⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

Did you turn it off and on again.

Yeah, no shit.

Aye, but how many times did you do it?

Fourteen! Fourteen fucking times!

Well there’s your problem. Ya gotta do it fifteen you see. Fifteen. Fourteen won’t cut it.

Fuck off. *reboots*

"Cyber-security firm Crowdstrike has admitted that the problem was caused
by an update to its antivirus software, which is designed to protect
Microsoft Windows devices from malicious attacks."

Any sufficiently bad update is indistinguishable from a malicious attack

Microsoft/CrowdStrike issue workaround -

- Boot Windows into Safe Mode or the Windows Recovery Environment
- Navigate to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike directory
- Locate the file(s) matching “C-00000291*.sys”, and delete it.
- Boot the host normally.
🛠️
https://theconversation.com/massive-global-it-outage-hits-banks-airports-supermarkets-and-a-single-software-update-is-likely-to-blame-235107
#Outage #Microsoft
3/n

CrowdStrike on Windows (BSOD) workaround steps:

- Boot Windows into Safe Mode or the Windows Recovery Environment
- Navigate to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike directory
- Locate the file matching “C-00000291*.sys”, and delete it.
- Boot the host normally.

#crowdstrike #windows

https://www.reddit.com/r/crowdstrike/comments/1e6vmkf/bsod_error_in_latest_crowdstrike_update/

Microsoft: (writes an OS that finally doesn't just shit itself on every other boot)
Crowdstrike: Hi

Who would win: one state actor with an advanced set of infrastructural compromises, or one broken Crowdstrike driver update

BREAKING An update to a product from infosec vendor CrowdStrike is bricking computers running Windows

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/19/crowdstrike_falcon_sensor_bsod_incident/

Nvidia's next Linux driver to be… just as open

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/18/nvidia_drivers_remain_as_foss/

Big Green's software remains tricky, but Fedora and AMD are finding ways to cope

<- by me on @theregister

No working screen reader for nine years* but, hey, you folks want some AI with that?

Let Fedora know what you think in their survey to add generative AI to the operating system:

https://fedoraproject.limequery.com/142117?lang=en

#AI #LLM #GenerativeAI #Fedora #a11y #priorities

* https://ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-been-shipping-with-a-broken-screen-reader-for-nine-years-but-the-real-problem-is-me/ https://fedi.jaenis.ch/@andre/statuses/01J324KTD59W35MWBCKSC6YM6N

Sarah Joy: Everybody’s Free (To Write Websites) https://css-tricks.com/sarah-joy-everybodys-free-to-write-websites/ (cc: @sarajw)

Terminator heads back to 1997 in first trailer for Netflix anime https://www.theverge.com/24198816/terminator-zero-trailer-netflix-anime

Fresh programmer's editor on Linux lies Zed ahead

New project from Atom developer gains a second host OS Zed – sorry, US readers, that's its name, not "Zee" – is a new coding tool. Until very recently it was Mac-only, but not any more.…
#theregister #IT
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/07/15/zed_editor_arrives_on_linux/

@NanoRaptor "Ultimately, the PowerBook 190LC is an interesting concept, but both the lacking battery life and the compromised screen real estate when compared to its contemporaries seem like glaring issues that makes the user wish for a more conventional machine. However, we remain cautiously optimistic about its rumored sibling, the PowerBook 190DSC, which is said to feature a touch-sensitive second screen with hand-writing recognition derived from the Newton line."

Developer of Classic Sport Driving is looking for #Linux Beta testers, check out their post in our Forum: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/6170/ (any dev is free to post for testers in our forum)

Haven't seen this on the Fediverse yet: a blog post about spelunking through the Canon Cat's #forth operating system and persuading it to run arbitrary code from floppy disk.
https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2024/07/pretty-pictures-bootable-floppy-disks.html
#CanonCat #retrocomputing

Two updates to this thread.

Update 1: In this thread I complain Mozilla does not provide specific technical details about this feature. It turns out there *is* a document with the technical details, on Github:

https://github.com/mozilla/explainers/tree/main/ppa-experiment

It also explains (https://wiki.mozilla.org/Origin_Trials) which sites are participating in the feature.

I am linking this document because I believe the first five words do more to discredit what Mozilla is doing here than anything I could say:

"Mozilla is working with Meta"

This accidentally-published-early Tusky feature is called "Default reply privacy". It lets you automatically restrict the privacy of your replies. In the version it shipped in, if you reply to a public post, the visibility of your reply will automatically be set to "unlisted" (aka "quiet public"). This might have already impacted some of your posts. We are sorry about this.

If you want to restore the old behavior, go into Account Preferences and set the option in the screenshot below to Public:

Just on the off chance: I’m selling my iPad Pro and accessories in amazing condition because I upgraded to the latest model. Buyer collects from Edinburgh. Full info below, if you want an iPad with impeccable provenance from a real, actual person!