My AirPods Pro case stopped charging on my MagSafe charger. The Internet told me, and I quote,
Just smack them shits on your table
It worked. Percussive maintenance carries the day, yet again.
I talked to my company today and told them how phishers use a sense of 1) danger, and 2) urgency, to push smart people to do rash things. I offered to be their personal, confidential fear consultant: “hey, I got this scary thing. Is it real?” Let me do the worrying for them.
This, more than goofy phishing tests that make people feel dumb, is how we help our friends avoid scams.
Finished reading: Class Clown by Dave Barry 📚
Govt. Issues SIM Binding Directions To WhatsApp and Telegram
India sees US and EU lawmaking idiocy and wants to get in on the fun. Basically, they demand that popular messaging apps link your online ID with a physical element the government believes they can control. They say so right in their claims: it will deter “fraud”; that is, any activity you wouldn’t want traced back to yourself.
In this specific case, I hope the corpos tell them to shove it.
Another hiker caught my wife and me cresting the top of a hill, then airdropped the photo to us. People on this trail tend to be either don’t-bother-me busy with their workout, or very social and ready to chat. Not that I’m either of those, exactly.
The Black Panther Party had a 10 point platform. These demands are painted in various places around Oakland, CA. This is the painting for number 4:
We Want Decent Housing Fit For The Shelter of Human Beings.
It’s in the middle of a homeless encampment. Some things are better now. Some are not.
Mise + fnox + macOS Keychain is a great combo for running Ansible with stored, encrypted secrets.
In mise.toml:
[env]
DBSERVER_PW = { value = "{{ exec(command='fnox get DBSERVER') }}", tools = true, redact = true }
In Ansible’s host vars:
my_servers:
hosts:
dbserver:
ansible_become_password: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'DBSERVER_PW') }}"
Now you can run ansible-playbook and friends without hardcoding your sudo passwords anywhere!
For giggles, I added a new Rust implementation of Little Fluffy Clouds so that you can use it as a standalone binary. The Python version isn’t going away! It’s still the only solution I know of for merging lots of IP networks quickly and correctly.
Chinese Regulators May Kill Retractable Car Door Handles That Never Should Have Existed
Compared to mechanical door handles, however, these door handles come with a trade-off in complexity. They require electricity, motors, and a functioning control system to work. When all is well, this isn’t a problem. However, when things go wrong, a retractable electronic door handle often proves inaccessible and useless.
I’m glad this is getting attention. I would not ride in a Tesla. I’m astonished that these insane door handles are legal at all, and that they haven’t been sued into bankruptcy for willful negligence.