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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · Jul 25, 2026

Replying to @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social

@petrillic@hachyderm.io @cliffle@hachyderm.io On top of this the vendor supplied database conversion tool, by default, assumes your database is German. Which this one isn't.

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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · Jul 25, 2026

Replying to @petrillic@hachyderm.io

@petrillic@hachyderm.io @cliffle@hachyderm.io Having to deal with a system where they've THOUGHT it was their local EBCDIC view for decades, but it turns out that was just what they had their local terminals configured to and the backend was set to a different view.

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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · May 11, 2026

Replying to @SwiftOnSecurity@infosec.exchange

@SwiftOnSecurity@infosec.exchange

I have THREE monitors and I know where the button* is.

the one that turns the lights off. Oh, and the other one, 'natch.

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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · Apr 05, 2026

@nuintari@mastodon.bsd.cafe

Or `ripgrep`

https://github.com/burntsushi/ripgrep

mastodon.bsd.cafe

The Psychotic Network Ferret (@nuintari@bsd.cafe) - BSD.cafe Mastodon Portal

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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · Mar 17, 2026

Replying to @mjdxp@labyrinth.zone

@mjdxp@labyrinth.zone

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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · Mar 17, 2026

RE: @trendsbot@mas.to

I've seen a lot of devs talking about how agentic dev is addictive recently - stories about how people are staying sober at parties so they can get back to their code, setting alarms for when their token allocation refreshes, etc.

So it's not surprising to see people turn pusher to exploit that craving.

mas.to

trends: "Silicon Valley is buzzing about this new idea: AI…" - mas.to

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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · Mar 17, 2026

Replying to @mjdxp@labyrinth.zone

@mjdxp

Aw, that's not so bad

And you wont have root

Not the end of the world

AND YOUR HOME FOLDER WILL BE MOUNTED NOEXEC

weeps in the corner

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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · Feb 22, 2026

Replying to @cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop

@cstross @26aafa19 @ravenbait @nathanael @ploum The propaganda campaign at the other end too ; the illusion that people are rich because they are worthy creators of wealth. Whereas the truth is that they are rich ... because of the rest. As Nick Hanauer puts it, without industrial civilzation, the most entrepreneurial guy in the world still just sells fruit at the side of the road. They see the "poor" as their stepping stones and drool at the prospect of replacing us with silicon and steel.

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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · Feb 22, 2026

Replying to @64@mastodon.nz

@64 @mathew Oh, right *ahem* You're going to BE incredible mashed potatoes. Just new weights.

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dr_barnowl @dr_barnowl@topspicy.social · Jan 16, 2026

Replying to @talin@mastodon.social

@talin@mastodon.social @cstross@wandering.shop Another thing that Douglas Adams invented but we don't actually want (along with GPP : Genuine People Personalities™) https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/dirkgently/gordon_way.shtml

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