I immediately thought about how great a Linux OS would be on this laptop.
Any idea if it would work out of the box?
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baconhigh commented on Kākāpō – A web bundler for Nix strings with context github.com/adisbladis/kak... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
The developer might be Maori. In which case, that's very cool indeed.
they would be well placed to explain their whakapapa and reasons for choosing the name, nē?
baconhigh commented on Kākāpō – A web bundler for Nix strings with context github.com/adisbladis/kak... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
The author/developer lives in New Zealand. I don't see how it's 'cultural appropriation', to any extent that naming a programming project after a bird can even be cultural appropriation.
This sums it up better than I can:
https://taiuru.co.nz/branding/#Consultation
| If using a Māori cultural element, it is essential that you create a cultural narrative around your brand or product including the usage, your thinking and where you gained inspiration from. In Māori culture this is called ‘whakapapa’. Everything in the Māori world has whakapapa. It is also your first line of defense if someone accuses you of cultural appropriation.
baconhigh commented on Kākāpō – A web bundler for Nix strings with context github.com/adisbladis/kak... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
Kakapo is also Maori for a very cute little flightless parrot native to the New Zealand islands.
If you mean Kākāpō - yes it is!
I saw this is already a Github issue for this project - but use of a Māori bird name is considered tapu (holy or sacred) to Māori.
Hopefully that doesn't distract from the project, the developer should probably consider the implications of choosing such a name (it may look like cultural appropriation).
Kia ora!
baconhigh commented on CyberChef from GCHQ: Cyber Swiss Army Knife gchq.github.io/CyberChef/... · Posted by u/_xerces_
From the last time;
protip: Open the JS console (F12 / inspect) and start the CyberChef challenges!
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baconhigh commented on Show HN: Lockbox: forward proxy for making third party API calls github.com/mkjt2/lockbox... · Posted by u/jjak82
This looks super interesting - gonna check it out.
Noho ora mai
Hey Lars. Thanks for sharing your story, so many of us are in a similar situations but dealing with it in isolation. After more than a decade of being a carer I can offer you the following:
Take care of yourself and your partner. Get some outside help if you can so you can take some breaks.
Find things that bring you joy, treat yourself.
Try and help your daughters process things and come away better people for the experience.
Treat your son with love and dignity.
Find some things in your life to be grateful for and dwell on them, it is impossible to feel sorrow and gratitude at the same time.
Sending the hugs back to you and yours.
I appreciate that your post is thoughtful and has good intentions, but can i suggest not telling people how they can or cannot feel, or what they should or shouldn’t do?
(hah. putting myself into this basket for a second and acknowledging this comment)
emotions are complex. you can show compassion and empathy without instruction?
inshallah
if this is really within your threat model i suggest treating travel to the US much like travel to any other foreign hostile nation.
there’s plenty of articles written and some probably that apply better for canadians (written from the perspective of your own security agency)
basic advice like take a burner laptop and leave sensitive information at home.
here’s the aussie one.(1)
Good luck.
(1) https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/before-you-go/staying-safe/...