Linux distro from GNU
Looks like an interesting Linux. Check the article at https://boilingsteam.com/i-love-arch-but-gnu-guix-is-my-new-distro/ and the distro’s website at https://guix.gnu.org/ for more
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Learn a little more than the basics of regular expressions
A relatively short (55 steps when I did it) learn-by-doing tutorial on simple and not so simple regex pattern development. https://regexlearn.com/ is the site. I learned a few things!
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Maybe you don’t need that domain after all…
Firefox Relay (https://relay.firefox.com/ has just exited beta and now has a premium tier ($1/month) that gives you more than the 5 email aliases the free plan provides.
I’ve been a big proponent of paying for an email service like FastMail.com and buying your own domain so you have an unlimited number of email addresses available to you. But it requires some geek work to bring it all together. Services like SimpleLogin.com provide similar capabilities by generating unique email addresses for you and forwarding them to an address you specify when you sign up. Mozilla’s service isn’t all that different but it’s from Mozilla and it’s pretty cheap (right now…they say it’s a promotional price with no mention of when the price will go up), Still, it’s a worthwhile investment if you don’t feel like giving your precious personal email address out to various websites and newsletters.
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256 qubits?!?
QuEra Computing (https://www.quera.com/) has just launched with a 256-qubit computer. They call it a simulator, I guess because it uses a different underlying technology but it supposedly really is a 256 qubit quantum computer! See https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/17/quera-offers-new-quantum-advantage-based-on-harvard-and-mit-research and. yes, this has significant implications on security which impacts on blockchain, wifi security, network security, ssh, and pretty much everything else that relies on encryption. https://www.fastcompany.com/90698019/quera-quantum-computing-startup is another good and short article.
This is really pretty new (just announced today) and there aren’t a lot of analyses out there yet so I’d encourage you to do your own searches to keep up with it.
Don’t have enough websites to look at?
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Write on paper, take a picture, publish your website
Interesting idea! Not for me, my handwriting is not only illegible but a chore for me. But for others, maybe https://paperwebsite.com/ is the way to go
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Stablecoins: Pros and Cons
Stablecoins are managed by a central body for the coin. See https://thenextweb.com/news/stablecoins-wreak-havoc-financial-system-syndication for more (good) info.
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A 127-qubit quantum processor
IBM announced it at the Quantum Summit a few days ago. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ibm-127-qubit-eagle-quantum-processor
No, not production yet but look out crypto!
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Use journalctl to view msgs on Linux
Stop browsing the text log file. Journalctl maintains an actual database which makes it easy to filter on date or time or source or … I became a journalctl convert a few years ago and have never looked back. Unsure how to use it? https://www.thegeekdiary.com/beginners-guide-to-journalctl-how-to-use-journalctl-to-view-and-manipulate-systemd-logs/ is as pretty decent intro.
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How much of your life is “lost” to your commute?
I hope you can read this. If not, 20 min is >80 hr/yr. Do the math for yours.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2021/commute-calculator-pandemic is where I got this.
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