FarraigePlaisteach

@FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Second Ku Klux Klan: How It Gained Social and Political Power Among White Protestants⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some very informative and leading articles pop up from that site. I learned a lot about indigenous issues (inflicted by settlers) there. Was really surprised given the associations I have with the brand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New systemd update will bring Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death to Linux⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The biggest contributors to linux (the kernel), are corporations: https://news.itsfoss.com/huawei-kernel-contribution/

  Is it the case that individual devs add up to a greater total than those? I really hope so. Regardless, surely someone is asking for this stuff or it wouldn't have found investment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New systemd update will bring Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death to Linux⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sure someone asked for it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netherlands returns colonial-era artefacts to Sri Lanka⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “as part of efforts by the former colonial power to redress historical wrongs, officials said”

  Stolen in 1765. Returned in 2023. And Sri Lanka are still waiting for more. Doesn’t sound like a great effort on the part of the Dutch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that chiropractors are not medical doctors and "Systematic reviews... have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective"⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  An osteopath is usually the best choice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Does it need unanimous vote to pass?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you’re into retro games you need a jailbroken PS Vita⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I imagine that these old devices would have seriously degraded batteries, no?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Name That Song - A community for getting help identifying music⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a song that I can’t remember the name of and is driving me crazy. It goes: dum da, da dum da da dum da, dum da, da dum da da dum da. Anybody know what that is?

  Edit: found it. In case it sounded good to you too It’s Sail Away by Enya.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Victims march to Rome to demand 'zero tolerance' on church abuse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I support them fully. But it’s asking a lion to become vegetarian.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Buying neices and nephews Christmas presents?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never heard that before! Where I live, at christmas a hamper contains assorted food and drinks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Buying neices and nephews Christmas presents?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I started sending a hamper to each household instead with a card for the family. Cheaper and saves a load of time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unpaid community work is best!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Their documentation has been frustratingly outdated at times too. But since GitHub is MS owned there are better options. I prefer codeberg for having an actual account on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Search engines compared⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  My favourite search engine, Ecosia, is listed. I’d prefer if they didn’t log IPs, but their cause is so good and effective that it’s worth it to me. I can use a VPN if it bothers me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Paedophiles using open source AI to create child sexual abuse content, says watchdog⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It could make it harder to find trafficked and abused children. Now they have to first separate the fake from the real. And, what a sickening job for the poor person taking on this responsibility.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Almost 1m people across Europe are homeless on any given night⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Given how some states cook the books (eg, Ireland), I expect its even higher.

  In Ireland you can be homeless but not counted if you stayed/stay somewhere precarious. It’s exhausting how much attention we have to pay.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I had a weekend hard disk that I swapped with the work one. No idea if it kept me safe or not, but the OS wasn’t even the same.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Games to play while waiting for release⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I initially thought you were in prison so congratulations on your unexpected freedom!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is America Really That Bad?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s synonymous with exploitation from what I’ve seen. I don’t live there but the news is unavoidable here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Another good reason not to open port 22⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  When you put it that way, it sounds beneficial and like something I’d like to use. Thank you!

  The article may have been dissing it as a sole strategy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Another good reason not to open port 22⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I have read elsewhere that port knocking is just security through obscurity and isn’t worth considering. I found it when searching for ways to set it up and that put me off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you exposing any ports on your home server?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you see much activity there?

  I know that they say that security through obscurity doesn’t work, but to me (a novice) it sounds like a good idea to route the default port to a dummy server.