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a_ba commented on Docker for Developers: Essential Commands in One Cheatsheet   jsdev.space/docker-comman... · Posted by u/javatuts
a_ba · a month ago
The docker-compose syntax ist valid for compose/v1 which was last updated in 2021. yet this article is from 2025. is vibe-docing now a thing also?
a_ba commented on As a Labrador swam by me out to sea his owner said I hope he doesn't meet a seal   irishtimes.com/opinion/an... · Posted by u/austinallegro
trhway · 2 months ago
Herding skills, sheepdogs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAjc502ALOM

Also reminded - we had neighbors with 2 cats, an experienced and cynical large red one and a naive curious tabby. They spent a lot of time outdoor wandering around, and the tabby was always trying to get everywhere, very friendly, and the red one was always very suspicious about everything and very worried and watchful over the tabby. Unfortunately the tabby got killed by a car. The neighbors after some time took another cat. The red one never let the new cat to leave their patio. Getting to sit on the patio fence was the maximum she would let him, and on any attempt to get down outside of the fence she would firmly herd him back.

a_ba · 2 months ago
a_ba commented on Russian Propaganda Has Now Infected Western AI Chatbots – New Study   forbes.com/sites/torconst... · Posted by u/nabla9
lo_zamoyski · 5 months ago
Interesting you say that. Having spoken with a number of people who lived under Soviet rule, many will say that compared to Soviet methods, American methods of propaganda are more sophisticated. The average American may not notice as easily because like the proverbial fish he does not know what water is.
a_ba · 5 months ago
I'm honestly curious what those methods may be and what the the target audience for this propaganda is? You're mentioning that average Americans would not notice, so is this American propaganda targeted at Americans?
a_ba commented on Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting   bbc.com/news/live/c625ex2... · Posted by u/yakkomajuri
sgalbincea · 6 months ago
Can anyone tell me what the alternative is that would result in less people dying? This needs to stop NOW.
a_ba · 6 months ago
Deterrence works. That's why the cold war is remembered as the cold war and not the hot war. Zelensky knows this while Trump is publicly taking all leverage (NATO membership, security guaranties) off the table while the Russians have not even started negotiating - and why would they? Trump is doing all their work for them
a_ba commented on Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting   bbc.com/news/live/c625ex2... · Posted by u/yakkomajuri
jameslk · 6 months ago
The former reality tv star is good at reality tv. What’s usually kept behind closed doors is now out in open, because it makes for great viewership. People gobble this up, which has given the reality tv star endless attention

Hacker News has fallen victim to the reality tv star’s antics

a_ba · 6 months ago
HN didn't fall victim to the reality tv star's antics. The audience he's trying to impress has fallen victim to the believe that the antics of a reality tv star make for a good president.
a_ba commented on DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data   theatlantic.com/technolog... · Posted by u/perihelions
insane_dreamer · 6 months ago
Another very negative long-term effect of all of this is how is the government going to recruit talent in the future? How many people, who have good prospects elsewhere, are going to work for a government agency -- usually a lower pay -- to put up with shit like this that doesn't even happen in industry? Would you? Sure there are sometimes mass layoffs that are handled pretty badly in industry, but not these Gestapo-like purge tactics that are clearly designed that way to instill fear and loyalty.
a_ba · 6 months ago
Why have a functional government if instead you and your buddies can you benefit from contracting out?
a_ba commented on Notes on Emacs Org Mode   lwn.net/Articles/957316/... · Posted by u/clircle
a_ba · 2 years ago
Based off my experience you should start using org-mode if you either

a) have too much time or b) have too little time

a) because I found it to be quite a time-consuming to set up a configuration that adapts to my needs (event though I restrict myself to note taking and managing todos all from one file) and b) it is such an amazing tool for keeping all my notes and todos in reach within seconds

a_ba commented on Tell HN: HP printers force you into agreement    · Posted by u/bryanlarsen
a_ba · 3 years ago
Dont get a HP+ printer. HP printers come in two fashions. A plain version and a HP+ one. While the hardware is the same the former are slightly more expensive and, the latter require you to use HP+. You can tell which is which by the product code (HP+ have their product code end on an _e_)

Measured by the standards of the printer industry I was pleasantly surprised to see HP posting the online requirements very clearly on their website: - Internet Access (the German version is even stronger on that requiring „constant internet access“ - A HP Account

https://www.hp.com/us-en/printers/hp-plus.html

a_ba commented on Federal Reserve raises rates by 0.75%   usatoday.com/story/money/... · Posted by u/no_wizard
a_ba · 3 years ago
Actually, the raise is 0.75%p (percentage points). Not 0,75% as the headline states
a_ba commented on BlackBerry held the tiny keys to my heart   bbc.com/news/technology-5... · Posted by u/O__________O
a_ba · 4 years ago
On a somewhat related note: It was only last week the guys over at pin64 have announced the release of their keyboard-case for the PinePhone (https://www.pine64.org/2021/12/31/happy-new-year-the-keyboar...)

Now even though this might (as of yet) be an non-perfect substitute for a consumer-ready phone it still goes to show that reports of the death of smartphones featuring a physical keyboard are (greatly) exaggerated. So if you're in the market for a physical keyboard and want to support the development of a FOSS-driven smartphone this may be for you.

note: I have no affiliation with pine64 whatsoever, just a tad nostalgia mixed with the hopes of loosening google/apple stranglehold of the mobile market

u/a_ba

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