Posts by pcrock@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #9x2FFcbcQD4lApfsRs by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-07-12T20:17:27Z
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Is it just me, or is every single _usable_ Matrix client on the planet in some sort of prerelease / early development stage?Besides Riot of course, which will be replaced by RiotX (which is also currently in beta).I've been keeping an eye on Matrix for years now, waiting for an app that I can recommend to friends and family who are accustomed to more polished mainstream apps. Wondering if we will ever ship this thing.
(DIR) Post #9xJNZUf9lVnZeRdPBw by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-07-21T10:28:15Z
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@ultem @tomosaigon Git
(DIR) Post #9xbp7NALkc1mpnWZcG by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-07-30T10:43:31Z
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@tomosaigon @thewk I was able to get my Brother LaserJet printer and scanner working on Manjaro, though it involved 3 steps:1. Installing dpkg (because I'm not running a Debian-based distro)2. Downloading / running an installer tool from their website3. Running a `brsaneconfig` command on the command line (thanks Arch wiki)After that, it worked flawlessly.
(DIR) Post #9xdoA0Fzff0j0wm5Im by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-07-31T09:42:12Z
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@skunksarebetter This looks awesome!
(DIR) Post #9xfdgkPetDAoFdct9M by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-08-01T06:33:44Z
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So you have a server at home, and you're on the road. You find that your server is offline, but nobody is at home to troubleshoot. Your modem, router, or server probably just need to be rebooted, but because your server is down, you can't remote in to trigger a reboot.How do people solve this problem?
(DIR) Post #9xfebcbcaXpWXoLEKO by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-08-01T07:04:23Z
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@kev Agreed. I have stuff like a VPN and Jitsi server in the cloud, but some things like a personal workstation are best kept at home. I am thinking about becoming more dependent on remotely accessing a home workstation instead of requiring an expensive powerful laptop. But Internet connection reliability becomes an issue at that point...
(DIR) Post #9xfjCSbD9glU2ZyGVk by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-08-01T07:56:05Z
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@jordan31 There's a good argument for disabling drive encryption for servers. That said, I'd probably configure my server so that it does nothing more than host VMs and containers, and I'd use drive encryption inside those VMs / containers.
(DIR) Post #9xoWye5Pw7XKR1DKam by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-08-05T13:47:55Z
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@alex @cat @kensanata Yeah, I would spend an extra little bit of money for an average desktop PC and upgrade the thing bit-by-bit over many years. Much cheaper in the long run than buying a single-purpose device you can't upgrade.
(DIR) Post #9z0QRrqG3ygv1fg4dU by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-09-10T05:26:57Z
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@skunksarebetter Mind. Blown.
(DIR) Post #9z1NoyvVmbZUxGQPS4 by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-09-10T08:00:13Z
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I have now seen two WSL tutorials that recommend installing an X server without authentication enabled, and then configuring the firewall to open the X server up to public networks.Is that as batshit insane as I think it is? Or is there some other layer of security that's still in place protecting people?
(DIR) Post #9zFaHkuStZmjXjrSka by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-09-17T12:25:05Z
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Just stumbled across this slick Git visualization tool that helps explain exactly what Git is doing with certain commands.https://onlywei.github.io/explain-git-with-d3/
(DIR) Post #9zqs19ARKFoPfewIG8 by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2020-10-05T12:31:11Z
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So I just discovered #podman. If you ever think, "Gee, I'd love to have unprivileged system containers without the backgroud daemon," then I suggest trying podman before going the #LXC route.https://podman.io/
(DIR) Post #A4ZxSC72XSsFYyl2oK by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2021-02-23T22:12:55Z
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@codesections @frostygoth Or several boxes of SSDs, but yeah. By my calculations, it will take 3 months to transfer 1 PB over a 1 gbps connection, _assuming_ you can maintain a perfect connection the whole time.I have a lot of experience with shipping Pelican cases full of hard drives just because FedEx gives you way better bandwidth than most Internet connections.
(DIR) Post #A9aem2TU5ATWGDUoWO by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2021-07-23T19:16:32Z
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After a couple days invested in learning to draw with @inkscape, I now feel like a giant hole in my software dev skills has been filled. I can now draw decent icons, logos, art, etc. My main two learning projects were manually tracing photos and creating vectorized versions.
(DIR) Post #AB75OgWANISXu4Ski0 by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2021-09-07T07:27:55Z
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Played with #archlinuxarm on a Raspberry Pi 4 over the weekend and I'm impressed. After trying a couple of #rpi desktop distros over the years, I underestimated just how fast this little server OS would be, despite running entirely on a MicroSD card. It just takes a few seconds to do a full reboot.https://archlinuxarm.org Granted, I've installed virtually nothing on it. It basically just runs iptables and #tailscale.
(DIR) Post #AB7J9ESvmxAbupTXCC by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2021-09-07T11:33:24Z
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@rudolf Oh that is cool, thanks for the tip! I might use that for some other things....
(DIR) Post #AC8Syzs2GIrnWwKYiG by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2021-10-07T17:31:15Z
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I'm trying to get out of this ridiculous 2 to 5 year support window for mobile devices. So instead of replacing my damaged smartphone, I decided to downgrade to a feature phone that has hotspot capability.The idea is to have one low-cost device that I don't care about provide an untrusted Internet connection. Then use a separate device with WiFi if I really need any "smarts." That device could be a refurbished smartphone / tablet or my trusty 10 year-old laptop.We'll see how it goes.
(DIR) Post #AC8xnPF7CSH5KD4xTU by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2021-10-08T04:35:28Z
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@rudolf So, my understanding is that LineageOS gives us operating system updates, but they still rely on obscure firmware blobs from the hardware manufacturers. Meaning long-term LineageOS support doesn't necessarily mean we still get long-term firmware security updates.Not a phone developer though, so I might not fully understand how it all works. Maybe there's a good Android phone out there with open source firmware that I'm just not aware of.
(DIR) Post #AC9VXQKolkHGWIITQm by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2021-10-08T10:53:45Z
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@rudolf I 95% agree, though I think firmware security becomes much more important when your device is promiscuously connecting to things via the baseband, Bluetooth, etc. Having a two-device setup makes it so I can turn off all my radios except WiFi, which makes outdated firmware less of an issue.
(DIR) Post #AC9j32YE1y5VQVyTIW by pcrock@fosstodon.org
2021-10-08T13:25:08Z
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@rudolf You have a point. Attacks on blobs seem rare and theoretical at this point. Getting a phone with active LineageOS maintenance is probably much more effective than worrying about baseband firmware etc.Though even LineageOS developers drop active support for devices. It seems like if you want long-term support for a device, Android isn't a great choice in general.