Also, Trump probably won't like it if you don't use USA product Windows 🐧 #BoycottTheUSA #windows #linux #computer #it #ai #ArtificialIntelligence #cyberactivism
Also, Trump probably won't like it if you don't use USA product Windows 🐧 #BoycottTheUSA #windows #linux #computer #it #ai #ArtificialIntelligence #cyberactivism
My new job has me building out a high touch #IT team for a quickly growing company that puts me quickly out of my depth. I’m hiring good people but slowly and not many. I currently have the most experience and understanding of the work and that’s a problem.
What are good #sysadmin communities that aren’t Reddit?
My new job has me building out a high touch #IT team for a quickly growing company that puts me quickly out of my depth. I’m hiring good people but slowly and not many. I currently have the most experience and understanding of the work and that’s a problem.
What are good #sysadmin communities that aren’t Reddit?
A client's consultant needs to send me a file (around 5GB) which I have to download onto a Proxmox server. They sent a SharePoint link, but obviously, a direct download to the server is impossible (403 error). I can only download it via my local PC - and upload it via my 20 Mbit/sec outbound connection, but for the fourth time now, the download has stalled after just over 1GB, and resuming isn't working.
We really can't help but overcomplicate simple things, can we?
A client's consultant needs to send me a file (around 5GB) which I have to download onto a Proxmox server. They sent a SharePoint link, but obviously, a direct download to the server is impossible (403 error). I can only download it via my local PC - and upload it via my 20 Mbit/sec outbound connection, but for the fourth time now, the download has stalled after just over 1GB, and resuming isn't working.
We really can't help but overcomplicate simple things, can we?
Yesterday I lost a client. And I couldn't be happier about it.
It's a long-standing client, but the management changed a few months ago. On Monday, they requested an emergency intervention, which I handled immediately.
On Tuesday (yesterday, evening), they asked for a non-urgent enhancement to be closed by Wednesday evening. I explained that due to various reasons (including urgent family matters), I wouldn't be able to finish the task before Friday. That's when the lecturing started: they told me they set tight deadlines even for non-emergencies because "that's the proper way to do things", and anyone working with them must respect them without exception.
I requested a video call to clarify. I explained that the work requires nearly a full day and that I simply couldn't close it by Wednesday. Even the physical time required to copy the data exceeded their deadline. But the new management believes that by applying pressure, you can overcome anything. Even the laws of physics.
Their response was sarcastic: "Our requests take priority, even if you are dying". I smiled and reiterated that I had no other way. "We will therefore have to find a new consultant who respects our timing", they said.
My response: "Okay. Our agreement expired on 31st December. I was waiting for a renewal, but it never arrived. Meaning, I have no legal obligations toward you. You have the data, the passwords, everything. Have a great day.".
The manager, annoyed and failing to understand the implications, replied: "Fine, we’ll look for someone younger with fewer family ties to manage.".
This morning, the phone rang. It was the manager, asking me to reconsider. His tone remained contemptuous, so I told him my decision was final. Two minutes later, I got a call from their biggest client - the one responsible for over 50% of their revenue. They had been notified I was leaving and informed the company they would also leave if I was no longer the one supervising their machines.
I called the manager back, friendly, trying to see if they were willing to change their attitude - to move from peremptory orders to requests between human beings. He started talking about "suing for damages" if they lost their main client because of me (to be clear: I am not taking that client for myself).
I don’t know how this story will evolve, but right now, I'm just enjoying a breath of fresh air outside my window.
#IT #FreelanceLife #WorkLifeBalance #ToxicManagement #TechLife #Consulting #SelfEmployed
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking
Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.
🎧 https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/
#headphones #bluetooth #spying #audio #wireless #hacking #google #stalking #it #privacy #itsecurity #itsec #headphones #tracking #fastpair
»Google Fast Pair — Sicherheitslücke macht Hörstöpsel zur Wanze:
Sicherheitsforscher haben eine gravierende Schwachstelle in Googles Fast-Pair-Technologie für Bluetooth-Hörstöpsel entdeckt.«
Last mich raten: Nicht die Ersten und auch nicht die Letzten und dies in jensten populären IT-Bereichen?! Dies nun "zufällig" oder auch nicht.
#itsicherheit #google #kopfhorer #musik #lucke #sicherheitslucken #fastpair #it #bluetooth #privatsphare #sicherheit #wanze #aushorchen
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking
Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.
🎧 https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/
#headphones #bluetooth #spying #audio #wireless #hacking #google #stalking #it #privacy #itsecurity #itsec #headphones #tracking #fastpair
»Google Fast Pair — Sicherheitslücke macht Hörstöpsel zur Wanze:
Sicherheitsforscher haben eine gravierende Schwachstelle in Googles Fast-Pair-Technologie für Bluetooth-Hörstöpsel entdeckt.«
Last mich raten: Nicht die Ersten und auch nicht die Letzten und dies in jensten populären IT-Bereichen?! Dies nun "zufällig" oder auch nicht.
#itsicherheit #google #kopfhorer #musik #lucke #sicherheitslucken #fastpair #it #bluetooth #privatsphare #sicherheit #wanze #aushorchen
Dr. Silke Launert kennt die Region als ehemalige Richterin bestens. Heute gestaltet sie in Berlin die Tech-Politik mit.
Am 12.03.2026 kommt sie als regional verwurzelter Mensch zum "Heimspiel" an die Hochschule Hof!
Beim IT-FORUM Oberfranken spricht sie über die Hightech Agenda & Digitale Souveränität.
Seid dabei 👇
📅 12.03.26, 12:00 Uhr
📍 Hochschule Hof / #iisys
Anmeldung: https://itfo-2026.iisys.de
#hierwirdknallhartgeforscht #IT #DigitaleSouveränität #Technologie #Digitalisierung #ITFORUM
Pixel logos I created in the early 1990s, using Deluxe Paint ("DPaint") on an Amiga. Back then, cassette tapes, diskettes and CD(-ROM)s were still hot storage media. 😃
#PixelArt #music #retro #TeamHoi #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #history #commodore #amiga #media #IT #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital #DigitalArt #CharacterDesign #design #artwork #art #artist #arte #arts #GraphicDesign #MastoArt #FediArt #CreativeToots
Pixel logos I created in the early 1990s, using Deluxe Paint ("DPaint") on an Amiga. Back then, cassette tapes, diskettes and CD(-ROM)s were still hot storage media. 😃
#PixelArt #music #retro #TeamHoi #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #history #commodore #amiga #media #IT #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital #DigitalArt #CharacterDesign #design #artwork #art #artist #arte #arts #GraphicDesign #MastoArt #FediArt #CreativeToots
Tschechien: Oberster Gerichtshof kippt die anlasslose Vorratsdatenspeicherung
Nach langem Rechtsstreit hat der Nejvyšší soud die staatliche Praxis des Protokollierens von Nutzerspuren für illegal erklärt und die Privatsphäre gestärkt.
Tschechien: Oberster Gerichtshof kippt die anlasslose Vorratsdatenspeicherung
Nach langem Rechtsstreit hat der Nejvyšší soud die staatliche Praxis des Protokollierens von Nutzerspuren für illegal erklärt und die Privatsphäre gestärkt.
»curl — Projekt beendet Bug-Bounty-Programm:
curl-Maintainer @bagder hat das Ende des Bug-Bounty-Programms angekündigt. Unbrauchbare KI-Meldungen nahmen wohl überhand.«
Ach was die KI ist künstlich aber nicht intelligent oder was nun?!?? Ich bin sogar der Meinung, dass dies was die KI angeht noch das rel. kleinste "Problem" ist. Schade dass deswegen das curl Bug-Bounty aufgelöst wird.
#curl #ki #bugbounty #unbrauchbar #ai #uberhang #ausserkontrolle #it #ittools
Trotz Kritik an X: EU-Spitzen weiterhin nicht bei Mastodon
Von der Leyen & Co. kritisieren X scharf, posten auf Elon Musks Plattform aber weiterhin politische Botschaften – nicht hingegen bei der deutschen Konkurrenz.
»curl — Projekt beendet Bug-Bounty-Programm:
curl-Maintainer @bagder hat das Ende des Bug-Bounty-Programms angekündigt. Unbrauchbare KI-Meldungen nahmen wohl überhand.«
Ach was die KI ist künstlich aber nicht intelligent oder was nun?!?? Ich bin sogar der Meinung, dass dies was die KI angeht noch das rel. kleinste "Problem" ist. Schade dass deswegen das curl Bug-Bounty aufgelöst wird.
#curl #ki #bugbounty #unbrauchbar #ai #uberhang #ausserkontrolle #it #ittools
Dr. Silke Launert kennt die Region als ehemalige Richterin bestens. Heute gestaltet sie in Berlin die Tech-Politik mit.
Am 12.03.2026 kommt sie als regional verwurzelter Mensch zum "Heimspiel" an die Hochschule Hof!
Beim IT-FORUM Oberfranken spricht sie über die Hightech Agenda & Digitale Souveränität.
Seid dabei 👇
📅 12.03.26, 12:00 Uhr
📍 Hochschule Hof / #iisys
Anmeldung: https://itfo-2026.iisys.de
#hierwirdknallhartgeforscht #IT #DigitaleSouveränität #Technologie #Digitalisierung #ITFORUM
