AF_XDP stands for Address Family eXpress Data Path. It provides a mechanism for handling network packets efficiently by bypassing much of the traditional networking stack, 😎 optimizing packet processing for use cases that demand high speed and low latency. #linux #networking <>

“The Texas Linux Fest 2025 will be held at the Commons Conference Center located at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus at the University of Texas Austin. The address for the venue is 2901 Read Granberry Trail, Austin, TX 78758. This event site, the Commons Conference Center, is part of the UT Austin campus. dates October 3-4, 2025.”

Watching Clemson v. LSU with my son. Tigers vs Tigers is such a cool matchup.

This was fun to learn, that in Star Trek, NCC stands for “Naval Construction Contract.” This designation is used for commissioned starships in Starfleet, such as the USS Enterprise with registry number NCC-1701. Nx is for experimental or prototype ships.

My gameplaying days are long gone but this new-old style, Heretic in daylight, game looks awesome!

Deb (as in Debbie) -Ian. Debian. 😂🥰👍

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#scifi Asimov wrote so much I’m still discovering entire series from him

We all need a good Sphere of Resistance #mtg 🤘

Zram is a #Linux kernel module that creates compressed block devices in RAM, enabling faster swap and temporary file storage with on-the-fly compression, which can substantially increase usable memory capacity and system responsiveness, especially under heavy #memory load

#oceanside

March 1990 issue of Micro cornucopia #retro #computers

#TIL ✝️. Disciples such as Peter, Andrew, James, and John lived in Capernaum. Despite its spiritual significance, Capernaum’s people largely rejected Jesus’ teaching. As a result, Jesus pronounced a curse on the city. It later fell into decline and was abandoned by the 11th century, remaining uninhabited to this day.

nostr = notes & other stuff transmitted by relays. protocol for cryptographically signing json messages. no blockchain. Relays are websocket servers where clients post their notes and download other people's notes. Clients typically rely on many relays for redundancy. -strfry: An Efficient Server for the Nostr Protocol - Doug Hoyte - CppNorth 2023

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As of August 2025, Voyager 1 is approximately 15.5 billion miles. If only I had a dollar for every mile. #space

Hmm thanks #LLM :: 🏄 “A pure vida bitcoiner refers to a member of the Bitcoin community who embraces the ethos and lifestyle associated with Bitcoin and often links it to a positive, free-spirited attitude. The phrase “pure vida” (Spanish for “pure life”) is a popular expression originating in Costa Rica that conveys a philosophy of living life to the fullest, enjoying simplicity, and having a positive outlook. 📖 In the context of Bitcoin, a “pure vida” bitcoiner is someone who lives and promotes Bitcoin not just as a financial asset but as a movement for freedom, personal empowerment, and changing the world for the better.

Published 1975. Key points about the book: • introduces Brooks’s Law: Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later. • discusses the concept of “man-month” as a flawed unit, emphasizing that software projects cannot be perfectly divided into independently parallel tasks. • draws on Brooks’s experience managing the IBM System/360 and OS/360 software development projects.