On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 18:07:27 -0400
ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
> There was no failure, it was nothing more than constantly evolving
> technology adjusting to new realities.
This.
I've ranted about how ShareLaTeX, now Overleaf(?), abuses containers to
distribute garbage code. Here are some counter
> On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 18:07:27 -0400
> ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
>
>> There was no failure, it was nothing more than constantly evolving
>> technology adjusting to new realities.
>
> This.
>
> I've ranted about how ShareLaTeX, now Overleaf(?), abuses containers to
> distribute garbage code. Here a
On 2024-08-10 08:49, Rich Pieri wrote:
I've ranted about how ShareLaTeX, now Overleaf(?), abuses containers to
distribute garbage code. Here are some counter-examples that I use
daily.
Isn't ShareLaTeX "LaTeX on a server"? Don't you upload your files (or
edit them in a browser), then LaTeX is ru
On Sat, 10 Aug 2024 10:13:20 -0400
Daniel M Gessel wrote:
> Isn't ShareLaTeX "LaTeX on a server"? Don't you upload your files (or
> edit them in a browser), then LaTeX is run on their machines?
No. It's collaborative LaTeX: multiple concurrent editing. At least
that's what it used to be. I don'
On 2024-08-10 10:21, Rich Pieri wrote:
On Sat, 10 Aug 2024 10:13:20 -0400
Daniel M Gessel wrote:
Isn't ShareLaTeX "LaTeX on a server"? Don't you upload your files (or
edit them in a browser), then LaTeX is run on their machines?
No. It's collaborative LaTeX: multiple concurrent editing. At
On 8/10/24 05:49, Rich Pieri wrote:
You know how in-car software is notoriously insecure and never updated?
Red Hat are looking to change that with Red Hat Automotive.
I sometimes feel like I'm the only one who doesn't want a car to be a
rolling "smartphone". My current car has an engine compu
Boston Linux & Unix is holding its twenty-eighth annual summer BBQ on
Saturday, Saturday, August 17, 2024, beginning at 1:00PM.
Everyone is welcome. Guests are encouraged to bring along something for
the grill and the snack table.
We're holding the barbecue at John and Shelley Chambers' home at 3
On Sat, 10 Aug 2024 09:52:32 -0700
Kent Borg wrote:
> I sometimes feel like I'm the only one who doesn't want a car to be a
> rolling "smartphone". My current car has an engine computer the
> controls ignition stuff, but otherwise is close to completely manual.
> And as a result, I might keep ru
