Tom Maszerowski @tommasz@mastodon.technology

Elon Musk continues his evolution into supervillain.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/26/21402240/neuralink-august-2020-event-brain-machine-interface-working-demonstration

This is the kind of thing that gets you to build your own NAS for photo storage.

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/canon-websites-held-to-ransom-by-hackers

Someone is still maintaining ReiserFS and even generating new code.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Reiser4-Reiser5-Linux-5.8

The day I accidentally built a nudity/porn platform

https://elazzabi.com/2020/08/11/the-day-i-accidentally-built-a-nudity-porn-platform/

Better to switch than fight.

https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/06/excel_gene_names/

Niklaus Wirth was right and that is a problem

https://bowero.nl/blog/2020/07/31/niklaus-wirth-was-right-and-that-is-a-problem/

My feet are cold for some reason.

https://developer.apple.com/programs/security-research-device/

Let’s not blame Slack for the failings of its users.

https://mashable.com/article/slack-key-to-twitter-hack/

The birdsite hack is a reminder that no matter what security measures or tools you have in place, social engineering can render them useless. The only defense against social engineering is to train your people to never trust anything without verifying it first.

I can remember when Google was a place you wanted to work.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-09/google-campus-security-singled-out-black-latinx-employees

Or did it?

https://threatpost.com/aws-facial-recognition-platform-misidentified-over-100-politicians-as-criminals/156984/

The damage is done, why bother now?

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21304947/reddit-ban-subreddits-the-donald-chapo-trap-house-new-content-policy-rules?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

I was given a stark reminder of how little adjuncts are paid when NY State rejected my unemployment application because I didn’t make enough.

I will never understand the Elon Musk worship.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/25/tesla-plant-firings/

Some good news at time when good news is scarce.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-headquarters-after-hidden-figure-mary-w-jackson

Latest Headline I Never Thought I’d See: How K-pop fans are weaponizing the internet for Black Lives Matter

https://www.vox.com/2020/6/8/21279262/k-pop-fans-black-lives-matter-fancams-youtubers-protest-support

My iMac has a 4.0 GHz quad-core Core i7. I have never felt I needed more CPU power. I’ve already held off going to 10.15 because of its dropping 32-bit apps, I’m not looking forward to replacing every single piece of software again like I did with the PowerPC to Intel change.

Google resumes its senseless attack on the URL bar, hides full addresses on Chrome 85

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/12/google-resumes-its-senseless-attack-on-the-url-bar-hides-full-addresses-on-chrome-canary/

I love my BMW R1100s motorcycle, but it’s a master class in how to complicate regular maintenance. I just needed to replace the battery. I lost count of the number of different bolts I had to remove just to get the body work off so I could then access the bolts to remove the fuel tank and air intake to get to the battery.

Last time it needed a new battery I had the dealer do it when I couldn’t figure out how but they closed a couple of years ago and I had no choice.

I just spent a few hours talking my guitar teacher through downloading and building Jamulus and QjackCtl. Why he has Ubuntu on his laptop is a mystery but it was the only computer he has that can run Jamulus. After all was said and done he couldn’t hear me, although I could hear him just fine. I’m having a beer now, but further struggle awaits.