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  1. Comment on Google will now link to The Internet Archive to add more context to Search results in ~tech

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    I find this timing interesting. Google is going through a second round of defending against antitrust litigation. They used to have google cache linked in search specifically for this but it was...

    I find this timing interesting. Google is going through a second round of defending against antitrust litigation. They used to have google cache linked in search specifically for this but it was shuttered earlier this year. Is linking out or TIA part of a diversification to help make them look less like a monopoly?

    8 votes

  2. Comment on Why are so many movies super long now? in ~movies

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    In the era where every movie was film, the longer the movie, the higher the cost of duplication because more reels needed to be produced and shipped to every cinema. The cost of running one reel...

    In the era where every movie was film, the longer the movie, the higher the cost of duplication because more reels needed to be produced and shipped to every cinema. The cost of running one reel longer is multiplied by the number of theaters. Each extra 11 minutes would be what, thousand(s) of times the cost of another reel and shipping? But your earnings don't go up.

    Now, all stakeholders want longer movies. The theaters sell more concessions and the streaming services keep subscribers subscribed longer. I assume actors and directors want you experiencing their art longer too.

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    7 votes

  3. Comment on Understanding Red Hat's restrictions to CentOS source redistribution in ~tech

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    Nice job of illustrating the subtleties on this one. These issues may seen obvious to you, but you obviously have a very intimate knowledge of the license that not everyone has at front of mind. I...

    Nice job of illustrating the subtleties on this one. These issues may seen obvious to you, but you obviously have a very intimate knowledge of the license that not everyone has at front of mind.

    I agree with you. Though I still appreciated reading the asides from the article. It's nice to consider more than one take. There are grey areas in how these licenses can be applied, and we won't know when we're in that zone without questioning from all angles.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Understanding Red Hat's restrictions to CentOS source redistribution in ~tech

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    This article does a great job of explaining Red Hat's recent restrictions to how CentOS source code can be redistributed, and how the GPL 2 may or may not apply.

    This article does a great job of explaining Red Hat's recent restrictions to how CentOS source code can be redistributed, and how the GPL 2 may or may not apply.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Weirdest films ever? in ~movies

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    I remember a different film by the title House. It was a super frightening film back when I was little. Haven't seen it since those VHS rental days, I wonder if it stands up 🤔

    I remember a different film by the title House. It was a super frightening film back when I was little. Haven't seen it since those VHS rental days, I wonder if it stands up 🤔

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What are some noteworthy games that aren't available through traditional/common means? in ~games

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    I played soooo much of this game back in the 90's. I used to have spiral bound notebooks where I'd keep track of ideal trading port pairs. I remember time when I stayed up until midnight for the...

    I played soooo much of this game back in the 90's. I used to have spiral bound notebooks where I'd keep track of ideal trading port pairs. I remember time when I stayed up until midnight for the turns to refresh because I had run out of turns with my ship in peril.

    That scarcity that made the game stretch out for days and months is something more or less non-existent in modern gaming. I don't know if I have the interest or patience for that kind of play anymore. But I certainly appreciate seeing your comment here and sharing the memories.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    At work: Hardware-in-the-Loop testing. We have microcontroller boards from several different vendors connected to Orange Pi boards that serve as GitHub self-hosted runners. Most recently I've...

    At work: Hardware-in-the-Loop testing. We have microcontroller boards from several different vendors connected to Orange Pi boards that serve as GitHub self-hosted runners. Most recently I've written Python scripts called by a workflow that probe USB for device types, serial numbers, and ports, then formats that as yaml and commits it back to the repo so it can be used when running automated tests.

    At home: I'm getting to know QMK as a replacement controller for the Kinesis Advantage 2 mechanical keyboard.

    2 votes