25-Feb, 2024 - afternoon links, etc.

links, etc Earth just experienced its hottest 12 months in recorded history we blew through all the records this winter. couple this with news that the north atlantic is experiencing the warmest recorded temperatures and i know the hairs on the back of my neck are up…

February 25, 2024 · steve ulrich

19-Feb, 2024 - afternoon links, etc.

links, etc Forgotten Protocol Chronicles: Do Not Underestimate the Installed Base when ISATAP bites … i enjoyed this little bit of closure. Outside of niche research efforts like my own, we must find ways to draw attention to the practice of retiring legacy systems in a formal, documented, and measured way. Until then, we’ll keep writing research papers reminding you of what you’ve forgotten about. #ipv6 #neteng Snakeheads: A Horror Story | U....

February 19, 2024 · steve ulrich

16-Feb, 2024 - morning links, etc.

links, etc Neal Stephenson’s Most Stunning Prediction - The Atlantic friends and family know what massive neal stephenson fan i am. i forgot all about the diamond age. an interesting interview. i’m always re-assured when authors i respect seem to get it. (yes, confirmation bias) A chatbot is not an oracle; it’s a statistics engine that creates sentences that sound accurate. the best tweet i’ve been redirected to in a long time, re: AI....

February 16, 2024 · steve ulrich

03-Feb, 2024 - afternoon links, etc.

links, etc who shares your information with facebook? you’re not going to like the answers. a very interesting bit of research on the part of consumer reports.

February 3, 2024 · steve ulrich

tree charset

don’t forget … when generating tree output: tree --charset unicode will do the old-school output as opposed to that newfangled spiffy line drawing. if i were really thinking, i’d convert that to an alias, but i don’t know how pervasively this is supported. meta location: minneapolis, mn weather: crap

February 2, 2024 · steve ulrich