Howard Chu @ Symas

CTO Symas Corp., Chief Architect OpenLDAP Project, Musician

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2024-10-25 06:05:51

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@npub1kyg…cvp9 I wanted to write an LDAP driver for it. Too much trouble...

2024-10-22 20:55:58

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@npub1w30…dh68 and yet they're still polling at 50%...

2024-10-18 19:01:01

The percentage of developments from SillyCon Valley that were ever actually worthwhile is vanishingly small. Especially in software. https://mastodon.social/@parismarx@mastodon.online/113328904050064175

2024-10-16 04:40:27

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@npub1rv4…ft5j Encryption at rest is always that way though, whatever software is accessing the data always has to have the encryption key(s) available.

2024-10-07 21:52:47

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In the "we told you so" department https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/113268331805903567

2024-10-05 23:20:51

Remember. https://mastodon.social/@hyc/110935452036317050

2024-10-04 07:21:07

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@npub1rrq…p5au lol

2024-09-28 18:56:58

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@npub1wnv…899h Ah yes, typical "facebook engineering" ...

2024-09-26 18:46:41

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@npub1c6l…p5wz ah the infamous thagomizer https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/07/thagomizer-why-stegosaurus-spiky-tail.html?m=1

2024-09-20 23:17:45

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@npub1ekx…puy8 and he's the runt!

2024-09-20 22:52:59

Hudson on his favorite perch #CatsOfMastodon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/172/331/732/089/200/original/2a4dec82bb65c529.mp4

2024-09-20 17:23:28

Pro tip: if you get offended because people reply to your social media posts, you're the problem, not them.
This is a medium for 2-way conversation. If you're only using it for 1-way broadcasting, you're probably too full of yourself to have anything to say that's worth hearing.

2024-09-18 23:53:08

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@npub1pdv…gqz2 it gave us Capt Pike. And Michelle Yeoh.
So, some interesting characters. That's about it.

2024-09-18 15:46:56

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@npub1tvk…egdw at first it looked to me like a metal detector, and perhaps its user left it in disgust after only finding that metal frame. But looking closer I see it's not. Oh well.

2024-09-17 19:24:26

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@npub1alm…57vz for $150M you could just make it free. For everyone.

2024-09-16 23:39:17

From a freshly opened pack these cookies are hard and dry as a brick. I have a theory that they're made that way because the air is so humid in these isles that within hours of exposure the cookies soften up and actually get a bit chewy.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/149/867/164/332/774/original/8589b3b120930524.jpg

2024-09-16 18:39:28

I guess DMARC works. I'm now getting daily reports from various mailers that have rejected spurious emails using my personal domain.

2024-09-15 11:56:00

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@npub1a56…jgz2 because I don't want to use a public CA. But sure, I could write a script to renew my own certs automatically.

2024-09-15 04:07:55

Ah, today marked 10 years since I last configured TLS certificates for my personal email server. Meaning, my old certs expired and Seamonkey refused to download my email again.
And the old script I used to generate the certs in OpenSSL didn't quite work exactly as it used to with the current OpenSSL. So annoying. And even after fixing it up, 10 years from now I'll have to figure this out again I suppose.

2024-09-11 17:46:28

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and yes, I would otherwise have gotten up but no, I didn't move until Hudson woke up himself.

2024-09-11 17:28:24

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@npub1cat…9z7c good luck with it on Experian. I've been trying to register online or phone for days.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/120/097/195/627/994/original/0fdb24087d4c8544.png

2024-09-10 18:12:17

Quick reminder - any docs you've found for #OpenLDAP online anywhere besides openldap.org were probably written by people who have no idea what they're talking about.
Stop using web search to find information that's already included in the official docs bundled with the release and already installed on your local machine. Especially with AIs producing garbage answers these days, you're just wasting your time.
https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10256#c3

2024-09-10 15:29:51

Ah, happy to see one of my KODI enhancement requests has been merged https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/issues/23103

2024-09-08 20:00:27

if you fry dumplings in a non-stick pan are they technically still pot-stickers?

2024-08-27 18:18:58

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@npub14cw…hfwc or never, in this case. https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/23616

2024-08-27 18:14:00

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@npub14cw…hfwc Exactly. Fixing it on their side would be a couple line change. They refuse.

2024-08-27 18:02:13

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@npub14cw…hfwc essentially, the OpenSSL guys want the behavior that a 2nd OpenSSL_cleanup() call should always crash. Frankly it goes against normal C programming practice, such as free(NULL) being a no-op.

2024-08-25 19:32:21

"We and our 1444 marketing partners respect your privacy..."

2024-08-18 22:03:05

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@npub15cz…5fvs yet another reason why true experts prefer trackballs.

2024-08-18 21:59:51

I designed my personal website to load in 1 second on 38.4kbps dialup internet. I spent a lot of my life getting work done with my laptop tethered to a StarTac phone on 14.4kbps CDMA. Modern web developers have no clue what real world internet connectivity is like for the majority of users. https://mastodon.social/@simon@simonwillison.net/112984044070256201

2024-08-18 21:45:06

Go home facebook, you're drunk.
"53 comments. Be the first to comment."
Yet another reason you should never use a database "designed" by facebook "engineers"...
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/985/201/667/716/349/original/5559c22796ca48b1.jpg

2024-08-10 05:55:23

OH: Unlike most software, bugs don't just sneak into his code - they charge in, with a bellowing battle cry and a full marching band.

2024-08-08 19:05:46

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@npub16r0…z5pl The kicker now is that after this year's halving, the price has not doubled, so mining companies are going broke and will have to decrease or halt operations. No matter what happens, the network only gets weaker from here on.

2024-08-08 19:03:37

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@npub16r0…z5pl If the price *does* double, that's only enough to keep the currently running miners operating. But the network is then twice as valuable as before, making it more worthwhile to attack it, meanwhile the amount of hashrate protecting the network has only held steady.

2024-08-08 18:38:47

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@npub16r0…z5pl I could link it, but you can't see it anyway since Twitter banned my account.

2024-08-08 18:27:11

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@npub16r0…z5pl Re-read my May 15 2022 post, screenshotted above. NgU doesn't fix the problem, it can't.

2024-08-08 17:37:16

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@npub1n2s…hkx2 Is there a formal term for that? It just sounds like "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"

2024-08-08 17:06:35

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@npub12ks…kf3h at that point, the Enterprise D had been out of service for years, and probably didn't have up to date personnel files.

2024-08-08 16:17:44

Bitcoin is for people who failed at math...
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/927/297/946/430/793/original/d9f940b678f43400.png
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2024-08-08 15:43:07

Just donated to Malala Fund again today https://assembly.malala.org/stories/the-day-harrow-high-school-students-answered-malalas-call-to-action

2024-08-06 13:03:46

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@npub155y…uvx4 never used it, but spent years using its key sequences in Turbo Pascal

2024-08-05 20:12:31

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@npub13jd…uun7 I bet you'll dislike this https://cl.gy/XWop

2024-08-05 19:12:14

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@npub1pc2…eqwt it's about time. "Security flaws" used to just be called "bugs". Preventing them should just be part of their normal job responsibilities.

2024-08-05 16:30:30

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@npub186s…54uq I reference Apollo's single-level store as my direct inspiration for #LMDB https://openldap.org/pub/

2024-08-04 20:35:41

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@npub14ux…jx88 talk about razor sharp focus, eyes on the prize...

2024-08-04 20:02:01

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@npub1cy3…j872
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2024-08-04 19:59:22

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@npub1cy3…j872
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/905/522/706/518/631/original/0c20896d8b179d14.jpg

2024-08-04 17:58:22

Not all software is built iteratively on top of what already exists. E.g. #LMDB reuses a few pieces of existing code but mostly it's from the ground up freshly written and is clearly better than everything that existed before. https://mastodon.social/@eob@social.coop/112470103965115025

2024-08-04 15:54:48

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@npub1e2m…kzm2 hey, do you have a model name/number of that cat tree? Mine may be due for an upgrade...

2024-08-04 03:19:00

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@npub1t5c…zuy7 looks purrfect

2024-08-03 22:22:24

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@npub1n9u…rzgl there will always be conflict one way or another ;) https://mastodon.social/@OutOnTheMoors@beige.party/112881805753616269

2024-08-03 22:08:06

Loving all the memes spawned from this
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/900/366/916/800/399/original/d0f9e1191f1ea1ea.jpg

2024-08-03 17:02:38

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@npub1u2k…wwy8 this looks like a useful gadget for your purpose https://iotawatt.com/
Logs, dashboards, whatever...

2024-08-03 16:32:27

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@npub1k69…6sjx heh, it's coming up on 30 years since I wrote any 56k code for a Falcon. I wonder if mine even still power on.

2024-08-02 22:31:15

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@npub1kys…gtlf Finite but for most practical purposes, the number of possible states is inexhaustible.

2024-08-02 22:01:21

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@npub1ftd…4cve acting as customer support will drive any sentient being to murderous rampage, yes.

2024-08-02 19:49:32

Funny thing about "embarrassingly outdated appeal to binaristic gender norms" - every person alive today, and who has ever lived, had 1 male and 1 female parent. That's the norm, yes.

2024-08-02 03:18:42

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@npub1ua7…rrg3 cmake is ridiculously opaque when things go wrong, but this is pretty basic Unix / ld behavior and not cmake's fault.

2024-08-01 20:02:22

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@npub1ae8…zhu5 yes, but don't expect the different seasons to be coherent. They each do cosmic-scale upheavals that are completely ignored in the following season. But it's great to see the characters back in action.

2024-08-01 17:47:38

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@npub1e6t…jj6r huh, never came across these in my ST hacking days. Cool stuff.

2024-08-01 00:01:38

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@npub13le…6saf reminds me of my Atari 1020 color plotter. Was it the same under the skin?

2024-07-31 21:30:59

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@npub1rml…xa6t
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2024-07-31 20:53:12

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@npub1rml…xa6t you can barely see the face, shouldn't be too hard in gimp

2024-07-31 17:50:02

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@npub1su4…a0dw Funny that this is "Intel's response" when they spent so many years leading and defining the market.

2024-07-31 14:52:26

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@npub1fnl…d00k #OpenLDAP only accepts contributions from original authors, not resubmissions from 3rd parties. As such, AI contributions are ineligible. https://openldap.org/devel/contributing.html

2024-07-31 09:07:06

This is why my policy has always been: never just answer a question, always give a pointer to the answer.
1) it saves repeatedly writing the same answers over and over
2) the asker is more likely to remember the answer and actually learn
https://mastodon.social/@rayckeith@techhub.social/112877800926170787

2024-07-31 08:52:15

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@npub1dt0…7205 need a good inflatable mattress. That'll block condensation from the ground soaking your sleeping bag too.

2024-07-31 03:16:30

I guess Facebook/Meta is hiring programmers without Unix experience these days.
https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10245

2024-07-30 22:51:52

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@npub132h…f594 hmmmm. Mixed feelings on this one, being from California, and knowing too much about Avalanche blockchain...

2024-07-30 20:25:34

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@npub1f6g…mr6z good. Now they just have to follow the money...

2024-07-29 22:15:48

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@npub1vuj…mr6e ah yes, everyone I knew ditched Atari DOS and switched to Sparta DOS as fast as they could. For me esp because it would take advantage of the US Doubler I installed in my 1050 floppy drive.

2024-07-29 22:06:36

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@npub1llr…vvmp looks cheep

2024-07-29 18:53:38

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@npub196k…6435 I only remember thinking the theme song had a shitty singer, and not much of a song either.

2024-07-29 18:20:17

This is what happens when you use traceable cryptocurrencies like #Bitcoin. The only coin that keeps you safe by protecting your privacy is #Monero. https://mastodon.social/@ukrdef@mstdn.social/112870999401641416

2024-07-28 01:48:31

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@npub1c83…8gsr Klingons? Turn in your badge, you're no Star Trek fan.

2024-07-26 17:42:34

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@npub1rrq…p5au they're a bit weird, but not too bad https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/blob/master/libraries/liblber/encode.c?ref_type=heads#L277

2024-07-26 01:30:21

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@npub19mj…ugjc so the judges who are being judged will choose the panel of judges who will judge them?

2024-07-25 21:58:05

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@npub1ac7…k5uf the ones currently in my house are triggered by steam escaping the bathroom after a hot shower. Maybe the steam is condensing on the sensor, not really sure what the triggering mechanism is.

2024-07-25 21:11:30

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@npub1a56…jgz2 hmph...

2024-07-25 20:45:28

Hey lazyweb - are modern smoke detectors capable of distinguishing steam (e.g. from a bathroom shower) from actual smoke?

2024-07-25 19:54:47

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@npub1x7f…hwwr they need a monero donation address. Foolish of them to accept Bitcoin.

2024-07-25 19:44:53

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@npub1nx4…nuw2 a golden age of computing, definitely

2024-07-25 19:13:10

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@npub1tyh…kepp walk out and start your own company ...

2024-07-25 17:15:46

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@npub1xkg…gph9 RobConf definitely sounds more on point for that event.

2024-07-25 16:22:31

Pro-tip: if you demonstrate an inability to read and follow simple directions, you're unlikely to be a good developer or a good contributor. https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10243#c3

2024-07-25 15:11:12

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@npub1rv4…ft5j oh, so the god of repairability is a cat.

2024-07-25 03:27:59

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@npub1a56…jgz2 they just don't have as much experience, so they're not limited by preconceived notions. So they will try things that adults would have ruled out prematurely.

2024-07-25 03:20:35

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Stop trying to make everything "so easy a child can do it." Some things need to have a higher barrier to entry. Focus on educating people to be smart enough and responsible enough to clear the hurdles.

2024-07-25 03:09:56

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@npub1ua7…rrg3 I guess. It used to be that only Uncle Sam could retrieve that data from the telcos, but I guess just about anyone can buy the data these days.

2024-07-25 02:26:48

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@npub1ttu…ck2s it actually builds on TNG as well. The connections to previous series all tied together neatly.

2024-07-25 02:21:18

A lot of user interactions these days are *too* user friendly, and when deployed in the real world you discover that you really need a bit of friction, to prevent things from being too easy. Child-proof packaging on medicines is one example where you purposefully raise difficulty.
Capacitive touch-sensitive switches on desk lamps is an example that I regret, as my cats walk all over my desk. And voice command systems that respond to pets... https://mastodon.social/@ethanschoonover/109717528349715119

2024-07-25 02:12:19

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@npub1dt0…7205 I've long ago forgotten how to read Chinese. Would be good to get back into practice.

2024-07-24 19:11:09

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@npub152n…6jpz yeah, I'd say it was too far ahead of its time back then but something like it is certainly needed today.

2024-07-24 18:57:32

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@npub152n…6jpz we retired the product back in 2003, had no buyers.

2024-07-24 15:28:54

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@npub1su4…a0dw just bring back flip phones already https://m.gsmarena.com/motorola_krzr_k3-review-151.php

2024-07-24 13:04:50

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@npub1k6m…nygd she was 82, who would want to bump her off when she probably had only a short lifespan left anyway?

2024-07-22 21:50:07

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@npub10jg…rs0f glances at npm ...

2024-07-22 17:34:52

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@npub1txm…xp6c wow. Thank you for interpreting!

2024-07-22 14:03:42

The #OpenLDAP Project has always recommended reading the docs installed on your own machine, instead of doing web searches. That's the only way to ensure the doc you're reading matches the software version you're running, and it saves you from wasting time with the wrong or irrelevant junk that has always littered the web. https://mastodon.social/@alienghic@octodon.social/112822984523675083

2024-07-22 13:35:12

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@npub17xj…0938 one of the reasons I wrote the autoCA module in OpenLDAP was to make it trivially easy to generate short-lived X.509 certs. Can be used and discarded in much the same way as Kerberos tickets.