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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
okay so, assuming this is malice vs. incompetence: surely D-Link would be able to pinpoint the code injection and ID the engineer who put in the backdoor (presumably paid by someone) right? what happens to that engineer? or are they already
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
3 simple sshd config lines remove a gigantic amount of worries if you run open ssh servers: Port NN PasswordAuthentication no AllowUsers user1 user2 user3 change those, sleep at night.
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
this -- fascinating -- document about porting the code for the Pioneer/Voyager Cosmic Ray Subsystem[0] does not specifically mention which _workstations_ were used, but the doc is hand-dated to be 4/15/93. so for servers mayb
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
look up "IRS Section 174 changes". here is a decent link, specific to startups[0]. but a simplified TL;dr is that companies used to be able to expense that year's R&D costs (including salaries for developers etc) in that
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
that was a cool life your dad lived! hard, but he saw a lot and i'm sure became a better person because of that hardship. from eagle scout to omaha beach to CIA to idi amin-adjacent; wow! thank you for sharing. i enjoyed reading a litt
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
we needed a command line network debugging tool/app for some customers to run. turned out that Go's ability to cross-compile and build single-binary apps on mac/windows/linux/android/freebsd was just perfect fo
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
https://archive.md/YTLq1
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
you're being sarcastic, surely? supermac: https://supermacs.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Supermacs-Mi... big mac: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb&#x2F
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
i 100% agree with you. i too rage against the insane, bewildering, almost unimaginable scale of anti-customer-service behavior that we seemingly must succumb to, as customers. i am not sure if there is anything we can do.
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
my longterm homelab of ESXi 6.x on Intel NUC with unlimited license hack recently blew up (repeated power surges, no UPS). went with Intel NUC again but proxmox instead for the rebuild and its been a dream so far. i don't miss ESXi or
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
this is a good question. 1) i don't really have anything to hide / i'm not doing crimes however i also: 2) don't want to give my unlocked phone to a border force so they can download my entire life but if i am compelled
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
this has not happened to me yet, but as a non-US citizen with a green card, if USBP told me "give us the code or you're not admitted" the next time i try to enter US, i'm gonna give them the code
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
i like this. i've wanted to do this. but what might be the "right answer" to an inquisitive border force who ask why you have device(s) that are factory fresh?
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
^^^ great comment. hard to imagine a better synposis of 4k DRM in ~2 grafs. thanks!
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
one nice thing about ChromeOS is that the system partition is literally read-only[1]. a staging partition is used to install updates. [1] https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/...
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by ricktdotorg 2y ago
hah, this is great! reminds me of webrings in the 90s
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
> Are unable to cheaply and efficiently roll out the infrastructure to verify, and do these digital checks this simply-phrased benign-sounding statement belies how terrifying it is to be the responsible party for doing digital checks at
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
this looks like a lot of fun, can't wait to try it out! the irreverent humour in Everyone is John reminds me a lot of 2nd edition Paranoia RPG[1]. the most fun i and friends had playing RPGs back in the 90s was with Paranoia. it was ab
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
long-time iPhone user here, i did not know this! thank you for posting! FYI for those others who don't know: click on a video in your photos app. click share --> "Copy iCloud Link"
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
if you're a Chrome user, consider installing the Clickbait Remover for Youtube extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clickbait-remover-f... . or the add-on for Firefox: https://addons.mozil
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
i'm a customer of the GCP equivalent: partner interconnect. our DC is in an equinix facility, they wire up drops for us that layer 3 straight into GCP. unmetered 1Gbps for about 250 bucks a month per (paid to EQX not GCP). are AWS real
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
yes -- iPhone announced in June 2007, iPod Touch was September 2007.
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
from a consumer perspective, the Fitbit acquisition has pretty much been a disaster/no-op: - bizarre, fitness-feature-removal "updates" to the iOS Fitbit app - piss-poor UI refresh - very buggy "move Fitbit to your Googl
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
trying this out! BTW and FYI i need to reduce the font size on my iOS device to be smaller than i like in order to use your add/replace API key key pages. if the font is "larger than normal" i can't see/focus on the
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
but the companies are picking their chosen employees-to-be. the companies are literally the ones submitting the H1-B forms asking the government to approve their choice so they can employ them. the government does not say "this perso
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
is GGGP's comment about being forced to hire PD officers as security any different than the forced requirement that film producers in Los Angeles are required to hire ex-LAPD as security, that has been going on for years? while the art
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
"Zipang"[1] is another "real" (i.e. not "fantasy" anime), detailing the adventures of a modern Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer and it's crew who are somehow transported back to the midst of
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
can't wait for styropyro to try this! edit: for those who don't know --> https://www.youtube.com/@styropyro
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
steady on -- DUI recidivism is likely higher than you/we think it is. US gov's NIH did a study in 2010[1] with an objective of: [determining] the statewide impact of having prior alcohol-impaired driving violations of any type on
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by ricktdotorg 3y ago
that is correct, but this is a new policy, announced only in mid-September 2023[1] [1] https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/automatic...

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