Once again, I IMPLORE you:

DO NOT EXPOSE YOUR BMC/IPMI/ILOM DEVICES TO UNTRUSTED NETWORKS.

E.g. all my console interfaces sit on RFC1918 networks w/o DHCP that can only be reached over VPNs whose only users are the responsible sysadmin team.

(and don’t slag me for the concept of "trusted […]

So I looked at Tahoe release (in VM). Some highlights:

- Window toolbar changing color from white to black for no reason

The old web was decentralized:

- Newsgroups
- Personal Websites
- Bulletin board
- Email as a service, not a platform
- Internet relay chat (IRC)
- Early blogs

Then corporations arrived with money and lock-in, turning the internet into centralized ad farms (Meta, X, TikTok). Users became […]

A few days ago my Mom and sis started getting email bounces for me. They are both on iCloud. I got a look at one of the bounce messages today - Apple is interpreting my graylist 421 temp fail status code as a permanent failure.

The problem showed up now […]

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I want you to go into your app right now and find/replace some strings for me.

NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned […]

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California Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has wisely launched a website to combat disinformation about the fires: www.californiafirefacts.com

I was sort of ambivalent about Threads federation before, but today's bullcrap soup of the day has definitely pushed me off the fence.

I am here to announce that I have decreased #spam on my web contact form from 1 message every 15 minutes (for months straight) to 0 messages in the last week by adding a "I am a spam bot" radio button.

I am not joking.

No I am not using something like […]

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