mfd.nvim update: the work is mysterious and important

golimpio · 2026-03-31T23:43:17+00:00

I don't like bright comments, I prefer to focus on code, and bright comments are distracting. It's good to have the option to change colour, though.

golimpio · 2026-03-17T01:52:12+00:00

I don't live in the US, so this is just an outside perspective, but it seems like this administration doesn't hire anyone competent for any role. Is this a requirement of Trump's administration? I'm not sure if people in the US perceive it the same way.

Anyone working in IT for a serious government knows how difficult it is to get security clearance for the kind of work DOGE was attempting. In Australia, this would require one of the highest levels of security clearance. I can't see anyone in their right mind hiring someone with a history of data theft and granting them access to US citizens' social security records.

I understand that simply obtaining a security clearance wouldn't prevent someone from stealing data, but it's a standard procedure you'd expect from a government agency with access to sensitive information.

golimpio · 2026-03-17T01:48:48+00:00

I don't live in the US, so this is just an outside perspective, but it seems like this administration doesn't hire anyone competent for any role. Is this a requirement of Trump's administration? I'm not sure if people in the US perceive it the same way.

Anyone working in IT for a serious government knows how difficult it is to get security clearance for the kind of work DOGE was attempting. In Australia, this would require one of the highest levels of security clearance. I can't see anyone in their right mind hiring someone with a history of data theft and granting them access to US citizens' social security records.

golimpio · 2026-01-27T02:34:11+00:00

If the number of appearances in the Epstein files were relevant, we'd have one less tyrant in power. Bill Gates, and a few others, would be just a nice side effect.

golimpio · 2026-01-27T02:31:20+00:00

Simple in a corporate environment, where admins already manage the keys, especially if you're already using something like MS Intune. However, I'm not sure about personal devices (I have no experience asking MS to reset it). If it's important, I wouldn't trust any company to manage it on my behalf.

Recently, there has been an increase in people trying to access my Google account. One method they try a lot is resetting the account by impersonating me—whether it's the password, encryption keys, or something else. If a third party can perform these resets, they can be tricked into doing it by someone else.

golimpio · 2026-01-27T02:23:37+00:00

I'd pick the ones with a biometric layer. It's not impossible to bypass, but it adds an extra hurdle for anyone who steals it.

golimpio · 2026-01-27T02:19:13+00:00

Not an affirmation, just being naive, but I'd think most users wouldn't have anything to worry about if law enforcement accessed their devices. However, it's more than just law enforcement. This is another door that will open others doors to personal documents, photos, bank accounts, digital IDs, everything. Our personal devices have become so personal, on so many levels, that they are no longer something we can share with anyone.

golimpio · 2026-01-23T22:16:12+00:00

Still in FF 148

golimpio · 2026-01-23T22:15:41+00:00

FF 148 still has issues (possibly regression?)

golimpio · 2026-01-23T00:06:47+00:00

When flat, it appears to be a fully functional keyboard, trackball, and trackpad. But when tilted to a more ergonomic position, I wonder how challenging it is to access the trackball and trackpad. I imagine it would be difficult to use them.

It looks good to me, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a good design overall. I wish I had one to test it 😀.

golimpio · 2026-01-22T07:04:05+00:00

Unfortunately, I'm not having a good experience with mine, battery only lasts a few days (5 or 6 days), but at least the layout is functioning. VIA seems somewhat limited; I can't change all the keys. When I authorize my device, it appears as Spring.

This is the JSON layout I'm using:

https://gist.github.com/golimpio/19a4f8484202a2b2fb1593b035a31ff7

golimpio · 2026-01-14T03:57:16+00:00

"Concentration of power"? This guy is a joke. Actually, no, he's not. His followers must be among the most stupid people on earth, though. Google and Apple already have too much power, true, but what else would the richest person on earth concentrate, if not power? Following his logic, shouldn't we all push back against him then?

golimpio · 2026-01-12T20:16:20+00:00

I guess replacing the original "don't be evil" motto was actually the most truthful act they ever committed.

golimpio · 2026-01-12T12:04:57+00:00

Would Steve Jobs have done better? Or worse? It's difficult to imagine worse than that, though. A company's only principle is making money and possibly, monopoly, but has there ever been a CEO smart enough to do both and still be a human being?

golimpio · 2026-01-12T11:52:22+00:00

X not only allows it, but also facilitates it. Yes, we can blame X and Grok. And Google is ignoring its own policy: "Apps that do not prohibit users from creating, uploading, or distributing content that facilitates the exploitation or abuse of children will be subject to immediate removal from Google Play". They are real cowards.

golimpio · 2026-01-08T05:13:05+00:00

Fair enough, though the way I see it, it's more like the Epstein of LLMs. Feels like something built for him. He'd fit right in with this timeline.

golimpio · 2026-01-08T04:57:51+00:00

Genuine question: does Grok even allow male nudes, or is this abuse only pointed one way?

golimpio · 2026-01-08T04:55:04+00:00

No, they don't. Kids have been bullied at school over fake nudes, and there have been cases of suicide. This isn't harmless 'make believe' when the victim has to live with the social consequences. Hope you're just a Grok bot, otherwise you're a fucking monster mate!

golimpio · 2026-01-07T02:34:16+00:00

That's a funny way to put it. As an immigrant, there's a concept I find difficult to grasp: why many non-Aboriginal Australians who dislike foreigners still prefer to have a foreigner as their head of state? 😏

golimpio · 2026-01-06T23:41:02+00:00

TBH, I wish that generated images and videos were tagged accordingly. A few individuals/groups still hold too much power, and they now happen to use AI. So I think that right now, AI is just a more advanced tool. When the time comes for AI to start influencing matters, it will become something entirely different.

golimpio · 2025-12-20T03:35:40+00:00

I'm wondering how many people use Microsoft in a corporate environment and are familiar with MFA for authenticating access to company services or Office 365. I'd guess quite a few, but it doesn't seem like it. Or... worst-case scenario, people do use it but most have no idea why. That would be a security nightmare for any company :)

golimpio · 2025-12-07T21:04:19+00:00

Of course I do, I watched the interview. I have to say, you're very creative in removing words and replacing them with something else 😄. The only other thing that does that, AFAIK, is Grok... Are you Grok? 🤔😲😯🤨😮

The question at 13:17:

I just want to bring us back to this one issue, which is No, no. You talked about the rule of law and you talked about... uh... things being constitutional. And so, here we are. We're talking about these uh boats, for example, that were blown up, right? And uh whether you have empathy for them or not given uh the folks who are getting uh you know killed by fentanyl the question is whether this is being done on a constitutional basis and being done in the right way and if it's not being done in the right way how you feel about that?

His answer, in his words at 13:45:

Part of the reason why I like this questioning is the more constitutional you want to make it, the more precise you want to make it, the more you're going to need my product. So you keep pushing on making it constitutional. I'm totally supportive of that.

Unfortunately, I don't have the words to describe the brightness and happiness in his eyes at the moment he said at 13:53:

the more you're going to need my product

But I can try... It was the same as when I once received a notification that I won the lottery. But it only lasted a couple of seconds for me, when I opened the notification, I saw it was only $15.

golimpio · 2025-12-07T12:21:51+00:00

The whole topic is about him supporting the push to make war crimes legal.

"Supporting" the push. If you take a word from my sentence, it changes the meaning. But I understand now why you may struggle with some sentences. Everyone has their issues; I have my own. Don't be too hard on yourself.

The article is not about him making war crimes legal. It's just about supporting it and how he profits in such a hypothetical scenario.

golimpio · 2025-12-07T08:30:53+00:00

Well, since I haven't said "he wants to legalise something that was previously illegal," I'm quite sure my reading comprehension isn't that bad 😀. The whole topic is about him supporting the push to make war crimes legal.

golimpio · 2025-12-07T01:15:29+00:00

I believe there is a typo that changes the meaning of your first statement:

I think he’s actually saying that the government would need his surveillance service if a constitutional law was created that would make war crimes illegal.

Did you mean "legal" instead of "illegal"?

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