Notices by CraniumSlows (mnw@mastodon.sdf.org)

Good morning 🌞

#security #flaw in #dell #supportassist - unistalled in april, downloaded the new version but never installed... it's probably a good thing to never install it again https://thehackernews.com/2019/06/dells-supportassist-hacking.html

Pro tip: if something is actively marketed to you (you see it advertised somewhere) that should be interpreted as follows:
a) I almost certainly don't need that thing.
b) if you want that thing, it indicates that there's almost certainly a better one at a lower price that's not being marketed (because marketing costs money) so have a bit of a look around before gratifying the marketers.

#WordOfTheDay

abrogate

/ˈabrəɡeɪt/
verb
[with object]
formal
1 Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)
2 Evade (a responsibility or duty)

Origin
Early 16th century from Latin abrogat- ‘repealed’, from the verb abrogare, from ab- ‘away, from’ + rogare ‘propose a law’.

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It is far too late
A slur, to abrogate,
The moment it is said.

Withhold harsh words,
Even you nerds.
Or friendship will have fled.

The chance to love
Close like a glove,

#SmallPoems

Episode 0x68 of Free as in Freedom has: Moly De Blanc's keynote from first annual #CopyleftConf on 2019-02-04 & then an *exclusive* interview w/ Molly about her intersectional activist approach to software freedom. bkuhn & @o0karen0o give their frank opinions too, of course. http://faif.us/cast/2019/may/31/0x68/

Just cracked open the boxes of tshirts for Texas Linux Fest to take a peek.

They're very cool.

If you're nearby, come for the tshirt, stay for all the interesting talks.

#txlf #texas #linux

When I'm feeling out of sorts, and I realize it's because I haven't eaten, I refer to the morsel I consume as a snackrifice.