Nostr notes by Baa 🐑

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2026-05-08T09:45:22Z

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> 45 year old, happy, CIS, white, family man with trans ...

2026-05-04T12:17:46Z

> 45 year old, happy, CIS, white, family man with trans stickers on his work-issued Windows Enterprise laptop unapolagetically.
> Most powerful person in the room.
I had it commissioned
When I pictured this scenario it was Gendo that came to mind.

[Troobs](https://x.com/TroobsART) drew this, incredible artist, very nice to work with.

#evangelion #art

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45 year old, happy, CIS, white, family man with trans stickers on his work-issued Windows Enterprise laptop unapolagetically.
Most powerful person in the room.

Here's mine :meowhuggies: ...

2026-05-01T22:46:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…6a5y
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Here's mine :meowhuggies:

I recommend skirt and tights :aru_0130: You are my role model ...

2026-04-22T09:02:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…gu08
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I recommend skirt and tights :aru_0130:
You are my role model anyway so it's shared :blobhug2:

Sakamoto reboosting will continue until my self-esteem is ...

2026-04-22T08:56:21Z

Sakamoto reboosting will continue until my self-esteem is satisfied :blobcatfluffevil:

Got that Sakamoto fit :hakasenyan: :nanonyan: ...

2026-04-19T15:32:39Z

Got that Sakamoto fit :hakasenyan: :nanonyan:

if your device is lost, you should assume it and all its data ...

2026-04-16T15:23:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…j22q
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if your device is lost, you should assume it and all its data compromised, wipe if you can, but cut losses, rotate credentials, and take data breach precautions.

Reducing theft incentives is a seperate interesting argument, not one I'm convinced is worth the e-waste, or couldn't be solved through other, less *hardware-astetified* methods.

this all sounds good in the moment but in 10 years when we're ...

2026-04-16T15:11:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…eskw
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this all sounds good in the moment but in 10 years when we're staring down a mountain of e-waste that's all perfectly good hardware it all starts to feel pointless.
I frequently see second-hand business laptops in lots all with locked BIOS passwords.
Perfectly good devices, likely permanently fried because some company went bust.

In my opinion, no amount of anti-theft features is worth any ...

2026-04-15T22:25:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…xx56
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In my opinion, no amount of anti-theft features is worth any amount e-waste.
If you have a physical device, you should be able to use it.

Every HackerNews post about IPv6 has some of the worst, most ...

2026-04-12T14:58:43Z

Every HackerNews post about IPv6 has some of the worst, most privileged, idiotic, vibe-coded, proprietary, ignorant, 16bit, capital-guzzling, unicorn takes I've ever known on the subject:

- IPv6 addresses are *too hard to remember*.
So? You're not meant to remember addresses, that's why we have DNS, write it down, literally a non-issue.

- IPv6 is confusing and I don't want to learn something new.
That's a personal issue buddy, either start reading or get left behind, that's what you said about AI right? More things that you depend on this transition.

- NATing has solved the IP limit problem so there's no point.
NATing is a plaster slapped onto brain bleed, easy and cheap, but ineffective, it causes a wide range of usability problems, such as blanket IP bans, restrictions on self-hosting, connectivity issue for VPNs both private and corporate.
To make matters worse, the effects are significantly worse in poorer countries, while Europe, China and the USA have a bounty of IPv4s to use (though China's still aren't enough), India has been on critically short supply for a while now with reports of *multiple NATed network layers* being issued. Imagine if you got banned from Valo because your neighbour 4 districts away got caught cheating.

- We've been trying for 40 years and it hasn't worked so let's give up.
OK, we're going to give up on solving world hunger too then because that's clearly not getting anywhere, and the energy crisis too while we're at it, just shut it all down.
Just because you personally haven't seen the progress or felt its effects doesn't mean its not happening, people smarter than you have been working on this before you were born, and at this rate might continue to work on it after you switch careers to Goose Farming.

- IPv6 hasn't worked so let's just make IPv7.
Insane take, despite how it looks, IPv6 support is extremely widespread and ready to go, the reluctance of big tech and ISPs is purely due to the cost implication and lack of enforcement, creating a brand new spec now would enforce another 40 year delay just to assuage your own personal opinion.

- IPv6 is a security risk because the router isn't NATing.
Misunderstanding of what NATing does. Even with a public-facing IP on every device, ports are still protected by the router's firewall.

- IPv6 is a privacy issue because now you can easily identify every device in a home by its public IP.
A valid concern, *if* it hadn't been identified and resolved with the [Privacy Extensions to SLAAC](https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/deploy360/2014/privacy-extensions-for-ipv6-slaac/) that randomises your IP address after a set time period, mitigating the problem to that of your NATed IPv4 Public IP, if not making it more private by muddying the telemetry waters.

#ipv6 #networking

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2026-04-12T11:57:43Z

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Hmm WireGuard and VeraCrypt developers both become unable to ship ...

2026-04-09T07:07:36Z

Hmm WireGuard and VeraCrypt developers both become unable to ship updates because Microsoft locked their account or revoked their signing cert.

This could be a conspiracy or corruption to remove access to secure versions of privacy enhancing software. But, honestly knowing Microsoft it's probably just incompetence.

#Microsoft

Got my kitty back :blobhug2: ...

2026-03-27T13:39:11Z

Got my kitty back :blobhug2:

We've left Akihabara We're now touring Mount Fuji 🗻 ...

2026-03-18T08:45:36Z

We've left Akihabara
We're now touring Mount Fuji 🗻 :blobcataww:
We're staying at a Yuru Camp location :comfy: the Shoji Lake Hotel!
It's so pretty :bugcataww:

#japan #Fuji #yurucamp #ShojinLakeHotel

Meow :ablobcathyper: Meow :ablobcathyper: Meow :ablobcathyper: ...

2026-03-13T08:01:19Z

Meow :ablobcathyper: Meow :ablobcathyper: Meow :ablobcathyper: Meow :ablobcathyper: Meow :ablobcathyper: Meow :ablobcathyper: Meow :ablobcathyper:

So cooool :blobcataww: I want to add :blobcatred: so bad ...

2026-03-13T02:13:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…dsk2
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So cooool :blobcataww:
I want to add :blobcatred: so bad :blobcatneedhug:

Maybe if the vending machine is owned privately I can ask permission from the shop owner? Has anyone tried? :akko_thonk:
#japan #akihabara #秋葉原

Can I add stickers to the lampposts and stuff in Japan? I want to ...

2026-03-12T23:44:37Z

Can I add stickers to the lampposts and stuff in Japan?
I want to add a :blobcatred: but I think it's probably vandalism so I won't :akko_sad2:
#japan

I bought art books :ai_yaysuperfast: I've wanted these for a ...

2026-03-12T13:39:37Z

I bought art books :ai_yaysuperfast:
I've wanted these for a while
They're so pretty, even though I've only opened one so far :blobcataww:
The maids are so cute :blobhug2:
#japan #akihabara #秋葉原 #pixiv

Akihabara is amazing :bugcat_uuuuh: Even today there is still ...

2026-03-11T13:13:56Z

Akihabara is amazing :bugcat_uuuuh:
Even today there is still Index-sama :praying:

we're riding the Tenryu line today :arinhyperbike: ...

2026-03-08T06:41:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…6hc8
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we're riding the Tenryu line today :arinhyperbike:

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2026-03-08T06:29:15Z

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Magic train card :blobcataww: :linux: 🇯🇵 ...

2026-03-06T16:33:26Z

Magic train card :blobcataww: :linux: 🇯🇵

in my mind you are a yellow volleyball 🏐

2026-02-25T16:42:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…ak72
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in my mind you are a yellow volleyball 🏐

Hi Chat, I know you're all very worried about the new Discord ...

2026-02-13T12:49:15Z

Hi Chat,
I know you're all very worried about the new Discord requirements and the encroaching storm of enshittification. Our mod team have been debating our options and decided on a new alternative. Shortly we will be migrating all users to Microsoft Tea-

POV you are chief networking engineer at Github ...

2026-02-06T14:45:18Z

POV you are chief networking engineer at Github

45 year old, happy, CIS, white, family man with trans stickers on ...

2025-10-13T08:38:05Z

45 year old, happy, CIS, white, family man with trans stickers on his work-issued Windows Enterprise laptop unapolagetically.
Most powerful person in the room.

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2025-09-20T16:32:09Z

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Oh wow Netflix don't support IPv6? I guess, like GitHub, ...

2025-05-01T11:14:53Z

Oh wow Netflix don't support IPv6? I guess, like GitHub, they're only a little indie company with a few staff, I understand networking is complicated best leave it up to the big players instead
#networking #ipv6 #netflix

I initially thought HDR was just about expanding the colour range ...

2025-04-20T14:20:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…8hyp
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I initially thought HDR was just about expanding the colour range past 16,000,000 (an affront to god IMO), but I think it's also about additional metadata per pixel which can specify desired brightness among other things.

So, most monitors can't adjust brightness on a per pixel bassis, most have a backlight that might be one or more LEDs, so what should a monitor do if half the screen wants to be dim and the other half wants to be bright?

Some fancy TVs have "zones" across the panel to try and mitigate this so different parts can be different brightnesses.

OLEDs go a step further and control brightness on a per pixel basis which gives the most <i>accurate</i> representation, but a new problem arises.

Its MY computer, what if I want to adjust the display for my own comfort? Most HDR settings make the display very bright, I guess because it looks good? But it's a poor experience for 3am when my eyes are on fire. Enabling HDR hands control off to the software and prevents changing the monitor settings (generally) because that's what the spec demands, that's how you guarantee accuracy.

To help mitigate this problem both Gnome and Windows implemented a brightness slider in the HDR settings, which is just fascinating. The monitor can't implement controls because that's not HDR, but the OS can?

Attached are pictures of my monitor before and after enabling HDR, obviously this can't be a great representation but it's clear how washed out the bright orange Ubuntu wallpaper becomes. Personally, I prefer the look when HDR is disabled, but I'm a big fan of vibrant colours, some people might prefer to know their monitor is more accurate to what was intended (presumably).

#hdr #linux

Ubuntu finally supports HDR in 25.04, I've had a HDR monitor ...

2025-04-20T14:00:26Z

Ubuntu finally supports HDR in 25.04, I've had a HDR monitor for several years but never been able to use that feature.

Anyway, tested it out on the Live CD, it just made vibrant colours become washed out. HDR is complex and weird, it's like a standard implementing multiple different things at once where the end result is most things look worse or burn your irises with brightness. Doesn't help that a monitor can implement only parts of the standard and still advertise as "HDR".

I've heard it's better if your HDR supports True Black, like an OLED, otherwise doesn't seem to be worth it, though there's probably more nuance to it than that.

#hdr #linux #gnome #ubuntu #ubuntu25

Did not realise this but Ebay automatically opts users into AI ...

2025-03-25T21:54:51Z

Did not realise this but Ebay automatically opts users into AI Training on their personal data :blobvomiting:
You can turn it off here https://accountsettings.ebay.co.uk/ai-preferences

#ebay

I'm going to make a fedi-bot. Every time a film is announced ...

2025-02-18T22:13:12Z

I'm going to make a fedi-bot. Every time a film is announced the bot makes a post saying "I'm going to leak the full copy of <film> before it releases.".

Then, when one of the films is inevitably leaked by someone else but the trail goes cold, the authorities will investigate my bot as a potential culprit, I mean it's clearly admitted to the crime, that's an easy arrest, easy win.

So, they'll spend weeks to subpoena the ISP for the address of the IP address, it'll lead to a raspberry Pi I stole from a warehouse break-in 6 years prior stuffed into the ceiling of Birmingham New St McDonalds connected to their free Wi-Fi which is actually a proxy for a second Raspberry Pi I stole from an Oxford University Computer Science demonstration during an open-day 4 years prior using a SIM card I took from a 3G connected Kindle I found in the local tip, which I've connected to a car battery I stole out of a random Citreon in London a week ago, hooked up to nearby private solar-field I spliced off of somewhere in rural midlands.

On the Raspberry Pi will be gigabytes of compressed encrypted data each one named after a random slew of political party members and a date. The encryption passwords are 4000 characters of garbage, the targz files are all cat pictures I harvested from Reddit. It's worthless intel, they'll have wasted *decades*.

Run `sudo du -h -d 1 /` and follow the biggest directory until ...

2025-01-27T19:29:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…2qwr
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Run `sudo du -h -d 1 /` and follow the biggest directory until you find what it is :blobcatsalute:
or `sudo baobab` for a useful gui

Ughhh I hate windows, I hate microsoft, I hate my job ...

2025-01-13T14:32:29Z

Ughhh I hate windows, I hate microsoft, I hate my job :ablobcatiscryinge3tzz7:

Every Linux job wants years of documented experience, which I don't have professionally, and all my personal stuff is under a pseudonym because it's all anime based and I'm too embarrassed for anyone to know :blobcatnotlikethiscry:

$[flip.v :neocat_floof_cute: ] ...

2025-01-07T01:42:30Z

$[flip.v :neocat_floof_cute: ]

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2024-11-20T15:01:35Z

Microsoft 365 is a circus and we are the clowns

So I've heard ...

2024-11-16T23:35:26Z

So I've heard

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2024-11-06T00:18:52Z

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2024-11-03T19:56:39Z

Familiar face appears whenever I google Graphene OS questions ...

2024-10-30T15:01:58Z

Familiar face appears whenever I google Graphene OS questions :blobcatlaugh: Veronica Explains (npub1dml…x796)

What for? >.>

2024-10-27T18:12:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…gd8z
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What for? >.>

wtf is the umu launcher :cirnoshock: ...

2024-09-29T12:51:09Z

wtf is the umu launcher :cirnoshock:

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2024-09-02T10:23:26Z

Microsoft like ...

2024-08-30T10:38:19Z

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Microsoft like