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Roundup of Roundup in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Sometimes I feel sad I am incapable of chicanery like this, it sounds like the only path to an affluent life.

X terminates European Commission's ad account after €120 million fine in c/technology@lemmy.zip

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sadly, there are too many stupid people in the world who would just gobble up that shit.

Anon does a drug bust in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Wait, so that was also Microsoft? Oh no.. I just gave away more money to them :/

Microsoft stock sinks on report AI product sales are missing growth goals in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

It has been going up recently, so I would not hold my breath.

What did I forget? in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I relate to others, but isn't the Rubix cube quite common in STEM people? Dunno what that has to do with autism

Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter in c/science@lemmy.world

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Wow, so they observed the emitted gamma rays directly, meaning we basically saw the dark matter directly? This is exciting! Of course more research would be warranted, tho.

The Final Final Layer_new(3) in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

I mean, thoughts on nuclear waste? They certainly need management, and I dunno if humans are good at waste management.

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Tech (AI) stock price is not going down as fast as I hoped for.. (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world

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https://sh.itjust.works/post/49182958

Soo.. I succumbed to my urge and shorted Nasdaq (was too scared to short Nvidia).

I wished it would go down in breakneck speed, but it has only whimpered so far. Still, it seems to be showing head-and-shoulders / double top pattern, and the pricing looks like it is trailing down.

Indeed, you never know until it truly bursts, though. I wonder what to do with my shorts.

The stolen heat! in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

I am living in a good enough apartment and is still suffering from it. Well, the apartment is old now, maybe that's why..

ASUS Armoury Driver Set To Be Introduced In Linux 6.19 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Oh, does this mean my ASUS laptop would be supported better?

Adam Ellis in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

For once, my aspie ass could understand the joke behind it.

Valve says "the Steam Machine is equal or better than 70% of what people have at home," but I feel like that's missing the point in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 weeks ago

Oh no, will steam machine flop again? Sometimes I wonder I am being delusional, thinking steam deck and machine has any edge in today's world where AI apparently reigns supreme.

Windows 11 could actually become the same kind of mistake Sony made with the PS3 in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Microsoft just has so many users unwilling to change, that I do not foresee that happening. Just 10% of people switching to Linux would be absolute win for me.

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I feel like the AI bubble has began bursting (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world

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This is only a subjective feeling and I do not have substantiated reasoning behind it, but it does feel like the bubble began bursting.

More and more people admitting that it is a bubble, even among the insiders and financial institutions.

We also got some infographic that AI companies are propping each other up. Not really indicative of anything, but it adds to the feeling.

Also idk, the pattern on the stock market looks like the top is in. Ironically, I am relying in this signal the most. Just wanted to post that.

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I am getting offended on this kind of messages, am I overreacting? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I got this comment as a reply to my post:

You can get a job and do your math, too.
Other people do more with less, why can't you?
Answer:
spoilerGreed and entitlement.

I feel quite offended, that I have to care about someone else who "do more with less". What does it have to do with greed? I do not get the thought process behind it.

I wonder if I am overreacting. I would feel better if they just said to get a job, but it felt more like they are trying to make fun of me.

EDIT: Thanks everyone for thoughtful replies! Now I feel a lot better - I was in very bad mood when I got the reply above, so I felt even more attacked. Still, I should learn to not get overly offended like this.

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I only managed to produce one paper in 6 months of research. How do I survive? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/science@lemmy.world

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I am in the field of applied math, and it took me 6 months to produce a paper. And now, I am out of ideas for new papers.

What should I do? How do I even continue? This is sooo difficult..

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Which instance do you recommend nowadays? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I want to make an alt to post on my expertise, so I want a nice instance to create the new acnt in. Which do you guys recommend? I heard good words about piefed, but not sure I would make the jump, and dont know what the consequences would be.

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Am I resistant to advertisements, or is it all mirage? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/autism@lemmy.world

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I saw a post about how nerds are resistant to advertising, which is bs imo considering how obsessed many nerds to products. But then, I do not seem to get affected - I usually do not desire to buy a product, and only seek out what to buy when needed.

That is, I feel like adverts do not work on me. Is this an illusion? Or maybe, is it that many adverts are made to appeal to neurotypicals?

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Am I alone or is Severance 2 lackluster compared to its predecessor? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/movies@lemmy.world

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Just finished watching Severance 2, the Apple TV series about severance protocols. Although I liked the ending being left vague, the other parts felt rather lacking.

I can't give a specific examples, but it was like they were overly complicating the dialogue, which was presumably to appear meaningful and in depth. This also falls flat because it is so hard to follow, and whenever you follow, you realize it is shallower than expected. I could not find true deep meanings other than ice cold corporates stuff. Also, parts like switching to sudden outdoor scenes was so sudden and it seemed to rather harm the narrative.

Did I miss important details and symbolism to understand the show?

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Vaultwarden selfhosting, or bitwarden service? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I am looking into password managers, as number of my accounts are increasing. Currently I am weighing two options:

Host Vaultwarden on a VPS, or
Use the free bitwarden service.

I want to know how they are in practical aspects.

While I am fine self-hosting many services, password managers seem to be one of the most critical services that should not admit downtime. I surely cannot keep it up, as I need to update it time to time.

On the other hand, using bitwarden might require some level of trust. How much should I trust the company to use the free service? How do I know if my passwords would be safe, not being exposed to the wide net?

I want to gauge pros and cons, are there aspects I missed? How are your opinions on this? If you are self-hosting vaultwarden, how do you manage the downtime? Thanks in advance!

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Self-hosted PDF manager? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I have bunch of textbooks, and a lot of lecture notes and notes from colleagues, all in PDF format. What is a good way to classify, manage, store, and read these PDF files? I am trying calibre-web, but it seems difficult to find applications to connect to it.

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Ansible iptables best practices? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I am currently looking into ansibles to store my configurations and deploy services more easily.

I have couple of iptable rules in /etc/iptables/rules.v4, which I can easily restore. Meanwhile, ansible has iptable role for configurations - hence, I am confused on what approach to take.

How do I persist this rules, especially across reboots? Should I rerun ansible every time on each reboot? I am at loss on how to best manage iptables, as other services can interact with it. How do you folks handle this? Thanks in advance!

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How and where should I keep backups of system configurations? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Sorry for adding to the massive pile of backup-related question, but I could not figure out how to manage backups from existing answers..

I want to backup my VPS setup (think container-defining files, its volumes, and etc configs), but am unsure where to put it. Does keeping these in the VPS itself make sense? If so, how do I create and manage the backup?

Also, I would need a remote copy - what is the good location for this? I wish I could copy to my laptop, but obviously I cannot do that automatically. Should I pay money for a backup? I want to avoid paying lots of money just for backups. Thanks in advance!

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How to harden against SSH brute-forcing? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Recently, I discovered that SSH of my VPS server is constantly battered as follows.

Apr 06 11:15:14 abastro-personal-arm sshd[102702]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.201 port 53768: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 11:30:29 abastro-personal-arm sshd[102786]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.207 port 18464: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 11:45:36 abastro-personal-arm sshd[102881]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.209 port 59634: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 12:01:02 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103019]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.203 port 16976: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 12:05:49 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103066]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.212 port 49130: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 12:07:09 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103077]: Connection closed by 162.142.125.122 port 56110 [preauth]
Apr 06 12:12:18 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103154]: Connection closed by 45.79.181.223 port 22064 [preauth]
Apr 06 12:12:19 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103156]: Connection closed by 45.79.181.223 port 22078 [preauth]
Apr 06 12:12:20 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103158]: Connection closed by 45.79.181.223 port 22112 [preauth]
Apr 06 12:21:26 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103253]: Connection closed by 118.25.174.89 port 36334 [preauth]
Apr 06 12:23:39 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103282]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.252 port 59622: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 12:26:38 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103312]: Connection closed by 92.118.39.73 port 44400
Apr 06 12:32:22 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103373]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.203 port 57092: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 12:49:48 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103556]: error: maximum authentication attempts exceeded for root from 98.22.89.155 port 53675 ssh2 [preauth]
Apr 06 12:49:48 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103556]: Disconnecting authenticating user root 98.22.89.155 port 53675: Too many authentication failures [preauth]
Apr 06 12:49:51 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103558]: error: maximum authentication attempts exceeded for root from 98.22.89.155 port 53775 ssh2 [preauth]
Apr 06 12:49:51 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103558]: Disconnecting authenticating user root 98.22.89.155 port 53775: Too many authentication failures [preauth]
Apr 06 12:49:53 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103561]: error: maximum authentication attempts exceeded for root from 98.22.89.155 port 53829 ssh2 [preauth]
Apr 06 12:49:53 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103561]: Disconnecting authenticating user root 98.22.89.155 port 53829: Too many authentication failures [preauth]
Apr 06 12:49:54 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103563]: Connection closed by 98.22.89.155 port 53862 [preauth]
Apr 06 12:50:41 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103576]: Invalid user  from 75.12.134.50 port 36312
Apr 06 12:54:26 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103621]: Connection closed by 165.140.237.71 port 54236
Apr 06 13:01:26 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103702]: Connection closed by 193.32.162.132 port 33380
Apr 06 13:03:40 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103724]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.204 port 60446: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 13:11:49 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103815]: Received disconnect from 165.140.237.71 port 50952:11:  [preauth]
Apr 06 13:11:49 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103815]: Disconnected from authenticating user root 165.140.237.71 port 50952 [preauth]
Apr 06 13:19:08 abastro-personal-arm sshd[103897]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.208 port 59274: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 13:33:36 abastro-personal-arm sshd[104066]: Received disconnect from 165.140.237.71 port 50738:11:  [preauth]
Apr 06 13:33:36 abastro-personal-arm sshd[104066]: Disconnected from authenticating user ubuntu 165.140.237.71 port 50738 [preauth]
Apr 06 13:34:50 abastro-personal-arm sshd[104079]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.204 port 44816: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 13:50:32 abastro-personal-arm sshd[104249]: Unable to negotiate with 218.92.0.206 port 27286: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie>
Apr 06 13:51:58 abastro-personal-arm sshd[104261]: Received disconnect from 165.140.237.71 port 50528:11:  [preauth]
Apr 06 13:51:58 abastro-personal-arm sshd[104261]: Disconnected from authenticating user root 165.140.237.71 port 50528 [preauth]
Apr 06 14:01:25 abastro-personal-arm sshd[104351]: Invalid user  from 65.49.1.29 port 18519
Apr 06 14:01:28 abastro-personal-arm sshd[104351]: Connection closed by invalid user  65.49.1.29 port 18519 [preauth]

As you can see, it is happening quite frequently, and I am worried one might break in at some point. Since SSH access guards users with root-access, it can be quite serious once penetrated. How do I harden against these kind of attacks? Because this is VPS, disabling SSH is a no-go (SSH is my only entry of access). Are there ways to stop some of these attackers?

As always, thanks in advance!