bitserf's comments

On: Mastering Bash and Terminal

[bitserf]

Or, it could just switch the default shell to Z shell. First thing I do on a new Mac, is chsh -> zsh. Ships with an up to date (enough) version of that.

[ajsalminen → bitserf]

It could, but "just" switching shells is definitely an inconvenience to your users as well.

[mitchty → bitserf]

zsh was even the default shell for an OS X release, 10.3 or 4 can't remember at this point.

[em500 → mitchty]

Nope, before switching to bash in 10.3, tcsh was the OS X default.

[mitchty → em500]

Yep looks like you're right, I could have sworn that zsh was after tcsh then bash from there on out. Went looking in my Mac OS X for unix geeks book and it was right on the transition so bad memory no cookie. I'll punish my brain with beer for its transgressions.

On: Moody's: U.S. Telecoms are underinvesting in broad...

[bitserf]

NZ's UFB network has always been FTTH (meaning it terminates inside your house), there is no copper in this picture.

This is why, for example, last month people who qualified for 200MB can now get gigabit plans.

On: 2016 Retina MacBook Pro Caveats

[bitserf]

I beg to differ. I had an encrypted USB HDD hooked up to Thunderbolt display, and lost all data on it because it does indeed power down its USB hub :)

On: 2016 Retina MacBook Pro Caveats

[bitserf]

I have a Thunderbolt display from Apple, it also powers off the USB devices when it goes to sleep.

On: How Dropbox Hacks Your Mac

[bitserf]

Uh, nope. You've just ensured Dropbox will never be installed again on any of my machines or devices. Ever. You fuck up like this, you never earn that trust back.

On: iPhone 7

[bitserf]

With non-stock headphones? I'm not so sure.

On: Apple should stop selling four-year-old computers

[bitserf]

You forget how much Apple likes to nickel & dime people on storage and memory, it's where a lot of margin comes from. Expect to pay a few times market rate for 1TB SSD.

On: Dutch men confirmed as world's tallest

[bitserf]

I am of Dutch descent, but I have never set foot in the Netherlands. Somehow, though, I am much taller (6'1) than my dad and his father, who were both pretty short (5'2).

On: Google and LinkedIn announce massive land swap

[bitserf]

Some of your neighbours' rights may include not having a 100 floor tower go up next to them blocking all their sun, as an example.

On: How do police handle violence in countries where o...

[bitserf]

Well, you can still pick up an AR-15 online in NZ if you have a valid firearms license, difference is the police are going to know you have one, and will do a background check as well as have an interview with you.

[draker → bitserf]

>will do a background check

In the US if you buy a firearm online from a retailer or distributor it is required that it be shipped to a Federal Firearm Licensee, who will perform a NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) check prior to the transfer.

Though not required, many private sellers will only ship firearms to an FFL so that the transfer is documented (in what is called a "bound book") and the private seller knows the buyer can legally purchase the firearm.

[rodgerd → draker]

New Zealand does not have gun show or private sale exemptions, and the firearms license always required. If you lose it, you can kiss your firearms goodbye.

[jpindar → rodgerd]

The US does not have a gun show exception. All dealers must do the same background check and paperwork that they do in stores, and the dealers will also do this for any individual buyer & seller who ask.

Some private sellers (a minority, in my experience) don't insist on having a dealer do the transfer, but that has nothing to do with where the sake takes place.