to do, but your overanalyzing prevents the answer from being able to present itself.
I'll sometimes just flip a coin, and just before I look to see how it landed, how I really feel about the question is revealed. A split-second feeling bubbles up from my subconscious that says basically "I hope it's x".
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Comment on Joe Biden’s chances of US re-election are better than they appear in ~society
heh Link ParentYeah but that was four years ago. I hope you’re right but Biden’s decline seems to have steepened recently.Yeah but that was four years ago. I hope you’re right but Biden’s decline seems to have steepened recently.
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Comment on Joe Biden’s chances of US re-election are better than they appear in ~society
heh LinkI don’t know. Biden sounds pretty bad sometimes, and as crazy and nonsensical as Trump is, I think Trump would bully Biden in a debate and make him sound weak and senile. This article came out...I don’t know. Biden sounds pretty bad sometimes, and as crazy and nonsensical as Trump is, I think Trump would bully Biden in a debate and make him sound weak and senile.
This article came out today, it is worrying,
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7109811
if Biden has a “senior moment” at the wrong time it could be a disaster, a deciding factor for a lot of people who think Biden is slipping.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
heh Link ParentI know this is a thread about reading, but Project Hail Mary as a book was a 6/10, but the audiobook (narrated by Ray Porter) was probably the best I’ve ever listened to, an easy 10/10.I know this is a thread about reading, but Project Hail Mary as a book was a 6/10, but the audiobook (narrated by Ray Porter) was probably the best I’ve ever listened to, an easy 10/10.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
heh LinkI went I see Napoleon yesterday. The theatre subjected us to over 12 minutes of commercials before the previews started. The guys next to me started making “pffft.. jeezus!” noises around the 5...I went I see Napoleon yesterday. The theatre subjected us to over 12 minutes of commercials before the previews started.
The guys next to me started making “pffft.. jeezus!” noises around the 5 minute mark. Which was actually kind of funny and almost canceled out my own growing annoyance.
I don’t remember seeing more than a few minutes of ads before a movie, I don’t know if this was a special one time test thing or if it’s the new normal?
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Comment on The secret weapon [leaked credit data] hackers can use to dox nearly anyone in America for $15 in ~finance
heh Link ParentMake an account online with one of the credit bureaus, or request a paper copy of your credit report by mail. A soft inquiry won’t show, but a hard inquiry (as they do for car loans, when you get...Make an account online with one of the credit bureaus, or request a paper copy of your credit report by mail. A soft inquiry won’t show, but a hard inquiry (as they do for car loans, when you get a new cell phone account, etc) will show.
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Comment on The secret weapon [leaked credit data] hackers can use to dox nearly anyone in America for $15 in ~finance
heh LinkI sort of assume that hackers can gain access to all of my information and data if they want to. My main safeguard against this is that I’m basically a ghost online, in that my real name doesn’t...I sort of assume that hackers can gain access to all of my information and data if they want to.
My main safeguard against this is that I’m basically a ghost online, in that my real name doesn’t appear anywhere. I don’t do social media with my real name and haven’t for over ten years, i use an email address that can’t lead to my real name.. etc.
Is this realistic? Like if hackers never know who I am then they won’t start to try to hack into whatever? How do they choose a victim out of the billions of people on a list?
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Comment on I'm looking for some career advice in ~life
heh Link ParentWell done, congratulations, What is your new career?Well done, congratulations,
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Comment on The National Association of Theatre Owners is projecting that more than 200,000 moviegoers will attend same-day viewings of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” at theaters across North America in ~movies
heh LinkI’ll probably watch them both, but not in the same day. A movie at the theatre is a treat for me, something to be enjoyed, not just a thing to plow through tiredly. Especially a Christopher Nolan...I’ll probably watch them both, but not in the same day. A movie at the theatre is a treat for me, something to be enjoyed, not just a thing to plow through tiredly.
Especially a Christopher Nolan movie, I want to see it fresh, with a clear mind, with space before and afterwards to let it ripen.
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Comment on Has anyone else gone down the weather rabbit hole recently? in ~science
heh LinkCheck out Owsley Stanley and his theory of polar vortexes and what triggers an ice age. That’s a rabbit hole that can kill at least a few hours and add another layer of climate anxiety to an...Check out Owsley Stanley and his theory of polar vortexes and what triggers an ice age.
That’s a rabbit hole that can kill at least a few hours and add another layer of climate anxiety to an already thick pile.
I saw a comment somewhere that rich assh*les like Bezos and Musk want Trump to win because Trump will burn the country down (on purpose or by accident, not sure..) and then the billionaires can swoop in and buy assets for pennies on the dollar.
It's gross, to wish for the destruction of millions of lives so billionaires can make more money, but at least I can understand the reasoning behind it, I think that would be the only reason to vote for Trump that I can make any sense of.