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Comment on An equitable solution to a problem at work regarding sick leave and staffing? in ~life
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Comment on An equitable solution to a problem at work regarding sick leave and staffing? in ~life
mordae Link ParentYou might be interested in this: https://a2larm.cz/2017/09/hrdinove-kapitalisticke-prace/You might be interested in this:
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Comment on A variety of beginner home server questions in ~comp
mordae LinkIf I had a house, I would just get myself a small rack with some cheap 1U switches and a 2U/3U second hand SuperMicro chassis with an Asrock AM4/AM5 socket server board equipped with a Ryzen and...If I had a house, I would just get myself a small rack with some cheap 1U switches and a 2U/3U second hand SuperMicro chassis with an Asrock AM4/AM5 socket server board equipped with a Ryzen and ECC DIMMs. With up to 12 drive bays and two network interfaces my storage and networking needs would be fully covered. Might need to add a PCIe SATA card, though.
I would install two 1TB NVMe sticks on the board and then use them in RAID1 for system and as cache for LVM of the VMs that would normally use RAID5 of the SATA drives.
For WiFi, I would probably go with MikroTik and install bunch of APs. Those can be configured to manage clients intelligently, which helps moving them from AP to AP as they move through the house.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
mordae LinkOur little hobby group has finished designing a prototype of a portable gaming console based on RP2040. We have found a bunch of bugs that need fixing in the next batch and are currently writing...Our little hobby group has finished designing a prototype of a portable gaming console based on RP2040. We have found a bunch of bugs that need fixing in the next batch and are currently writing some retro games for the two boards we have now.
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Comment on How can I completely and permanently remove the ability to access the internet from a Debian derivative? in ~tech
mordae (edited )Link ParentYes, FreeDOS supports USB sticks. You should even be able to install it on the stick and then be able to boot into your writing environment on most computers. Just make sure not to add any old...Yes, FreeDOS supports USB sticks. You should even be able to install it on the stick and then be able to boot into your writing environment on most computers.
Just make sure not to add any old games. ;-)
Habits are cool and all, but I find myself to be truly productive only when I honestly care. Sometimes I need to remind myself of what do I care about.
Also, if you only have issues with certain sites, you can add them to
/etc/hostswith0.0.0.0as their address to disable access to them from your browser (on Linux). -
Comment on How can I completely and permanently remove the ability to access the internet from a Debian derivative? in ~tech
mordae (edited )LinkThis is impossible to do, software-wise. Even if you remove your WiFi card firmware from /lib/firmware, after determining what file your system uses or deleting the relevant kernel module, you can...This is impossible to do, software-wise.
Even if you remove your WiFi card firmware from
/lib/firmware, after determining what file your system uses or deleting the relevant kernel module, you can trivially use USB flash to bring in a copy from another system or get the relevant.debfile and reinstall.You can remove the WiFi/USB module as other commenters suggested, but if you still have an Ethernet port, you can connect using the LAN cable.
At last, but not least, you can always plug in your phone using USB cable and (at least on Android, save for situations where your provided decided to block this option and you don't have root) choose to share your phone's network connection with the host computer. It's called tethering.
As a fellow ADHDer, I suggest you instead:
- Sit down with some tea and think hard about your motivation and through the consequences. There are actually only a few things in your life you have to do no matter what.
- Determine whether you actually need to write despite it being incredibly off-putting. Figure out what's the blocker. Is it content? Form? Lack of insight and thus a huge pile of research to do?
- Get in touch with whoever you write for and figure out if you can do it "for them" and with them in mind. It's usually easier, because your hack yourself by believing this will make your more acceptable as a human being, turning RSD into fuel. Use with caution.
- Talk with somebody else.
If you really need a typewriter and nothing else, get FreeDOS without networking and some nineties text editor.
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Comment on Why venting is always a bad idea in ~health.mental
mordae Link ParentI am sorry about your experience. You can also talk to people who you believe have the issue sorted out and ask for their perspective (not advice) and experience. It often helped me expedite my...I am sorry about your experience. You can also talk to people who you believe have the issue sorted out and ask for their perspective (not advice) and experience. It often helped me expedite my own thinking.
If that's applicable.
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Comment on Why venting is always a bad idea in ~health.mental
mordae (edited )LinkVenting is like using painkillers. It does not solve the issue but it gives you temporary relief. When my wife helps people with back pain and similar issues, she always tells them to skip...Venting is like using painkillers. It does not solve the issue but it gives you temporary relief.
When my wife helps people with back pain and similar issues, she always tells them to skip painkillers for the visit. They need to be in touch with the pain to notice where exactly it comes from and when it goes away as the issues are being worked out.
In my experience, being bothered by a situation stops when you resolve yourself to action. Then the pain turns into strength.
If you bitch about your job, you can make it a year or two more with the relief from bitching. If the place truly sucks, the atmosphere goes dark pretty fast for everyone, though. Finally when not even venting is cutting it, you resolve yourself to quit. To face your boss and tell them you are burning the bridge, getting away from the abusive relationship and they can go f*ck themselves.
As soon as you decide on that, you feel relieved. You are the boss now. You are king of the world!
Now imagine that the disgruntled people just said "I want this and that to change like that. It would be nicer that way, don't you agree?" loud and clear early on. Without the bitching, but with full knowdge that if this goes on, they will have to become once again masters of their own life. So why not become one a little bit earlier?
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Comment on Scattered thoughts on the absurdity of existing in ~talk
mordae LinkYou are right. It's just that it takes too long for people to realize. And some never will. Anyway, Stanislaw Lem wrote Golem IV in 1981. There's an excerpt (the most important part) on YouTube...You are right. It's just that it takes too long for people to realize. And some never will.
Anyway, Stanislaw Lem wrote Golem IV in 1981. There's an excerpt (the most important part) on YouTube where I've pirated it from Vimeo. It's an optimistic take.
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Comment on How can I best keep my room cool in summer? in ~life.home_improvement
mordae LinkReflective tape on the windows from the outside. It's not glued on so it can be removed when you return the apartment with minimal effort. Using the inside variant gives you about 3-5°C. Outside...Reflective tape on the windows from the outside. It's not glued on so it can be removed when you return the apartment with minimal effort. Using the inside variant gives you about 3-5°C. Outside variant should help even more. Blinds are the best, but it's hard to install exterior blinds on a property that's not yours. Possibly combine reflective tape and interior blinds.
Huge problem is your own body heat and possibly your computer or TV set. It's pretty easy to heat up a room in winter by playing a demanding game. Humans produce 100-200 Watts of heat, your desktop up to 400W. Large TVs easily 200W. In summer, where the heat cannot escape outside, the temperature rise from all this is even faster.
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Comment on Nearly 30% of Gen Z women identify as LGBTQ, Gallup survey finds in ~lgbt
mordae Link ParentI've been in shared home arrangements and it sucks. I am super happy about only sharing the home with my life partner nowadays. Despite it being costlier. Third spaces are super nice because you...I've been in shared home arrangements and it sucks. I am super happy about only sharing the home with my life partner nowadays. Despite it being costlier.
Third spaces are super nice because you can just walk away.
When somebody behaves like an asshole inside your home, you need to kick them out yourself. And when your house mates disagree, you are forced to get out of your home instead.
But yeah, I am pretty introverted. YMMV.
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Comment on Fun programming challenge: figure out which sets of passports grant visa-free access to the whole world in ~comp
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Comment on Fun programming challenge: figure out which sets of passports grant visa-free access to the whole world in ~comp
mordae LinkSome countries are jealous and won't let you keep your old passport. For example Japan. EU countries tend to tolerate multiple nationalities as US does. Since United Nations has 193 members and...Some countries are jealous and won't let you keep your old passport. For example Japan. EU countries tend to tolerate multiple nationalities as US does.
Since United Nations has 193 members and both EU and Japanese passports will give you about 181-194 visa-free accesses, the most practical approach would be to just get one of those.
The top EU and Japanese passports grant you access to 194 countries, which means you get the whole Earth + one country on a different planet of your choice[citation needed].
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Comment on Europe faces 'competitiveness crisis' as US widens [economic] productivity gap in ~finance
mordae (edited )Linkhttps://archive.is/T88NX Productivity as measured by money. We really should introduce different metrics.Productivity as measured by money. We really should introduce different metrics.
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Comment on US prescription market hamstrung for nine days (so far) by ransomware attack in ~health
mordae (edited )Link ParentYeah, you could do that. But you still expose at least the ssh to the attacker. One bad zero-day exploit from a single server in the fleet and you can kiss your backups good bye. And you end up...Yeah, you could do that. But you still expose at least the ssh to the attacker. One bad zero-day exploit from a single server in the fleet and you can kiss your backups good bye. And you end up with moving parts to synchronize. What if the backup ends up taking too long, for example.
A popular way through, without an exploit, is agent forwarding. Some admins are not exactly cautious and sometimes use
ssh -Ato a server in the fleet. If their key is authorized to connect elsewhere (and it usually is), infected host can make use of this and log into other servers. This might include your backup server. -
Comment on US prescription market hamstrung for nine days (so far) by ransomware attack in ~health
mordae (edited )Link ParentYou have it backwards! Your line server should not be able to connect to the backup server at all. It should be the backup server that pulls the data from the line server. You must assume that the...You have it backwards!
Your line server should not be able to connect to the backup server at all. It should be the backup server that pulls the data from the line server.
You must assume that the line server has been penetrated and the attacker is trying to infect rest of the network from there.
I that sense, the backup server is literally the last bastion for defending your data.
Having restricted mount will still result in the whole mount being encrypted. And you need to expose backup server to active attacks.
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Comment on Chinese gangs use cryptocurrencies to launder billions in ~finance
mordae Link ParentLet's talk about that after we ban alcohol, sugar and gambling. So far I believe that the majority is consistently voting for "having a little fun in one's life is fine, we are not the Borg". And...Let's talk about that after we ban alcohol, sugar and gambling. So far I believe that the majority is consistently voting for "having a little fun in one's life is fine, we are not the Borg".
And I would rather have crypto facilitating the black market than having no access to black market at all. At least as long as I feel that I might need one at some point.
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Comment on US prescription market hamstrung for nine days (so far) by ransomware attack in ~health
mordae Link ParentNo, the issue is that the backup target server is reachable from the backed-up network and uses the same (in M$ environments, domain) accounts/passwords/keys.No, the issue is that the backup target server is reachable from the backed-up network and uses the same (in M$ environments, domain) accounts/passwords/keys.
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Comment on Chinese gangs use cryptocurrencies to launder billions in ~finance
mordae Link ParentI am not so sure that would be ideal without a workable alternative. I increasingly dislike state preventing me from getting my meds by making me go through supposedly educated middlemen who are...I am not so sure that would be ideal without a workable alternative. I increasingly dislike state preventing me from getting my meds by making me go through supposedly educated middlemen who are able to say stuff like "ADHD is basically not enough oxygen in one's brain". I would very much prefer to be able to turn to the black market if the state fails to cater to my medical needs.
And although I am not currently using any mind altering substances, I do not enjoy being criminalized when I decide to obtain and use them. By using e.g. psychedelics, there is no victim. Only a happier person.
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Comment on What is the "bible" of your hobby or activity? in ~hobbies
mordae Link ParentEspecially since most of the field is slowly realizing that object oriented programming is not that great idea and that there might be something to functional programming and composition over...Especially since most of the field is slowly realizing that object oriented programming is not that great idea and that there might be something to functional programming and composition over inheritance. OOP has also solidified position of single dispatch as the dominant method dispatch pattern for many years to come. That itself is a mixed blessing, especially now that IDEs are starting to be able to complete at arbitrary spots and just looking to the left of the period does not quite cut it.
Knuth's TACP comes very close to a bible, but it's mostly not read. Only referenced. And then you usually find required materials with a simple web search faster than getting up and walking to the book shelf. Perhaps it's time for his work in a searchable, thoroughly hyperlinked and SEO-optimized website format. :]
Not really, no. I know a software company that pays junior programmers 6 EUR (150 CZK) per hour, though. Does that count?
I doubt that many US programmers are forced to work sick. So the real question here is, how come people in US don't consider teachers, nurses and other similar care-taking staff important enough to grant them a living wage and basic affordances. And that's probably something only someone from US can answer for us.