I couldn't stand the Ubuntu/Fedora update your distro every 6-12 months.
If you like Ubuntu and don't want to "update your distro every 6-12 months" then choose an LTS release. Those are supported for 5 years. There may be other reasons not to like Ubuntu but the update cycle is not one of them.
I didn't read the original article. I did read the summary which says absolutely nothing about "How To Make Novice Programmers More Professional." It seemed to be a whinge about how one seasoned developer felt disrespected by management. I don't see how that helps make novice programmers better in any way.
Looking back on my development, a mentor was insistent that shortcuts often lead to delays and inefficiency later on. Do things right in the first place and move forward.
I'm not sure that's relevant to this discussion, but I'm one of the dinosaurs.
I've always wondered how the technology exists for my SatNav to tell me the speed limit of the read I am currently on... but the car doesn't get limited to that speed limit....
SatNav in our car does not always list the correct speed limit. There are some roads that had the speed increased years ago and the car (purchased 2016-09) shows the old limit. Driving 55 mph on a road with a 65 mph limit would be suicidal (particularly at the times when most traffic is moving at 75 mph or faster.)
That may be the law, but that cop was a jerk. There's no real safety concern with people texting while stopped at a stoplight. Singling that out for special enforcement -- that's just jackass behavior of someone with a little power and an axe to grind.
1) Maybe the cop has sat behind cars that just sit there when the light changes because the driver is busy on their phone.
2) If said person suddenly notices that the light has changed and hits the gas w/out checking to see that the way is clear, it does become a safety issue.
The number of times I've bought new drives because I needed increased capacity far exceeds the number of times I've had to replace a failed drive.
I had to replace a couple 2TB Seagate drives before I needed more capacity. Of course I replaced them with bigger drives but could have gone years with the existing capacity had the drives continued operation without difficulty. This model also had a very high failure rate in older Backblaze reports.
Don't forget to end each statement with a semicolon ';', use two characters for assignment statements ':=', surround conditionals with parenthesis '()'.and follow with a colon ':'.
The extra processor horsepower and RAM is nice but it seems like it is not matched by I/O. is the gigabit Ethernet tied to the processor? One of the drawbacks of the Pi (not Pie, BTW) is that Ethernet is off the internal USB2 hub.You could put gigabit Ethernet on a USB2 hub and get no increase in bandwidth. The Tinker has one micro-USB connector for power. Does it support OTG? (According to the Hackaday article it does have multiple USB 2.0 ports.) Sata would be nice too.
The biggest advantage of the Raspberry Pi is the community. It's going to be hard to match that. The RPi has hit critical mass when I can go to my local Microcenter and get a Pi 3 Model B for $30 US or a Pi zero for $5.
I would say you might be better off with a $50 Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X; cheaper and easier.
Definitely cheaper and easier. My Asus AC-RT68 is also cheaper and easier.
I'm pretty confident that that pfSense has a broader feature set and is likely more secure than the Asus. I wonder where the EdgeRouter X fits on that spectrum?
What is the security environment for yaourt packages? Are they vetted in any way? Is this different from mainstream distros such as Debian, Redhat and their progeny?
I just bought a small box with two Ethernet ports for under $150US that I plan to run something like pfSsense or similar on. I'll supplement an HDD and RAM scavenged from a retired laptop to complete the H/W package. The initial rationale was to block DNS requets to any but my preferred provider to defeat the DNS hijacking attacks. Perhaps there would be a way to detect unusual traffic patterns and block them to thwart other sorts of attacks. Better yet, I could restrict outbound connections from my devices to their intended destinations.
I don't know how feasible this is and it is certainly beyond the capabilities of the average user. I wonder if something like this could be produced commercially. Or if the functionality could be added to consumer level routers. I suppose the problem is if consumers are not directly affected by it they are not motivated to pay for it.
I'm just a little more paranoid than most. I don't think I can outrun the bear but I think I can stay ahead of the most of the crowd.
Unless of course they got permission from Google in advance. I have not heard that but it is possible.
And regardless... LXDE? If it doesn't have a searchable menu I'm not interested. I've been spoiled that way. And no, I do not consider ALT-F2 and command completion to be a searchable menu.
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I couldn't stand the Ubuntu/Fedora update your distro every 6-12 months.
If you like Ubuntu and don't want to "update your distro every 6-12 months" then choose an LTS release. Those are supported for 5 years. There may be other reasons not to like Ubuntu but the update cycle is not one of them.
I didn't read the original article. I did read the summary which says absolutely nothing about "How To Make Novice Programmers More Professional." It seemed to be a whinge about how one seasoned developer felt disrespected by management. I don't see how that helps make novice programmers better in any way.
Looking back on my development, a mentor was insistent that shortcuts often lead to delays and inefficiency later on. Do things right in the first place and move forward.
I'm not sure that's relevant to this discussion, but I'm one of the dinosaurs.
I've always wondered how the technology exists for my SatNav to tell me the speed limit of the read I am currently on... but the car doesn't get limited to that speed limit. ...
SatNav in our car does not always list the correct speed limit. There are some roads that had the speed increased years ago and the car (purchased 2016-09) shows the old limit. Driving 55 mph on a road with a 65 mph limit would be suicidal (particularly at the times when most traffic is moving at 75 mph or faster.)
That may be the law, but that cop was a jerk. There's no real safety concern with people texting while stopped at a stoplight. Singling that out for special enforcement -- that's just jackass behavior of someone with a little power and an axe to grind.
1) Maybe the cop has sat behind cars that just sit there when the light changes because the driver is busy on their phone.
2) If said person suddenly notices that the light has changed and hits the gas w/out checking to see that the way is clear, it does become a safety issue.
Delphi closed, along with BIX, Prodogy and all the other AOL like online services of the early 90s.
They're all gone? Compuserve too? Sad!
Pascal, the GPU design. Not Pascal, the language.
So... It won't run Delphi then?
Go and some python on weekends.
Should I try Rust next?
During the week it is mostly C, some C# and for scripting, Python.
Teamsters, I would guess. Don't they represent truck drivers and don't they have the most to lose?
Seems like a good opportunity to short sell Snap Interactive.
Just don't short Snap by mistake. ;)
Best podcast in the universe!
The number of times I've bought new drives because I needed increased capacity far exceeds the number of times I've had to replace a failed drive.
I had to replace a couple 2TB Seagate drives before I needed more capacity. Of course I replaced them with bigger drives but could have gone years with the existing capacity had the drives continued operation without difficulty. This model also had a very high failure rate in older Backblaze reports.
Yes, Why the resistance to publishing the URL to the original article? Does ARS pay kickbacks?
I think whoever did the artist's concept must have been an LOTR fan.
I guess I had better keep a sharp eye on the grandkids the next time I make cornmeal pancakes for them.
My vote is to ferment and distill...
Don't forget to end each statement with a semicolon ';', use two characters for assignment statements ':=', surround conditionals with parenthesis '()'.and follow with a colon ':'.
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if(anal): := here;
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END
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The extra processor horsepower and RAM is nice but it seems like it is not matched by I/O. is the gigabit Ethernet tied to the processor? One of the drawbacks of the Pi (not Pie, BTW) is that Ethernet is off the internal USB2 hub.You could put gigabit Ethernet on a USB2 hub and get no increase in bandwidth. The Tinker has one micro-USB connector for power. Does it support OTG? (According to the Hackaday article it does have multiple USB 2.0 ports.) Sata would be nice too.
The biggest advantage of the Raspberry Pi is the community. It's going to be hard to match that. The RPi has hit critical mass when I can go to my local Microcenter and get a Pi 3 Model B for $30 US or a Pi zero for $5.
I would say you might be better off with a $50 Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X; cheaper and easier.
Definitely cheaper and easier. My Asus AC-RT68 is also cheaper and easier.
I'm pretty confident that that pfSense has a broader feature set and is likely more secure than the Asus. I wonder where the EdgeRouter X fits on that spectrum?
What is the security environment for yaourt packages? Are they vetted in any way? Is this different from mainstream distros such as Debian, Redhat and their progeny?
It showed nothing for my IP and yet I regularly torrent various Linux distros. And a few other things.
I just bought a small box with two Ethernet ports for under $150US that I plan to run something like pfSsense or similar on. I'll supplement an HDD and RAM scavenged from a retired laptop to complete the H/W package. The initial rationale was to block DNS requets to any but my preferred provider to defeat the DNS hijacking attacks. Perhaps there would be a way to detect unusual traffic patterns and block them to thwart other sorts of attacks. Better yet, I could restrict outbound connections from my devices to their intended destinations.
I don't know how feasible this is and it is certainly beyond the capabilities of the average user. I wonder if something like this could be produced commercially. Or if the functionality could be added to consumer level routers. I suppose the problem is if consumers are not directly affected by it they are not motivated to pay for it.
I'm just a little more paranoid than most. I don't think I can outrun the bear but I think I can stay ahead of the most of the crowd.
I've been wasting my time learning Go. I should be learning SWIFT!
I think this would work if the drones would all explode at the end of the show.
Cease and desist from Google in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
Unless of course they got permission from Google in advance. I have not heard that but it is possible.
And regardless... LXDE? If it doesn't have a searchable menu I'm not interested. I've been spoiled that way. And no, I do not consider ALT-F2 and command completion to be a searchable menu.
I hope, we don't, run out of commas.