Alexander Bochmann @galaxis@mastodon.infra.de

@egret

Last week the entire WH cybersecurity staff left enmasse’.

Congress should probably consider asking them about what happened.

They saw something, and refused to be a stool pigeon... I know this move, I’ve had to pull it before.

Apropos of nothing:

If you use the de-facto default Android barcode scanner app (zxing), you should probably make sure it's not silently sending everything to Google. Turn off “Add to history” and “Retrieve more info” in the settings.

Having a closer look at the ancient AT&T AST packaging system ("package" command). Sources:

T H E AT & T A S T
O P E N S O U R C E S O F T WA R E C O L L E C T I O N

http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/usenix2000/freenix/full_papers/fowler/fowler.pdf

The Fourth Generation Make

https://grosskurth.ca/bib/1985/fowler.pdf

#ksh #att #ast #nmake

I...I found a Basic interpreter for the Sega Saturn???

How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations

https://theintercept.com/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/

@murph @craigmaloney I'm all but positive I had in mind Wabi, which was a Windows Application Binary Interface emulator for Solaris / Unix, produced by Sun. Probably with MSFT assist at some point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi_(software)

Dear #MastoMind: Does anyone recall a #Solaris / #SunOS version of #MicrosoftOffice that may have been offered in the late 1990s?

I seem to recall this, but can't track anything down.

Thanks.

@aral sorry, that supersize coupon is only valid for the dystopian part of your order. Everything else must be fought over. But you can raise this issue with our citizen support representative, he'll be waiting for you in the detention area.

There are people who will tell you that the way things are is the way things have always been and will always be.

Don’t listen to these people.

The way things are is just raw material for the way things can be. And by your every action or inaction you help determine what that is.

The recording of my talk today on the future of Internet regulation at the European Parliament is now available to watch.

Starts at 01:14:00 at https://web-greensefa.streamovations.be/index.php/event/stream/the-future-internet-regulation

#DigitalServicesAct #SurveillanceCapitalism #Mastodon #SmallTech #GDPR #EU

CC @Mastodon @Gargron

The EU infosec scene has strong roots in the hacking community which is mostly left/hard-left/anarchist. The very few entrepreneurs built something which was often honest and sold off later to great profit to large US companies.

The counterpoint are the “big four” consultancies in Europe who recruit and form mainly “well-aligned” personnel. These mingle with difficulty with the previous lot but tend to make use of them when they are out of their depths.

first time putting everything in the box!