Samuel Smith ✅ @Jirikiha@mastodon.cloud
IT guy, always up to learn something new #sysadmin of a semiconductor company
re: law-ignoring DIY alternatives Show more
#Bubbles! We have a formula for some awesome bubbles, but I hadn't considered the water - our water is VERY hard. I'm going to try purified water next and see if there's a difference.
https://thescene.com/watch/wired/obsessed-how-this-woman-makes-record-breaking-bubbles
Someone keeps stealing from the workers
Maybe she's born with it? Nah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_vVUIYOmJM
#beauty
It is MY #retrocomputing pleasure to welcome the Atari Portfolio 16-bit kinda-MS-DOS-compatible handheld PC to the crew!
Powered by 3 AA batteries and coming to us from 1991, I can already tell it will fit right in.
#Finance
The Rule of 72 is an interesting shorthand. Divide 72 by the interest rate and you get how many years your investment takes to double. 4%: 72/4=18 so at 4% it takes 18 years to double. At 8% it takes 9 years to double. Contrariwise, non-CPI inflation* is about 5%-6%, 72/6=12 so you have to double your income over 12 years to keep the same purchasing power.
*The gov publishes the CPI rate of 3% as it's easier to track, but it doesn't include fuel and medical costs which rise faster.
Tools to help #privacy while online and improve #security
https://www.privacytools.io/
Through my open window I could hear the recently hatched baby birds demanding their lunch. A cool breeze rustled my collection of post-it notes.
I tapped at my keyboard, letting my mind drift. My task was simple and mindless enough - I'd only pause to rest my eyes.
After one such break, I noticed my webcam light was blinking.
I smiled and waved, then wagged my finger at it. They were early!
Regardless, I started reading aloud my latest chapter...
@jennamagius I love this line:
<<If you've thought "historical reasons" to yourself while reading this: imagine a parent and a child. The child's room is messy. The parent says "Why is your room messy?" The child says "Historical reasons.">>
to comply with GDPR, as of May 25th, I will no longer be remembering anybody’s name, face or personal details without their explicit consent
...phew, finally a viable excuse
In summary, I seriously suggest that anyone in infosec have a backup career path, because this gravy train is going to spoil at some point as shit gets more centralized and we're all going to lose our jobs.
If you're new to the field, don't be afraid, it's an excellent place to be! But understand that we're not immune to the same economic pressures that are affecting fast food employees, so just like you have a DR plan for your servers, have a DR plan for your career! :)
Home Economics, PSA, cast iron care Show more
Never let anyone tell you that collective action won't work; corporations are just another form of collective action and they seem to be doing rather well for themselves (at least as institutions).
Socrates' words still resonate today.
- An unexamined life is not worth living.
- True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.
- There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
- I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
#philosophy
Life hack: Put a flake of flint, a toothpick, and a feather (the ingredients for an arrow) in a bottle with an inverted paper cone at the opening. This is a good trap for if you have lots of irritating time flies around the house. Because not too many people appreciate how much time flies like an arrow.
#puns
uspol, ICE Show more
strawberries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1900
As a Windows admin, I can do maybe the first two steps. So I'm going to try this. It may take more time as I have a job and family, but there's no time like the present to learn #Linux !
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/2s924h/how_did_you_get_your_start/cnnw1ma/
