mattpounsett - Network

For some reason lately I've been thinking a lot about Max Barry's book Jennifer Government. No idea why.

For some reason lately I've been thinking a lot about Max Barry's book Jennifer Government. No idea why.

The YT algorithm mostly shows me Alberta Tech's shorts, which are hilarious even when they're primarily meant to be informative. ...

The YT algorithm mostly shows me Alberta Tech's shorts, which are hilarious even when they're primarily meant to be informative. I've been watching more of her long form stuff lately, and it's also fantastic.

No idea if she's fediverse-enabled or I'd tag her.

https://youtu.be/_a_Vz2ytVCQ?si=6lIujs9jW6yjjXkP

#youtube #AlbertaTech #developer

Between the “just trick them” approach and the open admission to scamming the elderly, it’s no wonder people’s opinions are so low....

Between the “just trick them” approach and the open admission to scamming the elderly, it’s no wonder people’s opinions are so low.

#LLMisNotAI #AI #LLM #SlimyAssholes

It's reasonable to assume that we will be using IP networks to communicate between space and the Earth for the foreseeable future.Many...

It's reasonable to assume that we will be using IP networks to communicate between space and the Earth for the foreseeable future.

Many IP protocols assume that clocks are synched across the network (typically with NTP).

Time dilation due to mass is real. Time flows more slowly on the Moon than it does on Earth.

Even if we're using Sols or Muns or whatever to measure days, everything is going to be on Earth Standard Time until at least the first interplanetary revolutionary war.

Fascinating talk from Marc Blanchet! He had way more content than time, and questions ran over time too. It seems to me there’s appetite...

Fascinating talk from Marc Blanchet! He had way more content than time, and questions ran over time too. It seems to me there’s appetite for a much longer presentation on the current state of research and engineering in this space.

#IEPG #IETF #IETF120 #SpaceNetworks #DeepSpaceIP

IP stacks for space applications have some interesting constraints. For example, the worst case RTT for a functioning link can be measured...

IP stacks for space applications have some interesting constraints. For example, the worst case RTT for a functioning link can be measured in weeks! Two weeks, in the case of Earth↔️Mars, which happens every two years when we’re on opposite sides of Sol.

#IEPG #IETF #IETF120 #SpaceNetworks

An important message for your friendly neighbourhood IT person and their...

An important message for your friendly neighbourhood IT person and their CEO:

https://hachyderm.io/@danderson/112812309473173181

#CrowdStrike2024 #BlamelessCulture

This is an absolutely metal business decision made by OpenDNS (Cisco).Court orders in France and Portugal are requiring the big open DNS...

This is an absolutely metal business decision made by OpenDNS (Cisco).

Court orders in France and Portugal are requiring the big open DNS resolvers (Google, OpenDNS, CloudFlare, etc.) to block resolution of a small list of domains for anyone in those countries.

OpenDNS seems to have decided to not implement the blocklist, and instead will just not answer any DNS queries from inside those countries.

Change implemented on a Friday evening, for maximum surprise.

#DNS #DNSBlocking #MyHero

Web app developers:There's a high likelihood that the first time I see your "welcome to a new version!" popup I'm going to...

Web app developers:

There's a high likelihood that the first time I see your "welcome to a new version!" popup I'm going to exit out of it, because I came to get something done and I don't want to click through your tour of new features first.

But you should make it possible to find that again, because I might actually be interested later.

#UIUX #UX_design

This is a lesson Canada can learn from others. Rather than continuing down the privatization route we're being pushed toward by certain...

This is a lesson Canada can learn from others. Rather than continuing down the privatization route we're being pushed toward by certain politicians, perhaps we can look to our neighbours to the south and see how well that's going for them. They really have taken to heart the adage, "if you can't be a good example, at least be a horrible warning."

https://mstdn.ca/@jd/112631808695225779

#healthcare #privatization #CDNpoli #OntarioHealth #OntarioPoli

This is extremely exciting!https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=171769392207688&w=2OpenSSH is gaining the ability to rate limit and...

This is extremely exciting!
https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=171769392207688&w=2

OpenSSH is gaining the ability to rate limit and even block clients based on connection behaviours, such as repeated auth failures.

This doesn't completely obviate the need for services like fail2ban, but it might mean no longer needing that overhead on every single host.

#ssh #security #BruteForceAttacks

I run into XY problem thinking in my day job all the time. I've always attributed it to our human tendency toward superstition; we...

I run into XY problem thinking in my day job all the time. I've always attributed it to our human tendency toward superstition; we don't know how something works, so we make up stories for ourselves to explain it. Most people have such a profound lack of understanding of how computer software actually works that this thought pattern is not surprising.

I'd never thought about how much it would affect other fields, though.

https://icosahedron.website/@mary/112571679426819208

It's important to remember that we're all inundated with information all day, and just by the law of large numbers a lot of that is...

It's important to remember that we're all inundated with information all day, and just by the law of large numbers a lot of that is going to be false (whether deliberately so, or not).

Be Vigilant.

https://youtu.be/W92bjv8fNTI?si=PSweGR6SS3SREHjj

#FactCheckBeforeSharing

My latest attempt at being a consultant is now a little more than six years old. When I was setting up my current company I stumbled on a...

My latest attempt at being a consultant is now a little more than six years old. When I was setting up my current company I stumbled on a YouTube video with some excellent advice.

https://www.conundrum.com/blog/2024/Jan/on-being-a-consultant/

#100DaysToOffload #consulting #CreativeWork #blog

Just once I'd love for one of those vaguely spammy, but actually sortof legitimate cold-call emails trying to sell me services for my...

Just once I'd love for one of those vaguely spammy, but actually sortof legitimate cold-call emails trying to sell me services for my consulting business to accurately quote the Rules of Acquisition, and explain how buying their service will help me apply them better.

Terrible awful really bad idea, but very instructive. https://youtu.be/2f7YKoOU6_g?si=ekyg2o7cTSXQDjTD#python #BadIdeaFairy

Terrible awful really bad idea, but very instructive.

https://youtu.be/2f7YKoOU6_g?si=ekyg2o7cTSXQDjTD

#python #BadIdeaFairy

I won't make it to this October's #nanog89 meeting because I'm taking some much needed time off, but @dnsoarc's Membership...

I won't make it to this October's #nanog89 meeting because I'm taking some much needed time off, but @dnsoarc's Membership Coordinator @stevos will be there to meet up with anyone interested in the #DNS community!

https://mastodns.net/@dnsoarc/111229041608671756

I feel incredubly lucky that we have much more sane policies surrounding access to controlled substances here in Canada. But I worry that...

I feel incredubly lucky that we have much more sane policies surrounding access to controlled substances here in Canada. But I worry that the current medication disaster in the US could lead to large scale exports, causing shortages here too. The US really needs to get its act together when it comes to critical medications.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/opinion/adhd-drug-shortage-pain.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#medication #adhd #ControlledSubstances #shortage #PublicHealth

Oooof.This is definitely an unforced error, but just goes to show that complex systems are hard. I'm not in the least bit surprised...

Oooof.

This is definitely an unforced error, but just goes to show that complex systems are hard. I'm not in the least bit surprised that a new record type in the root zone broke an import, but the implied lack of monitoring at an organization like Cloudflare is astonishing.

https://blog.cloudflare.com/1-1-1-1-lookup-failures-on-october-4th-2023/

#DNS #ZONEMD #Cloudflare

I'm a bit disappointed this has never come to Canada. If it ever does I'm on board instantly for tickets. It wasn't possible...

I'm a bit disappointed this has never come to Canada. If it ever does I'm on board instantly for tickets. It wasn't possible to get to London for this year's production, but it's tempting to try to get to Melbourne next year. :)

https://youtu.be/9VCRBhlDJG0?si=73zdObDLwjA0pLP4

#Theatre #MusicalTheatre #GroundHogDay