Simon B

I lead a team running a #Supercomputer at a University in the #UK.

#linux #nobot #infosec #privacy #FOSS #retro #hpc #tech #dogs #academia #uk #keyboards #CasioWatches #MetalDetecting and #ScaleModelling

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2024-09-03 21:38:18

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@npub1sua…szrk https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/668904564/vintage-y2k-2002-mozilla-10-web-browser tempted to get one with the classic Mozilla logo at some point

2024-09-02 03:33:41

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@npub1l3g…vu48 look at atuin

2024-08-26 08:59:03

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@npub1sh4…32nx maybe it's just because i hate ads but I'm reluctant to watch sponsored videos, as the views are clearly not objective

2024-08-18 16:28:37

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@npub198t…hasj have you also considered joplin? Markdown with live preview, plug note tagging, sync options, etc.

2024-08-05 20:29:10

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@npub1vcl…k6t3 i even receive slide decks in email now i'm supposed to read and decipher the tiny text and terrible layout. "can i see the talk instead? oh no it wasn't a talk".

2024-08-05 20:29:10

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@npub1vcl…k6t3 i even receive slide decks in email now i'm supposed to read and decipher the tiny text and terrible layout. "can i see the talk instead? oh no it wasn't a talk".

2024-08-03 07:38:49

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@npub1wst…ez75 how does it work? does your instance do the site crawling, or something else?

2024-07-25 17:53:21

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@npub1l3g…vu48 yeah...he's got worse

2024-07-24 16:11:53

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@npub1kr5…nwzy mine is pretty responsive, I think

2024-07-19 13:04:40

#CrowdStrike Microsoft says "as many as 15 reboots may be required"...
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2024-07-19 08:56:16

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@npub17lg…9uux
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2024-07-19 08:31:24

Nobody got fired for buying #Microsoft and #Crowdstrike ...
that's because the HR systems are down.

2024-07-15 21:14:44

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@npub17lg…9uux they are rearranging deckchairs on the titanic at this point
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2024-07-12 06:46:20

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@npub1rsl…lqqt the drugs don't work, they just make it worse.

2024-06-10 13:55:11

I "accidentally" bought a Kindle Scribe. I have a few thoughts about the good and not-so-good bits, so i thought i should write them down https://cyb.org.uk/2024/06/06/kindle-scribe-likes-and-dislikes.html #blog #books
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2024-06-03 14:14:14

The UK is a lovely place sometimes. #dorset #uk #photography #portland
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2024-05-25 15:02:46

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@npub1sh4…32nx I like this feature. I wish it was easier to filter future occurrences of certain words from the timeline interface though, rather than going into the unwieldy settings menu

2024-05-21 12:14:57

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@npub19lt…qfjk the reaction is also proportional to the hype we are constantly getting. btw ask chat GPT how many r's in raspberry..

2024-05-17 08:00:59

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@npub12jq…hq6m or maybe they are doing loads of horrid tracking. It's also Mozilla's fault for wrecking firefox market share

2024-05-17 06:54:10

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@npub12jq…hq6m this is how it looks to me. relationship with twitter over
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2024-05-15 21:00:28

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@npub1sua…szrk I have an ambernic, and after the initial excitement, I don't play it as much as I expected to

2024-05-02 14:22:50

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@npub198t…hasj was it a turbot charged van?

2024-05-02 06:01:59

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@npub1sua…szrk I read a whole book on my Psion revo once. It was like reading a book through a letter box

2024-04-23 16:57:51

I think this is my favourite plaque on the @npub13ya…kahr site.
"We hadn't the heart to tell him he was a dog".
I had a dog like that once. https://openbenches.org/bench/321

2024-03-30 13:07:35

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@npub17lg…9uux this link has a better detail on the actual obfuscated code https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2024-02-what-is-this-old-ivanti-exploit/

2024-03-28 22:14:34

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@npub1c35…9pmh I want to use them but I'm always worried that they will become public somehow.

2024-03-20 18:52:54

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@npub1rsl…lqqt looking in more detail at some of the projects ( https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-backing-for-ai-businesses-to-deliver-net-zero-with-innovative-technologies ) I think I am slightly happier about this. Especially if, as I suspect, the bidders needed to put AI buzzword on the bid , but in reality it's just machine learning and/or computer vision.

2024-03-12 16:13:40

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@npub1upk…tcwy julia, do you post different content on twitter btw? i noticed https://twitter.com/b0rk/status/1767568419388362804 wasn't on mastodon (i've been trying to migrate all my follows from twitter to masto where the account exists)

2024-03-07 19:27:32

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@npub1f7p…pck8 I've never eaten a burrito.

2024-03-06 19:01:19

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@npub1l3g…vu48 gonna get a pack of colour filters. I also want to do this mod on my favourite timepiece but I might get a spare first just in case https://hackaday.com/2021/04/30/modding-a-casio-w800-h-with-a-countdown-timer/

2024-03-06 18:26:27

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@npub1l3g…vu48 not sure what you paid but I just received this one and F91W mint in box for £8 delivered, so I had lower expectations 😀

2024-03-06 17:32:21

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@npub1l3g…vu48 was it this? I just received one of these today 😁
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2024-03-05 22:24:56

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@npub1ywy…cksd that India stat is remarkable, what was your source for that please? Interested to keep an eye on it

2024-03-05 13:06:43

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@npub1alm…yeul happy birthday!

2024-03-03 13:23:09

Breakfast is ready. #dogs #chihuahuas #dogsofmastodon #dogstodon @npub167v…0e8q
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2024-02-27 06:43:18

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@npub1sua…szrk I think they aren't telling you the whole truth, and for discretion, it's best not to ask. I suspect they had something on there that they really wanted to delete...

2024-02-25 08:08:17

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@npub15q7…jvew @npub1sn5…5er7 similar energy #CasioCult Casio w800-h
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2024-02-25 07:33:41

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@npub1sua…szrk sometimes you gotta let them win!

2024-02-21 12:09:06

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@npub1sua…szrk i got swept up in this one. 5 spams today already and its very annoying

2024-02-20 22:01:56

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@npub1l3g…vu48 soft toffee flavour underneath a chocolate layer. it's nice but the banana elevates it to another level.

2024-02-20 21:34:55

Sliced banana in a bowl with one of these rolo desserts scooped on top tastes better than it has any right to. A lazy person's banoffee pie
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2024-02-19 16:02:42

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@npub1sua…szrk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv_XKCOHaEE Colleagues - Parents' House (Emil Heró Remix)

2024-02-19 15:59:56

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@npub1sua…szrk i know what this is 😜

2024-02-08 22:43:17

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@npub1sua…szrk I never heard of a methodology that improved upon common sense. I guess not everyone has common sense, which is why these dreadful methods exist.
I worked in a Japanese company once and some mysterious person collected all the pens from everyone's desks at night and placed them back in the stationery cupboard. Beginning to wonder if it was someone indoctrinated with these slightly mad ideas

2024-02-08 13:13:34

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@npub1qhp…tkpv lunduke is a very toxic divisive character and any mention of him, his memes, or his image should be discouraged. it really doesn't sit well with the KDE COC https://kde.org/code-of-conduct/

2024-02-08 11:29:37

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@npub1qhp…tkpv please find a new meme. this reflects badly on KDE. i don't think i need to explain why.

2024-01-06 20:42:29

Been using my wyse 5070 box tonight, and I'm enjoying the complete silence. My XPS laptop gets needlessly hot and the fans spin up constantly. #wyse

2023-12-22 19:47:20

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@npub1h7y…py5p so...not chatGPT then?

2023-12-21 19:38:09

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@npub13w6…479m leaf blower energy

2023-12-10 18:43:33

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@npub1c6w…xlee what a nice surprise to see the locally generated year-in-review feature. Thanks!

2023-11-22 21:33:25

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@npub17lg…9uux how can I check from shoda when a site patched netscaler? I'm working on a hunch atm and this would be useful evidence...

2023-10-13 15:25:52

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@npub1zpu…qh6x "The mathematical problems we use to protect data are practically impossible for even the largest supercomputers to crack today. But when quantum computers become reliable and powerful enough, they will be able to break them in moments." This describes it as a fair accompli but who's to say it will definitely be possible?

2023-09-28 15:26:49

New idea for a colouring book: when universes collide #books #starwars #spiderman
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2023-09-25 18:03:31

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@npub1qhp…tkpv @npub1wst…ez75 I can see both points of view. They have more cash than all other open source projects put together. I wish they would make it count for something. I don't mind the other projects but don't sack developers to pay for the failures while awarding the CEO a massive pay rise

2023-09-25 17:17:42

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@npub1qhp…tkpv @npub1wst…ez75 I would rather see PWA support in Firefox

2023-09-14 18:26:32

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@npub1nlt…t44t the noise when you get a WhatsApp message. Ring doorbell tone.

2023-09-11 20:49:41

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@npub19lt…qfjk that's begging to get visualised on gephi

2023-09-04 18:40:00

I've used #Linux exclusively for about 20 years and the only area that I've felt like a second class citizen is making music with midi keyboards and drumpads etc. Setting this up in the past has been fraught with issues, and I have usually just given up after much gnashing of teeth. Until now: @npub1zpk…tx4l 23.04 has #pipewire and low latency kernel. lmms just worked out of the box without faffing. Things are looking up! #audio

2023-07-11 18:42:53

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@npub14d3…7npp @npub1tjg…gye3 yes, that is also the case. and even for supported minor releases we have come across bugs, as it seems insufficient testing has been done and had to get a hotfix. But redhat personnel claiming that stream is fine and everyone should use it....maybe IBM would support it too if they really believed it

2023-07-11 17:59:58

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@npub14d3…7npp @npub1tjg…gye3 "If your RHEL-compatible application or service doesn't work on CentOS Stream, you do it wrong.". I'm an IBM scale storage customer and stream isnt supported. "Not supported" is equivalent to "doesn't work" on a production storage system. So yeah, redhat's owner is doing it wrong by your yardstick.

2023-07-11 17:59:58

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2023-05-21 17:31:07

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@npub19lt…qfjk so basically this?
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