=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── if you're got a large directory full of text files that you want to combine into one single .txt or .pdf, let me know, I can hook you up with a mega file so it's easier to search through or manage when archiving data or whatever the heck else you wanna do with it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4892 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── what if we made a giant dictionary of every single possible pixel arrangement storable in 8 bytes and it took up like, half a gigabyte, and then we indexed into it whenever we wanted to print an arbitrary visual element to our terminals? something something not-curses https://notcurses.com/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2295 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: your favorite text editor │ └───────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1218 can echo into a file if nothing else, though that's quite a big hassle =P ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/1170 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── look, it's easy enough to solve bitrot. Just store three copies of the file and synchronize them everytime you open them. Like, an in-software raid array, except with less expense because a .png is what, 2mb? great, now they're 6mb. Nobody will notice except people who really should be buying more hard drives. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #4 fediverse/6141 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── fediverse software that downloads every post you've ever seen to your hard drive in an easy-to-read text file so you can go back and look at it later ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #5 messages/892 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── Why do we only have one file extension? Why not put them one after another for increased categorization? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3651 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-907 do you ever think up ideas and then dismiss them because they're too massive in scale? Not mechanical complexity, but like... you'd need 128gb of ram to run them or something like that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/6006 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I love symlinks! they make my hard drive so much more organized. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/3407 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1218 there's only a password so that if the zip archive is displaced from it's context it's harder to read. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/5574 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── don't forget to download your mastodon archive! why not, right? just throw it in a folder with the 19 others. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/60 --- ══════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────── Can someone explain to me why we need instances on the fediverse? Why don't we just keep all our personal files local on our computer and communicate over the federated protocol? What's the point of having all these mini-servers that are controlled by the community? I mean, torrenting has been around forever, why don't we just use that to communicate? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2202 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Reply │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1206 Right. How can you trust that any drive produced in the last 10 years (aka any drive with a reasonable amount of storage space for sharing things like LaserDisk rips of Bubblegum Crisis or detailed instructions on how to build a nuclear power generator)how can you trust that any drive with that kind of capacity wasn't built with the goals of it's manufacturers included into it's design requirements? Goals that typically include invading your privacy and removing your opsec capabilities. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4900 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── if you wanna trick systems administrators just put a bunch of sleeps in your code so your computer programs don't use up all the mainframe's resources all at once [statements dreamed up by the practically deranged] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #13 bluesky#12 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── alas, if only the command for deleting the contents of a directory and the command to delete THE ENTIRE COMPUTER FROM EXISTENCE are off by a single . ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2622 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── what kind of linux user are you if you don't even like reading terminal output? it's USEFUL and INTERESTING information! WHY ELSE WOULD THE PROGRAMMER OUTPUT IT??? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4720 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── @user-882 it's a security hole though yeah... there ya go... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2257 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if you don't know how long you're going to be gone, how do you know what to bring? like, is it a "grab the hard drives" kind of trip, or is it more like "we'll return in the spring"? who can say, depends on who's driving. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/6026 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── "huh weird why does my ls -ltr output display 4096 for every single directory's size" "maybe there's a man-file option for it" https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1019116/using-ls-to-list-directories-and-th eir-total-sizes what if every file had a record of every file that had a record of it. then, we could see the total size no matter what level of the directory structure. plus, it'd make deleting a lot easier, all you'd have to do is propagate a process. that way it can get super messed up and complicated if ever shut down. boom, robot mortality, they cherish it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1870 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── why would I want other people using my computer? They don't know how to use my computer! They might break something or mess something up or automatically read/edit my files that are stored in standard locations through the usage of a script which automagically scans and ransomwares machines on the internet who store their files in specific standardized locations! no thank you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1482 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-192 I feel like SSH keys to log into every website should be a standard or something similar ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 messages/181 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── I know you don't want to hear this, but there is a chance that there will come a time where your life depends on your ability to debug a computer without the internet. To set up an SSH server. To install Linux. To program in C. To do something else that I'm not prepared for... If StackOverflow didn't exist because network connectivity has been lost, could you remember syntax? Maybe it's a good idea to set up a local LLM that can answer basic questions about technology. Maybe it's a good idea to set up on your parents computer, just in case you have to hide out there for a couple months. Maybe it's a good idea to download wikipedia, just in case. If I need to use a mac, I'm screwed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ |