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• What's your favourite "just works, day after day" Linux software?

  The sort of program that once set up, just ticks along without fuss or bother forever. For me, as I’m replacing the vms today which I set up five years ago and haven’t needed to touch since; HAProxy KeepaliveD Not easy to learn, but once they’re running, they both go on forever.

• Post #1051825

  I think he’s fairly credible, but it’s obvious he also likes talking and being the center of attention so I suspect will exaggerate for attention. Being Ex-CIA guy is also his business, so he has motive for continuing to appear interesting and relevant. I think it’s prudent to remain a little sceptical.

• Post #973297

  There’s like a million threads on this already. If you’re genuinely interested you would have looked, but you’re clearly karma farming.

• Post #918144

  I get that it works, but the side effects are sometimes worse than the disease. There are better methods.

• Post #881145

  Choose from: You have an undiagnosed medical issue that is making you feel something unusual when you lie down. Inner ear infection sounds possible. You have an undiagnosed psychological issue that makes you think you are under attack when you are not. You’re correct and your neighbours are using something unknown to common science. 3 is unlikely to the point of impossibility. Anyone telling you different, perhaps in your DMs, will be seeking to manipulate you, or are also unwell themselves...

• If you started a job that was close to your hobby, has that diminished your love for it?

  I’ve heard this before, but haven’t found it the case personally. I started work in manual jobs and messing around with computers was my evening hobby. Many years later, I now do IT as a job (partly from gaining skills from that hobby) but also have continued it as my primary thing to do when I’m not working. I was worried when I changed into this career that my hobby would become too much like work to be enjoyable, but I’ve not found that. Is this the same for other people, or am I unusual in...