davep

@davep@infosec.exchange

Does IT stuff.

Likes permaculture, infosec, Tranmere Rovers. But mainly bad jokes stolen from https://www.justthetalk.co.uk/thehaven/17468/urgent-i-need-a-good-joke-right-now

Missing my Dad and little brother.

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RickiTarr, to random
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Trad Wife memes are always like a traditionally attractive skinny blonde woman in a white dress, in a field of flowers, holding hands with their immaculate children. The text always says something like, Why are you working a job, instead of doing your true calling? This is Godly Motherhood!

This how I know these are made by people who have never been around children, or possibly even women, and also never had to worry about money.

davep,

@RickiTarr That's some weird puritanical manifest destiny BS right there. Do people still believe that rubbish?

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, so I'm going to type out a sentence, and I want you all to finish it, but instead of doing deep thinking about it, just type the very first thing that pops into your head. I know this will be hard for many of you, but try it! LOL

If I could do whatever I wanted to right now, I would _________.

davep,

@RickiTarr
If I could do whatever I wanted to right now, I would stroke a big dog.

RickiTarr, to random
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I'm thinking about Willpower today! Humans seem to have decent short term willpower, but not particularly good long term willpower, for things they really want. Willpower doesn't seem to be an infinite resource, and is effected by stress, fatigue, and environment.

So what are your thoughts on Willpower? Have you given up something long term that you really loved? What is the hardest thing for you to limit in your life? What is the thing you always seem to cave for?

Just an FYI, this isn't a platform to shame people for bad habits, we all have something we struggle with, we all have different levels of stress, and grew up in different environments. Just for instance, I can smoke a cigar occasionally, enjoy it throughly, but never really crave nicotine, on the other hand, if you were going to tempt me with a loaf of homemade bread, some delicious BBQ, or a well made cocktail, my willpower is much more limited. Human brains and bodies are incredibly complex and no two people are the same.

davep,

@RickiTarr I bought a book literally called "Willpower" and never got past the first chapter.

RickiTarr, to random
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If you could pause body aging, what age would you have paused at, and why?

davep,

@RickiTarr
I'm nearly 58 and healthier than I've ever been since discovering the wonders of alcohol and cigarettes in my teens.

Stopping them was huge and I'd have liked to know how I'd have felt while still indestructible in my early twenties without testing the limits of my abilities to imbibe industrial quantities of both though.

RickiTarr, to random
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Health and Beauty Gurus who are under 60 are scam. Come talk to me about wrinkles and joint health when you're 72, then I might buy what you're selling.

davep,

@RickiTarr
I'm reminded of the scene in Coupling where the arrogant and vain woman in the main cast is patronising a very wrinkly old lady, who changes the subject thusly:

"You moisturise every day, don't you dear?"

"Yes, what of it?"

(with a slow smile of triumph) "So did I."

davep,

@RickiTarr @hopeward

How about 92? https://infosec.exchange/@davep/111879005262655020

RickiTarr, to random
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Did people used to look older?

davep,

@RickiTarr I certainly did.

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, all Superheros are, at least, marginally problematic, but what Superhero do you think is the most problematic, and why?

davep,

@RickiTarr Batman.

Instead of using his billions to actually help people, he turns into some weird Death Wish fantasist.

davep,

@RacerX @RickiTarr

Hulk smashed.

Hulk forgot why he went to kitchen, but found presents from recent past Hulk on way back to sit down and continue watching Netflix. Awesome.

evan, to fediverse
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OK, I've got a question for developers. I'm working on an extended example for the O'Reilly Media book I'm writing, focusing on the federation protocol. I'm going to cover using HTTP Signature, handling and sending the important set of Activity types defined in the AP spec (Follow, Create, Add, ...).

davep,

@evan This is where I tend to use the medium of interpretive dance, I mean BPMN (using Camunda Modeler). It's great for making such processes simple to visualise.

RickiTarr, to random
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So, reading the comments from my other post actually brings up some questions for me, I think we've all met people who seem to overestimate their abilities and equally we have met people who seem to underestimate their abilities. What is the difference? Is it misplaced confidence, narcissism, low self esteem? Do we need people who will just make decisions when necessary or is consensus always the path? Is Dunning-Kruger real?

I think in this post Trump Presidency era we all have questions about this, but honestly, that even started in the Bush era, are these men actually "dumb" or is this much more sinister?

davep,

@RickiTarr @1dalm We're all ultimately stuck in our own noggin.

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay I'm going to describe something, that I'm thinking that some other people have too:

So, when I'm feeling very sad, emotional, and overwhelmed, and I just feel like I can't keep going. I have this sort of other hyper rational part of myself. I call it Outside Man, mostly because it feels like it hovers over the top of my ocean of my emotions, and can see things from outside of where I am. Outside Man is the one who tells me that emotions change and this intensity of feeling won't last forever, and I need to do the things I know will help my mental state.

Is this or something like this, something other people experience?

And yes, I know that it's probably inherently sexist that I call what I consider my more rational self by a male moniker, but I've called it that since I was a kid, and it's stuck. Hubs said Outside Man sounds like a horror movie!

davep,

@RickiTarr
My Outside Man has been getting pretty tired recently

davep, to random

It's looking like the UK and US are succeeding in uniting Yemen.

davep, to random

I’ve just injected steroids into my arms

Anabolic?

No, just my arms

davep, to random

Was setting up a new virtual host in Apache on my RPi, which has involved much gnashing of teeth and questioning of life choices.

Went down a rabbit hole of HSTS preloading of my principal host causing the other to flip to it along with many other increasingly improbable things.

It was obviously DNS. My PC and phone (and router) were storing old values. Restarted my phone, connected to a different network and it was fine to install the Let's Encrypt certificate.

I bloody hate computers.

davep, to random

Remains to be seen if glass coffins ever become popular.

davep, to random

I am not a fan of swearing. If you can't find a more appropriate word, then you should fuck the fuck off.

davep, to random

A snake forced my great-granddad into joining the South African army.

It was a Boer Conscriptor.

davep, to random

Before it was carved, Mount Rushmore’s beauty was totally unpresidented.

davep, to SEC

A story in three acts

SEC says Bitcoin grift is approved
SEC says SEC was hacked.

davep, to random

Sometimes I tell dad jokes

Sometimes he laughs

davep, (edited ) to random

In a new study published in The British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers found that while doing either aerobic exercise or strength training was associated with a lower risk of dying during the study’s time frame, regularly doing both — one to three hours a week of aerobic exercise and one to two weekly strength training sessions — was associated with an even lower mortality risk.

Edit: adding hashtags to break out of my pale, sickly, computer-bound bubble

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/well/move/cardio-strength-training-benefits.html

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/21/1218

davep, to random

I wrote down two double entrendres today, and then I rubbed one out

TheBreadmonkey, to random
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Look. I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong. And somehow, I've managed to make a rubbish bolognese. Somewhere in the combination of not having any oil so using spread, parsnips which broke down too much, lentils that didn't break down enough, sausages being too sausagey, a heavy hand with the pepper, the wine being too sweet and my wife's ongoing vendetta with pasta so having to use a pea-based pasta which was not good. It's frankly a hot mess. Edible, but sort of all wrong. The good news is there's absolutely loads of it....

davep,

@TheBreadmonkey Sorry, but what are a spread, parsnips, lentils and sausages doing anywhere near a lasagna?

I'm contractually obliged to be shocked because my better half is from Tuscany...

PacificNic, to random

I'd be such a good prepper influencer on TikTok/Youtube. Maybe not popular, but I'd give great advice.

Every video would just be a reminder to wear a fucking respirator and learn new skills.

Maybe we won't survive with my strategy, but I bet it will work better than hoarding bullets and food.

davep,

@ciggysmokebringer @sleepfreeparent @PacificNic
Lone survivalists wouldn't last long. It's got to be about community. That's how you gain resilience.

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