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Fame and fortune are often corrupting forces, ones that beget power and comfort. To stand with the afflicted requires sacrificing this privilege and fewChris Hedges (CounterPunch.org)
People often ask me, "how did you learn all of this stuff?"
And quite frankly, at one point in my life, I did, " ls /usr/bin"
and then read the man page for every single fucking thing in there.
and that attitude never stopped. Hell, that attitude existed for years before that moment. I read everything I can get my hands on.
But, I digress.
A few years later, I knew a thing or two about UNIX.
I read the fucking manual.
When I buy a new refrigerator, I read the fucking manual.
When I get a new stove, I read the fucking manual.
When my home's furnace stopped working on Dec 24 2012, I blew the technician on the phone's mind away because I had already read the fucking manual and knew what the flashing lights meant. I didn't have a fix from the manual, but based on my description, he lead me to a basic short term solution, got my house warm again, and saved me about $700 in emergency repairs.
Before I ever touched a computer, I was reading the fucking instructions.
I realize it is now high and mighty to place ourselves above end users who.... don't know how to RTFM.
But seriously.... don't sell yourself short.
RTFM will always pay out.
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@The Psychotic Network Ferret It's all about staying curious. For me, it's just wanting something, wondering if it's possible, and reading up on related things with the goal in mind of achieving that thing.
A week ago, I'd never even really looked at PHP or CSS. But I wanted to make a theme for my fedi software. Now, I've made two of them, just from looking at the code and asking, "what the hell does that even do?", and reading to find out, a million times.
And breaking things. A lot of breaking things. Not being afraid to make the stuff that already mostly works not work whatsoever in an effort to eventually make it work perfectly.
As Spain enters its third week of heatwave alerts, firefighters continue to battle blazes in the northwest and west of the country, with army units deployed to help contain the blazes.AFP (IOL)
Deputy Stefan Ortiz with the Volusia County (Florida) Sheriff's Office stopped an older man for an alleged faulty tag light. Within minutes he literally drug...YouTube
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A first for Nintendo's music app.Nintendo Music is mostly known for regular retro soundtrack updates, but this week it's completely different, with the Japanese firm announcing we're actually getting some music from a game that's not even out yet.
So hot and muggy this evening. I work outside for 15 minutes and cool off and enjoy another cup of water for 15 minutes, repeat. Maintaining the garden is hard work.
I repaired the air conditioner in my car this afternoon in the blazing heat. Finding the problem required hooking the computer to the car. The diagnostics showed no communications with the air compressor. That's right, the compressor has a CPU and a high voltage motor inverter inside.
The connector looked good, so I did the other wiring troubleshooting trick of pulling the wires if there's one broken. And yes, I found two broken communication wires. I soldered and heat shrink sealed them, reinstalled everything, vacuumed the system for an hour, then charged the specified refrigerant.
And the air was cold. All electric and quiet. The computer in the car was amazing, showing the evaporator had two temperature sensors, one for the refrigerant inside the evaporator and one on the fins. The expanding refrigerant temperature was computer set at freezing and the fin temperature was a few degrees above that to prevent ice accumulation. It showed the compressor running at 5000 rpm and over two kilowatts. There were dozens of other sensors displayed too. I was a total nerd and reading them all while adjusting the temperature.
The sun has set and the house battery is now charging the yard tool batteries. I plan on setting up a hammock on the porch and lay in front of the fan. The playful raccoons and opossums should be out to join me again tonight. They love finishing off what's left of the bird food I left on the ground. The nocturnal animals are amazing and friendly. Even the skunks. Fireflies and glow bugs are out too. Feels delightful to be alive off grid and away🌌
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Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
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I’ve enjoyed playing a game called Avalon recently. I won’t go too far into the rules, but it’s a hidden role game in the vein of Secret Hitler or Werewolf, where one team is “good”, trying to uncover who among them is “evil”, before the evil team wi…Nadia Asparouhova
"Yes, of course, we're open for election," Zelensky said.Sputnik Africa
I need to add more to this, right now it’s just an instant pot 🤣
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If pact between DRC and Rwanda is all about a resource grab for Washington, it will fail. Someone needs to do the hard work of diplomacy.Kristof Titeca (Responsible Statecraft)
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Last year, solo developer Chris Allen released his old-school dungeon crawler Shade Silver on PC. Now, Allen is temporarily giving Shade Silver away for free on Steam, if you take the time to grab it before the offer expires. To claim Shade Silver, the only thing players need to do is claim it on Steam before 10 AM PT on August 21. After that time, you'll ...
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You have until August 21 to grab side-scroller Shade Silver without it costing you anything.Blair Marnell (GameSpot)
Tory Lanez's Appeal: Judge Drills Down on Claims About Megan Thee Stallion's Bodyguard
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A judge weighing Tory Lanez's appeal questioned a key aspect of his bid to overturn his conviciton for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020.Nancy Dillon (Rolling Stone)
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20 years ago, it was a scandal that Google started to track which links you clicked on the search-results page:
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The welcome for illumos Cafe has been wonderful.
The Mastodon instance already has 14 members, and new requests are coming in by the hour. In the 12 hours since the launch, I can only say that it's a very positive result - more than my wildest expectations.
Thank you, friends! Let's continue on this adventure, together!
Never missing a chance to divide, Netanyahu turned his ire on the hostages' families. Protesters should target the government and Netanyahu directly, who have grown immune to the will of the publicYossi Verter (Haaretz)
I've become a grouchy old man.
I can no longer watch sportsball with the volume on and listen to these babblers. TV gets muted and the stereo headphones go on.
Kohberger's sexist, creepy behavior alarmed university faculty and students before Idaho murders
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one of the characters is an “ESPer” and her powers are incredibly inconsistent
at first, she could, by touching the same surface that an alienizer (yes that’s their name), read their mind
then she could locate these alienizers by touching stuff they had touched or being on places they’d been
NOW she has a flashback where she was reading the mind of people lol
Dems Say Mail-In Ballot Ban Will Place Undue Hardship On Dead Voters
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Donald Trump continues to hint at taking action to require in-person voting in U.S. elections, Democratic leaders warned that a mail-in ballot ban would place undue hardship on dead voters.The Babylon Bee
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Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Steelbook Edition (Blu-ray) $40 | Releases November 4 Preorder at Amazon Preorder at Crunchyroll Dragon Ball Super: Broly is getting a new collectible Blu-ray on November 4. Priced at $40, Dragon Ball Super: Broly is available to preorder now at Amazon and Crunchyroll. The 2018 anime film was the first Dragon Ball ...
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The action-packed film that made Broly and Gogeta canon is getting a new Steelbook Edition on November 4.Steven Petite (GameSpot)
"We are very excited by the first draft of STAR TREK IX. Easily the funniest and sexiest Star Trek story to date, the wonderful reinvention's of the central characters also make this the most human."
Studio notes are the most uncanny documents. The people writing these are not human or are really bad at pretending to be one.
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man this opening is so good, I’m on the 8th episode and i have not skipped it
I've lived in my #RV now for two full years and it took me until today to discover I had an electrical outlet and USB jacks on the other side of my bed. I'm still trying to figure out how I didn't notice this until now.
#Winter is going to be so much more organized now considering I can plug one of the electric blanket controllers on that side of the bed and have the other on the other side of the bed.
that was easy to see - push flu/convid vaxxes on elders, cull as many as they can in hospitals...
The West Australian’s great coral whitewash
www.crikey.com.au/2025/08/19/west-australian-great-coral-whitewash-kerry-stokes-woodside
The kids heading along to Woodside’s Open Day at the Fremantle Maritime Museum might have seen pretty much the only healthy coral left in WA. The post The West Australian’s great coral whitewash appeared first on Crikey.
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hmm I just tried to connect to it through a VPN and got the same problem that you’re having. I’m so confused but I’m going to try rebooting the VPS
it looks like I can connect through my VPS now, as well as with my normal IP. can you tell me if you can connect now?
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