Brian Conway @blocknonip@mastodon.sdf.org

#resflash 6.7.0 released: https://www.freelists.org/post/resflash/resflash-670-released-with-an-IMPORTANT-note-about-upgrading #OpenBSD

https://pcper.com/2020/06/western-digital-red-plus-a-vaccine-against-shingles/

This is still ridiculous. A Red drive that is not suitable for NAS use should be recalled. NAS usage is the express purpose of the Red drives, is the reason the line was introduced!

Playing with Go schedulers on a dual-core RISC-V: https://embeddedgo.github.io/2020/06/21/playing_with_go_schedulers_on_a_dual-core_risc-v.html #golang #riscv

Choosing Between Web APIs and Message Streaming: https://www.asyncapi.com/blog/choosing_between_web_apis_and_message_streaming/ #API #REST

New Microsoft, same as the old Microsoft: https://mspoweruser.com/firefox-users-complained-of-their-data-being-imported-to-edge-without-their-permission/

WireGuard imported into #OpenBSD: https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20200622052207

Wi-Fi customers are happier when they buy their own modem and router, study finds: https://www.cnet.com/news/wi-fi-customers-are-happier-when-they-buy-their-own-modem-and-router-acsi-study-finds/ #duh

The Cost Of Thailand's Coronavirus Success: Despair ... And Suicide - https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/06/16/874198026/the-cost-of-thailands-coronavirus-success-despair-and-suicide

Zsh and Fish's simple but clever trick for highlighting missing linefeeds: https://www.vidarholen.net/contents/blog/?p=878

Facebook fires employee who publicly scolded a colleague: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-protests-firing/facebook-fires-employee-who-protested-its-inaction-on-trump-tweets-idUSKBN23J35Y #good

Jepsen: PostgreSQL 12.3 - http://jepsen.io/analyses/postgresql-12.3

Is Dark Mode Such A Good Idea? https://kevq.uk/is-dark-mode-such-a-good-idea/ #nope

https://youtu.be/0hAL7emClFM

Swing and a miss.

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes.

Most tech content is bullsh*t: https://www.aleksandra.codes/tech-content-consumer

The Brave web browser is hijacking links, again: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-web-browser-is-hijacking-links-and-inserting-affiliate-codes/

Ebay is port scanning visitors to their website - and they aren't the only ones: https://blog.nem.ec/2020/05/24/ebay-port-scanning/