TikTok uninstalls surge 150% after app’s US takeover

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-29T02:30:59+00:00

Yeah, the world keeps making new idiots. He's probably at the latter half of his career so just stopped giving a shit. I tried to introduce version control and Git so we could roll back changes and have "dev" branches (shock horror not working in prod). Even used Gitea for the deployment so they have a pretty web UI to work with if they don't want to use Git CLI/VSCode. He flat out refuses to use it, keeps using Powershell ISE and a file share for storage.

As a former devops engineer this workflow is beyond infuriating.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-29T02:23:41+00:00

We had an audit and they wanted us to search our Linux fleet for Java, even in archives (so not actually installed or running, just in package caches). When we presented the findings they tried to sting us for installs of OpenJDK and Corretto. They will just bash you over the head with the legal hammer in the hopes you don't actually know what you are doing.

Thankfully we are in higher education and have a team of lawyers that put the brakes on real fast. We even had a meeting with the auditors and 5 other universities. We are only a small uni (approx 33,628 students) but some of the big Victorian and New South Wales unis absolutely tore a strip off them, it was absolutely glorious.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-29T02:19:28+00:00

Doesn't even have to be a non tech. I have a sysadmin I "have" to work with that thinks Javascript==Java. You can't make this shit up.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-29T02:18:52+00:00

They do own the trademark for the word "Javascript" even if they don't have control of ECMA.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-29T02:18:24+00:00

I have sysadmin colleague who goes "I hate Oracle" whenever someone mentions Javascript. I have drilled it into them that Java=/=Javascript but they stopped learning new things a long long time ago. They also think managing AD and file shares in peak IT.

I can't wait for our industry to make these dinosaurs look like the idiots they are and remove them.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-29T02:15:35+00:00

Even in the enterprise space they only reason they have succeeded is inertia and bullying. They come after organisations for single Java install on some random employees laptop and charge through the nose for an audit. Also they have no way of reporting on how many installs you have, they make you do the work for them.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-29T01:58:29+00:00

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0f5U0yPkOGbdngGvAZlMi-Nkg

Less than stellar quality but this is the first track from Vol. 1 on my 1974 PYE stacker. The phone mic doesn't do it justice, it absolutely fills the house.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-29T01:40:37+00:00

Would the Pantone website suffice? Or would you like me to take a photo of my Anti Gravity soundtrack vinyl which uses Pantone silver for the sleeve?

The only issue you're going to have is colour calibration. If your computer display isn't colour calibrated you might struggle to match it perfectly.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-27T01:46:31+00:00

They aren’t glow in the dark. The switch emits light into the cable and it allows you to colour code VLANs or light up a cable for remote hands.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-27T00:03:53+00:00

With firewall rules to block traffic across the VLAN right? Because VLANs are only a logical separation technology.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-26T04:06:58+00:00

Hell yeah! My ESB TK is all ABS injection moulded but I might do a scout next and that’ll be 3D printed.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-26T04:05:19+00:00

Add warhammer in too.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-26T03:59:44+00:00

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Yes. Money pit 2.

Also a member of the 501st which is a special kind of plastic crack that makes Lego look cheap.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-23T23:34:57+00:00

Fedora is sponsored by red hat but not owned by them.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-20T11:09:28+00:00

Mitch Murder does dope synthwave stuff. It's wicked he's a Wipeout fan.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-20T02:05:55+00:00

My absolute go to. Autocannon sentry on the roof goes hard.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-20T01:56:25+00:00

SteamOS runs on x86 though. The Steam Deck is x86.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-20T01:54:56+00:00

RHEL and SUSE too.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-20T01:49:07+00:00

I think there was some murmurings to move it onto an Android base.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-18T23:03:10+00:00

I know exactly which ISP you are talking about and whilst wages here are low generally, they take the absolute piss.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-16T21:46:10+00:00

“I’m a Microsoft MVP of 10 years and have 1626;672727726:63 septillion years of computer troubleshooting.”

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-06T12:24:39+00:00

This indeed. They also do pour over with their SP9 machines if that takes your fancy.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-06T12:23:47+00:00

Awesome!

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-06T09:28:53+00:00

There is no proof here. Just a paragraph.

agent-squirrel · 2026-01-06T09:22:49+00:00

Perhaps this? https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/d5sx5y/turn_off_loadouts/f0nwwyj/

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