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benjarrellon New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured Linux mainframe

You also need an IBM storage array

benjarrellon A Compass for the Politics of Collapse

This is the way the world ends

Not with a bang but a whimper.

benjarrellon YAML and Configuration Files

For me, the brackets, commas, and quotes are what make json readable (and writable).

I really struggle to write yaml. I end up writing it as json and converting it. I agree about ini though.

benjarrellon Dasung just released a 25 inch eInk monitor

I always heard everything old will be new again growing up, but as I age is interesting to see it actually happen.

benjarrellon Intel Security Issue Update: Addressing Reboot Issues

“We have received reports from a few customers of higher system reboots after applying firmware updates.”

What does higher mean here?

benjarrellon Intel has released new CPU microcode for download

In a cluster, all hosts must be updated for the flags to be exposed to the guests. That is why you must update vCenter first, which prevents the patched hosts from being rejected.

benjarrellon Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

IT companies are no better from my experience.

benjarrellon X: The First Fully Modular Software Disaster

What is that properties window from? That is not the properties window I am used to seeing.

benjarrellon Snap Committed to Spend $1B on Web Services with Amazon

I think redundancy would be the main reason. They also can use that to leverage for better pricing as well.

benjarrellon EPA Notifies Fiat Chrysler of Clean Air Act Violations

Diesels are required to have a particulate filter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_particulate_filter

Which is usually used with exhaust fluid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust_fluid

benjarrellon Ask HN: What simple tools or products are you most proud of making?

This is something I have been looking for, thank you!

benjarrellon Destroy Windows Spying tool

I think it is from apps like Solitaire and News having ads in them.

benjarrellon How to Compromise the Enterprise Endpoint

The thing that kills me is, AV software for Linux is just looking for Windiws viruses. Tripwire seems more appropriate for Linux.

I've had that debate and it was decided that we had to have something. FWIW we use TrendMicro deep security.

benjarrellon Show HN: BitKeeper – Enterprise-ready version control, now open-source

Does this come with any sort of web interface?

benjarrellon Push notifications when you have 8M followers [video]

I wonder how long your battery lasts with that going on.

benjarrellon Dropbox closing Carousel and Mailbox

I'm still using Sunrise to this day, is there an announcement about it being discontinued?

benjarrellon Rocket Fiber Launches 100GB/s Internet Service in Downtown Detroit

I used to resist the KiB/MiB/GiB nomenclature. But after seeing this problem everywhere, I've changed my mind.

benjarrellon The Curious Tale of MS03-007

Solaris came with everything turned on by default for a quite a while as well.

benjarrellon Congressman introduces bill to end warrantless Stingray surveillance

Yes they will, and they already have with this same congressman: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/secret-service-broke-pri...

benjarrellon Screenshots from developers and Unix people taken in 2002

It is a face, aka picon. It reminds me of the GameSpy logo. It appears to be the default face for unknown.

Info about faces in Plan 9: http://plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/Adding_your_face/index... doesn't seem to load but is cached is http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:CkBURro...

Database of faces/picons: http://www.cs.indiana.edu/pub/faces/picons/

benjarrellon VW slumps to first quarterly loss in at least 15 years

Honda as well: http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-06/documents...

benjarrellon Did Humans Evolve to See Things as They Really Are?

The phone icon is from AIGA: http://www.aiga.org/symbol-signs/

benjarrellon Paper is Dropbox's new vision for how teams can work together

Same most places I've been, makes it a total nonstarter.

benjarrellon Volkswagen Stock Plummets as CEO Apologizes for Emissions Cheat

Ford & Honda were find in 2008 for doing this: http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-06/documents...

benjarrellon Amazon Web Services in Plain English

Is there something like this for Heroku?

benjarrellon What the IBM Acquisition of StrongLoop Means for the Node.js Community

I completely agree and add that I always find support saying, "Oh, I only support 'X', you need to call for support on 'Y'."

It is a race to pass the buck.

benjarrellon SSH Keys on GitHub

There probably aren't many, howto and examples come to mind.

benjarrellon Kentucky man shoots down drone spying on 16-year-old daughter

I agree, but I think it is already too late for that.

benjarrellon BSDCan 2015 Videos Online

Specifically the one referenced here: https://twitter.com/phessler/status/609365551144673280

benjarrellon BSDCan 2015 Videos Online

Is Steven Bourne's talk here?