Non-Mac keyboards have a meta / “Windows” key as well, usually sitting there doing nothing.
On Linux it is often already used for window manager specific shortcuts.
Readit Newssamlinnfer commented on Progress towards universal Copy/Paste shortcuts on Linux mark.stosberg.com/univers... · Posted by u/uncircle
samlinnfer commented on The daily life of a medieval king medievalists.net/2025/07/... · Posted by u/diodorus
This is reminding me of folk tales where the king, prince or princess disguises themselves and goes among the commoners, but I can't name a definite example of the trope at the moment.
Kangxi emperor being disguised as a commoner in some kind of undercover boss scenario is a common trope.
samlinnfer commented on Bad Actors Are Grooming LLMs to Produce Falsehoods americansunlight.substack... · Posted by u/nsoonhui
Bad actors are grooming Google by publishing their own blogs!
samlinnfer commented on LetsEncrypt – Expiration Notification Service Has Ended letsencrypt.org/2025/06/2... · Posted by u/zdw
When I received the first warning email about this, I wrote a simple library and cli to validate all my certs for me.
I just have a cronjob that does:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
cert_check() {
server=$1
host=$2
port=$3
str=`ssh "$server" "echo | openssl s_client -servername $host -connect localhost:$port | openssl x509 -noout -checkend 604800"` || true
if ! echo "$str" | grep -q 'Certificate will not expire' ; then
echo "$str" | ./send-email.py "Certificate \"$host\" on $server will expire in 7 days" \
fi
}
cert_check name myserver.com 443samlinnfer commented on Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos you haven’t yet shared theverge.com/meta/694685/... · Posted by u/pier25
I wonder how many pieces of code at facebook there are with guards like
if (userId == 1) {
// don't add mark's data to training set
}Don’t worry, I upload Zuck’s photos to facebook for him.
> some countries simply dump their garbage in the ocean
And most other countries dump their garbage in these less fortunate countries for 'recycling'.
Can't really get mad at poor third world countries we have been using as dumpsters.
If you don't believe me or think this is hyperbole, no I'm being literal here. Almost everything you sort out into a recycling bin gets dumped in the the ocean somewhere far from you.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/31/waste-co...
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/03/rich-countri...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/17/recycled-pla...
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/industrialised-countries-are...
It's not about recycling, their regular garbage goes into the ocean too (after they dump it into their rivers).
For a long time, I’ve been this person for other people, but don’t feel like I have anybody to do this for me. That’s okay — I don’t feel bitter about that or anything. And I don’t wanna overstate what a good friend I am or whatever, I just do this a decent amount. But some part of me does wish I had someone celebrating my wins.
This:
“No one comes to mind? Maybe you haven’t really trusted anyone with your wins yet.”
really, really hit me for some reason. I’m pretty averse to praise/congratulations — even if I feel it’s deserved! — so I don’t really share my wins with people. How can I expect to have people hype me up if I don’t let them in a little? It’s obvious when I write it all out but I kinda can’t believe how long I’ve been operating this way.
Anyway, great post!
Let's take this to the extreme, you just won the lottery, which one of your friends will you tell?
samlinnfer commented on Hong Kong's Famous Bamboo Scaffolding Hangs on (For Now) nytimes.com/2025/05/24/wo... · Posted by u/perihelions
“the rest of China pivoted toward metal amid an overproduction of steel.”
So the steel is cheaper than bamboo?
The truth is: it is simply not as safe as metal. E.g. bamboo scaffolding has been outlawed in Shenzhen since 1994 [0] due to safety concerns.
[0]: https://www.sz.gov.cn/zfgb/2008/gb622/content/post_4950758.h...
It doesn't say bamboo is inherently unsafe, it says due to a shortage of bamboo meeting the required standards (4 years old, 7.5cm for vertical and 9cm for horizontal supports) and construction sites using substandard bamboo as substitute have resulted in collapses in heavy weather conditions.
It's easier just to require steel than to play bamboo police.
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