Security Theater

I tried reading this with an open mind, but then I came across this: This is a very easy fix. If I paste the error back into the LLM it will correct it. Though in this case, as I’m reading the code, it’s quite clear to me that I can just delete the line myself, so I do. Via Lobsters, How I program with LLMs My initial reaction to this was...

My first question to you, as someone who is, shall we say, “sensitive” to security issues, why are you exposing a network based program to the Internet without an update in the past 14 years? Granted, measures such as ASLR and W^X can make life more difficult for an attacker, and you might notice w3m crashing as the attackers try to get the...

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Two years ago I talked about a spherical chess variant. Now, I want to mention real time chess, where players can move their pieces at will, with the only limit being once a piece is moved, you can't move it for five seconds. And there's no check or checkmate—you win by capturing the opponent's king. The problem with real time chess is that you...

This video about washing clothes in the Victorian era popped up on my YouTubes feed. It definitely made me appreciate modern washing machines, taking a two-day chore into a few hours, most of which is just waiting for the washer and dryer to finish their jobs (and as Simon Whistler, notable YouTuber with a bazillion channels, always states, “the...