Roger

Relentless optimist loving his amazing wife, awe-inspiring kids, and good hap. Accomplished squirrel chaser and accidental communicator.

[Roger @solvaholic]

Hey @lenovo! I would LOVE to get a laptop like the Thinkpad X1 Carbon, with a programmable ortholinear keyboard laid out like the Iris keyboard. What can we do to make that happen?

[Roger @solvaholic]

@hackerseraph @SPmFox117 @hackerseraph curious: are you still using this? and have you considered moving to wireguard?

[EFF @EFF]

Traveler photos, schematics, blueprints, & more were taken in a breach of a CBP subcontractor.
“These agencies shouldn’t be collecting more data than they absolutely need . . . or can absolutely protect,” EFF's @maassive told @WashingtonPost's @DrewHarwell https://t.co/HZdtCZu6dB

[GitHub @github]

You star their repos.

You follow along with every new release.

Now, financially support the developers behind the projects with GitHub Sponsors 💖
https://t.co/aPnw6hA8tJ

[Roger @solvaholic]

#TIL "Pimpmobile" was first recorded in 1973, six years before "Popemobile".

[briankrebs @briankrebs]

New breed of fuel pump skimmer uses SMS and Bluetooth, creates Bluetooth hub that collects card data from compromised pumps and sends it off to scammers via SMS https://t.co/y75HX1UX2V

[Roger @solvaholic]

Whose Terms of Service and Privacy Policies do you agree to when you use your fitness tracker?

[EFF @EFF]

The consequences of wearable tech could expand into the workplace: when employers have access to the data collected, “It’s quite possible there will be effects on whether you are retained, promoted, demoted—who is first to be laid off," says EFF's Lee Tien https://t.co/Lenri4J2NO

[GitHub Policy @GitHubPolicy]

EU #copyright directive goes to a final vote in March/April. Developers helped keep open source out of scope and can continue to shape the outcome by explaining to Council and MEPs what issues remain for the broader internet in #Article11 and #Article13. https://t.co/KChdnNY7Wj

[GitHub @github]

Don't want to commit?
Open a draft PR.
GitHub ❤️'s your WIP

[The Tor Project @torproject]

"Amazon’s Eero is like a Trojan horse." https://t.co/knzO3WpUJD

[Roger @solvaholic]

If you have more than one eero, they're eeri.

I'll show myself out.

[EFF @EFF]

From a personal privacy perspective, what happens if one entity owns most of the devices in your home?

"It can form a very complete profile of you as a person in both the physical and digital world." https://t.co/W2sml9Ny9o

[GitHub @github]

Meet your user-owned project board:
Personalize your board with automation and fill it with your work.
Organize it the way *you* want it.
https://t.co/12ij84NHmT

[The Tor Project @torproject]

Librarians: you have 11 more days left to apply for the Library Freedom Institute.

This free program will teach you how to resist surveillance, protect your patrons' rights, and become a privacy advocate in your community. https://t.co/tLwteef7ei

[Roger @solvaholic]

😢
@The_Pi_Hole blocked most of the *hundreds* of DNS lookups my phone made - *before I even picked my phone up this morning*.

I know, I know. Have a cry, clean myself up, and get to work.

[EFF @EFF]

When you share your DNA with a private genealogy database, it’s not only potential relatives searching for matches. https://t.co/ziv3QBleY8

[Mark Needham @markhneedham]

If you like food, @ElLazal and I have started a series of posts showing how to build a recipes graph from the BBC GoodFood's website. First up Lju shows how to import the data https://t.co/LK1uUpj4B1

[GitHub @github]

We're kicking off the conversation on OSS sustainability and talking about:
- Scaling projects
- Scaling communities
- Maintenance (and more!)
Tell us what you think 👇
https://t.co/dXWIe8Sprq

[Roger @solvaholic]

@gonzopancho I'm kinda disappointed the Honor Code Map doesn't measure flip-flops to Oxford's and clean-shaven to shaggy.

[Roger @solvaholic]

"But it's too late to think ahead!"

[Mudge @dotMudge]

Back when I first wrote L0phtcrack (1999), if you suggested that MSFT would become an organization with some of the best software build hygiene (code hygiene to application hardening) *and* that they would find their own RCEs and release details...

Wow! Nice turnaround MSFT!