2026-10-23T03:02:44Z https://nostr.now mikebabcock https://nostr.now/npub1n3psc285weljdpfkz9vg2rdc37qk730gg4s7mjq9xdwuy2sv0l2qay46zv https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs07sq7h0xptwtdmne658ehllggprrf64pwufpvux7c4pe83pmk7qqzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3laglvjy6y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrt3ayaju2srv7ags7ykksh9p462r4t8wtdmztq8gnnetnvr2axdgzcll7a'>nevent1q…ll7a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>or, hear me out, ignore the ranting and just do your thing 2026-09-15T16:56:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszlmsnn2rfxg535fyyaxmev3ydzj5ed7g2hwj94y7tu0jnauxpdqqzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lage5jckj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsguw3ypzfrz0mdm29pm2g8e2svlpgtxamlzrzkk4wqh00k6s89ursqz5ula'>nevent1q…5ula</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>just fyi, that post is pretty asshole. ymmv. <br/><br/>Empathy is listening to others and putting yourself in their shoes instead of bragging about your own success. 2026-08-24T13:56:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswayqa3jpp8w5tzpc5t92eqc4vdzsyadrnnvk02a0e2sq20g3tjvszyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagurel4s Please use open source systems whenever possible so you can review the source code. Encourage vendors you work with to stop keeping their software hidden so it can be audited.<br/><br/>Slovakia discovers Russian backdoors in 279 new traffic cameras — SMS-triggered shell access and passwordless live feeds found in EU-funded rollout | Tom&#39;s Hardware<br/><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/slovakia-discovers-russian-backdoors-in-279-new-traffic-cameras-national-security-service-deactivates-offending-units">https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/slovakia-discovers-russian-backdoors-in-279-new-traffic-cameras-national-security-service-deactivates-offending-units</a><br/><br/>#hacking #cybersecurity #surveillance 2026-08-21T16:01:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9kq4hksey3svcwtzdpphdu0hw293pmjat74n9dl02pzl7x95hdxczyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lags2w2gs No matter how much you hate #ai tools and what they represent, this video by Nate B Jones is worth watching if you want to be aware of what&#39;s going on in modern #computing: <a href="https://youtu.be/FCRT7M30Wtw">https://youtu.be/FCRT7M30Wtw</a><br/><br/>This type of agent behaviour has global implications we aren&#39;t on top of yet. <br/><br/>#hacking #cybersecurity #sysAdmin 2026-08-20T12:56:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswwnwfwdyjh0tgyy0z8xehmwj8k4a3pz9jrhk5l885nrgf9ak952szyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagugkpr3 For all those people building #NAS boxes with huge CPUs and lots of #RAM because that&#39;s how Linus (of YouTube not #Linux) did it, I&#39;m running a 50+ TiB NAS on a Celeron N5105 with 8GiB of RAM using #LVM and #XFS.<br/><br/>My highest loads are during backups (borg) when the system hits just 80% idle. Use your precious RAM for gaming.<br/><br/>#sysadmin 2026-07-03T15:15:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2048tjhlgcyk7pxqkpz9yp34zh7mr7vqjqmfg5d3ml4z3np7vkuqzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagmqrc38 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg2hl5zga5hhdptcchngxkfcw9w56q62y5jnk800fzzlh2dchxfls5p0pyv'>nevent1q…0pyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>unsolicited advice: have you tried <a href="https://phanpy.social/">https://phanpy.social/</a> ? Its a different interface for your mastodon server and it has a very nice alternative feed you might appreciate.<br/>I am not associated, just discovered it myself in the last week. fyi. Ignore if irrelevant :) 2026-04-15T03:43:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrj0dakspnynu5k30s85y0z9slyx5khychfntp49fhjagwpp52mmczyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagrssvzn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszyw26f8pcthe2w9kmslwn8xj2cek94f2552lnwtv4vrm26ykht4su5lcee'>nevent1q…lcee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>how about you do some responsible journalism and read the part where Google won&#39;t stop you from side-loading whatever you want so long as you jump through a couple hoops to make sure you&#39;re not being coerced by a third party?<br/>Are you being purposely ignorant or do you have an angle here?<br/>Google has *very clearly* stated they won&#39;t prevent you from doing these things with a little hand-holding.<br/>#technology #sysadmin 2026-03-30T16:03:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs029wnvuf85682uusgqay906jw6k72ndg52jpgh9qpw32rn7d55rszyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagvr06ys In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykjwya47rk4l7ugtjygn0dnuqw3fhlcn84fkwv0rmncadfr4jvhcp9wfpq'>nevent1q…wfpq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😂 what hyperbole. <br/>First is the falsehood that #Google had ever claimed #Android devices are the &#34;best computing device[s] in the world that [do] everything.&#34; <br/>Second, the fallacy that this definition would preclude a protected ecosystem like they propose. Apple? Most people prefer the safety it offers them.<br/>Side-loading? Valid. Silly argument.<br/>The new changes protect *most* users from themselves.<br/>Best? Power users aren&#39;t being stopped at all. Its an inconvenience at best. <br/>#sysadmin 2026-03-27T04:35:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9fs94440f80usm8yskg5rd0377pnk5eh2qnzhhj3l0upp4fer8cszyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3laggny4a3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rweyrkj6fmqmszv6vny6e8k6mgk44thwlzgdkuw9qxegastd6pqaen0le'>nevent1q…n0le</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hate to disagree here, but as an admin who deals with *many* users with phones in the wild, this is a *good* move by Google.<br/>They&#39;re *NOT* stopping you from side-loading apps. They&#39;re doing the same thing banks have started doing when people try to withdraw cash -- verifying that you&#39;re not being coached or hacked and that you *REALLY* want to do what you said.<br/>This is annoying to a very small subset of people, and *VERY* useful to a larger group.<br/>#Android #security #scams 2026-03-24T15:49:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv98x3nejqkgfym02azxrn9val9r87ua8a3dgsrp04z93llu5q79szyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3laga3ux29 One of the most powerful commands on your #linux system is &#39;find&#39; ... and one of the most annoying commands on your system is also find.<br/><br/>Do you need to use -and between parameters?<br/><br/>Did you specify the right #regex type before -regex search? And &#34;./&#34;?<br/><br/>Can you remember the before and after date syntax?<br/><br/>If you want to do something to a certain subset of files, find is probably the right way. And you&#39;ll spend fifteen minutes fixing the command-line before getting it right.<br/><br/>#rant #sysadmin #tips 2026-03-24T14:51:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9z4x3dst8yh48w4rpf938kh533u99gt6s97f6vmuqquyln3auzvszyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagjk8wjk The Norwegians love <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> it would seem: <br/><a href="https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?si=_FP1Kvd8VfO9l22G">https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?si=_FP1Kvd8VfO9l22G</a><br/>#enshittification #YouTube #video 2026-03-04T03:25:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqkskemxmaukgknr9kgcvw8hth7f7rxxw68mam8cj05k2wyfxztjszyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3laga9457y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs99qkjvxl5kcw2tjks7nfyj63jrcgw4f25dq0dcyuvx7furqvutcs5ekn9g'>nevent1q…kn9g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t imagine reading this as catering to transphobes and not trying to maximize the user base by offending nobody.<br/>The original is pretty funny, but /I&#39;m/ not offended if it doesn&#39;t insult random people in the app.<br/>Ironically at 172 days of Japanese.<br/>Most offensive thing Duolingo has made me say out loud is &#34;I&#39;m an American.&#34; 🇨🇦<br/>ymmv of course. 2025-08-22T01:05:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsddzdhjkfle0xlxnqfzyndapzpkqgt2vnwgwd0rtdf9xvzw39xq3szyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagkzllyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2w8ufd2wkrgelfcrnuyng2gmhd7dmw27zxgfpsftm5j6lh2ncd3sdjjm88'>nevent1q…jm88</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think it might be this instead: <br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ-rRXWhElI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ-rRXWhElI</a><br/>(How private equity is getting involved in youtube channels).<br/>#creators #privateEquity 2025-08-22T00:56:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxzkmks6x0y2fwd44vp29ajpmcxu0200xz4hhv2g3fxmf0hg9xjszyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagmjg2kv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqe5uvc0mlj0c9wsf3ckj0dyqxlj30ezjruewu05rfetjzmkglp0cf7pfjk'>nevent1q…pfjk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that&#39;s pretty awesome! 2025-07-25T13:31:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2mcckkwwejnkeyhh3f87v6sgmezgu7aqm0jkxd0yuk2jhgguv5tgzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lag67uv3j They do this super fun activity in my town where they gather up as many #canoe and #kayak paddlers as possible into the world&#39;s tallest #liftlock. Its a very simple concept, but also a lot of fun to watch; hundreds of people packed like sardines into a #water elevator for boats having a little party together.<br/><br/>I hate posting things that identify exactly where I live but in the era of Rainbolt I suppose that ship has sailed.<br/><br/>#Peterborough #Canada #photography #lockandpaddle #ParksCanada<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/114/911/574/096/783/401/original/49f7f403ae75f522.webp"> <br/> 2025-07-25T02:45:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr5ykhuy4sjxqf4rx3tdeyqcfk8m2j5pjpskz00c99smucxr08g2qzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3laggp69jz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxkwm95453x50fs5uyt9f56s470x3grhcyn2zeleghnmllcryewjqfzmyzx'>nevent1q…myzx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there&#39;s no evidence either way. Its almost exactly the same as the ontological argument for the existence of God.<br/>#logic #fallacy 2025-07-09T17:57:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3eqy7pyyzpgv6x9duz4a2gdqspmyh8nuhf9atg7tt47rlswpgegzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagg0tzhc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp8p8vwlj88a9cffq3j45su5v9vgg9wvzhnnj4kdy5ncgaccqs0zgsxjnu2'>nevent1q…jnu2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>have you been following Tomaž Zaman&#39;s making of a router story at all? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmSwDz13rIwLkLphPI7xmUSD4DqdkFBKp">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmSwDz13rIwLkLphPI7xmUSD4DqdkFBKp</a> 2025-03-24T18:05:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvk00m4k7m7n0yld3n5mgf6fuzlmy7f3ne4t0n89p8exrr9mufasgzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lag0skewv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8lqewhvwtyhvu9h6237uthek53s4fl7yvhycaujatr9wvkfsrfgq2x9fvk'>nevent1q…9fvk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve already been using Adwaita for a while but I much prefer FiraCode Mono for my mono font, but luckily this is easy to change. 2025-03-24T15:30:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspsfxdjqlw4cjqxx78qc856vdwf54tcw6w5mk6epvphlfvrv93g6szyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagcpfep0 Fantastic article on road safety and putting systems in place to actually reduce the fatality of car society:<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240517-vision-zero-how-europe-cut-the-number-of-people-dying-on-its-roads">https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240517-vision-zero-how-europe-cut-the-number-of-people-dying-on-its-roads</a><br/>&#34;The pattern that began to emerge revealed that crash victims were not, as many in the road transport sector, assumed – drunk and irresponsible drivers. For the most part, they were people who made small mistakes within a system that had no margin for error.&#34;<br/>#cars #safety #driving #urbanPlanning #roads #government 2025-03-05T16:02:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxnwfltmdhcsqkkvnl8p88excy7c4wsamqueaej4d5qds7gh09agzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lag280fn3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvzjatjrv6dqkll2hyx2v7e9s7xy5ncpjs0htek0zn20xxs2xep2scmrg5y'>nevent1q…rg5y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>are you running it containerized? I&#39;m running Signal within flatpak for what its worth. 2024-11-21T16:07:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8uws4sxmdvhtp9yam8hemxzzspzu5mkl4nerkx7du60qhznga2gczyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lag9nd38x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswec0cs64u5zs06v92usjslr59flste98677dypcvt75qn2yv5z5gklej57'>nevent1q…ej57</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that&#39;s literally never happened to me, are you on a weird processor or anything just curious 2024-11-21T14:00:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8xae976vtjpwuxclylavlq00ap8h8e6dlsj25gammkflmkpkv0wczyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagsddaap In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyv3es8rtt5kkjj38ncrf75kz33pg3uyjuj86nwzfasagu2y9fmlqpgpaez'>nevent1q…paez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Another angle of the #northernLights <br/><br/>#AuroraBorealis #aurora #astroPhotography #nightSky #Ontario #Canada #DSLR #Nikon<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/113/289/508/479/663/342/original/d0d53983b8623f74.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-11T15:32:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyv3es8rtt5kkjj38ncrf75kz33pg3uyjuj86nwzfasagu2y9fmlqzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagg9xs87 It was a beautiful night to go out and look up at the #NorthernLights in the sky.<br/><br/>#Ontario #Canada #lake #stars #astroPhotography #nightSky #aurora #AuroraBorealis <br/>#Nikon #DSLR #24mm<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/113/287/284/782/738/099/original/9585c8d4ff27fb81.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-11T06:07:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0pxr9qzzh867drcv896vke5c0ucn4esdfwywvtwyetcq2a4nmaggzyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagu96q6k Two #photography posts in one week, that&#39;s just crazy talk. But I had to share this completely different shot, taken with my phone at Union Station in #Toronto of the crowd awaiting our #train (after the Billie Eilish concert).<br/>#GoTransit #rail #people<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/113/284/151/554/559/707/original/c92fc672ed1a40f0.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-10T16:49:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs278a6ka827uyeqgxn9cfl4wwytdergqafuyk6uz8z2h6sywkrmdszyzwyxrpg73m87f59xcg43pgdhz8czm69apzkrmwgq5e4ms32p3lagdn4kxl I was processing some of my #vacation #photography from August and thought I&#39;d share some randoms from my hike on the Cup &amp; Saucer trail on #Manitoulin Island (you should go, its very peaceful).<br/>I really wish I&#39;d taken the time to adjust my aperture with the berries shot, it would be much nicer without the unnecessarily narrow focal range. Alas.<br/>You live, you learn!<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/113/284/080/853/082/084/original/35ea16d612a0bba8.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/113/284/080/859/924/073/original/56f1fb97d74ae6c3.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/113/284/080/952/936/209/original/f3b122c6fd129725.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-10T16:34:10Z