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Did you know that four years ago in the original Techno-Mage story-boards Girl had a love interest?!

#unix_surrealism #technomage #comic #openbsd #linux #freebsd #runbsd

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Daemon Boy strapped with a Model-M keyboard.

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Puffy: "This concludes today's lesson. Go have some fun outside for once. And get some food. We're out." Girl and Penguin leave the hideout. Penguin: "What's the plan?" Girl: "I have an idea." Machine junkyard. Penguin: "This is your idea of fun?" Girl: "I've been coming here for a while now..." *NOISE" Penguin: "Did you hear that?" Girl: "Probably a landslide... Or... A MACHINE GHOST!" Penguin: "A WHAT?!"

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Girl: "Master never told you?" Penguin: "No...?" Girl: "Some say the spirits of abandoned machines haunt all who dare enter!" Penguin: *GULP* "Really?" Girl: "I'm just messing with you." *NOISE* Girl: "Maybe we should go..." Penguin: "Agreed." A machine walks up. Penguin and Girl are shook. The machine turns out to be just a boy with horns. Boy: "Hi!" Penguin: "You're not a ghost!" Boy: "Nope! Just a boy looking for some things for my game."

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Girl is enamored. Boy: "You guys wanna try it?" Penguin: "A game?! Yes!" Penguin to Girl: "What is wrong with you?" Girl, Boy, Penguin play homebrew pong and have a good time. Penguin and Girl walk home. Penguin: "You saw he was wearing a skirt, right?"

I know this may sound like an over the top useless tinkerink, but I just like to tinker with, play around with stuff and learn, and that may be why I use Linux on my notebook.

I have read some articles about ZRAM and what might be the best configuration and even chatted with some generative models, but didn’t come to a decisive conclusion regarding size, compression algorythm etc… I am asking anyone interested to respond about their experience and recommendations given my specs:

OS: Fedora Linux 41 (Workstation Edition) x86_64
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 7330U (8) @ 4.39 GHz
GPU: Amd Barcelo [Integrated]
Memory: 5.63 GiB (2 GiB is reserved by the GPU)

I use the notebook for school, mainly lightweight programming and using the browser.

I don’t expect any magical improvements from the ZRAM as I already use it with the default config, just wanted to learn something new.

🤣 🤣 🤣🤣 🤣 🤣🤣 🤣 While cross-checking my damn backups ...am staring at it 😜

FYI.................... BUSYBOX == ME 😜😜 😜😜

#linux #operatingsystem #opensource

#linux Next update ....

#linuxkernel #opensourcedevelopment #operatingsystem

GitHub Linux ARM64 hosted runners now available for free in public repositories

Link: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-01-16-linux-arm64-hosted-runners-now-available-for-free-in-public-repositories-public-preview/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42728015

#github #linux

I have been going strong for 34 days and 5 hours.

You can check by running inxi in the command line or checking the CPU in Mission Center

Comrades I challenge you to find the stupidest, most convoluted way to run a Windows app !

The rules are :

• You start with Windows and end with a Windows app
• All steps must be different, so no using 4 different VM software

Here is my entry, with a score of 9 beautifully stupid steps :

• Windows > WSL > WSL Wayland compatibility layer > Linux Wayland session > XWayland > QEMU > macOS > Wine > Windows app !

Can anyone do better ? I’m sure whoever get the highest score will gain eternal fame !

Earlier, a friend of a client came by who wanted to chat. He introduced himself as someone deeply involved in open-source and self-hosting, and we hit it off right away. He’s been using Linux on his PC for years and is comfortable with Debian. He agrees that self-hosting is the only way to keep the web decentralized. He then shared how he transitioned his website from dynamic to static using an SSG, and he’s thrilled with the result.

He walked me through his workflow: he edits the site, uploads it to some cloud (not sure which one), and clears the Cloudflare cache - he uses it to "save on outgoing traffic costs" from his provider. Alternatively, he mentioned he could host it on GitHub.

I explained to him that, in my opinion, this isn’t real decentralization or self-hosting, and I outlined the reasons why. He’d never thought about it this way and hadn’t explored the option of getting a “normal” VPS. He’s now decided to go for a cheap VPS, install nginx (which he knows how to use), and cut out the middlemen. He’s a smart and eager person, so I’m really glad we had this conversation.

Unfortunately, too many people today are convinced that hosting is only possible with the big players.

#selfhosting #openSource #Linux #digitalfreedom #techindependence

The rsync utility in Linux, *BSD, and Unix-like systems are vulnerable to multiple security issues, including arbitrary code execution, arbitrary file upload, information disclosure, and privilege escalation. Hence, you must patch the system ASAP https://www.cyberciti.biz/linux-news/cve-2024-12084-rsyn-security-urgent-update-needed-on-unix-bsd-systems/

#infosec #security #linux #unix

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A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-12084 and five others) requires immediate patching on Linux, *BSD, macOS, and Unix-like systems to protect your systems from attacks. Update Rsync now!

ZFS 2.3 released with ZFS raidz expansion

https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.3.0

#OpenZFS #ZFS #Linux #FreeBSD #NetBSD

What’s Changed

• fix[close #3599]: CLI no longer works when starting a Bottle by @jntesteves in #3605
• Use GtkButton for donate button by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3603
• Add keyboard shortcuts dialog by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3588
• Integrate pre-commit by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3592
• Use FileDialog for all file/path pickers by @penguinpee in #3554
• Delete sandbox and runtime, and clean up directory structure by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3615
• Fix missing combo letter when removing a drive by @EmoonX in #3616
• Save pre/post-scripts paths with None instead of “” on reset by @EmoonX in #3620
• window: Add mnemonics in primary menu by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3665
• Rework New Bottle dialog by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3653
• Fix forums link by @Qronikarz in #3672
• Start “Add Shortcuts” dialog at the root of the bottle by @XBagon in #3688
• Rework Environment Variables dialog by @jntesteves in #3679
• bottle-row: Port to AdwWrapBox by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3700

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#technomage #unix_surrealism #comic #9front #openbsd #freebsd #runbsd #linux #penguin #fish

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girl, fish, daemon, penguin, machines girl has headphones in her ears

I had never heard of Absolute Linux, but the rest of this article has some interesting musings on lightweight distros that I thought would make for good discussion here.

This morning, I went to the doctor for a scheduled appointment. While she was looking at the results of blood tests from two years ago on the screen (and suggested repeating them for a follow-up), I realized she was using Windows 11. A detail came to mind. The doctor is extremely polite and friendly, so I asked her, "How do you handle the feature called Recall?" The doctor was taken aback and had no idea what I was talking about. I was about to drop the conversation, but she, being a serious professional, immediately called the technicians who manage their PCs to ask for clarification. They downplayed it, saying it's not an issue and that it's a feature "on all PCs, so we can't do anything about it." She started to express that she didn’t like it and wanted it deactivated. No luck: they won’t proceed because, according to them, even deactivating it is "a hack that could compromise future updates." She’s furious and will talk to her colleagues and the decision-makers. She wants secure systems because "there’s patient data involved."

In reality, patient data is stored on servers (which I haven't investigated), but everything that appears on the screen is, in my opinion, at risk.

I’ve offered to help them find a solution—because, if I'm right, all they need is LibreOffice and a browser. In that case, I’ll suggest one of the *BSD or Linux systems and do it for free.

I don’t want to make money off my doctor. I just want patient data to be (sufficiently) secure.

#IT #Recall #Windows #OwnYourData #Security #Privacy #RunBSD #Linux