Nostr notes by Steve Bellovin

Are you assuming fair, impartial implementation? I'm not. And ...

2024-11-09T03:40:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…36ne
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Are you assuming fair, impartial implementation? I'm not. And I think you're also old enough to remember the pre-1965 US immigration system, which was biased towards people from western Europe. Now remember TFG's comments wondering why the US doesn't get more immigrants from Scandinavia.

Of of course it would be retroactive — he wants to deport the ...

2024-11-09T03:07:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…vaxs
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Of of course it would be retroactive — he wants to deport the American-born children of undocumented immigrants, too. You know — the so-called “anchor babies”.

Timeline cleanse. I’ll post more of these today—and let’s ...

2024-11-05T13:46:10Z

Timeline cleanse. I’ll post more of these today—and let’s hope I don’t have to switch to, say, raptors dismembering prey…
(Central Park, New York City, June 2020)

Wishful thought: some sort of cryptographic token I could feed to ...

2024-11-02T16:29:48Z

Wishful thought: some sort of cryptographic token I could feed to my TV to make it bypass all of the political ads since everyone in the household has already voted. Bonus points for the same thing except for pledge week for PBS and/or NPR.

Kim, did you see ...

2024-11-02T15:46:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…typ8
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Kim, did you see https://infosec.exchange/@adamshostack/113414081797045521 ?

I was there a dozen years ago. Our quite nice hotel was in the ...

2024-10-29T14:15:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…aaz8
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I was there a dozen years ago. Our quite nice hotel was in the East; it was built shortly before the Wall fell in a (vain) attempt to attract more Westerners. But the Soviet kitsch souvenir stands, the Ben & Jerry’s at Checkpoint Charlie, and the path of the wall marked through a parking lane were jarring.

Since US election day is approaching, it’s time to re-post this ...

2024-10-27T16:27:17Z

Since US election day is approaching, it’s time to re-post this picture of the only proper way to use blockchain for voting. (I wish I knew where this photo came from. I’ve tried to find out but failed.)

In 1968, George Wallace, a notorious segregationist, was running ...

2024-10-27T15:49:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…e257
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In 1968, George Wallace, a notorious segregationist, was running for president and held a rally at Madison Square Garden. I was outside, protesting against him. I told my grandfather, who had been a radical (and probably Communist) labor organizer about how the police were riding their horses into the crowd. "I know what that's like!"

I don’t see such an option, though I could have missed it. ...

2024-10-27T01:49:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…36x4
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I don’t see such an option, though I could have missed it. There is a “hide duplicate boost” option; it works imperfectly, probably due to cache size issues.

It does stay in sync. Not sure what you mean about boosts.

2024-10-26T22:56:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…zn56
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It does stay in sync. Not sure what you mean about boosts.

I've seen several women wearing shirts with a picture of the ...

2024-10-26T16:21:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…wqfz
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I've seen several women wearing shirts with a picture of the White House, a Harris 2024 slogan, and the caption, "How hard can it be? Even boys can do it. "

instead of dwarf planets, we now have moral dwarf politicians.

2024-10-26T15:56:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…vkz9
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instead of dwarf planets, we now have moral dwarf politicians.

That depends on your client. I use @npub1lyn…ve6v , which does ...

2024-10-25T14:15:08Z

That depends on your client. I use Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink: (npub1lyn…ve6v) , which does have them.
https://defcon.social/@jianmin/113368425035256630

Doing my weekly update of TeXLive, I spotted this as a new ...

2024-10-13T18:28:40Z

Doing my weekly update of TeXLive, I spotted this as a new feature. Just what I want—SQL injection in document source…

And it's newly available as an ebook, if you don't need ...

2024-10-02T16:48:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…22um
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And it's newly available as an ebook, if you don't need it visible on a shelf in the background of a Zoom call…
Since this is the 50th anniversary of the book, there's a fresh round of interviews with Caro. I've seen ones on NPR and the NY Times; there's also (at this point, electronic-only access, for pay) for one at the NY Historical Society.

Premise 1: you are correct that a substantial portion of the ...

2024-10-01T18:50:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…xr74
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Premise 1: you are correct that a substantial portion of the population can’t use EVs because they can’t rationally charge them.
Premise 2: universal adoption of EVs would significantly help with climate change, air pollution, etc.
Question: what should be done, other than bemoaning Premise 1? (N.B. I’m reasonably well off but cannot rationally charge an EV, so I don’t have one. I regard that as a problem, since I also accept Premise 2.)

Why do I wonder if the NY Times really understands the problem? ...

2024-10-01T18:35:25Z

Why do I wonder if the NY Times really understands the problem?

Fascinating. I've seen birds that fly off or move to the ...

2024-10-01T01:13:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…x20g
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Fascinating. I've seen birds that fly off or move to the other side of a tree trunk just when I'm about to focus. Maybe it's not coincidence.

I took lots of pictures (and a few videos) of ravens this year, ...

2024-09-30T12:21:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…afn3
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I took lots of pictures (and a few videos) of ravens this year, including some of a juvenile with a parent standing by—no trouble! As I always say, better a corvid than covid.

I’ve never yet had a bird object to how I photographed it.

2024-09-30T02:25:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…6vv0
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I’ve never yet had a bird object to how I photographed it.

I had the same argument at UNC about serial line speeds.

2024-09-27T03:16:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…35c0
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I had the same argument at UNC about serial line speeds.

So RFK, Jr., is now ranting not only about chemtrails but also ...

2024-09-27T02:54:10Z

So RFK, Jr., is now ranting not only about chemtrails but also about fluoridated water. I think that means he's trying to protect our precious bodily fluids. Me? I just yet another Covid shot—by my count, that's my ninth, and barring some breakthrough I expect to keep getting them every ~6 months. (My arm hurts more from this shot than for most previous ones—no clue about why.)

For once, I’ll forgive local New York TV stations for leading ...

2024-09-26T03:17:25Z

For once, I’ll forgive local New York TV stations for leading with a crime story.

The thing about Adams is that it was not just knowable but known ...

2024-09-26T01:47:13Z

The thing about Adams is that it was not just knowable but known that he was a sleazebag when he was running for mayor. And then he populated his administration with cronies, many of whom I suspect will also be indicted soon. I won't be even slightly surprised if the indictment, when unsealed, refers to corrupt acts by APPOINTEE-1, APPOINTEE-2, …, APPOINTEE-ℵ₀, etc.

I wonder why @npub1lyn…ve6v showed me the old version until I ...

2024-09-23T22:06:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…gz7d
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I wonder why Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink: (npub1lyn…ve6v) showed me the old version until I clicked through on your response.

I assume that you mean North Carolina candidate.

2024-09-23T22:02:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…xk80
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I assume that you mean North Carolina candidate.

Yup. The building where I garage my car has a few chargers, but ...

2024-09-08T12:41:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…s3n9
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Yup. The building where I garage my car has a few chargers, but you're only allowed to park in those spaces while your car is charging. Since it’s ~1.5 km from my apartment, that doesn't work very well, which is why I don't have an EV.

A condo building I know of lets people install their own chargers ...

2024-09-08T02:33:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…kvnp
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A condo building I know of lets people install their own chargers at their assigned parking spaces—the cost of "fueling" is tacked onto the owners electric bills.

Felon teleportation process?

2024-08-29T19:04:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…6wpr
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Felon teleportation process?

Add cream cheese, in which case you can use the FAT file system.

2024-08-29T18:17:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…yqkt
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Add cream cheese, in which case you can use the FAT file system.

Yes, but that's because your supporters wouldn't ...

2024-08-29T18:02:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…5ssp
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Yes, but that's because your supporters wouldn't retaliate: https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/113045557252458842

There's no cabinet post for a secretary of misinformation. ...

2024-08-15T02:18:37Z

There's no cabinet post for a secretary of misinformation.
https://press.coop/@nytimes/112963576151439828

I see that you edited the post to correct "palace" to ...

2024-08-14T20:15:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…avq8
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I see that you edited the post to correct "palace" to "place". I was uncertain—this is, after all, Las Vegas we're talking about.

Degenerative AI

2024-08-12T00:04:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…6edf
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Degenerative AI

One would think that there is some sort of threshold below which ...

2024-08-07T13:05:58Z

One would think that there is some sort of threshold below which it is uneconomic to send out a bill, even an electronic one.

Supreme Court in _Shelby County_: We're narrowing the scope ...

2024-08-02T15:21:48Z

Supreme Court in _Shelby County_: We're narrowing the scope of the Voting Rights Act.
5th Circuit: Hold my gavel.
https://press.coop/@nytimes/112892974151712108

And Beshear has canceled an appearance for Friday, without ...

2024-08-02T02:19:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…3ztm
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And Beshear has canceled an appearance for Friday, without explanation… (https://www.kfvs12.com/2024/08/01/gov-beshear-cancels-planned-stop-western-ky/)

Interesting essay on the history of Bell Labs: ...

2024-07-31T15:17:18Z

Interesting essay on the history of Bell Labs: https://www.construction-physics.com/p/what-would-it-take-to-recreate-bell