We'll install MSOffice using the PlayOnLinux wizard. Additionally, MSOffice requires samba
and winbind
to properly work.
So, if not installed, install them:
sudo apt-get install playonlinux samba winbind
This gist had a far larger impact than I imagined it would, and apparently people are still finding it, so a quick update:
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as a substitute for TLA. This completely eliminates the blocking problem (yay!) but it's less powerful, and harder to statically analyse (boo). In other words the lack of TLA is causing real problemsI'll leave the rest of this document unedited, for archaeological
Picking the right architecture = Picking the right battles + Managing trade-offs
No, seriously, don't. You're probably reading this because you've asked what VPN service to use, and this is the answer.
Note: The content in this post does not apply to using VPN for their intended purpose; that is, as a virtual private (internal) network. It only applies to using it as a glorified proxy, which is what every third-party "VPN provider" does.
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L1 cache reference 0.5 ns | |
Branch mispredict 5 ns | |
L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache | |
Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns | |
Main memory reference 100 ns 20x L2 cache, 200x L1 cache | |
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy 3,000 ns 3 us | |
Send 1K bytes over 1 Gbps network 10,000 ns 10 us | |
Read 4K randomly from SSD* 150,000 ns 150 us ~1GB/sec SSD |