Posts by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
(DIR) Post #AQ0SKRN0Jawe2jikL2 by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2022-11-26T19:00:07Z
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Seeing calls for moderators to unconditionally trust reports from marginalized people and block first, investigate later. This is a known attack vector used by right-wing trolls: pretend to be a marginalized person and report the target. And lots of marginalized people actively support their own oppression. As a woman, I can name any number of women who actively support misogyny.
(DIR) Post #AQ0SKTDVRsXHlrIBoO by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2022-11-26T19:01:36Z
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You can't outsource your judgment to the nearest marginalized person (or person pretending to be one). There's no way around it: moderators have to develop expertise in identifying and understanding oppression - at least enough to know which expert to trust.
(DIR) Post #AQ0SKUi1tsXuOoa51k by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2022-11-26T19:02:10Z
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Sometimes it will take time to consult, and I support temporary blocks while doing the research, but ONLY for truly edge cases - which means the moderator needs to know when they are difficult. My belief is that ultimately we need automated ways to share moderation work with people with similar principles - and ways to articulate those principles.
(DIR) Post #AQ6qTnRbB26oxXciga by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2022-11-28T19:57:48Z
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Next #bestbug is a POSIX "feature" that Ingo Molnar once called "the most stupid Unix design idea of all times," so I feel okay calling it a bug. :)How I "fixed" atime on Linuxhttps://bit.ly/bestbugatime#bestbugs #linux #filesystems
(DIR) Post #AQ6qTouhiIz7W6FTgu by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2022-11-28T19:59:42Z
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Here's the full quote on POSIX atime from Ingo:https://lwn.net/Articles/244830/If you have difficult systems problems like this one, perhaps I can fix them for you:https://bit.ly/bestbugs
(DIR) Post #AR0lpGBNu77hFjD7bc by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2022-12-26T20:04:45Z
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Once I ordered iced hot chocolate at a coffee shop. The barista said, flatly, "You mean chocolate milk."I think they refused to serve me. The semiotics of drinks are complex.
(DIR) Post #ARMVt0eWGO6yoj9D6G by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2023-01-06T03:53:47Z
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More evidence that I need to get up and walk around when I'm stuck on a programming problem https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science-and-technology/2022/06/new-clues-are-revealing-why-exercise-can-keep-the-brain-healthy
(DIR) Post #ARNScbkmxo3cFzWlM0 by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2023-01-06T01:56:09Z
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Almost every techie I know looking for a job wants (a) remote (b) ethical
(DIR) Post #ARfsxv1n7YzWk9pNj6 by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2023-01-11T18:25:18Z
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The view from my train. For some reason I want to reread WELL OF SHIUAN by C. J. Cherryh, can't imagine why
(DIR) Post #ASThkM3pQhANx0xkum by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2023-02-07T03:40:06Z
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Oh. The real reason for the crackdown on work-from-home is that forcing workers to live in commuting distance of an office cuts down on labor mobility and lowers wages.I have no idea why it took me so long to understand this.
(DIR) Post #ATFRhgynZUWpVTLKi0 by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2023-03-03T03:06:45Z
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Oh, hey, learning a new computer language works better if I take my ADHD meds, I should try that tomorrow
(DIR) Post #ATJpsR1Gabzpr2Bzhw by vaurorapub@infosec.exchange
2023-03-05T21:56:31Z
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Folks who have migrated Mastodon instances: what do you wish you had known before you did it? Starting one soon, to @vaurora