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CTDOCodebases commented on 1981 Sony Trinitron KV-3000R: The Most Luxurious Trinitron [video]   youtube.com/watch?v=jHG_I... · Posted by u/ksec
TylerE · 9 days ago
I never had a trinitron TV, but I had a trinitron monitor in the late 90s. What a beast that was. Think it was like an 18 or 19” with a max res of something kinda weird like 1280x960 or something like that. If my probably faulty memory is accurate, the sweet spot was to run it at 1024x768 because that was that was the highest res it could do at >60hz, which made the crt AC flicker much less annoying.

The monitor shelf on that computer table had about a 2” sag in it after years. Think that think weighed about 80lbs.

CTDOCodebases · 9 days ago
I had a Sony CPD-G400. I almost broke my back carrying it home from the store in the box.

That thing would do 1600x1200 at about 85Hz if I remember correctly.

A couple of years ago I got my hands on a Lacie Electron 22 Blue IV. I have to say as good as my Sony was I think the Lacie crushed it. I guess that would be expected since the Lacie was made for graphic designers.

CTDOCodebases commented on What I learned gathering nootropic ratings (2022)   troof.blog/posts/nootropi... · Posted by u/julianh65
MangoToupe · 2 months ago
> Yes, going from a modern sedentary lifestyle to running will feel rough for a few months as you acclimate

Right. Which is why people don't exercise. That's a lot to ask of people with other things on their plate.

To be clear, I know I should exercise. I just find it very difficult to do so, and it's very easy to convince yourself you should do something else with that energy.

I think team sports are probably the best way to get into exercise. This allows tying the benefit directly into a reward system. I ran long-distance in high school and, without teammates to let down, it was very difficult to push myself beyond the bare minimum effort. Most of us don't have the ability to summon a team sport into our work schedule though.

CTDOCodebases · 2 months ago
The problem with exercise is that we have evolved to be energy efficient and this includes being lazy when we have food/shelter so the resistance to it is high.

However once we start exercising for any period of time and observe the positive outcomes then the difficulty drops and it becomes enjoyable.

The problem is peoples expectations and approach.

> Yes, going from a modern sedentary lifestyle to running will feel rough for a few months as you acclimate

This is a terrible idea and for someone who has been sedentary they will likely just injure themselves and/or feel miserable. People don't have realistic expectations. It's better to do something like "couch to 5K" running on a grass or a dirt track. In a couple of weeks they will feel good after a run (if they are not too distracted and outward looking) then from there the runners high reinforces the behavior and they will look forward to exercising.

CTDOCodebases commented on Ask HN: How do I give back to people helped me when I was young and had nothing?    · Posted by u/jupiterglimpse
CTDOCodebases · 3 months ago
- You show them your success, even share it with them if you can and thank them for their contributions towards it.

- If they ask or signal for your help you offer it and accept their decline if they don't need it.

- You pay it forward and compound the the exponential growth of their good actions.

CTDOCodebases commented on Programming on 34 Keys (2022)   oppi.li/posts/programming... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
whartung · 3 months ago
I am absolutely in this camp.

I won't say I never customize things, but, 99.99% of things, I do not customize.

I just cope with what's there, make do.

E.g. the limit of my emacs customization is Slime for Lisp (and, honestly, it took me several years to pull that trigger).

Same reason I learned vi a zillion years ago, while my friend was pushing emacs. I had to jump around random Unix boxen as a daily thing, and they weren't mine.

CTDOCodebases · 3 months ago
I'm 100% this for software.

Living off the land with minimal customization.

CTDOCodebases commented on Programming on 34 Keys (2022)   oppi.li/posts/programming... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
pandastronaut · 3 months ago
I am always amazed by the dedication and craftmanship that keyboard enthusiasts put in their creation.

In the meantime, I have spent my life following the opposite path : minimizing all form of customization so that I can switch computer at any time without feeling lost or missing something ( I have to use computers from several clients all the time).

CTDOCodebases · 3 months ago
You can do both.

I use to type on 60 key boards using layers but when I switched to using a laptop keyboard it would mess me up as I used caps lock to switch layers and I had a navigation layer that used hjkl for arrows.

So what I changed to a TKL 80 key keyboard for QWERTY and then use Colemak Mod-DH on my split (Cantor Remix).

The result is I can type on both due to the context switch. So if I need to use a QWERTY board I am fine.

Also my golden rule with split keyboards is I only use open source designs. I don't want to invest time into a layout if the keyboard isn't going to be available in the future.

CTDOCodebases commented on Programming on 34 Keys (2022)   oppi.li/posts/programming... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
hackernudes · 3 months ago
I didn't see any way to type function keys (f1, etc...). I see some of the allure of minimalist keyboards but when I imagine myself using it it seems painful.
CTDOCodebases · 3 months ago
The firmware that is loaded on these devices is very configurable.

There are layers and double/quick/long tap keys that can let you add these keys to the layers.

To use keyboard shortcuts though you need to put a lot of thought into the layout and what shortcuts you use.

The payoff is better ergonomics. No bent wrists (if you type that way) and open chest when typing and less slouching. It opens up a multitude of options e.g. mount the keyboard halves to the sides or arms of your desk chair and code on your loungeroom TV or supine computing.

The downsides is the time spend configuring a layout and learning it.

CTDOCodebases commented on Why does Switzerland have so many bunkers?   thedial.world/articles/ne... · Posted by u/pseudolus
CTDOCodebases · 4 months ago
For anyone interested this the bunkers and their history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bPIaHg11mI

CTDOCodebases commented on On Not Carrying a Camera – Cultivating memories instead of snapshots   hedgehogreview.com/issues... · Posted by u/pseudolus
Daviey · 4 months ago
As a teenager, I used to regularly say "I'd rather look at life for real than through a view-finder of a camera"

30 years later I now know how wrong I was. I regret not taking photos of everything I could. So many lost memories.

CTDOCodebases · 4 months ago
I used to have a really good long term memory for things until I started having sleep issues.

It's great to look back and have reference points for things but I think what photos do is they server as a key to unlock memories. It's like they contain parity data which allows us to remember a whole day or night or week. Some times we just need a few bit's and the memories come flowing back whole and uncorrupted.

CTDOCodebases commented on ZFS: Apple's new filesystem that wasn't (2016)   ahl.dtrace.org/2016/06/15... · Posted by u/jitl
Marsymars · 4 months ago
There are tools that give you hashing + parity, e.g. SnapRAID: https://www.snapraid.it/
CTDOCodebases · 4 months ago
+1 For Snapraid.

If you already have some data on ext4 disk(s) and don't want to deal with the the issues of using ZFS/BTRFS then it's a no brainer. Dynamically resizing the "array" is super simple and it works really well with MergerFS.

CTDOCodebases commented on ZFS: Apple's new filesystem that wasn't (2016)   ahl.dtrace.org/2016/06/15... · Posted by u/jitl
water9 · 4 months ago
The checksum doesn’t help you fix the flipped bit nor does it tell you which bit flipped. You would have to re-create from a complete back up instead of using the efficiency of parity discs. Basically Raid 1 vs Raid 5
CTDOCodebases · 4 months ago
If OP is backing up locally onto a ZFS server like they said they were then say propagating this data to a cloud provider like Blackblaze which uses ext4 this sort of approach makes sense.

This approach is also good when you have multiple sources to restore from. It makes it easier to determine what is the new "source of truth."

Theres something to be said too for backing up onto different FS too. You don't want to be stung by a FS bug and if you do then it's good to know about it.

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