When did you join the cult of #Linux?
I started in 1994 ;)
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Definitely not lazy, but I am a lazy #Linux or #Unix user ( โโฟโ). Thanks

Definitely not lazy
The blog relating the daily life of web agency developers
Welcome to the wonderful world of #Linux !


RIP botsin.space (a #mastodon instance where bots were allowed)
RIP botsin.space
More Than 11,500 Artists Unite in Fight Against AI Companies' 'Unjust' Use of Creative Works': The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted
Please boost for all your artist friends and family. Let us end this copyright theft by OpenAI, Microsoft, Perplexity, and tech bros.
#ai
Statement on AI training
Statement on AI training
An open letter on AI training signed by creators around the world.
This is how I feel when I ssh using my mobile phone.
#ssh #linux #unix #android #ios
In bash, zsh, tcsh and other modern #Linux / #Unix shells, you can use the [TAB] key to autocomplete filenames.
01) If there are multiple possibilities, pressing [TAB] will display a list of matching files.
02) If there's only one option, pressing TAB will complete the filename for you.
Very handy to save time and typing. Try it out.
Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OS - Google is developing the framework to let you run Debian in a virtual machine on your Android device
#linux #opensource #debian

Android Authority
Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OS
Google is developing a Terminal app for Android that'll let you run Linux apps. It'll download and run Debian in a VM for you.
What is the best thing about #Linux?
Check your password strength at the #Linux CLI easily:
echo "password" | cracklib-check
echo -n "password" | cracklib-check
FYI see https://www.cyberciti.biz/security/linux-password-strength-checker/ this page for more info.


Linus Torvalds advises open-source developers to pursue meaningful projects, not hype
#linux
Linus Torvalds advises open-source developers to pursue meaningful projects, not hype | Network World
Flux
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Argo CD
For your Kubernetes CI/CD workflow? ๐ค
Now that Mozilla Firefox is adding AI directly to its browser, are there any browsers without AI or LLM? I don't want anything to do with the current LLM and AI, which I strongly believe stealing from artists, and all AI companies are freeloaders. It is a bit disappointing to see open-source software adopting something like this. 

Choose how you want to navigate the web with Firefox | The Mozilla Blog
As Mozilla envisions Firefoxโs future, we are focused on building a browser that empowers you to choose your own path and gives you the freedom t...
Talk is cheap, send patches.


By the time you're 35, you should have successfully done following at least once:
1. rm -rf / on your unix or linux box
2. Reboot production server by mistake
3. Drop CPU/hard disk and damage it permanently
4. Changing firewall rule instantly blocked you out
5. No backup was made/verified ever...
6. Delete source code before actually committing to source control
7. Run a SQL update/delete with wrong where clause
"I had this crazy idea that Iโm going to build a database engine that does not have a server, that talks directly to disk, and ignores the data types, and if you asked any of the experts of the day, they would say, โThatโs impossible. That will never work. Thatโs a stupid idea.โ Fortunately, I didnโt know any experts, so I did it anyway." โ D. Richard Hipp SQLite database creator.
I clicked allow all cookies. What happens next? Wrong answers only. ๐ฎ
i paid for all cpu cores and iโm going to use them ๐ง๐ปโ๐ป


Have you ever been blown away by a product's stunning user interface? Which one takes the crown for you? ๐ค
kids who would run dos defrag utility and sit and look at the little squares change colors are either {developers, sysadmin, devops} now or retired farmers

