Email loss wouldn't be catastropic if you have all that copied locally and backed up elsewhere.
I use Thunderbird on my Linux installs to view my accumulated webmail accounts and keep local and archive copies. On Windows boxes I use Thunderbird Portable which makes backup even more convenient. I just backup the program folder instead of my profile. Either way it's easy to do. There's no excuse for not backing up important webmail. If I lose account access I lose no content and can immediately inform my contacts from the dead account of the change using another account.
Former avionics troop here. Given a malfunction, tech data directs appropriate troubleshooting and maintenance. If AOA sensor replacement is in the fault/troubleshooting tree, you replace that sensor. When a sensor is replaced follow-on maintenance like self tests and operational checks is required. The replacement sensor may have passed causing the techs to assume the problem was fixed, but they were ON THE GROUND. What tech data error permitted the aircrew to fly with an AOA or other malfunction? What idiot permitted the aircraft to fly after REPEATED malfunctions and on what grounds? Not every malfunction grounds an aircraft nor should they, but AOA is important enough for grounding and if in-flight verification of a fix is required or desired, a functional check flight is performed by aircrew, not "aircrew and fucking passengers".
It's easy to do suspension component replacement with mobile equipment, which is how most hobby mechanics and those pros without a lift or whose lift(s) are occupied get it done. A jack and jack stands are enough to R&I front and rear suspensions. Lifts are convenient but not a necessity.
Crash repairs etc would need a proper shop but it's so easy to "total' modern vehicles many wrecks will be written off, auctioned by Copart etc, and be salvaged for parts or repaired for resale rather than fixed and returned to the original owner.
It's not economic to return many damaged vehicles to their previous condition. OTOH auction buyers can and do buy multiple wrecks at leisure (they have storage lots) and repair their buys with donors. For example if a nose is damaged on the vehicle they wish to keep they'll try to find a donor hit in the rear. Swap parts, done. Used paintwork is often a better match for a used vehicle than new paint and a complete donor section has all the small parts one would otherwise have to purchase.
This is news because of Luddites afraid of flying and computers and tech they don't understand. The risk of aircraft crashes is trivial. The total casualties are trivial compared to other modes of transportation.
Aviation "safety" before modern systems was ghastly. Don't have too much respect for meatbags in cockpits. Some are awesome but most aren't. In WWII the US crashed nearly as many aircraft in CONUS as it lost in combat.
"Who in their right mind would get on one of these after two accidents in six months?"
I would and I'd sleep like a baby as I do on any flight. I'm a career crew chief, engine mech and avionics troop. (Cross-training was fun.)
If you want to do something dangerous, drive to work. Aircraft accidents make the news because people adore freaking out over delicious drama while ignoring the endless list of what's reasonably likely to kill them.
France was at war with England at the time. No ideals involved on their part. In return the US saved France in two World Wars and helped rebuild it via the Marshall Plan, then protected it from the Soviet Union. Explain why the US should be grateful to France for anything.
I don't see a problem. There are other places to live. I don't have urban problems because I refuse to live in a city. I planned my career to avoid them.
If you're smart enough to succeed, you're smart enough to succeed elsewhere. You cannot have affordable housing in many cities. Understand what you cannot have then focus on what you can accomplish.
"'And that's a mental problem you have right there"
No, it's called being tough. Toughness isn't fashionable these days because those wallowing in learned helplessness think their weakness should somehow dominate discussion.
It's not mental illness to be strong. Would you want an EMT who burst into tears at the sight of your injury or one who got shit done in a chill, professional manner?
Humanity evolved to AFFORD individual "catastrophes".
Failures die sooner than successes, but everyone dies which makes our species adaptable. We view death as bad because evolution selected for that viewpoint. That's not necessarily rational as our ability to direct our own evolution improves.
If there is a problem, abort the problem. If the problem manifests later then study and treat if practical. If not the host may die sooner than otherwise, but to the species that's no loss.
...the Western Allies permitted their citizens and military personnel to listen to Lord Haw-haw, Axis Sally, Tokyo Rose and more. Leadership knew daylight is a fine disinfectant. They were tough, smart, and not afraid of speech.
Jeeps function pretty well though Wagoneer automatic transmissions and some V8s were pieces of shit that put many nice donors into salvage yards before their time.
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You must be old here.
What's to look for? This is Slashdot. Build what you want or buy it.
Run a single terminal server and you get your wish. Central storage, easy backup, and if a client dies it's easy to replace.
https://www.edubuntu.org/docum...
You can boot your clients from USB flash drives without touching your existing OS while you're learning how to get your system as you prefer it.
I download ebooks then remove DRM if present, fuck "renting". This is Slashdot so no one here has an excuse for not knowing how to use calibre.
Email loss wouldn't be catastropic if you have all that copied locally and backed up elsewhere.
I use Thunderbird on my Linux installs to view my accumulated webmail accounts and keep local and archive copies. On Windows boxes I use Thunderbird Portable which makes backup even more convenient. I just backup the program folder instead of my profile. Either way it's easy to do. There's no excuse for not backing up important webmail. If I lose account access I lose no content and can immediately inform my contacts from the dead account of the change using another account.
As much as possible since msmashdot isn't news for nerds.
Former avionics troop here. Given a malfunction, tech data directs appropriate troubleshooting and maintenance. If AOA sensor replacement is in the fault/troubleshooting tree, you replace that sensor. When a sensor is replaced follow-on maintenance like self tests and operational checks is required. The replacement sensor may have passed causing the techs to assume the problem was fixed, but they were ON THE GROUND.
What tech data error permitted the aircrew to fly with an AOA or other malfunction? What idiot permitted the aircraft to fly after REPEATED malfunctions and on what grounds?
Not every malfunction grounds an aircraft nor should they, but AOA is important enough for grounding and if in-flight verification of a fix is required or desired, a functional check flight is performed by aircrew, not "aircrew and fucking passengers".
It's easy to do suspension component replacement with mobile equipment, which is how most hobby mechanics and those pros without a lift or whose lift(s) are occupied get it done. A jack and jack stands are enough to R&I front and rear suspensions. Lifts are convenient but not a necessity.
Crash repairs etc would need a proper shop but it's so easy to "total' modern vehicles many wrecks will be written off, auctioned by Copart etc, and be salvaged for parts or repaired for resale rather than fixed and returned to the original owner.
It's not economic to return many damaged vehicles to their previous condition. OTOH auction buyers can and do buy multiple wrecks at leisure (they have storage lots) and repair their buys with donors. For example if a nose is damaged on the vehicle they wish to keep they'll try to find a donor hit in the rear. Swap parts, done. Used paintwork is often a better match for a used vehicle than new paint and a complete donor section has all the small parts one would otherwise have to purchase.
I worked in a used car lot and completely agree with your post.
"Nowadays every other Prius is a taxi/Uber/Lyft, and they're fairly common." is a great endorsement for Prius. Fleet buyers know what works.
This is news because of Luddites afraid of flying and computers and tech they don't understand. The risk of aircraft crashes is trivial. The total casualties are trivial compared to other modes of transportation.
Aviation "safety" before modern systems was ghastly. Don't have too much respect for meatbags in cockpits. Some are awesome but most aren't. In WWII the US crashed nearly as many aircraft in CONUS as it lost in combat.
Gerald Eastman has been exposing them for years:
https://www.thelastboeinginspe...
"Who in their right mind would get on one of these after two accidents in six months?"
I would and I'd sleep like a baby as I do on any flight. I'm a career crew chief, engine mech and avionics troop. (Cross-training was fun.)
If you want to do something dangerous, drive to work. Aircraft accidents make the news because people adore freaking out over delicious drama while ignoring the endless list of what's reasonably likely to kill them.
France was at war with England at the time. No ideals involved on their part. In return the US saved France in two World Wars and helped rebuild it via the Marshall Plan, then protected it from the Soviet Union.
Explain why the US should be grateful to France for anything.
I don't see a problem. There are other places to live. I don't have urban problems because I refuse to live in a city. I planned my career to avoid them.
If you're smart enough to succeed, you're smart enough to succeed elsewhere. You cannot have affordable housing in many cities. Understand what you cannot have then focus on what you can accomplish.
Too bad I'm out of mod points.
The online world is Hobbesian, most people are stupid and vicious, so limit your exposure.
I don't game. I have a life. An adult wanting childish things is degenerate.
"'And that's a mental problem you have right there"
No, it's called being tough. Toughness isn't fashionable these days because those wallowing in learned helplessness think their weakness should somehow dominate discussion.
It's not mental illness to be strong. Would you want an EMT who burst into tears at the sight of your injury or one who got shit done in a chill, professional manner?
Former SecDef Mattis was also taken in by Theranos.
If it's not YOUR PERSONAL specialty and you don't know as much or more about the subject than the people trying to sell you, leave it the fuck alone.
Humanity evolved to AFFORD individual "catastrophes".
Failures die sooner than successes, but everyone dies which makes our species adaptable. We view death as bad because evolution selected for that viewpoint. That's not necessarily rational as our ability to direct our own evolution improves.
If there is a problem, abort the problem. If the problem manifests later then study and treat if practical. If not the host may die sooner than otherwise, but to the species that's no loss.
Because msmash values quantity over quality and enjoys making Slashdot worse.
I'm not posting anonymously because this shit is getting old. The posts are so consistently bad they amount to crapflooding.
Why not just substitute the Guardian for Slashdot since on-topic "news for nerds" is apparently too much work to find and post?
...the Western Allies permitted their citizens and military personnel to listen to Lord Haw-haw, Axis Sally, Tokyo Rose and more.
Leadership knew daylight is a fine disinfectant. They were tough, smart, and not afraid of speech.
They won.
CR has had a hardon for Jeeps for many years.
Jeeps function pretty well though Wagoneer automatic transmissions and some V8s were pieces of shit that put many nice donors into salvage yards before their time.
Asking for a friend.
It's trivially easy setting up a proper VM and doesn't cost a dime.
If you know how to use Linux, installation is nothing. If you don't, you don't need Linux or WSL.
That's why. The core audience for phones is the average trifling consumer, not techies.
Too bad not enough techies are willing to buy Linux phones for development to pay off. Android is broken by design and Google likes it that way.
msmash could at least find on-topic space filler.
You'll still get paid by Dice if you don't shit generic news posts all over the place, but you won't change or do anything different.
How about some Kardashian posts?