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Matt Garber
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Principal Systems Engineer/SRE, Linux/Unix infra

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mholt.bsky.social
Hello.

Today, @caddy.bsky.social completed its first ECH handshake.

It completely automated the "HTTPS"-type DNS record and TLS certificates for both inner and outer SNI.
config likely to change Browser loaded domain using inner SNI Wireshark shows outer SNI only
February 13, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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loudmouthjulia.bsky.social
I realize I say this every Friday, but if you're not watching The Pitt, you're missing out on the best television airing right now. This week's episode was a real banger.
The Pitt | Official Trailer | Max
YouTube video by Max
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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carlosfilm.bsky.social
FLOW won the #Oscar!! Oh my God. Incredible. So deserved. This is a breakthrough for independent and for what the medium can be.
March 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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kateconger.com
I wish everyone in philly a very safe pole climb
February 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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evacide.bsky.social
The people who think they are good at everything because they are good at coding are also bad at coding.
February 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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billamend.bsky.social
This week's comic: Reverse Commute foxtrot.com/2025/01/12/r...
Reverse Commute
FoxTrot by Bill Amend | January 12, 2025
foxtrot.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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geoffreyfowler.bsky.social
This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts.

It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
January 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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pbump.com
Welp.
2/2
ChatGPT > What's a four-letter name for an animal that, when reversed, becomes the name of a plant? 5 The answer is wolf. When reversed, it becomes flow, which is a reference to a flower or plant. Give me an existing written example of "flow" being a reference to a flower. You're correct to question that; "flow" is not a standard or established reference for a flower in English. My earlier response was mistaken. A better example of an animal whose name, when reversed, forms the name of a plant is straw (a shortened term for "strawberry"). When reversed, it becomes warts, which doesn't directly refer to an animal. Would you like me to explore other wordplay examples that better fit? Since that doesn't answer my question at all, that seems warranted. You're absolutely right, and I appreciate your patience. Here's a proper answer: An example of a four-letter animal name that reverses into the name of a plant is seal, which becomes lees when reversed. While "lees" isn't a plant itself, it refers to sediment from wine or cider, which might connect to fermentation processes involving plants. That said, I believe no existing trivia confirms Seal exact for popular choices- You trailed off. You trailed off. You're right, I did trail off there! Let me clarify: I misspoke earlier, as seal and lees don't fit the criteria either. After careful thought, here's a proper example that works: A four-letter animal name that reverses to form a plant name is bat (tab being a loose synonym for a tabby plant in creative contexts). However fine—
January 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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devindra.bsky.social
I'm liveblogging the NVIDIA CES keynote, just like old times! www.engadget.com/ces-2025-upd... Follow along!
CES 2025 updates: Live coverage of all the biggest tech, AI and gadget news from Las Vegas
Join us as we bring you not just the most important news from CES 2025, but also the most interesting product launches and some observations from the ground in Las Vegas.
www.engadget.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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snell.zone
This is the year where we all need to apply actual standards to AI functionality. Users, writers, and the companies themselves. Apple shipped AI summaries because it felt under pressure to do so, but they're not reliable enough and that's what should matter.
craiggrannell.bsky.social Craig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social · Jan 3
“A BBC spokesperson said: ‘It is essential that Apple fixes this problem urgently’”

Thing is, Apple can’t. No company can ‘fix’ errors going out in AI summaries, because they’re fancy autocomplete. AI doesn’t understand information and context.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Apple Intelligence falsely claims Luke Littler won darts final
An AI-generated notification says the teen has won the tournament before the final is even played.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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snell.zone
Happy new year!
Farewell December by Jason Snell on Apple Music
Playlist · 16 Songs
music.apple.com
January 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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theonion.com
CEO Unveils Bold New Plan To Undo Damage From Last Year’s Bold New Plan
theonion.com/ceo-unveils-...
CEO Unveils Bold New Plan To Undo Damage From Last Year’s Bold New Plan
December 31, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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sepinwall.bsky.social
We have larger concerns heading into 2025, but I can't let go of the idea that the next season of Sesame Street could be its last. So I wrote about why the kids' TV institution is still vital after more than 50 years:
Can You Tell Me How to Get Someone to Save 'Sesame Street'?
With its Warner Bros. Discovery contract about to expire, TV critic Alan Sepinwall explains why the beloved children's series deserves to survive.
www.rollingstone.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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swiftonsecurity.com
People quoting these AI summaries for fact checks drive me wild. I sussed out a core factual conflation it made between two areas of a technical standard last week. It's good I didn't trust it. Glad I grew up with Wikipedia being drilled as untrustworthy. Wikipedia has issues even when sourced!
jasonschreier.bsky.social Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Dec 28
I was excited to tell my kids that there's a sequel to Encanto, only to scroll down and learn that Google's AI just completely made this up
December 28, 2024 at 11:45 PM
mattgarber.bsky.social
@filmgirl.bsky.social Taking a look at newer WiFi mesh systems for family over the holidays, I seem to remember you using Deco XE75s (or close)… still have those, and would you recommend?
December 17, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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jimsalter.bsky.social
TFW physical controlled access isn't an option and the users like to reboot things randomly:
This server rack has three pieces of A4 paper, each with a full page message, taped to it in front of the actual servers. Top to bottom, they read, in all caps and extremely bold typeface: no! Turn around right now. Do not touch. Go away! I will end you and all that you love.
November 24, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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sixcolors.com
The App Store era must end, and the Mac is the model

https://sixcolors.com/offsite/2024/11/the-app-store-era-must-end-and-the-mac-is-the-model/
November 20, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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levarburton.bsky.social
Happy Wednesday, y’all!
a man wearing a yellow and black sweater and sunglasses is standing in a room .
ALT: a man wearing a yellow and black sweater and sunglasses is standing in a room .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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thorbenson.bsky.social
The obvious next step is for it to become Spirit Halloween
November 19, 2024 at 4:50 AM
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sciguyspace.bsky.social
I've created a new feed, Sciguy Space, that consists of accounts providing great space content, with an emphasis on news, policy, and exploration. If you feel like you belong, or know someone who does, I'd greatly appreciate you noting them below.

bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 9, 2024 at 7:26 PM
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allanjude.com
I recently wrote about the new way that caching works in OpenZFS 2.2, where the ARC intelligently tunes itself, blending recency, frequency, and object type for unmatched performance—without the need for constant tuning.
klarasystems.com/articles/app...
Applying the ARC Algorithm to the ARC - Klara Systems
ZFS uses the ARC (Adaptive Replacement Cache) algorithm to perform high efficiency responsive caching to accelerate workloads.
klarasystems.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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astrokatie.com
Just wanted to check the weather but it turns out I’m going to need to find Commander Riker instead
A weather forecast from Apple’s weather app. The temperature at the top is 3°, feels like -3°. Every hour in the prediction has 3°
November 14, 2024 at 3:53 AM
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reckless.bsky.social
If you're new to Bluesky and interested in how the platform is getting run — and how they plan to make money! — I interviewed CEO @jay.bsky.team on Decoder earlier this year. Lots going on in this one! www.theverge.com/2024/3/25/24...
A screenshot of a Decoder interview transcript. The question in bold is: "You mentioned the plan for monetization is around the marketplaces for algorithms and feeds. I assume that will take place inside the Bluesky app, the one that you control, right? That makes the most sense. “Here’s all these users. You can buy an algorithm from us and see what you want. Maybe it’s about moss. Maybe it’s something else.” Is the plan to make money inside the app, or is the plan to make money with the protocol?" And the answer is: "There’s ways to explore both. Right now, we have a lot going on in the app that we’re really focusing on, but also, I think one insight is we’re trying to make social more like the web. And early on, people didn’t know how the web was going to monetize, but it definitely did. Services definitely monetized on the web — tons of services that made lots of money built on open protocols and nothing that’s gotten to massive scale on the internet has ever just totally failed to monetize. So, that’s something that we just think we need to show people, first of all, that this vision is something that can work, that is fun, useful, good, better than the alternatives, and also good for society, creating healthier social media ecosystems. And then we really believe that money follows value. If we can demonstrate this value and people really want this, then it’s something where we’ll be able to make money offering services in this ecosystem."
November 11, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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lschmeiser.bsky.social
I'm working on a registration form for an upcoming Girl Scout event and I have the O.G. Jurassic Park movie looping in the background as a radio play, and there are probably lessons in it about how you really should hire more IT staff, not leave the ops in the hands of three soft & tasty people.
November 10, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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sciguyspace.bsky.social
I took a stab at what space policy might look like over the next four years. Big time changes are possible. Will try to answer questions if you have them.

arstechnica.com/space/2024/1...
Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all
Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while.
arstechnica.com
November 9, 2024 at 6:05 PM