John
Wrangler of imaginary computers. Dodger of orange cones. Recovering player of Stadia. Antecedent of he/him.
Joined Dec 2020
I kind of get the feeling that #VMware doesn't know what they're doing.
"vSphere+/VCF+ customers who have connected their SDDC Manager/vCenter to the Cloud Console are encouraged to migrate from SaaS to on-premises deployments to benefit from our product investments and roadmap."
John
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So how do I deal with issues of current events that presage trouble or possible wars?
You have my steely knives.
Well the process sounds utterly ridiculous when my friend describes it this way...
John
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A great deal of pain on this earth is caused by others assuming they control a decision that is ultimately not theirs because it offends their belief system.
1. Transgender people existing
2. Same sex attraction existing
3. Women’s voices for their own body
…
Pro-life, Men’s rights, parent’s rights, superstraights, TERFs are all trying to enforce their choice on others.
Because my web presence didn't incorporate enough shoestring and duct tape already, my posts on Scribbles now get "echoed" to a GitHub repo where they get parsed, converted to gemtext, and deployed to my Gemini capsule.
(Yeah, this is the kind of unnecessarily complicated shit I do for fun.)
https://scribbles.jbowdre.lol/post/from-scribbles-to-gemini-with-echofeed
gemini://capsule.jbowdre.lol/gemlog/2024-04-14-from-scribbles-to-gemini-with-echofeed.gmi
I did some tinkering with Hugo to ask AI robots to please not steal my content.
And then told the bouncer to turn them away at the door for good measure.
@corlin Shodan lists just shy of 40,000 of them which are publicly accessible.
Thinking about your security teams this weekend.
Zero-Day Exploitation of Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in GlobalProtect (CVE-2024-3400)
Ooh, #Tailscale just launched an open beta for a completely redesigned #Android app, and it looks GREAT.
Opt-in to the beta here:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.tailscale.ipn
And they've asked for feedback here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei2nYC_r-A-A_TboLF5IN4TiAMzyQX24mBOc4cYMC03CrduA/viewform
John
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One fun part of using single-use email accounts is you can tell when a company had an undisclosed data breach. 🤷♀️
@cassandra17lina I'm really glad to hear that this post resonates!
There are some things I'd like you to know before you get back on the road (with me).
https://capsule.jbowdre.lol/gemlog/2024-04-12-dear-driver.gmi
John
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Everyday computer security.
I just discovered that one of my neighbors does not use a password manager. Bitwarden now installed and operating.
List of password managers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_password_managers
Also For ALL online purchases:
They were at least backing up to our local "cloud" service.
Spotify recommended a "Jazz Rap" playlist this morning, and it's the perfect chill for a wet day like today. #music
@cornered Yes, lots.
This is kind of neat.
Cloudflare was able to track yesterday's eclipse based on the corresponding drop in internet traffic while everyone was staring at the sky.
https://blog.cloudflare.com/total-eclipse-internet-traffic-impacts-mexico-us-canada
I really can't get enough of this track. #music
V.A.N. by Bad Omens x Poppy
@sfleetucker well I had asked for the Saturn V at the US Space & Rocket Center to be in the foreground (#RocketCity). 🚀
Here's the best image I didn't take of the eclipse today.
(We had to travel south for other reasons so I asked a computer to show me what I missed. I think it took some liberties.)
John
Wrangler of imaginary computers. Dodger of orange cones. Recovering player of Stadia. Antecedent of he/him.
Joined Dec 2020