Bas Alberts :emacs:

Recreational strangler & Parentheses enthusiast.

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2024-09-06 16:37:40

due to emacs.ch closing I have relocated this account to @npub1ws2…k2wg

2024-09-06 16:15:19

with the sad news of emacs.ch closing I will rehome this account ... still deciding on a server, open to suggestions, would prefer a stable platform with a friendly tech focused community

2024-09-02 22:43:40

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@npub1c7x…23ad presumably you're aware of https://github.com/emacsmirror/org-gcal and it doesn't suit your workflow?

2024-09-02 18:23:23

Today I was randomly reminded of when I worked for a vuln research shop that eventually got acquired and the new owners, much to our chagrin, insisted we run some <big vendorrrrr> whitelabel MDM software that was managed out of some 4th party SOC. The team promptly decided to take apart the MDM software and giddily delivered the RCE-laden report to our new management, demonstrating how the MDM actively decreased our security posture. Surprisingly enough our devices remained MDM free 👍

2024-08-13 21:04:47

Mo with another tour de force Chrome vulnerability research post: https://github.blog/security/vulnerability-research/from-object-transition-to-rce-in-the-chrome-renderer/ ... https://github.blog/author/mymo/ for a fantastic collection of vulnerability research

2024-07-01 14:26:34

Impeccable work by the Qualys Team on exploiting the OpenSSH signal handling race condition bug regression: https://www.qualys.com/2024/07/01/cve-2024-6387/regresshion.txt ... recommended read if you enjoy bit puzzling

2024-06-26 19:48:06

My programming language book reading always starts with the intent to carefully read every single word but invariably degrades into a rushed conceptual inventory building exercise under the premise that surely I'll remember where to find things in detail when I actually need them.

2024-06-17 14:04:14

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@npub1xth…49e7 ah fair, yes, hypocrisy is definitely a lower bar to achieve in pursuit of financial success

2024-06-17 13:24:44

The other shower thought I had is that I wish I was dumb enough to believe my own bullshit because it seems highly lucrative

2024-06-17 13:11:31

People watching the first Matrix in 1999: "oh boy look at this dystopian future in which we are merely energy cells for an unrelenting machine that is selling us a hamster wheel fantasy to keep its own infrastructure up and running"
People on LinkedIn in 2024: "Took two weeks to recharge! Ready to hit that grind again at <enterprise>!"

2024-06-17 13:06:25

People watching the

2024-06-13 19:57:50

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This quietly accepted tech industry social ritual of "let's spout polite meaningless bullshit at each other in pursuit of a buck" is inane and it brings us one step closer to a world where we just have AIs exchanging pleasantries on our behalves until something raises to a "needs my actual attention" level. How depressing.

2024-06-13 19:53:50

I don't check Linkedin much but when I do I invariably have DMs from industry peers trying to sell me shit. No I don't have time for a quick call. No I would not like to learn more. No I'm not excited about the vNext of <thing>. Talk to me like a human being you weirdo.

2024-06-11 04:49:56

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@npub19hz…hfnt I do have an exwm config that I ran for a while, but Stumpwm is still my LISP WM of choice, I can hook into it pretty seamlessly from Emacs through Swank though

2024-06-09 02:42:04

and then my #NixOS config went ahead and also just worked with zero changes on my new laptop ... this has to be some sort of productivity conspiracy

2024-06-09 02:30:45

Speaking of #Emacs things, I know Forge now has much improved GitHub notification polling support out of the box, but for the folks whose muscle memory is wired into https://github.com/anticomputer/gh-notify I spent some time making sure it works with the new Forge internals 👍 lmk if you run into issues

2024-06-09 02:27:06

I've reached that godawful stage of #emacs life where there is nothing left to tinker with and I actually have to use the thing to do work ... horrible

2023-09-26 00:51:42

Ah yes. Computers. Fun.

2023-09-26 00:40:34

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@npub10ww…259r there's 1 more available at https://www.ebay.com/itm/354839600677?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=q6-zez47qjs&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=pb-QteXsSs6&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY at a reasonable price