@Jonathan Lamothe
Programmer and free/libre software enthusiast. This is my primary account on the Fediverse. See my website for an authoritative list of accounts.
jlamothe.net
Relays (1)
- wss://relay.ditto.pub – read & write
Recent Notes
@nprofile1q... Are you still active on the Reticulum network? I took some time away and can't seem to connect to your node any more.
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Another massive distributed HTTP flood is currently hitting git.friendi.ca and causing slow responses. Operationally, this has to be treated as an application-layer DDoS attack, although we cannot det...
@utzer I have a mirror on my gitea server. A while back tjht mirror was being heavily scraped too, bringing the server to its knees. I solved it by making it not visible from unauthenticated users. I don't think it's intentionally malicious, but at the end of the day it doesn't really matter.
Therapy Scams and the Mental Health Crisis
I am going to start this blog off very transparently and say that I do not have a solution to the problem I am bringing up....
https://resiliencymentalhea...
@nprofile1q... Question about the HIPAA compliance of telehealth sessions: what is actually required for that? My last therapist used Microsoft Teams, which I was rather nonplussed about. I'm sure Microsoft is now probably training AI on my therapy sessions.
Don't get me wrong. The therapist was genuinely helpful and otherwise great. I definitely got benefit from those sessions. I wanted to suggest using a Jitsi server that I host myself, but didn't because even though I knew it was legit, I knew it sounded scammy. It's the same thing with my doctor who insists on emailing forms in plaintext.
I'm sure they know way more about their respective fields than I can ever hope to. This is something they've spent literal years studying, after all.
...but when it comes to infosec...
For added clarity, I'm in Canada, so the rules probably differ.
Don't get me wrong. The therapist was genuinely helpful and otherwise great. I definitely got benefit from those sessions. I wanted to suggest using a Jitsi server that I host myself, but didn't because even though I knew it was legit, I knew it sounded scammy. It's the same thing with my doctor who insists on emailing forms in plaintext.
I'm sure they know way more about their respective fields than I can ever hope to. This is something they've spent literal years studying, after all.
...but when it comes to infosec...
For added clarity, I'm in Canada, so the rules probably differ.
Starting a thread to document finding vapes with rechargable batteries on the street #permacomputing
52.4754127, 13.3681683
@nprofile1q... They usually have some salvageable chips too. I vaguely recall soneone turning an old vape into a web server.
Has anyone else been having trouble pushing to @nprofile1q... lately? This has been ongoing for days now.
“I have no IO monad and I must scream.”
“Sorry. Emitting heat is the best I can do.”
#haskell
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/285/031/030/486/941/ori...
@Shane Celis Sonewhat unrelated, but I don't understand why people make such a big deal about IO being a Monad instead of just calling it the IO type. I mean, it's also a Monoid, Semigroup, etc. There's nothing particularly special that I can see about the Monad typeclass.
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We are still sharing information with fascist USA through 5 eyes. WHY?
#NZpol
@JustSaying You say that like the whole concept of 5 eyes wasn't fascist to begin with. The US has just stopped pretending is all.
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Repairing a Tektronix 577 Curve Tracer
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/04/repairing-a-tektronix-577-curve-tracer/
@hackaday Those capacitors give me anxiety.
Got another spambot requesting registration on my server. This was the masterpiece they included in their request:Hello, I’m excited to join this community. I value respectful, meaningful conversations and aim to contribute positively. My interests include [briefly list relevant topics or hobbies], and I’m looking forward to connecting with like-minded people here. Thank you for your time in reviewing my application.
There is no Bluetooth stack in OpenBSD.
@Justine Smithies Wait, what? I've been pondering giving BSD a go at some point, but that's kind of a deal breaker for me. 🙁
☝️also if yer in the Guelph area and think, hey that Valerie would be pretty cool to hang out with, boop me. The social isolation has been a huge drain on my energy, I find I perk up quite a bit a...
@Valerie Guelph is closer than I expected, but still a little far for me (Kitchener). Also, my executive function is only moderate at best these days. Boosting for reach.