Biggles @Biggles@social.cleverlibre.org

@scalzi

Evolution requires variety. Twitter exploding into a mass of writhing tentacles and dying spectacularly may be bad for Twitter and annoying for its users, but it kinda needed to die to make space for new growth.

Let's Encrypt is a great resource to learn more about TLS and PKI -- but if you want an in-depth guide, check out the TLS and PKI configuration guide, linked through our FAQ: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/faq/#where-can-i-learn-more-about-tls-ssl-and-pki-in-general

Interesting links of the week:

* https://github.com/vlang/vinix - a fresh new UNIX, written in V
* https://github.com/c-skills/vala-vala-hey - a nice bug from https://twitter.com/steaIth
* https://soez.github.io/posts/no-cve-for-this.-It-has-never-been-in-the-official-kernel/ - exploiting a never before seen kernel bug
* https://github.com/lrh2000/StackRot - another nice shiny kernel bug
* https://blog.silentsignal.eu/2023/07/03/ibm-i-dde-vulnerability-cve-2023-30990/ - the oldies are best, someone just popped System i again
* https://x64.sh/posts/ServiceNow-Insecure-access-control-to-admin/ - exploiting access control in SNow
* https://labs.hakaioffsec.com/nginx-alias-traversal/ - insecure aliases in Nginx
* https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/linux-lateral-movement-more-than-ssh - alternate forms of lateral movement on Linux (and UNIX :))
* https://github.com/apkc/CVE-2023-35829-poc - backdoored PoC for CVE-2023-35829, check aclocal.m4
* https://twitter.com/xnand_/status/1676336329985077249 - original reporting of bugdoor ^
* https://github.com/cr0nx/awesome-linux-attack-forensics-purplelabs - @cr0nym Linux forensics guide
* https://github.com/CiscoCXSecurity/presentations/raw/master/Hello%20-%20I%20bring%20you%20announcements%20from%20other%20Autonomous%20Systems%20v1%20(Public%20form).pdf - hunting in telcos
* https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Industry%20and%20finance/C%20telecoms%20security%20framework%20consultation%202023.pdf - Jersey looks over the water at UK telco security standards

#security, #research

people leaving Twitter... ... for Threads

#twitter #threads #fediverse #meme

There was recently a poll asking the ages of Fediverse citizens that bundled everyone over 40. And yes, we are a more grown crowd here.

But there was a poll a couple months back that had more gradations, and the response was heavily Gen X.

I don't think this is a coincidence. We're the DIY generation, so a self-structured social media experience probably suits us better. The joke that it's "Amish Twitter" is apt for that reason.

"i use linux as my operating system," i state proudly to the unkempt, bearded man. he swivels around in his desk chair with a devilish gleam in his eyes, ready to mansplain with extreme precision.
"actually," he says with a grin, "linux is just the kernel. you use GNU+linux."
i don't miss a beat and reply with a smirk, "i use alpine, a distro that doesn't include the GNU coreutils, or any other GNU code. it's linux, but it's not GNU+linux."

the smile quickly drops from the man's face. his body begins convulsing and he foams at the mouth as he drop to the floor with a sickly thud. as he writhes around he screams "I-IT WAS COMPILED WITH GCC! THAT MEANS IT'S STILL GNU!"
coolly, i reply "if windows was compiled with gcc, would that make it GNU?" i interrupt his response with "and work is being made on the kernel to make it more compiler-agnostic. even if you were correct, you won't be for long."

with a sickly wheeze, the last of the man's life is ejected from his body. he lies on the floor, cold and limp. i've womansplained him to death.

This is REALLY important.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Let that sink in. It costs less than accepting homelessness.

#Finland #Helsinki #homeless #cities #homes
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

Man who claims it’s ridiculous for transwomen to self-identify as ‘women’ perfectly happy for the Nazis to self-identify as ‘socialists’ https://newsthump.com/2023/07/07/man-who-claims-its-ridiculous-for-transwomen-to-self-identify-as-women-perfectly-happy-for-the-nazis-to-self-identify-as-socialists/

So Jason Gilbert has Threads absolutely nailed.

https://jogblog.substack.com/p/facebooks-threads-is-so-depressing

"Piracy can't be stealing if paying for it isn't owning"

This is increasingly how it feels, when streaming shows disappear for tax reasons and things you "own" digitally become inaccessible.

Thank you @Illuminatus for this quote.

BREAKING: Tesla threatens to sue Meta over announced plans to release electric vehicles that catch fire, claiming misappropriation of trade secrets.

Get a free copy of Prey with Prime Gaming https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/07/get-a-free-copy-of-prey-with-prime-gaming/ #Prey #FPS #Gaming

My greatest advice to those concerned: Start archiving. If you come across something you believe is valuable: make a copy.

If you follow a guide on how to install and configure software and you found it helpful: make a copy.

If you come across a video you really enjoy and find yourself coming back to again and again: make a copy.

If it means anything to you: make a copy, or you'll wish you did.

New official Datasette tutorial: Data analysis with SQLite and Python

Includes a 2hr45m video and a very extensive handout (which should standalone without watching the video) - originally presented at PyCon 2023

It provides an introduction to sqlite3 in the Python library, then expands to cover sqlite-utils, Datasette, Datasette Lite and more - plus numerous basic and advanced SQL tricks

https://datasette.io/tutorials/data-analysis

here’s a question for the #RSS users: what’s your favorite site you subscribe to? like, you get a little excited when it pops up in your newsfeed

New policy: All dad jokes, no matter how awful get boosted. That is all.

Latest #VisionPro experiment: playing SNES games on a virtual CRT for extra nostalgia 📺

Share if you await #cthulhu