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Yeah, they should be yours if they're not already.
Yeah, they should be yours if they're not already.
So I don't, and I really don't know anything about Docker. I've never used it. Is it like running a whole Linux repo? Like it's a whole Linux installation inside of it?
So I don't, and I really don't know anything about Docker. I've never used it. Is it like running a whole Linux repo? Like it's a whole Linux installation inside of it?
Yeah, it's interesting because like, you know, what I've maintained for years are scripts that set up servers the way I want. So like I have, I have basically, they're just shell scripts that like, you know, create a new Linode instance and, you know, do all these things to it.
Yeah, it's interesting because like, you know, what I've maintained for years are scripts that set up servers the way I want. So like I have, I have basically, they're just shell scripts that like, you know, create a new Linode instance and, you know, do all these things to it.
And then once you're like in the OS, you know, install these packages, configure, like I have, I have just shell scripts to do this. And this sounds like that's basically a much better way to do that in a way that could also work on my local machine. Is that fair to say?
And then once you're like in the OS, you know, install these packages, configure, like I have, I have just shell scripts to do this. And this sounds like that's basically a much better way to do that in a way that could also work on my local machine. Is that fair to say?
I wanted to I wanted a brief political statement to start this because, you know.
I wanted to I wanted a brief political statement to start this because, you know.
Yeah, I think. And, you know, forgive me. This is something I wrote 10 minutes ago. So, you know.
Yeah, I think. And, you know, forgive me. This is something I wrote 10 minutes ago. So, you know.
Yeah. Very, very β it's still hot. I guess that's where hot takes come from. Is that the phrase?
Yeah. Very, very β it's still hot. I guess that's where hot takes come from. Is that the phrase?
Probably. Oh, that's funny. Anyway, a lot of people are very upset right now with what's going on with β The inauguration, the beginning, and all the executive orders, and it's going to be rough for a while. And I think what we have to try to keep in mind is that the Republican agenda is wealth transfer to the top. That's the big thing.
Probably. Oh, that's funny. Anyway, a lot of people are very upset right now with what's going on with β The inauguration, the beginning, and all the executive orders, and it's going to be rough for a while. And I think what we have to try to keep in mind is that the Republican agenda is wealth transfer to the top. That's the big thing.
To accomplish and conceal that, they gain votes and power by division, cruelty, and violence. But the goal is the wealth transfer to the top. If you look at what they actually do, that's mainly it in different forms. Tax cuts to the corporations, tax cuts to the rich, straight up corruption, which is now even more right in the open than anything.
To accomplish and conceal that, they gain votes and power by division, cruelty, and violence. But the goal is the wealth transfer to the top. If you look at what they actually do, that's mainly it in different forms. Tax cuts to the corporations, tax cuts to the rich, straight up corruption, which is now even more right in the open than anything.
But also things like large-scale deregulation, regulatory capture, and the politicization of the justice system. Yeah. I think the latter part there, that is why it seems like we are seeing a very sharp and aggressive turn to the right by all the big tech companies.
But also things like large-scale deregulation, regulatory capture, and the politicization of the justice system. Yeah. I think the latter part there, that is why it seems like we are seeing a very sharp and aggressive turn to the right by all the big tech companies.