Setting the HP EliteDesk BIOS Date and Time has been a bit of a dark art since the machines were first made. In HP’s traditional gotta-scam-a-buck way, they don’t include the option of setting BIOS date & time in the actual BIOS software. Yes, a feature computer users have had since at least the first AMI BIOS system I ever purchased in the 1980s has been removed. This was so they could make more money … Setting HP EliteDesk BIOS Date and TimeRead more
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TerraMaster F4-210 and Linux
TerraMaster has software for Windows, but almost everyone wanting to use it uses Linux. Here is how to get it working with Linux. I’m going to use Ubuntu because I have a YABU on most machines. You will need to tweak for non-Debian distros. The F4-210 is a pretty robust NAS gaining popularity because you can stack four big drives in it and enable RAID-10. I started out with four 4TB drives. Sadly, you need … TerraMaster F4-210 and LinuxRead more
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LinuxLite 5.4 to 5.8 Upgrade Breaks NVidia
If you are using the easy update button on LinuxLite to upgrade from 5.4 to 5.8 be warned the upgrade breaks NVidia support. It’s not a hard break, just a stupid one. Kids need to learn the mantra CI/CD == Continuous Tragedy It’s true. Automated testing tests less than nothing. It certainly doesn’t test anything meaningful. The Untested Path I did a fresh install of LinuxLite 5.4 yesterday because I was putting a machine back … LinuxLite 5.4 to 5.8 Upgrade Breaks NVidiaRead more
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Why do actual senior developers walk out when a coding test is mentioned?
The simple answer is every senior developer will hang up the phone, walk out, or tell you to F-yourself when you ask them to take a coding test while those who only have those 50 free Vista-Print business cards saying “Senior Dev” will take the test. There is no higher level insult one can level against an actual senior developer. We have decades of code in production, tens of thousands of lines of code floating … Why do actual senior developers walk out when a coding test is mentioned?Read more
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The Truth About Bootcamps
Bootcamps exist to part fools from their money and pretty much for no other reason. This post is a follow-on to my #cancelQuora post. Featured image courtesy of brokeassstuart.com. When Quora started having paid promotional content and paying for questions we must have gotten 32,767 “Which bootcamp is the best for insert-something-here.” Usually they had the word “job” wedged in there somewhere as well. If you never went to school to learn the fundamentals of … The Truth About BootcampsRead more