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jacob

@jacob@jacobian.org

software development, engineering management, information security, basketball shitposting. he/him.

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jacob, to random
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Mastodon’s thing where it doesn’t show you all replies makes it much easier to get taken by disinfo

jacob, (edited ) to random
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What an amazingly thoughtful gift for Pride! https://apnews.com/article/pat-robertson-dead-christian-broadcasting-700-club-91299d0953c014ca6860fe545cac793e

Edit: eh, ‘twas a year ago, I got got. But still a happy reminder!

b0rk, (edited ) to random
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here's your periodic reminder that if you're in a country with a weaker currency than the US (India, Brazil, etc), there's a discount to make the zines more affordable. You can see it in action here:

https://wizardzines.com/zines/git/

If you're in a country this applies to, you should see something like this:

jacob,
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@b0rk have you written anywhere about how you implemented this? I want to do something similar for a thing I’m working on. I have a few ideas and one or two things bookmarked but I’m very unsure how to actually pull it off.

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I am delighted to inform you that Tom7 is at it again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y65FRxE7uMc

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Biological features I would like to borrow from other species:

  • Photosynthesis (would make ultralight backpacking way easier if I didn't have to carry food)
  • Gills (swimming, yeah, but also, just more options for breathing)
  • Blood temperature regulation and skin toughness for wider range of comfortable temps
  • Seeing more colors, as shrimp do
  • Elephant-like trunk (for grasping and occasional water fights)
  • Whatever it is that makes tummy rubs and head scratches so dynamite for pet dogs
jacob,
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@brainwane ha, wouldn’t it be amusing to write a text like this as if it were written by another species? Like in the tone of vet medicine? “Humans need to consume roughly 2500 calories per day…” or even “humans communicate by vibrating cords in the throats, and, to a lesser extent, through body language such as hand waving” lol

jacob,
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@brainwane it’s even more fun to imagine what the alien authors might get wrong. Like, what’s their version of the “alpha male wolf” mistake?

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If you live in the Portland area and haven’t had Heck yet, pick some up! The IPA is hands down the best NA IPA in the world, and legit one of the better IPAs alcoholic or not.

(Disclaimer: I’m an investor in Heck, but I wouldn’t shill it if I didn’t love it)
https://social.heckbrewing.com/@heck/112572273919329328

jacob, to random
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Hey here's a thing not everyone knows:

Cetirizine (Zyrtec) has been shown to be as effective as diphenhydramine (Benedryl), without the drowsy side-effects. So now that cetirizine is available OTC and as a generic, there's basically no reason to take diphenhydramine (except as a sleep aid, I guess.)

Just a few sources, there are more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10250918/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17883909/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205335/.

[IANAD, just someone with an unhealthy obsession with first aid kits.]

jacob, (edited ) to random
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🏀 ok, better choice than JJ. College coaches moving to the NBA don’t have the best track record, and the LA seems to be a pretty touch place to coach unless you’re Phil Jackson, but still I think this is probably a pretty good move overall. https://x.com/wojespn/status/1798668676016836889?s=46

jacob,
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@webology you like the Lakers being bad eh?

jacob,
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@webology see, I don't like the Lakers, but I like the NBA more when the Lakers are pretty good. Seeing the Lakers lose is only fun when they don't do it all that much.

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🎶 Music recommendation!

The Race For Space by Public Service Broadcasting is a mashup album but a very cool/strange one. It combines actual audio from the Apollo program with sorta indie-rock-ish instrumentals. The album opens with JFK's "we choose to go to the moon” and closes with audio from the actual moon landing.

It's one of my favorite albums: the music slaps, the concept totally works, and it never fails to give me chills.

Here's the best track, “Go”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHIo6qwJarI

jacob, to random
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Occasionally I am reminded of how lucky I am that the timelines of my, uh, extremely cringy awkward teenage phase and the existence of digital cameras more or less didn't overlap.

jacob, to random
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Anyone have experience with online courseware tools that they like?

Features I'm looking for:

  • flexible course content (text, video, slides)
  • both at-your-own-pace and scheduled synchronous video sessions
  • cohort-based (e.g. session runs 7/1-7/15)
  • assignments and "turning in" documents
  • forums or discussion threads for peer-to-peer and student-instructor convo
  • nice simple clean student experience

Not Google Classroom - I've used it and dislike it

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Surprised calling yourself a “Code Lord” isn’t more popular.

jacob,
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@frank if you’re really good at lambda functions would that make you an Edge Lord?

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A question for my security friends out there, is it good practice for an IT team to send out a Phishing email to all users to ‘test’ them? Follow up question, if it IS a good idea, who do you typically use as the sender of the email? Like, the CEO, CFO, a high ranking IT person in the org? Someone else?

jacob,
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@webology @ryancheley I kinda already did: https://jacobian.org/2017/jun/27/social-engineering-pentests/

jacob, to random
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📺 Watching the final episode of S1 of Very Important People (dropout.tv) over lunch. The show’s been kinda “eh” for me overall - great concept but often dragged a bit. But this episode is amazing and wild and weird. It’s almost unreal how good Brennan Lee Mulligan is at improv comedy; he really is a genius.

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This week, I find bugs in everything... Slack edition.

jacob, (edited )
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@jonafato @webology good thing @frank drinks it iced

jacob, to random
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OH: "you're thinking with logic, and that's not how HR works”

mkennedy, to random
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#PyCon2024 had 2,551 in-person attendees and was "sold out”

#PyCon2019 had 3,393 (Checked-in people).

Anyone know why the tickets were restricted to 1,234 fewer in 2024? The venue seemed massive so should have had room.

I'm genuinely curious what the difference was. 48% more seats in 2019 is a big difference.

Ref [location history]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_Conference

jacob,
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@glyph @mkennedy the huge factor is of course that, uh, something huge happened in 2020 that changed conference attendance. Possibly permanent? Definitely long-term. Many conferences never recovered. Projecting attendance using pre-2020 numbers is ill-advised.

That said, I'd guess next year will likely have a higher cap, and I wouldn't be surprised to see '25-‘26, returning to California, to have even higher attendance than that.

jacob, to random
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I didn’t take a pic but same. (My usual post-travel routine is to take a test 3-4 days after I get back, or earlier if I have symptoms)
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/112493062577533506

leigh, to random
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2 weeks after BSidesSF/RSA & I still don’t have my voice back. Tell me all your voice recovery tips! So far I’ve tried:

  • hydration (esp throat coat tea)
  • humidifier
  • cough drops without menthol (Luden’s)
  • 48 hours of near-total vocal rest
  • ibuprofen
  • gargling salt water

Anything I missed?

jacob,
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@leigh oh no, good luck!

jacob, (edited ) to random
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If for no other reason*, I support a mask requirement at because the kind of person who doesn’t attend because they’re required to mask is the kind of person who I don’t want to hang out with anyway.

(* and there are lots of other good reasons too)

jacob,
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@durin42 well, you’re the first person I’ve heard from with a legitimate reason not to mask — every single other person, and there have been many, who’s pushed back on the mask mandate has done so out of bullshit “free country” crap or deeply unscientific “vaccines are the real threat” kind of thinking.

So to you: I’m sorry.

Also, I suspect if you reached out to the confernce, they’d find a way to accommodate you and I encourage you to do so.

jacob,
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@durin42 I’m also super curious: if you were in charge would you drop the mandate? Even knowing that doing so would mean that a different subset of the community couldn’t attend? Or do you have some other approach in mind?

jacob,
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@durin42 I don’t think I agree, but I’ll sit with that and see if my mind changes. In any case thank you for sharing your experience and perspective!

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