Ithral

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Just a technologically inclined derg
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IthralApr 13, 2024
@mentallyalex @RickiTarr
I'd settle for waking up one day and finding my grandfather left me a farm in a quaint village where I can go explore a dungeon and grow crops, and the animals aren't complete shitheads like irl
IthralApr 13, 2024
LindaCollins11Apr 7, 2024
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IthralMar 31, 2024
Jen SorensenMar 30, 2024

This week's comic: What can we do about a Supreme Court packed with corrupt extremists?

#supremecourt #scotus #democracy #law #abortion #cartoon #comic

IthralMar 31, 2024

@blaidddrwg @RickiTarr

Though if you know any self aware wearwolves can you introduce me? Always wanted to meet a floofy good boy irl.

IthralMar 31, 2024
@IntentionallyBLANK @RickiTarr
Kinda wish England was just a prank, can you imagine how different the world would be without the industrial revolution and invading half the world. Might actually improve things.
IthralMar 31, 2024
Show threadMichal Migurski 🍉Mar 30, 2024
@civicwhitaker @waldoj Esp. given this general picture of many load-bearing dependencies: “The real issue with a lot of small, foundational OSS libraries is just that there isn’t enough to do. They were written decades ago by a single person — and beyond bugfixes, they are not really supposed to change much. You don’t do major facelifts of zlib or giflib every year; even if you wave some cash around, it’s hard to build a sustainable community around watching paint dry.”
– https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/technologist-vs-spy-the-xz-backdoor
Techies vs spies: the xz backdoor debate

Diving into some of the dynamics and the interpretations of the brazen ploy to subvert the liblzma compression library.

lcamtuf’s thing
IthralMar 31, 2024
@acdha @waldoj
I mean I can see the concern of that agency being involved, but realistically they probably have some of the best people for the job. Not just anyone can qualify for a job as a codebreaker, so if codebreakers are working to shore up defenses, it's a good thing. That gift horse might deserve a look in the mouth but overall, it's hard to say anyone is more qualified.
Show threadIthralMar 31, 2024
@waldoj
Public money public code when? This seriously needs to happen. If our tax dollars are going to private corporations for no benefit to us the system is broken. When the tech being invested in is of universal value it should be made universally available.
IthralMar 31, 2024
Waldo JaquithMar 30, 2024

Open source software is a critical part of our national security infrastructure, but one that government is entirely neglecting. Federal agencies rely on OpenSSL, liblzma, etc. just as much as the private sector.

We need a division of federal government whose job isn’t to find and exploit security holes (like the NSA), but fix them. A sort of a national security agency, but that actually does…that.

Show threadIthralMar 31, 2024
@VickForcella @anthropy
eh, idk, I mean I learned a lot from school. I didn't learn to appreciate mathematics at all until I was introduced to set theory in college, had I never had that teacher I would still hate mathematics. Still can't do math very well without a computer, but now I appreciate it for what it is. Same with art, I had a vague understanding of pretty thing, but really learning about the techniques and history made it so much better. School sucks for sure, but exposure to a wide range of subjects can really help you figure out what to value