Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven

Professional problem solver; DevOps; buddhist, dreamer and sometimes thinker

You cannot solve social problems with technology.

We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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2024-10-01 06:02:57

Dutch approval of #Glyphosate pesticide was influenced by controversial U.S. expert
The Dutch pesticide authority, CTGB, based its statement that herbicide glyphosate is not carcinogenic partly on publications by a statistician, Kenny Crump. The American has previously worked for asbestos, diesel, and lead industries, according to an investigation by Zembla. This determination led to glyphosate being approved for use again in November 2023 for another 10-year period.
https://nltimes.nl/2024/09/29/dutch-approval-glyphosate-pesticide-influenced-controversial-us-expert

2024-09-27 09:06:52

How Snobbery Helped Take The Spice Out Of European Cooking
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/26/394339284/how-snobbery-helped-take-the-spice-out-of-european-cooking
#Europe #Food

2024-09-25 08:39:55

BBC Sounds actually has a volume slider that goes up to eleven.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/197/289/971/374/279/original/da4d250c9175d833.png

2024-08-14 07:24:31

Spotted on LinkedIn, frankly I am not surprised these angles are now also a thing.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/959/166/975/621/171/original/f7fdf082a93e9727.png

2024-08-05 21:23:12

Google violated antitrust laws to dominate online search, US judge rules
Ruling states ‘Google is a monopolist’ in decision that could have major implications for how people use the internet
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/05/google-loses-antitrust-lawsuit
#Google #Antitrust

2024-07-25 05:12:36

Anyone can Access Deleted and Private Repository Data on GitHub
You can access data from deleted forks, deleted repositories and even private repositories on GitHub. And it is available forever. This is known by GitHub, and intentionally designed that way.
https://trufflesecurity.com/blog/anyone-can-access-deleted-and-private-repo-data-github
#GitHub #TruffleSecurity #Repositories

2024-07-22 05:46:14

New Study Uncovers Key Error in Climate Models: Earth’s Albedo Overestimated
"But with the new ice reflectivity incorporated into the model, the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting at a rate of about six gigatons more than in older model versions. This is based on albedo measurements that are more consistent with satellite observations."
https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-uncovers-key-error-in-climate-models-earths-albedo-overestimated/
#ClimateChange #Geophysics

2024-07-12 14:15:28

Disinformation networks ‘flooded’ X before EU elections, report says
Analysis by Dutch researchers shows coordinated activity in France, Germany and Italy in run-up to ballot
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/12/disinformation-networks-social-media-x-france-germany-italy-eu-elections
#Disinformation #X #Twitter

2024-07-10 08:03:07

At least most EU NATO members have woken up or are waking up on the threat of a potential return of the Trump presidency.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/761/128/589/269/908/original/61d7d813751c6927.png

2024-06-25 14:22:38

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@npub1rml…xa6t npm audit? 😂

2024-06-19 08:14:50

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@npub1rml…xa6t Was curious myself, given I recently ran into systemd-tmpfiles issues on a production system. :)

2024-06-18 11:16:10

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@npub1rml…xa6t That option got to be on a systemd version higher than 252 then. It doesn't have the option.

2024-06-15 04:59:08

‘The big story of the 21st century’: is this the most shocking documentary of the year?
Six years in the making, jaw-dropping new film The Grab shows a secret scramble by governments and private firms to buy up global resources
https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/12/the-grab-documentary-review
#TheGrab #Documentary #Food #Resources

2024-06-12 11:48:05

I really need to adjust my mind to the fact that my country is about to go into a number of stupid months to years with this newly elected cabinet.
The stupid, it hurts so much.

2024-06-12 09:35:30

For Dutchies, Belgians, and Germans, and possibly others in the EU, you might like https://www.biogroei.nl/ or the English version https://www.biogrowi.com/
They have excellent biological solutions for a lot of common pests.
In my case, trying to combat some varenrouwmuggen ('rouwvliegjes', Sciara analis) with some nematodes (Steinernema feltiae).

2024-06-11 05:07:15

Why are people still using Oracle Java runtimes?
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Oracle Java police start knocking on Fortune 200's doors for first time
Expansion of compliance activity follows per-employee licensing change
Gartner estimated the per-employee subscription model to be two to five times more expensive than the legacy version.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/10/fortune_200_oracle_java_audit/
#Oracle #Java

2024-06-10 11:40:49

16 years ago would be the PlayStation 3 and Wii era.
I started with the Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, now 40+ years ago.
*goes back to his mausoleum*
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/592/119/310/580/703/original/04e35e36bc34623b.jpeg

2024-06-08 08:26:34

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@npub1rml…xa6t Alternatively, export PAGER="less -R" so it works for multiple tools.

2024-06-05 12:44:34

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@npub1sg4…xslc Looks like it will last until at least 16:00.

2024-06-04 14:11:26

Oh nice, #OdinLang added #NetBSD support.
https://github.com/odin-lang/Odin/releases/tag/dev-2024-06

2024-06-02 08:13:10

I had seen the request to remove the EU flag, but hadn't seen the follow-up. Chef's kiss.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-69056186

2024-05-23 21:29:27

The Süddeutsche Zeitung reports that last November (2023) a maintenance crew working on the electric grid, found a buried package containing two grenades, two detonators, and hundreds of grams of explosives. The package was discovered in Bellheim, close to a NATO kerosine pipeline.
The current suspect for this planned sabotage is Russia.
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/sabotage-russland-nato-pipeline-geheimdienst-1.7253897?reduced=true

2024-05-21 10:42:26

Jon Stewart on Butker, Conservative "Outrage" & The Real Cancel Culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwyyttqvE04
#JonStewart #DailyShow #CancelCulture #HarrisonButker

2024-05-21 09:40:31

Scarlett Johansson statement on the OpenAI voice abuse (from https://x.com/BobbyAllyn/status/1792679435701014908)
#ScarlettJohansson #OpenAI
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/478/396/612/204/759/original/a3e5133adb20565f.jpg

2024-05-17 09:01:02

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@npub1rml…xa6t Let's just say while working with it, I let out a few expletives, yes. :D

2024-05-14 10:57:04

Jon Stewart Gives Sen. Robert Menendez a Corruption Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5udtSQ-LtM0
#JonStewart #DailyShow #Corruption

2024-05-10 11:32:57

Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42xZB80sZaI
#LastWeekTonight #Library

2024-04-23 08:10:35

So in the last week or so I have been learning #Godot 4 and I have to say I have been enjoying my experiences so far.

2024-04-23 07:27:36

Jon Stewart Slams Media for Breathless Trump Trial Coverage | The Daily Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqkf2U5jcE0
#JonStewart #DailyShow

2024-04-16 10:24:29

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@npub1rml…xa6t Looks like a container-related env var:
https://github.com/search?q=GNUPG_EXTRA_SOCKET&type=code

2024-04-12 09:43:08

Ludum Dare website:
Ludum Dare 55 — April 12th - 14th, 2024
Ldjam website:
Saturday April 13th to Tuesday April 16th, 2024
Someone might want to fix the main website to be accurate. And fix the next event, which still points to 51.
#LudumDare

2024-03-14 06:31:14

NASA Engineers Make Progress Toward Understanding Voyager 1 Issue
"[..] was able to decode the new signal and found that it contains a readout of the entire FDS memory."
https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2024/03/13/nasa-engineers-make-progress-toward-understanding-voyager-1-issue/
#NASA #Voyager1

2024-02-23 06:33:11

Scholz and the SPD blocking Taurus missiles for Ukraine out of fear of *checks notes* escalating the conflict.
Escalating? How much worse do you think it can become for Ukraine? Besides, they already use British Storm Shadow missiles, which have an equivalent reach.

2024-02-16 11:56:04

‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/recycling-plastics-producers-report
#Plastics #Recycling #Climate

2024-02-09 08:39:53

What is this modern day bullshit that you can ask a vendor questions via WhatsApp or social media, but normal support email is unavailable.

2024-02-06 15:34:22

Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands uncovers COATHANGER, a stealthy Chinese FortiGate RAT
https://www.ncsc.nl/binaries/ncsc/documenten/publicaties/2024/februari/6/mivd-aivd-advisory-coathanger-tlp-clear/TLP-CLEAR+MIVD+AIVD+Advisory+COATHANGER.pdf
#China #Netherlands #Security #Malware #MIVD #FortiGate

2024-01-26 07:11:22

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@npub1ykd…6j2y I honestly don't get why non-MAGA Americans are even debating this. If your two choices are between a future dictator and someone not like that, but with some things you might disagree with policy-wise, what is the fucking hold up in your decision?

2024-01-11 06:24:20

Scientists outline a bold solution to climate change, biodiversity loss, social injustice
"We're arguing for radical incrementalism: achieving massive change through small, short-term steps."
"The income share variable extends back to 1820 and shows how the top 10% have consistently received at least 50% of all income, illustrating global economic inequality over the long term."
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-scientists-outline-bold-solution-climate.html
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

2023-12-21 06:57:55

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@npub1ept…jcl3 Apparently this kind of news was already being thrown out in April 2023, e.g.: https://slate.com/business/2023/04/cars-buttons-touch-screens-vw-porsche-nissan-hyundai.html

2023-12-13 16:24:26

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@npub1rml…xa6t
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/574/033/452/258/357/original/9781d503fa562537.jpg

2023-10-20 06:02:53

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@npub1a4c…t2kf Not at my job, thankfully. We currently have a few user stories to work on automated snapshot cleanups and other pruning of stale, unneeded data. Small tasks with relatively big savings.

2023-10-17 13:14:53

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@npub1jng…y7xd "Bevestigt dat de. wet een ingewikkeld technisch" - verdwaalde punt.
"Want wie wast bewaart die heeft wat", wast -> wat

2023-10-01 12:38:22

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@npub1rml…xa6t This seems like a prime example of something that could programmatically be solved with a 301 redirect.

2023-09-29 09:27:21

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@npub1a4c…t2kf "good code is self-documenting"

2023-09-28 08:39:46

Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water
MIT engineers and collaborators developed a solar-powered device that avoids salt-clogging issues of other designs.
https://news.mit.edu/2023/desalination-system-could-produce-freshwater-cheaper-0927

2023-09-14 19:58:41

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@npub1xzm…eykm Owww, more Daniel Tompkins is always good.

2023-09-09 21:31:56

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@npub1a4c…t2kf It's one of the reasons why I argue with a lot of people that want to use technology X because Google/Twitter/big web scale company use it. I try to get them to go back to basics, describe the problem they're trying to solve and find an appropriate fit (which includes the amount of engineers available). Quite often those become quite different tech stacks.

2023-09-05 10:28:07

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@npub1jl3…pp2u Je kan hem ook een bericht sturen, wellicht kent hij een goede partij voor je wensen?

2023-09-05 08:38:46

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@npub1jl3…pp2u Je zou eens naar https://www.pbxcomplete.nl/ kunnen kijken.
Ex-collega van me is nu bijna 16 jaar met dit bedrijf bezig, voor wat dat waard is qua betrouwbaarheid. 😉

2023-08-19 05:52:20

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@npub1src…fms4 Why? Naming your assets "chair.obj", "chair_final.obj", "chair_final_FINAL.obj", "chair_final_FINAL2.obj" is a time-honoured tradition. 😉

2023-08-15 13:55:23

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@npub15qw…3p2z The one thing I will always remember you for is the evergreen quote, "It's not RICO, dammit".
Looks like this time with Georgia is bona fide is! 😂

2023-08-07 06:11:19

If you have manuals in PDF for appliances/devices (you own), make sure to upload a copy to @npub1xrj…9q43 at the https://archive.org/details/manuals_appliance?tab=collection section.
#Manuals #PDF #DigiPres

2023-07-17 09:41:41

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@npub1rml…xa6t Is that 100% pindakaas? It's supposed to like that. Either stir it through completely or rotate the jar every day between lid and bottom, so that the oil and content can stay mixed.

2023-07-11 07:37:43

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@npub1rml…xa6t Mmm, I could see this be part of the entire right to repair movement as well. A lot of these do include troubleshooting steps and guidance.
🤔

2023-07-06 05:46:43

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@npub18yv…xxyn From a commercial vendor perspective it seems that Ubuntu is supported more than SUSE, based on current experiences at work.

2023-06-29 08:16:37

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@npub1a4c…t2kf The current climate of fear of anything not-American fomented by the (MAGA) Republicans?

2023-06-24 11:04:59

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@npub1psd…9sr7 Did you see that article yesterday that apparently a group of people tried to smuggle Cesium-137 out of Russia?

2023-06-21 10:56:19

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@npub1a4c…t2kf K. N. King's C Programming: A Modern Approach (2nd Ed)
Clear and concise in my eyes, deals with C from a, then, modern C standard (C99), has lots of examples and exercises.

2023-06-13 21:54:18

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@npub1ept…jcl3 What if those same nerds really like Warhammer dwarfs? Those hold a grudge alright. Even write it down in a big old book.

2023-06-13 05:56:03

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@npub1a4c…t2kf A mix of whatever the opposite of illusion of control is with schadenfreude?

2023-05-31 18:12:34

Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth, a new Earth Commission study published today in the journal Nature shows. Developed by more than 40 researchers from across the globe, the scientists deliver the first quantification of safe and just Earth system boundaries on a global and local level for several biophysical processes and systems that regulate the state of the Earth system.
https://earthcommission.org/news/publications/just-world-safe-planet/
#Climate #Nature

2023-05-13 13:31:26

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@npub1xzm…eykm Belated congratulations on the wedding, wishing you many happy years!

2023-05-13 08:56:09

Twitter appeared to limit the reach of investigative news site @npub1efh…770m days after Elon Musk suggested its Texas mall shooter investigation was a 'psyop'
https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-appears-limit-bellingcat-after-elon-musk-called-it-psyop-2023-5
#OSINT #Bellingcat #Twitter #ElonMusk

2023-05-10 15:26:00

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@npub1sys…ckr3 @npub1te2…a322 Okay, now I am curious, there shouldn't be a difference, right?

2023-04-27 05:37:15

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#[0] Isn't that installation of the interpreter a bit similar to what pyenv has been doing all this time, or am I missing something?