=== ANCHOR POEM === ◀─╔═════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════───────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Your system administrator has enabled a group policy that requires you to install **Autocracy**. This is a mandatory update. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ You have **1** deferral left. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ [Install now] [Install in 4 years] │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────╝─▶ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2873 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: unsolicited advice │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 @user-192 I don't update my kernel more than like, once every few months, so maybe that would be something to look into! how scriptable is it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2566 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mh+, nix │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1286 I totally agree! Every time I install new software I write an "update" and "run" script so that I can easily use software that I haven't touched in a while. once I started doing that the usability of my system went way up. Unless they change the installation requirements, grrrrrrr ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5390 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── ext4 is not an encryption scheme, even though it seems that way to windows users. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/369 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Gaming on Linux is never knowing for sure that a game will launch. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse_boost/6017 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════════════────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Linux admins when they have to use Windows: :/ │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Windows admins when they have to use Linux: :\ │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────╝─▶ --- #6 fediverse/1482 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-192 I feel like SSH keys to log into every website should be a standard or something similar ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/664 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-482 [secretly installs a keylogger and doesn't tell anyone upstream but still pushes it to production] [or worse, was told to do as such and given tools to fabricate "evidence" to the contrary to everyone else on the team] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4900 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── if you wanna trick systems administrators just put a bunch of sleeps in your code so your computer programs don't use up all the mainframe's resources all at once [statements dreamed up by the practically deranged] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/770 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── There are some pieces of software where you think "oh cool, what did they update?" and then there are some like "oh god... What did they update?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3469 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── you know how SSH password login is deprecated because the password needs to be transmitted in cleartext or whatever? what if we just... required two passwords? the first initiates the conversation, and sets up an encrypted line. It doesn't matter if anyone sees the first password because they'll get a new set of encrypted keys, meaning each session automatically is encrypted in a different, randomized way. the second password is the one that actually authenticates you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4720 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── @user-882 it's a security hole though yeah... there ya go... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3123 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── using linux requires constant maintenance and that's kind of unfair, actually. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2622 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── what kind of linux user are you if you don't even like reading terminal output? it's USEFUL and INTERESTING information! WHY ELSE WOULD THE PROGRAMMER OUTPUT IT??? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2601 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-249 you can host anything you'd like on a raspberry pi. If the software requirements are within the hardware specs, of course. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse_boost/5294 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════─────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Vim users can have fully automated luxury gay space communism, as a treat │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────╝─▶ --- #16 messages/573 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── There will come a day when we must spam our messages into every discord server we know. Hold on tight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/3282 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I hate how fragile Linux is It deserves to be strong and durable ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1616 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── they say learning Linux is hard, but it's the only free operating system so really it's a question of learning Linux now, when you have time, or later, when you're busy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 notes/environment-variables --- ═══════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── To edit environment variables: ~/.bashrc is for variables only accessible by the user. /etc/profile is for variables accessible by all users. /etc/environment is for variables accessible by anyone. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘══════───┴╧───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3668 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── setting up an SSH server is like a rite of passage for Linux administrators (notice I didn't say users, you can't use linux, only administer it) ... I'm having trouble with my rites >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ |