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Enjoy #Linux, #macOS, #FreeBSD & #Unix like systems? #Opensource software & #programming? Enjoy #Sysadmin & #DevOps work? Follow us to make the most of your geeky IT career.

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2024-10-03 17:45:28

How do you fact-check things on your #Linux or #Unix machine? Read documentation and config options:
man command4
info command2
commnand1 —help
cd /usr/share/doc && ls -l | less

2024-10-01 09:58:02

How To Drop or Block Attackers IP Address With Null Routes On a #Linux https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-drop-or-block-attackers-ip-with-null-routes.html
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2024-09-20 21:37:26

Linus Torvalds advises open-source developers to pursue meaningful projects, not hype
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3526076/linus-torvalds-advises-open-source-developers-to-pursue-meaningful-projects-not-hype.html #linux

2024-09-20 20:24:16

Phone Upgrade 101
* Get a phone.
* Use it 'til it dies.
* Get a new one.
Ignore the hype by Apple/Google/Samsung and co.

2024-09-20 17:55:57

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These wealthy companies and billionaires like Bill Gates, Sam Altman, and tech bros are going to destroy so much just to have more money. Go solve complex problems like cancer and leave writing music, art, books, comics, and stuff like that to humans.

2024-09-20 17:52:12

They say AI will not take jobs but will help artists. Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) abandons human musicians for AI-generated music https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/19/indian-filmmaker-ram-gopal-varma-abandons-human-musicians-for-ai-generated-music/ RGV is a big deal in indian cinema. This is start of disaster. Countries like India shouldn't be using AI at all. The unemployment rate is exceptionally high compared to Western nations. Despite the $3.95 trillion GDP size, 99% don't get anything out of this massive economy. The top 1% controls and benefits the most.

2024-09-20 15:49:52

Slowly booting full #Linux on the intel 4004 for fun, art, and absolutely no profit https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=35.%20Linux4004

2024-09-19 01:19:51

Another Microsoft company breaching users privacy. 😂 LinkedIn Is Training AI on User Data Before Updating Its Terms of Service https://m.slashdot.org/story/433249 😏

2024-09-17 17:01:36

Git showdown! CLI or GUI? Which interface do you favor for your Git workflow and why? ⚔️💻

2024-09-17 03:51:09

What Does ‐‐ (double dash) Mean In SSH Shell Command? https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/what-does-double-dash-mean-in-ssh-command/ #unix #linux #macos #freebsd #openbsd #openssh

2024-09-15 18:54:03

A bullet hell game written in bash https://github.com/SomeUnusualGames/Tux-vs-Mutant-Window
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/143/082/638/822/957/original/86fa69d416f9a5fb.mp4

2024-09-15 15:07:11

🚨 Bash terminal acting wonky? 😡 Cursor vanished or terminal messed up? 👻
Don't panic! We've got your back. 💪
Here are some quick fixes to try on #Linux, #macOS, #FreeBSD, or #Unix like systems https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/bash-fix-the-display.html
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2024-09-14 08:22:16

I'm thrilled to announce I've joined OpenAI, where I'll be heading their "Replacing Everyone’s Jobs" division. We prefer a more optimistic outlook! Can't wait to unveil what we're crafting! 🤓 /s

2024-09-12 00:13:04

Why did you use variables like ‘i’ or ‘j’ in for loop instead of verbose names like “counter”? 👨🏽‍💻

2024-09-11 17:32:13

I am saying hi at 11 pm so you all see this as a sign to switch to free operating systems like Debian or Mint #Linux. 💥

2024-09-11 00:27:24

Signs you’re about to get fired from your job ? 🤔

2024-09-08 23:12:37

Man Arrested for Creating Fake Bands With AI, Then Making $10 Million by Listening to Their Songs With Bots: The feds seem to have him dead to rights. https://futurism.com/man-arrested-fake-bands-streams-ai 😱

2024-09-08 14:28:50

OF revenue hits $6.6 billion, with profits soaring to $600 million. OF earns more than all Silicon Valley AI startups combined 😂 who are burning billions every year with no sight of the profits. OF is Powered by human creativity 😻, not AI. https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/onlyfans-payments-2023-financials-revenue-creator-earnings-1236135425/ At least one area is safe from these tech firms.

2024-09-08 11:30:45

Now that Mozilla Firefox is adding AI directly to its browser, are there any browsers without AI or LLM? I don't want anything to do with the current LLM and AI, which I strongly believe stealing from artists, and all AI companies are freeloaders. It is a bit disappointing to see open-source software adopting something like this. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/ai-services-on-firefox/

2024-09-08 04:01:21

Talk is cheap, send patches.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/099/929/878/457/738/original/befe7d986af5363b.png

2024-09-06 14:51:51

If a particular product shut down today, what product would be categorized as "nothing of value was lost"? 🤔

2024-09-06 13:12:53

Nothing unites Linux users like a heated debate (or as I call it 'holy war') about systemd or the merits of their favorite distro. It's a love-hate relationship that keeps the community passionate and the flame wars burning bright every day. 😂 #linux #opensource

2024-09-06 04:19:23

By the time you're 35, you should have successfully done following at least once:
1. rm -rf / on your unix or linux box
2. Reboot production server by mistake
3. Drop CPU/hard disk and damage it permanently
4. Changing firewall rule instantly blocked you out
5. No backup was made/verified ever...
6. Delete source code before actually committing to source control
7. Run a SQL update/delete with wrong where clause

2024-09-05 03:33:08

Good. Greed knows no boundaries.
AT&T Sues Broadcom Over VMware Contracts ‘Bullying’ https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-business/att-sues-broadcom-over-vmware-contracts-bullying AT&T is suing Broadcom, alleging that the chipmaker seeks to breach its VMware contracts with the telco in a move that puts first responders, other critical government services and national security at risk.

2024-09-05 03:28:23

If you're starting out in programming, sysadmin, or DevOps, don't feel bad if you're constantly Googling the basics.
Even seasoned pros like myself, with years under our belts, turn to Google every single day for the simplest things.
The human mind is great, but it forgets many things. It's basic human nature. So, don't feel bad about such stuff :)

2024-09-04 21:13:40

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2024-09-03 10:58:28

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These companies need to be fined for heating up plants, too. They are now using way too much energy to write poems and make pictures using LLM. I have never seen such short-sighted and entitled billionaire individuals. They don’t want to pay artists. They want to destroy the planet.

2024-09-03 10:55:06

Fuck you Sama and your shity AI company. You are stealing from artists plain and simple. Nobody asked you to do this. Nothing of value will be lost today if your company shuts down. OpenAI is begging the British Parliament to allow it to use copyrighted works because it's supposedly "impossible" for the company to train its artificial intelligence models without using copyrighted material — and continue growing its multi-billion-dollar business — without them. https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-copyrighted-material-parliament

2024-09-02 16:58:34

01. #Linux users open your terminal.
02. Type the following bash command
for i in {100..1000..100}; do ffplay -f lavfi -i "sine=frequency=${i}:duration=0.1" -autoexit -nodisp -loglevel quiet; done
03. Enjoy!

2024-08-31 04:11:47

AI can’t replace all jobs. Via https://www.threads.net/@twonkcomics/post/C_SwwzQs6d5/
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2024-08-25 11:28:42

What was your first programming language? And why?

2024-08-19 16:51:01

FYI, Ubuntu 24.04.01 (point release 1) is delayed until the end of the month due to unresolved issues that can cause stability issues. You can still follow my guide https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-22-04-lts-to-ubuntu-24-04-lts/ to upgrade from 22.04 to 24.04 #linux #ubuntu

2024-08-19 14:35:36

Clean code is …

2024-08-19 05:53:21

If you give up learning IT topics like Cisco networking, Linux servers, or programming today, you’ll save yourself many headaches and regrets.

2024-08-18 16:24:38

CSS finally adds vertical centering. Minimum required version are: Chrome: v123, Firefox: v125, and Safari: v17.4. Give it a try and we can now forget about that CSS meme about vertical centering :P https://build-your-own.org/blog/20240813_css_vertical_center/
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2024-08-17 13:06:33

😂 Ladies, Is it a red flag if he uses Linux? https://www.reddit.com/r/CatholicDating/comments/1eu7u3d/ladies_is_it_a_red_flag_if_he_uses_linux/
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2024-08-16 22:19:46

If AI replaced your current job in the IT industry (developer, sysadmin, infosec, etc.), what job would you switch to? Do you have any other additional skills beyond computers?

2024-08-16 21:47:04

me_irl
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2024-08-15 17:03:00

Open source will always win the battle

2024-08-15 17:00:18

me trying to learn rust lang 😭
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/967/102/807/744/772/original/a36634e96f36b501.mp4

2024-08-13 15:01:17

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@npub1wf8…nnes oh I didn’t know that. What did he say to upset everyone?

2024-08-13 14:52:41

when you experience true developer friendly environments for the first time in your life 😍 https://x.com/dhh/status/1823126576512578028?s=46 #linux
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2024-08-12 01:33:32

Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study. The findings mean that penguins may struggle to adapt under rapid climate change, researchers say. 😱 https://www.the-scientist.com/penguins-are-among-the-world-s-slowest-evolving-birds-study-70249

2024-08-11 15:29:29

PTSD from a toxic boss is real thing. I hope you never have to deal with it.

2024-08-11 04:34:12

Terminal forever <3 https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/12/22/terminal-forever/?
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2024-08-10 22:38:13

Somewhere in an alternate universe, Unix was developed by a team of cats. They called it "Meow-ix," and its command-line interface was all written in purrfectly elegant feline scripts! 😸🐾

2024-08-10 19:57:34

Oh, so you can write code without using the mouse? Just keyboard shortcuts? Wow. 😮 great work. But why do you need a library to tell if a variable is even or odd? 🤔

2024-08-10 08:06:47

Friend: what languages do you know?
Me: perl, Python, bash, c, asm, cobol and java
Friend:
Me:
Friend:
me: you meant like speaking???!

2024-08-08 20:10:42

Why do we no longer use the term' information superhighway' for the Internet? 🤔

2024-08-08 13:42:21

Three things are certain:
Death, taxes, and lost data.
Guess which has occurred. 😱

2024-08-08 04:04:46

Installing the Python dev environment
Step 0. Find psychical server
Step 1. Spin up VM
Step 2. Spin up Docker or Linux container
Step 3. Install virtualenv

2024-08-07 10:09:07

perfect function doesn’t exis- 👇
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/920/182/490/613/252/original/0a78a9118c6a5fee.png

2024-08-06 23:28:00

Twitter/X is attempting to sue companies refusing to advertise on Twitter/X. Does that mean I can sue RedHat/IBM or Suse or Canonical for never sponsoring my blog that often covers #Linux and #opensource apps? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

2024-08-06 13:07:12

I hate programming
I hate programming
…
Wait, it works
I love programming
….

2024-08-06 10:36:12

pretty cool way to remember vim motions for #linux or #unix users
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/914/610/138/543/137/original/dbe1b9a160193dbc.png

2024-08-04 10:29:41

I clicked allow all cookies. What happens next? Wrong answers only. 😮

2024-08-03 13:56:18

I shared this one on other social media platforms, and some tech bros are angry 😡 lol. I never understood why some people worship big corporations so much 🤔 It is not just that these companies are also firing people left and right despite making huge fortunes. They only care about meeting shareholders' bottom lines; everyone else is just a casualty. So much for one big happy family 😵
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2024-08-03 01:39:18

Delta CEO says CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline $500 million. He called Microsoft the most fragile platform. What do you think will the CEO replace Microsoft with Apple? Perhaps THEY need to consider Linux? https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/1/24210680/crowdstrike-microsoft-outage-delta-lawsuit-class-action-damages
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2024-08-01 13:37:25

Senior developer from elite uni vs self taught developer (pink shirt)
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2024-07-30 23:11:09

The worst things that happened in the technology sector in the past ten years
1) Monthly software subscription service
2) Greedy VCs (venture capitals)
Can you think of any other?

2024-07-30 10:15:26

2024-07-30 10:03:57

i paid for all cpu cores and i’m going to use them 🧑🏻‍💻
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/874/868/453/359/748/original/1717f07e1998a8ed.png

2024-07-28 18:41:10

Have you ever been blown away by a product's stunning user interface? Which one takes the crown for you? 🤔

2024-07-28 17:39:43

If you don’t understand recursion, reread this post again 🤭

2024-07-28 10:09:38

What is an IP Address? Wrong answers only.

2024-07-27 19:21:04

kids who would run dos defrag utility and sit and look at the little squares change colors are either {developers, sysadmin, devops} now or retired farmers
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2024-07-26 10:55:59

Reddit blocked all search engines including bing, DDG, and others, but because of the deal with Google, it is still making money and is the top destination for many Google searches. Here is robots.txt. They are blocking it because AI bots are scrapping and profiting from user-generated content. If you do this you will be dropped from Google immediately but now they have a deal with Google
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/852/420/556/247/839/original/31f388e247753ebd.png

2024-07-25 03:48:25

How to Become a Farmer 🧑‍🌾
00. Learn Python
01. Write code day and night
02. Become a senior developer
03. Burn out solving problems
04. Finally had enough of this. Quit.
05. Become a farmer. Work with trees and animals and grow crops.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

2024-07-23 18:11:51

Computer Science is installing random packages or package manager because accepted forum answer told you it's your only hope. so you do it as the root user:
curl url/script.sh | bash

2024-07-20 21:45:52

The CrowdStrike IT outage is a good reminder that if you don't have a disaster recovery (DR) plan in place, there will be consequences. There will be many meetings and discussions about the need for DR, but by the end of the year, it will likely be forgotten amidst the usual job cuts, new priorities, and questions about IT budgets. This cycle will continue until another IT outage strikes. I speak the truth and nothing else. If I'm wrong, correct me below. #sysadmin #IT

2024-07-20 14:25:38

I get messages like this a lot:
> Can u teach me python from basic 🙄pls
These individuals are mostly teenagers or in their early 20s and cannot afford paid courses. Are there any free, high-quality websites or books that I could legally share with them? TIA.

2024-07-20 11:11:00

Can anyone tell me why Americans care so much about the EU regulating AI companies and why Meta, Apple, and others cannot offer their AI services in the EU zone? I am talking about the average tech bro from the bird site. I just don’t understand. Don’t you have your own problem to fix instead of worrying about the EU?

2024-07-19 13:38:20

The global havoc caused by Crowdstrike and Microsoft should be investigated and heavily penalized for writing insecure code.

2024-07-19 10:37:10

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2024-07-19 09:26:28

#linux users right now 🐧
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2024-07-19 01:04:13

😂 #programming #softwaredevelopment
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2024-07-19 00:46:56

"Programming is not about typing, it's about thinking." - Rich Hickey

2024-07-16 21:27:30

A complete genome has been extracted from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth, which might bring us closer to resurrecting the species https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439218-woolly-mammoth-dna-exceptionally-preserved-in-freeze-dried-jerky/ The real question is, should we resurrect the long-extinct species? What could go wrong? 😑

2024-07-16 10:17:18

🤔 Can YOU guess what happens when you run mkdir test in this Linux terminal? 🤓
🧐 Use the clues from id, pwd, and ls! 🔎
Share your answer below! 👇 #LinuxChallenge #TechQuiz #Linux
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2024-07-13 10:34:12

Do you cover your webcam with a sticker or an inbuilt shutter for security and privacy reasons?

2024-07-09 19:42:10

wish me a good luck guys: i am upgrading arch #linux after 6 months of break 😓
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/758/229/538/793/861/original/721d7dffae983a12.jpeg

2024-07-09 17:02:24

Life/404: Motivation not found 😔

2024-07-08 22:00:46

Red Hat is working on a new scheme to replace the GRUB bootloader with a fast, secure, Linux-based, user-space solution: nmbl (for no more boot loader). You can just use #Linux kernel to boot https://pretalx.com/devconf-cz-2024/talk/W3AVCT/

2024-07-08 20:24:33

Who tf said that Rust is the easiest programming language?

2024-07-08 12:31:44

How much hard drive storage did your first home computer have? 🤔💾

2024-07-07 07:26:20

Do you agree?
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2024-07-05 22:34:21

Flash back to your coding beginnings! What's the first project you remember creating?

2024-07-03 13:00:34

Creating a new JavaScript framework is a common hobby for some developers. That is how we got into such a mess in the current century. 😉

2024-07-02 15:52:57

😂 truth
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2024-07-02 10:28:32

1. Don't code when you're tired.
2. Don't login as root on your Linux/Unix boxes when you're tired, guys.
3. See # 1 again.
4. With time you will forget these rules again.
#programming #life #IT #devlife #wisdom

2024-07-01 23:10:39

Folks i built a new website. Can you please give me some feedback? Here is the url:
http://localhost:8080/
OK bye.

2024-07-01 17:35:26

Tom: All things being equal, what is your language of choice?
Jerry: Python
Tom: That's a relief!
Jerry: Oh?
Tom: Based on the greyness of your beard, I was afraid you were going to say perl.
#StoryOfMyLife #DevOPS #Sysadmin

2024-07-01 12:41:33

Heads up: regreSSHion: Remote Unauthenticated Code Execution Vulnerability in OpenSSH server. Patch your server ASAP. https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2024/07/01/regresshion-remote-unauthenticated-code-execution-vulnerability-in-openssh-server also see my openssh security guide for more info https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-bsd-openssh-server-best-practices.html

2024-07-01 08:53:53

Good reads: Programmers Should Never Trust Anyone, Not Even Themselves https://carbon-steel.github.io/jekyll/update/2024/06/19/abstractions.html

2024-07-01 04:07:14

every developer needs coffee and a few cookies (or biscuits) so they can do their development work more efficiently. it's literally the law, guys.

2024-06-30 17:32:23

Tell me you’re a Linux user without telling me you’re a Linux user 🐧 🧑🏻‍💻👇

2024-06-30 11:24:48

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From https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2017/02/28/definitely-not-lazy/?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/705/318/385/619/833/original/d8f9bdff43a227b3.mp4

2024-06-30 11:18:28

Ten-character #Linux or #Unix command? Pshaw! Real Linux and Unix wizards summon their magic spells by mashing the up arrow a thousand times. It's the ancient ritual of command-line mastery. Lmao.
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2024-06-29 21:28:01

This Unix geek is more than socially awkward.
He's socially perlward.

2024-06-29 21:22:52

Steps to compile tarball that is not in your #Linux or #Unix package manager:
*grab tarball*
*Verify it*
*begins compiling*
*error while compiling*
*Install dependencies libs*
*compile again*
*more errors*
*open ticket on Github regarding compiling issue*
*Waiting*
And so it begins...