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This is way too funny. It's also one of the reasons I keep NoScript running on my main web browser.https://userinyerface.com

This is way too funny. It's also one of the reasons I keep NoScript running on my main web browser.

https://userinyerface.com

Well then. Time to update some protocols.https://tuta.com/blog/china-salt-typhoon-worst-us-hack

Well then. Time to update some protocols.

https://tuta.com/blog/china-salt-typhoon-worst-us-hack

Fair criticisms here. I've certainly abused ZeroVer in a few of the projects I maintain, but I also never know when to leave it either,...

Fair criticisms here. I've certainly abused ZeroVer in a few of the projects I maintain, but I also never know when to leave it either, so some projects have been in production for years and very stable despite that. Perhaps I need to push past that behaviour.

https://hynek.me/articles/semver-will-not-save-you/

I would love to see more of this approach in America. They could very easily have a positive impact on food desert issues in small...

I would love to see more of this approach in America. They could very easily have a positive impact on food desert issues in small communities (in the short term).

7-Eleven Is Reinventing Its $17B Food Business to Be More Japanese | WSJ The Economics Of
https://piped.video/watch?v=RATHbP1bAhI

Just upgraded my T430 to KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland on Void Linux. Smooth UI. Monitor-independent scaling. Runs really well. Now I just wish...

Just upgraded my T430 to KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland on Void Linux. Smooth UI. Monitor-independent scaling. Runs really well. Now I just wish the widgets I like get ported.

Just got back from my first European excursion to Lithuania, The Netherlands, and Belgium. Met lots of people, ate lots of strange and...

Just got back from my first European excursion to Lithuania, The Netherlands, and Belgium. Met lots of people, ate lots of strange and delicious things, saw many castles. I'm exhausted, but I have stories for quite some time. I managed to log a good chunk of it, so I'll be adding this to a personal blog, I think. Will be starting something up soon.

The security saga continues: I decided to try out a new (to me) VPN service. I've already configured a few devices to use it once I buy...

The security saga continues: I decided to try out a new (to me) VPN service. I've already configured a few devices to use it once I buy some credit for it. I previously used NordVPN (their YouTube promoter game is strong), but after reading more about VPNs, I figured I needed something new.

Also, from time to time I use a Windows machine and decided to clean it up and install my stack of Open Source stuff on it on it. Discovered https://privacy.sexy for running scripts generated for Windows, Linux, and macOS that can do things like removing bloatware and disabling/uninstalling annoying proprietary services and features. I've noticed my boot time has been cut in half, and I no longer have random scripts running on login. Awesome project!

Also, I've been building personal NAS using a Raspberry Pi, two 4TB Barracuda HDDs, and OpenMediaVault. Results have been interesting....

Also, I've been building personal NAS using a Raspberry Pi, two 4TB Barracuda HDDs, and OpenMediaVault. Results have been interesting. Also worth talking about once it's fully configured.

DeGoogling continued: Finally wiped my Twitter account as well as 90℅ of my accounts associated with my first email (circa 2003-2011)....

DeGoogling continued: Finally wiped my Twitter account as well as 90℅ of my accounts associated with my first email (circa 2003-2011). I've been cleaning up my digital footprint for around two months now, moving things to more secure services, and I'm finally starting to see progress.

The next phase is to archive my email accounts and get something more secure (mailbox.org?). Still planning to chronicle this as an extensive blog post once I'm done.

Rest in peace, Mr. Toriyama

Rest in peace, Mr. Toriyama

What a weekend!

What a weekend!

Looks like I'm also de-Googling my life. My Keep notes are now a synched LogSeq database and my backed up Google Photos going back a...

Looks like I'm also de-Googling my life. My Keep notes are now a synched LogSeq database and my backed up Google Photos going back a decade are next. I'm not looking forward to cleaning out my Google Drive/Docs and my Dropbox. I really should chronicle this in a blog post to show how this can all be done.

New phone, new OS. Been trying out GrapheneOS on my Pixel 8 and e/OS on my Pixel 3a. Not sure what to do with two phones tbh. Secondary...

New phone, new OS. Been trying out GrapheneOS on my Pixel 8 and e/OS on my Pixel 3a. Not sure what to do with two phones tbh. Secondary Syncthing node?

悪くない！#Duolingo365

悪くない！#Duolingo365

A great article on why Open Source coming from Microsoft needs to be scrutinized. The long-term plan isn't to make the landscape more...

A great article on why Open Source coming from Microsoft needs to be scrutinized. The long-term plan isn't to make the landscape more open; It's to funnel Open Source enthusiasts towards Microsoft's line of products.

https://ghuntley.com/fracture/ - Visual Studio Code is designed to fracture

More reason to trust software repositories when installing binaries.Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine...

More reason to trust software repositories when installing binaries.

Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/google-hosted-malvertising-leads-to-fake-keepass-site-that-looks-genuine/

Probably one of the coolest projects I've come across for the otaku looking for older titles no longer carried by the streaming...

Probably one of the coolest projects I've come across for the otaku looking for older titles no longer carried by the streaming services: https://github.com/pystardust/ani-cli

I remember seeing this on my G4 Mac Mini in ~2006. Hail the glorious dead (bug)!How a 23-year-old first-time Firefox coder fixed a...

I remember seeing this on my G4 Mac Mini in ~2006. Hail the glorious dead (bug)!

How a 23-year-old first-time Firefox coder fixed a 22-year-old bug | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/22-year-old-firefox-tooltip-bug-fixed-in-a-few-lines-offering-hope-to-us-all/

Stumbled upon https://geminiprotocol.net the other day. Outside of the fact that the standard still isn't finalized and (AFAIK) security...

Stumbled upon https://geminiprotocol.net the other day. Outside of the fact that the standard still isn't finalized and (AFAIK) security (as in something akin to HTTPS) isn't a feature, I think it's a really cool project.

Any servers worth exploring there?

Been trying to adopt better approaches when it comes to software writing into a user's $HOME.Great summary on why that's important...

Been trying to adopt better approaches when it comes to software writing into a user's $HOME.

Great summary on why that's important here: https://dotfiles-matter.click/