[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 12 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the heads up. I just cancelled my subscription. I had premium but $23 per month is ridiculous.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tell us you're not a sysadmin without telling us you're not a sysadmin.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 24 points 1 year ago

If you happen to read this, Mr. Stallman, I wish you you a swift and full recovery. We need more in this world like you. Thank you for all that you have done for the world and your tireless advocacy of Free Software!

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submitted 1 year ago by dan@lemmy.fdr8.us to c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

...but surely this is something most of us hate to see. I walk on this street near where I work a couple times per day. Granted, the sidewalk isn't much to speak of, but cars park like this all the time. Sometimes people park utility trailers or campers covering the entire sidewalk. If I see someone doing it I will let them know they should leave at least enough room so someone in a wheelchair wouldn't have to go out in the road, and this has been fairly effective, but for most this seems to be acceptable behavior around here.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 14 points 1 year ago

For sure, it's the same story with this misunderstood victim of circumstance too, no doubt.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 14 points 1 year ago

If you're in the US and care about domain privacy, don't get a .us domain. .us domains are specifically forbidden from using domain privacy.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 12 points 1 year ago

Sweet reductio ad absurdum, bro. Chef's kiss.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 10 points 1 year ago

A little off topic from your DRM/open source query, but since so many people are praising brother, in my opinion they are ruining their printers due to the jacked up toner cost. It's not even just brother. Basically all the greedy printer manufacturers have all but ruined affordable laser printing. Years ago you could buy a brother printer for a reasonable cost that used toner that cost about a penny per page to print. They shrank the toner cartridges but didn't reduce the cost so it's not uncommon to speed a few cents a page on toner these days. Compare that with the current ink tank options and you'll find the cost is way lower at around $.002 per page. The biggest trade off in my opinion is that you have to print to them regularly or they clog up and they are slower, but they are definitely a better value.

TL DR: greedy printer manufacturers ruined laser printers. Buy an ink tank printer instead until they ruin inkjets again.

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submitted 1 year ago by dan@lemmy.fdr8.us to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world

I plan to move an external DNS server to a hosted VPS in the near future. I would appreciate advice on VPS specs for this purpose, or an other helpful feedback from others who have done this before. I've used a lot of low end boxes to host web services, and would like to do that with this project as well but don't want to under spec it. It will be used regularly by around 300 users.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 12 points 1 year ago

Check out Professor Messer on YouTube. Super professional and comprehensive exam prep videos are available on his channel for free. I relied on his videos, a flash card app, and Mike Myers CompTIA A+ study guide when I was broke and trying to get A+ certified and into the IT field. It worked out for me. I owe Professor Messer a debt of gratitude.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 19 points 1 year ago

I don't usually downvote on Lemmy, but this is a real test of willpower.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 13 points 1 year ago

I stuck with Windows for the longest time because of gaming, but for my needs that's no longer necessary. If it's been a while since you tried Steam on Linux you might want to give it another try.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 17 points 1 year ago

Kevin Mitnick was truly legendary. I particularly respect the fact that he reportedly never stole a dime from anyone, and that he ultimately used his skills for good. His services helped protect many people including government entities from hacking attacks. The world lost a great man too soon.

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 34 points 1 year ago

Do they pay every time someone checks out a book?

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