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  1. Comment on Linux privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431) in ~comp

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    Ahh, good point! At my workplace we don't really mess with rolling release distros. Debian, Ubuntu, Proxmox, RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, and Suse are the main ones for us. So I actually just completely...

    Ahh, good point! At my workplace we don't really mess with rolling release distros. Debian, Ubuntu, Proxmox, RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, and Suse are the main ones for us. So I actually just completely forgot about Arch et al. :P

  2. Comment on Linux privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431) in ~comp

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    As far as I'm aware the only major distribution with a fix out in the wild is Proxmox. It'll likely be a minor revision number that you have, rather than a major version update, in terms of a...

    As far as I'm aware the only major distribution with a fix out in the wild is Proxmox. It'll likely be a minor revision number that you have, rather than a major version update, in terms of a kernel fix. You can check if your system is vulnerable like this:

    lsmod | grep algif_aead    # no output means your kernel is safe
grep API_AEAD=m /boot/config-$(uname -r)    # output here means that you can apply the workaround below

echo -e 'blacklist algif_aead\ninstall algif_aead /bin/false' > /etc/modprobe.d/copy-fail.conf
update-initramfs -u
reboot

    This has caught the world by surprise, so everyone's in a bit of a hurry to apply the relevant patch, but they'll be out soon enough. It sounds like you've just got a handful of single-user machines, so your risk is much lower than say a multi-user server. Remember that access to a given machine is required to make this exploit work.

    10 votes

  3. Comment on Linux privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431) in ~comp

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    We're scrabbling at work to try and get this mitigated, what a mess.

    We're scrabbling at work to try and get this mitigated, what a mess.

    8 votes

  4. Comment on The Dealer's Tarot - Modern games to play with a tarot deck in ~games.tabletop

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    Like a real-world Balatro? I'm in!

    Like a real-world Balatro? I'm in!

    1 vote

  5. Comment on The Dealer's Tarot - Modern games to play with a tarot deck in ~games.tabletop

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    Colour me very intrigued! I’ve also been enjoying games that use standardised components, so I’ll be keen to check this list out. I’m also trying to get to grips with Regicide at the moment, after...

    My dream is to one day develop a card-based TTRPG system, and I hadn't thought of using Tarot before but may have to consider it.

    Colour me very intrigued!

    I’ve also been enjoying games that use standardised components, so I’ll be keen to check this list out. I’m also trying to get to grips with Regicide at the moment, after enjoying Scoundrel quite a lot. Not quite TTRPG levels, but worth a look, perhaps?

    3 votes

  6. Comment on X Japan - Art Of Life (1993) in ~music

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    Once upon a time I used to be able to play most of this song on the guitar. Some of the solos and arpeggios are fiendishly difficult, but it’s such a cool song that my teenage self couldn’t help...

    Once upon a time I used to be able to play most of this song on the guitar. Some of the solos and arpeggios are fiendishly difficult, but it’s such a cool song that my teenage self couldn’t help but try. Thanks for letting me relive those days!

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Very Important People: Boris Tarshkokan in ~tv

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    Also highly recommend Game Changer, which is a bit more varied, but still excellent!

    Also highly recommend Game Changer, which is a bit more varied, but still excellent!

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Godzilla Minus Zero | First look teaser in ~movies

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    It was so good, fully recommended.

    It was so good, fully recommended.

    9 votes

  9. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

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    Miasma by Ghost! It’s an instrumental track, but great fun. The way they perform it live is superb.

    Miasma by Ghost!

    It’s an instrumental track, but great fun. The way they perform it live is superb.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Am I German or autistic? in ~health.mental

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    20% German, 53% Autistic. What is the remaining 27%?! I need to lie down.

    20% German, 53% Autistic. What is the remaining 27%?!

    I need to lie down.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes

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    That doesn’t look like a tit to me.

    That doesn’t look like a tit to me.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Email obfuscation: What works in 2026? in ~comp

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    I feel a little ashamed to say that didn't even occur to me while adopting HTML Entities on my personal website. I'll have to do a bit of reading up on how screen readers work to make sure I've...

    I feel a little ashamed to say that didn't even occur to me while adopting HTML Entities on my personal website. I'll have to do a bit of reading up on how screen readers work to make sure I've picked a good option.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Trans Day of Visibility in ~lgbt

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    My shitty-arse brain was trying to come up with ways to disagree, but I'm trying to be kinder to myself, so I'll just say; thanks friend! <3

    My shitty-arse brain was trying to come up with ways to disagree, but I'm trying to be kinder to myself, so I'll just say; thanks friend! <3

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Trans Day of Visibility in ~lgbt

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    Omg, thank you 🥰 I was very much feeling myself that day, I have to say!

    Omg, thank you 🥰 I was very much feeling myself that day, I have to say!

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Trans Day of Visibility in ~lgbt

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    Sure! It's nothing overly special, but it's here anyways =]

    Sure! It's nothing overly special, but it's here anyways =]

    6 votes

  16. Comment on Trans Day of Visibility in ~lgbt

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    I have been going through a shitty week of dysphoria, and I wasn't feeling too keen to be visible yesterday. Buuut, I bought myself pizza for lunch, put a thing up on my blog which got seen by a...

    I have been going through a shitty week of dysphoria, and I wasn't feeling too keen to be visible yesterday. Buuut, I bought myself pizza for lunch, put a thing up on my blog which got seen by a bunch of nice people, and I threw a halfway decent outfit and makeup together to go out to the theatre last night, and I felt a load better for all of those (well, maybe not the pizza). It was a good reminder that actively practising/observing/choosing femininity feels better than just letting myself languish in jeans and oversized hoodie.

    9 votes

  17. Comment on Email obfuscation: What works in 2026? in ~comp

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    I've recently switched my blog over to Bear, and I've been having a great time with it. One thing that Bear does lack is native comments. This is by design, and a number of solutions exist to...

    I've recently switched my blog over to Bear, and I've been having a great time with it. One thing that Bear does lack is native comments. This is by design, and a number of solutions exist to generate a comments section onto a given page. However, a growing trend in the community is to put "Reply by email" or similar at the bottom of the comments section, often with their personal email address in plaintext in a <a href="mailto:"> tag. I quite like this idea, and I wanted to try it myself, but I know through bitter experience that having a plaintext email address on the open web is just asking for endless spam, so I went looking for solutions to the problem that didn't involve putting together a form, and found this page. It's interesting to look at what works and what doesn't, and I was surprised by how well some of the more trivial solutions work!

    7 votes

  19. Comment on This eerily accurate ‘LinkedIn Speak’ translation tool will help you sound like an instant thinkfluencer in ~tech

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    Huge shoutout for sharing this! 🚀 My fiancée and I just spent some time diving into this tool and we couldn't stop laughing—it was an absolute blast! 😂 The tone is spot on and truly nails the user...

    Huge shoutout for sharing this! 🚀 My fiancée and I just spent some time diving into this tool and we couldn't stop laughing—it was an absolute blast! 😂 The tone is spot on and truly nails the user experience. Love seeing this kind of innovation! 🎯✨

    #Innovation #UserExperience #TechTrends #Engagement #MustTry

    22 votes

  20. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    I’ve reached the point in my mind where I can’t separate Harry Potter from Rowling’s transphobia. As a trans woman myself, and with a kid who is almost certainly going to end up coming out as...

    I’ve reached the point in my mind where I can’t separate Harry Potter from Rowling’s transphobia. As a trans woman myself, and with a kid who is almost certainly going to end up coming out as binary trans, I won’t even be pirating it. The sooner this shit fades to obscurity (yeah right) the better.

    31 votes