@ChicagoLUG

Chicago Linux User Group - We are Linux + FLOSS developers, contributors, users, sysadmins and educators in and around Chicago.

 Chicago, Illinois, USA
chicagolug.org
Joined January 2009
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If you e-file your US tax using @HRBlock, @TaxAct or @TaxSlayer, your most sensitive financial information was nonconsenually shared with @Facebook, where it was added to the involuntary dossier the company maintains billions of people, including people who don't use FB. 1/
An H&R Block storefront; the 'o' in Block has been replaced with the glaring red eye of HAL9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse avatar peeks out from behind a pillar. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Social Woodlands (modified) https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H%26R_Block_%285424899168%29.jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

ALT An H&R Block storefront; the 'o' in Block has been replaced with the glaring red eye of HAL9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse avatar peeks out from behind a pillar. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Social Woodlands (modified) https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H%26R_Block_%285424899168%29.jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

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"If you're in the [#Linux #kernel's] MAINTAINERS file, you can have a social.kernel.org account" social.kernel.org/notice/APQ…
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Why did they call it Lambda / Functions instead of noserverinos? I’m not sure if this joke is funny, but I like it.
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Impressive, @SystemCrafters has videos for a ton of the technologies I strongly recommend and they seem well produced: Guix, Emacs, org-mode, etc. I'm glad someone's out there doing that! These are great! Here's one: 5 Reasons to Try Guix in 2022: youtube.com/watch?v=7ZdMRLPZ…

5 Reasons to Try Guix in 2022

In this video, I'll give you 5 compelling reasons for why you shoul...

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Wanna know what's in store for #Linux #kernel 6.1, expected on 4th or 11th of December? There for example are new #eBPF features, a.out is fully gone, and important mm changes. Then check out these two great #LWNnet articles: * lwn.net/Articles/910312/ * lwn.net/Articles/910608/
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Meta and Twitter are both doing great rn, why did I ever choose to waste my life building decentralized social networks
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It’s been too long, Linux friends. We should do something.
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The idea of Docker is good, but its architecture is terrible and its implementation is buggy. Podman learned the lessons of Docker and is now superior, all while being compatible enough to be a drop-in replacement. Mark my words: Docker is dying, and Podman will replace it.
~flipchⒶn@filipsweet19 Sep 2022
Hell yeah! After hearing about podman from @elimisteve we are now live with an episode about #podman! The secure alternative to #docker! #infosec #podcast #security
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Something I just feared half a year ago (xitter.cf/kernellogger/status/15… ) is now becoming reality: xitter.cf/knurd42rhfc/status/157… :-/ #sigh #software #patents #suck
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✨Linux tips 🧵 1. Always remove the french language pack: sudo rm -fr ./*
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When The Register thinks you're failing to do enough to protect people, you may be on the wrong side of history
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This sounds like an interesting and worthwhile project invisv.com/articles/pretty-g…

PGPP Beta Launch

We are excited to announce that PGPP (Pretty Good Phone Privacy) is now in Beta.

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every senior dev running git blame
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Chris Davis writes about his experience in porting a GNOME application to TypeScript: blogs.gnome.org/christopherd… #GNOME #TypeScript

Trying TypeScript for GNOME Apps

JavaScript is an excellent language for getting things done quickly. However, flexibility and speed come at the cost of not catching certain classes of errors before your code runs. For example,...

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It's trust all the way down. 🐧🙂 Mentorship session by @gregkh: “Trust and the Linux Kernel Development Model” @linuxfoundation youtu.be/YhDVC7-QgkI

Mentorship Session: Trust and the Linux Kernel Development Model

Mentor: Greg Kroah-Hartman, Kernel Maintainer & Fellow, The Linux F...

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Some good Signal bits from our friends at Freedom of the Press Foundation.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
@FreedomofPress8 Aug 2022
So you've installed Signal but you want more. Here's our guide to tightening it up and locking it down: freedom.press/training/locki…

Locking down Signal

También disponible en español.

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