fivesixzero

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by fivesixzero 4y ago
Before Kali, in the mid-late 90’s, we had had a 4-node dial-in BBS in my area code (813) called The Arena that ran an app called SerIPX - basically IPX over serial - to allow 4 players to play Doom. It was an incredible experience at the ti
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by fivesixzero 4y ago
I spent some time last week tinkering with a SOQuartz board and ended up getting it working with a Pine-focused distro called Plebian[1]. Took awhile to land on it though. Before that I tried all of the other distros on Pine64's "
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by fivesixzero 5y ago
This looks like a shift away from their old “editorialized” blog-style updates to a data-sharing-centric approach. I’m guessing that this takes less time for them and it allows various commentators and communities to create their own opinio
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by fivesixzero 6y ago
I had to get an active DAC cable (S+AO0005) for the RB-4011 because of the quirk you mentioned. Works great with the active cable, which was about $50 I think. I was glad I read the manual beforehand. :) Thanks for the update on the WiFi si
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by fivesixzero 6y ago
For awhile I was actually using a UniFi NanoHD for my AP. Performance and stability were great but running a Docker container for a Ubiquti Controller (for a single AP) was annoying enough for me to bail on it. My old Asus router with OpenW
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by fivesixzero 6y ago
Sadly RouterOS isn’t open source. They’ve received a bit of flak for their “available on request” stance on getting GPL sources too. The fact that their GPL patches aren’t readily available is pretty uncool. WireGuard isn’t supported on Rou
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by fivesixzero 6y ago
I’ve become a big fan of MikroTik routers and 10G/SFP+ router/switch hardware in the last few years. Their web UI and SSH console are a bit quirky but the performance is pretty great for the price. My primary use case for their ge
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by fivesixzero 6y ago
Current job (Java dev, mid sized SaaS, 2019-now): Local specialist recruiter via random inbound LinkedIn message. Worked out really well, despite the horror stories I had heard. Previous job (Tier 1-3 support to Java dev, startup SaaS, 2013
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
The main argument in the article (and other places I’ve seen WG discussed) is the relative ease of auditing the core code as well as auditing implementations. In that context it’s less of an augment that it’s “more secure” and more of an ar
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
Increasingly it seems like heavily opinionated foundational tools and frameworks are overtaking more highly configurable alternatives, at least in terms of breadth of usage or popularity. Could this be a positive change? Does this represent
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
Whether the issue is with the CPU hardware, the mainboard design (VRM, etc), mainboard BIOS, kernel, or the Prime95 app itself still appears to be an open question. Based on oscilloscope analysis of the VRM output in a linked thread elsewhe
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
I’m curious if this behavior defined by something in hardware, microcode, boot-time BIOS flags, or higher level kernel/hypervisor/application code.
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
Thanks for the recommendations! I have a DSLabs DScope (100 MHz, 2-channel FPGA scope) and while it’s handy I’d prefer to have a proper hardware scope someday. Rigol’s scopes look like they nicely fit in between the basic DSO/FPGA stuf
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
I still have a pair of G5 mice that I use at home and work. It’s good to see Logitech bringing back that design! Other than the MX Master 2S I carry around for mobile use, I’ve never had a mouse fit my grubby paws do perfectly. Other than a
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
Haven’t reached any degree of publishing quality yet, but it’s something I’m aiming to do if time allows. Ideally I’d prefer to Yep people run their own testing and monitoring. This stuff isn’t rocket science, just requires a bit of knowled
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
I recently put my Telegraf configs/scripts for monitoring RPi thermals and throttling into a git repo. These might be helpful for anyone doing their own comparative testing of cooling soliutions and/or power sources. https:/
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
RPi power consumption and power supply is a bit more complicated than it seems on the surface. A large problem is that even “3A rated" supplies suffer large voltage droop under load. This can be seen pretty easily using a cheap USB DC
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
Wired, before the boom/bust, was a massive inspiration for me. Growing up in Central Florida in a “BBS rustbelt” area code it was one of the only places I could find quality writing on a broad spectrum of tech. Or any writing on tech,
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
As someone that grew up on bash the concepts that underlie PowerShell’s syntax are unnecessary reinventions at their best and utterly bizarre at their worst. That’s the primary reason my hierarchy of Windows shells usually starts with bash
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
This is related to the underlying console/terminal system in Windows 10, which should be shell agnostic. The same infrastructure is used by PowerShell, the Windows command prompt, and WSL for instance - all are just different shells th
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by fivesixzero 7y ago
There have been some good quality of life enhancements over the last few years[1] but this looks like it’ll be a big step in the huge shift required in the ancient “console” subsystem. I still miss iTerm2 immensely after moving from an all-