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omfg i'm finally known enough to get spam lol
every one of the past spam waves there would be people complaining about it. but no matter how much i posted, the spammers couldn't find me. now it finally happened!! success

2026-03-01 14:13:27 UTC

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@nprofile…td9e @nprofile…k3ke would you vote for gavin newsom? i agree about kamala, but as democrats keep ceding ground to the right, it does seem like the difference between the parties is quickly diminishing..

2026-02-17 10:16:53 UTC

how is it april already??

2026-02-14 01:52:29 UTC

so i started using the journal app built into ios and macos. i never thought it's something i would do, but stranger things can happen i guess. so far it's been like fedi, except i don't have to worry about people unfollowing me. and i can write a little more freely. though i realized that most everything i don't feel comfortable sharing on fedi, i don't feel comfortable typing on a phone/computer at all.

2026-02-11 23:11:00 UTC

> CDN (basically, a network of servers that deliver content)
yeah. basically.

2026-02-10 22:21:19 UTC

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@nprofile…k3ke no!! it's a vmware vm i have that's for a different cpu architecture so i can't boot it. so i converted it to qcow2 so i could mount it inside a different vm (cause the macos situation with fuse is very sad). i think virtfs is just unreliable, i ended up compressing the qcow2 and then decompressing it in the vm (it was hard to make sure i had enough free space for everything lol), which took like probably half an hour. but after mounting that, it worked really well, without corrupting the fs. same way, qcow2 -> nbd -> lvm -> xfs. so virtfs is the only difference.

2026-02-10 20:10:23 UTC

if i convert vmdk to qcow2, then start a utm vm and mount a host folder using virtfs, then mount the qcow2 using nbd, map the lvm group, mount the xfs partition inside the lvm group and try to copy a large amount of files, the filesystem gets corrupted and asks me to run xfs_repair, which destroys it completely and i have to remake the qcow2. i wonder why.

2026-02-09 11:44:44 UTC

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@nprofile…k3ke i don't think squashfs can be streamed as easily

2026-02-09 10:43:47 UTC

fuck tar lmao bsdtar can't unpack an archive it itself created cause header too big and gnu tar tells me xattr support is not available

2026-02-09 10:04:17 UTC

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@nprofile…k3ke @nprofile…gcvv outside it being mountable, what advantages does squashfs have?
the usecase i'm looking into is storing one-time (non-incremental) backups in cloud storage, mostly planning in case i need to wipe my computer to cross weird borders (and anything similar to that), so nncp or wormhole isn't an option (i usually use webrtc-based file transfer websites to send large files that don't fit into a messenger..)

2026-02-09 09:55:19 UTC

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@nprofile…k3ke i'm thinking tar.gz.age. preserves permissions and xattrs, okayish compression, though not having a directory kinda sucks. age uses chacha20-poly1305 and scrypt if you're encrypting with a passphrase. or maybe tar.zst.age.

2026-02-09 09:48:41 UTC

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@nprofile…k3ke have i mentioned that there's no salt either? and it's advertised as actually secure unlike zip, cause it uses aes256 😓

2026-02-09 09:28:12 UTC

til that encrypted 7z archives use 2^19 rounds of sha256 as the kdf, which doesn't sound great?

2026-02-05 03:54:44 UTC

Most people don't type their own logfiles; but, what do I care?

2026-02-04 00:19:47 UTC

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@nprofile…k3ke i sleep with wife and, depending on cat's mood, cat, so i don't think that would fit the space requirements.. but i also can't imagine it being very comfortable?

2026-02-03 09:29:15 UTC

i usually sleep on my stomach and put my arms under the pillow cause it's cozy and idk what else to do with them. but that very often cuts off blood flow to my hands and i wake up from not being able to feel them. i guess the solution is probably to stop sleeping on my stomach..

2026-02-02 02:46:16 UTC

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@nprofile…k3ke no, it's not that, it's specifically while talking to a specific person..

2026-02-02 01:11:06 UTC

okay i didn't realize how strongly i'm inclined to copy the writing style of whoever i'm replying to, like, i have to fight it very hard sometimes

2025-11-11 22:39:23 UTC

not all political opinions are equally valid! for example, some people believe that javascript is a bad programming language. in a perfect world, such people would be shunned and excluded from every group, and die sad and alone. unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world.

2025-10-14 17:59:01 UTC

linux users be like: my unique opinions on ui/ux design are the only correct ones, and anyone who disagrees the slightest was personally sent by the devil to make my life worse. any affordances that i don't personally need are morally reprehensible and whoever made them should be ostracized and banished from the realm of open source. same goes for the maintainers who don't include the affordances i would like to see, for i am the main character of linux on the desktop.

2025-08-22 16:59:25 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya that makes sense, kind of a similar thing i guess

2025-08-22 16:54:21 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya whoah that looks like the soapbox race

2025-08-18 23:05:25 UTC

cursed
https://s3.us-east-2.wasabisys.com/xyzzylink-media/50cb5d54e0d189f2add83dd23b9467b3394a172044b418ab286409fbd68d58c1.png

2025-08-14 21:45:39 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm nooo why would you say that. now the eu will never pass my legislation :(
yeah but what's the alternative? hosting it at home? that dramatically raises the stakes for breaking any other law whatsoever.

2025-08-14 21:30:41 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm i want to get @nprofile…q9va funding to put every fedi instance in a centralized registry and have their admins install an intel sgx chip running the age verification program with remote hardware attestation. those instances that refuse will be defederated instantly and the police would be dispatched to their detected location.
speaking of which, @nprofile…85m8 i have a question. hetzner collaborates with the fbi and others to find onion services hosted on hetzner, which as i understand involves something like scanning all hetzner VMs and then looking inside those that run tor and seeing what's in memory? not exactly sure, but i was wondering if upcloud would ever do something like that?
cause if so, together we could put an end to those pesky children posting on our glorious federated universe

2025-08-14 21:20:49 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm the user will never be secure against the state in any meaningful way, best they can do is leave, have powerful connections, or avoid attracting attention. security and privacy are one, but not the only way to achieve the latter.

2025-08-14 21:09:50 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm physical security against unlawful detention is separate from computer security
yes and it's usually still better than whatever you can get otherwise

2025-08-14 21:01:42 UTC

good evening @nprofile…q9va!! i think there's a huge discrepancy!! the development of mastodon is paid for using eu funds, but there's no system for age verification built into this software!! it isn't compatible with the eu miniwallet, nor the uk selfie age checks!! and it doesn't accept credit cards either! are you going to do something about this? is there a plan? i would honestly hate to see minors on this platform. please do something asap!!

2025-08-14 20:56:15 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm secure from anything, unless you just don't trust people in general. like, if you had a personal whitehat team monitoring all your online and offline communications, chances are it would increase the security, at least if they're competent. but your privacy goes out of the window.
but in a more practical sense, the incentives for tech companies implementing security features and privacy-violating features are often somewhat aligned. for example, drm is generally built on the same foundation that physical hardware security is. or like, cloudflare.

2025-08-14 15:54:15 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya fact check: goats don't actually like this

2025-08-14 14:54:24 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm privacy often depends on security, but you can pretty much always sacrifice some privacy to improve your security too

2025-08-14 03:15:39 UTC

privacy ≠ security, they're actually often orthogonal

2025-08-09 09:44:19 UTC

could my sinuses kindly fuck all the way off please

2025-08-09 07:35:08 UTC

if everything is a file then what are environment variables

2025-08-08 10:17:04 UTC

> You do not have to create accounts with passwords with different actors, and can instead use the same secure solution for everyone. Like showing your ID, but digitally.
that doesn't sound very appealing tbh

2025-08-08 07:29:16 UTC

user was assassinated for this post

2025-08-07 14:17:07 UTC

adobe hitler

2025-08-07 12:29:56 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya > part of the Schwarz Gruppe which also owns Lidl

2025-08-07 12:27:58 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya really putting the id in lidl

2025-08-07 12:24:56 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya i hope the ones here have it too.. but like if i don't sleep the night before, there's no way i'm getting a good photo anyway, so it's more than just the attempts..
chain stores here often want to see id if you're paying with a physical card (not apple pay), i've been denied purchase with my wife's card before, when she couldn't go to the store with me

2025-08-07 11:57:45 UTC

it's a bit early to think about, but i'm worried about getting a good picture for my id now. showing someone your id is something you do almost daily in this country! so it's important! and i'm used to getting my pictures taken and printed at a print shop, then giving them to the government. so i could make sure they look okay first. but here, they take your picture at the office!! no second chances :KuromiShocked: it's scary!!

2025-08-07 09:49:46 UTC

Nokia 225 4G won’t let you get bored. Try out the built-in camera, listen to the wireless FM radio and beat your best game scores.

2025-08-06 13:15:35 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya i don't think i've bought a keyboard in like 10 years

2025-08-06 12:52:35 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya damn i should incorporate rewards for not buying a keyboard into my daily routine

2025-08-05 23:47:07 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm which means that no large website can do it, cause anonymously hosting a clearnet site is hard and risky. so those that do exist are usually lower effort projects. also if you aren't afraid of enforcement, why block uk IPs in the first place? i'd imagine adding a banner with instructions on how to access other websites would be more effective, cause there's few sites important enough that someone would install 3rd party software to visit it, while also not having an identifiable person or entity behind it.
yeah i do hope that it gets better after it gets worse

2025-08-05 23:08:57 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm but it's such a good opportunity to get rid of the british in public internet spaces altogether, why would you wanna ruin the fun /j
yeah, too bad blocking british IPs and providing instructions to access the website through tor is pointless (the liability is the same as if you hadn't changed anything whatsoever)
and now that they're talking about vpns interfering with the state's ability to enforce its laws, i wonder how long till they criminalize tor use x.x

2025-08-05 21:22:56 UTC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1183/oj/eng#045.001
45.1. Qualified certificates for website authentication shall meet the requirements laid down in Annex IV. [...]
45.1a. Qualified certificates for website authentication issued in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall be recognised by providers of web-browsers. Providers of web-browsers shall ensure that the identity data attested in the certificate and additional attested attributes are displayed in a user-friendly manner. [...]
45.1b. Qualified certificates for website authentication shall not be subject to any mandatory requirements other than the requirements laid down in paragraph 1.
this is the law that's been passed and should be in power now? the eu wants to force web browsers to:
- trust eidas certificate authorities
- revert to prominently displaying extended validation data
- *not* require certificate transparency on european certificates!!!!
the practical implications:
- any eu state can issue a valid certificate for any website
- it is illegal for a browser vendor to reject it
- without certificate transparency, it would be undetectable; even if there's an eu-wide registry (is there?), nothing stops them from not adding the cert to it (whereas ct is enforced)
- this enables mitm at the isp level across the eu; basically eu countries can view any of their residents' browser traffic if they want
please tell me i misunderstood the law?

2025-08-05 10:02:35 UTC

who up winning they rar

2025-08-05 09:54:24 UTC

til that the eu wanted to force web browsers to trust the root authorities for their "qualified" ev tls certificates? and afaict the requirement is still there? does anyone know what happened to that?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/eidas-20-sets-dangerous-precedent-web-security
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1183/oj/eng#045.001

2025-08-04 10:23:38 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm ohh
i don't think that can be solved as long as the server identity is tied to its domain huh

2025-08-04 10:06:15 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm mechanisms?
fwiw the ap spec is very barebones, iirc it only suggests using http signatures, but doesn't include any security by itself?

2025-08-04 09:54:32 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm akkoma has built in backup?

2025-08-04 09:11:23 UTC

i keep forgetting that when fedi talks about cnc it has nothing to do with machining 💀

2025-08-04 01:10:18 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm but that implies that consuming caffeine would make me less sleepy, at least for a little bit! that doesn't happen 😭

2025-08-03 22:32:34 UTC

why am i so sleepy

2025-08-01 21:39:52 UTC

bdfl means benevolent dictator of the fish lake

2025-08-01 14:55:49 UTC

the eu commission responds to like everyone but me 😭

2025-08-01 13:22:48 UTC

brandcamp friday: only today you can buy your favorite stocks with 100% of the purchase value going to the company that issued the stock!! don't miss!!

2025-08-01 12:41:39 UTC

*bites your dog* breaking: woman bites dog!! :KuromiExclamation:

2025-08-01 11:50:20 UTC

*rents colocation space to put a washing machine in a datacenter*

2025-08-01 08:14:57 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya i was just assuming that it's easier to put a coil inside the indoor part than to reverse the cycle? and it would be 100% efficient at producing heat?

2025-08-01 06:42:01 UTC

i find always-on gas-powered home appliances very scary. like heating, refrigeration or stove ignition. also those where you don't interact with the fire directly, like dryers. i think the stove is the only appliance that should use gas, and ideally not even.

2025-08-01 06:23:40 UTC

wait so if you run your a/c in heating mode, it doesn't just use resistance to create heat from electricity, but instead reverses the cycle and brings the heat from the outside indoors? making the outside a little bit colder????

2025-07-30 10:34:55 UTC

trains on your parade

2025-07-30 09:54:53 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya okay i lost you there ^^;

2025-07-30 09:53:23 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya sorry, i didn't mean to imply any kind of judgement

2025-07-30 09:51:52 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya what else? it sounds like you have a war crime wishlist!

2025-07-30 09:49:54 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya you also want to use the red cross sign perfidiously?

2025-07-30 09:47:56 UTC

acab includes the geneva conventions

2025-07-30 08:42:54 UTC

a queer community is incomplete without discussions of efficient public transit and renewable energy

2025-07-29 10:24:26 UTC

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@nprofile…359z @nprofile…nywf i agree we should, but i think there's lots of different forces at play that make it complicated. i also honestly don't know how people interact with it, but judging by what they say for many they don't seem to engage with the art aspect of it. and if artistic merit isn't the point, then regulating it like any consumer goods makes sense.

2025-07-29 10:17:26 UTC

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@nprofile…359z @nprofile…85l6 @nprofile…nywf it probably isn't what they meant but i don't think it's a bad comparison? you can use cocaine responsibly, especially if it's legal. you can also absolutely ruin your whole life with it. in which case it probably isn't just cocaine on its own but combined with a general sense of emptiness in life.

2025-07-29 10:11:53 UTC

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@nprofile…359z @nprofile…nywf yeah that's fair. i suppose in an ideal world, there would be porn with no or negligible harmful effects. but i think that given the current situation, it's kind of hard to achieve that? like, the culture around it would have to change very significantly to mitigate the effects on social dynamics. and with lots of other things, they might be similarly harmful. but that harm is more apparent to parents and teachers, so they can at least try to intervene. and i think sex ed would probably go a long ways to reduce the harm but not completely.
i imagine regulation would probably help, as with any media like movies and such? but whatever the current situation is doesn't seem good.

2025-07-29 09:30:30 UTC

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@nprofile…359z @nprofile…nywf eh i don't care enough to find references rn but if you're actually curious you could read some feminist critiques of pornography (such as creating unrealistic expectations, self-image issues etcetc, especially concerning people with no firsthand experience), as well as the mixed data on addiction and such

2025-07-29 09:23:10 UTC

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@nprofile…359z @nprofile…nywf there's a fair amount i think, it's just age verification is notoriously ineffective for its stated goals, but can be very successfully used for other completely unrelated and usually malicious purposes

2025-07-29 08:15:27 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya okay, make that fancy keyboards of any kind!! but you're not exclusively into hall effects keyboards either right?

2025-07-29 08:12:23 UTC

those who *aren't* into mechanical keyboards raise your hands

2025-07-29 07:35:45 UTC

my prediction is that a cat will meow today. maybe even multiple cats.

2025-07-28 20:13:00 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya > missing something
like any consideration for solving problems beyond those found in programming tutorials? or even the concept of deploying.. /hj

2025-07-28 19:23:57 UTC

my conspiracy theory is that deep inside most people don't want to write python, but after making fun of go, js, php and java devs, they're afraid to admit it cause of the potential revenge
good thing most js devs aren't like that. me not included :Kuromi:

2025-07-26 19:30:44 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya @nprofile…q955 do you just know off the top of your head what railway gauge north korea uses??

2025-07-26 19:27:06 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya @nprofile…q955 this looks like that weird north korea train bridge

2025-07-24 08:53:05 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya the 2025 version of https://web.archive.org/web/20220307000319/https://www.lingscars.com/

2025-07-24 08:04:57 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya diversity hire for the fediverse

2025-07-24 07:37:18 UTC

fedi is not very ethnically diverse, it's actually pretty homogenous

2025-07-23 08:47:47 UTC

at a certain point you get to the point where the whole point is that there's no point, it's pointless

2025-07-23 08:33:47 UTC

reverses your trend

2025-07-21 11:17:50 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya yeah true.. you should bring your horse friends here, maybe host an instance for them! you could call it "stable"..

2025-07-21 11:14:54 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya it does :KuromiConfused:

2025-07-21 11:13:18 UTC

i'm not a zebra

2025-07-21 10:45:05 UTC

i wish i had a cult leader personality. it would be an uphill battle for me, i don't know that i could do it.

2025-07-21 09:30:14 UTC

dehumidifier that removes brain fog

2025-07-21 09:22:23 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya awesome! we will make them just tight enough to where they're very uncomfortable to wear but not bad enough to immediately throw away. looking forward to receiving your email :KuromiMischevious:

2025-07-21 09:19:08 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya the tank tops, as we prefer passive aggression over military aggression

2025-07-21 09:01:32 UTC

if you ignore this friendly reminder, we will be forced to send you a neutral reminder and then, eventually, a hostile reminder! but we won't have to do that, will we now?

2025-07-20 05:47:34 UTC

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@nprofile…aaya accidentally? i dunno..

2025-07-20 05:45:16 UTC

i wonder how much drama could've been avoided had we all been recording voice messages to each other instead of posting text