bonifartius 𒂼𒄄 @bonifartius@qoto.org

Do you know how to make yoghurt? The first step is to add yoghurt to milk! How can you build a compiler like #GCC ? The first step is to get a compiler that can compile the compiler.

Compilers are often written in the language they are compiling. This creates a chicken-and-egg problem that leads users and distributors to rely on opaque, pre-built binaries of those compilers that they use to build newer versions of the compiler.

To gain trust in our computing platforms, we need to be able to tell how each part was produced from source. We believe that opaque binaries are a threat to user security and user freedom since they are not auditable; our goal is to minimize the amount of bootstrap binaries.
https://bootstrappable.org/

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya; the incident comes amidst a deadly crackdown by police on #RejectFinanceBill2024 protesters a day after authorities claimed there would be no internet shutdown 📉

flacs downloaded from slsk my beloved
I have not heard a radio advertisement in years.

One of the most funny and ironic revelations I have had recently is that the Tolerant and Civilised West under the guise of fighting "hate speech" all but re-invented blasphemy laws. I see virtually no difference between people being prosecuted for saying words against Allah in Pakistan and for saying whatever it is illegal today in Britain.

No, it hasn't fallen. It seems to have always been this way.

The blobcat scavenger

Women should wear less makeup. The shit that they put in them is ruining their skin.

oh wow..

what do you call it when two groups of people you despise begin to fight?

https://ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-been-shipping-with-a-broken-screen-reader-for-nine-years-but-the-real-problem-is-me/

zip master race

haha whatever happened to the panama papers, oh, the reporter of it mysteriously died and basically no one was punished? huh

found these pots on the street. Don't need them, but couldn't let them go into dumpster

#Gardsning #France #JuanLesPins

Anyone have connections in companies that treat their software engineers right that are either remote friendly or have offices in San Diego?

I got laid off at the start of the year, and even with a resume written by a pro I've gotten a horrible response rate. The only companies I've even gotten so much as a phone screen from are ones where they contacted me first.

Reading a tutorial on how to set timers in systemd. The first example, under the heading "Creating a Simple Timer", starts with:

> sudo $EDITOR /usr/local/bin/my-timer.sh

Ummm, no. If I have to elevate to root, it's not a "simple" task. It's an administrative one. Where's my drop-in replacement for `crontab -e` ???

People casually throwing around sudo in tutorials is one reason computer security is in such a shitty state.