lj·rk 🔜 #40C3

gecos/CN: Janis Joan König
SAN: ElleJay (lj), Leo(nard) Robert König

Nyanbinary femby 🐈‍⬛

Bragging Rights: Made a former German conservative minister greet me in full cat girl outfit.

• tech-savvy luddite
• gender-overwhelmed gender-bender
• energy-seeping sleepy-head
• serious goofball

See pinned post for more #intro and what to expect here

Le gender (pronouns): https://pronouns.cc/@ljrk
Long thoughts: https://www.ljrk.org/blog
Write me anonymously: https://revospring.net/@lj
Personal Copilot AI Training Set: https://github.com/ljrk0

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2026-10-28 18:31:27 UTC

No girl, being bound in ropes is not the same as having boundaries

2026-10-27 23:19:58 UTC

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And even so, I tried finding ways to actually "do something about «it»" for the past 3 years and concluded (without surprise) that most customers don't want to be helped and that all that I'm allowed to be doing in terms of help is mostly just theater and play pretend. So I've submitted myself to "not caring" and hopefully exiting this shithole of tech some time.

2026-10-27 19:58:34 UTC

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Just here to spam your notifications on behalf of @npub1s6e…n008

2026-10-23 20:04:46 UTC

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I wish I could use that in my lectures without getting reprimanded :'-D

2026-10-23 10:14:33 UTC

I do love corrupting the youth. I'm living in a part of Berlin that's really bourgeois and where I'm pretty much the only one with non-natural hair color. Recently this really young girl walked past me, holding her dad's hand and was like "Daaad, look at her!! I want to have pink hair too." Tehehehe :D
This also happened with me wearing cat ears, the parents' looks throwing daggers at me for that in particular lol

2026-10-22 12:57:30 UTC

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"Not in F5 time" needs to make it into my dictionary.

2026-10-21 16:42:51 UTC

InfoSec world: Falls apart.
Best timing to retreat from the digital world and do some gay shit instead.

2026-10-17 17:25:46 UTC

Guten Tag, ich möchte das Wetter von heute bitte einmal zurückgeben

2026-10-16 20:32:38 UTC

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Absolutely. Plus at home, alone-ish, especially with chores laying about, I often struggle relaxing and finding peace. It's sometimes even hard to concentrate on my book. Out there I can get fully lost – and even return to it, after a brief interruption w/o issue.

2026-10-16 20:28:31 UTC

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Right? I do love my living room, it's a nice place for private comfort. But often I do long for... well, not necessarily much interaction, but light presence of other people. Without pressure.

2026-10-16 20:27:04 UTC

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Quite literally what I have on my slide deck for the first lecture of my "InfoSec & Awareness" class. I start the whole ordeal by comparing the likes of AntiCheat, AV & EDR, Parental Controls & MDM, with Malware types and it all comes down to "same shit but they act on behalf of ddifferent parties". And with EDR you just pray/hope/cope that your vendor is trustworthy.

2026-10-16 20:22:18 UTC

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True! It's something I enjoyed in Crete too. Although the Austrian Kaffeehäuser were similar in concept IIRC: They used to be the only buildings with comfortable heating so people stayed there for as much as they can, making them effectively a public living room.

2026-10-16 20:15:55 UTC

Hm, I increasingly yearn for a slower Kaffeehaus culture. A space where I can go with my book and read for 4 hours without issue. Ideally comfy seating. Where people may meet other people and even approach new people... but it's centered on existing in quiet and in a slowwwww pace. Also: Open late.
I had a nice evening in Tristeza recently, reading my book for hours, deep into the night. But it could've been better with some cake (and, perhaps, some select company for light cuddles while reading) :3

2026-10-14 20:01:37 UTC

#FIDO2/#WebAuthn: Open, transparent standard that actually addresses security problems and brings web authentication to the level of SSH (where we've accepted keys including host keys as like, bare minimum).
FUDders: Take some obscure, optional footnote feature (remote attestation) that's irrelevant to personal use and make a big deal out of it, claiming that somehow passwords + TOTP is somehow as good.
I still remember when it was sooooo 1337 to have a YubiKey despite a) zero adoption for FIDO2, b) terrible loss/backup situation and c) only minimal security improvements to having a physical second device¹.
Now that FIDO2 has somehow big backing, we solve loss/backup through optional(!) syncing and make having a physical key optional too... now it's suddenly evil tech. Ugh, pseudo-security hipsters.
¹ in some cases it's arguably even worse since you'll likely notice your phone missing earlier than your YubiKey.
#Passkeys

2026-10-01 20:58:10 UTC

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2026-10-01 20:18:09 UTC

Marktanalyse: Der Trend geht zur Mehrfachbeziehung!

2026-09-25 17:01:49 UTC

People complain about the LGBTQ+ alphabet soup but have you seen wifi standards? That's some 802.11abgnrsv/ac/ax stuff!

2026-09-16 11:53:37 UTC

sorting my songs into playlists based on capitalization style. SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD vs. i can't get high

2026-09-05 11:12:33 UTC

Happy 13:12 :3

2026-09-03 22:25:50 UTC

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I literally had a brief conversation with a maths prof about this yesterday, he was also naming Tao.
And I was like... the *number* of papers published was never the goal. It was perhaps something that worked surprisingly well as a measure of skill, for some time, but it wasn't the goal. Neither is the goal to "stumble upon" new "truths" no matter how useful they are. Honestly, usefulness can go straight in the bin for me.
It's about what you already named: Understanding. Perhaps joy. We will, ultimately, know more things in the future than now. But this doesn't mean the future is better because of this. The point is to strive for more. A world where everything is solved and "doable" is depressing.

2026-08-31 18:12:28 UTC

> most people grew up in a system that didn't teach how to be in a health polyamorous relationship.
uhhh, most people grew up in a system that didn't teach how to be in a healthy relationship *at all*, not even mono lol

2026-08-20 15:59:20 UTC

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Being athletic is rather easy if sports is your best coping mechanism and answer to almost anything.

2026-08-20 15:50:55 UTC

I literally did sports like <4 hours ago. And next sports is in slightly over >2 hours. I'm literally just wasting my time waiting for training to start, can't concentrate anymore. Just twiddling my fingers till I can run around in the gym again and score some goals :~

2026-08-17 06:13:56 UTC

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I'd say they'd be a bit confused :'D
While professionally I achieved a lot in the direction 15yo me went for, more than they'd perhaps even anticipated... I now actually can look in the mirror and recognize myself. And like what I see. That's definitely something to be proud of, but 15yo me wouldn't have deemed that to be possible /at all/. Tbf, I think the time I'm least "proud" of is exactly the time from 7th grade on where I shut down everything due to puberty hitting me very uncomfortably. So an even younger myself would hopefully get inspired to get on puberty blockers and follow the life they should've followed.

2026-08-05 11:08:07 UTC

I had a terrible hot take that I won't post publicly. But the actual underlying issue is less of a hot take and actually a real problem:
There's no relevant enby fashion or "norms" (not even in a good way). Like, there's men's fashion and women's fashion. As an enby you can try and mix, DIY lean into something that's looking more beast than human, go wild. But: It's hard to /pass/ as an enby. It's hard to find a /style/ that matches your aesthetic that's not actually gendered. Often you are still regarded as a quirky version of your AGAB.
And I find that depressing. Few enbies pull that off, while maintaining a certain aesthetics that's completely ambiguous but not leaning into either gender. I mostly gave up on that tbqh, it's very femby vibes for me (despite leaning a bit more to futch than hyperfemme lately) but it's kinda sad that, to be regarded as enby, you basically have to plaster your whole body with the flag.
Even worse that the colorscheme of the enby flag is one of the worst. Okay, this /is/ a hot take, but a much tamer one than the original. Plus, it's objectively true.

2026-07-28 11:24:16 UTC

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1. Acceptance. There's the saying "you just need to be more secure than your neighbor". It's not fully true but biz people hold it so. It's flip side is a cynic commentary on security, and a true one at that: If your neighbor is not secure, you don't need to be either. This is still true if you're getting pwned. When everyone's getting hacked regularly, society will accept this new reality. Only the defense sector will still care for security. We've seen similar developments in different industries: Fast fashion isn't an adequate replacement for garment that stands the test of time. But it's getting impossible to buy good clothes, even if you want to. But also with other goods: If everyone produces low quality items, it's financially more reasonable to do the same.
2. Centralization. Coz we won't do the right thing and reduce complexity, we need to find a way to make complexity "secure": Cloud, Big5, etc. Corps that have the resources to host an Exchange server securely... or in compliance with regulations. Every tool you do not let a big house host is a liability. Not coz they're necessarily more secure, but because nobody will blame you if something gets wrong. We had that with "buying IBM" once.
I hate this outlook but I seriously doubt that we will correct course.

2026-07-28 11:20:29 UTC

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I sometimes advise investors (poor life choices I guess) on how to deal with the increased risk of Mythos & others. And this was the bottom line.
I don't even need AI specifically to argue for that. The time-to-exploit has been dropping forever. We've built better catalogs and more versatile infrastructure and complex automations. It's very clear that this includes vuln research as well.
We had this already with static analysis hitting the field. We answered with "shift left": Building security into the dev process, since the earlier you do it, the less issues you'll end up with. Every step earlier has more downstream impact.
We've finally reached the stage where security as part of your design & architecture is not only best practice but becoming a hard requirement. Our automations (including LLMs) pushed us there and we need to deal with the outcome.
Or should. Because I'm a cynic and I've seen what's happened, I doubt that engineering will follow through with this. I see two paths and we'll move along both, and I don't like either: Acceptance and few centralized Oligopols.
1/2

2026-07-24 16:47:43 UTC

So what did y'all name your streets after? Anyway, there was this person and they gave an absolutely holy ...
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2026-07-21 22:11:56 UTC

This brand's name does not inspire confidence
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2026-07-18 00:14:41 UTC

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Advanced Persistent Treat? :blobcatderpy:

2026-07-17 19:17:05 UTC

I was told I was one month late... and also lost one letter on the way
#Pridemoth
(original moth: https://freesvg.org/moth-vector-sketch)
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2026-07-17 17:44:59 UTC

Best shirt at #emfcamp for now:
"Girls Who Are Gay Boys Have More Fun"

2026-07-17 17:01:47 UTC

swiped me some meow meow village stickers by [@mini_ninja_64](https://chaos.social/@mini_ninja_64 ) :3
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2026-07-16 21:05:28 UTC

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thank you! come around abd grab some :3

2026-07-10 20:14:18 UTC

*slaps backdoor*
this backdoor fits soooo many...

2026-07-09 22:08:10 UTC

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And indeed required by the GDPR 8-)
fuck I'm so happy for data protection laws. They should be more strict though.

2026-07-05 11:35:42 UTC

I think I figured it out. I want to work less with things where knowing more makes you hate them more. And more with things where knowing more makes you love them more.
If I work with $thing I want to learn more about $thing. And the perspective of disliking $thing more in the future is terrible and demotivating.
Yes, this is about (current) computers and most of tech. I think I really want to quit tech. It's terrible for my soul.

2026-07-03 14:37:25 UTC

Some people love to talk about trans people's "real" names. But what about natural names? imaginary or complex names? rational and irrational names?

2026-07-01 14:00:17 UTC

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With all due respect to @npub1ksf…r6s6 (and the same, but negative, for Mr. Stallman), I didn't find the erotica particularly... engaging in /that/ respect. It's on a similar level of "Oh Step-Soldier" (it's lovely in its terrible-ness). But hey, it's certainly a writing prompt for when I get into smut again.

2026-07-01 13:11:44 UTC

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Not exactly serious but [@babe](https://glitterkitten.co.uk/@babe ) recently read some Stallman Copypasta from the Internets and I've also heard of readings of @npub1ksf…r6s6's "Savaged by Systemd" ... maybe there's space for an "nerdy absurdist erotica" genre :'D

2026-06-29 22:02:48 UTC

Walked outside, petted the neighborhood cat. Best 45mins I spent this day.

2026-06-27 17:09:20 UTC

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Ah, lovely. So being against funding fascist ideology that's repressing other people's rights to express themselves and making a *personal* choice about that is... being against freedom of expression? This is some twisted mindgame.
No, I'm against fascists, I'm pro right-to-express oneself. And yes, because of that I do think Mullvad shouldn't check their users political alignment, even if that means fascists get to use Mullvad too. But that's one thing. Funding fascists through my subscription? That's not what I have to agree with just because I'm for the freedom of expression.
Indeed, freedom of expression also means being able to cancel my subscription because of that. Pretending that this means I'm against freedom of expression is downright insulting.

2026-06-26 15:48:48 UTC

RE: https://todon.eu/@ljrk/116726131996480965
Finalized the sticker designs and orders far too much money. The below previous of boy/enby inside unfortunately don't show the effects I applied, but they're fancy too!
I will bring them to #emfcamp
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#note1qnp…0qst

2026-06-11 19:23:45 UTC

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Hey, German BSI is recommending to use "secure passwords". And they don't understand the issue when I called them out on it (we had a brief discussion but it went nowhere).

2026-06-10 13:50:26 UTC

Wee, procrastination (updated sticker designs to be printed)
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2026-05-04 07:55:20 UTC

Me to client: Your Claude-generated docs claim you're using AES, when reviewing ... eh, I don't see much AES, just custom bullshit-crypto...
Client: Ah, true, yeah, we use our custom crypto for the API stuff. But we do use AES elsewhere!!
Me: Oh, where then?
Client: *Looks for AES in their full copy of the source* ah, see, here, lemme see ... ah, when we connect to $external_api of $different_product for example
Me: Yeaaaaaaah well you got no choice there I guess :blobcatfacepalm2:

2026-04-28 17:26:29 UTC

Oh wow, this is a legit and standard Windows error message... I wonder whether someone has already used it with a malicious link to trick users.
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2026-03-21 23:31:16 UTC

eeepy, eeepier, the eeepiest.
also eeepc

2026-03-03 11:49:22 UTC

With Motorola and @npub1kwa…e0nj partnering, we maybe (probably not at first) get a foldable GOS device? One may dream...
I just hate the size of current phones and foldables at least make them... workable.
I'd still prefer to have no phone at all, and rather a Smartwatch that's standalone and capable of doing just what I need:
* Signal, ideally with some TTS/STT
* Simple Navigation (TTS, "Beeline navigation" on bike)
* Music (duh), ideally with BLE Audio
* Passkey/FIDO2 Support
Optional, but great:
* NFC Payment
* PkPass Wallet Support (somehow)
* Fitness/Sleep tracking ¹
* Camera (possibly on the "back" of the watch, you detach it to snap a photo)
¹ my specific idea here is to have the sensors in the wrist band including a small battery s.t. it records even when I don't wear the watch, e.g. when cycling or sleeping. This would also enable easy charging of the watch at night which then reverse-charges the wristband through the day.

2026-02-15 09:57:07 UTC

The people who think you can just review LLM slop output and be fine are probably the same who think they can reliably detect phishing mails by giving them a hard look....

2026-02-06 12:28:21 UTC

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I bet someone already built a buttplug.io integration for that

2026-02-06 12:14:07 UTC

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But what about a clicker button as a reward? "good girl" *clicker*

2026-01-29 07:33:15 UTC

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Absolut. Das finde ich tatsächlich das Verwerflichste an der ganzen Thematik.
Das Absurde ist ja auch, dass manchen der ganze Hokuspokus durchaus hilft. Nicht, weil das medizinisch helfen würde, sondern, weil super viele schulmedizinische Ärzte einfach überlastet sind mit der Anzahl an Patient*innen und sich daher keine Zeit nehmen. Geht man zu Heilpraktiker*innen fühlt man sich oft fast wie privat versichert: Einem wird zugehört, man hat Zeit, es werden einem auch nicht Symptome als belanglos ausgeredet (kenne ich bspw. von vielen ME/CFS Betroffenen). Aber die Lösung darauf darf nicht Hokuspokus bleiben, sondern ein gutes medizinisches System, das funktioniert und Menschen ernst nimmt.
Anderer Aspekt ist natürlich die Hoffnung für Menschen die an Krankheiten erkrankt sind die aktuell als hoffnungslos gelten. Hoffnung ist unglaublich heilsam und gibt Energie um weiter zu machen. Und wenn die Schulmedizin korrekt sagt, "geht nicht" aber einem die Anthros sagen "naja, haben Sie aber Mal probiert Heilerde zu fressen?" dann verstehe ich, dass man das probiert. Aber auch hier: Dafür muss es bessere Lösungen geben.

2026-01-28 23:50:32 UTC

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Holy fuck, ich kenne Leute die der Anthro sogar was abgewinnen können und selbst die sehen Steiner ganz klar als Antisemiten. Aber in DE will man halt nix kritisches ggü Anthros und Homöopathie sagen >.<

2026-01-20 16:43:49 UTC

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There's one thing that I can somewhat, only a bit, accept as an excuse for talking about NextCloud in particular: It operates on CalDAV Standards and the Tasks part of that ... sucks badly. Like, terrible. I've not been happy with any of CalDAV synced Tasks because not only is support shoddy, but for exactly the reason you give.
However, NextCloud could – as any one of the stakeholders – try to push for something different or find ways to enable this use case better.
Case in point: What do people use for such tasks? Alarms are... hard to manage. Calendar entries are overwhelming. I try paper but I forget too often.

2026-01-13 08:35:26 UTC

RE: https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog/115884216100741748
Puh, ich glaube ich muss hierzu Mal was schreiben, auch wenn ich ungern so detailliert zu meiner Arbeit schreibe. Disclosure: Ich war an dem Verkauf beratend beteiligt. Und jetzt wo der Kauf durch ist, darf ich auch drüber reden.
1. Threema war schon 2020 verkauft worden an PE.
2. Unter dem PE wurde Threema open-sourced. Wenn das für euch Enshittification ist, okay...
3. Die Gründer haben 2024 das Unternehmen verlassen, es lebt trotzdem weiter.
4. Threema, das ist nicht nur die B2C-App die hier die Leute haben, sondern auch ein B2B-Angebot. Wo Investoren sich was erhoffen ist hoffentlich klar...
5. Ja, neuer Investor heißt erstmal Unklarheit. Kann auch schlechter werden. Muss aber nicht.
Ich verstehe die Logik nicht, dass das JETZT schlechter werden MUSS. Wie hat Threema denn dann den letzten Investor "überlebt"?!
Und ich möchte gar nicht Threema groß verteidigen oder meine Liebe aussprechen. Aber mich nervt diese stark verkürzte "Argumentation" die einfach nicht haltbar ist.
#Threema

2026-01-01 21:17:18 UTC

Thinking back to #39C3 and the friendly creatures who I've met. There's a thing that I struggle with, still, and that's... randomly saying nice things to each other. I do this far too rarely. So this goes to out to all of you:
- Many of you have overcome their anxieties to approach me. I cannot say how much that means to me. I'm very insecure approaching "almost strangers" and if it wouldn't have been for you, I'd have been poorer for lots of great discussions, hugs + snuggles.
- Thank you, for the compliments, for all the nice words. You made my day. And I only seldomly returned this, despite the many beautiful people providing plenty of opportunity. I was just flustered. You look lovely, yes you!
- Thanks for the deep discussions about the wildest of topics. Y'all so understanding and I never felt like I needed to put my guard up. Unmasking, for 5 straight (more: gay) days is an incredible feeling.
There's so much more in me, but this #39C3 has been such a heart-warming event and I feel I'm so much indebted by all your kind words. I didn't and still don't know how to react properly. I'm overwhelmed by this kindness.
Sending hugs <3

2025-12-31 14:49:03 UTC

ChatControl, or the French initiative to reduce the amount of cat girls in heat within the EU.

2025-12-15 12:18:18 UTC

I see your SOLI Shirt but what about an SQLI shirt?

2025-12-15 09:59:59 UTC

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Yes and no. From a legal or technical standpoint, all this is true. It is legally allowed, technically necessary. But this doesn't mean it's ethical and that it doesn't violate consent.
I can walk up to two people speaking in "public" to eavesdrop on their conversation. But just because I can, doesn't mean it's right. I can scrape endless pfp images from WhatsApp through their contacts API. But doesn't mean it's right.
So no, just because it's possible it doesn't mean "permission enough". It' just means that it's necessary and people have accepted the risk. Explicit permission is something different entirely. This is about consent, a human property, not about technological or legal constructs.

2025-12-11 12:44:02 UTC

Westphalian Oreo
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2025-11-30 12:09:32 UTC

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I mean it is pretentious. But I love it 0:-)
Honestly I find their texts among the best to read. I attribute that partially to the rather strict editorial style. It's also just breaking with the norm of sloppy texts and I feel the care that has been put into every sentence. I notice that I, the reader, still have to do my job with reading the article. But they helped me immensely by doing their job well, too. Which means I prefer the sometimes rather long essays of the NY over a short article by any other magazine.
It's still pretentious tho, but I mean, look at their logo. I think they know it is and it's become almost a self-ironic thing by now.

2025-11-30 00:50:52 UTC

Realizing "hey gays" is broadly gender neutral, yet actually not inclusive to everyone. Good that this usually doesn't matter because all my friends are gay.
Hey gayyys! :3
QT @npub17pm…kws7
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2025-11-27 20:28:28 UTC

Fedi Frontend that LinkedIn-ifies your Fedi experience.
Boost: "Someone shared your post with their network!"
Favorite: "Someone found your post insightful'
Follow: "Someone wants to reach out to you, broaden your network!"
Broaden YOUR network for more cursed ideas!

2025-11-17 10:56:27 UTC

CVE-shitposting
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2025-11-08 19:15:27 UTC

Apple just works. They're the UX pros.
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2025-11-03 16:12:12 UTC

Back at #why2025 I met some wonderful people with whom we're now launching dotmeow. We're a group of queer hackers, organisers and builders who want to make this in-joke between some friends come true: A gTLD by and for the queer community. Community-run, community-supported and giving back community support.
We won't solve the issues trans and queer people are facing that way. But maybe we can contribute a little and have fun as we go!
https://hachyderm.io/@dotmeow/115486620759494629

2025-10-27 17:21:52 UTC

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These two paragraphs struck me in particular:
> That’s in stark contrast to, say, Google+, which despite corporate backing, incomparably larger budget, and being pushed down people’s throats through forced integration with YouTube, survived mere seven years, nine months, and a week.
Because unfortunately Google probably doesn't see that as a problem. Or even as the Fedi winning. For them, longetivity doesn't matter, but peak user count.
> And once it shut down, it shut down. A social network of millions just blipped out of existence one day. All those moments – lost in time, like tears in rain.
This, too, for them is a good thing. No-one else can profit from "their" data.
This just makes it so crystal clear how the big one's interests aren't aligned with ours. Google+ wasn't really failing in their book, it had served its purpose and then ceased to do so. To us, this is loss. To Google this is just business.

2025-10-08 09:40:07 UTC

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geht's doch zu, ihr seid nur auf diese Headline gekommen weil ihr eigentlich zu Asahi Linux recherchieren wolltet! @npub18k8…gv0j :-p

2025-09-18 13:13:51 UTC

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Leider meine Erfahrung bei allen FP-Geräten (aus 2. Hand). In der Lebenszeit meiner Pixels (oft > 3-4 Jahre bis ich sie verliere) mussten die FPs alle zur Reperatur oder ausgetauscht werden. Leute die ihre Geräte nicht ins Wasser legen haben mit den Pixels auch >>4 Jahre Lebenszeit gehabt.

2025-09-18 08:54:25 UTC

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Gebrauchtgeräte sind schon ziemlich maximal nachhaltig. Alle meine Pixels waren/sind gebraucht. Die Pixels sind auch okay-ish reparierbar, aber bei mir halten sie einfach auch lange (oft sogar länger als die Fairphones da besser verarbeitet).
Und solange FP & Co. es nicht schaffen Sicherheitspatches lange und zeitnah bereitzustellen sehe ich die auch nicht als besonders "nachhaltig" an. Ein gebrauchtes Handy mit Graphene lebt gerne Mal 7 Jahre mit immer dem aktuellen Sicherheitsstand. Da kommt niemand heran.
Btw. auf ein Pixel Graphene zu installieren ist *sehr* einfach/angenehm. Gibt einen browserbasierten Web-Installer, einfach ein paar Knöpfe drücken und fertig. Viel besser als (früher) bei LineageOS/CyanogenMod & Co.

2025-09-15 16:19:24 UTC

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Partially explains why a lot of "us" have imposter syndrome?
https://todon.eu/system/media_attachments/files/115/209/218/510/586/829/original/89a0af007fcf5c5a.png

2025-08-25 10:53:01 UTC

Confused about who is sleeping in the living room. Notices the loud snoring originates from the cat.

2025-08-25 07:04:38 UTC

Sorry day job, I can't work today
https://todon.eu/system/media_attachments/files/115/088/128/521/040/872/original/8c452c0b5a98bc05.jpg

2025-08-21 07:50:51 UTC

🔁 appreciated <3
Someone has started posted Antifa and Feminist Stickers in my childhood hood (and now again) of Schmargendorf. Like, the fucking rich kod, often old money, villa and Bentley infested district of Berlin. I always wanted to connect but how?
But now they've also added a Fediversum Sticker so... maybe I'm in luck? 0:-)
To make this less specific and add plausible deniability: Are there any queer feminist antifa groups in #Schmargendorf or #Wilmersdorf that I need to know? Basically anything in the southern #Charlottenburg bordering on #Grunewald? :3

2025-07-28 20:49:36 UTC

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How well does this play with RFC 1149, 2549 and 6214?

2025-06-10 08:47:44 UTC

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"You're configuring it wrong"

2025-05-27 07:33:11 UTC

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Can you please add alttext for your graphics? Otherwise the irony of posting about accessibility in an inaccessible way kind of questions the seriousness of the effort.

2025-05-14 14:37:14 UTC

RIP, Valve's 2FA Provider Twilio got pwned, better change things up!
https://indiepocalypse.social/@jenny753/114506234219001850

2025-04-30 09:24:49 UTC

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I haven't cried in ages but this made me tear up.
Alao this paragraph is so on point, not necessarily new, but it hits home:
> Could it be, that these women, understandably resentful at men were simply too exhausted and run down to fight the true oppressor, that in fact they realized to do so would almost always end in defeat and decided to pick on an easier opponent instead?

2025-04-06 08:38:44 UTC

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Jup, it's to prevent screenshots.
To answer @npub1dzz…h4tl : Often, the Ausweis isn't checked so these animations are a very cheap way to verify the ticket isn't copied. Not that it wouldn't be quite trivial to copy it anyway, including the animation, etc.
It's mostly harassing users with little to no gain.

2025-04-05 14:28:17 UTC

So the S-Bahn claims their app is secure despite WebView Remote Debugging active. Unfortunately it's very much possible to modify every link on displayed web content or inject iframes.
And also they claim that these animated S-Bahn logos are a secure way to verify the code ain't copied.
https://todon.eu/@ljrk/114285415687741287
https://todon.eu/system/media_attachments/files/114/285/825/002/393/049/original/e61b2653d099d658.mp4
https://todon.eu/system/media_attachments/files/114/285/824/915/037/993/original/6b0e11d12aec337c.mp4

2025-04-04 13:34:48 UTC

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To be fair, GIMP is not really a drawing tool but mostly a photo post-processing tool. Although I do agree that one big appeal of Photoshop is that it's drawing + photo editing in one.

2025-04-03 12:51:13 UTC

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Weil viele Leute nicht wissen was in den Wahlprogrammen steht. Die Menschen wählen Union und SPD nicht wegen ihrer Programme, sondern, weil sie das immer schon so gemacht haben und "aber die Grünen" "aber die Linken".

2025-04-01 21:42:34 UTC

* be me
* disable "Connected Experiences" in MS 356 with an MDM profile
* want to export a DOCX as PDF
* watch in disbelief
(Yes, printing an accessible PDF requires connection to MS servers.)
https://todon.eu/system/media_attachments/files/114/264/883/416/953/320/original/79945e2ea3cfe93d.png

2025-03-07 16:58:02 UTC

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Good that a
I am an anarchist /j
I would've only 0.0xx chance of making it thru Diversity, no chance of self-funded and ~60% of company-funded *if* I get an offer of 180K or so and they can argue that my skills are unique. Ffs, this is so backwards.

2025-02-15 10:42:21 UTC

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Ebenfalls @npub1shz…mgz4 die Aktivisti offen entwickeln:
https://gitlab.die-linke.de/die-linke-app
(Und auch so, dass die App gut für andere Zwecke benutzt werden kann)

2025-01-30 14:15:14 UTC

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> However, our motivation to invest time and energy into this device is exhausted and our experience with coreboot and firmware recovering is limited on these modern devices. It would be great if someone could recover the firmware, or, at the very least, use it as a learning opportunity.
>
> If you want to give it a try, we hereby offer you the device to take a look. We can hand it over in Berlin, bring it with us to FOSDEM in Brussel or potentially even figure out shipping with you.
Kind of sounds like something for @npub19wj…g8gs and/or @npub1kte…9duv?

2025-01-20 16:51:10 UTC

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If you always need a precise cut off point you’ll never be able to establish any rules, ever. What is the cut-off point for violence?
The answer is this: Social (or legal) rules don’t need to be perfect to serve their purpose. They need cover the current situations. And Jack Dorsey is very much not in line with other speakers here and the no-billionaire rule is very much unambiguous in this case.
There’s nothing nuanced about pretending that those issues don’t exist just because formulating rules is hard.

2024-12-29 01:30:09 UTC

Does anyone know who designed this amazing sticker or where to source more? #38C3
https://todon.eu/system/media_attachments/files/113/733/521/094/369/801/original/481056616b0eb832.jpg

2024-12-20 16:13:55 UTC

Very enraged about the missed opportunity to put Freddie on the Queen card…
https://todon.eu/system/media_attachments/files/113/686/035/478/213/868/original/e630fa21215b2e55.jpeg

2024-12-17 15:38:52 UTC

Today's Linux tip: Most GUI/non-server(!) distros default to KillUserProcesses=yes by now¹, so SSH-ing to a desktop and opening a tmux/screen to do something will still kill the processes when SSH drops. In case you don't want this behavior for a single command, you can just do something like:
```
systemd-run --scope --user tmux
```
This will persist throughout the whole user session.
If you also want this to persist over a complete log-out (i.e., even logging out on the GUI), you may need to `loginctl enable-linger`, too.
¹ For good reason, it's what most people would expect. Yes, it breaks existing behavior but if we want Linux to be on the desktop, it shouldn't behave like a server running a GUI. If you need different behavior, have a look at `systemd-analyze cat systemd/logind.conf` and check the files you need to touch to change this.

2024-11-29 00:07:27 UTC

#Punsexual pride flag
(Attracted to anyone who endures my puns, regardless of gender.)
https://todon.eu/system/media_attachments/files/113/563/326/659/736/821/original/dc7bfb9d961579cd.png

2024-11-27 09:31:16 UTC

I don't feel welcome at /any/ FLINTA* event.
This includes FLINTA* Hackspaces or events, demonstrations and sports. And ultimately kept me away from there for longer than it should or still keep me away. And this isn't only me.
When going to those places for the first time(s), I always dress very femme out of safety. I know that I'd have had problems in some of them if I didn't. Once they know me, I can de-cloak and actually go there as "me" (which /may/ include being very femme). But I don't always look very trans or femme and I especially don't want to.
Because in the end the policy is always just a different wording for "no cis dudes". Which then becomes "do you look non-dude enough". Which openly discriminates against some people of all the above groups in FLINTA*.
I know cis women who do pass for cis male, although they tend to have the least problems with that getting rejected here.
But there are cis dudes who are inter. And other inter men, who aren't cis but easily pass for it. Do you want to check a person's medical record?
1/x

2024-11-11 17:37:36 UTC

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Despite not being much of a movie person at all, this did interest me :3

2024-10-23 13:09:38 UTC

Sharknado, but it's Blahajs, called Plushnado, and cracks a lot of eggs

2024-09-12 09:17:41 UTC

My ADHD says y'all need to give me more updoots because my dopamine levels are low!

2024-08-15 10:14:14 UTC

Hey @npub1umd…wfr7, I've uploaded some documents such as https://archive.org/details/vii-1.20103-26818 which are scanned images. I've manually run OCR locally and fixed the output (https://gist.github.com/ljrk0/90c917457f19e06fd9da760580580d0d#file-vii1-20103_26818-md). I see that the Internet Archive also provides for an OCR'ed version but of course this is completely automated.
Is there a way to "replace" the text that the OCR detected with a verified one?

2024-08-01 12:51:04 UTC

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Contacts sync should work though, if you give sufficent permissions that is. I use a different DAV Server for that though (using DAVx5).
@npub1kwa…e0nj