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nikatjef

@nikatjef@mastodon.acm.org

Ordained minister, US Navy veteran, HAM radio operator, Sr UNIX systems engineer, and lifelong Republican

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ai6yr, to Guns

Numerous American tourists facing up to 12 years in prison each for bringing ammo to the Turks and Caicos https://abc7news.com/post/tyler-wenrich-american-arrested-turks-caicos-pleads-guilty/14853425/?ex_cid=TA_KGO_TW&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_source=mastodon #guns #travel #tourism

nikatjef,
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@ai6yr
What kind of stupidity / mental disorder would entice people to take ammunition on an actual vacation with them without researching the laws about it?

pluralistic, to random
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Oh, fuck you, British Airways.

nikatjef,
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@pluralistic
GPT-4o took less than 20 seconds to find the penguin... Guess it must be human.

ai6yr, to random

Relaying this from another ham elsewhere, KE6ZGP, did not know this was an issue. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/17/eli-lillys-zepbound-mounjaro-in-short-supply-through-june-fda-says-.html

nikatjef,
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@ai6yr
That happened to me last year and my levels have still not stabilized.

I was doing great, my blood sugar levels were good and very stable, then suddenly my pharmacy reported that the medication was over a month back-ordered. Ended up being closer to 4 months before I got my medication again.

tek, to random
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I am not exaggerating this:

I created a new hostname in DNS, then added it to my existing webserver config.

It was online for 3 seconds -- 3! -- before getting a 404 request for /.git/config.

If you're relying on obscurity to protect your services, get that right out your fool head today. You have about 3 seconds to get your act together.

nikatjef,
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@miki @tek
DNS is generally public record as well and unlike TLS, there is actual notifications that generally get sent out when you update your DNS records...

Having said that, most script kiddies are not looking at your certificates or DNS, instead they are targetting general ports and IP address blocks.

nikatjef,
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@miki @tek
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1996

nikatjef,
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@tek @miki
Yes, it is master / slave notification, but with most common cloud DNS providers (the bulk of the internet) they use a broadcast variant as they are updating fleets of "slave" DNS servers.

nikatjef,
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@tek @miki
Sadly no... I only know about it cause I saw a demo of it 10ish years ago at a Google cloud presentation.

Alice, (edited ) to random
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If I were Adam, I would have given Eve a cooler name like McRib.

nikatjef,
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@Alice
Well of course Adam didn't name God, God already had a name.

ai6yr, to random

Geolocate this, LOL.

nikatjef,
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@ai6yr
Chat GPT-4o says it is likely from SFO.

ai6yr, (edited ) to random

Boy, this auction liquidator said "screw it, no photos, no lots, we're just going to sell the whole damn thing" Anyone want a Red Lobster (INCLUDING EVERYTHING IN THE PREMISES)?

https://bid.restaurantequipment.bid/Public/Auction/AuctionItemDetail?AuctionId=%2fKoYA1j74%2fd45J4SRlQW0g%3d%3d&pageNumber=pf6Q%2bhJtdeleDd9FfYpy9w%3d%3d&pageSize=O5OaPaZE1XrTjGtTQItkaw%3d%3d&showFilter=iBcS%2b4ptjknZQtCojbueqQ%3d%3d&sortColumn=C9SY4KX74WJIILYqur0bmw%3d%3d&AuctionItemId=Z2zRQq1PXgF4PX0W5ApbJw%3d%3d

nikatjef,
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@ai6yr
Apparently they are doing something similar for another 45ish locations.

They have got to be really hurting for liquid cash.

jay, to Kubernetes
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Decided to sit down and try to learn despite the fact that I don't have any real need for it on my little home server. Still, it's been interesting and - I won't lie - a bit frustrating at times. It's very much like using a chainsaw to butter my bread for my use case, but I had a nice feeling of satisfaction when I succeeded in getting set up through it. I've had some odd issues with Docker failing to launch certain containers through containerd that I have not been able to figure out, however.

I was putting thought into maybe redoing my server setup with kubernetes but I sincerely worry that I'll run into this same containerd issue with some of my other apps.

nikatjef,
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@jay
I always liken it to using a bazooka to kill cockroaches.
Kubernetes is amazingly expensive for most jobs, but when you do find the right job it is just perfect.

stux, to random
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A leveling system from level 1 to 99

Level 2 xp needed: 15
Level 99 xp needed: 10 233 168

Crafting items gives XP per item/type etc, killing monsters and later on quests

With leveling up the player gets skillpoints that can be spend on health, stamina, air or energy

Ofc crafting certain items requires a certain level etc also weapons and armor

Simple demo of gather resources, craft item and level up in Unreal Engine 5

nikatjef,
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@stux
I would encourage you to make everything the players can use as craftable... Please don't make any of the items drop-only.

ai6yr, to H5N1

LA Times: Despite H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in dairy cattle, raw milk enthusiasts are uncowed https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-12/raw-milk-enthusiasts-uncowed-by-bird-flu-risk-in-dairy #h5n1 #milk #birdflu #hpai

nikatjef,
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@ai6yr
Not advocating for it, but do remember that large parts, land wise, of the US have been drinking raw milk for decades... Just like people drank river / lake water without boiling it, until fairly recently, within the last 30 - 40 years or so.

TheConversationUS, (edited ) to news
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It's Friday time!

Here's the first question:

The first crewed launch of Boeing's new reusable spacecraft was scrubbed again on May 6 because of issues with its booster rocket. What is Boeing's spacecraft named?

Check your answer and see how well you've been following the news, here: https://theconversation.com/the-conversation-u-s-weekly-news-quiz-189437b
(It's a tougher than usual quiz this week, but we're not aiming at the level of users)

nikatjef,
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@TheConversationUS
Something wrong with the URL you posted. I get a 'Oops, we couldn't find the page you were looking for' page.

shoq, to random
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I could live with people wanting to vote for RFK, Jr. because they equate the name with 2 dead Kennedys. But a woman on the pickelboard court across the street thinks it’s “That cute one. JFK’s son, right?”

We’re just so fucked.

nikatjef,
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@shoq
Please keep in mind that a lot of Chump and RFK Jr supporters either don't believe that JFK jr is dead or believe he is going to come back to life to be Chump's 2024 running mate.

IIRC, a bunch of them gathered in Dallas last year when / where he was supposed to make a re-appearance.

CultureDesk, (edited ) to television
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Amazon Prime Video subscribers are about to see even more ads. In January, viewers who didn't pay an additional $3 a month started to see commercials. Now, Amazon has announced that it's adding what it describes as shoppable carousel ads, interactive pause ads and interactive brand trivia ads. Here's more from Ars Technica. We want to know, have you, or will you ditch streaming services as they start to add commercials?

https://flip.it/1.wzac

nikatjef,
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@CultureDesk
So far, Amazon Prime Video has not gotten to my drop it threshold, but it is trying to get there.

Netflix is trying to get there are well, but I get Netflix for free through my cell phone provider, so they safe for now at least.

itsfoss, (edited ) to linux
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Well, what was yours? 🤔

#linux

nikatjef,
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@itsfoss
Just in the last month;

  1. Physical machine booting up, getting a valid IP address and route from DHCP but being able to ping anything on the internet.
  2. VM SSH'ing to a specific IP address but getting to a machine with a different IP address.
  3. Deleting a file (successful) but still seeing the file on the filesystem with a 6 month old timestamp.

Been intentionally breaking things in my home lab to practice / learn new technologies. I am a human chaos monkey at times. 🤣

KathyReid, to philosophy
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Folks, I'm starting my post- job search low-key on the side while I write up my .

I have an odd collection of skills - , , , , , and I've done a lot of work in team leadership and management, and have led a multi-million $ not for profit in the past. Keynote speaker.

My speciality is and AI, more on the side with models like .

I'm looking for something that harnesses all of these skills - and it will be a senior role with senior pay, given my experience, qualifications and proven capability. I have time and will be discerning about my next step.

Job titles that might fit here would be Senior Research Engineer, Engineering Lead, Lead AI Engineer or similar.

Looking for fully remote work, with one day a fortnight max in , AU. If you don't believe in or , we're not a good fit.

Super keen on something full time rather than splitting my attention over multiple part-time roles.

Looking to start around August, so a fair amount of lead time.

Keen on organisations that have strong values alignment - and data use, , AI for social good.

No crypto, no web3, no deepfake stuff.

Check out my LinkedIn for more info on my background:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyreid/

nikatjef,
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@KathyReid
G'luck and Good huntin on your search... Also congratulations on the PhD.

Tattooed_Mummy, to random
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But is AI a scam?

Tick tock video asking if AI is a scam. the answer is yes.

nikatjef,
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@tob @root42 @Tattooed_Mummy
I am not so sure about that. 30 years ago Eliza was about the best you could get for "therapy" chat bots, now there are things like Replika, Elomia, Mindspa, etc. We have come a long ways in the last 30 years. Note that I am not saying good, just that we have come a long way.

nikatjef,
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@WhyNotZoidberg @root42 @tob @Tattooed_Mummy
And anyone who thinks a LLM is a RNG has even less clue.

No one is claiming they are sentient or that it understands what it is say, but the fact is that LLM systems are our-scoring humans on various collegiate tests, they are diagnosing diseases that medical professionals are missing.

nikatjef,
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@tob @WhyNotZoidberg @root42 @Tattooed_Mummy
They are not "acing" the tests, instead they are out-scoring many people, but still missing various question. And they are missing questions where they do have the answers when the questions are asked a different way.

It turns out that humans can sometimes do kind-of-ok on tests given a very carefully constructed environment.

So what is your point?

Again, we are not claiming they are sentient or that they even understand the content.

Saltssaltgirl, to random
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I’m not sure why my friends & family think I’m in charge of the calendar, but I’ll be apologizing for it anyway, because today is my birthday, it’s Teacher’s Appreciation Week, & Mother’s Day is Sunday.

nikatjef,
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@Saltssaltgirl
Happy birthday

ai6yr, to random

Ooh, I think I actually got a customer at my Not-A-Licensed-Free-Library! (missing a cookbook!) Restocked it with a few more books. Looks like I need to lay over a supply of books for refilling the thing.

nikatjef,
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@ai6yr
Oooh, please say it was the introduction to Wiccan potions?

kissane, (edited ) to random
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Sliding back in to ask—do you know without looking it up what "context collapse" is and where/how it entered the conversation about online sociability?

Many thanks, and boosts are welcome <3

nikatjef,
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@kissane
I know what the two words mean in isolation, but given your question now I don't know that I understand the words in this context.

Alice, to random
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The worst thing about having a birthday the day after Cinco de Mayo is that everybody is always like "Here's a present for both Cinco de Mayo AND your birthday."

nikatjef,
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@Alice
Happy birthday.

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