Andy Smith
@grifferz.social.bitfolk.com.ap.brid.gy
I run https://bitfolk.com/ and do dog sitting (https://dogsitter.services/), so you should expect too many photos and videos of greyhounds with a bit of tedious […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.bitfolk.com/@grifferz, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.bitfolk.com/@grifferz, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
"10 years of Ceph at Walmart"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEGRv2xQAk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEGRv2xQAk
September 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"10 years of Ceph at Walmart"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEGRv2xQAk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEGRv2xQAk
It's £94 to go by train from London Paddington to Totnes. It's £85 to go from Feltham to Reading to Totnes. The latter route is the same train between Reading and Totnes as the first one. To go from Feltham to Reading without carrying on to Totnes would be £17.70.
The wacky world of UK train […]
The wacky world of UK train […]
Original post on social.bitfolk.com
social.bitfolk.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's £94 to go by train from London Paddington to Totnes. It's £85 to go from Feltham to Reading to Totnes. The latter route is the same train between Reading and Totnes as the first one. To go from Feltham to Reading without carrying on to Totnes would be £17.70.
The wacky world of UK train […]
The wacky world of UK train […]
"Playlunch cover The Weather Girls’ ‘It's Raining Men’ for Like A Version"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDKaxKpdJF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDKaxKpdJF4
September 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"Playlunch cover The Weather Girls’ ‘It's Raining Men’ for Like A Version"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDKaxKpdJF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDKaxKpdJF4
Spot was attacked by an off-lead yellow labrador on our walk this morning. Fortunately the owner managed to grab the dog before it was able to break skin, though I'm told it's the same dog that a few weeks ago did attack him and draw blood. Spot's humans are going to report the guy to the dog […]
Original post on social.bitfolk.com
social.bitfolk.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Spot was attacked by an off-lead yellow labrador on our walk this morning. Fortunately the owner managed to grab the dog before it was able to break skin, though I'm told it's the same dog that a few weeks ago did attack him and draw blood. Spot's humans are going to report the guy to the dog […]
Donalt Trump, "the only orange man in favour of Irish reunification" - caller in to Nick Abbot on LBC.
September 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Donalt Trump, "the only orange man in favour of Irish reunification" - caller in to Nick Abbot on LBC.
One of the most continually useful things I ever made is https://github.com/grifferz/ptrcheck-rs
Run from a daily cron job, it emails me within 1 day if I ever add any host to any of my DNS domains that doesn't have a reverse DNS entry. Which I do from time to time.
Run from a daily cron job, it emails me within 1 day if I ever add any host to any of my DNS domains that doesn't have a reverse DNS entry. Which I do from time to time.
GitHub - grifferz/ptrcheck-rs: Check that all address records in a DNS zone have valid and acceptable PTR records associated
Check that all address records in a DNS zone have valid and acceptable PTR records associated - grifferz/ptrcheck-rs
github.com
September 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
One of the most continually useful things I ever made is https://github.com/grifferz/ptrcheck-rs
Run from a daily cron job, it emails me within 1 day if I ever add any host to any of my DNS domains that doesn't have a reverse DNS entry. Which I do from time to time.
Run from a daily cron job, it emails me within 1 day if I ever add any host to any of my DNS domains that doesn't have a reverse DNS entry. Which I do from time to time.
The Channel 4 Dispatches Tommy Robinson documentary was quite shocking even going in knowing I knew about the level of his fraud. Us small business owners worry so much about getting our records to Companies House and HMRC on time every year, meanwhile Yaxley-Lennon si funnelling millions […]
Original post on social.bitfolk.com
social.bitfolk.com
September 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The Channel 4 Dispatches Tommy Robinson documentary was quite shocking even going in knowing I knew about the level of his fraud. Us small business owners worry so much about getting our records to Companies House and HMRC on time every year, meanwhile Yaxley-Lennon si funnelling millions […]
SSEN called me to ask if I was satisfied with how their 6 hour scheduled power outage on 1 September went.
I mean, aside from talking about adequate notice (yes) and sticking to schedule (yes), given all I can tell is "power went off. power came back" I'm not sure what use my input is.
Maybe […]
I mean, aside from talking about adequate notice (yes) and sticking to schedule (yes), given all I can tell is "power went off. power came back" I'm not sure what use my input is.
Maybe […]
Original post on social.bitfolk.com
social.bitfolk.com
September 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
SSEN called me to ask if I was satisfied with how their 6 hour scheduled power outage on 1 September went.
I mean, aside from talking about adequate notice (yes) and sticking to schedule (yes), given all I can tell is "power went off. power came back" I'm not sure what use my input is.
Maybe […]
I mean, aside from talking about adequate notice (yes) and sticking to schedule (yes), given all I can tell is "power went off. power came back" I'm not sure what use my input is.
Maybe […]
Automattic's board finally deciding that Mullenweg is off the rails?
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-put-on-leave-of-absence/
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-put-on-leave-of-absence/
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'
Mullenweg, co-founder of Wordpress, wrote in a company-wide Slack channel on Wednesday that board members "conspired" behind his back to vote to put him on leave.
www.404media.co
September 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Automattic's board finally deciding that Mullenweg is off the rails?
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-put-on-leave-of-absence/
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-put-on-leave-of-absence/
Tell me you';re a North American Cities: Skylines player without saying you're North American…
"I feel like the rails should be in the oldest parts of the city because nobody builds railroads any more."
"I feel like the rails should be in the oldest parts of the city because nobody builds railroads any more."
September 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Tell me you';re a North American Cities: Skylines player without saying you're North American…
"I feel like the rails should be in the oldest parts of the city because nobody builds railroads any more."
"I feel like the rails should be in the oldest parts of the city because nobody builds railroads any more."
Tesla seem to be conducting a web services penetration test against pool-ntp.tesla.com… which isn't actually their own infrastructure but a CNAME to the worldwide volunteers of the public NTP pool […]
Original post on social.bitfolk.com
social.bitfolk.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Tesla seem to be conducting a web services penetration test against pool-ntp.tesla.com… which isn't actually their own infrastructure but a CNAME to the worldwide volunteers of the public NTP pool […]
If a Debian bug report is closed and archived (because thought solved many years ago), should I report it again as a new bug or is there a way to unarchive the original bug? You can't add correspondence to an archived bug.
September 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
If a Debian bug report is closed and archived (because thought solved many years ago), should I report it again as a new bug or is there a way to unarchive the original bug? You can't add correspondence to an archived bug.
sshd-session[1968733]: Failed password for invalid user Can't open usa from 186.47.21.59 port 33704 ssh2
September 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
sshd-session[1968733]: Failed password for invalid user Can't open usa from 186.47.21.59 port 33704 ssh2
Periodic reminder that while it is the norm on Debian and Ubuntu to install with a locked root user and do everything with sudo, this can leave you unstuck when you really need root and sudo's not available. Such as (but not limited to):
- If you break sudo
- If it boots into emergency mode and […]
- If you break sudo
- If it boots into emergency mode and […]
Original post on social.bitfolk.com
social.bitfolk.com
September 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Periodic reminder that while it is the norm on Debian and Ubuntu to install with a locked root user and do everything with sudo, this can leave you unstuck when you really need root and sudo's not available. Such as (but not limited to):
- If you break sudo
- If it boots into emergency mode and […]
- If you break sudo
- If it boots into emergency mode and […]
Asked for a quote for certified DDR5 ECC RAM. £1,605+VAT per 32G.
September 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Asked for a quote for certified DDR5 ECC RAM. £1,605+VAT per 32G.
Happy 80th birthday Farrokh Bulsara (Freddie Mercury).
"Queen - Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid 1985)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0ygW-B_gI
"Queen - Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid 1985)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0ygW-B_gI
September 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Happy 80th birthday Farrokh Bulsara (Freddie Mercury).
"Queen - Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid 1985)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0ygW-B_gI
"Queen - Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid 1985)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0ygW-B_gI
Britain's burgeoning and excellent space programme, which we abandoned (incl. bonus genocide)
"Blue Streak: When the UK Built a Really Good Rocket. And Then Abandoned It. Again."--. Alexander the ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAH4tIDfIbM
"Blue Streak: When the UK Built a Really Good Rocket. And Then Abandoned It. Again."--. Alexander the ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAH4tIDfIbM
September 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Britain's burgeoning and excellent space programme, which we abandoned (incl. bonus genocide)
"Blue Streak: When the UK Built a Really Good Rocket. And Then Abandoned It. Again."--. Alexander the ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAH4tIDfIbM
"Blue Streak: When the UK Built a Really Good Rocket. And Then Abandoned It. Again."--. Alexander the ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAH4tIDfIbM
lol Cogent charging for link net IPs on BGP connections.
(should be doing it over IPv6 though, but it's obviously a money grab)
https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/
(should be doing it over IPv6 though, but it's obviously a money grab)
https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/
NANOG - lists.nanog.org
lists.nanog.org
September 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
lol Cogent charging for link net IPs on BGP connections.
(should be doing it over IPv6 though, but it's obviously a money grab)
https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/
(should be doing it over IPv6 though, but it's obviously a money grab)
https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/
September 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Sigh at longtime members of debian-user who are seemingly unable to spot the most obvious, basic trolling and get triggered into responding. The poster isn't even subscribed to the mailing list so never even saw the replies.
(Yes I have already visited the parent post in the list archive and […]
(Yes I have already visited the parent post in the list archive and […]
Original post on social.bitfolk.com
social.bitfolk.com
August 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Sigh at longtime members of debian-user who are seemingly unable to spot the most obvious, basic trolling and get triggered into responding. The poster isn't even subscribed to the mailing list so never even saw the replies.
(Yes I have already visited the parent post in the list archive and […]
(Yes I have already visited the parent post in the list archive and […]
In other news, apparently this:
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: Updating lvfs
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: Successfully downloaded new metadata:
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: • 11 devices are updatable
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078] […]
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: Updating lvfs
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: Successfully downloaded new metadata:
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: • 11 devices are updatable
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078] […]
Original post on social.bitfolk.com
social.bitfolk.com
August 30, 2026 at 12:16 PM
In other news, apparently this:
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: Updating lvfs
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: Successfully downloaded new metadata:
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: • 11 devices are updatable
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078] […]
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: Updating lvfs
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: Successfully downloaded new metadata:
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078]: • 11 devices are updatable
Aug 29 18:08:13 strangebrew fwupdmgr[381078] […]
Tested a full power off of the home office ahead of an upcoming 6 hour scheduled power outage where I'll be away from home. UPS died immediately and wouldn't turn back on. 😡
Well, I'm glad I tested it.
Well, I'm glad I tested it.
August 30, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Tested a full power off of the home office ahead of an upcoming 6 hour scheduled power outage where I'll be away from home. UPS died immediately and wouldn't turn back on. 😡
Well, I'm glad I tested it.
Well, I'm glad I tested it.
The last two VPS orders have cited an LLM as the thing that directed them to us.
August 29, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The last two VPS orders have cited an LLM as the thing that directed them to us.
The perfect distillation of caesium is this guy's Moby Dick
"How Do You Purify the Most Reactive Metal on Earth?" – Advanced Tinkering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT5XLkATzSI
"How Do You Purify the Most Reactive Metal on Earth?" – Advanced Tinkering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT5XLkATzSI
August 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The perfect distillation of caesium is this guy's Moby Dick
"How Do You Purify the Most Reactive Metal on Earth?" – Advanced Tinkering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT5XLkATzSI
"How Do You Purify the Most Reactive Metal on Earth?" – Advanced Tinkering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT5XLkATzSI
We've seen how that Texas state court was able to order Verisign to seize the .com domain of a .nl company. And we've seen the US move against Autistici/inventi by classifying them as a terrorist org.
I have a bad feeling there's a cold war ramping up and a lot of us are going to discover what […]
I have a bad feeling there's a cold war ramping up and a lot of us are going to discover what […]
Original post on social.bitfolk.com
social.bitfolk.com
August 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
We've seen how that Texas state court was able to order Verisign to seize the .com domain of a .nl company. And we've seen the US move against Autistici/inventi by classifying them as a terrorist org.
I have a bad feeling there's a cold war ramping up and a lot of us are going to discover what […]
I have a bad feeling there's a cold war ramping up and a lot of us are going to discover what […]