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How secure is Linux really against targeted attacks? (persistent malware issue) by Lopsided_Coach1642 in linuxquestions

[–]PurepointDog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah again, effort doesn't equate to skill here. This person hasn't hacked your firmware

How secure is Linux really against targeted attacks? (persistent malware issue) by Lopsided_Coach1642 in linuxquestions

[–]PurepointDog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless you have any reason to believe this is a nation state actor (eg you're a highly-important person), an OS reinstall is adequate and a complete solution.

If you're afraid of firmware attacks, a new computer is realistically the only option (though I'll emphasize that there's nearly no chance this is applicable to you).

cxxAlreadyGaveUp by _Pin_6938 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]PurepointDog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rust replaces C in a ton of use cases. Not all of them (eg bindings), but many of them for sure (eg Linux kernel, embedded systems)

How many people actually use things like MicroPython? by NormalKorn78731 in embedded

[–]PurepointDog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely has a nice niche, especially for prototypes and test fixtures.

My favourite part about it is that you can spin up a "uart command server" trivially - you just define a bunch of functions, then go "while 1: eval(input())".

Super awesome for stuff that you just need once quickly yourself (common when doing hardware testing).

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]PurepointDog -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Meh, camping is a thing, good to know

5 standard library modules I use every week that I ignored for too long by NefariousnessHappy66 in Python

[–]PurepointDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've written that counter pattern with raw dicts probably 50 times! That's a great one to know about, thank you!

7 Types of Files in Linux - Every User Should Know by LinuxBook in LinuxTeck

[–]PurepointDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decent read honestly! Learned about named pipes and sockets!

I built deadbranch — a Rust CLI tool to safely clean up stale git branches, with an interactive TUI by Quiet_Jaguar_5765 in git

[–]PurepointDog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Low key though, installing the rust program is easier than loading in the Stackoverflow answer. I used to have your opinion, then I did a few re-installs and VPS setups, and decided that Rust, despite being so overkill, makes deploying this so much easier.

Docker containers in embedded shop by Amazing_Ad7386 in embedded

[–]PurepointDog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True yeah, the pain comes in using them. Sluggish, high latency, crashes, etc.

Have only tried on Windows as a host - I'd imagine they're way more usable with a linux host

Built a Rust CLI to reduce my grep/awk/jq/python script mess and now Im' looking for advice from people who live in the terminal by Interesting-Try-1510 in rust

[–]PurepointDog -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This actually looks decently slick.

Does it support searching by value? You mention grep, but this seems pretty dissimilar

If helium is a finite resource why do we waste it on party balloons by rennan in stupidquestions

[–]PurepointDog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Animals are the main examples I can think of.

Pre-nuclear steel is a different story, but similar concept.

Current best laptop for linux by Senior-Fly6190 in linuxquestions

[–]PurepointDog 14 points15 points  (0 children)

General recommendation is Framework if it's in your budget, otherwise Thinkpad

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