AnianZ @AnianZ@mastodonten.de

Stewardess sagt „we habe bacon, eggs and...“ und mir geht durch den Kopf: „Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam“ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4wL8cfoY_g/

I've never actually had to do this, but it's important to periodically simulate production emergencies so you can familiarize yourself with the steps.

This is why we use transactions when manually writing queries against the prod database

Save the date:

25. April 2020
19. Linux-Infotag 2020

in der
Hochschule Augsburg

Weitere Infos folgen:
https://www.luga.de/start/

#linuxinfotag #lit2020 #linux #luga #augsburg #opensource #sicherheit #security #datenschutz #privacy #foss #floss

ssh is probably the most underrated tool I use every day. The capability for me to sit basically anywhere on the planet with an internet connection and remotely get stuff done over a secure connection is a boon. I don't think any other tool comes close to the usefulness of ssh.

New artwork! Welcome to the Ubuntu family, "Eoan Ermine". :) Inspired by #Ubuntu release 19.10. https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Eoan-Ermine-818489240
#art #illustration #mastoart #krita

I laugh at the software as if I'm 100% confident that it's 2019.
https://xkcd.com/2221/

Good code is a myth

My understanding of IPv4 exhaustion timeline:

2011: we are out of IPs.
2012: we are really out of IPs.
2014: we are really really out of IPs.
2015: we are really really really out of IPs.
2017: we are really really really really out of IPs.
2018: we are really really really really really out of IPs.
2019: we are really really really really really really out of IPs.

HELLvetica. Like helvetica, but with like, much shittier kerning for Halloween.

https://hellveticafont.com/

"How to read statistics"

Every time a state makes riding motorcycles without a helmet illegal, the number of ER patients seriously injured in motorcycle accidents skyrockets. Every single time.

When you phrase it just right, it makes it sound like it's more dangerous to ride a motorcycle with a helmet than without one.

Of course, the reality is that before those laws, those patients were going to the morgue, not the ER.

Hacktoberfest... or as I like to call it: Contributor License Agreement Signing Month.

Done and done.

Surprise, surprise, Raspberry Pi 4 has been launched!

Faster CPU, dual 4k HDMI support, up to 4GB RAM, USB type C, USB3 and (finally!) no more bottlenecking the ethernet port over USB2: full gigabit speeds!

Also: same old price 😍

Wichtiger Hinweis und so

One reason I prefer the ThinkPad TrackPoint over a trackpad is scrolling. Turns out not everyone knows you can hold the middle mouse button and use TrackPoint to smoothly & precisely scroll in 4 directions. Keeps hands on the keys too. ❤️ 💻

Switch is o bit heavy, so here's a lighter one

This is a fantastic read if you're working with shell scripts:

Filenames and Pathnames in Shell: How to do it Correctly (and how not to):

https://dwheeler.com/essays/filenames-in-shell.html