js10

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[–] js10@reddthat.com 19 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I have seen this on a site before and I never understood why. Whats the point of limiting the length of the password? Its not to save storage space since the plain text isnt stored and the hash should be a uniform length. So whats the advantage?

[–] js10@reddthat.com 39 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Perl scripters call ourselves "Superior"

[–] js10@reddthat.com 4 points 7 months ago

So you're just going to call me out like that, huh?

[–] js10@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago

Thanks for the list, that is very helpful. The main feature I'm looking for is heart rate monitoring. Both during a workout and also being able to see a graph of my heart rate after so I can track it over time. A sleep tracker would be nice too but a lot of wearables are not comfortable to wear during sleep for me so I probably wouldn't use it anyways.

 

I'm looking for advice on a privacy friendly fitness tracker. One that doesn't require storing my personal data on a third party site, where I can sync the data locally using an open source program. I do have a PineTime but it doesn't really track metrics and I question the accuracy of the heat rate monitor. FitBit is owned by google, and I don't want an Apple Watch. Any recommendations?

 

I've been a software engineer for 10 years now but want to work with Linux more in a professional setting (not to mention the number of layoffs in the the dev industry has me thinking a backup plan might be a good idea). I have been using Linux exclusively on my personal machine for about 15 years now so I'm not too worried about passing the LFCS but I'm wondering of its worth it. What kind of job opportunities would it open for me? Should I focus more on dev ops? Security? Straight SysAdmin?

[–] js10@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had a very similar thing happen to me. The oddity was that I had just signed an offer letter with another company the week before and I gave my two weeks notice to my boss, but that message hadn't traveled up the pipe yet. So my one-on-one with a director was basically

Director: "Half you team was let go, but your job is safe!" Me: "Cool. You know I'm leaving next week, right?" Director: awkward blank stares

I really wish I had been laid off. Saved someone else their job and I would have gladly taken that severance pay on the way out the door.

[–] js10@reddthat.com 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, you should ask yourself, with every decision you make "is this good for the company?"

[–] js10@reddthat.com 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was just a "team restructuring" but I was scanning the invite list to see if there was a name missing.

 

It was to talk about "team restructuring"

[–] js10@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the detailed answer and pointing me towards the Mr. Chromebox tooling. I picked up the used Acer CB3 for $30 and was able to install the custom UEFI firmware and then install Gallium OS without too much hassle. Like you said, not a fancy machine, but hard to beat that price.

 

I'm looking at picking up a used chromebook for my kid to use after installing a Linux OS on it. So I have two questions that are very related:

Which would be a better one to get: Lenovo S330 or Acer CB3-431. Is one going to be easier to get the OS to run on?

The other question is which distro is going to work the easiest? I have been running Linux exclusively for over a decade on my person computer (Fedora currently) and my phone (PinePhonePro with Debian (well, Mobian anyways)) so I'm very comfortable with Linux in general, but haven't played with this kind of hardware before so I'm not sure what the limitations will be.

[–] js10@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Does Android really even use the Linux Kernel anymore? I thought they forked it about 15 years ago and at this point it has diverged so much its not even really the Linux kernel anymore.

[–] js10@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

I've had a great experience with Mobian. It's been a while since I distro-hopped for mobile OS's but Mobian seems to be the most stable for me.

[–] js10@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Not having apps like Uber/Lyft is a problem for a lot of people. I've ran into issues like going to events (concerts/sporting events) where they expect you to download their app to even get in the door, which is more of a societal problem then a technical one for me. I know some apps can be emulated on Linux phones but I havent played with it much so I'm not sure how well they work.

I've used gnome maps with very degrees of success. Its obviously not on the level of google maps, but getting better.

[–] js10@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

I fell in love with Gnome 3 when it first came out and havent looked back. I dont miss a taskbar because I just use the keyboard shortcuts to move between workspaces and alt+tab to switch programs. Gnome seems to be more efficient the less you use the mouse which is my preferred M.O. anyways.

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