FoxQuirk 🦊 @quirk@computerfairi.es

wasn’t sure if i could pull off a pencil skirt or not so i drew my fursona wearing one (they/them only)

Reminder: forced password rotation is a bad thing and must be avoided.

Because all the characters will slide towards one side, the resulting distribution will not be random, but very skewed.

@SRAZKVT “Ok, vroomer” sounds like a perfect retort to any car-brained person opposing bike lanes, sidewalks, public transit, etc.

just learnt the french created the word "vroomer" for people who like car centered infrastructure a little too much and i think the english language could benefit from this

Yesterday in my intro programming course, the last day before fall break, we talked about LLMs. I explained how they work and what the implications are for what they can and cannot do. I told them that I have made an intentional decision not to use them at all, and gave a presentation/rant/impassioned plea explaining six arguments why I think they should not use LLMs either. (The six arguments are designed to appeal to different students depending on what they value most; there are arguments from learning, correctness, economics, the environment, justice, and mental health.)

They asked a ton of fantastic questions and we ran out of time for the quiz that was supposed to happen because of the resulting spirited discussion.

The kids these days are alright!

#OnThisDay #ThePeoplesHistory

OCT. 15, 1902: CHEMIST WARNS BURNING COAL MAY LEAD TO BOILING EARTH

Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius calculated that burning fossil fuels (coal) will, over time, lead to a hotter Earth. His findings led the way for the emergence of modern climate science and a better understanding of the greenhouse effect.

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/article-warns-of-burning-coal/

I’m not concerned with the proprietary login problem because I already live that world. All of Sweden runs on a proprietary, shit implementation of passkeys called BankID where the word bank is just as bad as you think it is.

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@ScottHelme/117438540873635533

I’ve read the rebuttal and I think passkeys are a trap because my experience with them, not because of any of the arguments here. It’s really simple. I have my passkeys in 1Password because they need to be on 3 computers and 3 mobile devices.

Recently 1Password went fash so I’d like to leave. Exporting passkeys turns out to be the worst kind of impossible. It can’t be done, AND realising that was a two-day research hole.

THAT’S the trap I’m concerned with.

There should be a monospace voice mode where saying any number of equivalent digit length takes the same time

Step 1: Cancel your TV license
Step 2: Send me £150 a year for the rest of your life.
Step 3: You've just saved thirty quid

Breasts kill.

Training CPR with a bralette may save lives.

https://www.laerdal.com/ca/solutions/cpr-training-and-certification/resources/5-things-that-happen-when-you-train-with-the-cpr-bralette/?srsltid=AU7gw4UYHPOLtZ_s-vmDO6dCxKF4pz88_9vH5tdNlOQ3uwmntRdcJmCx

#boobs #boobsnotbarriers #fuckpatriarchy #cpr #firstaid

Your application should not have a ‘consistent look across devices’, your application should be consistent with the other applications on the device.

Spoopy time. Here's a classic.

#spoopy #halloween #witch

New Blog: Programming Isn't Special

Artists understand that AI is bad for art. Why don’t programmers understand that we are artists?

https://blog.glyph.im/2026/10/programming-isnt-special.html

The rules of Password Club:

1. You do not talk about Password.
2. You do NOT talk about Password.
3. If a password says "Stop," goes limp, or taps out, the login is over.
4. Only one guy to an account.
5. One password at a time.
6. No shirts, no shoes, no CAPTCHA.
7. Passwords will go on as long as they have to.
8. If this is your first time logging in, you have to change the password.

duckduckfedi: is there a decent standalone caldav server I can self-host with OIDC auth support? I don't want to set up an entire nextcloud/oxicloud just to share some calendars. Bonus if it isn't written in php, but at this point im not in a position to make demands.