salacious_coaster @ salacious_coaster @infosec.pub

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Linux has traditionally been a "hands-on" OS. So there's not a big market for hardware that ships with Linux pre-loaded and everything "just works." People who seek out Linux are generally tinkerers. But obviously there is a big market for computers that just work out of the box. Honestly, I'd say this is the biggest thing holding back mass adoption of Linux: no over the counter Linux boxes to just buy and run with.

They're scream testing the whole government, one piece at a time.

Manor lords who want to see attackers coming from a distance. Requires a few dedicated serfs for all the scything, but such is the cost of protecting one's estates.

This would be a lot more chilling if you weren't familiar with Elon Musk in real life, as opposed to his delusions of grandeur. The real Elon Musk insists on funnier-shaped rockets and throws tantrums when he gets bullied over sucking at video games. The only dangerous thing about him is being born rich, spoiled, and enabled.

We were already completely fucked. We knew this in the 70's and reconfirmed it in 2023. With Trump reinstalled, we're extra super-duper double-stamp no-erasies fucked.

The 2038 problem is going to be +3C global warming, ensuing wet bulb temperatures and mass starvation due to breadbasket failures. (debbie downer sound)

drilling into my head, cutting my tongue

But like...an illusion, right? 😦

Wow, that's really cool! We've been talking about doing something similar with movie clips, making them into a cool flowing playlist.

(angry upvote)

What kind of weed helps concentration? The kind I've had makes me lose interest in my own sentences halfway through.

even the rich are worried

Good.

Wow. Someone at the SEC is either being very brave, very stupid, or knows something we don't.

Are the "Windows evangelists" in the room with us right now? Every Windows admin I know hates Microsoft with a burning rage. Literally the only people I've ever seen promote Windows are being paid to do it.

Counterintuitively, that's one reason I like dealing with Windows: the community knows what it is and doesn't pretend otherwise, like some other more "zealous" fan bases.

You think the US is the only autocratic place on Earth? The remainder of the Democratic West isn't going to start policing every regressive regime on the planet, starting with the biggest military on the planet.

There is no legally protecting yourself from the prerogative state, i.e. whatever the dictator wants. We have to follow rules. They don't.

This isn't even funny, and I have a great sense of humor! 😡 /s

Whoosh

Gotta give it to him: he knows how to flood the zone with distracting outrage.

I will almost guarantee some update will break shit at the most inconvenient time humanly possible and the people you’ve done this for will need your help, all at the same time.

Well, yeah. That's life as an admin under the best circumstances. There's a running list of Windows ticking time bombs over on r/sysadmin. There are lots of good reasons to ditch Windows, but I wouldn't say the risk of MS shutting down technically unsupported hardware is one of them (because I don't agree it's a substantial risk).

Don’t they understand what’s happening?

No. Overwhelmingly, no, they don't. The MAGA crowd is stuck to their pants with glee, the liberal crowd is going "oh well, we'll get em in the midterms," and about another third of the country is just brain-dead clueless about all of it. Maybe a few thousand people in the US actually understand just how close we are to cascading systemic collapse.