mmsnberbar66 (u/mmsnberbar66)

mmsnberbar66 commented on How can I incorporate programming in a linuxadmin job? · Posted by u/shivajikobardan

techn00 · 2 years ago

Replace bash scripts that are more than 100 lines with Python or Go binaries. Use ansible for configuration.

Make your infrastructure as immutable as possible.

Why use ansible for configuration? It's an arbitrary DSL that doesn't scale beyond apt install xxx

mmsnberbar66 commented on Intravenous Caffeine sexdrugsandsuicide.com/p/... · Posted by u/euthymiclabs

scns · 2 years ago

Combined the effect is stronger than each on its own. Caffeine takes ~15 minutes to work. Sadly no source handy but i once read that naps are most effective below 15 minutes. Above it is possible to enter deeper sleep states and wake up worse than before.

mmsnberbar66 · 2 years ago

So when people talk about napping like this, do they ever actually "fall asleep"? I cannot possibly imagine falling asleep in 15m in the middle of my work day or whatever.

mmsnberbar66 commented on Ask HN: Do you think you will still work in traditional software in 3 years? · Posted by u/aurareturn

mmsnberbar66 · 2 years ago

Why is traditional = non AI? What if I move to cybersecurity or embedded software? This is a really weird choice of words.

mmsnberbar66 commented on Gurman Corroborates iPhone 16 Pro Display Size Increase Rumor macrumors.com/2023/05/28/... · Posted by u/arek_nawo

mmsnberbar66 · 2 years ago

ffs smaller please... i feel like they're getting bigger just to keep up the specs game (bigger battery, better cameras, etc)

mmsnberbar66 commented on Ask HN: What's the best book on religion? · Posted by u/hubraumhugo

mmsnberbar66 · 2 years ago

Not just religion but maybe Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

mmsnberbar66 commented on Ask HN: Insanely Cheap Storage, Why? Hetzner Storage Box · Posted by u/TigerTeamX

tkiolp4 · 2 years ago

I’ve tried two times (once 1 year ago and one more time one month ago) without success to register an account on Hetzner. They always end up either directly rejecting me or asking for my ID/passport. There’s simply no chance I’m giving a copy of my passport (which is not even a guarantee of admission) to such a private company. I guess I’ll stay with digital ocean.

mmsnberbar66 · 2 years ago

> There’s simply no chance I’m giving a copy of my passport

why?

mmsnberbar66 commented on Aurora Store Accounts Blocked by Google gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/Auro... · Posted by u/fodmap

0xedd · 2 years ago

Use a Linux phone. Contribute. My bank has a website.

mmsnberbar66 · 2 years ago

which do you recommend? maybe I get one as a toy project at first...

mmsnberbar66 commented on Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use, and why? · Posted by u/dkga

FeistySkink · 2 years ago

I use my own local Wireguard that runs on multiple Pis across the world linked into a single network. Wireguard just works for me on Linux and requires very little effort to set up compared to OpenVPN (not that it's hard if you have some networking knonwledge). There are GUI clients for Android and Gnome which also just work, and I don't use anything else.

I applied to one of the biggest VPN providers recently (the one that's pushed the most by all the YouTubers) and they jokingly implied that they can MITM any connection during an interview. Not sure what to do with that info.

mmsnberbar66 · 2 years ago

> and they jokingly implied that they can MITM any connection during an interview

Curious how/why can they do that hypothetically?

mmsnberbar66 commented on Vanilla OS 2.0 Orchid base is changing from Ubuntu to Debian vanillaos.org/2023/03/07/... · Posted by u/teleforce

ilyt · 2 years ago

> I am pretty used to Debian+i3 minimal installs (arandr, pavucontrol, etc) but some things will always be a pain in the ass

Things like ? I might've baked some fixes for few issues that bothered me...

mmsnberbar66 · 2 years ago

- I recently bought a monitor and plugged it in. Sound stopped working until I rebooted. Figured it out easily with pavucontrol of course (just toggling things) but only after reboot. Annoying but fair enough.

- Connecting/disconnecting monitors is flaky, sometimes it requires a few toggles in arandr (which already helps a lot). Maybe there is a better tool I could use?

- Some wifi networks sometimes dont' work out of the box even though I'm just using the easy nm-applet.

  - Like one friend's hotspot that I needed to use one time, didn't work and I gave up

  - Some "exotic" public wifi networks like libraries require more effort.

  - or even simple public wifi networks that simply require a web portal login (I've learned to just open nmcheck.gnome.org to access the portal easily, since accessing the default gateway IP address doesn't always work)

Obviously it's all a question of how much effort you put into it. I try to keep things as simple as possible to avoid spending time on this stuff. Would love to get any suggestions or ideas :)