The 3 seems to just be an incrementing number for each file opened by the process.
FWIW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_descriptor#file_descriptor_table
If you throw an strace on a process that interacts with the filesystem you’ll see that stuff like open() returns a file descriptor and stuff like read() takes a file descriptor as an argument.
These are also generally the numbers you’re using when you do I/O redirection in your shell with stuff like &1 or exec 5< ./some_file.txt
This is/was “hotly debated”. IMO public schools are like any other public thing and accessible to vamps generally, and Angel was just being sassy when Jenny asked him how he got in.
But along those lines, my initial response was “Depends on who’s writing” with the Angel/Jenny school scene in mind. “Enter all who seek knowledge” or whatever.
Overall they were not very consistent when it came to the invitation thing.
He looks like he’s really Buggin’ Out.
Fun idea!
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Install Gentoo and never look back.
That book was likely a huge boost to my career. My first tech job was for a very small shop and the owner insisted that everything run Solaris. Which meant sendmail all day long.
That book got me through some rough times. Fucking sendmail milters … in 2000.
I share your pain!
Doing email should be it’s own tech specialty, like ‘devops’ or ‘db admin’ is.
It literally is, and has been for quite a while :D Enterprise level email admins make a pretty penny eheheh.
It’s a quote from “Gone in sixty seconds”. It’s not a whole trope, just a one off thing.
Also for those not in the know, two hours of Roots barely gets you through the intro. It’s like 1/8th of the movie.
Any idea who is being quoted in the tweet?
While they’re often full of older and or OP players, most of them allow for secondary accounts / characters. So you have folks playing on new characters as well.
Islands of Myth has a feature that lets you split your character into multiple “bodies” which you can switch between (with a cool down). I can earn 100 million experience points, spend them on levels and spells, becoming a strong healer. I may decide I want a change of pace and split that 100 million exp 80% 20%. Now I have a less strong healer with 80 million exp to spend on levels and spells, as well as a bard with 20 million exp to spend. You can always combine them back into one body later.
This is not an entirely unique setup, so I think you’d find most places with a nice mix of player “sizes”.
Would I recommend IoM for a new MUDder? Yes. It was the first MUD for a lot of folks, so something is being done right. That said, I’m sure there are MUDs with smoother new player experiences. For example IoM requires players choose, install, and configure a MUD client, while others offer a web based client or custom app.
Islands of Myth.
What got me hooked is really the essence of the game itself. A multiplayer fantasy RPG with a global player base. It’s a really cool concept that I’ve enjoyed in many iterations. EQ, WoW, GW2 etc.
I just never really stopped playing this one. One of the things I love about MUDs is that it’s so easy to just have it running in another window. Killing a monster every 4 minutes during the work day. Chatting with folks and organizing groups while literally playing other MMOs.
I don’t think that I could play WoW on one screen and GW2 on another with any efficacy and I almost certainly wouldn’t enjoy it.
I’ve also really enjoyed the classes the game offers, the ability to multi class, and the reincarnation system which is similar to modern “prestige” systems. Except I can keep most of my earned exp while choosing an entirely different race and class combination.
MUD communities tend to be pretty great and this one has been no exception.
In regards to the screenshot “Mud age” is the same thing as /played or /age in MMOs. The amount of time spent logged in to the game.
What do you think the biggest source of blue light is for most people?
Same here, both old.reddit.com and the new layout (i.e. just reddit.com) work fine for me without a login. All I have to do is dismiss the little flyout that asks if I want to login using google.
Even in Chrome. Even without Ublock origin. Even from the USA, without a VPN.
Ready for the incredibly complex fully elite hack? CAN YOU HANDLE IT?! DO YOU HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY?
Private browsing/incognito mode.
ETA: With the large variety of responses in this thread, I’m really curious if this works for other people or if I’m just super lucky.