Ángel
@angel@triptico.com
https://wddashboarddownloads.wdc.com/wdDashboard/config/devices/lista_devices.xml
So open up your drive model like this:
https://wddashboarddownloads.wdc.com/wdDashboard/firmware/WD_BLACK_SN770_2TB/731130WD/device_properties.xml
And change the "device_properties.xml" in the URL to the ".fluf" file given in the XML, like this:
https://wddashboarddownloads.wdc.com/wdDashboard/firmware/WD_BLACK_SN770_2TB/731130WD/731130WD.fluf
then, for FreeBSD follow the commands given in the manual:
https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nvmecontrol&sektion=8&format=html
ie.
nvmecontrol identify nvme0 | grep -i 'firmware'
nvmecontrol firmware -s 1 -f 731130WD.fluf nvme0
nvmecontrol firmware -s 1 -a nvme0
nvmecontrol reset nvme0
Lovely morning walk. Will get more adventurous and head downward soon.
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A morning view of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, taken from a few miles along the south rim. Multiple geologic layers are visible, with the foreground draped in shadow.
@angel This is the tragic result of human traffic, no doubt
I have to stop posting active links to our content on Mastodon.
Every time I do so now, it brings down our website for up to 5 minutes.
We've tried pretty much every claimed fix, including third party caching (which in turn breaks other elements of our website's dynamic display abilities), code changes and such on our back end code, and more stuff I don't understand at all (but have spent money paying our WP developer to implement). None of it has worked.
The #fediverse powers that be need to fix this growing problem of the #MastoDDos effect on websites. The more followers and more servers your followers are from, the more impact this has on literally bringing a website to its knees with all the DB calls.
For instance, this morning, I posted the lovely article our creative writer Ethan wrote, which ended up only getting 2 boosts and one "favourite" here, but it brought down our website for 4 minutes and 12 seconds.
That's not sustainable.
If you've noticed that the Mastodon stampede DDoS is back, hammering your servers even though you have applied countermeasures -- that's because they CHANGED THEIR FUCKING USER AGENT for no good reason and without telling anybody.
Ok, yes, technically the plans were on display in a toilet with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard".
Prepend "^Mastodon\/|" to your regexps.
Sigh.
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@jwz Damn, it's rather ironic/sad that even you, a believer in Mastodon, feel the need to block Mastodon from displaying preview cards for your website.
I was hoping this change would lead admins for various news sites like SF Chron to unblock Mastodon as they realized it was legitimate traffic, but maybe they blocked it on purpose for load reasons like you. Not great
@scott There is nothing ironic about pointing out -- and protecting myself from -- completely asinine design decisions in otherwise-useful systems.
@scott @oblomov No, this is a deeply wrong take, that many people can't see through. I responded to it here, 2 years ago: https://www.jwz.org/blog/2022/11/mastodon-stampede/#comment-238293
@jwz @oblomov I disagree with your analysis. Considering that Mastodon only supports a default-allow federation policy, considering the ease of spinning up servers, your proposal would in practice lead to a meaningful increase in instances of viral disinformation successfully fooling people. Admins might catch the deception and defederate the server - after some delay. Many would not.
Pues menos mal que alguien lo materializa. En malas épocas saber que, además, no lo estás dando todo por el bicho incrementa la carga.
I'm quite excited as I'm preparing a new, interesting service for the BSD Cafe 😉
@justine something that could bring interesting, new contents to the Cafe. By users, for users 😉
@EnigmaRotor @justine no, not Pixelfed. I launched photolovers.net one year ago but didn't get any traction.
@stefano fortune cookie!
@ricardo not exactly. But I think it may provide cookies. 😆
@EnigmaRotor @ricardo they can be on Mastodon, too 😆
@stefano I know: you will announce the first BSD AI public release! 😂
Know your shits.
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To be truly fluent in English, you must know your shits
Shits
Dogshit - Very poor quality
Bullshit - Not true
Horseshit - Nonsense
Apeshit - Rambunctious
Batshit - Insane
Chickenshit i- cowards
Ratshit - poor quality
No shit - Obviously
Holy shit - mind blowing/unbelievable
Hot shit - very good
Dipshit - a total dumbass
Tuff shit - Take it or leave it.
Jack shit - nothing
The shit - perfection
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon so, is 'crapshoot' also a 'shit'?
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon "Sierra-Hotel" = Shit-Hot, military parlance for "very good" as well 😉
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon you must know your shit
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon
The shits - diarrhea
For shits and giggles - for amusement
Horse shit - nonsense
Fo’ shizzle - surely
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon that's very helpful.
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon reminds me of this classic ;) https://youtu.be/fJd9izGFveM
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon well... that brings this great stand-up back:
https://youtu.be/igh9iO5BxBo?feature=shared
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon
Fuck that shit = No thank you
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon that is genius. It had never occurred to me the range, the gorgeous depth and breadth of its use 🤣
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon
The emoji version
For shits and giggles — for the hell of it.
And if you wand to know the fuck out of "Fuck", @jessesheidlower has a fourth edition of "The F Word" book coming out.
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon "Dipshit - Elon"
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon Some years ago in México, there was a row about a photo of a person wearing a jacket that had " Mexico is the Shit" written in the back. Many Mexicans felt offended including politicians, went on fir weeks.They did not know their shit.
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon
Thank you for this shits sheet.
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon can we say this picture is an actual “cheatshit” ?
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon Isn't «shitbird» also used to mention a weak smartass ?
Collecting *-ass could also be fun
Reminds me of OSHO: The Value of English Word 'F*#K'
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon What was the Steve Martin movie where his father show him. Oh, it's The Jerk.
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon Related: the life story of Jack Schitt https://youtu.be/rGh2ehh317Y?si=Kvm2hKZVZtw-A7XK
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon I have seen a lot of shit in my life, so I am almost fluent.
“Batshit crazy” being one of my favorite shits.
So . . . this is where I live, apparently.
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Business sign reads: Bobbi's VIP Room, but the I in VIP is a female pole dancer.
Underneath this sign is a changeable sign that reads: Welcome to the slightly improved shit show.
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon I really hope this isn’t some scat thing
the beauty of crypto is that instead of getting robbed by a bank, you can get robbed by a 15 year old in latvia who named his smart contract “SafeMoonCumRocket”
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4-panel comic by War and Peas.Panel 1: Officer McSexy is sitting at a restaurant table, on a date, with a woman.Panel 2: He suddenly looks horrified, as the narration reads, "When he saw a heinous crime taking place!"Panel 3: A close-up reveals his inner thoughts, "Is...sh...she CUTTING...SPAGH..." His date is cutting her spaghetti with a knife. Panel 4: The officer storms out of the restaurant, leaving his date behind, with the final caption: "Officer McSexy doesn’t dine with gangsters."
@warandpeas Amateur. I just use a spoon so I don't have to fight with the sauce.
@warandpeas
🥥 Officer McSexy still has PTSD from a date with a woman who ate a slice of pizza with a knife and a fork. 🥥
Accurate
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Venn diagram. Left circle reads "dumbest times" and right circle reads "darkest times." The overlapping center reads "you are here."
Outdated Infrastructure and the Cloud Illusion
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/10/19/outdated-infrastructure-and-the-cloud-illusion/
#ITNotes #Cloud #IT #SysAdmin #CloudComputing #Virtualization #NoteHUB #OwnYourData
@stefano was this one of your customers that were sending passwords by mail in plain text? I wouldn't be surprised....
Generally speaking, big tech companies are geniuses! Not by having good products at a good price, but by turning people into ignorants... cloud was one of their moves for that. It's sad....
@jcamos not them - but similar level
When someone says that they just can't quit Twitter, what I hear is, "I am comfortable in a room full of nazis," and I will remember that about them.
Actually, Twitter isn't just a room full of nazis. It's a room full of nazis in a building owned by a nazi who is currently working to get a nazi dictator elected, where your participation helps the nazi cause.
So, yeah. Gonna remember that.
him: you should try to get out of your comfort zone
me: people are comfortable?!!
Comprar esqueletos de plástico por Halloween:
-Caro
-Made in China
-Contaminante
-Cutre
-De normie básico
Ir a tu cementerio más cercano a desenterrar tu propio esqueleto:
-Gratis
-De proximidad
-Biodegradable
-Elegante
-Un toque de distinción
When I want to give visibility to an awful post, I just link to it in my own one, prefixed by a bitter and awry comment.
I also wish social networks were designed differently, but it's too late.
Secret Panel HERE 🌳 https://tapas.io/episode/2806870
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PUERTAS CERRADAS - Exposición de acuarelas de Carmen Val - Quinta de la Fuente del Berro, Madrid
Me too!
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Cartoon of Christian proselytizing another man. The man says "No thanks, I'm not interested in eternal life. I've seen enough."
Secret Panel HERE 🐻 https://tapas.io/episode/3308249
If you’re pro AI tools, and also anti-publishers putting content behind a paywall, the technical term for what you are is an utter fucking idiot.
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Screenshot of a retweet by Reid Southen: Rarely have I seen Al described so succinctly.
Post by Church of Jeff says: The underlying purpose of Al is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth. #ai #generativeAl
@stutstev I had to perform some slight modifications to the original image, mostly described here: http://www.swonkdog.com/orangepi.html
Unfortunately, all those "exotic" devices need some modifications, except the ones listed on the images page.
NetBSD on Raspberry PI Zero W worked out of the box - I just flashed the correct image and it booted 🙂
The mental gymnastics required to be both 'pro-life' and pro-death penalty are unforgivable Olympic levels of fuckery
Dayum!
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Black female protestor holds sign that reads: Dear Police, we know you are not all bad, but as you love to say to us, "you fit the description."
And while publishers generally demand Microsoft Word compatible DOCX files so that their production workflow can be standardized [...] nothing much has changed since 2013 when I wrote about why Microsoft Word must Die. (TLDR: it's a terrible tool, and if the only good argument for using it is that everyone else uses it, then you might as well eat shit like all the trillion other houseflies.)https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/09/zen-and-the-art-of-writer-deck.html
"good, fast, cheap". We used to get two out of three. With kubernetes it's zero out of three. 
@sqrtminusone Hi Pavel, the BSD Cafe is a place with a positive mood, PRO and not against. This doesn’t mean you can’t disagree with something. I myself sometimes criticize specific choices, methodologies, or situations. What’s important is that things always stay within the realm of expressing your opinion rather than attacking or discriminating against someone. It is perfectly fine to express your opinion (e.g., “I love systemd and would like to see it on BSDs!”) or your discontent (e.g., “I am extremely opposed to the systemd approach”), but not to discriminate against or attack those who use systemd.
I hope I’ve conveyed my idea clearly. If you have any doubts, feel free to ask!
A small compendium of the Fediverse platforms I use/know well.
In the past few days, I revisited some of my old Fediverse instances since some friends asked me to help them set up a new one. I also took the chance to perform maintenance on some leftover instances. Here's my experience:
Akkoma: My oldest instance still running, opened in 2022. It was offline for a few months (3/4). I updated everything to the latest version and restarted it. I’m not sure why, but it’s extremely slow, with a heavy load on Postgres and many queries just to open the main page. I like Akkoma - I'll investigate further.
GoToSocial: I updated a friend's instance - GoToSocial itself was up-to-date, but the underlying system wasn’t. I noticed that once it exceeds 2000 followings, it becomes a bit slow. The database is PostgreSQL, but that's not the issue. The GoToSocial process becomes somewhat heavy on the VPS. Still, it's very usable and a software with great potential, in my opinion. The Mastodon API is implemented quite well and works with the major software.
Mitra: It seems well-built. The person had around 1000 followers and followings on a Mastodon account, which they moved from a large instance. No speed issues, though sending a message makes the server “heavy” for a bit, but it’s temporary. The Mastodon API is partially implemented, but the software is advancing quickly, and I find its native interface quite pleasant.
Snac2: I've always had a soft spot for Snac2. The lack of a database and some design choices make it an excellent solution for small instances. For example, sending posts to all known instances increases visibility and interaction. Its basic, JavaScript-free interface is very clear, though it might not be the best for those used to Mastodon. But the Mastodon API is improving version by version, and I think the developer is doing an excellent job. It struggles a bit with larger numbers, but that's due to the underlying file system, not the software itself. If "move" support (both in and out) were added, I would recommend it to anyone starting self-hosting for single-user or small community instances because "move" is one of the options that gives the most freedom in Fediverse software.
Mastodon: My “old” personal instance was stuck at version 4.1.x and had been offline for a few months. I updated the FreeBSD Jail and upgraded Mastodon to 4.2.12 and then to 4.3.0-beta1. No issues. I also helped a friend (who had an old Pleroma-based instance they barely used) migrate. This user has around 5000 followers and followings - Mastodon is running on FreeBSD on a VPS (arm64) for just over 3 euros a month, with no significant issues (apart from media storage, but that's not Mastodon’s fault). Mastodon is sometimes said to be heavy, and that's partly true, but its modularity ensures that even in cases of overload, queues may slow down, but navigation and the local timeline remain reasonably fast. I think this is a good thing for any larger-scale use of an instance.
In short, I think things are moving in the right direction, and the software is evolving nicely. Well done, devs!
#Fediverse #Akkoma #GoToSocial #Mitra #Snac2 #Snac #Mastodon #SelfHosting #InstanceManagement #FreeBSD #OpenSource
A great Fediverse software, written in 
https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2
«No obstante, el eurodiputado de ultraderecha Alvise Pérez, líder de la plataforma Se Acabó La Fiesta, ha votado este jueves en el Parlamento Europeo en contra de las subvenciones al toro de lidia por considerarlo un espectáculo de “brutalidad, crueldad y tortura”, en una posición muy diferente a la de PP y Vox.»Vaya, el tarado este votando cosas razonables. Vivir para ver.
"Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous."
Barbara Ehrenreich
(08/26/1941 – 09/01/2022)
US writer
the right are obsessed with "owning the libs" because they miss the good old days when their ancestors also owned people
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_PvQ7tRfwvLCeR-jnqdbf6BVayqqC0QW
https://mastodon.social/users/o_simardcasanova/statuses/113053473600003123
-- Fernando Pessoa
‼️OJO A ESTO: Francia le quita el estatuto de medio online a un esparcidor de bulos: no podrá optar a subvenciones, ni ventajas fiscales (y supongo que tampoco a publi institucional).
Luchar contra la financiación de los pseudomedios ES POSIBLE. https://www.elsaltodiario.com/fake-news/medio-frances-france-soir-pierde-estatuto-servicio-prensa-bulos-covid
@ewenmcneill Possibly worth noting that the versions of grub revoked by this are known insecure
A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from a developer working on a new site for a mutual client. The message was: "I uploaded the new WordPress and plugins to your hosting (dedicated FreeBSD jail with PHP 8.3, MySQL, etc.), but there seem to be issues. The site is behaving strangely - possibly due to an incompatible plugin. Could you install PHP 7.4 for full compatibility, or consider moving the current development server to production?"
The "development server" is a small VPS with Docker on their infrastructure, where they set everything up without much oversight from me.
I pointed out that installing PHP 7.4 in 2024 is not advisable, as it has been unsupported (including security updates) for quite some time. I suggested upgrading to PHP 8.2, or 8.1 for temporary testing.
They proposed creating a production server based on Docker so they could "manage versions and dependencies independently." I was open to this idea but rejected the notion of putting such an outdated setup into production in 2024.
The client called, frustrated because "I refused to install what they asked." I explained that what they were asking was risky and outdated, and that a plugin requiring PHP 7.4 was clearly obsolete and would cause problems quickly.
Then, everyone disappeared. This morning, the client called in a panic: "Our server's been hacked! Do something!"
Upon investigation, I found that:
- They had gone live with their development server without informing me.
- They had been hacked through a plugin and malicious software was installed for phishing and other purposes, consuming bandwidth and CPU.
- All antivirus/antispam systems flagged the site as malicious.
I explained to the client that the server itself wasn't hacked (especially not mine), but rather the "site" was compromised - a different issue altogether. I advised them to restore the DNS settings and bring the previous site back online.
Their site is a simple institutional one, which is updated every 2-3 years by the developer. It doesn't need dynamic CMS features. The previous site was static, created with Simply Static, and remained online and problem-free for years.
Unfortunately, this is a common trend today. Some developers deploy outdated, vulnerable systems and then blame others when the site is compromised.
#WebDevelopment #Security #PHP #CMS #ServerManagement #Vulnerability #IT #Infosec #SysAdmin
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