Check out somafm: https://somafm.com/home.html

The various channels are human-curated and occasionally live dj-ed. I’ve found several new artists I like just by listening for awhile and picking out things that strike me.

2 gallons per mile

It’s a hydrodam in Cambodia

Microsoft Activation Scripts: https://massgrave.dev/

What Is MAS?

MAS (Microsoft Activation Scripts) is a fully open-source Windows and Office activation tool distributed as batch scripts. It implements multiple activation methods that operate against Microsoft’s software licensing subsystem (SPP / OSPP / CLIP) to activate Windows and Office without a purchased product key.

https://deepwiki.com/massgravel/massgrave.dev/2-microsoft-activation-scripts-(mas)

There are very few cases I can think of for location data more precise than a postal code. Active navigation is the only one that occurs immediately.

Most apps that collect location data are doing so because they can, not because they really need it for anything. Most of the time, verifying that a user is within the country that they’re supposed to be should be enough for geolocation security.

Banning sales of the information won’t accomplish anything except increase the market value.

Banning the collection of such information is required.

Nothing causes quite as much unhappiness as the pursuit of happiness for yourself.

You may have a future in risk management.

Being peace by Thich Nhat Hanh

Highly, highly recommended, and frankly worth having a physical copy of on your shelf.

Hmm, there are some products that should have a defined “end of life”. For instance, computer networking hardware which will eventually be outdated and no longer get security updates. The trick is, the EOL date should be clearly marked on the product at the point of sale so that the buyer can make an informed decision.

This is built-in obsolescence, but it’s better than the current situation where Cisco will sell you a firewall at full price and then decide 6 months later that they aren’t supporting that model anymore and you have to buy a new one.

but… but… that’s what the man is for… that’s all the man knows how to do…

oh yeah you gotta mount that hard drive baby… fsck it real good until it gives you what you need… if you’re not sure how to handle it ask the man for instructions…

I agree in principle, but they give the impression of being so, and it’s the impression that needs to change. In order to address this, we have to recognize the impression that other (probably most) people have.

We need to start a public trend of labelling these surveillance companies as voyeurs until everyone thinks of them as perverts first and legitimate companies second.

I recommend The Delta Flyers S08E05. Ethan Phillips talks about his life, getting into acting and eventually Star Trek with Robert McNeill (Tom) and Garrett Wang (Harry).

we really care!

They’re not in the North Atlantic.

If you’ve ever heard the phrase “drinking the Kool-aid” it’s a reference to this incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonestown

Hmm… is the giraffe centaur an obligate herbivore?

I… what the fuck am I looking at… ?

Please draw a diagram of this creature’s digestive system for me. Also their spinal structure.