Rachael Bahl

73 Followers
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32 Posts
Librarian.

The reason I went from Helpdesk Engineer to Security Engineer is because a lot of it is a subset skillset, if you're trying to build truly resilient systems and ensure nobody fucking calls you with their problem because the issues never happened in the first place, because you designed for the worst possible scenario.

I didn't learn most of this stuff because I was responsible for Security. I learned because it was my job to clean it up, either per-machine or a whole-network compromise. And I really didn't want to do that.

If you’ve used Movetodon or other similar services to find your Twitter friends here, don’t forget to try them again occasionally. There’s still Twitter folks joining us

The pro-covid cult started with Republicans, but now it's basically everyone who (wrongly) imagines he/she isn't vulnerable. This now includes Democratic politicians who once said they cared about public health.

Their message to older and most vulnerable people (typically due to physical conditions they can't control) is simple: Shut up. We don't care about you -- at all. https://thegauntlet.substack.com/p/zero-masks-on-the-house-floor-is

Zero Masks on the House Floor is the Ultimate Republican Victory

Unmasked Democrats inexplicably gloat as they join their Republican colleagues in spreading the new COVID variant on national television

The Gauntlet
@natecull oh I love this.
I remember assisting an older library patron and advised them to ‘just click…’ and they replied, l’m sorry dear, but what’s that?
(some years ago but still relevant I think)
Ah, still learning on the Mastodon journey... my login issues are due to trying to login to the wrong server... have to login to the server where your account is.
Pretty basic, but a trap for those used to other approaches.

When people travel to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small.

Few people think that they can radically change the future by doing something small in the present.

This is the only real time travel paradox.

@dctrjack Thanks! The reasons are not clear to me either - just did the obligatory search...and no success. thelizzies.com needs an about page! :)
The World Brain: H.G. Wells’s Prophetic 1930s Vision for the Internet and How to Fix Its Ugliest Present Breaking Point

“The world is a Phoenix. It perishes in flames and even as it dies it is born again.”

The Marginalian
@dctrjack I love the frill necked lizard trophy! What was it for?