evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net
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Steve:
frequent overthinker, compulsive fixer, digester-then-explainer, "why?" question relishing father, minor-irritant partner, excessive disassembler, original-form hacker, high-efficiency googler, borderline-competent car-fixer, expert-level car-breaker, faster-by-qwerty communicator, indiscriminate photo-taker, Leatherman owner.
Joined Nov 2022
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Why is it so hard to find a Quake source port for Android that isn't Google Play exclusive?
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The fact of life is:
If you have to trust your data between techbro corp and singular furry writing a hobby project, always choose the furry.
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How many people here would be interested if I did a digital security/privacy advice blog somewhere?
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"Dad, people say we are a family of pyromaniacs, is that true?"
"Yes, we arson"
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@ancientjames took me three watches to realise I was supposed to be looking at the marble, but as soon as I figured that out... holy crap! that's remarkable.
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TIL: “ai;dr”
@ancientjames I'll admit to getting twitchy a couple of times watching the vid.
/speccy idiot and photographer
@gsuberland same but orangutans.
this year.
previously, dogs, cats, frogs, lizards, owls.
saved locally for quick retrieval as reactions.
but this year, orangs :)
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Writing your passwords down in a physical paper notebook, also give your family a chance to access the family pictures and documents on your computers, when you are no longer able to yourself.
Everybody should make a digital "Testament" listing passwords, and who out in the world should be told about the sad news., because they will not see the death-notice in your local paper.
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There is only one way to get a ton of likes on your Mastodon post. You must find a decades old piece of technology that only 12 people in the world own and write a 10,000 word essay on how to use it.
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It is the early 2000s and Microsoft has introduced an onslaught of security vulnerabilities incorporating Internet & web connectivity into every part of Windows.
It is the mid 2020s and Microsoft has introduced an onslaught of security vulnerabilities incorporating GenAI into every part of Windows.
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"what's your biggest weakness?"
"being overly blunt when asked awful interview questions"
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Microsoft: I have made Notepad✨
Security researchers: You fucked up a perfectly good plaintext editor is what you did. Look at it. It's got RCEs.
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Happy with the result of this commission of an aptly named Scottish Deerhound called Nessie
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Steve:
frequent overthinker, compulsive fixer, digester-then-explainer, "why?" question relishing father, minor-irritant partner, excessive disassembler, original-form hacker, high-efficiency googler, borderline-competent car-fixer, expert-level car-breaker, faster-by-qwerty communicator, indiscriminate photo-taker, Leatherman owner.
Joined Nov 2022
