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#Ubuntu is placing ads in its motd when you ssh in.

The way it fetches this ad is by doing

USER_AGENT="curl/$curl_ver $lsb $platform $cpu $uptime cloud_id/$cloud_id"

curl -A "$USER_AGENT" ...

In other words, Ubuntu is sending Canonical tracking information so it can serve you an ad.

This doesn't exactly run every time you log in (it caches the ad in /var/cache), but still... phoning home for a frickin ad?

Nachdem hier gestern die #Session Messenger - Welle durchgerauscht ist: Der #36C3 - Talk "Let's play Infokrieg" erwähnt die Plattfrom da drunter (Lokinet) so ab ca. Minute 27: https://media.ccc.de/v/36c3-10639-let_s_play_infokrieg#t=1620

Demnach ist Lokinet in der alt-right - Szene verankert, zuerst angekündigt auf EndChan, einer der Hauptbenutzer (wenn auch ohne offizielle Verbindung) ist 8kun, ein Nachfolger von 8chan.

Viel Spass mit dem Kram.

Did you read the one about the USB-C Charger chip that is easily as powerful as the Apollo Guidance Computer? 'cause apparently, that's a thing. https://forrestheller.com/Apollo-11-Computer-vs-USB-C-chargers.html

The #SessionMessenger fork of #Signal uses the #LokiNet mixing network.
While a mixing network built on a blockchain that uses a capitalist game-theoretic Sybil protection scheme and its own coin for premium features should be a red flag by itself, this project seems to be deeply involved with the #AltRight and chan culture:
According to https://media.ccc.de/v/36c3-10639-let_s_play_infokrieg the successor of 8chan has been announced and is run on LokiNet as well.
So stay the fuck away from it.
#session
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There is no serverless, just other people's containers. 💣

Yes, of course I want a rotary cell phone.

The power switch is an actual slide switch. No holding down a stupid button to make it turn off and not being sure it really is turning off or what. http://justine-haupt.com/rotarycellphone/