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ParadeGrotesque

@ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org

I wrestle penguins and spiky fishes for a living. Very cranky old *nix geek with a beard. You know the type. (now, get off my lawn!).

"I support transgender rights. Trans rights = human rights."

#nobridge

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glynmoody, to privacy
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"The app can collect data related to your health, financial information, contact information, browsing history, location and purchases, among other things." - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/04/threads-app-instagram-twitter-competitor-meta-to-launch-rival to be confirmed, but seems plausible...

ParadeGrotesque,
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@glynmoody

Confirmed. See this:

https://shakedown.social/@clifff/110653848263872804

sebsauvage, to random French
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Si vous pensez que c'est une bonne idée de laisser Facebook se connecter au Fediverse, regardez la récente application de Zuckerberg : "Threads" (une appli à la Twitter basée sur Instagram).

Regardez surtout à quelles données elle demande à accéder ⬇️

Et après prenez un moment pour réfléchir si vous voulez vraiment laisser Zuckerberg accéder aux données des utilisateurs de votre instance.

ParadeGrotesque,
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@Cyphergoat @sebsauvage

Spoiler alert: ils aimeraient bien fédérer (1), justement...

(1) Et donc pomper le max de données personnelles de tous les gens du fediverse.

timbray, to random
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Oh my goodness gracious: Big @NewYorker piece on Samuel R. Delany. (Don’t think they reviewed any of his books back in the day…) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/10/samuel-r-delany-profile

From which (brace yourselves): Neil Gaiman … is adapting Delany’s classic space adventure “Nova” (1968) as a series for Amazon…

@neilhimself

ParadeGrotesque,
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@timbray @NewYorker @neilhimself

Whaaaaaat??!!?? 😍

Natouille, to random French
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Bonjour 😙
Y'a du débarquement de réfugiés bleus en masse ? Je n'ai rien vu

ParadeGrotesque,
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@Natouille

20 comptes en attente sur mon instance ce matin. Entre 2 et 5 par jour en temps normal.

C'est purement subjectif, tout ça...

Uilebheist, to random

OK, I see lots of mentions of the toxic evil bird and the chief poisoner today.
What have they done now?
And more to the point, do I need to buy more popcorn?

ParadeGrotesque,
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@Uilebheist

Yes.

(Twitter has rate-limited all accounts - we have another exodus of users in progress)

🍿 🍿 🍿 🍿 🍿 🍿 🍿 🍿 🍿 🍿

ParadeGrotesque, to random
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As a kind reminder, you don't have to answer in every single interaction you have.

You can block and mute people who annoy you. Feel free to use these functions as often and as early as possible.

Agreeing to disagree, and enforcing this with mute/block is a very good way to continue being excellent to each other.

elizabethtasker, to random
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NOT ON MY WATCH, GODZILLA!

ParadeGrotesque,
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@elizabethtasker

Alternative: "Yes, well, I am afraid you do have a bad cavity on the left side. Do you floss regularly?"

ParadeGrotesque, to random
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For those of you who are outside of France, this article from Rokhaya Diallo in the Guardian is a fairly good summary of what led to the current situation and riots:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/30/france-racist-police-violence-riots-nahel

Highly recommended.

jwildeboer, (edited ) to random
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More context.

We at Red Hat forward port (take a fix we made for an older version and adapt it to current upstream code and propose that patch to upstream) and we do backward ports (take a fix from upstream and adapt it to an older version that we use in our products). Both happen in the open, not in secret.

How many people out there really need source code changes to these backward ports? Not many.

Can everyone get these backward ports? Yes! They are all in our gitlab repos for Stream. 1/n

ParadeGrotesque,
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@jwildeboer

'a bit toxic'= understatement of the year, right here.

ParadeGrotesque,
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@jwildeboer

That was an attempt at levity, my friend, I totally understand your position at Red Hat is quite uncomfortable right now, as you probably had no say in the final decision.

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    @cstross

    I tend to agree with what you said, with one problem: you either sell [some or all of] your private life to Apple or Google.

    I suspect a lot of people with iPhones install Google apps. Which means now, they are selling [all or part of] their private life to BOTH.

    I have an Android, but I install very few apps, and I take a long time researching them before installing. Exodus and F-Droid, despite their shortcomings, are great for that.

    @ianbetteridge @pluralistic @Lazarou

    ParadeGrotesque,
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    @cstross

    Now, is this safe? Perhaps not, but Google play at least lets you know the permissions and the information the app will request, and it also allows you to block it.

    And I usually select apps that request nothing, or as close to nothing as possible while still being useful.

    @ianbetteridge @pluralistic @Lazarou

    cs, to random
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    No one:
    Taco Bell and Crocs:

    ParadeGrotesque,
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    @cs

    Glorious!

    ParadeGrotesque, to random
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    Not one, not two, not three, but SIX security alerts for - some which affect only the 8.x branch, but some that affect all versions up to the upcoming 10!

    Read all about it:

    https://www.netbsd.org/changes/#sa-NetBSD-SA2023-001-006-new

    trashheap, to random

    Does eating lab grown meat, make one less of a vegetarian?

    Does eating lab grown human flesh make one more of a cannibal?

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    @trashheap

    In both cases, the correct answer is always: EAT THE RICH!

    lilithsaintcrow, to random
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    @thegibson

    Wait, you mean Led Zep was NOT a Tolkien Tribute act???!!?? 🤯

    @lilithsaintcrow

    rysiek, to random
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    With "AI-generated content" all over the place, perhaps more people will get it why I objected and continue to object to using the term "user-generated content" for anything, anywhere, ever.

    It's people, not "users."
    It's created, not "generated."

    And often it's just as creative as any "serious art."

    Of course, tech robber barons want to make it seem like it's some undetermined grey goo, "content" to be mined and filtered and "engaged with", instead.

    ParadeGrotesque,
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    @rysiek

    You lost me at shitpost.

    (I kid! I kid!)

    capngloval, to random
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    Does anyone know why i have 3 emails all which have DON'T DELETE THIS MESSAGE -- FOLDER INTERNAL DATA in my inbox on sdf.net?

    I've never seen anything like this on pine before...??

    ParadeGrotesque,
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    @capngloval

    I have seen it before on pine / alpine.

    If I remember well, it is related to interrupted pine sessions.

    trashheap, to random

    Hey, has Oracle released a statement about their RHEL clone?

    ParadeGrotesque,
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    @trashheap

    • Hello?
    • Yes, Red Hat, this is Oracle.
    • Uh... Yes?
    • Listen, I like you, I really like you, you know?
    • Uh... Thanks?
    • So, let me tell you this: you scratch my back, I scratch yours, OK? Capice?
    • Uh...
    • Because you are not going to like me if you don't let me have access to that source code, know what I mean?
    
Next on CAGE FIGHT:

Oracle vs IBM!
    jpmens, to random
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    @jpmens

    You too?!?

    I am sure you enter a login from time to time, though.

    ParadeGrotesque, to random
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    A lot of people are (rightfully) upset about Red Hat change in policy, effectively locking their code changes behind a paywall.

    Now, here is the plot twist.

    Imagine Microsoft saying that Azure Linux, which is based on RHEL, will publish all their code and be available for free to everyone, and for any application, and not just their Azure clients.

    Before you start screaming, remember that Azure Linux (and Microsoft) is a member in good standing in many Linux institutions.

    Have a great day.

    glynmoody, to random
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    He’s the world’s richest man. So why do we hear so little from Bernard Arnault? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/27/worlds-richest-man-bernard-arnault-france-philathropy-billionaire-class "Arnault’s $196bn net worth" - obscene.

    ParadeGrotesque,
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    @glynmoody

    Outside of France, perhaps. He is very well known in France, and I was recently at the Louis Vuitton foundation, which he created.

    dick_turpin, to random
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    Wondering if [Linux] Distributions are at a crossroads or, more importantly, the beginning of the end?

    𝗡𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵!

    https://www.phoronix.com/news/Red-Hat-Open-Source-Commitment

    ParadeGrotesque,
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    @penguin42

    Conveniently.

    @dick_turpin

    ParadeGrotesque,
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    @fedops @dick_turpin @penguin42

    I lost 3 different machines to Fedora. I swore never to install it ever again.

    ParadeGrotesque, to random
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    52 pages of documentation on Project From Hell and counting...

    ParadeGrotesque,
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    Project From Hell, Season 2, Episode 1

    Our valiant hero receives the surprising news that:

    a) He is supposed to do a presentation on Project From Hell.

    b) His future boss will be in attendance, with about a hundred other people.

    c) All his former bosses will also be in attendance.

    d) Said presentation will take place... Tomorrow. 😩

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