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  • xkcd #3058: Tall Structures

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  • From what I can find, an average sweater uses between 3-6000 feet of yarn [1]. Apparently an 'ideal' altitude for for skydiving is 14000 feet [2]. That puts you around the same altitude as high altitude aerostat radar systems[3]. It would have to be a fairly voluminous sweater, but it's probably just about within the realms of possibility. It's chilly at that altitude, so maybe it was made with several layers for extra warmth?

    I'm no wool-ologist, and even less of a jumper out of planes, but these were the sources I used to get my figures:

    [1] https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/advice-information/wool-ball-lengths/ [2] https://friendlyskydiver.com/skydiving-altitudes/ [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethered_Aerostat_Radar_System

  • Miss Chiff got rotated

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  • Rotating the imge 180 degrees give an excellent "cat floated up to ceiling" result. Are you sure her gravilty setting isn't just reversed?

  • Why's everyone freaking out about Firefox Terms of Service? Isn't it Open Source?

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  • Getting an IP address or the HTTP payload is valuable to the user, not to Mozilla, so there's no sale there. Likewise with translation data, but if the translation company then send Mozilla a kickback for sending users their way, it would become a sale. Adverts on the 'new page' tab would definately be a sale.

    I think they've removed the clauses about not selling your data from the ToS for the reasons they've stated, but it leaves a wide open hole in their promises and a huge temptation to add more advertising/data-mining in the future. I would have prefered them to instead leave the browser ToS as it was and move the questionable aspects into optional extensions that were licenced separately.

  • Why's everyone freaking out about Firefox Terms of Service? Isn't it Open Source?

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  • DNS is fine as the exchange has to be for “monetary” or “other valuable consideration” to be considered a sale. The issue seems to be that Mozilla were profiting off of things like adverts placed on the new tab page, and possibly from the translation service too.

  • ELI5 Seedphrase Cryptography

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  • What you care about is the amount of "entropy" in the password/phrase you're using, and secondarily how easy it is to communicate or remember it.

    If we assume the valid characters for a password are the upper and lower letters and the digits we have 26+26+10=62 valid characters. Lets add a couple of symbols to bring that to 64, or 2^6 bits. That means eaxh character gives you 6 bits of entropy.

    The standard BIP-0039 word list used for generating passphrases has 2048 (211) entires, or 211 bits of entropy per choice.

    Therefore a standard 24 word passphrase has 24*11=262 bits of entropy, which would be equivalent to a 44 character random password, whilst also being much easier to record and check. If you misrecord one character of a random password it is useless to you, but you can easily see if you mistyped a word from the word list.

    As to why they can't be brute-forced by trying different combinations, you still have to deal with the 2262 different possible combinations. As you're trying to guess wallet addresses, lets assume everyone in the world has 10, for a total of roughly 80billion valid addresses, or 236.2. Lets round that up to 237. That gives each guess a 1 in 2(262-37), or 1 in 2225 chance of hitting a valid address. The universe is only about 259 seconds old, so even checking a billion (2^30) passphrases per second would mean you'd only be able to check a tiny fraction of that number.

    Combinations like this can be deceptive, a 24 word phrase doesn't seem like much, but it's functionally uncrackable with anything resembling our modern understanding of mathematics and computation.

  • Why's everyone freaking out about Firefox Terms of Service? Isn't it Open Source?

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  • The current intention may not be malicious, but it leaves the way open for changes that are to slip in. If they were worried about services like translation being concidered 'sales', which is a reasonable concern, they should have split them out of the core browser into an extension and put the 'might sell your data' licence on that.

  • VI is love, VI is life

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  • Muscle memory mostly. I miss vim keybinding when I have to type in anything else, including Lemmy.

  • What's stopping you from writing your Rust like this?

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  • This makes my deeply uncomfortable, like an itch I can't quite scratch.

  • Xenia doesn't like Systemd

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  • Well you shouldn't. Take it off immediately, systemd or the sticker, either will do. She's stated her position on the matter, and you should respect that!

    (/jk I'm not actually having a go at you, stickers are cool, and systemd is pervasive)

  • Xenia doesn't like Systemd

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  • Amen.

  • Government oversight agency rules Elon Musk’s mass firings are illegal

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  • Where's the BOFH when you need him? The server room? Certainly, just through this doorway... Oh! Whoops, my mistake, that was the unfinished fire escape.

  • is this how extroverts function?

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  • Ha, no I'm definitely not, and have never been, an HR manager. It's just one of those lessons I've learnt over multiple decades of working in an office and similar environments. The thought realigning is just to realise that you're not trying to "placate" others, or do them a favour by granting them your time, but you're actually helping yourself as being part of the 'in' group, even if you're then quiet can make life a lot smoother. I've found people a lot more accommodating once they know me well enough to know I'm not being hostile reserved, so much as just quiet and focused reserved. It usually doesn't take more than a few minutes per day of saying hi and maybe listening to their excitement about the latest sportsball results before people sort of mentally tick you off as being part of the group.

    I'm not trying to say it's easy, it's not. It's not particularly enjoyable to begin with either, but as you get into the habit of it and expect to spend x minutes per day conversing with people, it gets less difficult. Also, just listening with an occasional "uh huh" goes a surprisingly long way, people always appreciate a listener, and that way you don't have to do much talking.

  • is this how extroverts function?

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  • I definitely feel your pain with the loud, no boundaries ones, they can be exhausting if you either don't or can't manage them efficiently. That's where I found that engaging on my terms at times that gave natural reasons to break off helped. I found most people were a lot less likely to dump if I was 'in' the group, but just seemed busy/preoccupied, rather than when I was 'out' of the group.

    Think of it this way, being able to socially interact with your team in a normal work environment is a useful skill, and like any skill you only get better at it by practising. It might be hard work initially, but you've got a great opportunity right now, so go for it. It's no great loss if it doesn't go smoothly, you're heading for the door anyway.

    Good luck, and remember, if it all gets too much, you need to go, you've got to have that report on your boss's desk by the end of business today.

  • is this how extroverts function?

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  • If you want a productive outcome the first thing you'll probably need to do is realign your thinking about this. You're not having "to placate needy people with attention this way", these are your teammates, and above all, other human beings, and they're inviting you to be part of their group. Engaging with them isn't doing them a favour, it's doing you a favour. Yes, some people will take the slightest opportunity to talk your ear off, but not engaging at all is just setting up walls that leave you on the outside. Equally, you need to respect your need for focus and lack of distraction, which can certainly be tricky if everyone else is reliving the drama of their weekend.

    I'm certainly more on the introverted side of things, but I've found it very beneficial to get myself out of my shell regularly to talk to other people at work. The best way I've found is to effectively 'time box' chatting time. Find times when people are generally more relaxed and chatty and you're not focusing on work. I've found lunch time is often good as people will chat, but also have natural reasons to break off themselves. Maybe they go to the gym, or are meeting a friend for lunch, or maybe they just want a bit of peace and quiet! Whatever it is, it's a good opportunity to chat for a few minutes, then if they don't break it off, you can plead a prior engagement and break away without upsetting anyone. Even claiming you have to get back to your desk to finish a report will do. Once people find they can interact with you, but only a bit, they'll often self-regulate.

    TLDR: loose the attitude that you're having to "placate" the "needy" and start seeing socialising as an opportunity to develop better conbections with your team. You never know when that can come in handy.

    Challenge yourself to relax and spend at least 2 minutes socialising in a friendly way tomorrow, then work on extending that up to a point tgat people seem comfortable with, without them swamping you. You've already handed in your notice, so you have the perfect, low consequence situation to practice in.

  • is this how extroverts function?

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  • Matching communication styles is the key here. If there's a general chatty vibe to the team and you're the only one not engaging then you're the odd one out and that will invite comment.

    If your team are chatty, you don't need to go all out at the same level they are, but showing some willing and chatting at least sometimes will usually be enough to ensure harmony. Knowing how to disengage without causing offence or annoyance is also an important skill.

  • New Doge/Musk Email Goes Seriously Sideways

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  • Trump's beyond being able to be involved in day to day activities of governing, oportunists just do thing around him. Remember last time he was firing off dozens of incoherent tweets at all hours of the day and night? Unless I'm missing something that's not happening in the same way this time, on musk's or his sites.

  • The Daily Beast Publishes, Then Deletes Story Alleging Trump Was Recruited by Soviet Spies

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  • Sure, but the question is whether he was recruited or whether he just like what Putin does to him in private.

  • Sadiq Khan says ‘Brexit was a mistake’ and closer EU ties could counter Trump tariffs

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  • I suspect it's the other way around. Time needs to pass for the wounds created during the process to heal, and for the core of those opposed to membership to pass on. It'll also be nothing like it was before; the UK had a lot of power, and many carve outs and exceptions that they wont get back, so going back in may be a harder sell than many people believe.

  • Apple turns off iCloud encryption feature in UK following reported government legal order.

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  • Both. Do both. Make it easier for them to address the issue than ignore you. Depending on which side of the aisle your MP is on, focus your letter on either "those evil

    <other side>

    are doing thus terrible thing, I know you're bold enough to stand up to them." or "this policy seems to have the following problems, and it's leaving you open to attack from

    <other side>

    . It'd be a shame if you lost your position over it."