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Username: ralf
Joined: April 2022
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Last Active: June 2023
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> @Ympker said:
> Without taking any sides here, I feel like you guys misunderstood each other at some point (I just can't precisely put my finger on it; it just feels that way after rea…

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> @havoc said:
> Slightly confused as to why everyone is so hyped for this one

Some people are so new to this that they don't realise how uneventful `apt-get dist-upgrade`…

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> @Not_Oles said:
> > @cmeerw said:
> > > [@Not_Oles said](/discussion/comment/140376/#Comment_140376): Maybe asking potential new MetalVPS Neighbors to donate to LES …

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> @Nekki said:
> Probably because 'marinda' in ancient Mesopotamian is 'mangled vagina'.

Don't be scilly

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![](https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Poundland-Local-Kendray-colleagues-get-ready-to-open-2-1-1.jpg "")

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haproxy is pretty easy to set up, it's what I use.

Although your reasons for wanting to do this seem a bit odd. You'll actually be increasing latency to the servers unless you happen t…

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> @terrorgen said:
> Just curious, what is the use case for netbsd these days?

pfsense is based on NetBSD so a lot of people come across it through that.

zf…

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> @dwight said:
> On the other hand, our goal is to filter out those users who will abuse the service. I guess the famous 50 non-spammy comments + 3 months old account requirement is an …

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> @Not_Oles said:
> "MetalVPS stores, in plain text on @Not_Oles' Chromebook, a local working copy of some emails and other server Neighbor data, such as passwords and server logs. There…

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> @NotRealZeyad said:
> Now I will quit metalvps due to I don't want to expose my identity to random people internet.

I bet he **was** really Zeyad.

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> @somik said:
> > @Not_Oles said:
> > * sudo group membership available?
> Should be given after another delay after granting them kvm membership. Once the us…

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> @Not_Oles said:
> Hmm. The following might not seem right. Any user can run the `apache2` command?

Yes, any user can run any service on any port >=1024. To bind to a…

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FWIW you should probably remove that image as your redacting skills aren't that great!

But anyway, if you are genuinely homeless, please read the Citizen's Advice: https://www.citizens…

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At the risk of coming across as heartless, I'm going to reply to this. Sorry in advance if you think I should be more compassionate.

> @SheGivMeItAgain said:
> I'm actuall…

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> @terrorgen said:
> The VPS I got is supposed to have 1GB but I only got 674MB. Is that right?

Yes, the kernel takes up a chunk of the RAM. This happens with every VPS fr…

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> @Hostaris said:
> > @ralf said:
> > > @Hostaris said:
> > > All that's required on the billing is a name and email. We don't ask about what you had f…

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> @sh97 said:
> it would be great to take a look at the plans without a login!

I've lost track of the number of LE* provider offers I've closed when they require an immedi…

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> @SheGivMeItAgain said:
> Have you missed my previous question about an ETA/response about having access?

I missed the previous question where you said please.

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> @SheGivMeItAgain said:
> ssh-ed25519 xlL9W0ia4fhK+K1hR4Aw47kHPjTmAA53jryNf+a1Q/0 u0_a330@localhost

This isn't a valid ed25519 key

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> @Not_Oles said:
> The `su` command requires the root password. The `sudo` command requires the user's password. But you can run `su` with `sudo` as in `sudo su`. Then you already are r…

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> @dinopotato said:
> i am thinking about making a browser that's have virusproof based on MetalVPS

This sounds like an ambitious goal. Please tell us more!

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> @ccc said:
> Imagine go to china without google traslate

* Use outlook / live.com for e-mail.
* Use baidu maps for getting around. Google maps works in China, but…

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> @Exinjh said:
> > @Not_Oles said:
> > @Exinjh Would you kindly send me a PM about who you really are, where you really are, what you are running on the server, and what…

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> @Not_Oles said:
> > @ralf said:
> > > @Not_Oles said:
> > > I am not saying no. :) I am not excluding yes. :)
> >
> > He'…

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> @Not_Oles said:
> I am not saying no. :) I am not excluding yes. :)

He's maybe not not saying maybe, or maybe not.

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Also check if `nohup` solves your problem.

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I thought it was over-volting the CPU that was the problem. If so, Asus is to blame for shipping the motherboard with a BIOS that let people increase the voltage beyond the supported limit.

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> @Not_Oles said:
> I have a question about load averages on this i9-13900 server: **What load average means that additional processor intensive tasks will receive significantly lower pe…

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(putting this in off-topic as it's not really news)

Found this on HN: https://liliputing.com/pc-chip-names-are-a-confusing-mess/

Must admit there were several parts of c…

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> @Exinjh said:
> > @Exinjh said:
> > Guys, who reading this. Please, answer my question: Should Not_Oles restore my account? Again, sorry for abusing the VPS.
>…

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wget in recursive mode

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There was some discussions on HN about how Deno having sqlite built in and as the default KV store was a bad thing. Actually seems like a good feature to me, can't really see how it's any different t…

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Honestly, "PCI passthrough" seems like a ChatGPT response to me.

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