Bert Driehuis

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Security noob since 1986
@stevel @campuscodi I won't debate that, but please give equal credit to the observation that closed source means the complete absence of outside pressure for hygiene. And not just the ones where VC pressure caused the corporate conscience to be let go, but also the well meaning "we've always done it like that" crowd. Quality more often than not is a cost center.

@SerFinchalot he probably is, but the language of the ears says he is also quite alert.

Kibbles? Treats? Or is there a threat lurking?

Our rehomed kitty often is fending off bad memories when her ears are positioned like that.

@TechConnectify great to see a new video from you!

For some use cases, such as personal aviation, ye olde 4-stroke engine is not very likely to be replaced by electrics any day soon (unless someone invents a really lightweight extension cord). For these, synthetic fuels would probably be the most environmentally friendly solution.

Have you ever seen any research into turning excess solar power into e-fuels? The hard part is probably not the chemical or the physics part, but making the process economically viable with just excess electricity. That said, it might just be the stuff to fill a gap in the transition.

The good news is someone just made oil a lot more expensive so more people may realize that cheap fossil fuels are not a given.

@nevar23 @WayofCats Thanks! It even has a very informative Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GS-441524
GS-441524 - Wikipedia

@paco when I got my Commodore PET 2001, the previous owner threw in a handwritten disassembly of the entire BASIC ROM. I learned a lot from that, and it kindled my interest in languages.

Unfortunately the 6502 is one of those modern integrated devices, so no peeking under the hood there. But when the PDP8 at school came with full schematics, and the whole thing turned out to be constructed using TTL chips I already knew, that too was weeks of exploration, fun and learning.

@heafnerj Viscount and Discount.
And that's before you get into plurals. Why isn't the plural of House "Hice"? And why does the plural of Mouse depend on whether it's an animal or a peripheral? English as a second language is a bear.

Way back in 1993, I tried to get my name attached to an amicus brief for USL vs BSDi. Apparently, I missed my target as there is no mention whatsoever of my name in the docket for 832 F. Supp. 790 (1993). But if today you are using MySQL or any of its derivatives, and enjoy having an alternative to the 800 pound (albeit very nice) gorilla that PostgreSQL has become, you may want to review this petition:

https://letter.3306-db.org

I just signed it. And it's weird to name an open source entity as the 800 pound gorilla.

Open Letter — Invitation to Discuss the Future of the MySQL Ecosystem

The MySQL Ecosystem Needs Independent, Vendor-Neutral Governance. Add your name to the open letter.

@nyanbinary IPv6 is so off the radar it's not even funny. Combined with the surprisingly common misconception by tech nerds that IPv6 offers less protection than IPv4 NAT, this results in many an IPv6 setup being torn down.

I've seen cases where DDoS mitigation could be circumvented by using IPv6. No bonus points for guessing how that got resolved.

The IPv4 NAT misconception in particular drives me up the wall. NAT does diddly squat against commercial or malware driven residential proxies, nor remote access trojans.

@WayofCats I'm getting "Sorry, this content isn't available in your region." Maybe I'm in the wrong part of the Netherlands?
@thermia the attack is specific in using 192.168.1.129, so UPnP would not be my first suspect. Someone or something on the local net appears to be treating your friend to a free security scan. It looks like it's targeting IoT, so it may be one of Mirai's successors at play.