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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Arghblarg LinkI've been doing some minor updates on my from-scratch golang ssh alternative, xs, finally adding what I hope is proper handling of network disconnects to clean up dead sessions; and I'm currently...I've been doing some minor updates on my from-scratch golang ssh alternative, xs, finally adding what I hope is proper handling of network disconnects to clean up dead sessions; and I'm currently looking at adding Streamlined NTRU Prime 4591761 key exchange to the available connection options, since 'djb' (Daniel J. Bernstein) posted on his blog some thoughts about KYBER. xs supports all KYBER sizes, but I might deprecate KYBER-512 support, given what he said about it...
NOTE: this isn't ssh, not compatible at all. Highly experimental. Don't use for any important security scenarios.
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Comment on Our lady of perpetual stew: Anyone is welcome at Annie Rauwerda’s parties - just bring an ingredient for the pot in ~food
Arghblarg LinkI do this on a much smaller timescale (3-4 days max) and my wife thinks I'm a crazy caveman.. but it's just the two of us and sometimes we can't finish what we made for dinner, so I add liquid,...I do this on a much smaller timescale (3-4 days max) and my wife thinks I'm a crazy caveman.. but it's just the two of us and sometimes we can't finish what we made for dinner, so I add liquid, simmer it and add some more stuff to extend it for a few days until I can finish it off (she won't touch it, even though I tell her it's being simmered and can't spoil). It's almost always more delicious the longer it goes!
To be honest I don't keep it boiling the entire time.. but I ensure it's boiled for 15 minutes or so at least 3 times per day and the cover stays on during, and whenever it's not being actively simmered. It's a routine in the morning, lunch and evening if that pot has 'stuff' in it I need to finish. I've never gotten sick for the past 5 years or so since I started, so I figure it's OK... (if I miss a re-simmer or it doesn't pass the visual or smell test, yes I compost it.)
I always think of the big suspended pots in homes and inns in Skyrim :)
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Comment on Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down in ~tech
Arghblarg Link ParentOh, they'll finally kill old.reddit.com soon, I bet.Oh, they'll finally kill old.reddit.com soon, I bet.
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Comment on Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down in ~tech
Arghblarg Link ParentJerboa for Android seems not too bad. (For lemmy, that is.)Jerboa for Android seems not too bad. (For lemmy, that is.)
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Comment on Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down in ~tech
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Arghblarg LinkIt's disturbing that others are noticing this. I commented to my wife last year, and had thought about it silently for a few prior (years, not wives!), that I'd noticed this. I remember being...It's disturbing that others are noticing this. I commented to my wife last year, and had thought about it silently for a few prior (years, not wives!), that I'd noticed this. I remember being grossed out as a child one summer (we're talking late 80s here) as my parents drove us through Saskatchewan and the grasshoppers were... everywhere. We had to keep our windows closed as they were getting into the car and jumping around in the back window. My dad used to have to scrub off the bugs every gas fill on summer holidays.
That hasn't happened to me, ever, in the past 8 years driving back and forth between the west coast and Alberta. Nor in the 10 years prior to that just within southern Alberta. There are definitely many fewer insects out there.
This (plus sadly our love for domestic outdoor cats) would tie into why there are now reports that songbird populations are also crashing.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Arghblarg LinkResuming work on my alternative to ssh, written from scratch in golang with a focus on using post-quantum KEM. Looking at adding more intelligent 'chaff' worker logic to obscure interactive user...Resuming work on my alternative to ssh, written from scratch in golang with a focus on using post-quantum KEM. Looking at adding more intelligent 'chaff' worker logic to obscure interactive user activity over open channels. https://gogs.blitter.com/RLabs/xs
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Arghblarg Link ParentIt's definitely a different philosophy, but those who like it, like it a lot, I'm told :) As for the symbolic input, it's not nearly as hard as it used to be. For Windows, Dyalog APL just uses...It's definitely a different philosophy, but those who like it, like it a lot, I'm told :)
As for the symbolic input, it's not nearly as hard as it used to be. For Windows, Dyalog APL just uses Window's Language Keyboard map feature; for Linux, all it takes is an entry in one's login to define a control key; I use the Caps Lock key as the modifier, so CAPS+w=⍵, CAPS+e=∊, etc. (and alt+CAPS is unaffected, if one still needs capslock). I had to print out little stickers for my keyboard but it becomes a memory thing eventually.
[.bashrc]
#APL keymap support using CAPS key as symbol shift (use SHIFT or ALT-CAPS as capslock)
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
Arghblarg LinkI feel the author's pain, being new to APL. The community obviously shares this problem, thus there are some online resources, such as the 'APL cart' https://aplcart.info/ and older idiom...I feel the author's pain, being new to APL. The community obviously shares this problem, thus there are some online resources, such as the 'APL cart' https://aplcart.info/ and older idiom compilations like the FinnAPL idiom library https://www.aplwiki.com/wiki/FinnAPL_idiom_library -- and especially this hidden gem within Dyalog's MiServer demo webspace, a multi-dialect idiom library search engine: https://miserver.dyalog.com/Examples/Applications/Idiom_Search.mipage
There's also a chat space on stackexchange for APL where they're quite friendly to new users with questions.
..but APL seriously needs some more n00b-friendly guides online. I trolled archive.org for APL books and there is a lot there but it takes work to get a foothold, for sure.
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Comment on In 1814, British forces burned the US Capitol in ~humanities.history
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Comment on I'm thinking of getting a password manager. How does it work and any advice on transitioning to one? in ~tech
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Arghblarg LinkRecently added FrodoKEM to the supported key exchanges for my ssh alternative remote shell/tunnel/copy util, https://gogs.blitter.com/RLabs/xs. Written in Go. I basically use this instead of ssh...Recently added FrodoKEM to the supported key exchanges for my ssh alternative remote shell/tunnel/copy util, https://gogs.blitter.com/RLabs/xs. Written in Go.
I basically use this instead of ssh now for day-to-day access to my servers, though it still definitely has rough edges. Security audits welcomed :)
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Comment on I'm thinking of getting a password manager. How does it work and any advice on transitioning to one? in ~tech
Arghblarg LinkApologies if it's considered to be in bad taste to plug a product here, but I just so happen to make and sell a line of offline password generator/recall rings, key fobs, bracelets and cards which...Apologies if it's considered to be in bad taste to plug a product here, but I just so happen to make and sell a line of offline password generator/recall rings, key fobs, bracelets and cards which help to do this: tindie.com/stores/russtopia
The advantage to these is that they are not software which can be hacked like password wallets, being completely offline and are convenient to keep on your person.
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Comment on Iowa Democratic caucus results delayed until Tuesday due to reporting inconsistencies and technical issues with app in ~news
Arghblarg Link ParentCanadian here -- USians, it has to be said again and again and again. Paper-only ballots, marked with a pencil and hand-tallied by independent volunteers with all-party observers in an open-room...Canadian here -- USians, it has to be said again and again and again. Paper-only ballots, marked with a pencil and hand-tallied by independent volunteers with all-party observers in an open-room process, is the only way to conduct elections that is resistant to fraud. Keep. It. Simple.
Oh, and you should be pushing for laws to limit elections to a hard limit such as 30 or 60 days. It really does seem your elections start the day after the previous one finishes! Ban all advertising, rallies and fundraising outside that limited, hard window.
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Komodo ActiveState IDE Now Free
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Dark Energy may be an illusion: Gravitons themselves may have mass
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Comment on (ESR) Notes on the Go translation of Reposurgeon in ~comp
Arghblarg (edited )LinkEric Raymond has been somewhat active on the golang-nuts golang-nuts@googlegroups.com mailing list, contributing useful insights into the language's current state from the point-of-view of a...Eric Raymond has been somewhat active on the golang-nuts golang-nuts@googlegroups.com mailing list, contributing useful insights into the language's current state from the point-of-view of a longtime programmer conversant in older languages.
As a Go enthusiast most of this is way above my head, but the parts I could grok were very interesting and relevant to those considering Go vs. Python for performance and maintainability, or as a critique in general of the Go language designers' decisions thus far (TL;DR -- he thinks it's mostly 'worth it' migrating from Python to Go for this project, at least)
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(ESR) Notes on the Go translation of Reposurgeon
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Arghblarg Link ParentI hope it was relevant -- I have no training in this area, it just reminded me of some podcasts I'd heard... I think these are the ones? From "Stuff To Blow Your Mind": Part 1:...I hope it was relevant -- I have no training in this area, it just reminded me of some podcasts I'd heard...
I think these are the ones? From "Stuff To Blow Your Mind":
Part 1: https://podbay.fm/podcast/350359306/e/1554571020
Part 2: https://podbay.fm/podcast/350359306/e/1506589205
I've updated my remote shell client/service xs to build and install more cleanly in Win10/11 MSYS2 and CYGWIN; MSYS2 changed its default runtime to UCRT64 recently, so things needed some re-working (I only recently gave in and ran a Win11 system so I had no idea MSYS2 and CYGWIN runtimes had changed so much over the last few years...)
A few new crypto modes and 'Borg countermeasures' (crypto/hash algo rotation during a network session) have been added recently as well.
xs is an experimental alternative to openssh, written from scratch in Go using post-quantum KEM and its own protocol.
The Windows builds had previously relied on a hacky shell wrapper to set terminal attributes properly but I finally worked out how to do it properly within the program itself.
Standard disclaimer -- don't use it for anything security-critical, it's all super-experimental, blah blah blah.