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Username: xleet
Joined: September 2022
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Last Active: June 2023
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> @somik said:
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> I had been trying to VLANs for a while with no avail. I bought those cheap DLink 8 port managed switches, but failed to set up a proper VLAN: https://www.dl…

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> [@somik said](/discussion/comment/142046/#Comment_142046): Btw, what did you use to track the secret Wifi access points? Any specific device?

Thank you for those interwoven commen…

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The short answer is no, or at least "not yet". I share some of @terrorgen's concerns. I want to learn much more about the security and privacy of the various products. Stuff is already invading our h…

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> @rcy026 said:
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> True, but you got the reason wrong. They are idiots because they are inconsiderate assholes that only think about themself, not because of ROI.
>…

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> @schism said:
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> But if people like me then I have to deal with people......................

Are you sure? How do you know that the other LowEndSpirit member…

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> @schism said:
> Tanks for the reply. I do understand cores and threads. Looks like my understanding of kvm and vps were wrong which is why I asked this question. My understanding was …

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Hi Bill - I am trusting that you are truly a beginner with VPSs and not a troll.

A dedicated server is a physical computer. If you need the full resources of that computer, rent a ded…

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> @TheDP said:
> Just `chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf`?

Sorry, but this is not the appropriate or correct solution to change the DNS settings on a Mac. One major issue is that…

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> @ralf said:
> What about Ip Man's friend Ip Freely?
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> (for those that don't get it, it's an old Simpson's joke)

That joke is much, much older than…

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> @xleet said:
> Solid colors, dark enough to make icons easy to see on the desktop, but not too dark.
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> Solid gray for the admin account, which is used for updat…

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Solid colors, dark enough to make icons easy to see on the desktop, but not too dark.

Solid gray for the admin account, which is used for updates, software installation, configuration…

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> @loay said:
> An evolving how-to guide for securing a Linux server.
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> https://github.com/imthenachoman/How-To-Secure-A-Linux-Server
Are you Anchal, the au…

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> @c1vhosting said:
> Corrected: Thank you, you are correct that it is more appropriate to write "kWh" as it represents "kiloWatt per hour" and not just "1.15 kiloWatt." However, if it i…

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I strongly recommend that you separate the VPS provider and the offsite backups to two independent entities. I would also verify the restore process before you go live. It is no fun to troubleshoot r…

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My first provider was YourDomainGoesHere (YDGH) which was run by @corey. That was over 12 years ago. Later I had another VPS from Corey through BitAccel. Sadly, BitAccel shut its doors in 2021.

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> @carlin0 said:
> Who does not die young becomes old ;)

There was one of the news reports on TV about someone celebrating a 100+ year old birthday, an old crusty guy wh…

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Old enough to remember the day they invented rocks and dirt.

In the early days, all of my computer programs were written on punchcards. To do that, you learned how to operate a keypun…

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> @AuroraZero said: maybe like the old green stamps book?

> @FrankZ said:
> Looks this up in google to find out what this means, finds it's related to a rewards progra…

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I pointed out above that there is a significant difference between a candidate for employment and a current employee. At companies where I worked, we routinely looked at online information when choos…

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> @xleet said:
> There are two interwoven topics in this thread:
> 1. The inclusion of a candidate's online activities as a part of the hiring process.
> 2. Policies…

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There are two interwoven topics in this thread:
1. The inclusion of a candidate's online activities as a part of the hiring process.
2. Policies and practices related to the online act…

Thanked by (3)chimichurri ralf AuroraZero
That got my attention, so I looked it up for curiosity's sake. From the FAQ at:
<https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en>

Q: What additional data elements were added to t…

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After filtering resumes, one of the things we did was look at candidates' online presence. Sometimes you see the worst in people and sometimes the best. It was a useful tool to evaluate candidates, b…

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Pigeons can be pests. We had a neighbor who raised homing pigeons (carrier pigeons) as a hobby. He lived three houses away from us. He would let his large flock of pigeons out to fly around, mostly c…

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Hmm. I thought that an "ssh machine" plays "ssh ... ssh ... ssh ... ssh ..." Sounds that help you sleep better.

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> @evnix said:
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> would highly recommend the books, 'The little Schemer' & 'The little typer', it feels like you are treated like a 5 year old as the book is in the form …

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> @FrankZ said:
> (Image of Guatemala's Lancandon jungle with Mayan (?) ruins.)
> Photo from when I was hiking in the Lacandon Jungle in Guatemala some years ago.
This m…

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