[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 14 points 2 days ago

It used to be BRIC (Brazil, India, China, Russia) or BRICS (same + South Africa). In the article, it has been extended again to other nations, therefore "so-called" because its membership is not the same anymore. Also, the membership seems very informal, it's just a bunch of countries maintaining ties and having discussions, not a real group of countries, with its own set of rules and institutions.

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 3 points 2 days ago

Once you understand Slackware, you realize it is really simple and stable. It comes with an excellent selection of software in the base install, and does not contain any "surprises". I have had uptime in the 200-300+ days range on my home server, updates and security patches are quick and painless, etc.

In other words, it is a Linux optimized for usability and Unix compatibility, not necessarily user friendliness. It assumes you know what you are doing and gets out of your way.

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 9 points 2 days ago

Still using Slackware to this day.

So... Yeah.

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 30 points 2 months ago

Pornitor! For all your... ... ... ... "Viewing" needs.

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I have done quite a few martial arts. Anyone who tells you you can learn X and fight against someone who is armed (knife or gun) is simply spouting B.S.

If someone pulls out a gun on you, give that person what he wants and pray you are not going to end up shot anyway.

If someone pulls out a knife on you, again, don't try to be a hero: give that person what he wants. Don't play hero, especially if the guy holding the knife seems to know what he is doing.

Martial arts are just a way to train your body and your mind, both trainings are valuable in and out of themselves. They will keep you calm in a tense situation, they may even save your life since no one wants to mess with a dude that keeps his cool. Ultimately, a street fight can be avoided just by looking calm and composed.

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 18 points 2 months ago

I have used all 3 major BSDs (Free, Open and Net). FreeBSD is ideal for servers due to its performance. OpenBSD is perfect for security appliances and NetBSD is perfect if you have exotic legacy hardware.

This being said, I have also used OpenBSD for about two years as my daily driver on an old second hand laptop, and I really liked it. With a minimum of configuration, installing software was as easy as Debian (just your pkg_add), and configuration is just super easy since the OpenBSD documentation.

It has improved a lot done then: installing security updates (sysupdate) and upgrading (sysupgrade) from one version to the next is amazingly simple. If your hardware is supported, OpenBSD is just a pleasure to use. Its only default is the lack of "advanced" file systems and volume managers.

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 324 points 3 months ago

There is a guy named Arthur David Olson who maintains a small database of all the time zones in the world, including things like leap seconds and such. It's used by everybody and it is updated several times a year. See here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 6 points 8 months ago

I have Osmand+ and it works fine. One very easy way to improve the performance is to download the maps you need ahead of time.

Start by downloading your metro area and I can guarantee that positioning and navigation will be instantaneous. Unless your phone is to blame. FYI I am using a Google Nexus 7a. Very happy with Osmand+.

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 9 points 1 year ago

Quick answer: no.

Longer answer: if a USB key is inserted but not mounted (as you mentioned) the system does not interact with it in any way, except to log that something has been inserted, so there is no way Linux will be infected.

Longer longer answer: if you insert a USB key, then mount it (for instance read only) the system will no interact or execute anything on the key unless you specifically start a program that is on the key. So it will not be infected either.

Since most viruses and malware are for Windows, you can therefore mount a USB key and start an antivirus program to clean your malware without risking the integrity of your system.

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 17 points 1 year ago

Et n'oubliez pas braves gens : pendant que vous montrez votre carte d'identité numérique sur votre téléphone au gentil membre des forces de l'ordre, vous ne pouvez pas utiliser la caméra pour filmer des violences policières !

Par contre, comme le téléphone est déverrouillé, le policier peut lui commencer à fouiner dans vos fichiers et dans votre vie privée...

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 9 points 1 year ago

SDF does not seem to agree NDAs with Meta is a good thing. "They" have said as much in a recent post:

https://mastodon.sdf.org/@SDF/110577817617914174

[-] ParadeDuGrotesque 10 points 1 year ago

Probably because meat was only a small fraction of their diet.

Most cavemen were foragers, they would also fish, and look for a lot of things that were edible. Wild fruits and berries, roots, primitive plants ancestors of the ones that are now cultivated, etc.

Meat meant hunting, and hunting was dangerous, long and difficult. After a while, they would move on once game got rarer.

So, no, meat was not their only source of food.

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