Posts by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
(DIR) Post #AwHWauMl6mlaDbZ73I by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-07-19T01:53:12Z
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What's better than cheap stuff off ebay?:blobcathyper2: LOT OF NEW TRACTION MOTOR COMMUTATORS CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY CURRENT PRICE: $54,000.00 NO RESERVE :ablobcathyper: :neocat_hyper: LOT OF 11 PALLETS OF VARIOUS NEW OBSOLETE BUS AND RAIL CAR PARTS CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY CURRENT PRICE: $600.00 NO RESERVE :ablobcatrave: Cheap government stuff off not ebay of course!Get yours today!
(DIR) Post #AwHWavTB0PUhdnZkh6 by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-07-19T01:55:07Z
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Its this: https://municibid.comY'know, for if you ever find yourself wanting a 2014 FORD E450 14 PASSENGER VAN WITH WHEELCHAIR LIFT
(DIR) Post #AwTTEvxaX7ASpG8pJw by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-07-24T18:59:47Z
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Do you like #Xonotic ?Did you know there's a duel tournament happening soon?https://forums.xonotic.org/showthread.php?tid=10039
(DIR) Post #AwcFZTzMLf7KZfEoKW by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-07-29T04:43:06Z
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...And so it begins.https://matrix.org/homeserver/pricing/(They do need the funding tbf, but they also made themselves a famously 'overweight' protocol, soooooo... 🤷 )#matrix #chat
(DIR) Post #AwjTnKfAUqFToe6bRI by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-08-01T16:57:13Z
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I remember when...
(DIR) Post #AxLjOLfab8E0yKt8mu by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-08-20T03:35:04Z
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pedantry /pĕd′n-trē/noun1. One of the single most counter-productive practices one can adopt when trying to fight for a cause and/or promote something.
(DIR) Post #AxWLqRaLw9nbGYrWYC by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-08-25T02:35:45Z
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(DIR) Post #Ay10EbjrfCo0cCBbBQ by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-09-09T00:55:04Z
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:blobcatthink: I think there's a problem with Postel's law. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robustness_principle )Where is the incentive for a sender to do anything right, if the recipient allows it to do everything wrong?
(DIR) Post #Ay2zL80qs53moJb4Vc by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-09-10T00:48:37Z
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@cnx Sure, but nowadays odds are it's some 'vibe-coded' app made by somebody who has no idea what they're doing...
(DIR) Post #Ay2zL90BC47HsWI36G by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-09-10T00:49:54Z
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@cnx Or simply some unintended behavior that was never caught or some function that "works, but I have no idea how" .
(DIR) Post #Ay45JbPHPLhmHJdeCW by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-09-10T01:29:36Z
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@cnx there's always an incentive for a client to fix themThat's the part I object to.Not that there isn't, just that the incentives you're referring to can, at least in certain environments, be so weak that they mean virtually nothing.
(DIR) Post #Ay45JcjsSFm8PUHbwe by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-09-10T01:32:21Z
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@cnx If recipients don't enforce standards, senders don't have to follow them.That fragments a standard and makes it effectively meaningless.You can kinda see this happen in a lot of web standards. I think they like to call them "living standards" but all it really means is that you have to do things like Google Chrome in order to be compatible.Chromium can be as broken as the things it connects to will let it, as long as it stays dominant.It effectively becomes an anti-standard.Recipients have to be strict, otherwise the senders will, over time, take advantage of every little flaw. Y'know, like https://xkcd.com/1172/
(DIR) Post #Ay45JdrMHvLzsyn6FE by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-09-10T01:35:31Z
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@cnx Another related example: https://www.gekk.info/articles/traceroute.htm
(DIR) Post #AyFWlTPYJVFSyYTTDk by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-09-16T01:05:32Z
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Just updated to iPadOS 26.Pros:Very nice to finally have windowed multitasking on my iPad 10th gen.Cons:Liquid Glass.#ios26 #ipados26 #liquidglass
(DIR) Post #AyH65q3ZWEl8YSbDrU by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-09-16T20:27:04Z
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@r000t Very fast download for me ~3 minutes.Took forever to 'prepare the update' though...
(DIR) Post #AzBUXX0fPGgV6Oa2dc by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-10-14T01:04:13Z
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Is it bad if my power strip is doing this? :blobcat_thisisfine:
(DIR) Post #AzBa4oir4V17MdwLpo by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2025-10-14T02:22:00Z
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To make external links clickable, first complete a one-time verification.Sure YouTube...Suuuuure. :blobcatangery:
(DIR) Post #B1quCcyP8FQLlB7o9o by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2026-01-01T20:39:11Z
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@aral I don't see it?Does it affect uBlock Origin
(DIR) Post #B1rWi2gdNQ6SkBDgmm by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2026-01-02T03:33:27Z
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Theory::blobcatbusiness: People who hate Flatpak are often not within Flatpak's target audience.Do you like Flatpak?#Flatpak #Linux
(DIR) Post #B2nCpdJyxNNwaB3SAC by Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
2026-01-29T23:39:53Z
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What's the most common complaint I've heard about Linux?Not the installation process.Not finding a distro.Not getting programs to work.Not troubleshooting.Not hardware compatibility.The most common complaint about Linux I've seen is this:For a normal computer user, asking for help is just about impossible.They ask a simple question and:People respond "Did you Google it?"People respond "RTFM"People get mad??? at them for making an easy mistake.You can't expect people to know to, or even know how to deal with any of that stuff. Either walk them through doing those things step by step, or actually try answer their question.Search engines these days are awful, manuals are hard to read for most people (especially stuff like this), and normal people make mistakes we think are easily avoidable.The solution to making Linux more popular is not ruthless promotion. The solution is to actually help people who are asking for it.If you don't want to respond in a legitimately helpful way, it's ok to take a break.