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Computer science student, enjoys fiddeling around with desktop theming
A #youtube channel called GQ makes celebrities go undercover on social media and answer questions on their own behalf.
It's a nice idea. But it's not exactly 'undercover', is it? In fact, you could argue it's the exact opposite, they litterally declare, 'This is actually me'. 🤔
Undercover means your real identity is secret. You don't infiltrate a drug cartel under an alias called 'Officer Dave'. 😆
It's not at all important, but it's the best I can do at this time of day.
@nore Hey, I saw your comment on a post earlier, and I sympathize. Sadly, it seems that type of thread is not welcoming against people who don't immediately agree. Honestly, for as much as people like to talk about inclusion, it seems to me that one specific demographic is intentionally villified and left out.
I just took my gaming setup to the next level, moving away from supporting Windows exclusive titles through WINE, to running a full-fledged Windows 10 VM with a dedicated GPU passed through IOMMU-style! :D This is freaking awesome! Closing in on 100 % performance compared to running a Windows host system, and I am convinced I'll never have to dual boot again!
New contract just arrived. I'm one month out of school and already being prompted for decisions about company phone, retirement savings and healthcare. Big questions for a guy who's struggling to plan his own dinner. Is this what it's like being an adult? If so, I'm not entirely sold on the concept.
I have seen a lot of negativity towards Elon Musk lately.
It surprises me, since I know him mostly for his space program and involvement in charity programs in places lacking ressources. Hardly controversial matters.
What's he done that makes him unpopular?
Noëlle the 8-Bit🏳️🌈🎄
Outside your open window, the clouds that have been looming all day darken as the sun goes down. The trees shake in sudden, uneven gusts of wind, and the leaves rustle as though it were autumn. The birds go silent, the squirrels stop moving.
Behind you, a floorboard creaks. Then another, closer. You can't bear to turn around.
By your ear, a barely-whispered voice creaks out words you can barely understand but dread nonetheless.
"We've updated our privacy policy."
In the spirit of compliance I have started stalking people with whom I've ever interacted to inform them that I've updated my privacy policy and will erase them from memory unless they explicitly consent to me remembering their names, birthdays etc.
Not that anyone asked, but I just got a fucking job, and I felt like telling someone!
OpenTasks in F-Droid is just plain awesome. That's it. No context or deeper meaning behind this. It's just awesome.
Okay, where the hell do I find the config headerfile for 'dwm'?
Granted, I'm new to the concept of configuration through compilation, but I just... wth...
A sneeze is like airborn vomit. Do with this what you want.
In the process of switching to an M.2 SSD I am giving serious thought to performing a clean install and running Suckless tools exclusively, insofar as a Suckless alternative to currently used software exists.
Any thoughts on stuff like the 'st' terminal emulator or 'surf' web browser?
Now, I was stranded at a bus stop on which I had absolutely no business.
But it was worth it.
Because it made me realize how boring and colorless the world would be if I wasn't, at some level, still a 5-year-old myself.
Suddenly, the dad reaches for the stop button. They were getting off. Victory had been had.
But I wan't done. I promptly got up and left behind them, making sure the psychotic toddler saw the seat, right there, within his grasp.
He did. And he went batshit insane. His dad had to drag him out, and moments later everything went quiet.
In the distance you could see his tiny arms and legs swirling around in unprecedented fury.
I could have done that, and that would have been the end of it. If only I had been more mature than my Infant opponent. But as it turns out, I'm not.
Because I stayed, laughing my ass of internally of this sobbing monstrosity getting louder by the second.
In seconds he turned a quiet bus ride into a reenactment of the Mandrake scene from Harry Potter, all because, in his words, a horrible human had occupied his seat.
Now I had the choice of being the bigger man and give up my seat for the greater good. After all, there were a lot of civilians on board, and we wouldn't want any war casualties in a simple bus seat dispute.
So I'm sitting in the bus, minding myself, when this little guy walks in with his father. That's when all hell broke loose. You see, I had been so inconsiderate as to take the last remaining window seat, and this particular 5-year-old was not having it.
One of the steps involved privilege escalation. I did this with a C script I found in exploit-db, and while I have absolutely no clue as to what actually went down at the target host, this doesn't take away from my victorious sensation. I am definately hooked for more of these challenges!
... to be fair, the process of rooting my first machine on the site consisted exclusively of Metasploit-modules, so perhaps 'Script Kiddie' is a fair description.
Yesterday I finally advanced on Hackthebox.eu going from 'Noob' to... 'Script kiddie'. Well, baby steps I guess.
