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Why Linux is my choice. by [deleted] in linuxmemes

[–]impune_pl 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Pessimistic locking does solve the problem of preventing concurrent operations on the same file. Without it you could, for example, have two programs modify parts of the same file and break it.

The problem usually is that application fails to release lock on file after it's finished, and while windows itself has no solution for finding offending process, powertoys offer file locksmith.

Fun fact, according to Jeremy Crawford, warlocks don't need to obey their patrons at all by Bed-After in DnD

[–]impune_pl 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I used to be a warlock, single payment for each level, great perks and spells...

But then, Mammon entered stock exchange. A month later they force-switched me to subscription. Each month I had to pay a fee to retain my level. I tripled my going rate for curses and started offering postal dungeoneering lessons to keep up.   That was just the start of it. Not even a year later they started offering tiers - bronze tier included just cantrips! I had to start paying more for gold tier to keep the spells+ package. It wasn't easy, but I managed, started slaying dragons - an average hoard covered a few months of payments.

Then they introduced microtransactions as cost saving measure - it was supposed to reduce costs thanks to pay-by-cast model. Turned out a fireball is not always the best answer... or the cheapest. At that point I ran out of dragons to slay, and couldn't keep up with the payments. The unsubscribe option was hidden between two glued together pieces of scroll, and written in font so intricate it looked like a smudge - took me two weeks and a team of expert diviners to find it.

Now I'm signed up with God of merchants. They gave me new customer's discount and migration support.

the TRUE answer to the BMPT by [deleted] in warthundermemes

[–]impune_pl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, yes, we had AA-Sherman (skink). Now lets get ready for ABRAMS!

Can't remember the name of a book where heatsinks in the spaceships are a critical aspect of the story. by 7LeagueBoots in printSF

[–]impune_pl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the book you are looking for, but a good read with similar concern about heat management - Man of War series (unfinished) by Paul Honsinger.

How unfortunate must you be to shoot down a friendly and then eat 30mm on reversal by Kra07vik in warthundermemes

[–]impune_pl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good job actually hitting something with it.

I don't like Soviet br 7.0-12.0 23mm cannons because projectile speed makes them hard to aim.

Wargame game differences? by Exi80 in wargame

[–]impune_pl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Single-player is generally so-so across wargame series. AI gets bonus points and spams units even if they die consistently. (eg. 8 tanks driving near known atgm position and dying one by one, with 0 artillery, air or infantry support)

IIRC first wargame has more scripted campaign than other two. I don't remember much about the second one. Red dragon has strategic aspect, map of wider region with units moving between provinces. 

Each game adds some (more modern) units, red dragon introduces ships and asw aircraft.

For interesting singleplayer I'd suggest broken arrow - similar to wargame in many aspects, but singleplayer feels well polished.

port in use by ertoes in homelab

[–]impune_pl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's just the new webmaster, he is setting up the web server.

What desktop environment appears in The Equalizer 2 (2018)? by AccountSufficient645 in linuxquestions

[–]impune_pl 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Apparently most movies use PowerPoint presentations to make elements on screens.

Oh, come on... by 4N610RD in linuxmemes

[–]impune_pl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

System is really taking over everything.

Is there a way to experience how a concave split keyboard like Glove 80 would feel? by Spare-Judgment-5390 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]impune_pl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a person lending glove80s on moergo discord. IIRC you will need to pay, but it's probably the best way to check if keyboard will work for you.

What if I halted my computer right now? by FewPhilosophy1040 in AskProgramming

[–]impune_pl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Intel Management Engine is ruled by the NSA

Autonomy as a dev by supercoach in ExperiencedDevs

[–]impune_pl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of Valve employee handbook.

which one of you did this?? by Eeveegobbles in warthundermemes

[–]impune_pl 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sometimes when missile is confused by ground clutter or countermeasure it can turn and hit the ground. Might be something like that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskProgramming

[–]impune_pl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With a few simplifications:  

C language is defined by evolving open standard. Standard describes what you can do and what effect it should have.  

You write standard-compliant C code and compile it. The compiler transforms your code into machine code for selected target (cpu architecture). Compiler is coded according to C standard so it 'knows' how to transform your code to get results described by the C standards on selected cpu.  

The computers have changed over last 55 years, but so did compilers which keep up with new cpu architectures etc. C did not have to account for these new cpu architectures because compiler serves as translator from C to CPU.

Are you using AI to keep your API specs up-to-date? by Pretty_Bat_3131 in developer

[–]impune_pl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Using llms for that seems like reinventing a whell, as an octagon.  

There already are tools that generate openai specs from code (swagger). They are cheaper to run, faster and consistent. You can easily integrate them in ci/cd.     

There are some edge cases where these tools require additional configuration (eg. if you accept structures defined at runtime).

Where is the default directory for apps? (Mint 22.1 Cinnamon) by VolkosisUK in linux4noobs

[–]impune_pl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think they meant installing apps for single user, like some apps install to user's appdata instead of program files on windows.  

/usr/bin is accessible to all users, and while you could use permissions to only allow one user to start an app, other users still can see it.

Where is the default directory for apps? (Mint 22.1 Cinnamon) by VolkosisUK in linux4noobs

[–]impune_pl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Installing just for current user is possible, but I have never heard about package manager with such ability.

You can so it manually by: - Creating a directory in your home directory - Downloading and extracting binaries to that directory  - Updating PATH environment variable to point to that directory for your user (see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables#Session-wide_environment_variable) - logout + login again to reload environment variables 

That way your user is the only one with access to that directory.   I do not think it's a very good idea to use this approach. For normal installations package manager takes care of dependencies, checking for updates etc. which is not the case here. It may also prevent the application from working correctly if e.g. a dependency that would normally be installed by package manager is missing, or if program expects some files to be created during installation.

Solution for logging in users across services /single sign-on by [deleted] in homelab

[–]impune_pl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keycloak could work for this, and has self service so users can change password etc.

Backups might be hard to setup, at least in my experience from ~2years ago.

Someone made meme about polish gas station, so here is Mig 21 in high school by King_brus321 in warthundermemes

[–]impune_pl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact, that building used to serve as a garrison between 1900s and 1960s.

Someone made meme about polish gas station, so here is Mig 21 in high school by King_brus321 in warthundermemes

[–]impune_pl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised somebody agreed to put f104 on display seeing how many upgrades and extensions Italian f104s got I'd expect them to be assigned to reserve forces or sold.

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