Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

Huh, this is an interesting thing I've just been made aware of

https://getoutline.org/en/home

Outline, it's a slick bit of software for setting up shadowsocks proxies on a vps somewhere

Really ridiculously easy to use even for people that aren't massively techy

Open source, has been audited, but it does have Google involvement so y'know, think about your threat model

@Jo luckily I'm the first one that sees that kind of stuff so I can wipe it before it gets to the general public, but still

@Jo https://computerfairi.es/@troubleMoney/99762323121252662

PSA: Wipe your goddamn drives before donating them to a charity shop

Or otherwise getting rid of them, but especially if you're donating them to a charity shop

Local charity shop occasionally asks me to take a look at laptops that have been donated to make sure they work and if they're actually of a spec that's halfway useful

Got one today that not only has some french dude's personal data all over the drive including work documents and photos but it also tries to autoconnect to his fucking dropbox account the moment it boots into windows

Harry should be bloody glad I'm not more nefarious than I am

@squirrel 10/10 good poem

@squirrel tie-dye gender

@squirrel with none of them counterfeit ones mixed in

@noelle hadn't noticed that bit until you mentioned it

@noelle !

@miramarco@octodon.social on the other hand there would be a whole load of jokes about "select all the squares which contain John Connor"

@gemlog oh yeah, far better built than mammals, the eyes actually connect at the back rather than inside the eyes so no blind spot

@gemlog "screw you guys, you could have slung me over the top instead of me having to squeeze through that gap"

@alice@elekk.xyz if I'm ever that side of the pond I'll let you know

Also my cousins on the beaches over there are friendly too!

Did you know?

Octopus are squidgy and good to hug

@Kat I'd prefer not to

Now, ad companies are well known for taking the piss, but I've never seen them do it this literally before

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/10/ikea-invites-customers-to-pee-on-this-ad-to-check-for-pregnancy-and-a-crib-deal

@squirrel @alice@elekk.xyz I meant bloated but that certainly seems like an unintended side effect

*joins you in the lake to make sure you're okay*

@squirrel @alice@elekk.xyz that's a good business plan!

still, you'd probably better not eat anything for 15 minutes while the cookies stop growing

don't want you to feel all boated for the rest of the day

@squirrel @alice@elekk.xyz ... *checks the clock* uh... those are going to keep growing for another ten minutes

Only another 10% though, should be fine