Dave Mason

@DaveMasonDotMe
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πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Senior Machine Architect, Rube Goldberg Division
✍ Comments his code
πŸ¦Έβ€β™‚οΈ Optimizes slow SQL Queries
πŸ–₯️ Linux convert/disgusted longtime Windows user
πŸ“· Aspiring mediocre photographer
🧠 Atheist
πŸ”  Defines his acronyms

Topics I post frequently:
πŸ”˜ #SQLServer
πŸ”˜ #Celtics/#NBA (Nat'l Basketball Assoc)
πŸ”˜ #UCF (Univ of Central Florida)
πŸ”˜ #Bucs/#NFL (Nat'l Football League)
πŸ”˜ #RStats (R programming language)
πŸ”˜ #EV (Electric Vehicles)
πŸ”˜ #Photography
πŸ”˜ #Privacy

Bloghttps://www.davemason.me
Codeberghttps://codeberg.org/DaveMasonDotMe
πŸ“Upstairs at Eric's
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If you're following along on the #optout #cybercleanse with #techreclaimers , this weekend we are onto Day 2--Switch up your browser!

If you are on Chrome, Safari, or Edge - time to get off.

If you already use a privacy centric browser, try another one out for fun.

There are SO many great browsers out there and switching costs are exceptionally low.

https://www.optoutproject.net/better-browsing/

Day Two: Better Browsing - The Opt Out Project

According to statcounter.com, Google's Chrome browser currently enjoys over 68% marketshare, with Apple's Safari not even a close second at…

Welcome to capitalist hell, where more companies congratulate you on your birthday than human beings.

I am amazed that LinkedIn is not great for privacy.

Shocked, I tell you.

Whenever I'm in trouble, I think, 'What would Jesus do?'

Then I pretend to be dead and disappear for 3 days.

Today I have to play the role of database cop.

It's one of my least favorite things about being a database administrator. πŸ™

#DBA
#SQL

Oh, and by the way, if LinkedIn is doing this to Google Chome users, just imagine what the LinkedIn #iOS and #Android apps must be doing?

Might be good to uninstall them from your device.

#privacy #linkedin

@downey

Happy two days before zombie jeebus day.

I do see the Archive Manager app, which has an option for *.zip files, along with options for a password & encryption.

Should I just go with that?

Hey Linux gurus. I'm a new-ish Debian user. What are some options for safely sharing sensitive files with Windows users?

(In my Windows days, I'd use 7-Zip to create a password-protected *.zip file. I would have preferred to use the *.7z file format/extension, which I had read was more secure. But most folks weren't technical enough to accommodate that type of file.)

#Linux

RE: https://mastodon.social/@DaveMasonDotMe/116253089212166858

It's disturbing how reprehensible and morally bankrupt Pam Bondi is. I won't shed a tear over her being fired.

What might be even more disturbing is that she wasn't evil enough to keep her job.

#PamBondi