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Debian has updated kernel packages out for the stable release. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43284 I kind of get your point, but they responded pretty quickl…

Most of us were using Zip drives to backup our files and then put the disks on shelf. There was no cloud backup, and 100MB was often enough for all your personal files.

There’s a pretty good explanation here: https://exrocketman.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-seal-failure-in...

For a lot of items I’ve looked into, Newegg and Microcenter had comparable prices. Several small items were cheaper at microcenter, presumably because Newegg marked up the prices f…

Don’t forget about power. If you’re trying to build a low power NAS, those hdds idle around 5w each, while the ssd is closer to 5mw. Once you’ve got a few disks, the HDDs can accou…

https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3576 Maybe this one?

https://atlas.cern/Discover/Detector/Trigger-DAQ

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/15/business/subaru-buyer... “ Subaru and another automaker, Kia, have been especially aggressive in resisting the law. While other companies are…

There’s always Backblaze’s SSD stats. https://www.backblaze.com/blog/ssd-edition-2022-drive-stats-...

The Atlantic had a good article about this last summer. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/07/pennsyl...

Yep. I think you may be right, it’s EOL and probably doesn’t have any more updates available. I have a VM for when I need old Java, but I was going to need an older VM to run Flash…

Even worse was one of mine last year that needed Flash. Apparently we neglected to update it. I can handle ancient Java, but trying to get Flash setup was going to be futile, so I …

If this topic interests you, the “Last Seen” podcast will be worth listening to. https://www.wbur.org/inside/2018/07/19/wbur-and-the-boston-g...

Sparkleshare does something kind of similar. It uses git as the backend automatically sync directories on a few computers. https://www.sparkleshare.org/

I was not a reader as a kid. I just didn’t ever read books. But around age 13, I had to read a book for school. I picked up Eon at the library, and I read it, and actually wanted t…

Comments and commit messages.

Just the people that need to, usually the security or operations team that handles creating or deleting accounts, or setting up billing stuff, or creating the initial roles or user…

You can use the TOTP 6 digit code method, but instead of just scanning the QR code with your phone, you save the “serial” in your password manager and then all your employees can a…

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-05-11-we-3605-s...

IIRC there was a brief period of time in the US where manufacturers could omit putting airbags in cars if they used an automatic seat belt instead. So a couple manufacturers did th…

This is kind of funny to me. I’m on an iPhone 8 from October 2017, so it’s just a hair shy of 5 years. I haven’t had a case or screen protector on it for at least the last 4 years.…

If you’re on an Apple product, Strongbox might fit your requirements. https://strongboxsafe.com/

You are correct. https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/C...

They already do that. There are weight and position sensors in the passenger seat that will disable the airbag if it detects an object under certain weight and height parameters. T…

debsums https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jammy/en/man1/debsums.1...