Adam Williams

@whitemice
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Systems Engineer | Cyclist | Transit User | Data Grinder | Python Bro | Dog Person | YIMBY | Pedestrian | FOSS User (GNOME) | WebDAV Dev
locationGrand Rapids, MI
In fairness, with GenAI you can accelerate things - eg the business directly into a wall.

Safe, protected bike-lanes are:

Better for business

Better for emissions

Better for air quality

Better for public health

Better for noise

Better for space

Better for equity

Better for affordability

Better for public cost

Better for safety for EVERYONE

Better for oil independence

Better.

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Today I learned:
Using CUPS, you can send directly to a printer's USB port that is connected to a remote box over SSH.
```
sshusb://openwrt/dev/usb/lp0
```
where openwrt is the connection name in ~/.ssh/config

Mind blown

#linux #printing #TIL #cups

allowing html emails is still the largest risk that pretty much every org is intentionally accepting send toot

As of 2026-03-02, the state of the art in quantum decryption has cracked a:

  • 22-bit RSA key
  • 6-bit elliptic curve key

https://forklog.com/en/quantum-computer-cracks-tiny-cryptographic-key

The IBM QC that cracked the 6-bit key uses 133 qubits.

Some new research suggests that RSA-2048 could be cracked with as "few" as 100,000 qubits.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516404-breaking-encryption-with-a-quantum-computer-just-got-10-times-easier/

(Paywall-free)

Such a machine...is not feasible to build any time soon.

So when your CISO or a vendor starts going off about "post-quantum" security, feel free to use this to remind them that we still have SMB1 in some places and Telnet in others. Plenty of work to do around the house.

Quantum Computer Cracks ‘Tiny’ Cryptographic Key | ForkLog

forklog.media
SCOTUS unanimously rules ISPs are not liable for copyright infringement if they fail to disconnect music pirates. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_bq7d.pdf
Periodic reminder: There is one thing you should do when a Microsoft or Google wants to discuss open standards: leave. Really, it’s not worth the time.🤷‍♀️
They only ever do such if pressured by a more powerful entity.
Rust-belt America; yes, everything leaks, but the network is up!
Meanwhile the PTBs want to invest in AI.
#UnitedStates #USmidwest #RustBelt
When Millie dreams of California her dreams include the streetcar, but when she dreams of Michigan it isn't about cars and a great highway system? #Michigan