Ajen
@Ajen@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Southern USA core. 4 days ago:
Roll tide.
- Comment on Handling malicious requests with fail2ban 1 week ago:
Port knocking is cool, but tunneling everything through ssh or a VPN (with strong keys, not passwords) is more secure.
- Comment on Mastercard release a statement about game stores, payment processors and adult content 1 week ago:
They’re obviously basing it on the local laws of the business and customer. That varies from each transaction to the next. They’re just saying that they don’t restrict anything that they aren’t legally required to restrict.
- Comment on Handling malicious requests with fail2ban 1 week ago:
The thing about fail2ban is that it’s only affective against automated scans and script kiddies, and if you keep things updated and configured correctly then they aren’t a threat. Any adversary that can break encryption or exploit a zero day can also get around fail2ban.
- Comment on US education 1 week ago:
Good electricians might understand the theory behind it, but average ones just need to meet code without wasting too much time or materials. And to do that they follow patterns that work, patterns they learn from good electricians (or engineers).
Also, as an outsider, it seems like modern electrical code is designed so electricians don’t need to use common sense. For better or worse…
- Comment on US education 1 week ago:
Electricians just need to know how to follow the code, they don’t need to understand the underlying physics. Engineers, on the other hand…
- Comment on Ok, I'll pay you the 1995 price 4 weeks ago:
Yep, Americans have less freedom than North Koreans because we can’t tether our phones data service to our laptops. /s
I fully support net neutrality, but there are bigger problems than not being able to tether your phone’s data plan to your laptop.
- Comment on Breaking the generational barriers 4 weeks ago:
I’m pretty sure everyone who says it’s gay to wipe your own ass is trolling.
- Comment on King forgot his crown 4 weeks ago:
By that logic, fake fundraisers and romance scams shouldn’t be illegal either.
- Comment on King forgot his crown 4 weeks ago:
We do - romance scams are fraud, and they’re illegal.
- Comment on Sadge 5 weeks ago:
Not a male scientist.
- Comment on mood 1 month ago:
They not big tobacco, what else is there to say?
- Comment on 2025 be vibin' 1 month ago:
There are a lot of other hobbies though, and not many other careers that pay as well as comp sci. If you can turn a programming hobby into a career, you should. You’ll have enough money to find another hobby.
- Comment on What in the... 1 month ago:
GIMP enters the chat
- Comment on where are worker rights parades? why are we focusing on very limited issues? 1 month ago:
While the cold war is passing out of living memory, the chill that it left on American leftism for the better part of 100 years is hard to overstate.
The Cold War ended in 1991, what are you talking about?
- Comment on I felt sorry for them 2 months ago:
There are several ways. There could be a vulnerability in one of the underlying algorithms, in the crypto system, or in the implementation.
I’m not saying signal isn’t secure, but encryption can absolutely be hacked.
- Comment on quick health tip 2 months ago:
They’re saying it helps badly roasted/brewed coffee, not that it’s the proper way to make coffee.
- Comment on Better have done his homework 2 months ago:
Why do you think they’re on the edge of poverty? That’s the most racist part of your post, IMO.
- Comment on Not difficult to understand 2 months ago:
That’s not a gap, you were working for the startup. Even if the company never put a product on the market, you were still working. Doesn’t matter if your didn’t even form an LLC. You should put it on your resume and proudly describe the work your did and challenges you faced when anyone asks about it.
- Comment on I need a cheap part to fix a bread machine that's under warranty. "We can send you a new machine." 3 months ago:
Based on this research paper, washing with soap and warm water is enough to remove harmful bacteria.
- Comment on I need a cheap part to fix a bread machine that's under warranty. "We can send you a new machine." 3 months ago:
That depends… I watched a video where a guy spent hours casting and machining a small part out of aluminum in his garage to avoid paying the manufacturer $30.
- Comment on I need a cheap part to fix a bread machine that's under warranty. "We can send you a new machine." 3 months ago:
Probably TPU (thermo polyurethane), at least that’s what I’ve used.
- Comment on I need a cheap part to fix a bread machine that's under warranty. "We can send you a new machine." 3 months ago:
You could print a mold and cast it out of food grade silicone.
- Comment on To whom it may concern 3 months ago:
No, this is fake. You can put whatever you want in the envelope and send it back, but they won’t deliver a whole package. They only prepaid postage for a letter.
Of course if you send something dangerous/threatening you might get arrested.
- Comment on *No.* 3 months ago:
HOAs get a lot of hate, but the last one I lived in actually recommended mowing the leaves instead of bagging them.
- Comment on Smh being fired for police work 3 months ago:
Oh, he did it to another cop. Now I see why he was fired.
- Comment on Transitioning in STEM 3 months ago:
I live in America and haven’t noticed this as a man, I assume the misogynists have enough self awareness to keep it somewhat out of sight. The last time I noticed something inappropriate, the person quietly left the company a few weeks later. I have no idea if it was related to what I saw, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
I 100% believe that it happens, it’s just not visible to me.
- Comment on AI models can generate exploit code at lightning speed 3 months ago:
That still seems a little hyperbolic, but I see your point.
- Comment on AI models can generate exploit code at lightning speed 3 months ago:
Using your analogy, this is more like telling someone there’s an unlocked door and asking them to find it on their own using blueprints.
Not a prefect analogy, but they didn’t tell the AI where the vulnerability was in the code. They just gave it the CVE description (which is intentionally vague) and a set of patches from that time period that included a lot of irrelevant changes.
- Comment on Why do some drivers turn off the signal sound so quickly? 3 months ago:
Yes, obviously they’re for communicating with other drivers, what gave you the impression I meant otherwise? I was responding to this in your last post:
Unless you turn your blinker on to let people know your want over how is anyone going to give you enough space to merge in? […] You need to hit the blinker to let others know you want to move then check for space.
There are a lot of times where it makes sense to wait for a gap in traffic, rather than asking people to let you merge. And in those situations you would check for space before turning on your signal. You should still use your signal, even if you know you already have space to merge.