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I’m Marty Weiner, the new Reddit CTO
Oh haaaii! Just made this new Reddit account to party with everybody.
A little about myself:
- I’m incredibly photogenic
- I love building. Love VLSI, analog/digital circuitry, microarchitecture, assembly, OS design, network design, VM/JIT, distributed systems, ios/android/web, 3d modeling/animation/rendering. Recently got into 3d printing - fucking LOVE it. My 3d printer enables me to make nearly anything and have it materialize on my desk in a few hours.
- I love people. When I first became a manager, I discovered how amazing the human mind really is and endeavoured to learn everything I can. I love studying the relationship between our limbic and rational selves, how communication breaks down, what motivates people / teams, and how to build amazing cultures. I’m currently learning everything I can about what constitutes a strong company culture and trying to make the discussion of culture more rigorous than it currently is in the valley.
- My current non-Reddit projects are making a grocery list iOS app that’s super simple and just does the right thing (trying out App Engine for backend). And the other is making this full size fully functional thing.
I’m suuuuper excited to be here! I don’t know much at all yet (I’ve been an official employee for… 7 hours?), but I plan to do an AMA in 30 days (Sept 20ish) once I know a lot more. I’ll try to answer whatever questions I can, but I may have to punt on some of them. I gots an hour at the moment, then will go home and change diapers, then answer more as time permits.
If you are interested in joining our engineering team, please head over to reddit.com/jobs. We are in the market for engineers of all shapes and sizes: frontend, backend, data, ops, anything in between!
Edit: And I'm off to my train to diaper land. Let's do this again in 30 days! Love you!
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Curious about Linux? Come on in, have a beer, let's chat.
Hello! I'm a full time Linux user and I know a lot about it. It's a great system, does not spy on you, and makes it very difficult to get malware. In the past few years, it's also become a great platform for gaming, too. Here's the answers to a bunch of questions I usually hear about Linux from Windows users.
Why would I want Linux?
Here are a handful of the reasons you might go for Linux over Windows:
- Linux doesn't spy on you, and it's not run by corporate interests, so you can be confident that it never will. Sure, you can turn off some of the spying in Windows, but wouldn't it be better if there was no spying in the first place?
- Linux is very customizable - you can change it to suit your preferences and truly make it your own. Here's a screenshot of my desktop now. Here's a few more looks you could go for: Gnome 3, KDE Plasma 5, Cinnamon, and more.
- It's free. No need to drop $100 on a Windows license for your next build. It's also free as in "freedom" - a lot of people take this too seriously, but it just means that you can do whatever you want with it. When Microsoft made the full screen start menu and you bitched about it, you couldn't change it. On Linux, you can. If you're a programmer, the source code for nearly everything you use is available to you as well.
- Working on your PC is a hobby. Building it from scratch is part of the fun of being in the PC master race. Why stop at the hardware, though? With Linux, you can use the out of the box system and be happy, but if you want you can also tweak it and customize it and build it into a very personal experience.
- Easier to install software. On Windows, you google it, download an installer, run it, put in your password, click "next" 10 times (carefully avoiding the toolbar option), and then you have it. On Linux, you enter one command on the terminal, put in your password, and then you have it. There are also graphical tools that you can search for software, press a button, put in your password, and then you have it.
What about games?
Ask me this question five years ago, and I would have told you that you'd be giving up games if you switched to Linux. Thankfully, though, that's not true today. Here's my own steam library: one, two. There are many more games on Linux that I don't have, too. On top of that, I'm able to play a lot of games with wine, which is software for Linux that lets you run many Windows programs. However, I'd be lying to you if I said you wouldn't be giving up some games. Most AAA games are unfortunately not ported to Linux until months or years after they're released, and new games won't work in wine until wine catches up with Windows. The solution many people turn to is called dual booting - it's very easy to have both Linux and Windows installed on the same computer, and switching between them is as easy as rebooting.
But are games on Linux slower?
This depends on the developers of the game in question. Linux provides OpenGL, which fills a similar niche to DirectX on Windows. OpenGL runs on more platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac, and more, so many games for WIndows are actually using OpenGL. The performance of both frameworks is comparable - Valve, for example, was able to squeeze more performance out of Left 4 Dead with OpenGL on Linux than with DirectX on Windows. On the other hand, PCSX2 (a PS2 emulator) has poorer performance on OpenGL when compared to the DirectX frontend. On even an entry level rig, though, you can expect to have a good time. You are not likely to notice any difference in performance between Windows and Linux.
What's this terminal thing? I'm scared of text!
A lot of people think that Linux users live in a terminal, just entering commands to get everything done. This is actually true, but it's not a bad thing. On Windows, you are used to doing everything by clicking buttons on windows, and the command prompt on Windows is pretty bad. I can understand how Windows users would think that Linux users are crazy for preferring a terminal. But on Linux, the terminal is generally the fastest and easiest way to do whatever you're trying to do. You can do things the Windows way, with GUIs and buttons and text boxes, but most users end up liking it just because it gives you that extra speed and flexibility. Consider this - on Windows, let's say you want to install some software. You pull up Chrome, google for the software, click the first link that isn't an ad (and there will be an ad), download it, double click the installer, put in your admin password, click "next" several times (carefully avoiding the ask toolbar), and then you have it installed. On Linux, you install Firefox by typing sudo apt-get install firefox into a terminal, providing your admin password, and now you have Firefox. It really is easier, and that's the only reason people gravitate to it on Linux.
I heard stuff about Linux and Unix, what are the differences between them?
Unix is an operating system created by Bell Labs in the 70's. It defines a certain way an operating system should behave, and Linux is a free implementation of that behaviour. OS X is another implementation of Unix. For this reason, Linux and OS X are (for the most part) compatible. Windows is another operating system that is not an implementation of Unix, and programmers have to make a special version of their software to run on Windows.
What's up with all these different kinds of Linux?
You've probably heard of various Linux distributions, or "distros", like Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Linux Mint, and so on. It seems complicated, but it's actually very simple. "Linux" itself just provides the core functionality of the system, things that the user can't really see, and the distro provides the look and feel, default applications, and a handful of other things. It's like this - imagine that a car company built a really good engine, and then gave it away for free. A whole bunch of people made their own cars, built around this engine. They might look different, have different wheels and seats, but they're all cars, and they have this one engine design in common. That's how Linux works - Linux is the engine, and the distros are the rest of the car.
But which one do I pick?
For newbies, I suggest you google these three, and pick whichever one you think is prettiest: Fedora, Linux Mint, Ubuntu. Moderately advanced users might use distros like Debian or Antergos. Experienced users often prefer Arch Linux, Gentoo, or even Linux from Scratch.
How does Linux avoid malware?
Remember a few questions ago I walked you through the installation procedure for Windows compared to Linux? Well, consider this. On Windows:
- You might download the wrong installer when you google the software
- You might forget to uncheck the ask toolbar
- A business with ulterior motives was responsible for creating the installer
On Linux, you used a command like sudo apt-get install firefox. This command uses a list of software supported by your chosen distro (this is a very long list, and includes most of the software you could ever want). This time, the software you're installing was packaged by people you trust (not a business just looking for a quick buck), is guaranteed not to have shovelware like that toolbar, and comes from one place and one place only. If you stick to installing software this way, it is very difficult for you to get a virus.
This breaks down if you leave the comfort zone of what your distro provides. If you find some software that you want to install that your distro does not support, you have to install it yourself. This means that you are now responsible for validating that it came from the right place, doesn't spy on you, doesn't include malware, and so on. You won't find yourself in this situation often.
How hard is it to switch?
Very easy. The installer will walk you through the process, handle things like dual booting for you, and it'll only take a few minutes.
I hope you consider giving Linux a try! Feel free to ask more questions if you have them, and check out /r/linuxmasterrace!
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I've just read the disturbing facts about Intel Management Engine (ME)
How do you guys can buy newer hardware after knowing this?
I've just purchased a new ThinkPad and I can't believe I didn't know this. This is absolutely horrifying.
Seriously? What the fuck, Intel?
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Richard Stallman is right.
Hi All,
I’d just like to throw this out there: Richard Stallman was right all along. Before today, I thought he was just a paranoid, toe jam eating extremist that lived in MIT’s basement. Before you write me off, please allow me to explain.
Proprietary software phoning home and doing malicious things without the user knowing, proprietary BIOS firmware that installs unwanted software on a user’s computer, Government agencies spying on everyone, companies slowly locking down their software to prevent the user from performing trivial task, ect.
If you would have told me 2 years ago about all of this, I would have laughed at you and suggested you loosen up your tin foil hat because it’s cutting off circulation to your brain. Well, who’s laughing now? It certainly isn’t me.
I have already decided my next laptop will be one that can run open firmware and free software. My next cell phone will be an Android running a custom rom that’s been firewalled to smithereens and runs no Google (or any proprietary) software.
Is this really the future of technology? It’s getting to be ridiculous! All of this has really made me realize that you cannot trust anybody anymore. I have switch my main workstation to Linux about 6 months ago today and I’m really enjoying it. I’m also trying to switch away from large corporations for online services.
Let me know what you think.
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TIFU by getting Reddit banned in Russia
Today Reddit was blocked in Russia, and I am the one who posted this post which lead to this.
In Russia, there is a law which allow Roskomnadzor, Russian censorship agency, to block any website without court rulling. Two years ago I tested how RKN react to abuse on popular websites/crazy abuses. On of that websites was Reddit.
One thing I learned is that RKN doesn't want to block popular websites. They respond me that this content is illegal and they blocked it, but they weren't. It was on 05/21/2013. On 10st Aug 2015 they posted a call to help them contact Reddit administration to official VK page. Funny thing, but they called Psilocybe a plant. Several hours ago they reported that Reddit is blocked in Russia. Seems like things changed.
How Reddit is blocked? Fully. As Reddit switched to HTTPS, there is no way to block special page.
Will I remove this post? No. I also think that Reddit administration needs to do nothing. This is important issue on freedom of speech, and only RKN want to violate it.
BTW, this post is a guide for indoor growing Psilocybe mushrooms in Russian. I'm not sure if any people saw this before blocking, but if you are here and you can read Russian, now you know to grow some shrooms, thanks to RKN.
UPD: Russia unbans Reddit as they comply with request and blocked that post for Russian users.
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I just wanted to show you the historical data of my battery life with coconutBattery for the last 3 years
I have a MBP early 2011, and I have been saving my statistics in coconutBattery since then, so you can see its actual life. My laptop is still in great shape, I have no intention of changing it at the moment and even you can see the battery health went up from 83% to 85%! this may be a glitch because I haven't done any calibrations recently, but hey ho. So happy with the battery after nearly 5 years and the laptop itself. You pay more for a Mac? for sure! but durability is absolutely astounding!
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Richard Stallman is right.
Hi All,
I’d just like to throw this out there: Richard Stallman was right all along. Before today, I thought he was just a paranoid, toe jam eating extremist that lived in MIT’s basement. Before you write me off, please allow me to explain.
Proprietary software phoning home and doing malicious things without the user knowing, proprietary BIOS firmware that installs unwanted software on a user’s computer, Government agencies spying on everyone, companies slowly locking down their software to prevent the user from performing trivial task, ect.
If you would have told me 2 years ago about all of this, I would have laughed at you and suggested you loosen up your tin foil hat because it’s cutting off circulation to your brain. Well, who’s laughing now? It certainly isn’t me.
I have already decided my next laptop will be one that can run open firmware and free software. My next cell phone will be an Android running a custom rom that’s been firewalled to smithereens and runs no Google (or any proprietary) software.
Is this really the future of technology? It’s getting to be ridiculous! All of this has really made me realize that you cannot trust anybody anymore. I have switch my main workstation to Linux about 6 months ago today and I’m really enjoying it. I’m also trying to switch away from large corporations for online services.
Let me know what you think.
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TIFU by getting Reddit banned in Russia
Today Reddit was blocked in Russia, and I am the one who posted this post which lead to this.
In Russia, there is a law which allow Roskomnadzor, Russian censorship agency, to block any website without court rulling. Two years ago I tested how RKN react to abuse on popular websites/crazy abuses. On of that websites was Reddit.
One thing I learned is that RKN doesn't want to block popular websites. They respond me that this content is illegal and they blocked it, but they weren't. It was on 05/21/2013. On 10st Aug 2015 they posted a call to help them contact Reddit administration to official VK page. Funny thing, but they called Psilocybe a plant. Several hours ago they reported that Reddit is blocked in Russia. Seems like things changed.
How Reddit is blocked? Fully. As Reddit switched to HTTPS, there is no way to block special page.
Will I remove this post? No. I also think that Reddit administration needs to do nothing. This is important issue on freedom of speech, and only RKN want to violate it.
BTW, this post is a guide for indoor growing Psilocybe mushrooms in Russian. I'm not sure if any people saw this before blocking, but if you are here and you can read Russian, now you know to grow some shrooms, thanks to RKN.
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I just wanted to show you the historical data of my battery life with coconutBattery for the last 3 years
I have a MBP early 2011, and I have been saving my statistics in coconutBattery since then, so you can see its actual life. My laptop is still in great shape, I have no intention of changing it at the moment and even you can see the battery health went up from 83% to 85%! this may be a glitch because I haven't done any calibrations recently, but hey ho. So happy with the battery after nearly 5 years and the laptop itself. You pay more for a Mac? for sure! but durability is absolutely astounding!
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[GUIDE] How to disable data logging in W10.
There's been a lot of commotion over W10's privacy terms. I'm sure these methods can change/improve at any time, but here's a guide which should hopefully give you a relatively more private, safe experience, however at the risk of not being able to enjoy some of W10's features.
Before/During Installation
- Do not use Express Settings. Hit Customize, and make sure everything is turned off.
- It's strongly preferred that you use a local account with Windows 10.
After Installation
- Head to Settings > Privacy, and disable everything, unless there are some things you really need.
- While within the Privacy page, go to Feedback, select Never in the first box, and Basic in the second box.
- Head to Settings > Update and Security > Advanced Options > Choose how updates are delivered, and turn the first switch off.
- Disable Cortana by clicking the Search bar/icon.
- (Optional) Disable web search in Search by going to Settings, and turning off Search online and include web results.
- Change the name of your PC by going to Start (or hitting the Windows key), typing About PC, and clicking Rename PC.
Slightly Complex
- Open up the Command Prompt by launching cmd as an administrator, and enter the following:
sc delete DiagTrack
sc delete dmwappushservice
echo "" > C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\AutoLogger\AutoLogger-Diagtrack-Listener.etl
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Open up the Group Policy Editor by launching gpedit.msc as an administrator. Go through Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Data Collection and Preview Builds. Double click Telemetry, hit Disabled, then apply. NOTE: This only truly works in the Enterprise edition, but the final step provides a decent enough workaround for Pro users.
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While still in the Group Policy Editor, go through Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > OneDrive, double click Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage, hit Enabled, then apply.
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While still in the Group Policy Editor, go through Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender, double click Turn Off Windows Defender, hit Enabled, then apply.
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Open up the Registry Editor by launching regedit as an administrator. Go through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection, select AllowTelemetry, change its value to 0, then apply.
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First, download the Take Ownership tweak and enable it. Then, head to the Hosts File by going through C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc, take ownership of the hosts file, and add all of the IPs from this page into the file.
Up To You
- Replace Microsoft Edge/Internet Explorer with Firefox, Chromium, or any forks/variations of them.
- Replace Windows Media Player with VLC or MPC-HC
- Replace Groove Music with Foobar2000, Winamp, or MusicBee.
- Replace Photos/Windows Photo Viewer with ImageGlass or IrfanView.
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