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mac3n · 2026-05-10T20:01:49 1778443309

good thing I don't use npm or pip, just the recommended

    curl ... | bash

fragmede · 2026-05-10T20:12:08 1778443928

It's curl | sudo bash.

Amateur.

raesene9 · 2026-05-11T07:09:23 1778483363

So old school, now we get install lines like Tell Opencode to "Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/refs/head..."

From a real repo, with 186K stars... https://github.com/obra/superpowers

fmbb · 2026-05-11T06:23:52 1778480632

I always sudo curl to be extra sure.

walrus01 · 2026-05-10T22:50:03 1778453403

To be really sure it downloads, curl -k | sudo bash

scrollaway · 2026-05-11T00:25:22 1778459122

`curl -k | sudo bash | yes` for good measure, otherwise it might hang.

somebudyelse · 2026-05-11T02:15:41 1778465741

If you really want to make sure that it's the right thing (because piping to sudo bash is risky), make sure the URL starts with "pastebin", or ends in ".tk", or is an IP address.

walrus01 · 2026-05-11T02:39:56 1778467196

To be absolutely positively certain, be sure that the IP address is also in the same /24 as the same net blocks and hosted on the same AS that appear in every DNS based mail RBL possible.

naruhodo · 2026-05-11T06:23:31 1778480611

Weak sauce.

curl | sudo dd of=/dev/sda

mac3n · 2026-05-04T16:11:12 1777911072

is this what the cryptobros are doing now?

mac3n · 2026-05-02T17:17:33 1777742253

"Proto" - Laura Spinney. Proto-Indoeuropean. https://www.powells.com/book/proto-how-one-ancient-language-...

before that

"The Horse the Wheel & Language". David Anthony. Proto-Indoeuropeans. https://www.powells.com/book/horse-the-wheel-language-how-br...

mac3n · 2026-04-06T20:36:05 1775507765

that would make a fantastic weapon

mac3n · 2026-04-05T18:31:13 1775413873

for another example, see the detailed (scrubbed?) study

https://www.safetyresearch.net/Library/BarrSlides_FINAL_SCRU...

Since then we have extended automotive software from engine control to driving.

mac3n · 2026-04-05T13:13:16 1775394796

> My reddit usage grew massively

and that's a good thing?

kranirudha · 2026-04-05T15:15:49 1775402149

That's a good point. Bad for me I guess but should be good for product, no?

I was thinking from a product standpoint, why wouldn't they want one if it increases usage.

mac3n · 2026-03-25T17:14:31 1774458871

My favorite thing about the early BeBox was the Pulse CPU meter, which shows the load on each of the two CPU chips. Clicking on a CPU stopped it. Clicking on the second stopped it as well, which took me a moment to realize.

mac3n · 2026-03-08T18:52:53 1772995973

https://www.sciencealert.com/excel-is-responsible-for-20-per...

https://www.qashqade.com/insights/the-worst-financial-servic...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36197280

i'm sure this will fix everything

mac3n · 2026-03-04T17:52:37 1772646757

> In contrast, Unix's ever-terse developers ended up making it send only a linefeed by itself, and so the OS which can still actually use teleprinters no longer does so correctly.

not so. Unix inserts a CR before the LF in the tty driver.

mac3n · 2026-03-02T23:28:33 1772494113

it's going just great!

futureofmoney · 2026-03-06T15:24:10 1772810650

Previous bear markets broke companies. February mostly broke sentiment.