At least then when someone was considered a nuissance they got kickbaned instead of their account deleted because someone somewhere somehow got offended. Thicker skin crowd i guess, did allow for more discourse.
In IRC’s heyday online communication was mostly centered in groups (the channels) rather than 1:1. In the age of whatsapp 1:1 is king, kinda sad. It’s my perception at least.
I still do think XMPP is a better IRC though, more modern.
“Any bug has the potential of being a security issue at the kernel level.”
Although the programmers examined RHEL 8.8 specifically, this is a general problem. They would have found the same results if they had examined SUSE, Ubuntu, or Debian Linux. Rolling-release Linux distros such as Arch, Gentoo, and OpenSUSE Tumbleweed constantly release the latest updates, but they’re not used in businesses.
The proposed fix:
The team advocates for a shift toward using stable kernel branches from kernel.org for better security and bug management.
I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?
Students’ Leaf Blower Suppressor To Hit Retail (hackaday.com)
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Slack is now using all content, including DMs, to train LLMs (mastodon.sdf.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15741608...
Are all Linux vendor kernels insecure? A new study says yes, but there's a fix (www.zdnet.com)
Is This the End of Plastic? Visa's New Technology Could Replace Physical Cards (www.cnet.com)
Hearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blower (hub.jhu.edu)
Someone connected Windows XP to the internet, and it didn't survive long (www.xda-developers.com)
Instagram and Facebook under EU investigation for causing child addiction and harm (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/12699069...
Android's new anti-theft features (blog.google)
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/25062075
What is the best model of used ThinkPad to purchase?
I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?