the hex is silent professional source code complainer, Pwnie Awards 2014 Best Song, will decipher ancient writing systems for free Access to Odin photos is a privilege contingent on not being the reason I’m regretting the internet today. English: native; Nederlands: nog niet helemaal vloeiend; 中文:走马观花 Amsterdam pronouns: she/her
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Last Notes npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea the two littlest creatures in the city https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/653/704/555/844/813/original/0fac17e37fa75282.jpeg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/653/704/837/489/487/original/92830ab1f65316b9.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea genuine question: do you have concerns about the post after the initial fumble, because if it's just the initial fumbling of the framing, I wouldn't worry too much npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea after reading That rust PR, I can see what they were *trying* to say, but if you lead your big controversial post with “comments raising ethical or legal concerns will be moderated, technical concerns only” then absolutely the only thing anyone is going to talk about is the alarming ethical and legal concern they now have npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea to be sure, the reasons people believe untrue things are often very clearly downstream from lies told by politicians, billionaires etc who have both the means and motivation to intentionally shift the window. but you can't take your mental state "I'm 100% confident it's a lie" and apply it to infer the motivations of others who have been persuaded, for reasons that make sense in their own frame of reference, to believe it. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea as some of you know, I was raised in a fundamentalist proto-maga environment, and so I have extensive first hand experience with cognitive dissonance and cult tactics I wanted to point out that if someone wildly disagrees with you: they’re not lying. No matter how stupid or obviously wrong you think their take is, they’re not lying to you about what they believe; almost no-one does that. To be clear, I’m not talking about national politicians or billionaires or obvious influence campaign bots. I’m talking about real, normal people that you know perfectly well are real, normal people but their take is so ridiculous or extreme to you that you feel tempted to conclude they’re lying. There are real, actual reasons they believe those things and real, actual reasons they feel the need to tell you about it. If you can’t engage with that, you’ve not only already lost any chance of convincing them, but you’re setting yourself up to believe patently untrue things yourself, because you have taught yourself to shut down contrary thoughts with “they’re lying.” accepting that the people I was told were agents of Satan *weren’t lying about their beliefs just to hurt me* is a big part of how I got out of fundamentalism. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I had a dream that there was this notorious crazy old rich lady with no heir she could respect, and on a whim she designated @npub1jpf…vqhj specifically to receive her inheritance. Congratulations and please spend your newfound dream billions ethically npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Odin was lying flat on the floor, disinterested in me petting him. But then I gave my husband a hug and Odin sprang to his feet, dancing circles around us, wagging his tail. And then he realized I’d want to sit back down and stole my spot again. https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/403/036/966/482/929/original/a025fae930bca9dc.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea English-usage difference that will never stop tripping me up in Europe: "so, will this come by mail?" "mail? no we can't mail it, it will come by post" (they think I mean e-mail) npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I’m glad you can laugh it off, I’d be having a breakdown npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea the current prime minister of NL is almost exactly one year older than me. I can barely keep up with taking care of myself and my dog. I will not be ready to run the country next year npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea good morning to boy with enormous cowlick https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/373/754/035/268/152/original/cb3f680ddc1a40ac.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea good morning to a boy who's thrilled that you're here. https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/369/449/797/520/346/original/d04908725a44b938.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea a specter is haunting European bathrooms https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/364/472/415/846/525/original/c6e3fe5f197c0ede.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Company wide email last week: there is an emergency patch for some software you’ve never heard of. Please update manually NOW; if it’s not patched by Tuesday, your machine will forcibly reboot. Me: o software management portal of my work machine, is this software even installed, that I might update it? portal: it’s not installed, no. [Tuesday comes] Your machine is going down NOW in the middle of the workday because you FAILED TO INSTALL THE PATCH, SINNER. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I do not have a sub or a free access link with which to read the New Yorker article on whether Sam Altman is a habitual liar. But I can say this. I was raised by a man who’d lie constantly. He’d promise me anything and everything, and there was always some last-second off-screen emergency that prevented it from being fulfilled. When I questioned why we were always broke if he made so much money, he assured me I just didn’t understand yet how expensive life really is; as an adult with less income and more mortgage who’s nonetheless in the black, I know it literally doesn’t add up. Sam Altman triggers my instinctive disgust reflex. Every photo, every video, every voice clip fills me with an urge to either scream at him or get the fuck away. I don’t know this man. But I know his damage. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea do you know off the top of your head which letter of the alphabet is meant by "The Scarlet Letter"? [this isn't a "gotcha" or making any kind of point, I just idly wondered how many people do know] npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea ⚠️IMPORTANT⚠️ I am going to mostly stop hashtagging Odin's photos, due to reasons. If you have been enjoying him through a tag, feel free to follow me; unfortunately sometimes I post about things other than Odin, but only sometimes... #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/358/075/526/552/809/original/e06f877234fae494.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I enjoy how this ancient Chinese poetry site presents its recommended poems of the day like a social media site where all users are very, very wistful about plum blossoms #classicalchinese https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/357/229/930/316/581/original/179ebc5981739b98.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I think I need to stop hashtagging Odin’s photos because like three times in a week I’ve gotten nonfollower reply guys who go over the post with a magnifying glass to find something they imagine is going on that isn’t going on and let me know that my dog is poorly behaved and/or I’m an abusive owner npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Hello to Dutch intercity status board that is stuck saying the next station is Nijmegen, which isn’t even a stop on this route. All is become Nijmegen, destroyer of destinations npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Odin whined, whimpered and BEGGED this horse to play with him. The feeling was not entirely mutual #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #horses https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/352/169/675/712/083/original/48bb55b9115792fd.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea It’s so funny how absolutely overwhelmed with joy Odin is when we get off at the station where my in-laws live. He tried to charge through the glass barriers around the ticket gate to get to the exit faster npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea good morning to PUBLIC TRANSPORT ODIN #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #trains #publictransport https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/350/759/623/682/231/original/45a5ee83503c23f0.jpeg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/350/759/920/789/633/original/547831174d54ceb3.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea you: mastodon is dying me: the rate of keyword searching reply guys who want to share their specific delusions with me certainly is on a healthy upwards trajectory (in all seriousness, I get pretty much the same amount of engagarinos here as I ever did on twitter with a t) npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea it’s funny to me how much more often I hear “PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)” on my husband’s Dutch-language news and legal podcasts than in the stuff I read about infosec and data privacy there was a criminal gang here that used PGP on their phones (didn’t save them in the end) and the Dutch media REALLY latched onto it as a term for “encryption that’s good enough that you can’t simply Law your way through it” npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea extremely mad because my relative in American prison has let me know that from now on, instead of being charged once per book or per song and having the files added permanently to his account, he's going to ALSO be charged by the minute to read or listen to music on the tablets that are the only things they're allowed to use. reminder that paying prisoners (vastly) less than minimum wage is legal in the US because they're defined as an exception to anti-slavery laws. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I collected several of my "New Internet Translations" of Classical Chinese passages in the style of social media posts onto one page. https://xn--hmr.net/classicalchinese/livinginternet/ #classicalchinese #translation #philosophy #localization https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/341/010/405/580/736/original/8a7f06154f5a79b9.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea “Do not underestimate small problems: one crack can sink a ship. Do not underestimate small creatures: one fly can poison you. Do not underestimate the small-minded: one petty fool can plunder a nation.” attributed to Guan Yinzi, the gate guard who allegedly stopped Laozi as he was abandoning civilization and got him to write down the Dao; translation mine. https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&id=280050#sid20 #classicalchinese #philosophy #subtweet npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea today I have made for you a New Living Internet translation of Confucius: The Master said: Do not make haste, do not chase small profits. Moving fast is how you break things, and optimizing for engagement is how you never ship a real product. original: https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&id=1422#sid10022584 #classicalchinese #translation #philosophy npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea if you have avoided updating an iOS device because of some combination of hating the new UI or age verification nonsense, please be aware that a critical security patch has been back-ported to iOS 18 so you can install just the patch without a full upgrade. SCROLL DOWN on the Updates tab to find it, if it’s available to you. https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/340/275/825/563/932/original/5aec01570c19e8c6.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea just got a fascinating email trying to hire me as a consultant for my expertise in treating, uh, aortic stenosis https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/336/603/656/858/456/original/f66d9ebf59d60d01.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea IT'S HAPPENING GITHUB, THE FIRST ENTERPRISE CLOUD SOLUTION TO REACH ZERO NINES RELIABILITY https://mrshu.github.io/github-statuses/ #github https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/334/308/647/752/724/original/8234a28a6c739a53.png https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/334/309/662/049/258/original/8e6a6c6a069783e0.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea ingeburgerd status: snipped in proper Dutch at some kids throwing their trash in the canal: “boys, next time, there is a public trash can over there” npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Always remember: Odin absolutely could fuck you up, he just doesn’t want to #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/331/178/258/283/539/original/2d79d859f7b847eb.jpeg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/331/178/512/094/194/original/ca08be570dd1a359.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea [THIS IS A SELF-DISCLOSING, GOOD FAITH APRIL FOOL'S SENSIBLE CHUCKLE] please enjoy the paper I wrote last year that is going to redefine history and linguistics as we know them as soon as anyone can stop laughing long enough to finish reading it: The Utterly Unhinged Elamo-Minoan Hypothesis on academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/128559713/The_Utterly_Unhinged_Elamo_Minoan_Hypothesis_April_Fools_ direct raw pdf: https://0xabad1dea.github.io/bin/Utterly-Unhinged-Elamo-Minoan-Hypothesis.pdf [YOU CAUGHT THAT I SAID THIS IS A HAHA FUNNY FOR APRIL FOOL'S, RIGHT?] #linguistics #history https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/328/306/867/925/306/original/479503b5b23ac261.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea [repost from 2022] them: so we’re an Italian restaurant me: yes them: in a Dutch city me uh-huh them: though a lot of people around here speak English me: with you so far them: that’s why it says “orange juice” in French #dutch #netherlands https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/324/082/721/234/675/original/cdaa23c831ddbfe1.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea One thing that I like about Amsterdam is that our neighborhood has its own gardener — the same, specific guy, paid by the city to putter around and take care of all the trees, bushes and flowers on public land. And most land is public land! A lot of green space that would legally be the private property of the nearest building in the US is public in Amsterdam. #amsterdam npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Happy Trans Day of Visibility to everyone who deserves a glamorous spotlight for embracing a better future for themselves 🕯️ and separately, happy abadidea day of visibility to me (it’s my birthday)(and to everyone’s perpetual confusion, I’m not trans) 🎂 npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea We’ve had a houseguest for a few days who slept in my usual bed, which meant Odin was kept away from it because not all of us are so accustomed to dog hair The guest just left for the train station; Odin sadly watched him close the front door, pondered for a few seconds, and then leapt up on my bed. #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/322/429/664/170/526/original/746b7aa64bfb139d.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I’m so white that I ordered spicy broth and the waiter said no 😭 In the end we compromised on him giving me plain broth and the spice on a side dish so I could “mix in a spoonful” npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Aldi clearance shelf: instant drink powder!! 🩷Pink Latte🩷 me: okay, notoriously hit-or-miss Aldi clearance shelf, I'll try it (I pour the powder into the mug. it is clearly white) not looking good for the Aldi clearance shelf (I add hot water. it somehow turns bright pink) okay, I retract my thoughts about the Aldi clearance shelf (I taste it) I reinstate some of my thoughts about the Aldi clearance shelf. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea My European husband made a wisecrack about American history all being very recent while there’s an Australian at the table, oh come on cut me some slack just this once 🥲 npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea 🎵 ohhh, time to lick aaaapple 🎵 #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/311/372/820/316/606/original/867a8d2d115f59e9.jpeg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/311/373/114/343/474/original/06c7bdb84a7559f6.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea NINETY DAYS NINETY INCIDENTS NINETY PERCENT YOU PAID FOR ALL FIVE NINES BUT YOU’LL ONLY NEED THE EDGE #github https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/308/891/607/562/704/original/37b78467840946e8.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea It has been 0️⃣ days since a lady yelled at me because my dog was off-lead in the off-lead dog park for letting dogs off-lead She said it was because her (on-lead) dog was injured and like. If another dog approaching yours for a friendly sniff is an acute medical risk, why did you bring them HERE (Odin *does* have a problem where when he’s off-lead, he ignores you when you tell him it’s time to stop and come back; I’ve been trying to improve this. But he didn’t *do* anything harmful or dangerous.) Pictured: the friendly sniff criminal, at the dog cafe in the dog park for dogs #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/306/488/132/228/397/original/9a247683bc20730d.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea We have a houseguest, and Odin’s in heaven about it. More human per house to give him attention! npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Just got jump scared by a jump scare that I programmed myself in a story I wrote myself npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea fifteen thousand followers 🎉🎉🎉 fourteen thousand of which are only here for Odin #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/294/621/295/223/543/original/e62454664f60adee.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea enjoyed this telnetd analysis. (if you can’t believe anyone has a legitimate operational reason to run telnet, you live in a cozy world indeed) https://labs.watchtowr.com/a-32-year-old-bug-walks-into-a-telnet-server-gnu-inetutils-telnetd-cve-2026-32746/ npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Odin has no idea why mommy's acting so traumatized tonight (it's because I already had a phobia of crossing streets and I can't stop thinking about how a crime getaway car screeched around the corner right as I was leading Odin into the street) but he's being very sweet and lying across my feet npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea View from a normal full size adult dinner table, upon which there are steaks #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/284/663/108/311/821/original/7e87c676f69750bb.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea in 1873, a relatively minor professional artist named Viktor Hartmann died suddenly in his 30s. As part of his memorial, an exhibition of his paintings was held, including his winning design proposal for a new "Great Gate of Kiev" which was never actually built. Most of those paintings have since been lost, and no-one knows what they looked like. And yet you do know: you've heard them. The memorial exhibition was attended by Viktor's grieving friend, Modest Mussorgsky. Modest walked slowly through the exhibition, which included drawings that Viktor had given to him personally, and went home and sat down at his piano. He composed one of the world's most famous pieces of music. "Pictures at an Exhibition" is paintings we can't see and a gate that was never built, made known to us by a grieving musician. complete recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJMpQiqCm4 full context for the grieving orchid: https://xkcd.com/1259/ #classicalmusic https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/283/525/804/990/262/original/938e16d19cc372c5.png https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/283/530/319/991/105/original/f15448ac7c3262b8.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I’m so glad my baby boy found a babygirl who thinks it’s fun when he crashes into her #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/277/881/906/954/452/original/bf01f676772b574b.jpeg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/277/882/191/345/343/original/8eefe6d67eb96771.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea the rate at which internet people I know from all over the world just kind of Show Up in Amsterdam is incredible npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Odin got more royal pets from the royal anti-terrorism task force npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea chiptune-style "Persian March" by Johann Strauss (you might guess that it's not particularly authentic, but it is a bop) #music #classicalmusic https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/271/815/683/007/652/original/a9b2292088ba67ea.mp3 npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea the chairs are lower than average but normal human size, my dog is just bigger than the average human adult npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Boy who already got his share but is patiently waiting for mommy to decide she doesn’t want hers #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/266/850/549/503/773/original/e38851d95ab58382.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea there’s a church in Leiden where they ran out of stonework budget and finished it with a wooden tower, to be replaced at earliest convenience. it’s been hundreds of years and it’s still wood. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea what every artist wants: layer 1 layer 2 layer 3 what every software gives: layer 1 layer 1 copy layer 1 copy copy npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea this educational series is engaging but has a poorly calibrated difficulty curve towards the end https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/261/618/211/905/328/original/03efbe65154c18d3.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Ali Express scores: I got this massive tome of major Classical Chinese texts for $6. No footnotes, no commentary, no hints in modern language, just 700 pages of public domain text #classicalchinese #aliexpressfinds https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/256/943/060/572/166/original/5827e437c8d17a8d.jpeg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/256/943/373/434/578/original/5a4dfe75a882f4b4.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Odin down at the pond Unfortunately, he’s looking so alert because a dog who’s picked a fight with him before just trotted around the corner and stopped dead in its tracks. Odin clearly remembered, because he actually growled, which he’s done like twice in his life. We were able to break them up safely #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/255/378/588/131/188/original/15461810cb97781d.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Mila x Odin 4ever #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/251/073/548/862/830/original/566e99ff09f09bba.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I opened a technical blog post and left the tab to read later, only to discover it was choking the browser to death with a sudoku-solving neural network embedded as a proof of concept ballooning to 5GB npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea the Retropals somehow dug up the absolute worst, least fun, most passive-aggressive edutainment software I have ever seen. It kept throwing absolutely absurdly torturous sentences that no human would ever say at the player to grammatically correct, and after several mistakes it starts telling you off, in recorded audio, about how bad you are at grammar and how deserving you are of punishment. That sounds like a parody but afaict it was serious https://www.twitch.tv/retropals/clip/AlertFlirtyEagleNerfBlueBlaster-beLeXQjhEOKaYm57 npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea good morning to the entity #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/249/335/903/233/731/original/19336771f73054e2.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea #gloryinthethunder #lego #dlss #dlss5 https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/244/835/714/190/863/original/2b7874c9445f2d93.jpg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea To compensate for the mood of my other posts, please enjoy Odin getting a carrot and immediately making an ungodly mess #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/239/997/514/578/113/original/d1d49d1647c014e8.mp4 npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Dog. dog. I love my dog #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/239/321/662/921/563/original/7b5751e383734118.jpeg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/239/321/969/048/159/original/ac7c1176964416b8.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea we’ve had two low-grade terrorist incidents in our neighborhood in ~24 hours. A small explosion at a Jewish school, and a small explosion at an American bank (explicitly claimed immediately by some group as an anti-American statement). I live in a very Jewish neighborhood, which to be clear is not the one marked “Jewish quarter” on maps, due to Reasons within the last century you can reason about Amsterdam is still one of the safest cities in the world, and certainly it’s not about to become a war zone or anything. But I’m a little disturbed and worried. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Good morning to a brave little dog Odin also got belly rubs from a tourist family. #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/238/024/553/277/536/original/333fb12e82b8b716.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea it seems that every time I call out sick from work, the process to do so Correctly has changed and they’re baffled that I did it the way they told me to do it last time And I get sick more often than most people, so the timeline here really is not reasonable. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea would you believe that tonight is the first time Odin has ever knocked over the trash can and started digging around? I guess the chicken my husband made was just sinfully good npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea my husband just came in here and said "distims your doshes, refuses to elaborate, leaves" and left https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gostak #linguistics npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea yes. the original Classical Chinese is pretty simple and straightforward (if it is your native idiom; it's very thou-sayest-thus to modern Chinese readers) and largely common sense, including "have you considered NOT going to war? it's usually the dumbest thing you could do" npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea the cover design isn't at all inappropriate; the original intended audience was not (as many modern people suppose) experienced, battle-hardened lords who wanted to refine their technique to perfection, but twelve-year-olds who were gonna inherit daddy's army one day and needed it hammered into their heads "look Junior, I know that food has always just magically appeared on your plate without you thinking about where it came from, but if you don't take care of the logistics of feeding your army they will literally kill you and bring the enemy your head as a peace offering" npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea The difference between my English and Chinese copies of The Art of War never stops being funny. #classicalchinese https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/227/971/695/399/461/original/e89c1f045a85e233.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Three years of scrounging on Ali Express #classicalchinese #aliexpressfinds #shelfie https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/227/774/353/603/623/original/9f2d8f23cd13760f.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Odin got thoroughly Mila’d. he’s currently sitting in my room panting with a stupid grin of contentment #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/222/845/441/163/750/original/c469193e0079d92d.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Good morning to dog #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/221/310/794/079/316/original/3aec4cb327c1420d.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Good news, gospel and glad tidings, for Odin is real #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/215/891/040/383/443/original/0d3aca6e2ffce602.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Odin likes to go out on the balcony and watch the world go by, but it's still too cold to leave the door open. He knows he can bark at any time to be let back in, but Odin is so disinclined to bark that he'll first try looking sadly through the window for five or ten minutes hoping someone will notice him https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/211/549/640/650/368/original/e2cffe05f1b61f3b.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea my boys #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #husbandsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/210/662/168/296/496/original/3e1a2e3a44298dbd.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea how it started / how it’s going March 6th 2024 / March 10th 2026 #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/206/509/548/606/899/original/500d035f75bd4b59.jpeg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/206/510/006/135/143/original/66926877e75b810b.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea terribly amused because a man on the street remarked that Odin looks just like the dog of <Dutch TV celebrity>. That’d be Odin’s full-blooded litter brother. <Dutch TV celebrity> was at the adoption party and held Odin as a puppy npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Huh. So in NL, they mail everyone who’s eligible to vote a ticket to show at the door. My husband got one and I assumed I obviously wouldn’t get one because I’m not yet a citizen. But I did get one! For the “neighborhood commission.” Just how low-stakes is it, that they invited the American? 😅 npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Cool History Fact of the night Before woodblock printing (which was extensively used in China well before the west), there was a very clever, effective way to mass-reproduce the most important texts. A few different times in imperial China, stone tablets of the most important books were commissioned. Anyone could walk up and look at them, but more importantly: anyone could lay a wet piece of paper over them and then gently rub ink over the paper, which would create a copy of white text on a black background.(And unlike printing, nothing needs to be done backwards.) And if you were a famous enough calligrapher, you'd be asked to write onto a stone so someone else could chisel out your handwriting exactly, and then copies could be mass-reproduced as teaching examples. (and I'm fascinated by how the stone fragment here is 1800 years old but the writing style is already extremely legible to me. It still uses the X-style 五 but is otherwise very Normal) #classicalchinese #typography #printing #handwriting https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/195/692/004/084/316/original/11d066fc7e27e570.png https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/195/725/027/708/890/original/105cafa736f8fbcb.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea the Chinese word for orchid 兰 is pronounced lán and is used to transcribe the “-land” morpheme in names such as “Finland”, for those countries which China doesn’t interact with much directly and so imported the English name. (They don’t use it for England itself — they use 国 guó which is historically more like“kingdom”) npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Boy who heard mommy having a painful coughing fit and knocked her over to lick her throat a few hundred times #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/189/517/718/719/196/original/35c8c97e9b7b6fe5.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I'm poking through an old blog where something has gone wrong with the CSS and emoji images are being loaded not at text size but as unstyled SVGs which expand to the size of the container, and it REALLY adds something to the good ol' passive-aggressive friendly smile https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/188/897/905/258/200/original/e9945aa44ab8624d.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea sure, like most webpages, this one defaulted to sending me to Hell, but it's refreshingly honest about it https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/187/813/491/953/638/original/7924ae4c03043b99.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea I am very sick and Odin is a very good, sweet, attentive boy who isn’t sure yet whether the thermometer is candy or a toy but mommy puts it in her mouth either way so it must be good He climbed on top of me and started licking my overheated ear while I was writing this. #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/183/170/777/150/684/original/d66a76259a3b43e9.jpeg npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea Linguists: writing like this (superfluously mixing three languages in one fucking sentence!) does not make you seem like some sort of linguini houdini. It makes you seem utterly unable to communicate #linguistics https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/182/598/438/166/925/original/ca4f6a84df9ab99d.png npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea RE: https://mastodon.nl/@at5RSSbot/116175863915781051 There’s no school in Amsterdam today because Extinction Rebellion glued all the doors shut 😅 #note1l2u…na0x npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea yes and they're the most annoying member of it. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea The ISP says if they can't get access to every hookup in the building then nobody is getting fiber. npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea several months ago, a personal container of cocaine was found in the lobby. I didn't worry/care about whose stupid cocaine it was. But I am now envisioning that the bad neighbor is so defensive because they have an apartment absolutely crammed to the gills with cocaine. so much cocaine that they can't possibly hide it from a 20yo technician who has fifty-seven more apartments to connect today. they'll open the utility closet and be crushed by cocaine npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea multiple replies suggesting it's a sex dungeon and if that's ACTUALLY what they're hung up about that's incredibly funny because we literally live IN AMSTERDAM, THE PUBLIC SEX DUNGEON CAPITAL OF THE WORLD npub1n7kt2deqy3xk93nzcvxyy0twcw3jmhvyjhec0pss4punpsyr884ql07g0f abadidea the fiber optic technicians specifically said they must do something in every apartment or there's no point in doing anything in any of them. (I don't know what/why.)