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One reason that ZFS can’t turn a directory into a filesystem by ingve

One reason that ZFS can’t turn a directory into a filesystem October 29, 2023 One of the wishes that I and other people frequently have for ZFS is the ability to take an existing directory (and everything underneath it) in a ZFS filesystem and turn it into a sub-filesystem of its own. One reason for

ByHackTechOctober 30, 20230Comments

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A Hidden Reason Cities Fall Apart by eatonphil

Guest EssayDowntown St. Louis in 1903.Credit…George Stark/Library of Congress, via Getty ImagesBy Thomas B. EdsallMr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality.Once-vibrant cities like St. Louis, Baltimore and Cleveland have suffered from poverty, crime, depopulation, social dysfunction and homelessness for decades — setbacks compounded by the decline of manufacturing

ByHackTechSeptember 18, 20230Comments

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How do you reason about a probabilistic distributed system? (2020) by abiro

In which I am stunted upon by coin flips Wasn’t too long ago that I felt pretty good about my knowledge of distributed systems. All someone really needed in order to understand them, I thought, was a thorough understanding of the paxos protocol and a willingness to reshape your brain in the image of TLA⁺.

ByHackTechMarch 4, 20230Comments

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Reason and Emotion (Disney World War II Propaganda Film) by tuan

Your browser is no longer supported. Update it to get the best YouTube experience and our latest features. Learn moreRemind me l

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Ask HN: Reason for Twitter Threads from “Influencers” Explaining Basic Things? by alpacabag

It’s spam. Person after person posting things to the effect of “check out these top 10 Python libraries you cannot miss thread_emoji point_down_emoji” and those threads are always terrible or basic. Then a thousand people below reply saying “mem it” with no further engagement.Why do people do this? To get followers? It is basic spam…

ByHackTechNovember 29, 20220Comments

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