Posts by gangrif@social.undrground.org
(DIR) Post #AdiCKRsY2EFYSVHBzc by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-01-10T15:34:10Z
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@dangoodin @briankrebs Excuse me… Why are they network connected? It doesn’t take a network to be precise, and have torque settings.. This post goes on about how important that is, but why are they networked in the first place?
(DIR) Post #AdiFoVFONKb7SJz4nA by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-01-10T19:39:06Z
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@penguin42 @dangoodin @briankrebs What an oddly specific hypothetical example…
(DIR) Post #AhrML436LYhb991UDw by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-04-13T02:21:04Z
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Thinking of switching my instance to glitch solely so i can better interact with you infosec.exchangers and your 11meelion character posts... How do admin folks like it? #mastoadmin @jerry
(DIR) Post #AhrnvxzEXy6xoz2DEe by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-04-13T23:36:49Z
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Today, social.undrground.org moves to glitch-soc. I now have a 11001 post-size. One more than infosec.exchange. Take that @jerry :P
(DIR) Post #Ahu60p895YQ1IEaZ72 by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-04-12T18:00:29Z
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Travel mode activate. LAS ✈️ EWR
(DIR) Post #Ahy6ITkm5Ef6q2up5U by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-04-17T16:30:06Z
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"Our agenda is pretty light today" is the death-knell for any hope of "maybe we can give you some time back today". There, i said it.
(DIR) Post #AhykRrkeE1sO2Vt3vk by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-05-01T18:23:57Z
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Am i the only one who finds the parental control options on iOS pretty lacking? The built-in apple families functions arent utter garbage, but they are hit or miss in my experience. Sometimes a device wont lock or unlock when told to. Some apps are somehow NOT locked when the rest of the device is. and the whole thing just feels half baked, doesnt let me do something simple like grant an hour of extra time… 3rd party options seem great, but none of them can actually block an app, they just block internet access. As though my kids arent smart enough to use the built-in netflix or youtube functions that let you download content for offline viewing. Any other Apple parents out there find a good solution? I have tested Aura, and Qustodio this week. Aura was crap for parental controls (its more of a credit monitroing/security suite, and goddamn expensive) and Qustotio is close to what I want, but cant actually block apps, just their internet connection. #parents #parentalcontrols #kids
(DIR) Post #AhzPCZJwZ2lkeeDkbw by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-04-10T03:04:06Z
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oh boy. #beer
(DIR) Post #Ai18Lvuybj2ARNLGim by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-05-04T21:56:34Z
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So this book is mentioned a few weeks back. "Find me the votes". Is Insane. seriously. it takes what i think is an agenda-free approach to recounting the events that lead up to January 6th. The insanity and hyper focus on the Trump administrations attempts to turn the outcome of the election and the absolute bat shit crazy plans they came up with. It's really good! There's so much in here that we the people never heard about. @XenoPhage
(DIR) Post #Ai22yYkqG161KLb44G by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-04-13T02:18:48Z
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Sitting on the tarmac seems to be the theme for this flight... #almosthome
(DIR) Post #Ai2Wf3jGNlaoE5TZgW by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2024-04-13T22:24:18Z
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Well. My new AMD home-lab box must be having an impact. Apparently while I was away, the power was out for about an hour. UPS held! With my old server the UPS basically gave me enough runtime to gracefully shut things down (maybe 20-30 min).
(DIR) Post #Asy1iq3Cbm3gmpdUu0 by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2025-04-11T01:47:22Z
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Supreme Court rules on mistaken deportation case https://www.wdsu.com/article/supreme-court-orders-return-mistakenly-deported-maryland-man/64448312#uspol #news
(DIR) Post #Asy299qXd9dXiAGQkK by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2025-04-11T02:22:56Z
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@magicalthinking seems possible. i mean we can't walk in there and take the guy.
(DIR) Post #AvIgGl4ahKi9QgG4Bc by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2025-06-19T21:03:14Z
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President Obama sharing some really insightful commentary at Hartford Forum https://youtube.com/watch?v=1GBx-Xj1z2U&si=7gOlyq519RRYu7Aq#uspol
(DIR) Post #AvIgQ8Yok16qsfruSm by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2025-06-19T21:12:39Z
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@magicalthinking If you put politics aside. And just hear what he's saying.. It's a really good discussion.
(DIR) Post #AvIsD6dllfQCbwjnAu by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2025-06-19T23:24:43Z
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@magicalthinking That's an interesting opinion. Have a good day.
(DIR) Post #AzEn1pKuDOPBHFWRpg by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2025-10-15T13:21:32Z
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I am trying to help my dad through the grieving process for his Windows 10 pc's. He doesnt want to replace his machine, doesnt like what hes heard about windows 11, but insists he needs MS office (local install)Anyone out there have any luck getting MS Office (NOT office 365/online) local installation working via Wine/playonlinux? #endof10 #windows10
(DIR) Post #AzPaXr5s3RXDKTzVgm by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2025-10-20T11:14:43Z
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@jwildeboer I use matrix.. seriously though. can we agree on one?
(DIR) Post #AzPaXt3ok353Qh2tlY by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2025-10-20T12:24:24Z
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@jwildeboer I just don't want to have to maintain 5 different apps just to chat with everyone.
(DIR) Post #B1sQn04g6wqtWVPIWG by gangrif@social.undrground.org
2026-01-02T13:39:55Z
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Wow.. This is timely, i finished @pluralistic 's book #enshitification yesterday and today this pops up on my masto feed. Pretty shameful. I'm not sure if there's really a chance it'll get taken down. so i'll use my comically long character limit for good here. Originally posted at https://www.reddit.com/r/confession/s/P3zG0fI7sr"I’m posting this from a library Wi-Fi on a burner laptop because I am technically under a massive NDA. I don’t care anymore. I put in my two weeks yesterday and honestly, I hope they sue me. I’ve been sitting on this for about eight months, just watching the code getting pushed to production, and I can’t sleep at night knowing I helped build this machine.You guys always suspect the algorithms are rigged against you, but the reality is actually so much more depressing than the conspiracy theories. I’m a backend engineer. I sit in the weekly sprint planning meetings where Product Managers (PMs) discuss how to squeeze another 0.4% margin out of "human assets" (that’s literally what they call drivers in the database schemas). They talk about these people like they are resource nodes in a video game, not fathers and mothers trying to pay rent.First off, the "Priority Delivery" is a total scam. It was pitched to us as a "psychological value add." Like I said in the title, when you pay that extra $2.99, it changes a boolean flag in the order JSON, but the dispatch logic literally ignores it. It does nothing to speed you up.We actually ran an A/B test last year where we didn't speed up the priority orders, we just purposefully delayed non-priority orders by 5 to 10 minutes to make the Priority ones "feel" faster by comparison. Management loved the results. We generated millions in pure profit just by making the standard service worse, not by making the premium service better.But the thing that actually makes me sick—and the main reason I’m quitting—is the "Desperation Score." We have a hidden metric for drivers that tracks how desperate they are for cash based on their acceptance behavior.If a driver usually logs on at 10 PM and accepts every garbage $3 order instantly without hesitation, the algo tags them as "High Desperation." Once they are tagged, the system then deliberately stops showing them high-paying orders. The logic is: "Why pay this guy $15 for a run when we know he’s desperate enough to do it for $6?" We save the good tips for the "casual" drivers to hook them in and gamify their experience, while the full-timers get grinded into dust.Then there is the "Benefit Fee." You’ve probably seen that $1.50 "Regulatory Response Fee" or "Driver Benefits Fee" that appeared on your bill after the recent labor laws passed. The wording is designed to make you feel like you're helping the worker.In reality, that money goes straight to a corporate slush fund used to lobby against driver unions. We have a specific internal cost center for "Policy Defense," and that fee feeds directly into it. You are literally paying for the high-end lawyers that are fighting to keep your delivery guy homeless.And regarding tips, we're essentially doing Tip Theft 2.0. We don't "steal" them legally anymore because we got sued for that. Instead, we use predictive modeling to dynamically lower the base pay.If the algo predicts you are a "high tipper" and you’ll likely drop $10, it offers the driver a measly $2 base pay. If you tip $0, it offers them $8 base pay just to get the food moved. The result is that your generosity isn't rewarding the driver; it’s subsidizing us. You’re paying their wage so we don't have to." https://social.lansky.name/@hn50/115823935915289539