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crawshaw, 21 days ago to random

Going to try installing graphics on this linux machine. It has been... a long time since I tried desktop linux. What do I use for a minimal low-latency desktop env? Is xfce still a thing?

zzywysm, 30 days ago to random

Hey @kernellogger i wanted you to see this evidence of a possible regression in 6.8, an arm64 fpsimd commit may have caused a dm_crypt corruption issue: https://github.com/tpwrules/nixos-apple-silicon/issues/200

tqbf, 4 months ago to random

It has been described to me as "a perfect movie" and tonight we will know for sure, as I watch, for first time, John Carpenter's "The Thing”.

dangoodin, 8 months ago to random

Yesterday, Daniel J. Bernstein published a paper alleging that Kyber-512, an encryption algorithm selected as a NIST post-quantum contender, wasn't nearly as secure as its stewards say. The gist is that NIST either intentionally or unintentionally made basic math errors that inflated its security level and has spent the rest of the time since covering up the problem.

The post is 17,000 words long! Has anyone read it and if so, can you send me the cliff notes?

https://blog.cr.yp.to/20231003-countcorrectly.html

ZachWeinersmith, 8 months ago to random

Holy shit, the day after I did a comic about Ronald McDonald crying blood for mcrib they're bringing it back?

What else would you like me to do with this power?

lcamtuf, 9 months ago to random

Mushroom ID please?

mcc, 9 months ago to random

Okay it looks like I'm going to have to plug in my second hard drive to install exactly two things, (1) the Intel Quartus FPGA toolchain and (2) Baldur's Gate 3, each of which is actually about the same size (150 GB)

textfiles, 9 months ago to random

To help preserve software, 4am dives deep, deep into Apple II floppy disks and not only figures out progressively difficult, space-program-like copy protection on the disk, but they also document it to within an inch of its life.

Come read a (40-column) overview of the epic of cracking "Spare Change", a 1983 Apple II arcade/sorting game from Br0derbund.

https://archive.org/download/SpareChange4amCrack/Spare%20Change%20%284am%20%26%20san%20inc%20crack%29.txt

mcc, 10 months ago to random

It makes me happy that Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura just seem to just actually be friends. That's just nice

collin, 11 months ago to random

Is everyone anxious all the time, or am I just weird? I know everyone can’t be as on edge all the time as I can be, but I also have trouble believing other people are doing just fine. Maybe not being able to imagine not being a little anxious all the time is a sign of something?

jrconlin, 1 year ago to random

Recently reminded of the fact that the most valuable skill an engineer can develop is the ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts to a non-technical audience.

(Not "talking down". Everyone is an expert in something. Just find compatible analogies and terms that help them understand what's going on.)