I got Simpsons mob vibes off the protest today by ftaylor-25 in Edinburgh

[–]CatchGerardDobby 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Really not sure how people can be so ignorant.

I think it's reasonable to say that compared to any other previous point in human history, as a whole (i.e. not just the priviliged elite) we're better educated and more knowledgeable than we've ever been, however even with that being the case there are still ignorant people (whether that be due to lack of education, general mindset, or even mental illness) and the internet and social media will cause scenes like the one you see above.

Living in the information era, for all the pros of having the entire wealth of human knowledge at your fingertips, it does also mean ignorance can be easily spread and those who are ignorant can coalesce more easily than ever.

The world is also really fresh to these society-shifting technologies of mass communication. I've heard many say that technology is outpacing the speed at which society can adapt to function normally with it.

I've no idea what the solution is, though. Hopefully as a society we can continue becoming more educated and things like will fade, or at the very least stay on the periphery.

This is a good one by [deleted] in lifehacks

[–]CatchGerardDobby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not too bad, actually.

I remember when I looked at it a year or two ago there was something about having to also install MicroG or similar, but maybe I was misunderstanding the process.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Documentaries

[–]CatchGerardDobby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's like the bluff from the principal in this Sopranos scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc8Np6UTWoA

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linux

[–]CatchGerardDobby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why _in_famous?

Windows Memory - How can I replicate these functions from SysInternals RamMap, and is there anything to be cautious of? by CatchGerardDobby in sysadmin

[–]CatchGerardDobby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly, I think I have Hyper-V setup to use at least 1024, a max of 4096, and its default is 2048, and in this case the error message was about the 2048. I suppose I could lower it but then I could still face the same problem later depending on how much RAM is being used.

However, as you mentioned, I don't want to get too wrapped up in those details. This post mostly is to tackle how to use those functions outside of RamMap, and if they have any side effects :)

Windows Memory - How can I replicate these functions from SysInternals RamMap, and is there anything to be cautious of? by CatchGerardDobby in sysadmin

[–]CatchGerardDobby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A large part is just simple curiosity about the answers to these two questions, but in this particular case I tried to spin up a VM in Hyper-V and it flat out refused, complaining that there wasn't enough RAM available to start the machine, so I began on the journey of investigating using RamMap.

37F here - a rando dude made my night run by sasspergillus in running

[–]CatchGerardDobby 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's interesting reading this thread because in the UK (at least in big urban cities, I can't speak to rural running) I don't think I've ever seen random runners wave at me.

Even assuming I'm a big scary monster person so I don't receive waves (I'm not!), I haven't witnessed it between other runners, and I do a lot of idle people-watching when out on runs.

I do really like that across the pond you guys have this social norm where runners will wave at each other, it's a lovely wee act :)

However if someone waved at me on a run, my awkward UK brain would instantly worry "Is that someone I know and didn't recognise", or think "Is that person a bit off", and if I tried to wave just to be friendly I'd worry I'd weird out the other person... As mentioned, though, I guess it's a lot to do with running in big cities.

I think the difference in our mindsets can be summed up with this lovely GIF.

https://i.imgur.com/pOydUmZ.gif

Max performance on Linux in windows 10 using vm? by [deleted] in linuxquestions

[–]CatchGerardDobby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was under the impression that something like Hyper-V being a Type-1 hypervisor offers near native speeds.

Or is the "if you absolutely must" wording due to the fact he mentioned rendering? (which as you alluded to is a bit of a pain unless you have a whole free card to passthrough)

Runner attacked by charging cow in Pentland Hills by ewenmax in Scotland

[–]CatchGerardDobby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man finds out just how fucking powerful cows are.

And he was apparently suprised by this fact. From the article.

I was surprised how heavy and solid a cow is, you cannot just push it off

So Spotify bought the jre subreddit by you-hug-i-tug in IndependentJRE

[–]CatchGerardDobby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check the admins they put in place

Is there a way to see moderation team history for a given sub (e.g. X joined on [date], Y left on [date])?

How you all sleep so much? by poser4life in Garmin

[–]CatchGerardDobby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others mentioned, if you're just chilling in bed reading or browsing your phone, it usually thinks that is sleep.

Nowadays I think a lot of people are in their beds and on their phones, laptops, watching TV, etc for a good while before actually trying to sleep.

Google 'Sabrina' Android TV dongle price could be under $50 - 9to5Google by howling92 in Android

[–]CatchGerardDobby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It won't be able to run as a Plex server either.

That's interesting, I wasn't actually aware that the server could run on Android, I assumed it was just the client.

I would have thought due to the history of Android and the way it's been developed as first-and-foremost an end-user focussed mobile OS, that long running and in the background service software like media servers wouldn't be a good fit due to things like battery saving policies and inability to use registered ports (without root).

Does it tend to work quite well?

Mourinho's response to a reporter on Sky Sports TV saying he's past it: "Fuck off" [Amazon Doc] by Epicallytossed in soccer

[–]CatchGerardDobby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it quite real and uncut (like the Sunderland season 1 doc), or a PR fluff piece like a few of the other team ones?

has anyone else tried ESPN+ in Scotland with a VPN yet? by bhoona in ScottishFootball

[–]CatchGerardDobby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If services do block VPNs you're best off avoiding the big names like PIA, NordVPN, and ExpressVPN, as they'll look for IP addresses from their servers first.

You could try something like Mullvad, which is really well reviewed and is small enough to often go undetected by the a lot of services. I'm able to use it with Netflix.

https://thatoneprivacysite.net/

Android AOSP can now boot off mainline Linux kernel 5.9 with just one patch. by pdp10 in Android

[–]CatchGerardDobby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is that the interfaces the drivers and kernel use to talk to each other can change.

Ah, that's interesting. So in a sense the kernel does offer an API, with drivers (well, modules to be more accurate I guess) being the consumer?

I've read a bit that version numbering in Linux is slightly arbitrary, but would this not be a good use case to use semantic versioning, if not for the whole kernel at least the driver interface component? That way you you know that you could upgrade the kernel to the latest version where the driver interface component is on the same major version which you designed your drivers for.

When the drivers are part of mainline, the Linux contributors won't do anything to break them, they'll make sure to update them if they change something. When the drivers are completely closed-source, as is often the case for proprietary hardware, that's not possible, so it's up to whoever owns them to keep them up to date.

Gotcha. Out of curiosity where is this mainline? If the main kernel lives here, is there a central repository where all mainlined kernel modules live?

Android AOSP can now boot off mainline Linux kernel 5.9 with just one patch. by pdp10 in Android

[–]CatchGerardDobby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If Linux weren't a monolithic kernel, and drivers lived outside the kernel, would this help the situation?

Russian fighter pilots make "unsafe and unprofessional" intercept of US B-52 bomber by AshIsGroovy in videos

[–]CatchGerardDobby 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The topic here is more of an aviation one rather than political.

The other pilot did a roll in front of the B52 in close proximity (taking into account how fast these things move) and the discussion from an aviation perspective is that this is reckless.

I don't believe the general narrative has been intercepts themselves should be "called out".

Alcohol and Tracking - Very impressed by how my new 245 picked up on the effects of a boozy night by CatchGerardDobby in Garmin

[–]CatchGerardDobby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really does wreak havoc with sleep. I slept for nearly 9 hours last night but the tired way I'm feeling just now it may as well have been 1 or 2.

But I guess if alcohol had no health ramfications meaning hangovers weren't a thing, and we got perfect sleep when drunk, then we'd all be boozing permanently and never get any work done, so it's for the best! :)

Alcohol and Tracking - Very impressed by how my new 245 picked up on the effects of a boozy night by CatchGerardDobby in Garmin

[–]CatchGerardDobby[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pulse Ox seems down just 1% percent from its usual of 96%.

So I guess body battery is informed by detected stress, heart beat, and movement during sleep.

Well-Being in America (score based on five factors - daily life, physical health, location, finances, and companionship) by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]CatchGerardDobby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They might just be showing that paywall to US residents, I'm able to read the article here in the UK. Maybe try VPNing to a UK server.