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tdoggette | 2 years ago | on: GoboLinux

> Through a mapping of traditional paths into their GoboLinux counterparts, we transparently retain compatibility with the Unix legacy. [...] There is no rocket science to this: /bin is a link to /System/Index/bin. And as a matter of fact, so is /usr/bin. And /usr/sbin... all "binaries" directories map to the same place. Amusingly, this makes us even more compatible than some more standard-looking distributions. In GoboLinux, all standard paths work for all files, while other distros may struggle with incompatibilites such as scripts breaking when they refer to /usr/bin/foo when the file is actually in /usr/local/bin/foo.

tdoggette | 2 years ago | on: Google Reneged on the Monopolistic Bargain

> A company that can't figure out the difference between a scam like Better Homes and Gardens and a rigorous review site like Housefresh should be pouring every spare dime it brings in into fixing this problem. Not buying default search status on every platform so that we never try another search engine: they should be fixing their shit.

tdoggette | 3 years ago | on: Laws of Showrunning (2016) [pdf]

It's not until the Third Law that the author names a show of his: The Middleman (2008) on ABC Family, a one-and-done cult classic comedy show. That show's quality lends strong credence to the expertise backing up his second and third laws. That show really knew what it was, and every decision top to bottom worked to convey the show's very particular tone and style.

It must have been a real trick to communicate that effectively-- The Middleman was like "X-Files meets Doctor Who, but less serious than either, and with a sense of ironic detachment, but not so much detachment that we can't tell stories about emotions, and also everyone talks like they're in a comedy sketch making fun of the dialogue in Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

tdoggette | 6 years ago | on: Apple Watch Series 5

I like the compass! It's nerdy, but I like to carry one when navigating an unknown city, and I find it very helpful.

tdoggette | 8 years ago | on: Obscurity Is a Valid Security Layer

> If there were a crowd of script kiddies rapping on the armour of every tank they could see, then yes, making your tank less visible would endanger it.

I don't follow. If your tank is less visible, it gets seen (and thus interacted with) less on average, regardless of how many people are looking for tanks.

tdoggette | 10 years ago | on: Bootcards

Yes, yes! Everyone steal the best parts of WebOS and make 'em universal!

tdoggette | 11 years ago | on: William Gibson: How I wrote Neuromancer

Just so that this doesn't stand entirely unchallenged: Gibson's newer stuff is excellent and continues to be prescient and quite a lot of fun. The Blue Ant trilogy ("trilogy", like the Sprawl books) is a very sharp look at the decade past, especially the middle book, Spook Country.
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