Posts by tek@freeradical.zone
(DIR) Post #B4AD4KDQyvzARgCIvA by tek@freeradical.zone
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A vendor asked us to “add a quick DNS record for them”:TXT_dmarcv=DMARC1; p=none;Basically, this says “turn off all of your domain’s anti-impersonation features so that any phisher can trivially trick your customers and employees”.Nope. Time to find a new vendor.
(DIR) Post #B4ouEmQl0CMvCT3ej2 by tek@freeradical.zone
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Your Consciousness Shifts to a Parallel Universe When You Die, Bold Theory Suggests - Popular Mechanics https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a70846980/parallel-universe-death-theory/I use to like Popular Mechanics. This is what their stories look like now. I have stopped liking Popular Mechanics.
(DIR) Post #B4ouKXTbVvlkYg8TE8 by tek@freeradical.zone
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@ariadne I’m about to publish a “bold” “theory” that my breakfast cereal may be made of pixies.
(DIR) Post #B57n3GW2JSIRMBKPEe by tek@freeradical.zone
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So @eff decides to close their Twitter account, and the responses to their announcement largely validate their decision: https://xcancel.com/EFF/status/2042278157609480566Big "no, you're the real censor!" vibes.
(DIR) Post #B57oAyDiJphGsvznii by tek@freeradical.zone
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@mwl @eff It really is. "Huh, I haven't been there in a while. Why'd I close my account? OH, RIGHT"
(DIR) Post #B5CZpNEgCgy8Wy3TOK by tek@freeradical.zone
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Blinding the Cyclops—Wrecking the Panopticon https://crimethinc.com/2020/07/14/blinding-the-cyclops-wrecking-the-panopticon-camera-hunting-in-the-metropolisThis is unethical and I strongly disapprove. It certainly shouldn’t become a popular game with leaderboards, or even a podcast, let alone a good way to get exercise in an urban environment while improving one’s surroundings.
(DIR) Post #B5CbrSfZAkCTs1kp4S by tek@freeradical.zone
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@mwl Don’t get me started on the travesty that is paintball guns.
(DIR) Post #B5Cd0WLMys0rpIBuIS by tek@freeradical.zone
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@mwl I’m not an expert here, but the only glass etcher I’m personally familiar with is hydrofluoric acid. It has peculiarly nasty biological effects.You can put anything in a paintball if you’re brave enough, but I’d pass on this one (without further research).Now, epoxy paints that would have to be scraped off…
(DIR) Post #B5ETcQyQmfrkwyoz4a by tek@freeradical.zone
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@RecoveredExpert @mwl For your own sake, please don’t do this. https://freeradical.zone/@tek/116389105301041868
(DIR) Post #B5ETcRP1Bp8KHRGDVw by tek@freeradical.zone
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@RecoveredExpert @mwl OK, fair enough. You know way more about this than I do. It's just that I hear people say things like "so there's this 10W laser on Alibaba...", and I'm like "LET ME STOP YOU RIGHT THERE".
(DIR) Post #B5ETi1ghi2rqGUCE7M by tek@freeradical.zone
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@mwl @RecoveredExpertLET ME STOP YOU RIGHT THERE.
(DIR) Post #B5EVOoIvRdFbAA2TZ2 by tek@freeradical.zone
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@mwl @RecoveredExpert Remember not to look into laser with remaining eye.
(DIR) Post #B5GKf3vcPbmh4dbW88 by tek@freeradical.zone
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Staunch Trump Supporters Are Now Asking if He’s the Antichrist https://www.wired.com/story/staunch-trump-supporters-are-now-asking-if-hes-the-antichrist/You bet I'm supporting this narrative to family and friends who even remotely broach the subject. No, I don't believe it. But neither did most of the people pushing the Obama birther conspiracy, and they didn't let that distract from their goal of electing their guy at the expense of America.Frankly, I'm tired of playing fair so I can feel good about losing. Trump is the Devil? Sure, why not. Let's go.
(DIR) Post #B5GKf4ArUvyfpujgtE by tek@freeradical.zone
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I'm not a Catholic and never have been. But Trump saying that the Pope is "WEAK on Crime" is hilarious. If you hear any evangelicals echo that sentiment, remind them that Jesus hung out with criminals and loved them and forgave them."You know who else was WEAK on Crime, right?", with a raised eyebrow.
(DIR) Post #B5GKsI4V8g7She4Bou by tek@freeradical.zone
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@mwl Yep. Remember, a valid answer to "WWJD?" is "go outside, gather materials, and make a whip to smite the shit out of people turning the church into a profit center."
(DIR) Post #B5MCUgpTnzTbqw2Ff6 by tek@freeradical.zone
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Google crossed a threshold last month where over 50% of their users accessed it via IPv6.If you were wondering if this would be a good time to make your service available over IPv6: yes. Yes, it would. https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html
(DIR) Post #B5Wr9sxFZG0R4xT2nI by tek@freeradical.zone
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Clever project for using Flipper Zero to change price tags in a store: https://github.com/i12bp8/TagTinkerListen to my exact words here and do not attempt to read between the lines or guess what I might "actually" mean:Hahaha, that's a neat hack. And if you use this for anything *other* than experimenting with tags you own, in a lab setting, there's an excellent chance you're committing a FAFO-grade felony. *Do not do that, ever, lest you end up as the Unabomber's roommate.*
(DIR) Post #B5pxpGEoCHZItM212G by tek@freeradical.zone
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Trump Endorses Changing ICE’s Name To NICE https://theonion.com/trump-endorses-changing-ices-name-to-nice/Nazis In Charge of Everyone. I appreciate the honesty.
(DIR) Post #B5vMxiC9bdN0YoiRlo by tek@freeradical.zone
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Utah’s stupid new law “prohibits covered websites from sharing instructions on how to use a VPN to bypass age checks.”It’s probably illegal for minors to access this site from Utah because I say some things that Utah’s leaders probably find offensive. Let me know if I don’t; I’ll work on fixing it. To access it over a VPN, follow these instructions to turn on iCloud Private Relay. Then I can’t see where you’re connecting ... https://honeypot.net/2026/05/03/utahs-stupid-new-law-prohibits.html
(DIR) Post #B5vMxnDOwQL488L0uO by tek@freeradical.zone
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And now, I’ve shared these VPN configuration instructions from a site — this one you’re reading this on — that is almost certainly “harmful to minors” in the eyes of the chucklefucks in Utah’s government.Look at me over here being all felonious and stuff by linking to an Apple howto. I’m a loner, Dottie, a rebel.