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simplenomad

@simplenomad@rigor-mortis.nmrc.org

Long time #Hacker type. #Hippie and I care about the #planet, ask me about #solarpower and #EV.

RemoteWork since 1999, you know, since last century.

Been here since April 2022 and on this instance since Nov 2022.

Work is :gitlab: #GitLab. Former ghost hunter and storm chaser. Survivor of #cancer and a #widower. Links in the About. He/Him.

#Infosec #hacker

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simplenomad, (edited ) to homelab
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If you’re wanting to run something in, let’s say a then or what? Curious, especially from the crowd.

simplenomad,
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BTW I was thinking from a stability standpoint to a degree, but general preferences are really what I’m looking for.

simplenomad, to mastodon
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I know this will apply to maybe 5 people on the planet (none of whom are probably on ) but has anyone upgraded from 11 to 12 while it is running and did it still work? Tips? Unless someone speaks up I'll probably do it anyway when I have some time to do so.

simplenomad,
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@TotalSpaceshipguy Keep everyone posted on your progress! I’m quite curious…

simplenomad,
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@TotalSpaceshipguy Yuck. Well I do thank you for the information, bummer you had to go through that, and bummer it didn’t work. FYI, @CaptainMalu

simplenomad, to infosec
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I work at who is currently hiring for their . GitLab is so if you like working you'll love this place.

If we actually know each other, let me know when you apply and I'll put in a good word for you. Qualifications and other details in the link.

https://boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/6776722002

simplenomad, to random
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I ordered some hopes and dreams from Amazon. Today an empty bag arrived.

thegibson, to random

So let me enumerate my positions.

I am here with one primary goal... to restore the future we were promised at the dawn of the web.

I don't trust zaibatsus.

I fight for the user.

Crypto-c scams are abuse and punching down.

simplenomad,
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@thegibson Hacker Amen!!

Dare I ask what is happening on Woz’ birthday?

simplenomad,
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@thegibson Why yes I do believe I know a few of you ;-)

Oom bitches, oom….

simplenomad, to infosec
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I'm running in recursive mode and having everything in my home and my public /29 use it as the main DNS server.

The good things? Ad/tracker blocking on things that don't have built in ad/tracker blocking like certain phone apps, less spam (I host my main mail server locally), reduced monitoring from my Internet provider.

The bad things? Single point of failure. If pihole is down, everything else is as well.

simplenomad,
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@grubbslinger I've heard of that happening! Fortunately I haven't experienced it, MAX downloaded and installed on the TV just fine.

simplenomad, to ai
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If all of the people worried about AI (especially various execs high up in companies) we’re just as worried about end user tracking and digital footprint building used by advertisers and large tech firms, we could not just solve the digital “spying” on our online activities, it would end at least half of the “scary AI use cases” they’re worried about.

briankrebs, (edited ) to random

So many publishers don't seem to give a $#!+ about their subscribers, and it's infuriating because while I love supporting great content, I refuse to pay for content I can't consume.

I've been paying for a magazine subscription to Wired for many years now, because I like to read the long form stories in print when I have the time. In theory, this subscription comes with access to online articles. Been going round and round with Conde Nast, and their support people can't seem to grasp the idea that I'm not receiving password reset emails, although all other emails from them arrive just fine.

I think we're on the 20th email of this comical support chain. Here's what they just sent me:

"If you are being stopped by the paywall and are signed into the browser with your credentials, please first ensure you are signed into the website with the correct e-mail that is associated with your Wired subscription. Note – this could be a different e-mail address from the one at which you receive your newsletters. To see which e-mail address you used to sign in, click My Account in the top right corner of wired.com. Your address will be displayed at the top of the page. If you signed in with the wrong address, please sign out, then sign back in using the correct credentials."

Thanks, Conde Nast. Really shows you've been following along.

Kicked WSJ, The Economist and Bloomberg subscriptions for the same problems accessing subscription content. Seems to me the publishing industry is in serious need of oversight in how they respond to their subscribers. Given the precarious nature of the publishing industry, you'd think more magazines would be more interested in retaining readers.

simplenomad,
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@briankrebs I gave up on Wired a while back for the exact same reason. I even let the magazine subscription expire.

I miss the old days when one simply used username cyberpunk password cyberpunk, and if it didn't work you created it for yourself and others. This worked for ages on many early websites that had accounts for access to content.

simplenomad, to ai
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You know, with all of this rather fervorous focus on AI, mainly LLMs, I highly recommend a re-reading of Daemon and it's sequel Freedom by author @DanielSuarez as it was not only fairly technically accurate from an IT perspective, but managed to get a lot of other things right as well. I'm not saying "we're doomed" nor am I saying "we're saved", but it is an interesting perspective.

Additionally, when you consider that Daemon and Freedom came out in 2009 and 2010 respectively, it is quite impressive. Social media was still taking off, AI was around but not at the level it is now, and so on.

joshbressers, to random

Heavy handed security isn’t security, it’s constraints designed to bring out your employee’s creativity to bypass the tools

simplenomad,
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@joshbressers Agreed. Security should become easy and second-natured, it should be muscle memory. Security peeps need to remember this - like locking your car as you exit it before entering the store or locking the door when you leave the house. The easier and more non-existent we make it, the better received and more thoroughly used it will become.

simplenomad, to random
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Guess which stone coaster I use the most?

simplenomad, to random
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Right as it started raining the sun was still shining. My mother had this odd saying: “If it rains while the sun is shining, the Devil is beating his wife.”

I know it’s a southern thing, but am I the only person who has ever heard this in person?

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/devil%27s_beating_his_wife#:~:text=devil's%20beating%20his%20wife,is%2C%20when%20a%20sunshower%20occurs.

simplenomad,
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@0xabad1dea Obviously there is a link between odd weather phenomena and deities. This is just proof.

simplenomad, to random
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I have a new car that’s electric. I’m a month in, and I’m hooked. Never going back to gasoline cars, particularly when I can charge at home using the solar panels so the energy is, well, free.

https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2023/5/16/the-new-car

simplenomad,
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@dgoldsmith Absolutely!

https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/@simplenomad/110265907469982777

simplenomad, to random
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A weird day of sounds so far.

Early morning a local military contractor was testing an Osprey. At least two fire station alerts prompting multiple noisy sirens. Electricians arrive to install an EV charger for my new car, so lots of bangs and drills and conversation between strangers.

Multiple deliveries with doorbells. At least one incident nearby involving multiple police cars, a few times an ambulance went by. Every crow, blue jay, and mockingbird in the neighborhood went nuts for a bit chasing away a hawk.

A noisy thunderstorm. Bits of small hail. And right now a nice relaxing rain.

A certain dog is now worn out from having to deal with all of this.

simplenomad, to infosec
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Hey any recommendations on ? Like a good instance to join, should I host my own or upload to somewhere else, anything infosec / themed already out there? Curious...

simplenomad, to random
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Is it just me or are you really excited about Dune part 2?

The first one from 2021 was staggeringly good, one of the best films I’ve seen in ages. All of the other adaptations of the book failed on one level or another, but this seemed to capture the mood of the source material - largely in part because of the soundtrack and sound design. Stunning visuals, extremely well acted, fabulous. Really can’t wait for November.

simplenomad,
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@tcely Yes I did! I preferred it to the David Lynch version very much, felt it got a bit closer to the source material. In the early 80s I read several of the books, and even considered going to Lynch’s open auditions for his film for anything, just to participate. I saw it in the theater when it came out and the first showings included a flyer from the studio to help explain all of the characters and their relationships. As I had read the novel I could follow along, but it still was difficult.

The miniseries was a lot better in that it explained everything a bit more, took its time. It still had challenges, but it worked.

The new film in 2021 took liberties, but avoided a lot of the caricatures developed in earlier works by reducing some elements to their core. For example the Mentats were explained with a simple example of him rolling his eyes back in his head while “computing” - in some ways these shortcuts were elegant, and they focused more on the places the story needed it, or deviated from the novel.

Obviously I could go on and on, yes I really liked the miniseries, but just found the primal instincts in the new one so relatable for me.

simplenomad, to random
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I am not sure if my appointment with the urologist today is labs (pee in a cup) or an exam. I hope the former.

I don't think it would be fair or nice for the doc to shove a gloved finger up my thermal exhaust port on today of all days.

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