[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 17 points 9 months ago

My opinion of course but he's not going for methodology or hard science. He's doing fun chemistry stuff in a way that lets me watch and understand with zero understanding of chemistry.

Sometimes things can be for fun and he doesn't need to get published for turning lunar dust back into swiss cheese.

[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 58 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yep, that's lame but at the same time - If you're going to start a project like this.... Maybe you should be aware of the rules first? It's hard to feel bad when the guy didn't bother doing the most basic research before starting or even at some point near the beginning of the build.

It doesn't matter if the rules are stupid or difficult. You do what they want and you get what you want. It's the same conversation I have with a 12 year old regarding his chores and play time.

[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 66 points 1 year ago

I was subscribed to paramount+ for Star Trek, and occasionally I'd pause to catch Easter eggs or read something on the screen, get a better look at a ship, etc - but all I could see was a shirtless man selling me old spice. It was actually really frustrating.

[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

How do I stop someone from stealing it? I'm for it but I live in suburbia and the stores don't have bike racks for anything other than a parking lot. It's not a "bad" area but it has people. A $500 bike is one thing but a $1500 bike is another.

I don't think there is any secure bike parking as mentioned in the article and I'm not talking daily commute to work. If anyone has any tips I'm open to ideas.

[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Unless there are some circumstances that switching will protect her then no. My opinion of course. I learned a long time ago that nontechnical people, young or old, need to value and want to use the tools or it will only cause frustration and less trust in your opinion on other things that may be more critical.

You can explain why something is better or worse but let them make their own choice without being pushed or they won't be invested in the change.

[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 39 points 1 year ago

I wanted a newer car, so I rolled my existing auto loan into the newer vehicles loan. So easy right?

I was upside down on it for years and years. It's so disheartening to drive a vehicle that's falling apart and stranding you everywhere but still owe $10k on it. It was an awful decision that took years of pain but that was my lesson on buying things I can afford.

[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 28 points 1 year ago

Discovered, reported and fixed shortly after. The headline is catchy but the article is more about the process of how it all went down last year.

Also found this noteworthy:

"We would like to thank the Proton Mail team for their fast and professional handling of our report. They also awarded us with a $750 USD bug bounty, which we happily donated to charity."

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Xyz@infosec.pub to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

I'm having trouble deciding which software platform fits my hardware. This is not a standard "what's the best" type of post, as ultimately they will all run containers so it's more "I have this stuff, what would you do in my situation?".

Not my first rodeo, familiar with linux and docker, I got tired of running commands to keep a plex service running and switched to Windows 11 which just worked. My new goal is to find a balance where I can run most containers but not have to fiddle with every config file in cli constantly. I almost bought a QNAP NAS but thought why spend another $500 when I have a nice box working fine now.

Hardware:

  • Mini PC with Xeon E-2144G 3.6ghz, 16GB RAM, 2x 1TB SSD
  • QNAP TR-004 dumb USB DAS with 32TB in a hardware R5. Not ideal but it's what I have at the moment. About 6 TB currently in use.
  • Want to run local smtp for notifications, tautulli, plex (just me as user) and a few others apps like immich, wireguard and become more self-sufficient with cloud storage/passwords.

I'm testing Open media vault right now and OMV seems fine I guess. Probably a good fit balancing convenience with capabilities. I'm trying to keep it simple.

Unraid is enticing but I have a DAS with RAID capabilities already and matched drives, and also no reason to use a USB stick for an OS drive when I have perfectly good SSD's, right?

Truenas is bsd which i'm not familiar with, I just don't see the advantage for me but maybe I'm just not seeing why this is would fit my needs better.

Am I missing others? Something I didn't think of? Maybe it's easy, I pick OMV and move forward.

Thanks for any advice or input.

[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 95 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, they have physical evidence, audio evidence which probably means camera or video doorbell and the kid died on the front porch of someone else's house. Seems like the story told itself. The simple explanation is he tried breaking into the wrong house thinking it was his own.

Not saying he deserved to die over his mistake, it's tragic and sad that the situation occurred.

Editing to add this from the article:

"evidence gathered at the scene, review of surveillance video that captures moments before the shooting, audio evidence, and witness statements."

[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 110 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Google just canceled the pixel pass service and it was the last straw for me. I had already moved email to proton but now Ive completed the calendar shift, search to ddg, and drive to something else. My Google speakers barely understand anything anymore and I'm just sick of investing in an eco system that may or may not be there in a year.

All that is off topic to the article which is nostalgic about Google reader and search without ads, but the topic is part of a larger problem. I used to feel that using Google was a project of humans categorizing information, building something amazing and now it feels like I'm shopping at Walmart when i use their products. The type of feeling I can only describe as "I need this thing now so I'm here, let's get in and out as quick as possible before I spend more money or become annoyed with the environment".

This isn't to just shit on Google, but the point is I used to feel as I was a part of something bigger, humans creating a way to access the world's information accurately and easily and now it's much more complicated and that feeling is gone.

Maybe it's all in my head.

[-] Xyz@infosec.pub 8 points 1 year ago

I tried FF the other day instead of Vivaldi and I was like, no scroll wheel to switch tabs? No quick commands? No workspaces? Ugh I am prepared to keep using a chromium engine rather than give up all the "power user" features. It's just sooo good.

Been using gestures for so long I constantly catch myself using them in other apps where it doesn't work and getting frustrated at myself.

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