SteveBellovin

SteveBellovin, 4 hours ago to random

This is one of (many) lessons I learned, way back when, from Brian Kernighan. His approach: first, get it right (my phrasing: there's no benefit to doing the wrong thing thing quickly); second, measure, because your guesses about bottlenecks are almost certainly wrong; third, optimize.
https://infosec.exchange/@larryosterman/112486986728658068

brianklaas, 11 hours ago to random

Well that’s a plot twist: I finally get UK citizenship and I get to vote in my first British general election on…the 4th of July.

mattblaze, 1 day ago to random

I spent about an hour an a half the other day on Roosevelt Island, shooting Big Allis. Mostly trying out different vantage points and then shooting different versions as the light changed.

While I was there, a guy went by on a bike, did a double take, and stopped dead in his tracks. He wanted to ask me about my tripod head (an Arca-Swiss "Cube"). We talked for a while about tripod preferences, which is much more interesting than camera preferences.

lauren, 1 day ago to random

Anyone really paying attention always knew what Trump was. But Rudy G.'s fall is nothing short of biblical in scope.

cstross, 1 day ago (edited 1 day ago) to random

Can anyone recommend a decent iTerm2 replacement for macOS now that iTerm2 has jumped the shark and is pushing ChatGPT integration down my throat? (Preferably one that is (a) free and (b) doesn't require hand-editing JSON files to change the font size and typeface.)

EDIT: hint: point (b) is crucial—if I have to hand-edit a config file that's an automatic fail. Life is too short to be forced to futz around to configure a basic tool.

karlauerbach, 2 days ago to random

I find it amusing how stupid some organizations are.

Consider "Tribel" - hoping to be an alternative to Musk & Zuck - it's home page on the web has an unavoidable pop-up demanding assent to a "Policy Update" in which you agree that you have read that policy.

Except that you can not read that policy until you assent.

That website must have been assembled by people who built Tesla's driver interface - clearly they have never attempted to use it.

SteveBellovin, 5 days ago to random

Worth reading. Note that “law enforcement as we know it" is largely about the surveillance state.
https://press.coop/@nytimes/112457287671658010

mattblaze, 5 days ago to random

The secret to a good marriage is to have a clear mutual understanding of which partner is responsible for the flag in front of your house.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sk0.ya83.n8G49DAhJEPK&smid=url-share

SteveBellovin, 6 days ago to random

Say what?!?!!!!
https://press.coop/@nytimes/112453112829237738

evacide, 6 days ago to random

When I talk about digital privacy, there is always some smug genius who shrugs and tells me, "Who cares? We all know we don't have any privacy anyway." Nothing could be more wrong. Convincing you that the fight is already over to the way people in power get you to stop resisting.

peterhoneyman, 6 days ago to random

why is it that WiFi never works for me on planes, neither on my iPhone nor my iPad? I must have set network something or other on them … i get redirected from, e.g., connect.klm.com to this page.

works for lynn’s iPhone… ¯_(ツ)_/¯

it’s DNS, innit?

spaf, 6 days ago to random

I just had an idea for some great entertainment.

Train an LLM on material from Qanon, religious fundamentalists, flat-earthers, chemtrails nuts, vaccine deniers, faked moon landing believers, RFK Jr., and Tucker Carlson et al. Don't include any actual science or facts.

Then set it up so we can ask questions such as "Why does the Sun rise in the east?" and "Who was Barack Obama?" and enjoy the responses.
If LLMs are going to hallucinate naturally, let's feed them hallucinations to start!

SteveBellovin, 6 days ago to random

If Florida becomes completely submerged, does it still get two senators?
https://press.coop/@NPR/112451055007288192