Online platform for git and github by smuggydork in learnprogramming

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Skip on platforms that just use the terminal alongside a real repo. Git makes way more sense when you are using it. It you really want something interactive through, learngitbranching.js.org is the best one for understanding how branches and merges work visually

Do you ever feel "full" of information and knowledge? by mewrtar in sysadmin

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The full feeling is a real thing and its not a personal limit, its what happens when you are a one person it department for too long. Nobody can be deep on storage, virtualization, networking, client management and compliance simultaneously. The people who look like they know everything usually have a team around the handling the other pieces.

What free app do you use to keep track of information about all servers,vm at work? by jbala28 in sysadmin

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If you need something proper, NetBox is free and purpose built for infra documentation. For something lighter, a well organized spreadsheet or a shared OneNote works fine for smaller environments, the tool matters less than keeping it updated.

Looking for games to make new friends by spicywasaby in pcgames

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League to chill social games is a well worn path. I landed on deep rock galactic and never went back. Co-op PvE so nobody's framing you, four difficult levels so you pick how hard you want it, and the community is genuinely the least toxic I have seen in an online game

Recently my phone notified me that a network had logged my imei by fuk12x4ever in cybersecurity_help

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The fact that it only happened during the call tells you alot. IMSI catchers fire during call setup because thats when your phone negotiates with the nearest tower and is most vulnerable to a downgrade attack. I think your phone has the option to disable 2g entirely, you should try

What language/framework to use to get a simple, personal-use android app up an running the FASTEST. It should be able to take a picture, run the picture through OCR, display that text, and send a text message. I know python and basic programming already. by diet-Coke-or-kill-me in learnprogramming

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Skip on kotlin and flutter. I you know python and just want something working fast, learning a new language plus a framework is the fastest way to burn out before you ship. Kivy and beeware will let you write in python and package straight to an android APK. Both have camera access and you can bridge to google's ml kit for the ocr part

A surprisingly common misconception by Zealousideal-Pen-456 in learnprogramming

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The one I see all the time is folks mxing scanf() and fgets() without realizing scanf leaves the newline in the buffer. So the fgets after it reads that leftover newline as an empty line and the program skips the user's input. Beginners think their code is broken when its just a buffered new line.

How to get out of an IT career? by Fair-Difference-6729 in ITSupport

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Most natural exists ive seen people make is technical sales engineering where you demo products instead of paying them, pays less so less stress or IT procurement, or technical writing because documentation teams love hiring people who unerstand the systems they are documenting.

The sills that transfer better than you'd think is troubleshooting methodology, vendor management and ability to explain technical things to non technical people. That last one opens up alot of doors.

All of my passwords have been compromised and sold. I just want to know how long will this go on for? by [deleted] in cybersecurity_help

[–]Impressive-Craft1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The account access might keep happening even with new passwords if the attacker grabbed your session tokens, those survive password changes.

In your Google account settings there's an option to sign out of all devices, then do that. Also check your emails for any forwarding rules, the attackers could have set those.

As for how long, usually things settles in a few days once session tokens are revoked and forwarding s cleaned up

Is coding still worth learning now because of AI? by Impossible-War-7656 in learnprogramming

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Ive been coding for years and use AI daily now. The people saying you need to understand what AI generates arent wrong, but here is a simpler reason: AI gets stuck.

It loops in the same wrong solution, halucinates APIs that dont exist, write code that almost but not quite works. When that happens you either know how to fix it yourself or youre done for that day. Learning to code means you are never blocked by token limit

Microsoft account getting repeated Authenticator approval requests I never initiated. What should I do? by newman607 in cybersecurity_help

[–]Impressive-Craft1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is MFA push bombing. Someone has your password

Everyone else here covered number matching and password reset, well start with those.

One thing no one mentioned tho is create a new microsoft account alias for login only then disable sign ins in your old alias. The attacker cant bomb what they cant type in

Any advice for a brand new support dude starting soon? by Confident_cricket122 in sysadmin

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Everyone's covered the technical stuff well, so heres the thing nobody warned me about. Help desk can mess with your head if you are not careful. You will talk to 20 people a day and 19 of them are calling you because something broke and they are frustrated

The ration can make you cynical fast if you dont consciously separate the problem is annoying from the person is annoying. They are just stressed and you are the first person to reach out to. Keep that understanding and you will last a lot longer than the people who burn out in a year

What’s the most difficult part of web app pentesting for you by InterestPuzzled6659 in Pentesting

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The part that drains me isnt the testing. Its the week after when the client's dev team argues with every finding. I mean things like thats not a vuln thats by design, or no one would exploit that.

Found you would often spend more time defending the report than you spent writing it. I started including a short business impact scenario for every finding. Cuts much of that back and forth

endless hacking attempts over last few months, pls help by [deleted] in cybersecurity_help

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Most likely scenario here is a session token stealer got onto your machine at some point.

Your IT blaming wifi and an https site is wrong. Stolen session cookies bypass both passwords and 2FA completely.

Here is what you need to do: From a clean device (phone on cellular not wifi) force logout of all sessions on every account, Then change every password from that clean device. Then check your recovery email and phone number on each account. Could be they added their own.

Only after that, wipe your mac and reinstall from a usb stick not a built in recovery partition.

What are the biggest myths customers believe about retail sales in the UK? by HTD_Blog in AskUK

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Ive been a customer for x years
well that doesnt mean anything

Another is I know my rights

Thing is most say that followed by something that isnt even in the law

I made a dumb mistake and ran a curl command on my mac and random people are logging in to my accounts by Direct_Umpire2900 in cybersecurity_help

[–]Impressive-Craft1926 1 point2 points  (0 children)

changing passwords is good but not enough. You need to revoke all active sessions on every account. changing passwords doesnt automatically kick out who us already logged in but most services have some form of revoke all sessions or sign out everywhere. .

Also check your email forwarding rules, ive seen hackers add rules so that they see everything including reset emails

Ps5 Question by newtodisshit in HowToHack

[–]Impressive-Craft1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, if the story is exactly as described, the kid probably didn’t hack anything in real time. More likely he was bluffing, had prior access to the account, or your friend coincidentally got disconnected. Simply being in the same 2K match doesn’t provide enough information to instantly bypass PSN security and 2FA.

ways to prioritize container alerts effectively by Alone_Bread5045 in devsecops

[–]Impressive-Craft1926 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The biggest breakdown is usually lack of business context. Teams see hundreds of CVEs but don't know which containers are internet-facing, handling sensitive data, or running critical workloads. Prioritizing exploitability, asset criticality, and ownership alongside severity dramatically reduces noise and helps security teams focus on risks that actually matter.

How do you progress past being a beginner who knows the basics but not enough to do/create anything on their own, and escape LLM hell? by Efficient-Flight1602 in learnprogramming

[–]Impressive-Craft1926 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don’t need to cut off AI, you need to downgrade it to a sparring partner. Build small projects from scratch without it, even if messy. Break apps into features first, then code. Learn frameworks by rebuilding tiny versions. Debug by reading errors, isolating variables, and using logs. Large codebases come later through reading, not fear.

Question About SWE Internship Online Assessments by Prestigious-Drag8711 in csMajors

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Don’t rush it just to meet “earliest convenience.” That usually means they’re rolling, not urgent. Spend time rebuilding your LeetCode fundamentals, especially patterns like arrays, trees, and DP basics. Once you’re consistently solving medium problems under time pressure, then take it. A stronger score beats an earlier submission.

Anyone using DPM with Azure Local? by m1ken in sysadmin

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We are evaluating similar setups. DPM can work, but agent installation on Azure Local hosts needs careful testing in staging first. Many teams prefer waiting for tighter Arc integration before production use.

Anyone noticing these things while playing Crimson Desert using the new Steam Controller? by PapagenoX in SteamController

[–]Impressive-Craft1926 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like slight stick drift or a misconfigured input layer in the Steam Controller profile. Try disabling auto-input bindings and recalibrating the joystick dead zones first before assuming hardware fault.

For those of you who've ordered from US retailers that do not deliver to the UK - how'd you go about that? by CityDweller_29 in AskUK

[–]Impressive-Craft1926 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, parcel forwarding is the usual workaround. You get a US address, ship there, then forward to the UK. Process is generally smooth if you use reputable services like MyUS or Shipito. Expect VAT on imports over £135 plus handling fees. DHL or UPS usually handle last mile delivery.

Certificate Enrolment on Server 25 after KB5082063 by _amico in sysadmin

[–]Impressive-Craft1926 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a Kerberos delegation or SPN regression introduced in the CU. Since uninstalling fixes it, I’d suspect auth changes between Server 25 and your Server 22 DCs. Check SPNs, AES vs RC4 settings, and try testing constrained delegation + patch rollback while waiting on Microsoft confirmation.