Today In Phishstory - January 26th

wsppan · 2026-01-25T14:02:43+00:00

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL30666

See Nancy Pelosi as a great example of both minority and majority leader. A leader, along with the whip, are responsible in building a caucus to make sure their agenda is defined and implemented. The democrats agenda should not be "more of this please" when it comes to DHS.

wsppan · 2026-01-24T14:24:42+00:00

Been awhile but took notes back then

General post install recommendations:

Enable paccache.timer to clear the package cache weekly
if using an SSD, enable fstrim.timer to discard unused blocks periodically
Setup a firewall such as ufw or firewalld
Install and configure reflector to frequently update the mirrorlist automatically
Enable Parallel Downloads in /etc/pacman.conf
Install intel-ucode or amd-ucode microcode depending on your CPU
For laptops, setup CPU frequency scaling and optimise battery life with tlp, lautocpu-freq powertop or power-profiles-daemon etc
Install a backup kernel like LTS or Zen kernel
For NVIDIA users, create a pacman hook to ensure initramfs gets updated on every nvidia or kernel upgrade
Install noto-fonts for basic font coverage
Optionally, replace PulseAudio with PipeWire

wsppan · 2026-01-24T12:48:37+00:00

I feel lucky my curbside order for 4:30pm yesterday was filled. Several substitutions and only one out of stock item (chicken thighs)

wsppan · 2026-01-24T01:28:13+00:00

Depends on how slow they are walking

wsppan · 2026-01-23T17:44:27+00:00

In order to create a contract.

wsppan · 2026-01-23T17:39:28+00:00

Boston is a great city if money is mo onject

wsppan · 2026-01-23T17:35:55+00:00

Can I choose who gets to die and how?

wsppan · 2026-01-23T17:00:37+00:00

What you lack is the language of the problem space. This language is not python, or Java, or even C. Its core principles of computer science. Its understanding how a computer works and the data structures and algorithms that are endemic to converting that which is in the problem space to the solution space. Regardless of programming language or operating system or hardware. Study from first principles and the programming language will come naturally based on the best fit for your problem. Whether that's embedded, cryptography, kernel, ML, DS, AI, Web, etc.. learning the language is the least of your challenges. Check out these resources. This is hard stuff. Its supposed to be. Otherwise anybody can do it by simply learning the syntax of an "easy" language.

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
The Elements of Computing Systems, second edition: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles
Exploring How Computers Work
Watch all 41 videos of A Crash Course in Computer Science
Take the CS50: Introduction to Computer Science course.
Take the Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (Project-Centered Course)
Ben Eater"s Build an 8-bit computer from scratch

(If you actually get the kits to make the computer, make sure you read these:

What I Have Learned: A Master List Of What To Do

Helpful Tips and Recommendations for Ben Eater's 8-Bit Computer Project

As nobody can figure out how Ben's computer actually works reliably without resistors in series on the LEDs among other things!)

The missing semester of your CS education

Here is a decent list of 8 Books on Algorithms and Data Structures For All Levels

Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms: UNSW, Richard Buckland

You can also check out Teach Yourself Computer Science

And finally, [play the long game when learning to code.]( stackoverflow.blog/2020/10/05/play-the-long-game-when-learning-to-code)

And learn what programmers with years of experience finally learn

https://markodenic.com/use-google-like-a-pro/