John
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Wrangler of imaginary computers. Dodger of orange cones. Anarchist of sandwiches. Antecedent of he/him.
Joined Dec 2020
✂️ Each time I use `crictl` there's a part of my brain that thinks I'm going to be cutting vinyl.
Chick-fil-A waffle chips are better than Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches.
I submitted 217 applications since April, each with a resume tailored specifically for the job description. Of those 217 positions, I got interviewed for just 2. It's tough out there.
The other interview was with a certain cyber security company that went on to break the entire world the week after they rejected me. There's a lesson in there.
Accepted job offer: ✅
Submitted resignation: ✅
Working out 3-week notice to try and wrap up all my existing projects: ⌛
I'm really excited about the new gig. It aligns well with what I want to do and I think it's going to be pretty great.
Just need to get through the next few weeks...
I've been using stract.com as my primary search engine again and it seems quite a bit better than the last time I tried it.
The Optics feature is really nice for tailoring searches, too.
John
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Another banger from Doctorow:
Pluralistic: Corporate Bullshit (19 Aug 2024)
https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/19/apologetics-spotters-guide/#narratives
Update: I fixed my bike! 🎉
🗒 This Week (2024-08-18)
Just time for a quick recap of the week - bike wrenching, a terminal escape, a light switch, and more.
John
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Ok. Here are the two watches up for sale. Both are automatic mechanical movements (no batteries). Both have been worn by me but are in very good cosmetic condition.
The orange dial watch has Invicta branding on the case and bracelet but I hardly notice it.
The goal is to sell one. Either for $100 + shipping.
If both sell, I’ll donate the proceeds from the second watch to CoSo.
DM if you’re interested. If you’re unable to DM, leave a reply and I’ll DM you.
Thanks!
🌗 Oh neat, https://runtimeterror.dev sports an optional light theme now.
(I did a lot of fumbling/experimenting/learning to make that work!)
John
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By now, you’ve heard about the massive hack that revealed nearly 3 billion records.
The records contain names, dates of birth, addresses, and phone numbers on a wide swath of the population.
cybersecurity firm Pentester have compiled the database and made it searchable in seconds
Check now: Was your SSN exposed in huge data leak?
That's... not great.
"iVerify Discovers Severe Android Vulnerability Impacting Millions of Devices Around the World"
This is so cool - a fully-functioning 35mm film camera made entirely out of LEGO.
It needs another ~1500 votes in the next 33 days. Please support it, I need to add it to my LEGO camera collection.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/87367099-a72a-4796-afa7-895a58ed932a
Using a keytab for Kerberos auth from a script apparently works a lot better when you actually create the keytab file...
🔑 I love seeing more services supporting passkeys!
https://www.fastmail.com/blog/introducing-passkeys/
PS: passkeys are *not* passwords, don't treat them as such:
https://notes.neatnik.net/2024/08/passkeys-are-not-passwords
The temptation to install Oucher on my newly-rooted robot vacuum is very, *very* high.
John
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Wrangler of imaginary computers. Dodger of orange cones. Anarchist of sandwiches. Antecedent of he/him.
Joined Dec 2020