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Don't blindly believe everything you read online, tempting as that is. Do your homework first. This video series will help you do it well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8d

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Remember to pop your filter bubble every so often. If you think you're not in one, you're trapped in one and in for a rude awakening.

breaking the law, breaking the law! 

I got absolutely filthy doing network installation work at a job site, so I used the gender-affirming one of the facility's gendered public restrooms to wash up. I cut myself as well (IDK how), so I used the same gender-affirming sink to clean it for a band-aid.

No one knew, and the only evidence anyone will find is of someone leaving the restroom at least as clean as she found it. Truly the perfect crime! Nyahahahahaa!

that reminded me of this meme which I'll put here for easy future access

The only common task I can't do in Windows 98SE is browse the modern Web (not even with Retrozilla).

The only common task I can't do in FreeDOS (updated to 1.4 just 3 months ago) is browse the modern Web.

Why do I get the feeling this is a failing of the modern Web?

gun, meme clowning on alex jones, lgbt+ 

I DON'T LIKE 'EM PUTTING CHEMICALS IN THE 2ND AMENDMENT THAT TURN THE FRIGGIN' GUNS GAY!

Source: Reddit, r/lgbtmemes, 2021-03-14, "The G stands for Glock": reddit.com/r/lgbtmemes/comment

me when they use that eye air puff machine to test me for glaucoma

I let that "panic now, pay later" offer expire, and nothing happened. On reloading the page, it reset to three days but left all the other information, including the supposedly limited-time price, the same.

Also, amusingly not helping their image, each split-flap digit animation in the countdown timer is flipping up, not down like real split-flap displays.

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The disc and sleeve have text and a Code 39 barcode reading "SAC35781924". Searching for it on CyberLink's website yields exactly zero results.

For a disc bundled with a hardware purchase last week and delivered today.

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If their DVD didn't come free with ~~cereal~~ my new cheap DVD drive, I would swear CyberLink was either a scam or hocking some really slick spyware.

The OEM disc says it's "CyberLink Media Suite," the installer says it's version 16, the few programs it wants to install are at least 2 versions behind what the website says 16 has, & the website gives radically different upgrade prices for the same product depending on which search engine result is followed.

BGP handling bug causes widespread internet routing instability

On May 20th 2025 a BGP message was propagated that triggered some surprising (to many) behaviors with two major BGP implementations that are often used for carrying internet traffic.

In a new blog post, I will dissect what that message was, and my thoughts on how it happened:

https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-attr-40-junos-arista-session-reset-incident

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