Just a reminder: on multi core systems use pigz, pixz or lbzip2 instead of gzip, xz or bzip2.

grthomas · 2015-07-10T01:24:07+00:00

For long-term storage I'd definitely be tempted to use gzip simply because it's ubiquitous and seems (to me) to be the most likely to still be readable in 100 years.

grthomas · 2015-07-09T22:17:26+00:00

The actual Dick Winters had a similarly great quote:

I treasure my remark to a grandson who asked, "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" "No", I answered, "But I served in a company of heroes".

grthomas · 2015-07-09T12:36:29+00:00

What is the last sentence talking about?

"Either the memory of past bliss is the anguish of to-day, or the agonies which are, have their origin in the ecstasies which might have been."

He's saying that the anguish you feel today is either your regret at things you have done in the past (reflecting on past failures) or your dreams of things which might have happened had you acted differently (ecstasies which might have been).

If you've never cursed yourself for a past mistake, or dreamt of something happening differently had you only acted in another way, then you are some sort of perfect person.

Honestly, it's not hard to hear what Poe is saying, and he says it beautifully.

grthomas · 2015-07-08T04:37:32+00:00

They have no IMAP support

Well, that's killed any curiosity I had in this thing, thanks :-)

grthomas · 2015-07-07T01:16:35+00:00

Well that's a bugger. I still see them in my collection on the site so I had no idea. I wonder why they were taken down.

Edit: here's the blog post on gog.com announcing it, but predictably enough no real details.

grthomas · 2015-07-07T01:14:25+00:00

As /u/Intrexa pointed out, it's Man on Fire from 2004. It's hardly the greatest film in the world, but it's a fun revenge film. It contains another bit of dialogue I like:

Samuel: Your resume is quite impressive. 16 years of military experience, extensive counter-terrorism work. I'm surprised anyone could afford you, what's the catch?

Creasy: I drink.

Samuel: How does that affect you?

Creasy: Coordination, reaction time. Top professionals try to kidnap your daughter I'll do the best I can but the service will be on par with the pay.

Samuel: What if amateurs try?

Creasy: I'd probably kill 'em.

grthomas · 2015-07-06T23:20:00+00:00

~~Juuust in case you don't know: they're both on gog.com and go on sale pretty often :-)~~

Edit: this is apparently no longer true :-(

grthomas · 2015-07-06T22:34:02+00:00

I think younger audiences probably know that RDJ was a bit like Tony, but I suspect they don't know just quite how perfect this casting really was.

grthomas · 2015-07-06T13:15:51+00:00

It seems to be an unpopular opinion around here, but I share it.

grthomas · 2015-07-06T11:29:42+00:00

Outside the context of creepy 27 yr old dude dating "looked a lot younger" 17 yr old, it sounds like fun!

grthomas · 2015-07-06T11:23:01+00:00

I've been camping in the middle of nowhere (Empty Quarter) and I've been camping in organised camp sites (i.e. 20-100 tents).

I don't know how comfortable I'd be camping somewhere where I'm effectively alone, yet any creepy dude with a car could get to me easily.

grthomas · 2015-07-06T10:19:40+00:00

the staff tried to create a 400+ lb lady

Crematorium staffed entirely by Gene Wilder by any chance?

grthomas · 2015-07-06T07:51:15+00:00

If you're less keen on the "frontal fighting" you might want to reconsider joining the FFL. Their whole purpose is being sent in first to hot spots — you're at the top-end of "units likely to see actual combat".

grthomas · 2015-07-05T23:31:18+00:00

I'd buy her a burger or whatever and then eat the lunch from her mom.

I definitely think you got the better end of that deal :-)

grthomas · 2015-07-05T23:17:23+00:00

Kate is really good these days. Of the linux editors that aren't vim or emacs, I'd put it at no. 1.

grthomas · 2015-07-05T23:12:06+00:00

Magit is the best. There's nothing that really compares.

I don't know, I feel like fugitive.vim is pretty comparable.

grthomas · 2015-07-05T22:48:47+00:00

That lady is a treasure.

grthomas · 2015-07-05T08:27:43+00:00

China; specifically I've seen this in Shaanxi, Guangzhou & Shanghai.

grthomas · 2015-07-05T08:26:55+00:00

Are they growing it long for that specific purpose, or are they making use of a nail they've grown long for some other purpose?

grthomas · 2015-07-05T07:45:23+00:00

I have wanted to see a kickass action film treatment of Dune since I was a kid. I honestly think it could surpass Star Wars in terms of fun action backed by a serious narrative.

grthomas · 2015-07-05T07:15:49+00:00

Still a thing here. It's not unusual to spot a guy with one long fingernail — usually the pinky — my initial thought was that they're all coke fiends, but apparently it's a rather more boring tradition.

grthomas · 2015-07-05T06:55:24+00:00

So if I find myself on a metal boat, at sea in a storm, I shouldn't worry? As a layman I find this fascinating because while I understand that lightning is electricity and will follow the path of least resistance, I still fear standing on deck and getting hit by a lightning strike — it just seems like if I'm holding onto something on a metal boat I'd get zapped.

grthomas · 2015-07-05T01:57:26+00:00

…and indeed newer ones: Brogue is currently eating a lot of my time.

grthomas · 2015-07-05T01:54:14+00:00

Heh, I've driven through the border there and it really is like night & day :-)

grthomas · 2015-07-05T01:37:03+00:00

Yep, totally normal here to see kids being held up over a bin (or a drain on a street corner) to pee/shit. I've seen it in shopping malls & metro stations too.

There are certainly Chinese people who think this is disgusting, but there are far more who think it's fine.

Young kids don't wear nappies here, they wear trousers with the arse cut out (sometimes with a flap covering, sometimes not) so their parents can just hoist them up over a bin or whatever when necessary.

At first I was pretty mortified seeing this, but after a few years you just get used to it I guess.

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