Hey all, I am not going to be posting here anymore. If you want to follow me, I'm going to be over at https://hachyderm.io/@sauc3

Robots won't be taking peoples' jobs. Corporate owners will be taking peoples' jobs and giving them to robots.

Can we get the wording right on this?

This is the hardest message I have ever written.

Does anyone in have a lead on a company that would be willing to sponsor a web development technical lead?

I am open to most Euro, Japan, and Oceania.

My German is bad. My Japanese is a bit better. I would love to get better.

It seems like things are going to be no longer safe for my family.

Help me.

Please boost. 🙇

Edit:

I want to thank everyone who has boosted, replied, and offered advice. Thank you so much. I have much more to go on, and much more to learn.

Everyone. Please stay safe, and keep your family and friends close.

Thank you all.

#fedihired

I should follow up. Turns out that it was just as easy as turning off UEFI and doing Legacy Boot. Now I'm running this distro called EndeavuorOS, which is a version of Arch.

Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions!

Just got laid off. If anyone is looking for a senior software engineer please reach out

@cosothegreat

It looks like it really was just as easy as turning off UEFI and just going from Legacy Boot. Thank you kind stranger!

It's been a long day and I am tired. Maybe someone can help me out with this?

I wanted to install a new #Linux disto on my most beefy machine, but it has UEFI and SecureBoot. I know that I can turn them off, but it seemed to be a challenge getting any distro on there that wasn't GhostBSD or Fedora.

My question - is it possible in 2025 to get a new machine that doesn't have UEFI or Secure boot? Or is that not possible and I just am doing something wrong when it comes to installing any non-Fedora or BSD type of distro?

If the problem exists between the keyboard and the chair, I am willing to accept that as possible or even likely. I tried a few options (openSUSE and endeavorOS) but the only thing I could get to work was Slackware or FreeBSD, and that is just a little more effort than I have right now. I've got projects that I need to work on, and I don't want to spend more than a few hours setting up an OS.

I mostly write code using vim, but I do need to do some virtualization as well. Those are my biggest considerations.

Anyway, I appreciate any suggestions you might have. Thank you!

#lazyweb

EDIT: we found a bed and a dresser!

Hey #pdx friends, I'm trying to find some furniture for a friend who's gonna be living in our basement for a while. Our needs are a bed, table/desk, chair, and dresser. I have like $38 right now or I'd be trying to thrift. Looking for leads and if possible help moving things. We only have access to a tiny car.

As my company goes harder and harder for AI, I just wanted to remind everyone that I am open to new opportunities.

I've been doing network and web app pen testing for the last eight years, and I am currently the Senior Pentester for a very large corporation. I'm doing a C# bootcamp and I can read Python. I am also learning Bash, C, and in a pinch I could probably read Ruby as well.

I'm looking to either move to another in-house gig for a company that doesn't worship AI, or to go back to consulting. In addition to network and web app pen testing, I can also do Cloud, Mobile, IoT (hardware/embedded) and secure code review with documentation.

Which means it might take me a little time to get up to speed, but I can handle all that and more. I've also done pentests against legacy kit like the AS/400 and I did a k8s engagement once.

I'd prefer remote but I'm open to discussing a hybrid arrangement for the right firm.

#getfedihired

Bookshop dot org has free shipping during their Anti-Prime Sale (July 8-11), and I have a few lists there with mostly backlist recommendations across poetry, fiction, comics, and nonfiction.

Treat yourself to something good!

#bookstodon #PrimeDay #AntiPrimeDay

https://bookshop.org/shop/glecharles

Link at end, but If any voice actors wanna build up their portfolio, I'd love to make more of my later blog posts into audio! I already have a narrator recording, On the Architectural Hostility of Doorknobs, but I am unable to pay for future audio for a while, but I'd still want my podcast to get some love too! If you can record pro bono, get in touch! I'd be happy to provide a link to your resume, let you record an intro or outro saying you're always looking to narrate, anything! https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/ #VoiceOver #Actor #Act #Narrator #Podcast #Podcasts

@davidho

Really, I never thought the leopards would eat MY face!

I've spent a bunch of time over the last few days programming. Mostly it's been C# for this boot camp I am doing, but I have been pleasantly surprised that it's also helping me in writing other little programs as well.

I will say (write?) that after a few days of going hard, my brain hurts. Is this what programmers feel like all the time?

@DeliaChristina

You might be thinking about Robert F. Williams? I read his famous book in graduate school and that dude was awesome!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Williams

RT appreciated:

Are you a hobbyist gamedev ? Meaning you are not working in the game industry, but you make game that you publish in your free time. DM me! I'm writing a new article

Re this
Current status: preparing a bunch of #linux ISOs so we can look at installers, first-time experience and a bit of usage from a #blind, #screenReader user perspective on this saturday's stream. hey @danirabbit #Elementary 8's gonna be first in line. Also looking at #kaliLinux , #debian, #fedora, #ubuntu and #LinuxMint #justSwitchToLinux #justWatchMeTry #letsJustSeeIfItEvenLetsMe :P

So I am dipping my toe back in the employment pool again and starting to look for new opportunities. I'm currently the Senior Pentester at a large $corporation but looking to move back into consulting, or to a different in-house gig. I would prefer to keep my hands on keyboard, but I would be open to people management roles as well.

Most of my experience is in network and web application penetration testing, but I've done a few hardware and mobile assessments as well. Although it's been a few years now, I've also done an AS/400 engagement, one looking at k8s, and some physical pen testing.

I'm also getting into secure code review and I am most comfortable reading Python and writing C# (for which I am currently going through a self-paced boot camp). I'm also learning C, Assembly, and working on getting better at Bash in my spare time. I also have an interest in cloud security and I think it's fun to hack on IoT, as well as doing some reversing.

If you know of any opportunities that you think might be interesting, don't hesitate to give me a holler.

#getfedihired

We are TWO WEEKS away from the opening of Registration for SAINTCON 2025!

https://www.saintcon.org/

Sometimes I see an article that might be interesting. But then I notice it's on Substack, so I guess I'll never know....

There's a growing movement on the #fedi that wants people to switch away from Big (US-based) Tech and towards #FOSS alternatives like #Linux, alternatives to #google, #Microsoft, #dropbox etc.
For #screenReader users, that might not be as simple as all that due to #accessibility reasons. This weekend's IC_Null stream aims to dig into this, but I need your help. What tools, services etc. should I look at from an #accessibility perspective? Anyone here who needs their tools evaluated? Anyone here who's curious about a particular tool or suite of tools? Let me know and I'll add it to the list. Anything goes. #selfHosting #blind #tech #EU