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Building software they don't like. Free, as in freedom. Low-level and server engineer: libnoscrypt, NVault, vnlib. Staff @GitCitadel https://geyser.fund/project/gitcitadel
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ChipTuner 1 month ago
Archiving tip if you're a data hoarder like me If you have files you don't touch often (or ever). Archive them with tar or zip or 7zip. I'd suggest 7zip when you have more than a few gigabytes to store, and break them into smaller archive files, its easier on machines, youll thank me later. - Add your file to the archive - name your archives well, but not too verbose. - compute a checksum of the archive(s) (sha1, sha256, etc) - Take the first 8-12 hex character and append it to the end of the filename What you get - Likely less disk space - A chance for better organization - A smooth brain way to verify the integrity of the file incase you experience a disk error, bitrot etc - Less likely to lose single files when you copy files between disks. Losing a 5gb archive is far more obvious than a 50k pdf. I migrate storage, for hardware reasons, software reasons, disk failures, disk upgrades etc. Every time I move files I have a chance of losing one somewhere in the migration log. Most archive tools do a checksum, but having a smooth brain, universal check in the file name makes it super simple to check if the archive is corrupted if your tool set is limited.
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ChipTuner 1 month ago
I love this time of year. Taxes and Fines, Fines and Taxes. Enjoy your corporate 9-5 if you got one. No government offices will answer a phone or call you back. You get less than a week to respond to notices or fines double. Biggest holidays of the year so offices are closed twice as often. Ready for this. One of the local offices is only open in person from 11am-4pm on Thursdays. They only have an answering machine and despite calling multiple times a day leaving voicemails, no return call back after a week.
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ChipTuner 1 month ago
*Opens up nostr client for 0.0001 seconds* 211 dns queries
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ChipTuner 1 month ago
You think 26 hard drives bays is enough. Then you find your pile of accumulated high hour drives.
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ChipTuner 1 month ago
This atfl sprain was no joke this time. I think last past was the first week of fully pain free regular activity. So about a 15 week recovery. PT said it probably wasn't going to be until about the end of December until I felt good enough to run outside again. So I'm right on schedule.