RooneyMcNibNug
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Missed out on our presentation at #rightscon? Don't worry, we've posted the recording and slides of @legoktm's intro to the new #securedrop Workstation on our blog.
In 15 minutes, learn about the technology behind the Workstation and how it improves on the classic workflow […]
In 15 minutes, learn about the technology behind the Workstation and how it improves on the classic workflow […]
Original post on social.freedom.press
social.freedom.press
March 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Missed out on our presentation at #rightscon? Don't worry, we've posted the recording and slides of @legoktm's intro to the new #securedrop Workstation on our blog.
In 15 minutes, learn about the technology behind the Workstation and how it improves on the classic workflow […]
In 15 minutes, learn about the technology behind the Workstation and how it improves on the classic workflow […]
A new high (low)? It's the Year Of Linux On Desktop?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/03/12/critical-windows-warning-as-6-zero-day-attacks-confirmed-update-now/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/03/12/critical-windows-warning-as-6-zero-day-attacks-confirmed-update-now/
Critical Windows Warning As 6 Zero-Day Attacks Confirmed—Update Now
Microsoft has confirmed that no less than six zero-day vulnerabilities are exploiting Windows users in the wild. Here’s what you need to know and do.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A new high (low)? It's the Year Of Linux On Desktop?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/03/12/critical-windows-warning-as-6-zero-day-attacks-confirmed-update-now/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/03/12/critical-windows-warning-as-6-zero-day-attacks-confirmed-update-now/
"404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people." […]
" The volume of data gathered along with the wide breadth of bureaus that have access to it mean that federal agents in practice can often obtain information on individual immigrants gathered by local authorities those same agents are legally not allowed to work with." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
" The volume of data gathered along with the wide breadth of bureaus that have access to it mean that federal agents in practice can often obtain information on individual immigrants gathered by local authorities those same agents are legally not allowed to work with." […]
[yelling / state of affairs]
all bootlickers eat fucking garbage and leave here forever.
all bootlickers eat fucking garbage and leave here forever.
March 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
[yelling / state of affairs]
all bootlickers eat fucking garbage and leave here forever.
all bootlickers eat fucking garbage and leave here forever.
I should really move my repos over to Codeberg..
March 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I should really move my repos over to Codeberg..
Yesss cmonnnn
March 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Yesss cmonnnn
"pdfrip is a fast multithreaded PDF password cracking utility written in Rust with support for wordlist-based dictionary attacks, date, number range, and alphanumeric brute-forcing, and a custom query builder for password formats." https://github.com/mufeedvh/pdfrip
GitHub - mufeedvh/pdfrip: A multi-threaded PDF password cracking utility equipped with commonly encountered password format builders and dictionary attacks.
A multi-threaded PDF password cracking utility equipped with commonly encountered password format builders and dictionary attacks. - mufeedvh/pdfrip
github.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"pdfrip is a fast multithreaded PDF password cracking utility written in Rust with support for wordlist-based dictionary attacks, date, number range, and alphanumeric brute-forcing, and a custom query builder for password formats." https://github.com/mufeedvh/pdfrip
"..it's of course useful and important to be able to work with large data sets, and data visualization software often will provide critical API for processing them. The point is that once you are at the level of putting actual objects on the screen, you should have already reduced the data […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"..it's of course useful and important to be able to work with large data sets, and data visualization software often will provide critical API for processing them. The point is that once you are at the level of putting actual objects on the screen, you should have already reduced the data […]
"It’s the kind of space that, somewhat paradoxically, is constantly changing from hour to hour, yet barely seems to change from year to year. Simple in its premise and narrow in its scope, Kopkowski’s film is a charming ode to the places people go to find food, community and comfort." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"It’s the kind of space that, somewhat paradoxically, is constantly changing from hour to hour, yet barely seems to change from year to year. Simple in its premise and narrow in its scope, Kopkowski’s film is a charming ode to the places people go to find food, community and comfort." […]
"I agree with Nietzsche, and came separately to a similar conclusion: that most problems of Western philosophy are grammatical at heart, especially with the verb “to be” and the way nouns are formed. This is why all Indo-European languages run into the same problems regarding things like […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"I agree with Nietzsche, and came separately to a similar conclusion: that most problems of Western philosophy are grammatical at heart, especially with the verb “to be” and the way nouns are formed. This is why all Indo-European languages run into the same problems regarding things like […]
"Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out Cell Site Simulators] around the world" [ […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out Cell Site Simulators] around the world" [ […]
[Pol / religion]
evangelical americans love to talk about the "freedom in america" and its history as a beacon of progress and then go on and impose the most sad-sack victorian morailty on everyone
evangelical americans love to talk about the "freedom in america" and its history as a beacon of progress and then go on and impose the most sad-sack victorian morailty on everyone
March 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
[Pol / religion]
evangelical americans love to talk about the "freedom in america" and its history as a beacon of progress and then go on and impose the most sad-sack victorian morailty on everyone
evangelical americans love to talk about the "freedom in america" and its history as a beacon of progress and then go on and impose the most sad-sack victorian morailty on everyone
"Users of some of the less well-known web browsers are getting blocked from accessing multiple sites by Cloudflare's flaky browser-detection routines"
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/cloudflare_blocking_niche_browsers/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/cloudflare_blocking_niche_browsers/
Cloudflare blocking Pale Moon and other browsers
Not on Firefox or a Chrome derivative? You shall not pass
www.theregister.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"Users of some of the less well-known web browsers are getting blocked from accessing multiple sites by Cloudflare's flaky browser-detection routines"
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/cloudflare_blocking_niche_browsers/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/cloudflare_blocking_niche_browsers/
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Threw the opp into the particle collider, watched his ass get pulled apart into a million pieces. Turned his sorry ass into some data
February 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Threw the opp into the particle collider, watched his ass get pulled apart into a million pieces. Turned his sorry ass into some data
Some good posts on working with #foia requests for database schemas/other details:
https://mchap.io/losing-a-5yr-long-illinois-foia-lawsuit-for-database-schemas.html
https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2025/02/09/fixing-illinois-foia/
https://mchap.io/losing-a-5yr-long-illinois-foia-lawsuit-for-database-schemas.html
https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2025/02/09/fixing-illinois-foia/
Civic Hax
mchap.io
March 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Some good posts on working with #foia requests for database schemas/other details:
https://mchap.io/losing-a-5yr-long-illinois-foia-lawsuit-for-database-schemas.html
https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2025/02/09/fixing-illinois-foia/
https://mchap.io/losing-a-5yr-long-illinois-foia-lawsuit-for-database-schemas.html
https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2025/02/09/fixing-illinois-foia/
Just saw an article headline about something called "vibe coding" and my first thought was "like a forkbomb?"
March 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Just saw an article headline about something called "vibe coding" and my first thought was "like a forkbomb?"
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/using-gpt-4-to-generate-100-words-consumes-up-to-3-bottles-of-water-ai-data-centers-also-raise-power-and-water-bills-for-nearby-residents turn this shit off every chance you get.
Using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water — AI data centers also raise power and water bills for nearby residents
Net-zero emission goals went out the window with AI.
www.tomshardware.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I have succumbed to the balatro :clown: :cwy:
February 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I have succumbed to the balatro :clown: :cwy:
"The company sent DeFlock.me and its creator Will Freeman a cease-and-desist letter, claiming that the project dilutes its trademark. Suffice it to say, and to lean into ornithological wordplay, the letter is birdcage liner.
Representing Freeman, EFF sent Flock Safety a letter rejecting the […]
Representing Freeman, EFF sent Flock Safety a letter rejecting the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"The company sent DeFlock.me and its creator Will Freeman a cease-and-desist letter, claiming that the project dilutes its trademark. Suffice it to say, and to lean into ornithological wordplay, the letter is birdcage liner.
Representing Freeman, EFF sent Flock Safety a letter rejecting the […]
Representing Freeman, EFF sent Flock Safety a letter rejecting the […]
Get a load of this hot garbage nonsense:
February 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Get a load of this hot garbage nonsense: