Traveling Computer Security
7 things all travelers with smartphones and computers should do to be secure while traveling.Original article published on JDPFu.com 2023 | If you are reading this article elsewhere, it has been...
View ArticleNew Video Codecs Like VP9
I’d love higher quality videos at lower file sizes. Who wouldn’t? But the answer isn’t really that easy. We have hardware that needs to play the newer codecs and that is the issue for many...
View ArticleBad Idea Blue Moon - Cappuccino Stout?
Picked up a sampler 12-pak of Blue Moon beer thinking I’d get to try some tasty alternatives. Didn’t look at the different options too closely because I’ve been pleasantly surprised by other brewery...
View ArticleWatch Live TV From Anywhere
Watch Live OTA TV from your home from anywhere in the world – big deal, right? Well, it could be. Let me explain.No extra service provider needed.1-time costs for equipment that works at home AND...
View ArticleLinux Container Security 2016 Videos
At Southeast LinuxFest 2016, there was a pretty great set of Container Security presentations. I took notes on most, but not all of them. Actually, the most important presentation, my notes only say to...
View ArticleLearning Linux Condensed
People are always looking for the shortest way to become fluent in different topics, including Linux. There aren’t any shortcuts. It takes time and active learning. Our minds need time to consider what...
View ArticleLinux Command Line or Shell Resources
There are times when not using a GUI is a smart option.Not everyone has the desire to read a book and slowly learn Unix/Linux in the formal methods that have been proven. After all, we all learn best...
View Article37% ACA (Obamacare) increase in 2018!
Update for 2018. 37% higher than in 2017!!! 387% higher than I paid in 2014 plus the deductible is much higher and the coverage is much worse.3.87x more money and zero better options. No question to me...
View ArticleSecurity vs Freedom
Saw this on a forum by an AC today:I think that my freedom is more important than my security. I prefer to live in a free but insecure world than in a perfectly safe but not free world.When govts try...
View Article2019 ACA Plan Up 12.4% From Last Year
Just got the new ACA insurance quotes for 2019. 12.4% increase from last year.4.38x more money and zero better options. There is nothing affordable about these plans.My real monthly rates: 2014 $148...
View ArticleFlatpaks, Snaps, AppImage - Oh My!
I haven’t been a fan of snaps since the beginning. Why? Because they include all the dependencies in the install packages, AND those package versions are only used by the single snap/flatpak/appimage,...
View ArticleFun Printer Hacking
A little printer hacking for fun, not profit.Original article published on JDPFu.com 2023 | If you are reading this article elsewhere, it has been reproduced without proper authorization.
View ArticleRemoving Loop Devices from fdisk Output
Since Canonical decided to start pushing snap packages, many old Unix commands have had their output screwed up by snap loop device output. That output is meaningless almost always, so we usually don’t...
View ArticleIoT Device Nutrition Labels
Computing & IoT devices need to have a few things printed on the box:Support EoL datePatch scheduleWhat works without internet connectivityWhat requires internet connectivity to workList of all...
View ArticleIDGAFWKSYBSYBAITMFH!
Dear Georgia,IDGAFWKSYBSYBAITMFH -ed.Original article published on JDPFu.com 2023 | If you are reading this article elsewhere, it has been reproduced without proper authorization.
View ArticleLetter of dismissal - Scam
Subject: Letter of dismissal Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:24:10 -0900 Dear XXXXXX XXXXX Employee at jdpfu.com Company, We are deeply saddened to inform you that your term of employment at jdpfu.com...
View ArticleDNS Blocking with a Pi-Hole
Installed a pi-hole on the network here a few weeks ago. It is running inside an LXD container using next to no resources. Also set it up as the primary DNS server for the LAN here. It is not internet...
View ArticleUS National Debt 2020 (so far)
US National Debt 2020 as of 8/31/2020: | Date | Dollar Amount | Annual Inc | President | | |-------------|---------------------|------------------------|----------| | 09/30/2000 | $5,674,178,209,88 | |...
View ArticleTLS in 2021
Was watching a talk from EuroBSDCon from a few days ago by Michael Lucas on TLS in 2021. You can find it YT link Anyway, there were a few slides that really caught my attention,Original article...
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Remember: Tiananmen Square protests and massacre June 4th, 1989
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