nattiegoogie

@nattiegoogie@mstdn.io

Just a geek. Y'know ... linux, FOSS, privacy, yada.

An American in Essen, formerly The Hague, formerlier Sopron and formerliest Milwaukee.

So, I recently tooted something that got some traction, and suddenly, everyone wants to follow me. So listen, if I cannot look at your bio and toot history and easily tell you're human, you're not getting approved.

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nattiegoogie, to linux

In news, just closed access to source code.

Two years ago, they cancelled CentOS, which was the (highly popular) free and open source version of RHEL.

In response, two popular community forks immediately popped up, and

Now, by closing access to the RHEL source, RedHat has just screwed both of those community projects, effectively forcing anyone who wants to continue using the RedHat branch...to pay RedHat for the privilege.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/23/red_hat_centos_move/

nattiegoogie, to random

Friendly reminder ...

this Prigozhin Insurrection is happening less than a week after Russia put nuclear weapons in Belarus.

nattiegoogie,

@fedops

Actually not sure that's true.

Last month, Lukashenko explicitly promised to give nuclear weapons to any country that supported Belarus and Russia.

Will he? Does he even have access to those weapons to give them away? IDK.

However, these are "tactical" nukes (it still blows my mind that someone paired those words together), with perhaps local control.

Mainly, my point is just, it's complicated, and unstable over there.

nattiegoogie, to random

1/2

You know that "Embrace Extend, Extinguish" expression flying around lately? Wonder where it came from?

"'Embrace, extend, and extinguish' (EEE)...is a phrase that the U.S. Department of Justice found that was used internally by Microsoft to describe its strategy for entering product categories involving widely used standards, extending those standards with proprietary capabilities, and then using those differences in order to strongly disadvantage its competitors."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish

nattiegoogie,

2/2

This is, literally, a formal corporate policy and strategy, invented by Microsoft (thank you, Bill Gates), to wipe out competition.

That Wikipedia article includes a hella long bullet list of specific examples of Microsoft intentionally doing this, dating back to the mid-90s...browsers, word processors, Java, IM, email, Linux.

Microsoft spent time and money on fucking up all of them.

If you don't think Facebook is doing the same thing, here and now, you're just not paying attention.

nattiegoogie, to random

So, Ukraine seems to be stepping up their counteroffensive in the face of Russia's burgeoning civil war.

The Russian Defense Minister said Ukraine wasn't fighting fair.

ThisPlaceAgain, to random

Why are you talking about boobies when you could be talking tech?

-The Fediverse probably

nattiegoogie,

@ThisPlaceAgain

Tech solutions to help you post more boobies.

GayDeceiver, to random
@GayDeceiver@mstdn.social avatar

Who had “Coup attempt to depose Putin” on their 2023 Bingo Card?

nattiegoogie,

@GayDeceiver

I've actually been predicting "old-school USSR-style forced 'retirement' to a dacha in the country" since the war passed the 4th month.

the_etrain, to random
@the_etrain@beige.party avatar

Not to brag, but I've been invited to Canada twice today.

nattiegoogie,

@the_etrain

Canada once invited me to leave...

@ADDiane

HCBunny, to random
@HCBunny@mstdn.party avatar

After some time on Adult Friend Finder (yes, that's a thing I have really done and not just for a joke, ask me anything, it's insane over there) I'm beginning to wonder if I'm the only hetero woman that isn't immediately turned on by the sight of a penis.

nattiegoogie,

@HCBunny

As a man, I can tell you that we just assume it works the same way for y'all.

Some of us learn and grow up, others are continually surprised it doesn't work, every time they send another pic.

The_Augusto, to reddit

So I just read the announcement that sent out to subreddits that were still dark, including my (tiny, 200 person) subreddit of trans memes.

What should we do about it? I don't really want to hand over control of r/t4t_irl. I had a lot of fun moderating it. I earned my place there.

I'm going to be talking to my fellow mod, but I'd be happy for advice from mastodon, too.

nattiegoogie,

@The_Augusto

Have you set up a new subreddit in a or server?

I think all moderators should quit protesting, and transition to helping the members of their subreddits migrate to new homes.

Y'all tried, but Reddit is doomed. Exit the building in an orderly manner, as fast as possible.

The_Whore_of_Blahbylon, to random
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon@mastodon.social avatar

That's exactly what he means.

nattiegoogie,

@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon

I bought one of those vacuuming robots ... do I get any points for that?

mastodonmigration, to Futurology
@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar

Open Letter to ...

Hello Meta,

It has become known you are reaching out to members of our community to hold secret meetings (1), thereby roping them into a conspiracy of silence. This is not how we do things. This is an open social media network. If you have something to say, create an account and post it to all of us.

Asking you to stop this divisive tactic, and release everyone from any and all legal covenants pertaining to and the .

(1) https://fosstodon.org/@kev/110592625692688836

nattiegoogie,

@mastodonmigration

Yah, that'll work.

Nice thought, though. Boosted with optimism.

Radical_EgoCom, to random

This happened in the richest country in the world

nattiegoogie,

@Radical_EgoCom

For the skeptical (like myself) ... per Snopes, this is a true story, with only a couple of minor quibbling inaccuracies.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alex-smith-died-couldnt-afford-insulin/

"Alec Raeshawn Smith's lifeless body was found in his apartment on 27 June 2017, 27 days after his coverage under his mother's health insurance policy had lapsed due to his age. The cause of death was diabetic ketoacidosis, ... because it lacks enough insulin."

darnell, to Canada
@darnell@one.darnell.one avatar

This law in 🇨🇦 is silly! 🇦🇺 had a similar law, which resulted in banning the continent for a season (Australia 🇦🇺 amended the law later on).

We might see ban Canadian news agencies too. & Facebook are currently banning news from being shared in Canada on their respective sites.

👉🏾 Meta is yanking news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23770620/meta-news-facebook-instagram-canada-online-news-act

nattiegoogie,

@darnell

The law is silly, but frankly, this seems like a perk.

ThisPlaceAgain, to random

I can handle Mastodon, because I’ve been the token black girl in all white spaces allz my life.

“Ma’am, this is a Wendy’s.”

nattiegoogie,

@ThisPlaceAgain

Which one are you?

/s

nattiegoogie, to random

@TarkabarkaHolgy

via @juergen_hubert

https://thefolklore.cafe/@juergen_hubert/110581598291127445

theresnotime, to mastodon

Wasn't core #mastodon meant to be getting markdown support at some point..? One of the main things I miss from moving from my glitch-soc instance to here

nattiegoogie,

@theresnotime

I had a snide comment in my bio about it, since 4 years ago ... finally took it out last year, cuz still no MD.

sarah, to random
@sarah@phpc.social avatar

When writing software, enable people to change their usernames.

You don’t know who might make their username based on their real name, then realize they need to change their real name, and are now stuck with a username based on their dead name.

Asking for a friend.

nattiegoogie,

@sarah

... or they're getting stalked/doxxed, or they got married, or they just wanna change their username.

It's just good design.

@leah

nattiegoogie, to ai

A passing thought, probably needs refining.

"A Clockwork Intelligence"

There are two intuitive but incompatible definitions of .

"Something that is not at all intelligent, but does something that appears to be thinking to casual observers."

&

"Something that is actually thinking, using some process different from 'typical' biological intelligence."

By the first definition, etc, are quite intelligent.

However, they do not even qualify for the 2nd one.

nattiegoogie, to random

Anyone looking for an group?

I am co-admin of a small (6-8-member) private Discord group that focuses on very proactive and enthusiastic help, support and interactive accountability for all members.

Currently, we are looking for 1-2 new members to join. Let me know if you're interested.

PS: We used to advertise on Reddit, but screw that.

stevelord, to random
@stevelord@bladerunner.social avatar

Normalize drowning billionaires.

nattiegoogie,

@stevelord

Nationalize 'em.

"The best way you hurt rich people is by turning them into poor people."

—Billy Ray Valentine.

JamesGleick, (edited ) to random
@JamesGleick@zirk.us avatar

On the face of it, Justice Alito is guilty of bribery. These are his defenses:

  1. Although I accepted something of value to ME, it hardly cost the billionaire anything at all.
  2. Although I then ruled in favor of the billionaire at the Supreme Court*, I didn’t realize the billionaire was involved.
  3. I am personally incorruptible. Anyone who knows me knows that I would never sell my vote.

*[edit] Ten times.

nattiegoogie,

@JamesGleick

Am I missing something? Depending on the details, 2 potentially sounds like a viable defense.

gwynnion, to random
@gwynnion@mastodon.social avatar

If billionaires want to do stupid shit on the assumption governments will pull out all the stops to rescue them, they should pay a shit load more in taxes.

Otherwise, oops, sorry you climbed into a metal coffin you dumped in the ocean after using your ridiculous wealth to bypass everything that would have stopped a normal person.

nattiegoogie,

@gwynnion

"billionaires ... should pay a shit load more in taxes."

There. FTFY.

suprjami, to random

The new ".zip" domain is being used almost solely for malware. Some of the clicks are very deceptive, even to technically knowledgeable people. See the attached image for an example.

You can block all zip domains with the following uBlock Origin rule:

||zip^

Tell everyone you know.

nattiegoogie,

@suprjami

Filter added ... first custom filter I've ever added to it, pretty simple.

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