David Penfold :verified:

davep@infosec.exchange

Too old to rock and roll, too young to die. Vegan and anarchism curious.Likes permaculture, infosec, Tranmere Rovers, and whatever my current enthusiasm is.Officially not right in the noggin <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/%CA%98%E2%80%BF%CA%98" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ʘ‿ʘ</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NoBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoBot</a>

Posts

Post #4365024
@TwoClownsEating@beige.party Living the dream 😁
Post #4296483
I was asked if I wanted to run the London Marathon today but had to decline, mainly because I have no experience of organising such a large event.
Post #4282181
Rain! Glorious rain!
Post #4259457
Jazz musician adores Dark Side of the Moon without hearing the lyrics. It's a take I'd never seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEzFqUjw2wQ
Post #4255709
I just love how these two learn about the Beatles (after Led Zep, Pink Floyd etc - she's starting to love John's voice) https://youtu.be/tsI8vZrFvO8?t=295
Post #4251411
RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/117009733569838326 Someone needs to hack ISBNdb (the main culprit scanning the books for AI companies) and get it all in the public domain.
Post #4242351
I’m thinking of starting a petition for Punch and Judy operators to stop using puppets. What do you lot think? Let’s have a show of hands.
Post #4187844
@matthieu@mastodon.weber.fi.eu.org Ok, you win 😁
Post #4181906
Checks time... 5:50am 🫩 Coffee time, I guess.
Post #4173772
It's been 0 days since I had to SSH into my workstation and zap my Gnome settings.
Post #4169840
Just a quick reminder that the Covid lab-leak hypothesis is pretty compelling https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/03/opinion/covid-lab-leak.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w00.8JGK.XlP0qBRKHdWB
Post #4169642
I've had a bunch of emails from French companies and organisations over the past week or so allowing me to opt out if email tracking pixels. Has France just implemented some EU directive or something? I use Fair Email that blocks tracking cookies even when you allow remote content though. If you use it, think about bunging the developer some cash, it's great.
Post #4167687
King Wenceslas, at a loose end, demanded a pizza. "Your usual, Sire?" replied the attendant. "Deep pan, crisp and even?"
Post #4167677
I was hinting about what I wanted to my wife for my upcoming birthday. So I said: "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 300 in about 3 seconds." I just opened my present and it's bathroom scales.
Post #4164231
The latest signing for #Tranmere is only a kid and has done an interview that's going viral. One of the comments was "Has he been on the Birkenhead peace pipe?". 🤣 Poor kid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzxidH7nvmA
Post #4151380
Spent several hours mucking around with a local AI model, saving me the half an hour it would have taken to do this thing myself. It's like working with an amnesiac junior who's drank too much coffee, is totally up for it, and never actually asks questions when he should do. As well as being logical in totally inappropriate ways and occasionally just having a brain freeze. Having to work round these foibles was bad enough for a tinkerer. I'm so glad I quit my job last year when the...
Post #4128743
6am, didn't sleep. It's espresso time!
Post #4123213
@TwoClownsEating@beige.party @the_etrain@beige.party Minged, minging (which I used) - both from the verb to ming. Minge - noun wot I never used. The defence rests its case.
Post #4123028
@TwoClownsEating@beige.party @the_etrain@beige.party Minging - Etymology 1 From Scots mingin (“stinking”), present participle of ming (“to stink”)...
Post #4122954
RE: https://mastox.eu/@ZackPolanski/116988641358814326 @ZackPolanski@mastox.eu You could also look at an equity-based monetary system. The current debt-based broad money system is the root cause of everyone but banks getting more in debt over time in the aggregate, and is why we need growth, and is therefore an ecological disaster. From the BoE, explains how the current system works (but doesn't explicitly show the debt increase over time) "Money Creation in the Modern Economy" h...
Post #4122696
@TwoClownsEating@beige.party @the_etrain@beige.party They probably minged badly at the time and I suspect they're not going to get better with age. Still, in this economy...
Post #4114289
Been feeling really groggy all morning and have now had five double espressos and have a tummy ache. #whingeBag
Post #4113942
@the_etrain@beige.party O'Berr, Gene.
Post #4098014
Quick Firefox on Android question. I had an update recently that allowed me to closed tabs when getting back to the first URL and swiping left. This was great. Just had another update and it doesn't work again. This is a pain. I've checked settings and can't find where to set this. I'm also sleep deprived so need help because my branes are too fuzzy.
Post #4098012
It has just been announced that the 2027 European Ruler Twanging Championship Final will be held in the Dordogne.
Post #4097706
@TwoClownsEating@beige.party 👆 @billyjoebowers@mastodon.online
Post #4093389
Great, I've borked the BIOS and it won't start. But it was called "Try It!". Mumble grumble...
Post #4091816
I'm all of these... https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/25/four-types-of-thinker-which-one-are-you
Post #4089270
The sky is a funny shade of grey. Possibly the coming storms mixed with smoke from the wildfires? Ooh. Incoming thunderstorms.
Post #4087162
@Lydie@tech.lgbt Oh no.