Eliot Lear
@eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Internet engineer, and Independent Submissions Editor for the RFC Series
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Oh dear. I do seem to have sprinkled AI pixie dust on myself at work. Does anyone know how to get it off?
September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Oh dear. I do seem to have sprinkled AI pixie dust on myself at work. Does anyone know how to get it off?
In an era where freedom of speech is under attack, I'd like to take this opportunity to suggest a quota on use of all CAPS words.
April 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
In an era where freedom of speech is under attack, I'd like to take this opportunity to suggest a quota on use of all CAPS words.
Reposted by Eliot Lear
Unfortunately, I have to say this again:
US election infrastructure isn't perfect and there's still work to do to make it more secure. But there is simply no credible evidence that the 2020 election outcome was altered through technical attacks, despite exhaustive scrutiny.
Shortly after the […]
US election infrastructure isn't perfect and there's still work to do to make it more secure. But there is simply no credible evidence that the 2020 election outcome was altered through technical attacks, despite exhaustive scrutiny.
Shortly after the […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
April 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Unfortunately, I have to say this again:
US election infrastructure isn't perfect and there's still work to do to make it more secure. But there is simply no credible evidence that the 2020 election outcome was altered through technical attacks, despite exhaustive scrutiny.
Shortly after the […]
US election infrastructure isn't perfect and there's still work to do to make it more secure. But there is simply no credible evidence that the 2020 election outcome was altered through technical attacks, despite exhaustive scrutiny.
Shortly after the […]
Well, having panned Microsoft Azure, I can now add Google to the "you suck" category as well. Having provisioned a 0.25 VPU device, I realized I was being charged for 2VPUs. 4x. Because I'm still in the trial period, I can't get any assistance. Bad news Google: we won't be together past the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Well, having panned Microsoft Azure, I can now add Google to the "you suck" category as well. Having provisioned a 0.25 VPU device, I realized I was being charged for 2VPUs. 4x. Because I'm still in the trial period, I can't get any assistance. Bad news Google: we won't be together past the […]
The administration speculating on digital currencies has two pernicious effects: it props up currencies that are primarily practically used for illicit transaction (like murder for hire), and it interferes with the Fed's ability to manage monetary policy. Discuss.
March 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The administration speculating on digital currencies has two pernicious effects: it props up currencies that are primarily practically used for illicit transaction (like murder for hire), and it interferes with the Fed's ability to manage monetary policy. Discuss.
You never quite know how bad something is until you try it. I logged into Microsoft Azure to try their "free" subscription, and ended up tied to a decades old government account that I briefly used to access five documents. There was no way to detach from this account without discarding my […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
You never quite know how bad something is until you try it. I logged into Microsoft Azure to try their "free" subscription, and ended up tied to a decades old government account that I briefly used to access five documents. There was no way to detach from this account without discarding my […]
Every time someone proposes a new DNS application, this is what runs through my head...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Every time someone proposes a new DNS application, this is what runs through my head...
( @jpmens @paul_ipv6 @paulehoffman )
( @jpmens @paul_ipv6 @paulehoffman )
The ultimate debugging message you want to see when prototyping: “Holy Shit! It worked!”
February 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The ultimate debugging message you want to see when prototyping: “Holy Shit! It worked!”