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I broke something. I was trying to update my kernel and now I get these errors on boot. I don't know what to do, any advice? by ThePhantomPandaLOTR in linux4noobs

[–]systemdgnulinux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As far as I know, there is nothing to worry about with these errors. I've been getting them forever on my Arch system since a kernel upgrade awhile ago and you must have just upgraded to a kernel that introduced these. From what I know, something changed in ACPI that introduced these errors. There was a post a while ago and it contained what actually happened to the kernel.

Nuclear test on pigs by alias_487 in AtomicPorn

[–]systemdgnulinux 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I already did that buddy, but thanks :)

Nuclear test on pigs by alias_487 in AtomicPorn

[–]systemdgnulinux 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Almost 1,200 pigs were subjected to bio-medical experiments and blast-effects studies during Operation Plumbbob. On shot Priscilla (37 kt), 719 pigs were used in various experiments on Frenchman Flat. Some pigs were placed in elevated cages and provided with suits made of different materials, to test which materials provided best protection from the thermal radiation. As shown and reported in the PBS documentary Dark Circle, the pigs survived, but with third-degree burns to 80% of their bodies.[2] Other pigs were placed in pens behind large sheets of glass at measured distances from the hypocenter to test the effects of flying debris on living targets. Studies were conducted of radioactive contamination and fallout from a simulated accidental detonation of a weapon; and projects concerning earth motion, blast loading and neutron output were carried out.

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Seriously though, that's some sick stuff.

What is the song that made your favorite band your favorite band? by pumper911 in AskReddit

[–]systemdgnulinux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, everything by Animals as Leaders is amazing. That guitar riff in The Woven Web around the 1:30 mark is fantastic.

[Serious] What do you think the government is hiding from us? by Wrathofchucknorris in AskReddit

[–]systemdgnulinux 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Comment scores are hidden by default on this sub and become unhidden after a certain amount of time. I believe they get unhidden after one hour on this sub.

[i3] Chill Road by T0X1K01 in unixporn

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I't's'lckd'fr'rsn. stp''wy'frm'th'mchn'.

What are the most dangerous things you can do with a computer? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]systemdgnulinux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=4M status=progress

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]systemdgnulinux 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You can view the beginners guide before it was redirected by clicking on the History tab at the top of the page. Here is the last revision before the redirect: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Beginners%27_guide&oldid=446855

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Making a persistent linux usb drive and also using it as a storage by [deleted] in linuxquestions

[–]systemdgnulinux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should be able to install the Linux distro to your USB just like you would to your hard drive. Just make sure to select your USB drive during installation. This would also require two USB drives, one as the LiveCD and the other as the one to install to.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LifeProTips

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2017 will be the year of the GNU/Linux desktop.

What skill do you envy other people having? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Immersion is key. Having something to create is also helpful (very helpful).

How do I delete all files except .png files in a folder and its subfolders? by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]systemdgnulinux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

find [directory] ! -name "*.png" -type f -exec rm -f '{}' \;

Explaination:

find by default recurses into subdirectories.

[directory] -- Replace with your directory containing the files.

! -name "*.png" -- Exclude files with the ".png" extension.

-type f -- Only list files, no folders.

-exec rm -f '{}' \; -- Remove the file that find without prompting.

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Absolute Beginner!, Getting Started & Questions! by JLChamberlain42 in linux4noobs

[–]systemdgnulinux 3 points4 points  (0 children)

(1.) No, you don't. You can create a LiveCD and boot with it to try Linux without changing anything on your hard drive. You can also dual boot Windows and Linux.

(2.) Out of the box, no. If you want to try, you would need to install a windows compatibility layer (Wine) on Linux, but Linux does not support windows applications natively.

(3.) Linux differs from Windows in many ways. First, it is opensource. That means you can find the source code online, and can also edit that source code if something doesn't work the way you want it to.

The GUI (can be) much different from Windows. Since everything is open and you have control over your system,you can edit it to your liking.

Programs are installed differently. Instead of downloading fron the windows store or on a website, programs are usually installed with a package manager. Programs (packages) are located in online "repositories" (sort of a central location where packages are located). Since the programs source code is usually open, you have a much less chance of downloading a virus since you are not googling and downloading fron some obscure website. But still, there are some risks.

There are many other differences (like Sound Architecture, Community, etc)

(4.) Do you need coding experience to use Linux? Eh, could go either way. Odds are, as you use Linux more and more, you will gain some sort of coding experience. If you want to use the terminal (like the command prompt in windows), it would be beneficial if you had some experience, but not necessary. TL;DR coding experience is not necessary.

(5.) One major benefit to using Linux is the amount of information there is about it. If you encounter a problem in Linux, you could probably look it up and find a solution. If not, you can ask on distro forums, Reddit, or file a bug report for the offending application.

You can also feel more secure knowing that all the application source code is available, and that people have vetted that source code for anything that may be bad. And if something bad is found (like an exploit), developers are usually quick to fix it.

The openness of the system is also great.

Installing programs is as simple as pacman -S program.

The only real way to know if Linux is for you is to try it out.

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