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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Apr-2024 13:29:11 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Federati Networks
!fnetworks Today is the day. I will shortly turn off the #VPS and send in my cancellation notice.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Apr-2024 13:26:56 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
@clacke

> Almost every household here has a fax,

Here, some government agencies still require documents to be sent by fax, so we visit Kinko's (now Fedex Office) or the UPS Store and pay them to send.

Back when the house had a landline, there was a fax machine, but there was so much spam that we disconnected it. Yes, there are (or were) companies that would randomly dial numbers and try to fax pages of advertising.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Apr-2024 01:13:10 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/112277000569567242

If you use PuTTY, read this.
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  nixCraft 🐧 (@nixCraft@mastodon.social)
  
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  Every version of the PuTTY tools from 0.68 to 0.80 inclusive has a critical vulnerability in the code that generates signatures from ECDSA private keys. Tthe effect of the vulnerability is to compromise the private key https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/vuln-p521-bias.html #infosec #security #ssh #opensource #linux #unix #windows
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 15-Apr-2024 15:53:29 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
@lnxw37j1 Kenny has since corrected himself. They included an older SF-50 form with his letter. His new form is not yet posted to eOPF.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 15-Apr-2024 15:48:58 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Grandson_4 (age 3) saw some show with robots reciting the alphabet. He's been saying "ABCD Robot" in his best bot voice for over a week.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 14-Apr-2024 14:54:14 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
@clacke The instance closes 2024-04-16. Primary reason is that the annual #VPS hosting payment is due and I cannot pay it. But upgrade and disk space are secondary but still important reasons.

This is going to be the first time in many years that I'm not hosting anything.

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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 20:24:21 UTC Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I have Oracle-itis. Contact with any Oracle product induces a panicked "I'm trapped! I must escape!" feeling.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 16:54:53 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
@clacke I think I've heard the song once or twice, but this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llHhiiNnIjY https://farside.link/invidious/watch?v=llHhiiNnIjY ) is new to me.

KC and the Sunshine Band's 1970s version ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0_H3F84Yjk https://farside.link/invidious/watch?v=O0_H3F84Yjk ) is far more familiar, because they dominated Top-40 radio in the US for a year or so.
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1. Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) (Official Video)
  
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  Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) (Official Video)Listen on Spotify - http://smarturl.it/DeadOrAlive_SpotifyListen on Apple Music - http://smarturl....
2. Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) (Official Video)
  
  Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) (Official Video) Listen on Spotify - http://smarturl.it/DeadOrAlive_Spotify Listen on Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/DeadOrAlive_AppleMus Amazon - http://smarturl.it/DeadOrAlive_Amazon Lyrics Oh, that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh When you take me by the hand Tell me I'm your lovin' man When you give me all your love And do it, babe, the very best you can Oh, that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh When I get to be in your arms When we're all, all alone When you whisper sweet in my ear When you turn, turn me on Oh, that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh Babe Babe (That's the way, uh-huh) (That's the way, uh-huh) Babe Babe (That's the way, uh-huh) (That's the way, uh-huh) That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh Do do do do do do do do do Do do do do do do do do do Do do do do do do do do do Do do do do do do do do do Oh, that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh #DeadorAlive #ThatsTheWay #Vevo #Pop #OfficialMusicVideo
3. K C & THE SUNSHINE BAND That the way I like it 1975 - BayechCom
  
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  K C & THE SUNSHINE BAND That the way I like it 1975 - BayechCom
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 15:27:48 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
Overall, the message was that HR isn’t really helpful in getting qualified & quality employees into the positions where they should be.

But of course, this survey was sent to thousands of people, including those “incompetent headquarters employees” that I occasionally mention. This means that they are likely going to get a pat on the back and “good job” ratings from most of them.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 04:52:59 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Currently, Tuesday 2024-04-16 is my intended quitting day. It is my expectation that my accounts will be turned off within an hour after I send in my resignation e-mail, and every day before then is already expected to be busy.

I'll have to ensure that "personal" documents (such as tax forms and people's non-agency contact info) are copied off of the agency's equipment before I send in the resignation. That way, all I need is for them to send a shipping label (even better if Fedex will pick it up, because I don't know where their nearest storefront is).

Since the agency's cellphone is still en route from #SoCal to #SWMO, I would wait up to a week longer. Except there are several deadlines coming up very soon, including one that would require them to spend hundreds of dollars (that they don't need to spend if I'm leaving) and one which involves some anticipated policy changes that I don't agree with.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 04:38:59 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
I talked to both Kenny and S today. They both got the same survey. Where I was careful to emphasize how much was non-applicable to field supervisors, S emphasized how poorly the candidates sent by HR matched actual job requirements. Kenny emphasized how much $EMPLOYER emphasizes formal, official internal training programs rather than putting new employees with someone who can teach them to do the job, even if they can't sign it off in the person's training book.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 22:04:23 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I got a survey from #OPM asking me as a supervisor about my experience with #HR in the hiring process, as if field supervisors have anything to do with hiring. It was a complete waste, because exactly zero questions were relevant to my job.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 21:40:26 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Today, we watched a few videos about Krakatoa and Anak Krakatau. Grandson_3 is currently building volcanoes in the yard out of gravel.

He was impressed when they talked about the weather effects of the 1883 eruption.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 15:19:43 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Audio of imagined dinosaur sounds = dinosaurus roarus

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 02:12:03 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Dang! I want to build a computer now. https://www.amazon.com/AMD-RyzenTM-ThreadripperTM-7980X-128-Thread/dp/B0CK2R6DVS/ref=sr_1_2 .
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  Amazon.com: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 7980X 64-Core, 128-Thread Processor : Electronics
  
  Buy AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 7980X 64-Core, 128-Thread Processor: CPU Processors - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 01:27:44 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

S told me how I can delay the necessity to quit, but her solution doesn't solve the major problems (namely that my needs and their needs are different and moving farther apart quickly).

R also spoke up and said he advises "don't quit $EMPLOYER, make $EMPLOYER quit you" ... but that sounds like "don't quit, get yourself fired" which is probably the worst advice ever.

K asked when my last day is. I told him I hadn't announced it, but that my plan is to send in my resignation "with immediate effect" one morning next week. The irony is that I'm on the list of people that were recommended for a merit increase. Potentially, the raise could finish processing the same day I quit.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 00:59:44 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Well, one good thing:

The total solar eclipse was not accompanied by 3 days of global darkness (there were several YouTube videos saying this would happen; don't ask me why).

There also hasn't (yet) been a catastrophic earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone (or its #IL & #IN extension, the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Valley_Seismic_Zone )

Yes, several YouTube videos also forecasted a major quake ... though some said the quake could come a few months to a few years after the eclipse. Way to hedge one's bets.
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1. New Madrid Seismic Zone
  
  The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) (), sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri. The New Madrid fault system was responsible for the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes and has the potential to produce large earthquakes in the future. Since 1812, frequent smaller earthquakes have been recorded in the area.Earthquakes that occur in the New Madrid Seismic Zone potentially threaten parts of seven American states: Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and to a lesser extent Mississippi and Indiana. Location The 150-mile (240 km)-long seismic zone, which extends into five states, stretches southward from Cairo, Illinois; through Hayti, Caruthersville, and New Madrid in Missouri; through Blytheville into Marked Tree in Arkansas. It also covers a part of West Tennessee near Reelfoot Lake, extending southeast into Dyersburg. It is southwest of the Wabash...
2. Wabash Valley Seismic Zone
  
  The Wabash Valley Seismic Zone (also known as the Wabash Valley Fault System or Zone) is a tectonic region located in the Midwestern United States, centered on the valley of the Lower Wabash River, along the state line between southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana. Geology The Wabash Valley Seismic Zone consists largely of vertically oriented ("normal") faults deeply buried under layers of sediment. Although the tectonics of the region are not fully understood and are the subject of ongoing research, these faults are thought by some to be associated with a branch of the New Madrid aulacogen, an old rift zone where the lithosphere actively began to pull apart at perhaps two separate times in the distant past. Present-day GPS measurements show that the region deforms at about 1–2 mm per year with compression along the Wabash Valley Fault Zone and extension in southwestern Indiana. The crust in the area has been weakened by the numerous faults, which remain active sites for continuing seismic activity as the motion of the North American Plate exerts both compressional and tensional forces. ...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 00:48:09 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Having praised the FIDO2 security keys, I have to say that if you lose it, you may not ever be able to get back into your accounts.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 00:45:08 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Ji Fu
#2FA with a https://www.yubico.com/ Yubikey or https://solokeys.com/ Solokey is pretty decent. But a lot of sites choose not to support real 2FA / #MFA and instead require a cell phone number (weak, because your phone is easy to subvert ... call your cellular provider and tell them they're you and they have a new phone. The "helpful" people there will gladly give control of your number to an entirely different sim card).
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1. Yubico Home
  
  Get the YubiKey, the #1 security key, offering strong two factor authentication from industry leader Yubico.
2. SoloKeys
  
  The first open source FIDO2 security key, built with Trussed®.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 00:28:52 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Ji Fu
The last time I saw Netscape, it was a cut-down AOL service (cut down because it was cheaper and went directly to the Internet). That was probably around 2006.

I don't know when the software part of Netscape finally vanished. It seems like Netscape 6 had already come and gone by that time.

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