CIRCLE WITH A DOT

For anybody wondering why I prefer #NetBSD over #Linux, compare the code for a small tool like whois(1):NetBSD:https://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/usr.bin/whois/whois.c?annotate=HEAD 372 lines, easy to readLinux:https://github.com/rfc1036/whois/blob/next/whois.c1617 lines in the main program; unchecked malloc(3), misc buffer overflow opportunities, magic numbers, "/* This function has multiple memory leaks.*/", mixed spaces and tabs, another 2K of glue code, ...KISS, man, KISS.

Tonight seems like a good time to remind folks that the next #nokings protest is planned for March 28th:https://www.nokings.org/Mark your calendars, I'll see you there! ️#sotu #fucktrump

@jschauma this brings back flashbacks of when i was in the service and at the pentagon. a senior NCO told me that every time i had to write up something for a commissioned officer about something technical, the way to get approval was:- enough bulk in the overall request to look "substantial" (i.e. quality by the pound)- a cover sheet with a sort paragraph summarizing the mound of paper- a simple yes/no permission question following the paragraph and checkbox for that yes/noit was depressing how often the officer would indeed just heft the report, read the summary and check yes/no without ever reading the full document. it was also quite effective in usually getting us what we were asking for...

@jschauma ah, mother nature giving everyone a physics test.

@jschauma The call of the middle manager, journalist and lawyer: "Anything I don't know how to do is easy."

@jschauma the fact that 80% of wifi problems are fixed (or recommended to be fixed) by "just turn off IPv6" doesn't help with acceptance, I think.

@jschauma yup. hence my "rabbit hole" description.DoT/DoH, systemd-resolved, OS level caches in M$/OSX, lying walled garden proxies.it's much like chess. you can learn the basic rules in an afternoon but still not really master it in a lifetime.