ARGVMI~1.PIF

Previously @argv_minus_one@mstdn.party

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2026-03-04 04:16:29 UTC

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Wouldn't a bot be able to generate those sentences?
@npub1as0…mnuu @npub1ud4…r8df

2025-04-02 20:17:08 UTC

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Which controls? MFA? The sum of two weak authentication methods does not add up to a strong authentication method. There's a reason security keeps getting breached despite all the flashy security theatrics of the last few years.
@npub1nfc…yzp9 @npub1lcc…lcye

2025-04-02 17:46:55 UTC

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Wait, what? I wasn't under the impression that small orgs even think about any of this stuff.

2025-04-02 17:41:00 UTC

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1. We're talking about big orgs with zillion-dollar budgets. They can afford smart card infrastructure.
2. Trusting random employees' smartphones to serve as authentication tokens is hilariously stupid.
3. Employees who do know the first thing about security aren't gonna be thrilled installing Microsoft apps on their phones.
4. MFA is the exact opposite of “minimal friction”.
5. If you must use a phone as a hardware token, then at least do it properly: NFC, QR code, etc.

2025-04-02 17:12:18 UTC

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The solution to this problem is not MFA.
When you have a problem with passwords getting compromised/phished/bruteforced, and you solve it with #MFA, now you have two problems.
The solution to this problem is smart cards.
#cybersecurity #infosec #IT

2025-03-31 07:15:25 UTC

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I should add that, although Linux performs about the same as it did 15 years ago, booting was pretty slow 15 years ago, as was starting up KDE Plasma and KDE apps. Running it on newer hardware does have benefits.
@npub1888…62sa

2025-03-25 20:59:12 UTC

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Unless I'm mistaken, DTR is kept active at all times while the computer is using the modem. Its only function is that the modem is to hang up if DTR becomes inactive for 2 seconds.
So, if DTR becomes inactive for only 0.5 seconds and then becomes active again, what happens then? If the answer is nothing, then that could be interpreted as a signal to switch the modem to command mode.
Nobody can trick you into toggling DTR, so that should be fine, no?
3/end

2025-03-06 17:43:50 UTC

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> Some do.
Which ones?
Mind you, Mozilla has reserved the right to scrape everything you type into or upload using their browser. I don't think even Microsoft Edge is that extreme (yet).
> Plenty of people have posted they're using third party ink cartridges without issues.
Where can I find these people?

2025-03-06 07:50:56 UTC

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Your first claim is very definitely false.
I read the announcement myself. They claim that they're forced to stop claiming they don't sell user data because of the CCPA's broad definition of the word, citing the relevant passage of the CCPA…which enumerates a bunch of things Mozilla SHOULD NOT BE DOING!
So, yeah, no, the community's outrage about Mozilla is completely justified.

2025-02-24 00:46:28 UTC

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Wait, what? I was under the impression that computers and their components were ubiquitous in Australia.
@npub1887…glkl @npub1nkm…dwpk @npub1h5a…tfsm

2025-02-24 00:45:08 UTC

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I don't believe AppArmor and SELinux can filter D-Bus or Wayland messages, nor allow audio playback but forbid recording. They can block access to those things entirely, but not selectively filter them.
@npub1887…glkl @npub1nkm…dwpk @npub1h5a…tfsm

2025-02-24 00:29:03 UTC

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Are you saying that same Amazon listing would have a dramatically higher price, or be simply unavailable, if I lived where you do?
@npub1887…glkl @npub1nkm…dwpk @npub1h5a…tfsm

2025-02-24 00:25:07 UTC

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If we're going to speculate about what package managers will be able to do in the future, then I could just as well speculate that Flatpak will begin bringing in system libraries if their version is close enough.
@npub1887…glkl @npub1nkm…dwpk @npub1h5a…tfsm

2025-02-23 22:23:57 UTC

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What complexity? The whole point of Flatpak is that installing and updating apps with it is simple.
Regular users aren't even *aware* that they're installing certain libraries twice, nor do they care. If they did, they wouldn't use Windows, which does that constantly for pretty much the same reason (by which I mean WinSxS and bundled DLLs).
@npub1nkm…dwpk @npub1h5a…tfsm

2025-02-23 22:18:38 UTC

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Not having to build out-of-distro apps from source or run their installers as root seems like a benefit. Not having to trust them with unfettered access to my user account also seems like a benefit.
Perhaps these benefits do not interest you, in which case you are free to not use it, but please keep in mind that you don't speak for everyone.
@npub1nkm…dwpk @npub1h5a…tfsm

2025-02-22 22:07:09 UTC

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The vendor's download site is going to tell you to use Flatpak/AppImage/Snap to install the app.
That or they'll give you some janky-ass Windows-style installer that demands root. I hope you'll agree that that's far worse than whatever reservations you may have with Flatpak.
@npub1h5a…tfsm

2025-02-14 01:38:12 UTC

The #IBMPC #BIOS has an awful lot of functions that really belong in the operating system's device drivers, not machine firmware.
Most of them ended up being straight-up useless. Programmers would routinely bypass them and poke hardware registers directly instead.
#Intel, learning absolutely nothing from this, went on to develop #EFI and #UEFI.
#programming #retrocomputing