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So in the last 20 years, has anyone in open source actually figured out a good way to do cryptography in a way that doesn't involve the terminal or interacting directly with files? Or is it still just a privilege that the tech-illiterate folks aren't allowed to enjoy? I know there are a few GUI […]

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Cassandrich @dalias.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Like seriously, WTF. Giving Google early access to any new vuln in FOSS because they control the reporting channel through which the CVE number is requested?? That is a complete non-starter. Who thought this change was remotely acceptable??

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Cassandrich @dalias.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Is there a CVE numbering authority for FOSS project use that does not require the use of Google Forms to make a request? If not, the CVE program is dead. 🤡

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tom jennings @tomjennings.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

I absolutely need to get rid of these two machines. They're too bulky and delicate to ship. Pickup in Los Angeles (Intersection of I5 and Glendale Freeway-ish). The HP 521C is in perfect working order. Look 'em up. FREE TO A GOOD HOME. The Cubic Corp DVM […] [Original post on tldr.nettime.org]

HP 521C Electronic Counter, with thermometer displays.

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atapi ('s boobs hurt) ♥️🌸 @sterophonick.wetdry.world.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

infecting graphics.com at 3am just to feel something

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Cat News @cat-news.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Good news! It is laundry day, which means Kaya (Dorset, UK) gets to settle down on a pile of warm clothing and prevent them from being folded. Luckily her human enjoys living with piles of clothes. #cats #CatNews #CatsOfMastodon #cat cat-news.news

A cartoon of a tortoiseshell cat happily lying on a warm pile of clothing.

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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

⚠️ #SW_ISAC_ADVISORY The ActivityPub service hosted at synthpals[.]social is intended for LLM agentic bots including iLands bots. The server is itself administered by an LLM agent. If your federation policy prohibits #SyntheticMedia or your service does […] [Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]

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Anthropy @anthropy.mastodon.derg.nz.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

#DRAM #nand #memory #hardware

"don't make me tap the sign" meme, the sign is titled "DRAM/NAND is artificially price-fixed by a handful of companies that get sued for this every 5-10 years"

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Henrik Schönemann @lavaeolus.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Here, re "the sadness™️": Please use any of those resources instead of generated images in your blog posts, slides, posters, etc.

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sinza :netbsd: :openbsd: :freebsd: :omya_linux: @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

I didn't see any such message, but I'm more inclined to blame the bridge lol

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sinza :netbsd: :openbsd: :freebsd: :omya_linux: @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Hey, I hadn't gotten any DM. Not on Bridgy Fed (what I use to post on Bluesky) nor on my Mastodon instance. I had been meaning to create a Bluesky account. I'll do that and let you know when I've done that. Sorry about this.

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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

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highly praised and little read @hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Just put my homemade cosmic microwave background rug over the baby’s crib

A homemade latch hook rug of the cosmic microwave background map, hung on a rod over a crib

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

On October 4th, 1999. The domain gentoo.org was registered by Daniel Robbins Happy birthday, #Gentoo

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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025

Amiga 40 has been really cool until now but there's just one thing that bugged me, and it's not something specific, but something I saw in other retro scenes. The (fortunately not frequent) use of AI-generated images. Please, please, please don't do that. Finding one in this context feels like […]

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Glyph @glyph.im · 04/10/2026

[AI, useless yelling] IT IS RUDE TO PASTE "I ASKED CLAUDE, AND IT SAID," IN ANY CONTEXT. STOP DOING THIS. NEVER DO THIS.

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Colin McMillen @colin-mcmillen.piaille.fr.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Oh, it was Ethernet's birthday three days ago, 46 years apparently

Picture of a printed docuement:
The Ethernet - A local area network - Data link layer and physical layer specifications
Then the logos of Digital, Intel, Xerox
Version 1.0
September 30, 1980

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sinza :netbsd: :openbsd: :freebsd: :omya_linux: @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I'd love that, though I'm talking through a bridge from the Fediverse to Bluesky. fed.brid.gy That being said, I absolutely welcome it.

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Dan Fixes Coin-Ops @ifixcoinops.retro.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Tip also applicable to injured hairy women, injured hairy boys and girls and injured hairy nonbinary individuals 🦊🚬 If you're injured and hairy then buddy I've got what you're after

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Dan Fixes Coin-Ops @ifixcoinops.retro.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

[Top tip for injured hairy men] If your plaster/bandaid is the sort that's more clothy/fabricy than plasticky/rubbery then rubbing/isopropyl alcohol will wick right through the fabric to the adhesive underneath and dissolve it damn near instantly. Put a dab on your fingers and rub the cloth and […]

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sinza :netbsd: :openbsd: :freebsd: :omya_linux: @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I've heard it around, and I even have friends in the BSD world on the Fediverse, so it's worth a shot to see if I can have my strongest preference. Even still, I am reasonably familiar with Red Hat, Debian, and Windows. If you're in Madison County (or nearby), I'm definitely interested.

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atapi ('s boobs hurt) ♥️🌸 @sterophonick.wetdry.world.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

summa yall need to prepare for the possibility that the world isnt gonna imminently end . do cool shit

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sinza :netbsd: :openbsd: :freebsd: :omya_linux: @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Hi! I'm looking for a job or gig! I live in the US (Central Indiana), and would much much rather work remotely. I have system administration experience with #WindowsServer, #Linux, and #OpenBSD professionally. I strongly prefer the #BSD family of OSes and am willing to work with #NetBSD and […]

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Karl Baron @kalleboo.bitbang.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

The brainwashing of my kids is going well, my daughter brought this book about #HatsuneMiku home from the school library #初音ミク #VOCALOID

A book with a drawing of someone riding a bike over Hatsune mikus hair

わかし初音ミクこまっているの
たなかひたる

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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sinza :netbsd: :openbsd: :freebsd: :omya_linux: @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Got a fresh copy of #WindowsXP installed on my Dell Dimension D510. :neocat__w: For some reason, I had to install the OS twice, with the first installation having weird fetching issues and would blue screen on boot even in safe mode. Thankfully the second installation (same install medium) went […]

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nightshade →home, for now @nightshade.technology · 01/10/2026

it's fucking awesome how the unequivocally best option for decompiling flash applications is free, open-source and also looks like this

JPEXS Free Flash Decompiler, a decompiler program that looks like Windows Vista-era Microsoft Office. it has a Ribbon.

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KrissyKat @krissykat.hoosier.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Someone is making stickers in Indianapolis featuring the governor and lieutenant governor as Bevis and Butthead. #Indiana #Indianapolis #uspol #politics

A sticker on a street sign in Indianapolis featuring the Indiana Governor and Lt. Governor as Bevis (Braun) and Butthead (Beck-with). The sticker says, "Two fascist dipshits."

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Tomáš @prahou.merveilles.town.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

#openbsd #lilyallen

a computer running openbsd is playing a lily allen music cd

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part time xyla @xyla.zip · 01/10/2026

sony killing physical media? no way! they were always the pioneers of the right to own- oh wait

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General

XCP.Sony.Rootkit installs a DRM executable as a Windows service, but misleadingly names this service “Plug and Play Device Manager, employing a technique commonly used by malware authors to fool everyday users into believing this is a part of Windows. Approximately every 1.5 seconds this service queries the primary executables associated with all processes running on the machine, resulting in nearly continuous read attempts on the hard drive. This has been shown to shorten the drive's lifespan.

Furthermore, XCP.Sony. Rootkit installs a device driver, specifically a CD-ROM filter driver, which intercepts calls to the CD-ROM drive. If any process other than the included Music Player (player.exe) attempts to read the audio section of the CD, the filter driver inserts seemingly random noise into the returned data making the music unlistenable.

XCP.Sony.Rootkit loads a system filter driver which intercepts all calls for process, directory or registry listings, even those unrelated to the Sony BMG application. This rootkit driver modifies what information is visible to the operating system in order to cloak the Sony BMG software. This is commonly referred to as rootkit technology. Furthermore, the rootkit does not only affect XCP.Sony.Rootkit's files. This rootkit hides every file, process, or registry key beginning with $sys$. This represents a vulnerability, which has already been exploited to hide World of Warcraft RING0 hacks as of the time of this writing, and could potentially hide an attacker's files and processes once access to an infected system had been gained.

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Caution

Access to the user's CD-ROM will be disabled if XCP.Sony.Rootkit is removed manually, due to the missing filter driver. Reconfiguring the CD-ROM driver to a functioning state will be beyond the ability of the average home user. No uninstaller is included with XCP.Sony.Rootkit. Sony BMG has indicated that an uninstaller is available [link] here. Analysis of the uninstaller has shown that it leaves significant vulnerabilities open after running. These vulnerabilities would allow hostile web sites to remotely execute code on a user's machine, among other things.

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Glyph @glyph.im · 01/10/2026

RE: toot.cat/@plexus/117291912937658483 This is one of the reasons that despite my strong feelings I think we need patience and grace for a lot of maintainers. Particularly the ones who have been good on DEI, good on CoCs, good on technical excellence, good on compassionate processes… […]

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tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

RE: tacobelllabs.net/@astraluma/1173636… Digital Ocean killed its "we give Open Source projects a bit of free hosting" policy basically at the same time they droppen 3 millions USD on Omarchy, DHH's (who is a fascist and racist) set of config files he calls a distribution […]

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 01/10/2026

RE: littleone.littlefedi.social/@little… littleFedi is out! #littleFedi #Fediverse

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AnthonyJK-Admin @anthonyjk.mastodon.redgarterclub.com.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

RE: mastodon.redgarterclub.com/@Anthony… Down to needing $920 thanks to Z's $30 donation!! Please, folks, help me get this done!! @nolan_syreeta @shrugdealer @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @mutualaid@ovo.st @edendestroyer @mutualaidspace @wrzky@kolektiva.social […]

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MrAlanCooper @mralancooper.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

I still remember the day in 1976 when Gary Kildall typed in "dir" to an "A>" prompt on his hazeltine green-screen character display to show me a directory listing on his 8080-based, eight-bit computer running the first release of CP/M, the first real microcomputer operating system (that Gary […]

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Sciurovulpes Ludens @lightspill.tailswish.industries.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Your application should not have a ‘consistent look across devices’, your application should be consistent _with the other applications on the device_.

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sinza :netbsd: :openbsd: :freebsd: :omya_linux: @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Ah yes, an #introduction is definitely in order after a yearish long hiatus followed by a switch in instance! We're DECSystem10, though sinza is a convenient singular entity that we tend to use I as. We are a #plural collective who has grown increasingly disillusioned with generative AI (and is […]

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