toynbee @ toynbee @lemmy.world

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You're my favorite grub hoe.

Didn't Nickelback make a song about this?

Sorry if I was unclear; what you're saying is kind of my point. A computer without networking can still have risks, but they're a lot lower. The standards of security can change with conditions. If you have a computer on an enterprise network, it should be very secure; if on your home network, more cavalier standards can make sense. If you have a computer without any networking whatsoever, being compromised is not impossible, but it's much less likely unless you're storing something quite extraordinary on the system. That's why I referenced networks while talking about the configured security of an individual system. In general, I believe I was broadly agreeing with you.

Your home network is certainly less of a security risk due to both being a smaller target and (usually) needing to have fewer services available or ports open, so I would agree with you it's acceptable for security to be more lax. Personally, I don't find sudo to be less convenient than su; it's even saved me from thoughtlessly running a dangerous command a time or two. Also, I try to keep my home network setup close to my work network until doing so gets in the way. If nothing else, this prevents me from getting used to a different way of doing things.

However, it's your network. If you find that your way works better for you, by all means, configure your system in whatever way seems best to you!

Fun fact: the convenience store Wawa indirectly derived its name from a Canadian goose (or wild goose, depending on whom you believe).

If root has a password, it's only one password; everyone who has root access knows the password, which means that anyone can share it with no accountability. If privilege escalation rights are granted instead, it's easy to see who did what, as well as to contain any kind of compromise (by revoking said rights).

Also, I think you originally referred to su but sudo allows much more granular control.

This was deeply depressing to read.

Urgent Care (or possibly insurance, I can't recall) will charge you more if they deem the situation "not urgent."

Having a password for root is Ill advised.

Magicka was pretty great.

You do now!

Apparently they're closed now, but Artscow used to offer to print any image you provided on a shower curtain for you. I'm sure other alternatives exist these days.

I thought it looked like an arm flexing.

Thanks for your answer! Sounds like you've got a pretty solid reading list. I'm glad you liked Sourdough and I hope the rest of your picks work out for you.

That's probably why the YMCA won't let you in.

Thanks so much for heeding my recommendation! If you enjoyed that, you might like Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by the same author.

What do you do where you can listen to audio books at work? What other audio books have you enjoyed?

Yes.

Also, I like your username.

Also, your instance doesn't really fit your comment.

I'm definitely sleep deprived because your username reminded me of Dresden Files because that's where I learned the word insouciant.

https://youtu.be/u08E7c-FRbU

Nice! I try to be generally positive and uplifting on this account, but I admit I wish I'd thought of this joke. It's a good one.