Since joining #fosstodon I've realised that #blogging isn't dead, and even more so during the #100DaysToOffload series. So I've shut down my medium account, bought a cool domain 😂 and been working on a Jekyll setup that works for me. I have a few interesting technical posts in the pipe but my introductory post is a nostalgic look at my life in games https://cyb.org.uk/2020/06/09/my-favourite-video-games.html . Some initial encouragement and comments may lead to more regular posts from me! 😆
Has anyone ever seen evidence that submitting #spam reports via spamcop actually works to reduce spam? Feel like i'm wasting my time. And most direct reports to abuse@ addresses i've tried either ignore, or reply to ask for confirmation they can forward your email to the owner (who may also be the spammer).
todays #blog post in which i hopefully persuade you to learn the rubiks cube https://cyb.org.uk/2021/02/24/the-enduring-quality-of-the-cube.html #100daystooffload
A new #blog post. The third this month, i think that affords me the use of the #100daystooffload hashtag! https://cyb.org.uk/2021/02/22/drm-disaster.html
Six hours spent on a chat session with Dell trying to get a faulty #Chromebook repaired under warranty. It's a war of attrition. Half of the call was then asking me questions that relate to a PC laptop, the other half I don't even wanna talk about 😭
When searching for a custom #android #ROM , i saw a few that have selinux=permissive. That essentially allows any app to backdoor your phone https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/lfye5r/selinux_permissive_romskernels_are_very_bad/gmoi05a
why did i do it? 1) nervous about chinese spyware - see stories last year re: that. 2) my keyboard was laggy 3) no security updates since 2019-10
A #blog post about an misinformational error message. Hope your day was better! https://cyb.org.uk/2021/02/16/the-unhelpful-error.html
New #blog post about curry, my linux journey and switching back to gnome https://cyb.org.uk/2021/02/02/returning-gnome.html
This could be fun: "SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code"
Microsoft says this is no big deal as the company doesn't rely on the secrecy of source code for the security of its products.
#microsoft #sysadmin #itsecurity
https://www.zdnet.com/article/solarwinds-hackers-accessed-microsoft-source-code/
Things I learned today: Multi-Seat setup on Debian.
Because of how Linux user sessions work, I thought there must be a way to hook up two monitors, two sets of keyboard & mice, and split the displays between Intel integrated graphics and my NVidia GPU.
Debian has a guide on it and I was able to set it up so that my son and I could play Minecraft java edition with friends online. Worked like a charm with a standard Debian install (no VM's!)
If you survived today without setting fire to your workspace during a meeting, you're doing better than this guy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55261987
What's the feeling about #startpage instead of #duckduckgo? it's hard to separate truth from rumour.
after a few months of DDG, I found that I've shifted back to google because the DDG results sucked.
#Linux and #Opensource user on everything from Raspberry Pi to Supercomputers. #nobot