varx/social

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This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally.

software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now

pronounshe/they
languages📖 en, ~es; ✍️ en, ~es
locationSomerville, MA, USA
varx/social12h ago
Show threadallison17h ago
[red state governor voice] i'm proud to announce the board of regents' plan to shutter every humanities department and impose the system-wide adoption of the Department of How To Source Adderall On The Grey Market Without A Prescription Studies
varx/social12h ago
allison18h ago
listen, our students are entering a workforce where their peers will be heavy cocaine users. so we would be putting our students at a disadvantage if we *don't* teach them how to use cocaine (responsibly and ethically of course)
varx/social22h ago
Unnamed TNG skant beefcake22h ago

Cybertruck "safety" design choices and apocalypse bunkers make the same mistake

The Cybertruck was supposed to be bulletproof/difficult to enter without the owner's permission, assuming that the owner's threat model was that someone was trying to attack and kill them

This has killed many Cybertruck owners, because when it crashes, no-one can help them get out, so they die inside

Similarly with apocalypse bunkers, in the long run, what will keep us all alive is cooperation

varx/social6d ago
Jer 🚲6d ago
Along the Merrimack last night.
#MagicInTheMundane
Show threadvarx/socialApr 8

OK, I thought "prune juice" was just a weird way of saying "plum juice", but no!

They actually take plums, dry them into prunes, and then do a water extraction of the prunes.

..that's kinda weird.

varx/socialApr 8
Show threadjonny (nonvenomous)Apr 8
you know that problem where it's actually in Google's best interests to sabotage their traditional search results to force everyone to use the AI results because then you never leave the site and direct prompt advertising becomes extremely valuable? yeah, it's like that for code, where it's actually in anthropic's best interests for all the code to be entirely unmaintainable and unsecurable except for with LLMs
varx/socialApr 6
allisonApr 6
i personally think it is mean-spirited to say that mastodon needs more engagements. some people don't want to get married even if they've been together for a long time, and that's none of our business!
varx/socialApr 5
Teaceratops/GameDev MumApr 5

Woken up by my 8 year old, hungry for chocolate eggs, and absolutely covered in red Sharpie tattoos...

Would love any tips to remove the permanent red Sharpie... We have rubbing alcohol, but every tip welcome.

varx/socialApr 5
Kate BowlesApr 5

Helpful fediverse, the world remains terrible but what is this?

Found at the beach (NSW Australia), smooth stone with a neat polished straight groove down the middle. It has a half of something feel.

Geologists?

varx/socialApr 5
Kate BowlesApr 5

RE: https://aus.social/@kate/116350682922446954

Wild answers thank you all! I’ve turned up an additional idea — could it be a fossilised fruit seed/nut? In this article there’s an image that looks quite like it complete with grooved straight channel down the middle.

Is it even #geology if it’s fossilised fruit? I have no idea.

Boosts really welcome.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266317907_Fruits_of_Melia_Melioideae_Meliaceae_from_the_middle_Miocene_Yakima_Canyon_flora_of_central_Washington_State_USA