Posts by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
(DIR) Post #AvengnGEnVWkH30aae by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-06-29T15:16:05Z
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This took me a minute to figure out; how many files will this create, and why?seq 1 200 | while read SEQ; do cat > SEQ.$SEQ & done
(DIR) Post #AveoFEkX6NL9NGbQiu by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-06-30T13:23:57Z
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@apropos @pro I just want lots of open file descriptors to debug something with.
(DIR) Post #AvepA7hHzjQY0ZD8q0 by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-06-30T13:34:14Z
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@apropos @pro The subtle error is that the stdin of the cats is being shared with the 'while', so instead of sleeping reading my terminal, they consume some of the numbers from the 'seq' - which changes the number that actually make it to the while.
(DIR) Post #AvoJtVxKsfIX5aGuum by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-07-04T20:54:07Z
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I do have a bunch of HV capacitors of uncertain vintage if anyone in the UK has a fun use for them.
(DIR) Post #AvuryoWponp9WqKnFw by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-07-07T12:36:31Z
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@GossiTheDog It was a lot easier for the IT folk in The Co-op to make that call to pull the plug after they'd just seen what happened to M&S!
(DIR) Post #AwTxF1RBALw0RDwN4C by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-07-24T12:31:48Z
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@dick_turpin Someone gave them a 4k monitor?
(DIR) Post #AxITOo0X3c267T05lQ by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-08-18T14:19:07Z
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@revk It's the spring from a pair of small wire cutters that pushes them apart.
(DIR) Post #AxWlClS9FQWU6qlSvw by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-08-25T11:56:20Z
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@stannard Unusually good weather for a bank holiday
(DIR) Post #AxoBzXCutzgOc1sJTE by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-09-02T21:46:31Z
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@art Now now, Gmail->Mutt
(DIR) Post #AxqGpTBNtoWrJy69IG by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-09-01T11:51:01Z
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@hrw Blech, I hate them!
(DIR) Post #AyCwkeLsAKzpx58owy by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-09-14T20:00:18Z
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@phooky What's that 'Channel master' for?
(DIR) Post #Aywc95ejLBLTZtmFlI by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-10-06T20:21:06Z
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@gsuberland @enfys CPC have schuko stuff at not-insane prices; £7 for a unwired 4way Schuko block; ~£5.50 for a wired 3 way. Not cheap, but not stupid.
(DIR) Post #AyybwlM7NZ9jSX757Y by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-10-07T20:11:52Z
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@lanodan @neil Yeh that's true; although hmm I bet they'd try and help outside the US, the people involved in many of their projects are based all over the place.
(DIR) Post #B0M543jXTQ1EiFCWcy by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-11-18T01:50:06Z
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@prettygood I'm confused, certainly for me on Linux, my NVMe drives appear as /dev/nvme* rather than sd*. And I try and use /dev/disk/by-path or id or label or anything to avoid using /dev/sd* since it is slightly clearer which drive it is.
(DIR) Post #B0M7XD4m17ldzhA3Si by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-11-18T02:14:58Z
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@prettygood Oh yeh, way back they were /dev/hd* when they were IDE compatible interfaces, and in VMs you often get lots of other things (like /dev/vda for virtio block devices)
(DIR) Post #B0gTblbfDVFhABNiDo by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-11-20T16:21:31Z
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@benjojo The big satellite dishes next to chimneys is a nice mix.
(DIR) Post #B1AnAc0Wcn67Oo8YO8 by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-12-12T12:49:12Z
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@argv_minus_one Just make sure your phone degausses...
(DIR) Post #B1Cw8npQzUfZO0567U by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-12-13T12:51:20Z
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@fedops I'm drawn to the floor - I was surprised by the white tiles which are 3x1 pieces while the blacks are 1x1.
(DIR) Post #B1i5tnACTGMStDmuZs by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2025-12-28T14:38:18Z
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Another loft pottery find; the back says 'Hand painted', 'Made in Japan' but nothing else; as far as I can find out there were a bunch of Japanese studios doing imagined desert scenes from 1920-1950s. I can't find an exact match, but there are loads of similar ones depending on the painters mood I guess.
(DIR) Post #B24S1AcumiSxCzZpDM by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2026-01-07T22:54:34Z
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@benjojo Those windfarm blades across the 2nd picture? Are there any forms of power generation you didn't see today?