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New comment by colordrops in "State of Homelab 2026"

colordrops — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:12:02 +0000

> I originally intended to try out the NixOS for the sake of reproducible builds and being able to store the configuration in a single place but got too lazy about it.

Ironically once I got over the hump of learning NixOS, I can't imagine using anything else for declarative configuration. Too lazy to use a traditional system which requires custom wiring.

New comment by colordrops in "Apple has removed most of the towns and villages in Lebanon from Apple maps?"

colordrops — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:48:15 +0000

Some one said it directly in response to you and their comment is dead, so it's not just a "complex".

New comment by colordrops in "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? My quest to unmask Bitcoin's creator"

colordrops — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:29:48 +0000

You could game theory this out forever. Maybe he put his name in there because people like you would only use first order logic and conclude that it wasn't him because it would be crazy to "hide in plain site".

I always had Adam Back as my main candidate because HashCash somehow had the same energy and thought to it. But I have no concrete reason to believe it was him.

New comment by colordrops in "System Card: Claude Mythos Preview [pdf]"

colordrops — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:55:32 +0000

A core plot point of 2001.

New comment by colordrops in "Claude Code is locking people out for hours"

colordrops — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:32:47 +0000

Why would you think that the person you are replying to didn't design in scalability? What exactly are emergent features when vibe coding? If scalability is an explicit requirement it can be done.

New comment by colordrops in "Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell than cytokine responses"

colordrops — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:44:11 +0000

I believe that heavy exercise can also increase heat shock proteins, but don't quote me. This info is all readily accessible online.

New comment by colordrops in "Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell than cytokine responses"

colordrops — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:59:31 +0000

It does indeed increase internal temperature. Perhaps an artificial fever is part of it but I believe the science currently around heat shock proteins.

New comment by colordrops in "'Backrooms' and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic"

colordrops — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:31:34 +0000

Naw, I'm older and the reason I'm into this sort of thing is that I have nostalgia about being in these sorts of spaces as a young child.

New comment by colordrops in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

colordrops — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:54:19 +0000

They don't even mention the country Iran or the war by name, because it's a DNC op and the DNC also supports war in Iran. They don't mention Israel or Gaza, because the main organizers and funders are Zionist. They have no concrete demands. It's a distraction, a release valve, controlled opposition.

New comment by colordrops in "Bird brains (2023)"

colordrops — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:08:21 +0000

We adopted three kittens that were found locked into a suitcase and thrown into the trash. Our house is in hills with coyotes so these cats would not survive for any length of time outside. They'd probably also be sent to the pound if we didn't adopt them. I feel bad for confining them in our house but I don't know if there would have been a better outcome for them.

Totally agree on more rare/exotic animals though - they shouldn't be subject to unnatural conditions like this.

New comment by colordrops in "No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations"

colordrops — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:52:32 +0000

So you run two sets spinning in opposite directions.

New comment by colordrops in "Jury says Meta knowingly harmed children for profit, awarding landmark verdict"

colordrops — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:06:30 +0000

It's price in

New comment by colordrops in "Regular army and reserve components enlistment program: Summary of change"

colordrops — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:31:28 +0000

Are you suggesting that it's a valid tactic to using peace talks to get your opponent to let their guard is down so you can attack them?

New comment by colordrops in "The Resolv hack: How one compromised key printed $23M"

colordrops — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:22:08 +0000

Exactly. Stablecoins make zero sense.

New comment by colordrops in "Why I love NixOS"

colordrops — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:57:48 +0000

Flakes are de facto standard at this point. Expressions are easy once you get used to them - in fact the Nix language grows on many of us, including myself, once you internalize it.

Using AI to generate Nix config is a superpower. Because the entire system is declared in a single set of config, you can basically spell cast any system you want. I one-shotted a Linux distro with custom branding for boot, installation screen, and login screen, and VPN and dev tools installed and configured by default, at a fortune 500 tech company.

New comment by colordrops in "Our commitment to Windows quality"

colordrops — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:53:32 +0000

It's so simple. It's because windows DID have a much better desktop experience in the past, for decades, and they built a trillion dollar company around it. It's no longer the clear winner though, and they are simply surfing the momentum of having an existing user base that doesn't want to relearn apps and UIs, apps and games that only work on windows due to the size of the user base, and general marketing and sales and existing corporate contracts.

None of this has anything to do with the quality of the desktop of Linux or windows. If Linux had 75% market share I promise you all those things above would quickly become true for Linux as well.

New comment by colordrops in "Our commitment to Windows quality"

colordrops — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:48:25 +0000

That's a fair argument as to why someone should use windows. What does that have to do with quality though? You are confusing two things. Whether you should use it or recommend it is not the same as whether it's good quality.

New comment by colordrops in "Our commitment to Windows quality"

colordrops — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:37:20 +0000

As long as you think of "quality" as "something that is not quality". bad logic. There are many systems that are only usable because they are popular but everyone hates them and thinks they are garbage. Market capture doesn't equal quality, sorry, that's a horrible take.

New comment by colordrops in "Our commitment to Windows quality"

colordrops — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0000

KDE is an experience that is not that different in quality from Windows. And if 75% of users used KDE as their desktop instead of Windows, I promise you that the rough edges would be worked out. It has nothing to do with Windows having better UX or quality.

New comment by colordrops in "Our commitment to Windows quality"

colordrops — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:53:55 +0000

What a horrible take, nothing but a tautology. It only runs the apps most people want to use because it's installed on so many computers, so developers target it. Linux can run anything Windows can. It's the same hardware, and if it was a much more popular desktop you bet your life that banks and streaming companies and AAA game developers would target linux as a supported platform. Has nothing to do with the quality of Windows, only the install base, which was the original point.