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@BrodieOnLinux @qdot I find this to be the worst way to decide a #TechStack.

  • If #IT was developed and maintained that way, we'd not have #Linux or even #Windows, most likely not even #CPM & #UNIX because "everyone uses punchcards and tubes, so stop complaining!"...

#NetworkEffects are #toxic when it comes to #SaaS and #proprietary shite, regardless if the bad guys are #discord, #Autodesk, #Adobe, #Apple or #Microsoft for that matter. (Don't even get me started on #SAP & #Oracle!)…

  • I just don't vibe with that appeal and would rather #SelfHost than compromise. If that makes me an outlyer then I'm happy to pay that price!

infosec.space/@kkarhan/1146231

But if I was wrong, I 'd not be called upon as a Linux #Sysadmin and to act as "#BenevolentDictator" in terms of Tech Stack Decisions...

Infosec.SpaceKevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)@MxVerda@lgbtqia.space @BrodieOnLinux@mstdn.social @qdot@buttplug.engineer Well, depending on what you want to develop or communicate there are various options. - Many folks went from #GitHub to @Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de / #Codeberg to do their #FLOSS development as it too has #IssueTrackers and means to discuss things without #loginwalled read-only access. Others like @torproject@mastodon.social have their own @gitlab@mastodon.social / #GitLab servers #SelfHosted. - If you want a #Chat then consider #LiberaChat if you don't demand #privacy. Otherwise @delta@chaos.social / #deltaChat and/or #XMPP via @monocles@monocles.social & @gajim@fosstodon.org may be an option. - If you do want some #LoginWalling for some reason, consider @zulip@fosstodon.org / #ZulipChat as it has a nice #threading model that can handle both asynchronous communication and high traffic without becoming unfindable or unarchiveable. Otherwise there's like @RocketChat@fosstodon.org / #RocketChat which also works great by my own experience. Case in point: #discord just makes it more cumbersome and painful than anything. It's basically *#Slack + #MicrosoftTeams, but worse*…
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These columns of ads…not really looking for applicants underscore the challenges facing US #TechWorkers & the striking disparities in the current #immigration landscape. As restaurants, meatpackers & countless other businesses now risk having workers targeted by #ICE, #tech employers have…escaped #Trump admin scrutiny for use of #ForeignLabor. Among companies sponsoring many #H1B employees for #GreenCards …are ones aligned w/ #Trump, such as #Oracle, #Palantir & #Musk’s #Tesla.
#labor #law #PERM

Xerox is one of the three big players in a shrinking market for print. This uncomfortable position means it is having to reinvent itself, pushing for growth through a new global business services organisation and pursuing novel revenue streams.

computing.co.uk/interview/2025

www.computing.co.ukExclusive: Why Xerox chose SAP over Oracle to support its global reinventionSVP architecture Warren Birch on what gave SAP the edge over its core tech rival
#sap#xerox#oracle
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@ploppy @pr @hart simpel:

  • Wann sind Leute da, deren Routine,

  • wie gut sind diese finanziell gestellt (höherer Grundverbrauch = ältere Geräte = weniger Geld, höherer Spitzenverbrsuch = mehr Geräte = mehr Geld.

  • Sind die Leute in Urlaub oder auf Arbeit?

Halt alles was #Einbrecher und #Spione für nen Bruch wissen wollen - und das ohne sich wo "auffällig unauffällig" zur Observation hinzubegeben...

  • Stattdessen als schön per #API massenhaft abgreifbare Daten (bei "#Datenleck" / #Hack der Versorgers bzw. Hersteller) die dann wahrscheinlich noch nach Addresse filterbar ist.

Organisierte #Einbrecherbanden können damit quasi jeden Tag nen anderen Bruch mit minimalem Risiko vorausplanen!

Und das sind nur die Szenarien welche mir in 5 Minuten eingefallen sind.

  • Und wie wir bei #VW gesehen haben kann mit #InternetOfShit-Daten dieser Größenordnung superviel gemacht werden.

Von #Einbrüchen über #Erpressung bis hin zu #Abrechnungsbetrug geht da quasi alles.

Mastodonploppy (@ploppy@mastodon.social)@kkarhan@infosec.space @pr@norden.social @hart@norden.social was kann man denn mit einem Messwert alle 15 Minuten über den Haushalt herausfinden? 🫣

So with #Oracle putting out a new version of #Solaris plebs are allowed to touch I felt like unretiring a old PC and install #OpenIndiana #illumos on it. Wait you thought I would touch something the devil him self ruined? No Oracle axing #OpenSolaris was one of the reasons why I hate that company.

Anyway that was rough like seriously, first off finding parts that are supported, also their latest UI image is broken and I thought for hours the hardware was to blame, UEFI is supported but crashes the kernel on all my machines.

Had to use an older image from 10.24 to get it installed and then it took the whole day to update the system, USB stick mounting throws errors but other then that works ok now.

It's really such a shame opensolaris was my daily driver for nearly a year back then, was one of the reason I got comfy with compiling my own stuff again at that time. Still have a soft spot for that OS, would be cool if they could get more manpower again.