Sheldon

RE: @drahardja@sfba.social

Anytime you go to a protest, learn more about what the plan is. Well organized protests have an outline of what to expect and if the protest begins to deviate from that plan, be skeptical.

It could simply be a change of plans or adaptation, but there are often people who show up trying to hijack the group for their own ends. Once you're able to get a group to follow one instruction in unison, it's much easier for provocateurs to strike.

@stux@mstdn.social 😂

The screenshot is from his game Washy's Adventure.

Here in California where we have a city nicknamed Tehrangelis and the Persian food is awesome, 2 of my neighbors are Iranian expats. The last 2 people we rented a room to were fresh outta Tehran.

I haven’t asked any of my friends how they feel about what’s happening, but my gut feeling is that they’re conflicted. They surely know that just being rid of Khameni’s is cosmetic and could make life even worse, but it probably feels good. (A lot of people in the USA might be able to imagine an equivalent scenario.)

I’m not really sure what my purpose is in posting this except to caution people to tread carefully and avoid assumptions about how Persians feel about this.

It also might be the reason why the response from some leaders lack the sharp "right and wrong" punch people are hungry for. They’re not talking to us. They're aware that the people who have the most to lose have very complex feelings about it.

#iran

Around 15 years ago, I was on the receiving end of one of the most bizarre email tantrums that I've ever seen. It was written by a software developer who lost a client to me. He was ripping people off and I was helping my client escape.

When word leaked out that I had a low opinion of the other guy's work and poor communication, he had a massive cry right into his keyboard. His rant gets weirder and weirder with every line until he's claiming he once commanded 5 billion dollars in expenditures and got A+ grades for a Computer Science degree that he doesn't seem to have.

This guy's narcissism was so extreme and unhinged that he could probably go toe to toe with Felon 47.

#funny #devlife

I'm configuring a Web Application Firewall in China that's clearly been translated into English using translation software instead of human translators.

Whenever there's a prompt to confirm a choice, it doesn't say "Confirm" or "Acknowledge".

The button reads "Sure!"

#infosec #sysadmin

Anything that's more than 2 hours long factoring in all the pageantry should legally be required to have nachos, concession vendors, and a halftime break to find the bathroom.

This isn't about anything. Just saying.

The best thing to ever happen for USA Men’s Hockey was winning the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

The worst thing to ever happen to USA Men’s Hockey just might be winning the gold medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Looking for Drupal Dev Help.

One of my clients is going to be looking for a part time full-stack #Drupal developer. Probably in the 20 hour per week range to start. The company is based in San Jose, CA. Remote is fine.

You'd be working with me. It's very preliminary so I don't have anything defined to share yet. It'll be a few weeks before they'll be ready to announce anything formally. I'm just testing the waters in advance.

All experience levels will be considered. If you're on the junior side, I'll be happy to mentor and train.

Send me a DM if you're looking for a new gig or will be soon. If you have a CV, resume, or anything to share, please also include a link.

#jobs #FediHire

Wyze, a chief competitor to Ring cameras wasted no time in releasing a roast of their rival's self own.

There need to be some asterisks in this burn though. To get full functionality out of your Wyze cams, you still need to send the footage to Wyze. You need Wyze servers to view your live feeds or to do smart detection, but you can indeed record straight to SD card and keep the video entirely local. You can also do basic motion sensing without passing the feed to Wyze.

One of their discontinued models can function entirely with no Internet. It's their Outdoor v2 cameras. Those cameras work off of their own base station and have a travel mode that allows you to tap into the live feed directly.

I'm not sure if their other models have anything equivalent.

Unfortunately, Wyze mainly sells through Amazon, but there are plenty of second hand kits available on eBay including refurbished units directly from Wyze.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ROFblZ_-9q4

#Ring #Privacy #Flock #ICE