Simple Nomad

Long time #Hacker type. #Hippie and I care about the #planet, ask me about #solarpower and #EV.

# RemoteWork since 1999, you know, since last century.

Been here since April 2022 and on this instance since Nov 2022. 

Work is :gitlab: #GitLab. Former ghost hunter and storm chaser. Survivor of #cancer and a #widower. Links in the About. He/Him.

#Infosec #hacker

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simplenomad@rigor--mortis-nmrc-org.mostr.pub

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2025-01-05 15:01:58

Interesting weather experience this morning, here in Texas as the cold front moves in.
I wasn't feeling great yesterday (stomach and headache), but stomach was better this morning. Did the Starbucks run with the dog in the car, and thought with the headache and slight dizziness I probably shouldn't be operating heavy machinery, so it was going to be a stop at a park on the way home to dog walk and basically stay home and recover. Weather was great - 66F/18C - and a light wind. Ahead of the cold front there were spotty showers here and there but we were lucky and avoided that.
The sky looked ominous with fasting-moving dark clouds moving in out of the northeast, especially with a solid line that seemed to define a sharp edge with much clearer skies behind it. The doge and I were 50 meters or so from the car when it hit - instance wind at 15mph and an instant temperature drop to 51F/10.5C. Wow. Back in the car, headed home to basically rest and take care of my headache.
It's currently clear overhead, 45F/7C and slowly falling (should be well below freezing by tomorrow morning). I know this is nowhere near the experience of those that live further north that are dealing with ice and snow, but being out walking at the exact moment it arrived was utterly fascinating. This is why I respect nature so much and try to live a green life.
#dogwalk #nature #weather #green

2024-12-31 21:16:32

To prevent the dismal situation of STILL waiting on Xmas gifts to arrive so I can mail them out to family and friends (two left!) I’ve already started shopping for Xmas 2025. Added bonus, all fam and friends birthday gifts for January acquired, half are already wrapped.
Suck it, Murphy. Stick it and your law up your ass, I will win 2025.
#karma #xmas

2024-11-13 21:22:22

How does every Zoom 1:1 call with a co-worker from overseas start? With them saying "Look I know we're not supposed to talk about politics, but.... what happened?" and followed by me saying "I'm sorry."

2024-10-08 22:22:21

Having a few years under my belt, I do remember Ronald Reagan repeating the Russian proverb "Trust but verify" in reference to the Soviet Union in that we would trust them but have to verify what they were claiming when it came to the whole cold war thing.
Because I was and still am a paranoid person, I had my own version of this which was "Don't trust, verify". Imagine my disappointment when the phrase was co-opted by Bitcoin. I had said the phrase in a conversation and the other person said something like "oh I had no idea you were into cryptocurrency" to which I asked them why they thought that.
I saw someone earlier today with an old tshirt with that on it, and it still pisses me off.
#InfoSec #OldManYellsAtWellJustYellsALot

2024-09-23 21:55:39

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@npub1z3z…s09n Yeah I made a list of those types before I left and found their other socials, especially blog posts with rss feeds I could subscribe to. Still, there were casualties....

2024-09-23 21:51:44

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BTW in case anyone asks, I did in fact delete my account on Twitter and yes not a week or so later someone else created a new account with my old account name.

2024-09-23 21:49:27

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@npub198r…kx9c I do get it. However depending on who you follow on any social media platform, echo chambers form. I just couldn't stand what was happening and had to leave.

2024-09-23 21:11:54

A friend of mine asked "How do you deal with this?" to which I replied that I dealt with it almost 2 years ago when I deleted my account.
Why people remain on Twitter, I do not know.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/23/24252438/x-blocked-users-view-public-posts

2024-09-17 15:05:13

Upgrading the operating system of a server can be easy, or painful. I upgraded four of them, and as three had painful issues, I still consider myself lucky. The fact that they're public (such as this Mastodon instance) made it slightly more challenging.
#infosec #security
https://www.markloveless.net/
blog/2024/9/17/server-upgrades

2024-09-10 14:36:50

Here in America, if you want to sell the concept of green energy, you focus on the green part. Not the ecological part, the money part. The reason green energy is flourishing in the state that is being governed by climate-change-denying Republicans is because it is profitable. It makes money, and from a regulatory perspective it is easier to get a green project up and running.
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/06/solar-power-generation-texas
#GreenEnergy #green

2024-08-30 19:30:25

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@npub1ruc…pkka An old habit going back ages. Finally "paid off" so to speak with the beginning of Covid, so now I'm "wise" and not "eccentric".

2024-08-24 14:53:32

Fresh from China via a friend who recently visited there, water is boiling. Anji White Tea.
#tea #SecuriTea
https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/017/566/506/364/516/original/bef12971add88517.jpeg

2024-08-14 02:57:00

Unsure what the cause is, but power outage in the area. Glad I have batteries, estimate is that it will take a few hours for a repair. 718 customers impacted.
https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/958/125/975/926/469/original/edcf3e546edb2532.png

2024-08-13 15:22:11

Part two of a three-part blog series on dealing with #energy monitoring of #solar panels, inverters, batteries, and appliances. Sometimes it can lead to some interesting discoveries.
https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/8/13/energy-monitoring-part-two
#green #GreenEnergy

2024-08-06 14:54:19

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@npub1udr…8gc6 Well, that inverter talks Zigbee to its monitoring/uploader device, so that's on the (future) target list....

2024-08-06 14:10:24

Part one of a three-part (so far) blog series on how I manage #energy monitoring with #solar panels, inverters, batteries, and large appliances from multiple vendors.
https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/8/6/energy-monitoring-part-one
#green #GreenEnergy #OldManYellsAtCloudProviders

2024-08-04 14:55:49

Dozens of #infosec personnel are now scrambling, saying to significant others such things as "Oh! It looks like my 'research account' for that anti-porn work campaign might be exposed. Yeah, that's it!"
https://cybernews.com/security/bangbros-data-leak-expose-users/

2024-08-02 19:38:31

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@npub1frv…9742 Even though it wasn't critical, stuff like that can still be a pain in the ass. Trust me, I know!

2024-08-01 17:50:20

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@npub1nc0…ua26 The battery story is here: https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2022/9/2/the-battery-system

2024-08-01 13:47:41

Bookworm is starting to go on me.
https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/8/1/upgrading-debian-11-to-12
#infosec #homeassistant #homelab #debian

2024-07-31 14:07:51

If you see a 111 year old man named Jimmy, he's been missing for 49 years as of today. Tell him he's probably safe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hoffa

2024-07-30 13:47:30

Since I have #solar panels, batteries, and no electric bill, I get asked a lot of questions. I now have a Solar FAQ part two to cover new questions since the last Solar FAQ from a couple of years ago.
Part two: https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/7/30/solar-faq-part-two
The older part one: https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2022/6/21/solar-faq
#green #GreenEnergy #OldManYellsAtDusk

2024-07-27 17:50:41

Okay, this started out as a computer project, and in my mind still is, but…
#HomeAssistant #solar #monitoring #OldManYellsAtSelf
https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/859/718/505/800/835/original/8d832baa484ea989.jpeg

2024-07-27 01:00:41

This has been a week of nerding out. With a couple of other home projects completed, I’ve been going full geek crazy with #HomeAssistant. I’ll have 2-3 blog posts out of this as I’m wrapping things up and mainly just seeing if everything I’ve done is working right.
#solar #green

2024-07-22 04:37:59

Very cool. I won’t have to choose between two old out-of-touch white guys.

2024-07-19 19:07:16

I wonder if the same Crowdstrike config file that cratered Windows was also pushed out to MacOS and Linux. If so, it doesn't speak highly of Windows. In fact, why isn't anyone asking about the fragility of Windows in that a single config file caused such a failure? Shouldn't it be more resilient?
#crowdstrike #infosec

2024-07-19 18:56:57

The good thing about Crowdstrike is that I don't expect future updates will cause major problems.
I mean wow, we can complain as an industry all we want, but damn, must be a rough day for the average Crowdstrike employee.
#crowdstrike #infosec

2024-07-16 14:33:29

Over a year with the Chevy Bolt EUV, I blogged about how things are going. Spoiler, wow it is awesome.
https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/7/16/the-ev-over-a-year-later
#green #ev

2024-07-15 13:52:00

When the kids were little and we were poor, my wife told them that the truck driving by slowly while playing a tune was the musical truck. If you were sad you could listen and feel better. This went on for ages. One days the kids came running in all excited. "Mom! Dad! Guess what? The musical truck SELLS ICE CREAM!!" We were like "...shit..."
#TheGoodOleDays

2024-07-14 01:05:25

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@npub13t5…qflp Shots being fired at Trump. All the way around, this will just make the extreme crazies crazier be they left or right.

2024-07-14 00:04:14

Well fuck. The shit has hit the fan. Doesn’t matter where you stand, the next few days, weeks, months, and years are going to suck.

2024-07-13 14:25:03

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@npub1l6r…sa08 Thanks, that was part of the reason why I wrote it that way, everyone has “normals” in their life that need the basics.

2024-07-13 01:02:12

Headed out to grab takeout, took a less-busy street with little traffic. Noticed a man walking, talking to himself, waving his arms. Seemed disturbed, perhaps crazy. He was also completely naked.
Called 911. Went and picked up my food, headed back. Where the guy was, there were four police cars, two fire trucks, and an ambulance with a stretcher heading into a condominium lobby. Guess the guy wasn’t doing too good. Hope he gets the help he needs.

2024-07-12 22:01:50

You know, it's moments like this that the paranoia seems to pay off. Yes, I'm speaking about the AT&T breach. I am a regular user of Signal, if I every go somewhere that I might consider questionable I use both alternate transportation and make use of a burner (with a complete alternate digital footprint), as well as one of my several faraday bags.
More info in an older blog post here (and no I do not still have the Motorola Moto): https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2021/5/20/hacker-burner-phone

2024-07-10 14:57:45

Cool! I found free lemonade in a parking lot!
#lemonade #TotallyNotUrine
https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/762/779/061/202/144/original/0ba0a7c1daef124f.jpeg

2024-07-09 17:44:59

Blog post I did for work. Sorry it wasn't sooner, but nonetheless here it is, related to #regresshion. I guess had the impact been as great as all the headlines would have had you believe, it would have been done sooner.
#infosec #security #gitlab
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2024/07/09/faq-the-regresshion-vulnerability-and-gitlab/

2024-07-05 14:01:22

In today's episode of important events in history, on July 5th 1946 the bikini was introduced. It was named after Bikini Atoll where a public atomic bomb test had taken place a few days earlier. ⚛️ 💥
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini
#FunFriday

2024-07-03 14:42:30

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@npub13t5…qflp Maybe you misread this. I've had DKIM, DMARC, and SPF set up for years.

2024-06-25 14:27:37

Over the weekend I had a 20 hour Internet outage. It was interesting as I have a house full of "smart" devices. How did I manage? Surprisingly well. Details in my latest blog post.
https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/6/25/smart-devices-and-no-internet
#smarthome #homelab #homeautomation #homeassistant

2024-06-23 22:17:30

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@npub12xf…l66g Same! My Dahlia will come inside and spread out on the cool tile in the living room. Probably a good example on a way to live - sun worship, get rid of bugs, cool down….

2024-06-22 19:02:46

She moved out of the shade and into the sun on hot pavement. At least someone doesn’t mind how hot it is.
Yes I’ll bring her in after a few minutes, but damn, this happens multiple times on a sunny summer day.
#dogs #dogsofmastodon
https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/661/821/077/982/582/original/5310b0f947ffaad1.jpeg

2024-06-16 15:51:41

The irony is that while we are complaining about how LLMs are just spitting out text that is often complete bullshit, we forget that they were trained on data *we* generated and put online.

2024-06-14 21:28:28

STILL amused that my blog post called "My HP Dev One" gets tons of hits because I captioned a photo of the inside of the laptop as "nerd porn". This with HP caused a bunch of folks looking for "HP porn" (aka Harry Potter porn) via Google to head to the page, only to be disappointed.
For the curious: https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2023/3/10/my-hp-dev-one

2024-06-14 21:16:42

Bummer, back to yelling. He's either off his meds, back on meth, or both. Sad.
https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/@simplenomad/112609999067377713

2024-06-14 18:23:13

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@npub1074…z2j6 Take care, brother. Get some rest from this and a bit of peace.

2024-06-14 14:01:59

The old gas water heater was about a decade past its prime, needed replacement, and I decided in keeping with my #GreenEnergy goals I'd upgrade. But instead of being a boring paragraph in a future blog about changes to my #energy setup with #solar, things became strange...
#solarpunk #smarthome
https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/6/14/hot-water-heater

2024-06-13 15:23:42

The neighborhood crazy guy, when wandering up and down the street in the middle of the day or night, usually is yelling at houses. Lately he's been dancing or talking calmly to himself, laughing. I am taking this as a positive sign.
I hope for his sake (and the sake of the neighbors who are scared of him even though he is harmless) that this happy trend continues.

2024-06-12 21:07:16

A mostly sunny day, the EV Bolt was already charged enough, and so by 11am the #solar panels had charged house #batteries full, which should get me covered well past midnight. This despite a short area power outage, which I only learned about via text - Zoom meeting not interrupted. With excess energy going to the grid, today I will get credit for about 15kWh while pulling down 4kWh from before dawn this morning. This makes up for recent cloudy days. #GreenEnergy

2024-06-12 19:30:59

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@npub1p5c…f62r Same! In fact I think I have 8 VLANs and 6 SSIDs (I wish more items came with Ethernet).

2024-06-11 14:17:36

For the #unifi folk: I had an issue where I could not make changes or read logs in Network, but I could in Protect and OS settings. I had tried the usual restarting and so on, logged out and back in, to no avail. Then I couldn't update anything in Protect as well. I knew things were working as I was exporting log data to my rsyslog server.
On a whim, I logged out, cleared browser cache, logged back in, and problem solved. Whatever. Anyway, putting it out there in case someone else runs into this.
#homelab

2024-06-06 13:46:58

The new wave of LLM-based AI is very much like Viagra. Originally invented to treat high blood pressure and angina, it was discovered that Viagra could help with reluctant boners. I'll let you work out whether this analogy is good or bad, but I'll just say I'm seeing a lot of dick waving when it comes to AI....
#infosec #security #AI #boners

2024-06-04 19:11:37

Sounds like a very cool project. The only problem with it is that there is no reference to Kuato (IYKYK).
https://github.com/xaitax/TotalRecall
#infosec #security

2024-05-30 14:36:55

More #FirstWorldProblems as my new hybrid heat pump hot water heater failed city inspection. Apparently the plumbers will have to redo the condensate drainage, as the plan of "empty the bucket" isn't going to cut it, it must go into a sewer drain or be piped outside.
#GreenEnergy #heatpump

2024-05-30 13:48:38

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@npub1l2l…mv7r I think the main point of this episode is that we are always 5 years away from non-researching YouTube commenters commenting.

2024-05-30 13:43:08

@npub1l2l…mv7r You seen this? I don't think it's an entire video's worth of discussion, but maybe a decent chunk of a larger discussion about gathering green from not-so-green.
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/112530319792326783

2024-05-28 19:05:18

Im looking forward to the day that either mass transit grows and/or self-driving electric cars evolve to the point that large metropolitan television and radio stations no longer need traffic reporters.
At least I hope that’s the reason, and not some massive plague.
#green #greentech

2024-05-22 20:26:59

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@npub15f3…wphw I doubt it, this took place in the 90s and the print server was a basic Unix server attached to a printer.

2024-05-22 19:54:56

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@npub13t5…qflp Nope this was a print server, running a flavor of Unix. But that Indonesian bank hack is still a cool story.

2024-05-22 19:52:01

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@npub1l2l…mv7r Sean needs to update his wardrobe for YouTube if you're going to continue to show him up with high quality merch. Just sayin'

2024-05-22 16:01:15

If you're wondering if the days are longer, they are, due to changes in the Earth's rotation. Scientists have tracked this down, and it is apparently because of Nikola Tesla spinning in his grave.

2024-05-18 01:16:29

In case you were wondering, I flipped off Kid Rock while out getting takeout. Or at least his tour bus, as it turned to head up to the stadium near my house. Don’t worry right wingers, I also flipped off Taylor Swift heading to the same stadium on her last tour so I spread the angst around.
I really need to pay attention to the stadium schedule to avoid getting pissed off by sports teams, musical acts, and whatever the fuck that idiot Kid Rock is.

2024-05-14 15:05:26

I recently deployed Wireguard, and have a blog post about it. It's more of a "real world" blog post than instructional, but I do enclose details about what I did and how I did it.
https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/5/14/installing-wireguard
#infosec #HackerLife #hacker #security #OldManYellsAtCloudflare

2024-05-13 13:26:05

Outside of GPS on certain tractors that impacted farming (at least here in North American), were there other #auroraborealis impacts to our technological world? Other than the slightly increased load to social media involving #aurora posts? Curious...

2024-05-11 04:41:01

No pics of a rare (for this region) aurora light display due to clouds. And a long day, so I’m tired and not going to wait and hope for a break in the cloud cover….

2024-05-06 21:04:31

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@npub1xez…m4dz Wow. Very cool, very impressive!

2024-05-06 14:43:04

My main use for Amazon is to find products. Once I've found what I want, I look up the seller directly and see if I can get them some other way - usually simply getting it direct from them. It is usually about the same price but as they are not giving a chunk of it to Amazon they are making more money. Yes, I rarely get free shipping or whatever, but it helps support what it often a small business. I encourage all of you to do the same.
#StickItToTheMan #SupportSmallBusiness

2024-05-05 13:55:32

Here's your every 24th month reminder that do-release-upgrade will not work until the .1 LTS release is out.
#ubuntu #linux #LTS

2024-05-01 18:50:46

Yes I am mature. Why do you ask?
https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/367/333/791/918/550/original/cdcf4070d68d32d5.jpeg

2024-04-26 14:03:48

I might have enough tea to get me through the morning.
#tea #SecuriTea #Friday
https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/337/893/818/681/499/original/bc2e5a1abcfdda2a.jpeg

2024-04-25 20:28:08

I sort of have opinions about TikTok and the ban, but not like everyone else...
https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/4/25/the-tiktok-implications
#infosec #apt #TinFoilHat #privacy

2024-04-25 16:05:36

Across the street from the car dealership where I’m currently at is this fine establishment.
https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/332/710/423/600/241/original/176ac6db240e305b.jpeg

2024-04-24 13:33:06

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@npub142f…qdrj Shit. Guess what song is now stuck in my head?

2024-04-24 13:08:19

If you're looking for a way to irritate other #nerds, particularly #tech nerds, just say "What's the big deal about Al? Always in the headlines, who's Al anyway?" And don't say #AI as in "ai" say Al like "Al Capone".

2024-04-22 19:46:49

When I first heard #Ghost was working on integrating with #ActivityPub I naturally assumed it was the band Ghost. Just me? Still cool news.
https://activitypub.ghost.org/

2024-04-20 21:40:04

In case you were wondering, FISA was a response to various federal agencies violating the privacy of citizens during the Nixon administration, and signed into law by Carter. After 9/11, Bush administration modified it. It’s a mess IMNSHO. Various agencies and administrations have found ways to repeatedly abuse it, I suspect this will continue to be the case.
https://mastodon.social/@therecord_media/112304959317596217

2024-04-20 13:54:07

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Interestingly, with the rolling thunder, the #dog is in "guard mode". This is typically done during #yoga in that see keeps going back and forth between myself and the front door or myself and the back door, sitting alert with ears up to protect me. She's doing this now with the thunder. Yes, she is only a chiweenie, but she's fierce and will fight the #weather if need be.

2024-04-20 13:31:36

"It stopped raining!"
Thunderstorms and in general just constant rain for today, but in the middle of morning yoga there was a short window for the rain-averse #dog to get in short walk. We got about a 1/4 mile in, not much but enough to motivate a ceremonial dump on a neighbor's lawn that I bagged up (and no, dark-humored smartass, it was a dog dump not a people one).
For the #weather nerds, nothing of note from this area in Texas, mainly just rain.

2024-04-15 22:54:39

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@npub1qm8…gyw7 O never said taxes were evil, just slightly unfair concerning the rich.

2024-04-15 22:46:04

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@npub1qm8…gyw7 Agree if the upper 1% paid their fair share…

2024-04-15 19:43:28

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@npub13s5…0670 Check here: https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/all-jobs/#engineering

2024-04-15 13:54:22

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@npub159m…m405 As soon as I am rich, I will 😉

2024-04-15 13:52:59

Wondering out loud, to no one in particular. Has there ever been a multi-millionaire (or billionaire) that told their accountants "No. I think I need to pay my fair share of taxes to help fund all of the projects my country deems important."?
Somehow I think not.
And in this thought exercise, charity donations don't count, as they are typically tax write-offs as far as those rich folks' accountants go. Yes we need those donations too, but yeah, just wondering out loud....

2024-04-15 13:44:11

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@npub159m…m405 There are those that make far more than I that pay zero. I don't mind paying, I just wish the wealthy would pay their fair share.

2024-04-15 11:45:40

A sad day yes. Not because it is #Monday but because it is #taxday here in the USA.

2024-04-12 00:15:07

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@npub13vc…a293 The all-remote-personnel cloud version, yes. We do follow the sun as well so some roles are geographically spread out.

2024-04-11 20:25:14

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@npub1fg4…44j8
Not in security at this time. Best I can tell you is check here and just see if you can find a fit: https://boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab

2024-04-11 14:42:28

My employer #GitLab is hiring, specifically in the Security division. Security Identity Management is the area, so if you're into #Security and #IAM and you're qualified, apply. If not, a few other positions are available, feel free to poke around. Fully remote. I'm not shopping for a referral, I'm shopping for a work colleague, so apply!
#FediHire #infosec
https://boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/7294564002

2024-04-11 13:40:41

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@npub1l20…0c0w Speaking of gifts, this checks off someone for xmas 2024 (yes, I've already started holiday shopping...)

2024-04-09 15:09:53

Maybe a decade ago, a "friend" from the Meta/Facebook world proudly proclaimed he was a genius per an online quiz. I questioned the quiz, and in the ensuing angry convo in DMs I asked him if he was in Mensa, to which he replied "guys don't get periods, stop being a sexist asshole" and then unfriended me.
I strongly suspect he was in fact NOT a genius.
So he recently hit me up, asking if I could get him a job. Do you think suggesting he apply at Apple to work at the genius bar as being too harsh of a reply?

2024-04-08 17:34:10

2024 meaningless #eclipse update 3: Sadly, most of the locals in the neighborhood (a working class neighborhood btw) left for work, and all of the out-of-town relatives have headed out to wherever (local park, some nearby event) so the neighborhood is empty. At least the sky is just partly cloudy for now, let's hope the big cloud cover holds off until later.
#totality #texas

2024-04-08 17:30:13

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@npub1rlq…906e Or they worked 2nd or 3rd shift on the other side of the planet....

2024-04-08 14:24:23

2024 meaningless #eclipse update 2: While the next total eclipse in North Texas will be in 2317, I am guessing that by then I'll probably have moved to my Idaho beach house that overlooks the Pacific. You know, after the "big one" finally hits the west coast. My bionic body will enjoy warming up its flesh-covered metal parts in the sun.
#totality #texas

2024-04-08 13:37:40

2024 meaningless #eclipse update 1: Every neighbor at the holidays typically has no cars in their driveway or extra cars in their driveway, a random mix. Today most of the neighbors have cars with out-of-state plates, and more than a few out-of-country plates (Mexico). And traffic was much heavier than usual this weekend - not just because of the Rangers games last night and tonight.
#totality #texas

2024-04-05 18:58:07

This earthquake talk reminds me of one of my old (possibly chemical/alcoholic influenced) theories from my youth that when the Big Quake happens that it will not result in the western half of California falling into the Pacific, but everything east of the San Andreas falling into the Atlantic. So northeastern USA, according to my youthful giggling slightly-altered-state self, you just dodged a bullet.

2024-04-05 15:34:06

I'm going to guess I was not the only person who thought it was cool that I heard all about the east coast #earthquake from Mastodon instead of some other social media outlet. I mean, I hope there was no damage and everyone is okay, but other than that, cool! Heard it here first.
FYI, I did NOT feel it here in Texas, and if I had I would have assumed it was fracking....

2024-04-03 19:00:33

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@npub1064…f7rp It's also fun when they test while it is overcast and the sky looks slightly scary, and you're with someone that just moved to the area. "Oh that? That's just the tornado sirens."

2024-04-03 18:08:47

Ah the glory of the month's first Wednesday and the testing of the emergency sirens aka the "tornado sirens". They are slightly staggered for easier monitoring purposes (I assume that's why) so it's interesting to hear nearby ones power down and ones that are further away ramp up. As a person who grew up in Oklahoma this was a rather feared sound, so there is a nostalgic familiarity coupled with remembered fright whenever I hear them.
#weather #OldManYellsAtSirens

2024-04-02 21:45:47

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@npub1hn5…mzl8 For me it's even better, because when they ask how I know so much about it, I point out I currently run my main personal email on my own server, and have done so for ages. I've seen minds blown.

2024-04-02 13:51:07

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@npub1qxm…mn3t Hehe I've listened to this podcast for ages, this is how they apparently communicate. I find it mildly entertaining, as it reminds me of many a HallwayCon in Vegas.

2024-04-01 21:03:37

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@npub1hz9…6rsm Damn straight. And more podcasts about how the other podcasts are wrong/riding coattails/etc