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Comment on What is a misconception you are passionate about and would like to clarify? in ~talk
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Comment on What is a misconception you are passionate about and would like to clarify? in ~talk
spacecow Link ParentSpeaking as someone who enjoys box wine qua an underdog, I’m gratified to hear about the quality of the packaging. Can you speak a little bit about medium-to higher-quality wines in box? Anything...Speaking as someone who enjoys box wine qua an underdog, I’m gratified to hear about the quality of the packaging.
Can you speak a little bit about medium-to higher-quality wines in box? Anything you feel relevant/interesting, from where the box packaging becomes problematic, to what the best box wines on the market are.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
spacecow Link ParentSuper! I’ve got your info :) I should be setting up your account and sending you an email tomorrow, I think.Super! I’ve got your info :)
I should be setting up your account and sending you an email tomorrow, I think.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
spacecow Link ParentThank you so much! You can sign up here: https://www.greenlightedns.net/signup It’s probably gonna take me a couple days to actually add you in, since I wanna knock out a couple bugs first.Thank you so much! You can sign up here: https://www.greenlightedns.net/signup
It’s probably gonna take me a couple days to actually add you in, since I wanna knock out a couple bugs first.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
spacecow LinkI’m launching my own thing for the first time. Feel pretty nervous about it, but just gotta go for it. It’s a DNS-based load balancer (“Global Site Load Balancer”). It does healthchecking of...I’m launching my own thing for the first time. Feel pretty nervous about it, but just gotta go for it.
It’s a DNS-based load balancer (“Global Site Load Balancer”). It does healthchecking of various endpoints you tell it to, and will update DNS based on the results of the health checks. Right now I’ve got weighted round robin implemented, but will be expanding into geolocation-based soon.
As far as I can tell, it’s the only GLSB that is all of: open source, supports IPv6/AAAA records, supports DNSSEC, is dynamically reconfigurable and multi-user.
Anyhow, just started closed beta this week. Nervous and excited!
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
spacecow Link ParentI feel like I’m in this comment! Agree with every single point. Would also add that habitually skipping breakfast (at least for lengths of time) can be good too.I feel like I’m in this comment! Agree with every single point.
Would also add that habitually skipping breakfast (at least for lengths of time) can be good too.
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Comment on What is a book that every 13-year-old boy should read? in ~books
spacecow Link ParentI recommend LotR as well. Partially, simply because it left such an impression on me from a young age and I just love it. But more specifically to OP’s points: confidence development perseverance...I recommend LotR as well. Partially, simply because it left such an impression on me from a young age and I just love it.
But more specifically to OP’s points:
- confidence
- development
- perseverance
- ethics
Other themes I think are important for character formation:
- justice
- the need for temperance and moderation instead of power and domination
- righteousness and compassion
- tender and loving relations between men (I emphasize this because it’s less commonly found)
- sense of beauty and reverence
There are so many other things that could be added to this list, but I’ll leave it there for now.
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Comment on What are some traditional internet forums that you still use? in ~tech
spacecow Link ParentThanks so much for pointing out HFBoards. I'm very tired of /r/hockey on reddit. This looks active and engaging.Thanks so much for pointing out HFBoards. I'm very tired of /r/hockey on reddit. This looks active and engaging.
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Comment on What hard scifi books could you recommend? in ~books
spacecow Link ParentNit—the paradox was introduced in the second book, called The Dark Forest :)Nit—the paradox was introduced in the second book, called The Dark Forest :)
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Comment on Rubbing your eyes is way more harmful than you think in ~health
spacecow Link ParentSeriously. People will write or say stuff like this, then go get into their car (car accidents are the third leading cause of death in the US). And they won’t even think twice. Or, heck, they’ll...Seriously. People will write or say stuff like this, then go get into their car (car
crashesaccidents are the third leading cause of death in the US). And they won’t even think twice.Or, heck, they’ll continue eating the American Standard Diet (ASD). The connection between that and heart disease is doubtlessly much better established than what this article hand-waves at. Heart disease is of course the leading cause of death in the US.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
Hell yes, thanks for the pleasantly meandering response. Love me these wine facts.
While I’m from America, not France, the biggest drawback being perception coheres with my expectation. Even despite that, I’ve so often been pleased with the quality:price ratio. People love to dunk on box wine, and consequently I have a great time defending it as a killer value.
So cool to hear about the tanking stuff for long-distance. Modern shipping is just bananas sometimes. Amazing.
Thanks for the response.