It is apparently an unsolved problem in computer science to build an OS that doesn't grind to a halt when a network drive cannot be reached.
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Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori "A drive that is completely unrelated to the operation you're doing right now is unavailable? ARE YOU SURE?? STOP EVERYTHING!!!"5 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@cmuratori Oh jesus, yes. I'm so glad my NAS is stable now, that shit was a nightmare before I switched to custom firmware.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mbowman
@Niyeaux The problem is ubiquitous, too. I have Windows, Mac, and Linux machines, and _all_ of them have this problem somewhere.
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Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori Yeah, it's really strange. I've run into it on Win7 and CentOS, and the behaviour is uncannily similar.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mbowman
@Niyeaux It's just that everyone writes code assuming dir/file queries return immediately. Guess what? They don't.
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Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori What systems are you using? Just because a network drive is not responding, on linux only single processes stall. @Niyeaux1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zeitungsjunge
@zeitungsjunge @Niyeaux That is true on all OSes, but unfortunately, everything is a "single process".1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@zeitungsjunge @Niyeaux So you open the shell, and it stalls, because it's enumerating the drives and one's missing.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori My shell does not enumerate drives... are you talking about a file manager maybe? @Niyeaux1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@zeitungsjunge @Niyeaux Well, it's Twitter, so it's hard to explain. But many things I run from the shell all stall.
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Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori Ok... now I'm REALLY confused... what kind of shell are you talking about? This works in less than 140 chars @Niyeaux1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zeitungsjunge
@zeitungsjunge @Niyeaux For example, start bash and then type "du". This will take forever to complete if you have inaccessible /mnt2 replies 0 retweets 1 like - Show replies
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