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New comment by barking in "Who the Hell Is This Joyce (1928)"

barking — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:42:58 +0000

I haven't read The Dead but I greatly enjoyed John Houston's film adaptation of it. I also never read Ulysses but the BBC produced a very listenable book at bedtime of it that I can remember listening to in the Summer of 1991 as the coup was underway in Russia (I wasn't there btw)

New comment by barking in "Weizsäcker's speech on 40th anniversary of WW2's end (1985)"

barking — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:46:17 +0000

You need to ask what would you have done before condemning the German people. It's easier to believe the "safe" truth even if you have doubts about it than set yourself up for a knock on the door and a trip to a concentration camp as happened to very many Germans, both before and during the war. Most of us are cowards and wouldn't intervene if someone was being mugged on a public street. How much more courage does it take to stand up to a totalitarian regime.

New comment by barking in "Weizsäcker's speech on 40th anniversary of WW2's end (1985)"

barking — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:41:18 +0000

You can still get duffers in such jobs as often a candidate is put forward who's agreeable all parties and as such can be the lowest common denominator who won't rock the boat.

New comment by barking in "Remembering Windows 2000"

barking — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:51:34 +0000

I didn't know about that. As I have it set up though, I can hit the windows key and type 'fea' (from Programs and Features) and then enter.

New comment by barking in "Recently minted database technologies that I find intriguing"

barking — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:08:02 +0000

I really wish one of the existing db technologies, Firebird, got a shot in the arm. It has both embedded and server modes which makes it unique as far as I know. Also the database is a single file which with firebirds "careful write" methodology remains consistent at all times so while you can make a backup at any time because it has MVCC, even a file copy of the database file with open transactions should not be corrupted. The installer size comes in under 10 MB. It's being actively improved, is open source with a very liberal licence but sadly it only gets a tiny fraction of the attention that SQLite, postgres etc receive

New comment by barking in "Remembering Windows 2000"

barking — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:18:23 +0000

One of the first things I do is to pin the control panel and a couple of its icons to start so I can avoid the settings way of getting there.

New comment by barking in "Show HN: Is this headline fake or not?"

barking — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:02:57 +0000

Very good. I thought I'd have no trouble but did. On windows , where there's loads of room, if you had fake and true to either side of the cards that would be helpful

New comment by barking in "SQLite as an Application File Format (2014)"

barking — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 18:15:35 +0000

Are we talking about good old fashioned CRUD applications here or is this something different?

New comment by barking in "Gimp 2.10.20"

barking — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 19:37:58 +0000

Since FSF only has 4800 paying supporters worldwide, does it matter to that many people, globally, as a point of principle.

New comment by barking in "Gimp 2.10.20"

barking — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 19:20:12 +0000

That is one absolutely beautiful website.

New comment by barking in "Woodworking for Engineers"

barking — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:20:22 +0000

Good channel I found it through my interest in making cider. He made an apple scratter which works fairly well ( https://youtu.be/htT-gZ7ck64?t=147 ) but having done more research I think Claude Jolicoeur's (renowned cider maker) is better ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuEqqSgoGcQ ). You can see how superior the latter is in the videos which because of its "wedge angle" has no need for a hand plunger to force the apples between rotor and the stator

New comment by barking in "Teaching my MIT classes with only free/libre software"

barking — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:14:10 +0000

Develop domain knowledge of the motor car. Ever more outlandish scenarios to enable you to make money from software in an open source way. Well I want to develop software for devices people already have, their PCs. Nobody but some software developers and those who don't want to pay anything cares if the software is open source or not. Proprietary software has worked well for business for decades. It's more likely to be maintained and extended because it's paid for. In my market there's cut throat competition between various proprietary software companies. All have developed software to migrate each others' data. Don't like software A then go with software B or C or D.

New comment by barking in "Teaching my MIT classes with only free/libre software"

barking — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 07:34:32 +0000

All software isn't line of business bespoke jobs for mega corp. Family business sometimes need software specific to their vertical market but can't afford to employ someone for a year to do it.

New comment by barking in "Teaching my MIT classes with only free/libre software"

barking — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:23:37 +0000

I've never done any software consulting/contracting but I can see the sense in what you say.

New comment by barking in "Teaching my MIT classes with only free/libre software"

barking — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:17:54 +0000

Great software developers deserve to make their fortune too and should be free to do so in a manner that suits both them and their (consenting adult) clients without name-calling from developers with different philosophy/orientation.

New comment by barking in "Teaching my MIT classes with only free/libre software"

barking — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 19:59:03 +0000

I don't think it's really an option for your average software developer to create a car marque as a way of monetizing their software development.

New comment by barking in "Radio Garden – Explore live radio by rotating the globe"

barking — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:16:50 +0000

I used to be user of TuneIn radio for a year or two but grew to dislike it with its newer heavier updates that you could not avoid and the pressure to go professional or whatever it's called. Now I just have bookmarks to the BBC Sounds webpage and also to the couple of other stations I listen to sometimes. It cuts out the middle man and the risk of initially great sites like this going the way of TuneIn radio and ruining the user experience.

New comment by barking in "Teaching my MIT classes with only free/libre software"

barking — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:50:23 +0000

Earlier you said copyright is unethical and also why should you be paid extra for work you did in the past.

Architects have copyright to their work. They do sell the same plans over and over. No one can just copy their work without paying royalties or at least getting permission.

New comment by barking in "Teaching my MIT classes with only free/libre software"

barking — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:13:37 +0000

Manufacturers commonly include software in their products but no one buys a Mercedes for its software.

New comment by barking in "Teaching my MIT classes with only free/libre software"

barking — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:54:59 +0000

How could a programmer of great ability ever become wealthy living by your ethics?