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popey, 2 months ago to random

[Blog] Hey! Remember a month ago I mentioned there was a scam BitCoin wallet in the Snap Store. There's another one. This time I took it apart to see how it works.

Edit: It's worse - they published ten scam apps under different wallet brand names. :(

https://popey.com/blog/2024/03/exodus-wallet-part-three/

RickiTarr, 3 months ago to random

Something I've noticed a lot lately, is that especially Boomer women, but honestly, women in general, don't seem to ask for what they want or need in a direct way. I notice this a lot with my Mom and her friends. Instead of just asking for what they need directly they tell a story, to ask in a roundabout way. For instance, my Mom needed help this morning, and Instead of just saying, "Hey, I dropped my remote, can you pick it up for me?" She tells a one minute story about what happened, no ask, and eventually I get the point, and then suggest that I come pick it up. Or if one of her friends wants to do something like have a birthday party for a friend, they don't say "We should have a party!" They say, It's Sarah's Birthday coming up, you know she likes surprises, what does everyone think we should do?"

I often wonder if this is why older people think younger women are rude and demanding, because younger people often just ask for what they want and need in a more direct way. But also it's probably just straight up sexism, because men are supposed to make decisions, and women are supposed to make suggestions.

What do you all think? Is this just me? Have you experienced something similar?

popey, 3 months ago to random

Having used web (Gmail for personal, sometimes Outlook for work) email for many years, I forgot how good Thunderbird is. I recently switched back to using it, and it's just as good as I remember, if not better. Good job, @thunderbird team!

popey, 1 month ago to random

We're seeking savvy #QA and software development folks to join our team.

Help us build automation and enhance testing for top-notch performance! Apply now!

https://anchore.com/careers/

#remotejobs

popey, 2 months ago to ubuntu

The #ubuntu Noble Numbat Beta delayed due to the xz/liblzma security update.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-beta-delayed-xz-liblzma-security-update/43827?u=popey

popey, 2 months ago to ubuntu

[Announcement] "Xz/liblzma security update (post #2)" from the Ubuntu developers regarding #cve20243094

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/xz-liblzma-security-update-post-2/43801?u=popey

#ubuntu #linux #xz

popey, 1 month ago to linux

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https://news.itsfoss.com/mastodon-link-problem/

#linux #mastodon

popey, 2 months ago to linux

I have a question for you, asking in good faith. 🙏

What (perfectly valid) reasons are there not to run #linux on the primary laptop/desktop in 2024?

Excluding all of these, which are also valid:

• Specific games don't run
• Windows applications required
• Missing hardware driver
• It's someone else's computer
• Steep learning curve
• Don't like it
• Never heard of it
• Lack of technical support nearby
• Bad previous experience
• Prefer Apple hardware

Interested in other reasons.

popey, 2 months ago to random

"AI-generated sad girl with piano performs the text of the MIT License"

I almost got a lighter out and started swaying mid way through! Also, the softly spoken "(software)" near the start is fun.

https://suno.com/song/da6d4a83-1001-4694-8c28-648a6e8bad0a/

popey, 2 months ago to random

What's the protocol when someone emails you asking you to "give up" the domain you've owned for 25 years because "You're only using it for a blog", and they want to use it for a community they want to build, and they don't want to have "JoinFoo" dot com.

Do nothing? Explain that other TLDs are available? Tell them to "Jog on?"

popey, 2 months ago to random

We humans are weird. We install software, don't use it, but leave it installed for years.

This piece of software has a modest few hundred installs today. It's not especially popular. But four years ago, it was discontinued and is probably broken now. It takes a long time for all those user operating systems to get wiped and reinstalled or for users to uninstall the app.

From 4.5K installs to 500 in four years.

So please take this as your usual reminder to delete apps you don't use.

popey, 26 days ago to ubuntu

Ubuntu Desktop’s 24.10 Dev Cycle - The Roadmap

"Our plan is to grow the Ubuntu Desktop team by at least another 50% over the next year and we are opening a range of positions across all levels of seniority in the coming weeks. At Canonical we think the future is bright for the Linux desktop and if you have the passion and skills to be at the cutting edge of performance, security, immutability and accessibility then we want to hear from you."

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-desktop-s-24-10-dev-cycle-the-roadmap/45120?u=popey

#ubuntu #linux #career

popey, 3 months ago to random

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popey, 2 months ago to linux

If you would like a well informed, accessible breakdown of the recent #xz backdoor issue on #linux - give Ubuntu Security Podcast episode 224 a listen. It’s only ~30 minutes in duration. Mostly not actually Ubuntu specific, and very digestible.

https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-224/

#ubuntu #infosec

popey, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to ubuntu

Two days before #Ubuntu 24.04 LTS releases, and the upgrade process seems quite badly broken. If you're an adventurous person, I'd wait for quite some time before upgrading...

Edit: With some brutal hardcore apt and dpkg, I fixed it.

popey, 1 month ago to random

I visited Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station training centre yesterday with @8none1 @sil and @ben . This keyboard got quite the attention.

popey, 3 months ago to animals

We have had this robo-cat-feeder for a year now. As you can see in the video, Trigger hovers nearby when it's feeding time.

He swipes at our legs as we walk past to let us know we should manually depense more niblets.

If he's not nearby, when the niblets hit the metal bowl (which you can hear in the video), he comes running from wherever he is in the house!

It's a Pavlov's Cat device! 🐈

https://geni.us/F3FLIk
#catsofmastodon

A video of a black and white cat wandering around an automated cat feeder, waiting for it to dispense food.

popey, 10 days ago to random

Just tried charging at a GeniePoint charger, which didn’t work. So I called them up and turns out they have a national outage. They said their server is down and nobody can reboot it until tomorrow! Mad.

popey, 2 months ago to ADHD

[BLOG]
"Today is my Birthday! I got ADHD"

https://popey.com/blog/2024/04/today-is-my-birthday-i-got-adhd/

#adhd #personal

popey, 3 months ago to ubuntu

A new #Ubuntu Long Term Support release is just around the corner. So it's testing time!
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-testing-week/43090?u=popey
#linux

popey, 18 days ago to random

uh oh!

RIP #ICQ

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popey, 13 days ago to random

The co-working space I rent an office in has a “USA” theme to it. My favourite part is the “Lorem Ipsum” Gas Station. 🫠

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popey, 18 days ago to random

If you like older nerdy computer stuff, you should totally watch this video from Adrian's Digital Basement. In it he takes apart an old UNIX computer most people have never heard of. He also attempts disk recovery. No spoilers, but worth watching.
https://youtu.be/iltZYXg5hZw?si=mGsLmuzoFFLu8tKd

popey, 5 days ago to random

What fresh hell of a captcha is this!?