KO6YQ

@KO6YQ@sfba.social

About me: Software Engineer network/cybersecurity, pilot/CFI, Libertarian, electronics, Ham, rocket/balloon tracker

Hi! I'm Ian Kluft. https://sfba.social/@KO6YQ is my Tech and local topics account, named for my Amateur Radio callsign
#tech #technology #communications #OpenSource #software #engineering #Linux #HamRadio #BayArea #SanJose #cycling #fedi22

Also me: https://avgeek.social/@ikluft & https://spacey.space/@AstroHawk

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ai6yr, (edited ) to photoshop

I do not know the context of this AFP photo, but I feel like it needs a bit of to have him holding something. A large pumpkin? A balloon? A giant round head? (Update: to see some great additions, click on "Expand This Post" on the three dots).

KO6YQ,

@ai6yr Whatever he's "holding", we can rule out a meteorite because one that size would be too heavy to lift easily.

mattblaze, (edited ) to random
@mattblaze@federate.social avatar

This may be obvious, but I recently started routinely adding "-youtube" to google searches. This eliminates most pages with links to garbage YouTube-monetized videos that try to attract people looking for basic instructions on how to do simple things. Greatly improves the quality of search results.

KO6YQ,

@mattblaze And similarly you can block YouTube results from DuckDuckGo searches by using -site:youtube

KO6YQ, to internet

"*@gmail.com" by @XKCD comic imagines how the emailpocalypse📧☠️ could happen https://xkcd.com/2822/

KO6YQ, to instagramreality

Musk's continued messing up ex-Twitter/whatever-it-is-now is strange. He used to have a reputation for being brilliant. The stupid moves seem like revenge for being compelled by court to make good on his offer to buy Twitter, when he wanted to withdraw.

Then again, current actions can't rule out that he's really gone off the deep end. It could be all as crazy as it sounds.

Since the news media seems to want to stay on the platform, the best possible outcome for them would be if they all band together and buy it from him. The worst possible outcomes would follow from letting the current downward trends play out.

KO6YQ, to tech

"Cringing over your Elon Musk products?" by @joyoftech comic - It has become better to hide if you use any of his products.🐦🚗🚀 https://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/3009.html

mookie, (edited ) to twitter

Elno did not get the permits for the new sign (I'll never call it by its letter). This is unacceptable and it should be taken down.

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/28/1190895690/x-logo-twitter-building-san-francisco

KO6YQ,

@mookie A new nickname I've been using for Twitter/𝕏 is "the birb". And everyone seems to understand it so far.

mookie, (edited ) to twitter

How it looks from someone on the receiving end of Elno's epilepsy inducing flashing logo.

KO6YQ,

@mookie It's obnoxious. But bright flashing lights aren't enough to induce seizures in people vulnerable to it. The flash rate has to be faster than that. (Things pilots have to know - like don't position a plane where the sun shines at you through a propeller at landing/idle rpm.)

KO6YQ, to iOS

"Latest Found to Bypass Connection for Some Services" by @ResPrivacy - Apple Maps and push notifications continue to bypass VPN on 16.5.1 & 16.6. Previous not fully fixed. https://restoreprivacy.com/latest-ios-found-to-bypass-vpn-connection-for-some-services/

janerati, to random

CalTrans didn't put much thought into this one..

KO6YQ,

@mookie @janerati Donner Party Diner!

nixCraft, (edited ) to random
@nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar

Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy What could possibly go wrong? What if the Microsoft Cloud goes down? For instance, if a surgeon needs to access crucial information about their patients during an operation and can't due to technical issues in Windows PC in cloud. The cloud is bad for emergency use cases. Is MS going to guaranty 100% uptime?

KO6YQ,

@nixCraft Use of Microsoft is optional. 🐧

KO6YQ, to cpp

Blog by @herbsutter outlines ISO standard committee plans for C++26 now that C++23 is in pre-release freeze. Next iteration of the 3-year cycle. https://herbsutter.com/2023/06/16/trip-report-summer-iso-c-standards-meeting-varna-bulgaria/

nixCraft, to linux
@nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar

If you need to redirect output and errors to /dev/null while using bash/sh shell scripting, you can do so by combining stderr with stdout and then redirecting the combined output to /dev/null device. This will effectively redirect any error messages to /dev/null in & . See https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-redirect-output-and-errors-to-devnull/

KO6YQ,

@nixCraft There was a nasty /dev/null vulnerability 20 years ago. 😀 http://www.linuxmisc.com/22-unix-security/06b1e06a72404634.htm

nixCraft, to random
@nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar

when dark mode is turned off in your IDE or other apps ...

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KO6YQ,

@nixCraft Dark mode also lowers display power consumption, important for devices using batteries.

KO6YQ, to random

Hey @fedora - this looks like a cut+paste error from an older event and you'll want to know about it to correct it. The F38 Release Party page has June 2-3 in the subtitle line, but sessions listed as Nov 4-5 https://hopin.com/events/fedora-linux-38-release-party/registration

KO6YQ, to programming

"PyPI new user and new project registrations temporarily suspended" by PyPI Package Index - New malicious user and project registrations overwhelmed ability of volunteer admins to filter them https://status.python.org/incidents/qy2t9mjjcc7g

KO6YQ, to random

Pics from San Jose Bike Party tonight.

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KO6YQ,

Quick video around 1st Regroup Point at San Jose Bike Party tonight.

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mookie, to random

Please don’t ever reboot Back the the Future.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-back-to-the-future-sequel-reboot-1235612497/

KO6YQ,

@mookie @sgt1372 @SplatterDaddy Battlestar Galactica is a rare exception. But the bar was set low by the awful original which didn't deserve to be rebooted... until it was done well the second time.

KO6YQ,

@Tekchip @mookie @sgt1372 @SplatterDaddy Depends on the rating source since they're all small samples. On Rotten Tomatoes, "most" rated it bad. (36% positive) Sci-Fi fans are generally fall into two camps:

  • those who liked the music as a kid
  • those who found the production cringe-worthy and a cheap rip-off of Star Wars
KO6YQ, to linux

"Alpine Linux 3.18.0 Released" by @alpinelinux - Linux kernel 6.1, musl libc 1.2.4 and package upgrades across the board https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.18.0-released.html

Garwboy, to random
@Garwboy@ohai.social avatar

I appreciate the optimism, guys, but I'm fairly confident it's going to be Charles.

KO6YQ,

@Garwboy One would have to hit that jackpot a bit earlier than the coronation day. https://www.theonion.com/raccoon-crushed-to-death-by-garbage-truck-hits-jackpot-1825472307

KO6YQ, to random

On a bike ride tonight I kept watching north in case the big solar storm's aurora make an exceptional showing down here in California. But there's a thin cirrus overcast, so no chance. The most colors I saw were the lights on San Jose City Hall.

KO6YQ,

Riding through the "Sonic Runway" art exhibit in front of San Jose City Hall. LED lighting effects follow the music down the pipe at the speed of sound.

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