Posts by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
(DIR) Post #AzKdw8MKqEQVtqA2k4 by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-10-11T04:30:24Z
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@itgrrl I’ve re-posted this on my extremely-infrequently-updated #blog just in case this masto instance ever goes away… (sorry @jerry 🙃) Vale, Wes Smith ❤️🩹https://itgrrl.com/2025/10/11/vale-wes-smith/ #GNUWesSmith #XClacksOverhead
(DIR) Post #AzKdw8PWeMyk3jeaiO by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-10-18T07:07:58Z
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thank you so much to all the wonderful #FediFriends who have boosted, faved, & replied to this toot – your response has been heartwarming & a balm against the overwhelm in what some folks are still calling “these troubled times” 💕 please keep the #clacks going & the memory of my dad circulating 🙏 #GNUWesSmith #XClacksOverhead
(DIR) Post #AziOjPtLbdD47fGx5k by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-10-29T22:24:00Z
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@foone PANIC at the disk, oh
(DIR) Post #Azkx0Yem3a6AzGil3A by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-10-30T14:00:02Z
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hey #FediFriends / #Linux nerds 👋 a few questions for y’all here in 2025… > what’s your favourite desktop distro these days? > favourite desktop environment? > favourite package manager? and I’d love to hear all^ your reasons for your choices too pls pls #boost4reach 🙏 ^ well, OK, not all… 🤪
(DIR) Post #B06zNW8ERT6qx9Gqtk by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-11-08T01:41:03Z
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@ricci very @GreatDismal vibes 🙃
(DIR) Post #B0Jb5waLGO8hcqHfqC by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-11-16T21:08:08Z
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@ricci they could just ask whether you want it to be portrait or landscape orientation – and, y’know, default to the primary page orientation in your doc as the most likely desired choice
(DIR) Post #B0JbJ0XVs9AFedBqt6 by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-11-16T21:10:32Z
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@ricci …or perhaps you would prefer a secret third way? >.> 😜
(DIR) Post #B0Je4vUCAEtxn0cD3Y by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-11-16T21:41:32Z
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@ricci @bonkers (╯°□°）╯︵ 📄
(DIR) Post #B0JgtDFGbrhFFwjs2K by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-11-16T22:12:31Z
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@bonkers @ricci 📄📄📄📄❌📄📄❌📄📄 😕
(DIR) Post #B0X5UVmkCrgMea3Rzc by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-11-23T09:18:55Z
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hi #FediFriends 👋 does anyone have any #Keychron keebs or Keychron #switches in their #keebs? I’m trying to find an optimal setup for a friend’s first #MechKeeb based on her preferences from trying a couple of mine & keen to know about anyone’s experience with Keychron Banana or Silent Yellow switches (as well as any other quiet #tactile switches if you have recs for different brands) 🙏 #MechanicalKeyboards
(DIR) Post #B0Y4q7M1oao2SPFzvc by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-11-23T20:47:23Z
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@ricci thx for the rec 💕 the board I’m looking at for my friend has 3-pin mounts so I’m looking for switches I won’t have to help them mod but these look interesting
(DIR) Post #B0n2SGGJ32TEgiM0oK by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-12-01T02:01:19Z
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@ricci how difficult was / how long did it take you to set up in the first place? it’s vaguely on my radar but still in the “this seems interesting but is probably way more effort than I’m interested in investing at this point in my life” basket… 🤔
(DIR) Post #B0xLKNLEgSqH2PDEEy by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-12-06T01:19:50Z
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@ricci I feel like a series of really elaborate trophies bestowed upon him by very prestigious institutions but all with award titles like “HAD A BIG NAP IN THE OVAL OFFICE” seems appropriate
(DIR) Post #B0xTHpCBSy1MBqGzdw by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-12-06T02:49:05Z
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@tomjennings @pluralistic new movie treatment for “Eyes Wired Open” inbound… 💁♀️
(DIR) Post #B1bfBln2SAN88CXi4W by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2025-12-25T11:45:44Z
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@rosey 👇 https://infosec.exchange/@itgrrl/115778116078748145
(DIR) Post #B1wTqb28ERjrVrShvs by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2026-01-04T13:12:46Z
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@futurebird from your description I thought “Liminality” might be fitting, although a quick search shows me that its already in use in anthropology so… ¯_(ツ)_/¯ 🤔
(DIR) Post #B2As4LipkgC0FJHVJY by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2026-01-11T11:50:07Z
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@futurebird assigning code broken in specific ways & having a rubric for teaching the troubleshooting sounds like it should be SOP for coding courses, is this not normally part of the curriculum? 🤔 (def not dumping on you, asking as an Old who is a self-taught potato coder who never did a CS degree & feels like the way I learned basically anything that I do know was: type it in from a magazine or other source / modify working code that’s similar to what I need -> make mistakes in transcription / tweaks -> code doesn’t run or runs with errors -> troubleshoot the mistakes -> learn stuff 🙃)
(DIR) Post #B2ICgg9facTboM6jAm by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2026-01-15T00:44:05Z
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@futurebird …or perhaps less 😜
(DIR) Post #B2IO4wjUhjCDfjddJI by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2026-01-15T02:51:44Z
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@futurebird maybe you could start by introducing the concept of character sets (ASCII probably being the most “obvious” one to start with) so that the students get familiar /comfortable with the idea that even “simple” things like numbers & letters are encoded in computer-land, which could then flow into a discussion of both bases & variables 🤔 ^ I’d suggest also the Unicode emoticons / emoji block for the fun factor but then you’re into multi-byte encodings & modifiers which seems you’d probably be throwing students into the deep end waaay too soon
(DIR) Post #B2h2ECmaUzpd4OBnt2 by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2026-01-27T00:14:42Z
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@futurebird they live in a Bizarro World of their own imagination, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see them do exactly this. these are the same people who look at Orwell’s 1984 as an instruction manual rather than a cautionary tale (those who read books, like the Project 2025 authors), while accusing their enemies (basically anyone to the left of Mussolini) of using the Orwellian tactics that they so blatantly employ themselves