The problem with my current employer isn't the lack of technical sophistication, it's that everyone outside of the dev org thinks my skillset is fungible with every other person inside the dev org.
Despite me being hired explicitly outside the dev org's purview because it *isn't*
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1) tell the dev lead about like, DNS changes or whatever, and then they don't tell me "but it's all engineering"
2) asking me to deal with frontend JS or python code that just... I don't know
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Resist the urge to be the smartest guy in the room; JD Vance fucked a couch and we just need *one* reporter to ask him about it on camera, one time - bonus points if he actually tries to respond.
We can do this.
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jfc you got me with that so good...
Can we crowdfund a legit crown that has "SOFA" engraved on it?
I would love to see someone walk up to the dude, go "My liege" and kneel down, head bowed, and present that crown.
@sillyCoelophysis @inquiline @blogdiva
I don't have the time right now, but an ingenious mind could conceivably design and distribute among the Democratic base a new poster with JD Vance's likeness rendered in the famous style of Shepard Fairey's "HOPE" but with the word "SOFA" underneath.
Do it, internets! 😂
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Content warning: uspol, i can't believe i need to say this
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Honestly, the amount of time I spend flummoxing security vendors by saying things like "Oh, we're not using office 365" is very upsetting
It's not that I don't understand that 99% of their clients are using O365, it's how many products and support team fall apart
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So, I teach info security and IT governance certification courses.
And I have endured many years, it feels like many lifetimes, of “certifications don’t matter. Just make a home lab!” And “compliance doesn’t equal security!” From people who get paid a shit ton more than I do.
And I just want to say, accountability for this in every organization that is affected lies with the board of directors. Period. You cannot outsource accountability. There will be lawsuits. And downstream impacts.
So, you’re right. Certifications and compliance don’t equal security. But today it sure as hell seems like having a management team and BoD that can’t just say, “I had no idea automation was so risky and we needed security staff to evaluate releases” is a better option than “Fire the security staff, automate the hell out of everything, and don’t bother me until I’m back from my golf vacation.” Followed by the exhausted techs shrugging their shoulders, saluting the boss, screaming “YOLO” and hitting enter.
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Remember
This is the fault of Crowdstike's C level execs
This is not the fault of the scapegoats they will blame this on
This is a failure of time, budget, expertise, and process.
They cut costs by cutting quality
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Honestly, looks like CrowdStrike said some shit would go down because they were contracting. Which uh - good call.
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What a Week, Huh? refers to a panel from The Adventures of Tintin comics depicting characters Tintin and Captain Haddock that was recaptioned with a humorous exchange from a 2009 episode of the sitcom 30 Rock.Philipp (Know Your Meme)
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Banks are screwing my wife around. Her mom put some money in an account years ago for her, and she's pulling it out to put it somewhere more reliable, but the cheque was listed in both names, and so banks are refusing to deposit it because it's in the name of two people. So she tried to go into the bank with both of them and endorse the cheque in front of bank employees, which even then they are being a pain in the ass about. This is stupid.
But she went in this morning.
CROWDSTRUCK
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@silverwizard *sick electric guitar riff*
I was caught in the middle of an OS update (Windows)
I looked 'round and I knew there was no turning back (Windows)
My mind raced and I thought, what could I do? (Windows)
And I knew there was no help, no help from you (Windows)
Sound of the drums beating in my heart
The thunder of BSOD tore me apart
You've been - crowdstruck
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@Hypolite Petovan crowdstruck is the verb form of "ruined by a vendor"
"CrowdStrike was worse, but SolarWinds was another vendor that crowdstruck everyone"
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Ug, I should have paid @404 Media long ago, they are the best reporting I've seen.
But at least I paid them Wednesday and I assume that my subscription will be spent on the spirits needed to get through their next few calls to CrowdStrike.
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"we have a contract with cisco, all our networking equipment is cisco"
cisco: https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/18/maximumseverity_cisco_vulnerability_allows_attackers/
Maximum-severity Cisco vulnerability allows attackers to change admin passwords
You’re going to want to patch this oneConnor Jones (The Register)
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So they are like most other software devs?
Most people are less perfect.
I Agree with the harsh words.
What I sometimes forget to say, is that I'm not saying this as someone who is better, or perfect.
My software can be crap too; and recognising we don't all lay golden eggs, is part of improving.
Hopefully all the defenders, can stop performing long enough, to let other people, recognise, and improve.
Google fucking hates file folder and file organization.
And holy fuck I hate it, and I worry it's bad for people exploring systems.
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My head hurts.
Years of screeching about how depraved christofascist Republicans are going to unleash the next Hitler and a real-life Handmaid's Tale age of nightmares...
But if we wish any harm upon their hatemongering, eugenics-advocating, genocidal, rapist leaders that are getting poised to destroy the world, that's... rude?
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"My boyfriend works with software security and he doesn't let us use torrents"
ma'am your bf is a scam sorry to break the news
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My wife is excited about a Fantasy Ball and now I'm looking for resources for customizing N95/p100 masks? Any good cosplay tips?
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I can highly recommend magnets and lacey fabrics as good ways to decorate or customize respirators, specifically the disposables.
The Dräger 1950 N95 is arguably the best on the US market right now, and it has the most robust structure to handle added decoration without collapsing. The plastic anchors for the headband on each side also allow for hanging/mounting decorations.
For magnets, there are lapel pins and needle minders, but to customize/add on to, look at hijab magnets.
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PS: the Dräger 1950 is what I'm wearing in my profile photo - along with a magnetic lapel pin.
Also, the small size of the 1950 fits the most people
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I chatted with these picketing OPSEU members outside an LCBO in Waterloo. I support them, and am grateful that OPSEU is pushing back against the Ford government and its corporate partners. Greenbelt, Ontario Science Centre, Ontario Place, a preoccupation with booze — these are all signs of the same privatization zealotry that all conservative governments love.
#LCBOWorkersFightBack #LCBO #Ontario #WaterlooRegion
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More information about the LCBO strike is available from OPSEU.
#LCBOWorkersFightBack #LCBO #Ontario #WaterlooRegion
https://opseu.org/sector/liquor-board-employees/
» Sector Categories » Liquor Board Employees
opseu.orgOPSEU/SEFPO represents more than 8,000 workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) divided among 42 locals.
In addition to supporting OPSEU members in their strike against LCBO, I like to support the wonderful craft breweries in Waterloo Region and nearby Guelph. Today’s cycling trip was to TWB Cooperative Brewing in Kitchener, one of my favourites. 🍻🚴♂️☀️
#CraftBeer #BikeTooter #LCBOWorkersFightBack #WaterlooRegion
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I hate when people talk about hobby tools as like "if you value your time"
1) fixing is a skill you should hone
2) fixing can be fun
3) hobbies are not something to optimize
Discussing valuing someone's time spent on hobbies in dollars is the worst grindset babble imaginable
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I sell products ready-assembled, and do-it-yourself kits for building the same products. Some of my customers buy the kits because they really like building kits, and that's great.
But others buy the kits because they think they're entitled to the finished product at a lower price, and they begrudge every second of effort they must put into building the kit. Those people really exist and they are the market for tools that purport to save "the value of your time."
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@Matthew Skala Yeah, that's valid. If you're doing it to save money - that's fine.
But this is a criticism of the *argument*, not the sale. People can and should sell preassembled things, kits, and more! Not everyone wants to build! But if someone is building on purpose, don't tell them to value their time.
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I've played with people who were pretty chill about the rules, and with people who were downright tyrannical about them.
The overlap between people who played D&D for the story and character development vs people who played it like a video game was almost a perfect overlay.
As a DM, I've frequently ignored the results of dice rolls because the outcome would have made for a far shittier story.
@Hypolite Petovan It's just fucking weird.
Why are they doing this?! my rep wont tell me!
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once, years ago. I think they sent an email out a few days later saying sorry it was a bug. That obviously doesn't stop the panic.
Can it be translated and tied to a legitimate communication that got hit by a similar bug?
@j_angliss So they've done three in simplified Chinese so far, all with an English translation. They're about changes to Lambda in various APAC regions.
I don't know why as we have those regions disabled and nothing in use in them - but I definitely freaked the hell out.
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@Hypolite Petovan The normalization is mostly a matter of fighting the process of seeing security as a cost center and underfunding it.
So - the core thing is complexities around risk and access. Part of corporate culture is risk appetite. Corporate culture loves accepting risk, and so security teams kinda don't have a lot of leverage. And that's where the problem is, ya know. I don't know how to fix that.
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If the Ontario Science Centre was a sports stadium Ford would have had the money to repair it immediately.
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Google Docs has been randomly deciding to not let me copy/paste. I use Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V and it pops up the popup that tells me I have to use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy and paste.
This feels like another anti-competitive thing against firefox.
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> Google Docs has been [...] not letting me copy/paste. I use Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V and it [...] tells me I have to use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V
I've been getting that for months. My solution is to switch to @nextcloud with @collabora as soon as this organization acquires another #SelfHosted server.
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Google docs spreadsheet used as a database
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Been there. But #SpreadsheetAsDatabase isn't Google's fault, and won't get fixed with @nextcloud
Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V ≠ Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V *is* Google's fault, and can be fixed by eliminating Google.
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i straight up ignore anything mainstream until it gets annoying than i ask the question of what it is. most of the time i find it stupid and worry about more demanding things.
for hardware i usually give anything new and flashy some time so the reviews can come out and i can do a proper scrutiny of my own.
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@Hypolite Petovan I am a ginger lover, it's not popular, but it's mine
Seamus (my son) will eat candied ginger because it has the word candy in it (and I love it) then put on a giant fake smile, say "I love it", while spitting it out
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