William Orr @worr@mastodon.social

Since I use this mostly to talk to BSD people, I'll be moving to @worr

who’s ready to RISC it all?

Hi, I'm the Admin of this instance.

Registrations are not yet open, but will open soon.

#bsd #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #hardenedbsd #bsdnow

Make the last song you listen to before the year ends Darude - Sandstorm

I'm so fortunate to have a trans role model who is one of the actual giants of my field:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway

Friendly reminder. Full disk encryption on a server you have no physical access to grants you no security, same for your laptop if you carry it around in sleep mode. FDE protects your data at rest as from a cold boot you need to provide the passphrase. If your box is running the secret is present in memory and can be grabbed by a dedicated attacker.

For the same reason, when approaching border control, TURN OFF your phone, just locking the screen is often not enough.

RT @SteveBrisendine@twitter.com
Doctors I'd trust with my mental health ahead of Dr. Phil:
Seuss
Dre
J
Octopus
Strange
Strangelove
Detroit
Frankenstein
Funkenstein
Moreau
Mid-Nite
Fate
Doom
Love
Nerdlove
Alchemy
Quinn, Medicine Woman
Evil
Jekyll
McCoy
Dolittle
Doofenshmirtz
Pepper
Zhivago
Scholl
Who
Tarr
No

Uber is apparently tracking GPS coordinate information in the most recent Uber app on iOS 11.2.1, even with Location Services turned OFF.

https://medium.com/bread-and-circuses/your-uber-location-tracking-device-has-been-activated-781a7e6df394

On birdsite there’s been discussion of whether people in prison for possession and sale of weed should be freed when and where cannabis has been legalized. Of course I say dammit yes they need to be freed right the hell now.

But further I am convinced we need to give them jobs and training in the cannabis industry. Reparations. This is the 21st century’s 40 acres and a mule.

Hi Fediverse, you have to check out this game. It's the most innovative shooter I've played in years.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/322500/SUPERHOT/

Need ideas for a new years resolution? Feel free to pick one.

1. Start using a password manager (keepassxc)

2. Start using 2 factor authentication

3. Try out a #BSD on your laptop/desktop/server (#OpenBSD)

4. Contribute to a software project you like (ie. port a game to #OpenBSD, donate $$, help with the docs)

5. Self host your email

Program Files/Microsoft Office/Clipart/Popular/HATECOMP.WMF

https://mastodon.social/media/lw2QFMvucG0ho7TQqpQ