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simonzerafa

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Old school IT Technician and Cyber Janitor.
Interests in InfoSEC, History, Physics and SciFi.

Current Status:
🤖 + 🖥️ + 🤑 = {💩🤦‍♂️}

The header image is a photograph of a farm gate in a state of disrepair. Beyond the gate is a blue sky and green field. It's fairly artistic and tranquil.

My avatar is a grayscale low contrast version of my portrait. You're not missing anything of artistic merit.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.

jerry , to random
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Well this is interesting https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/13/microsoft-employees-cybersecurity-work-will-factor-into-their-pay.html

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Who ever suggests scrapping Recall will be onto a massive bonus 😁

jerry , to random
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The world has many problems we can't fix, but one thing we can do is can help @EVDHmn and his cat, who needs some emergency treatment to survive. Go fund me is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/project-asher background is here: https://ecoevo.social/@EVDHmn/112605539652932942

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Donated.

Perhaps ban Cat Pictures until the fund raiser is completed 😁

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Might help encourage a few more folks to donate what they can 🙂🤷‍♂️

jerry , to random
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Happy Taco Tuesday 🌮 to those who celebrate!

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simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Today is Pavlova Tuesday by temporary change order as it's someone's birthday in this household 😁

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Merci Beaucoup 🙂👍

jerry , to random
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Sad that today is my last day at the beach till August 😕

Back to reality tomorrow. Whatever reality is becoming for me.

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

I've just had a week of Annual Leave and spent my time getting over yet another respiratory virus (not COVID).

No my wife and son have it.

Perhaps working in a hospital wasn't such a good idea after all 🥴🤷‍♂️

jerry , to random
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Happy start of Atlantic Hurricane Season to those who celebrate

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simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Something is brewing in the Pacific by Panama 😟

jerry , to random
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IT’S CALLED A PELICAN NOT A PELICAN’T

I think I need to post this to LinkedIn

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Together we two can 🥴🖖

jerry , to random
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I think I’m ready for retirement.

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

I was ready years ago. The best I can manage is part time working 🫤🤷‍♂️

simonzerafa , to random
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@malwaretech @dangoodin

The least worst option.

Also: it's a vote not a marriage.
You're not required to fall in love with the candidate.

jerry , to random
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Happy Friday from the beach!

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Happy Friday from the Porter Lodge at the Hospital where I work 🙂👋

jerry , to random
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I get 1password from from work... now that I am being kicked out, I need to figure out if I want to stay with 1Password... (and pay for it) 🤔

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

I personally use Bitwarden but I'm sure 1Password is a good option.

I did look at EnPass briefly but Bitwarsen seemed to be a better option, whixhnalwo supports Passkeys if that's something you need.

bontchev , to random
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Apparently, Fan Francisco has a program that provides free alcohol to the homeless.🤦‍♂️

It costs $5 million per year. 🤦‍♂️

It has served only 55 clients so far.🤦‍♂️

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/sf-free-alcohol-homeless-19446850.php

simonzerafa ,
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@bontchev

Medical prescription of alcohol to chronic alcoholics isn't a new idea 🫤🤷‍♂️

jerry , to random
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I do wonder how long till systemd has Recall-like functionality

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Would be an amazing reason not to use systemd or a distro where that feature is completely removed.

Would such a really stupid feature even be included though? 🫤🤷‍♂️

GossiTheDog , to random
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For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft have decided to bake essentially an infostealer into base Windows OS and enable by default.

From the Microsoft FAQ: “Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

Info is stored locally - but rather than something like Redline stealing your local browser password vault, now they can just steal the last 3 months of everything you’ve typed and viewed in one database.

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simonzerafa ,
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@GossiTheDog

This whole feature is beinf used to market AI co-processors and so force hardware upgrades.

Let's hope that sinking the Windows brand further is worth it.

jerry , to random
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Experimenting….

#bloomscrolling

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

No AI! 🤖😉

jerry , to random
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Lots of tornados lately. I blame traffic circles.

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

In a roundabout way you are probably right 🫤🤷‍♂️

jerry , to random
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Why is everyone talking about bears lately?

simonzerafa , (edited )
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@jerry

Probably something about the pooping in the woods? 😉

jerry , to random
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It’s interesting that though the total number of fediverse users went up by 70000 in the past month, the number of monthly active users dropped by 60000. If I’m reading that right, 10% (130k) of all active accounts went inactive over the past month.

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

What we used to call Churn at AOL 🫤🤷‍♂️

People came and they go ...

jerry , to random
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I’ve informed my wife that I’ll be going all in on unemployment. I’m buying an old Firebird to put up on blocks in the driveway and working to develop a taste for natty light.

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

Sounds like you were more productive than me jn work today.

Not that busy in the Hospital today 🙂🤦‍♂️

simon , to random
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Here's a brilliant neologism: "slop", for text generated entirely by LLMs and published, unwanted, on the Internet

> Watching in real time as "slop" becomes a term of art. the way that "spam" became the term for unwanted emails, "slop" is going in the dictionary as the term for unwanted AI generated content

Source: https://twitter.com/deepfates/status/1787472784106639418

Screenshot of @deepfates "google bard" on Twitter: Watching in real time as "slop" becomes a term of art. the way that "spam" became the term for unwanted emails, "slop" is going in the dictionary as the term for unwanted Al generated content Quote tweeting gabe @allgarbled • May 4 it's cool how every google search now starts with a wall of LLM slop that is completely useless and takes up half the screen Screenshot of a Google search for "airpods pro 2nd generation" Al Answer: AirPods Pro Apple are wireless earbuds that were released in 2022. They feature Adaptive Audio, up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, and Personalized Spatial Audio. Reviews note that they have remarkable audio quality, a comfortable fit, and brilliant sound. They also have improved dust resistance, an expanded range of ear tip sizes, and an even better fit.
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    simonzerafa ,
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    @donnodubus @simon

    PISS also works 🥴🤷‍♂️

    jerry , to random
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    Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today not to mourn the loss of Jerry's refrigerator, but rather to celebrate its life.

    simonzerafa ,
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    @jerry My condolences 🫤

    Good luck finding a replacement that doesn't include WiFi, an app, "Smart" features or at least has good security if these are unavoidable 🙂👍

    jerry , to random
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    Some sunset shots from my balcony this evening. I hope you’re having a great day.

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    simonzerafa ,
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    @jerry

    Have you ever been able to capture the green flash? 🙂🤷‍♂️

    simonzerafa ,
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    @jerry

    I've seen it once but never photographed it 🫤🤷‍♂️

    simonzerafa ,
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    @jerry

    You should have a good chance facing the GoM and you're much further south than I am.

    More chance of seeing an Aurora here 🙂🤷‍♂️

    jerry , (edited ) to random
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    I am getting quite tired of the hate filled name calling that is going on in political discussions here. I understand that emotions are high, people are dying/have died, etc. Being an asshole to other people doesn’t change that and doesn’t change a single god damned opinion. Stop. It.

    Ban hammer is out.

    simonzerafa ,
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    Echoing what @jerry said.

    If you feel that another person's political or religious, or any other views, comments, statements or opinions are intolerant or otherwise objectionable then please use the Mute and Block options.

    Using moderation in an attempt to seek revenge against someone else's views or arguements is a futile and pointless exercise.

    Please discontinue attempting to weaponise moderation 🤨

    technomancy , to random EN
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    hearing about the new mastodon board makes me real glad I started running my own gotosocial server: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/ [the board features the co-founder of twitter, a blockchain bro, and most of them don't actually have a mastodon account]

    I don't want to abandon my old masto account, but I'm making a concerted effort to shift more and more things over to this one

    it's imperative that the fediverse is more than just mastodon

    simonzerafa ,
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    @technomancy

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    Is this as bad as it seems? 🫤

    jerry , to random
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    Wednesday night at the beach means beer and bingo at the outdoor bar

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    simonzerafa ,
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    @jerry

    I'll cover for you while you sort out the hangover 😁👍

    jerry , to random
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    I took some glamor shots of Thor today. He is looking good for 17 and diabetic

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    simonzerafa ,
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    @jerry

    17? Wow!
    He's looking very good for an old chap 🙂

    I miss mine. Probably time to adopt another one.

    jerry , to random
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    Also, the number of new signups is somewhat wild. I am wondering if something more is going on over on X that is driving people back here? Or people moving here because we don’t fully block threads.net?

    simonzerafa ,
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    @jerry

    It might be interesting to see how many of those accounts are actually genuine 🫤🤷‍♂️

    josephcox , to random
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    New: the Taliban took control of the domain "queer.af" (af being the TLD of Afghanistan). With the Taliban now controlling the country, it is taking back domains. This had the effect of killing the queer.af Mastodon instance https://www.404media.co/taliban-shuts-down-queer-af-domain-breaking-mastodon-instance/

    simonzerafa ,
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    @josephcox

    Would terminating the domain early be classed as breach of contract?

    Not that taking the matter to whatever passes for a legal process would be a good idea but it would be interesting to see the terms and conditions.

    futurebird , to random
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    I was telling my students about cuneiform and one asked if it would be on the exam.

    So I told them the exam would be in cuneiform and they need to bring clay and little triangle styluses.😡

    They still have not realized that anytime anyone asks "will this be on the test?" I always say "Yes."

    simonzerafa ,
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    @futurebird

    Enki would almost certainly appreciate and approve of your actions 🙂👍

    breadandcircuses , to random
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    What does the system value?

    simonzerafa ,
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    @breadandcircuses

    The purpose / value of a system is what it does 🫤🤷‍♂️

    pluralistic , to random
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    The City

    simonzerafa ,
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    @c0dec0dec0de @pluralistic

    That time it was knows as the 'Walkie Scorchy' building was quite epic though 🙂

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