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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
remember:
ABEND is called that because it is what system operators do to the machine late on Friday when they want to call it a day, and hence is from the German Abend == ‘Evening’.
and that's the truth - Lily Tomlin
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LWN@fosstodon.org ("LWN.net") wrote:
OpenSSH announces DSA-removal timeline https://lwn.net/Articles/958048/ #LWN
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
hmmm, speaking of Forgetting I am No Longer There:
this URI is always good for some historical background on technoBabble:
https://igm.rit.edu/~jxs/jargon/html/
and this particular branch on that tree is both a good source of "Definitive" (as of the 90s, I'd say from the versioning) definitions of terms and a totally effective Waster of Hours (aka, RabbitHole):
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Just talked to my dad about all the weird stuff going on and he said, "back in the day if you got too uppity they would've just called you a slur" lmaoooo
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
ppl who administer web servers which complain and FAIL! if a URI without a trailing slash points to a directory should be [redacted]
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NicoleCRust@neuromatch.social ("Nicole Rust") wrote:
Done writing the book.
(Deep inhale).
~90K words. A few years of work. A transformative journey that did not end at all as I thought when I started. I'm grateful to have done it - what a privilege. A much bigger conceptual project than anything I've done up to this point.
I got to think intensely for a better part of a few years (in parallel to running a lab and teaching as a professor). Somehow there was not time for that before. I'm not exactly sure where I found it; I just did.
There will be many revisions going forward. And it won't hit the shelves anytime soon. But I'm going to pause and celebrate this moment, where every one of the bits are finally in place. I learned so much along the way. Even today, on the last day, I was fascinated, and I'm grateful. (That said, I'm also a bit tired).
What's the book about? A slice of the spirit behind it is captured here: https://www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neuroscience/is-the-brain-uncontrollable-like-the-weather/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
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mweagle@hachyderm.io ("Matt Weagle") wrote:
" If you don’t know exactly what the software does—or if it might do something different the next time you compile it—you can’t build a business around it. You certainly can’t maintain it, extend it, or add new features if it changes whenever you touch it, nor can you debug it."
https://www.oreilly.com/radar/can-language-models-replace-compilers/
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newsthump@mastodon.online ("NewsThump") wrote:
Daily Mail reader discovers hospital is ‘full of immigrants’ because they work there https://newsthump.com/2024/01/11/daily-mail-reader-discovers-hospital-is-full-of-immigrants-because-they-work-there-3/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I friggin' love macFUSE... having my user-spaces on remote boxes appear as "volumes" mounted on my local directory system (through the magik of sshfs) is a delightful effort-saver in editing who-cares-where-it-lives code.
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jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io ("Jenniferplusplus") wrote:
This is your occasional reminder that mastodon isn't decentralized. It's federated. It has multiple centers.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
life has shown me that intelligence is evenly distributed, even if opportunity is not, and a decent society works to correct such imbalances.
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CliffWade@allthingstech.social wrote:
Currently, #AllThingsTech requires about $120 a month in operational costs. That covers the server itself for the Mastodon instance and the server(s) for the website, wiki and other things.
Again, any little bit helps and is hugely appreciated more than we can put into words.
Via the link below, you can do a one-time donation or a monthly subscription. Both are equally as appreciated!
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ojensen@hachyderm.io ("Oliver Jensen") wrote:
TIL if you track a package on ups.com, it will send your full tracking link including the tracking number to both Google and Facebook.
This is just "normal".
Use an ad-blocker, folks.
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theeyewallwx ("The Eyewall") wrote:
Another major storm will impact the Central and Eastern U.S., followed up by a big outbreak of Arctic air early next week. We also discuss the possibility of an East Coast storm next week. Lots of info here: https://theeyewall.com/the-next-storm-up-brings-more-of-the-same-across-the-country-while-we-eye-some-serious-cold-heading-into-next-week/
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nedhamson1 ("Ned Hamson") wrote:
COVID vaccine performed well at preventing hospital illness in teens | CIDRAP
Source: COVID vaccine performed well at preventing hospital illness in teens | CIDRAP
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“For the week ending Dec. 9, the last week of complete data, there were 1,614 deaths from COVID, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The last four weeks of complete data show an average of 1,488 weekly deaths.
By comparison, there were 163 weekly deaths from the flu for the week ending Dec. 9, according to CDC data.”
this is not ‘just like the flu’…
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RollingStone@mstdn.social ("Rolling Stone") wrote:
A bomb threat was made against the home of Arthur Engoron just hours before the New York judge is scheduled to hear closing arguments in the state’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/judge-engoron-swatted-hours-before-trump-closing-arguments-1234944593/
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rafa@mastodon.design ("Rafa") wrote:
Our wonderful Marketing team at @Sketch is hiring 😍✨
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sketch/1ff44fd9-530f-4905-8782-0142c9c72ad3
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
if you are concerned about keypress security, then using a wireless input device may not be a good choice
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
my kinda establishment
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black_intellect@mstdn.social ("@blk_intellect") wrote:
Montana fire chief charged in Jan. 6 riot and accused of spraying officers in the face https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/montana-fire-chief-charged-jan-6-riot-accused-spraying-officers-face-rcna133320
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ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:
Secret #Recording Shows #NRA Treasurer Plotting to Conceal Extravagant Expenses Involving Wayne LaPierre
==Audio obtained by The Trace and ProPublica reveals, in real time, the #gun lobbying group enacting a plan that would conceal payments for fancy #hotels, limousines and other luxury expenses connected to its longtime CEO for a decade.
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ThomasSchmall@pixey.org ("Thomas Schmall") wrote:
Portrait of my daughter Alice. Made with #ink and #watercolors.
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#portrait #paintings #watercolor #inkdrawing #ペン画 #tusche #aquarell #ポートレート #アート #portraitpainting #pixelfedart #thomasschmall
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
So to recap: Someone hijacked my digital identity by creating a #Mastodon bridge account and is currently spamming my posts.
Because it's not pulling normally from my RSS feed, obviously. Something else is going on.
So for all intents and purposes, whatever this person does, it's me who enjoys the consequences.
Amazing. Totally normal. Nothing to see here. 10/10 stars. No notes. 😅
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DavBot@nerdculture.de ("Diabetic Heihachi") wrote:
Mountain Dew.
Or Mountain Dew not.
There is no Mountain Try
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
If you go to the account, you'll notice that this specific post has a different time stamp that the others. I think that's because they never delete that post so it doesn't trigger another publishing so it doesn't tag me again.
Because when you look at my bridge "profile" you'll see that they posted ALL my posts AGAIN just an hour ago. Except, of course that one post that tagged me.
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
I know this fake account exists, because the person tagged me in one of the posts. At first I thought they did it to taunt me. Now I'm not so sure.
The post this person tagged me in doesn't have my handle anywhere in the post. I was curious how they did that.
Turns out, my hijacked blog posts are in some technical way mastodon posts, not just links. It just so happens I included my mastodon handle at the bottom of this particular post and it tagged me when this person published it
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Someone set up a bridge account for my blog and has been spamming links on #Mastodon of all my posts, every couple of hours or so since yesterday.
Of course, this gives server admins a big incentive to block my domain. The way the bridge account is set up, the line between it and my domain is blurred.
Fake Account: @fromjason.xyz@web.bridge.cy
Edited: removed "users"
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lucp@toot.re ("Luc Princen") wrote:
This is more dystopian than most dark fiction i've read.
