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Remove /dev/null from a host and a surprising number of programs crash and burn. Experienced sysadmins understand that most software requires an uninterruptible supply of nothing.
on Mon, 8AM
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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@packetcat@tenforward.social Yep! And also so I can grade the quality of their insult, so I can determine if they deserve to be added to the Official Enemies List.
on Sep 5
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Michael W Lucas :flan_on_fire: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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The NYT Tech Guild is on strike. Cooking and Games are behind the picket line. That includes Wordle, btw. An unbroken streak means you've crossed a picket line. (Which is brilliant, btw.) News is not behind the picket line. (Should it be? Maybe. But the strikers thought long and hard about...
on Nov 4
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Michael W Lucas :flan_on_fire: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Backing on the #dearAbyss Kickstarter has stopped over the last day. I suspect it's hit the natural end. I should have done this as a ten-day campaign, oh well. But hey, in case I'm wrong, here it is. https://mwl.io/ks
on Nov 2
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Michael W Lucas :flan_on_fire: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Content warning: uspol, q-list celebrity public statement
on Nov 1
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One April night in 1977 Ron Rivest drank a "disproportionate" amount of wine and created the first one-way function for public key cryptography. People who understand the math assure me that, while the function certainly works, it is best studied while in a similar state.
on Nov 1
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Rats: better drivers than most of y'all https://old.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1gf0ngv/rat_navigates_toy_car_around_barriers_to_reach_a/
on Oct 30
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Today's FreeBSD Journal column: 'A goal is something actionable that is completely within your control to achieve. Accomplishing a dream requires other people intervene on your behalf. Going out for a dinner date with that attractive person? Totally a dream. You don't control them. Asking that...
on Oct 29
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Linux-PAM also has a pam_group, but it has a completely different function than OpenPAM's pam_group. Because programmers hate us lowly sysadmins.
on Oct 26
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What sort of career advice do #sysadmin folks need? "By providing seamless and robust computing experiences, you are depriving your organization of necessary inoculations of panic and despair. People do not believe in the need for disaster recovery until they have experienced...
on Oct 18
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Your server is configured to send mail to a human being with the job of reading it, isn't it? Isn't it?
on Oct 10
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It is the third decade of the twenty-first century, and petrified pettiness means we still have no standards defining specific domains for internal-only use.
on Oct 9
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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19.1K Posts, 316 Following, 5.73K Followers · ¹ Recent books: tech - OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems, DNSSEC Mastery 2/e Fantasy - Prohibition Orcs Mystery - $ git sync murder Collection: Apocalypse Moi Pet rats. Martial arts. Punch Nazis & terfs. If it wasn't on Industrial Records it's...
on Sep 28
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Attached: 1 image Normal authors: release book to the public early in the week, with much fanfare. Me, late Friday afternoon, from a dark alley: "psst! Hey, you! Yeah, you! #sysadmin! Buddy! You ever wanted to Run Your Own Mail Server?" #ryoms...
on Sep 27
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io @nixCraft@mastodon.social @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io I dropped Twitter. FB is useless. I have no network on threads or bsky. My Kickstarter for my last book was promoted only here, and was insanely successful. You CAN make money on the fedi, through building a...
on Sep 21
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Instructions for getting free Paxlovid in the US. (Yes, yes, it should be covered by insurance. It would be in the economic interest of the country for it to be covered. But here we are.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/13/paxlovid-covid-cost-free-paxcess/
on Sep 4
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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oooh, this vendor means SFTP, not SFTP! #headdesk #sysadmin :flan_facepalm:
on Aug 29
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Dear Patronizers, and #RYOMS sponsors: check your accounts and/or email.
on Aug 16
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Breakfast with @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange . However cool you think they are: they're even cooler.
on Aug 7
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52: The Second Time, With A Knife
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from "The Rats' Man's Lackey and the Half Gallon of Christmas Miracle"
on Jul 11
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Patrick Braxton has prevailed in court. Newbern's 60 year dynasty of unelected mayors and City Councils is out. Elections are in. This man is a legend. https://capitalbnews.org/newbern-alabama-black-mayor-reinstated/
on Jun 27
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I was specifically told that billionaires just rise to the top if they deserve it.
on Jun 26
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49: Witnessed from Gleaming Eye Sockets
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from the Prohibition Orcs novel "Frozen Talons," in the new Fantasy Steampunk Storybundle
on Jun 26
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Backers just unlocked the "Double Release Party" on the Run Your Own Mail Server publishing #Kickstarter! I will have morning and evening online release parties, making it easier for folks to attend. With a human moderator, because there's so many of you. Backers get seven Unix books for $15....
on Jun 25
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48: Three Pounds of Skull Pudding
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from "Dear Abyss." It's like Dear Abby, but not helpful in any way.
on Jun 24
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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ONE HOUR TO GO "Run Your Own Mail Server" on #kickstarter. Thanks to community support, all backers get 7 Unix books! I would love to see this hit 2000 backers. I would squee to see it hit $78,000. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwlucas/run-your-own-mail-server #ryoms #sysadmin #projectwelove
on Jun 23
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Attached: 1 image The final three hours for "Run Your Own Mail Server" book publishing #kickstarter backers get 7 Unix-like ebooks, plus whatever format they choose. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwlucas/run-your-own-mail-server #ryoms #sysadmin #takebackemail #projectwelove
on Jun 23
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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13 hours left on the "Run Your Own Mail Server" Kickstarter. For $15 backers get 7 Unix ebooks including "SSH Mastery" and "PAM Mastery." Next stretch goal: upgraded online release party! I'll do an AM and PM event, so folks can easily attend from anywhere in the...
on Jun 23
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Attached: 1 image At 8:12 AM EDT, five measly hours ago, I posted how my Kickstarter was about $9,000 from the $65,535 stretch goal (https://io.mwl.io/@mwl/112580935249486742). That's now a bit over $4000. I might well be including seven Unix books in this bundle. And I guess I better come up...
on Jun 23
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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I loathe the multiple-times-a-day posting of a Kickstarter. The sad truth is: every time I post, people back it. Especially if I include a screen shot of being just short of crossing an arbitrary number. It's just under $9k from the $65,535 "SSH Mastery" goal. I'd like to reach that. A buffer...
on Jun 23
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Attached: 1 image holy crap holy crap holy crap. #ryoms #sysadmin #kickstarter #projectwelove https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwlucas/run-your-own-mail-server
on Jun 23
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Last full day of the "Run Your Own Mail Server" Kickstarter. Get six Unix books for a mere $15 pledge. If enough folks spread the word, I might even add "SSH Mastery" to the pile! Plus, break away from Google and Microsoft's mail...
on Jun 23
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Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail: (@mwl@io.mwl.io)
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Attached: 1 image 60 hours left on the "Run Your Own Mail Server" Kickstarter. Backers get not just RYOMS in their preferred format, but five other Unix-like books as a bonus. $55 in ebooks for just $15, maybe more if we hit another stretch goal--plus assorted losses of authorial dignity. I...
on Jun 23