I wrestle penguins and spiky fishes for a living. Very cranky old *nix geek with a beard. You know the type. (now, get off my lawn!).
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Last Notes npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Let us end the world together today, shall we? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 WANG CHUNGING IS MY LIFE! IT'S NOT A PHASE, IT'S WHO I AM! npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 They put AI in everything these days, so he cashed out early and decided to go and ruin some other thing, I suppose. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Lennart Poettering (yes, THAT Lennart) has a new company: Amutable. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Important information: that 'decent' little black dress was at least two sizes two small. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 We should probably define 'distance by meringue underwater' as a scientific measurement of 'amount of trust in a specific technology'. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Yup, that's my understanding as well. I have been reading qemu man pages for $random_project and going "ooooh you can compress disk images, ooooh you can encrypt them... Oh, wait..." npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 'The use of encryption in qcow and qcow2 images is considered to be flawed by modern cryptography standards, suffering from a number of design problems ..." npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 If you want something that preserves your privacy, move to another platform than Mastodon. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 That is not going to happen. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 When you have real good followers. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Got some CDs of dark and moody music delivered today. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Just wait until we REALLY start to tax them. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Yes. But. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Everybody is worried about Greenland. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 "Commies" being a convenient term for "Any person I don't like, starting with people who are not lily white like me". npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 This picture is probably not Cilia Flores, as she was supposed to be dressed in a blue and red jump suit and have blonde hair. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 She also believed in Jewish Space Lasers. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 You can do both, but usually the Foundation is the one who is set up to collect and redistribute money efficiently to the project. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Oh, color me surprised... NOT. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Precisely: they outsource the moderation they should be doing to the rest of the Fediverse. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Not pictured: the extra work that mastodon.social dumps on all the other servers because they refuse to filter users for obvious signs of spam. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Fair warning. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I have said it before, but I will say it again: if people think moving from X(itter) to Bluesky is a good idea, they are just deluded and haven't done their homework. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Oh, you mean interacting with the kind of charming people that comprise the current US administration? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 OK, so red states will vote Republicans and blue states will vote Democrats and the current Republican majorities will continue as before? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Hence the question I ask every time: what makes you think there will be midterms? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 But remember: it's only a True Guillotine (tm) if it comes from the Guillotin region of France. Everything else is just a sparkling Decapitator and a pale imitation of the real thing! npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Monday morning and AWS is down (at least part of it), right? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 WhatsApp is encrypted end-to-end. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Good for you. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 "Democracy is the worst form of government ever, except for all others". npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I'll never tire of posting this: npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I am tired of waiting! npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Zadar was beautiful, but Trogir is even more beautiful... npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Croatia, day 4: Zadar. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Totally worth it though. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Croatia, day 3: Plitvice npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Croatia, day 2: Karlovac. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Croatia, day 1: Zagreb. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 And not just the US, but pretty much everywhere. See UK, EU, etc... etc... npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 If you haven't read this piece in the Guardian, you certainly should drop everything and start reading it right now: npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Also, even though it's kind of philosophical, "wu wei" ("non action" or "action through non action") is a thing. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Oh my gosh! Paying taxes is so socialist!! 😱 npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I just discovered all public transportation in Luxembourg is free. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 "Normally" npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Tempting. Especially as Monday approaches... npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 You can't make this sh!+ up: npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I approve of this message. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Whoever did this is a GENIUS. Period. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I find no flaw in that reasoning. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 It's more like rubber feet, they are the little rubbery parts that are glued under the machine. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Now shopping for replacement rubber bands for the laptop. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Which is probably why Ukrainians, armed with portable Javelin anti-tank missiles (or equivalent) were able to stop columns of modern Russian tanks trying to get to Kyiv. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 OK, I'll bite: npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Anyhow, I know you probably disagree with most of what I said. Feel free to agree to disagree... 😉 npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Sabre-rattling by Russia is definitely NOT improving relations. I hope cooler heads will prevail but it seems to me the Kremlin has started believing its own B.S. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 The issue at hand is the US military. The EU would like the Yanks to stay put for as long as possible, in order to prepare for the 'inevitable' clash with Russia. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I believe the reason is simply that most EU politicians have realized there is no use, and no benefit, in dealing with the USA. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Well, there was the time Kissinger passed away... npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Tina is barking at you so everyone works faster?! npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Yeah, there is still room on this desk. 😂 npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Oh, I agree: lots of people consider (correctly) that computers and OS are tools that run their day-to-day applications: whether Photoshop, Excel or Word. They simply do not have the time nor the energy to invest in learning all the intricacies of Windows, Linux or MacOS. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 "Not suitable for the desktop" is a code word, either for: "I am too lazy to learn how to configure it" or: "I am too lazy to check the supported hardware list, and my hardware is not supported". npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 An absolute GENIUS has put googly eyes on the huge white tube outside of the Pompidou center in Paris. And I am all for it. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 So you are more of a "freeze the rich" person, then? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Oh sh* oh f*CK npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Everyone right now. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 But only on #NetBSD - provided you recompile the kernel with the correct options. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I see your crusades, and I'll raise the intra European wars of religions, between catholicism and protestantism. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Just started reading "Breath, Warmth and Dream" by @npub1k4a…qt94 and I am kicking myself for not starting earlier: the characters are great, the writing gorgeous, the plot slowly draws you in, in short: highly recommended. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Excuse me but WHAT THE ABSOLUTE F***?!?!?! npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Strange thing I noticed yesterday: if I look for $MEGACORP in $CITY in Google Maps, nothing comes up. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Read this and delete your Facebook account. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 OK, off to bed, tomorrow is going to be back to the gym, followed by some #NetBSD 10.1 installation on the spare HP PC I have at home. :netbsd: npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Listening to classical music streamed from Swiss Classic on my laptop powered by #OpenSUSE - while doing some work on #OpenBSD virtual machines. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Should end in /Earth/USA/MAGA/* npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 The narrator: npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Because, of course, these two think it was the aggressive policies of the EU toward Russia that started the war. All those micro-aggressions and human rights provoked Russia! npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Your weird picture of Paris for the day... The smurfette as Mona Lisa, done as a mosaic. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 'A bit spicy' npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 ¿Y porque no los dos? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 All of this is a long-winded way of saying that our society is NOT based on science, logic and reasoning, it is based on the interests of the 1%. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 It's called 'decadence'. These antivaxxers have been raised in some of the wealthiest, most priviledged countries in the world. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 #Slackware just published its advisory and update for OpenSSH MITM (discovered recently by Qualys): npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Which brings me back to my original point: they decided to do this just to see if Americans would still buy Jeeps. Even with the ads. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Stellantis is the fusion of Chrysler (US, owner of Jeep), Fiat (Italy) and Peugeot (France). npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 "Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop" npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Short answer? It works. Actually, it works very well. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 From what I remember, no rust = no Firefox. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Important reminder from none other than Sir Alfred Hitchcock. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I am interested in your opinion on that. Why do you consider it misinformation? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Because they were not doing that before? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I woke up this morning thinking I'm going to be so productive today, and then I made the mistake of opening Mastodon in my browser. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 "Bonjour !" npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 2nd NetBSD VM 10 updated to 10.1 without a hitch. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Cup of tea first, though. 🍵 npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 It is time. npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 Source? npub19yex9j484gfrspsfgs3gwcvzxmd63yfrr0k36233t2sh0fgchzrs57npv6 Parade du Grotesque 💀 I can see you are going to make Mac and cheese for New Year's Eve.
