Category: General / Allgemein

GNU Linux Debian 10/11 – /etc/apt/sources.list suddenly empty (Signal?)
29.11.2022

something must have gone wrong during a apt update && apt upgrade… the /etc/apt/sources.list suddenly… is empty. GNU Linux Debian 11 (bullseye) default sources.list non-encrypted-transmission deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security […]

08.11.2022

in order to preserve best audio quality instead of converting audio, it is better (better audio quality and also faster) to simply extract the aac from an mp4 like this: vim /scripts/aacFromMp4.sh #!/bin/bash # 🙂 ffmpeg rocks! if [ -z […]

MySQL MariaDB cheat sheet
14.07.2022

login to mysql: su – root; list all available databases: # login & send command to mysql & logout mysql -u root -e ‘show databases’ -s –skip-column-names # or login mysql -u root -p; # enter command mysql> show databases; […]

Rant: One day either JavaScript or AutoComplete will start ww3
25.06.2022

which pretty much reads like: it probably has to do with: https://wiki.mozilla.org/ServerJS/Introduction (used in firefox and/or thunderbird?) (checkout this search for more javascript rants X-D) one day either JavaScript or Autocomplete will cause the 3rd world war: now imagine Biden […]

apt search rss – what’s in the repo?
17.05.2022

what’s in the (Debian apt) repo concerning RSS (News) Feeds? apt search rss … then manually filtered. akregator/stable 4:20.08.3-1 amd64 RSS/Atom feed aggregator cairo-dock-rssreader-plug-in/stable 3.4.1+git20201022.a0d3415c-1 amd64 RSS Reader plug-in for Cairo-dock chromium-tt-rss-notifier/stable 0.5.2-2.1 all Chromium extension providing toolbar button for […]

Rust vs Go – Open Source is about enabling users – Rust lang will complement C around the GNU Linux Kernel (for better safety) “Amazon, Microsoft, Google” and the White House, want to make Open Source more secure
16.05.2022

Open Source is about enabling users “Amazon, Microsoft, Google” and the White House, want to help make Open Source more secure… https://www.golem.de/news/openssf-150-millionen-us-dollar-sollen-open-source-absichern-2205-165382.html https://www.golem.de/news/openssf-linux-foundation-will-security-praxis-vereinheitlichen-2008-150036.html src of src: “White House OSS Mobilization Plan” 2022: https://openssf.org/blog/2022/05/11/testimony-to-the-us-house-committee-on-science-and-technology/ 2020: “The OpenSSF is a cross-industry collaboration […]

GNU Linux – i-war running inside GNU Linux Debian 11 via wine – run old dos games (and windo(w)s games) from wine to dosbox-x – how to compile from latest src – first problems: keyboard / some keys “:” not working – mastering the game
21.04.2022

a word of warning: NEVER EVER INSTALL GAMES ON “FOR WORK” MACHINES! also: NEVER run any downloaded games while being connected to a network of importance (no matter if private or business) (nobody knows what those C++ dlls are up […]

How BOSCH quality went away with the jobs – Angle Grinder Flex PWS 9-125 CE Products – not spinning properly (not working) how to fix it – clearly suffering from lack of Quality Made in Whatever – 3 603 C99 A01
06.04.2022

update: there is indeed a small screw missing from the angle grinder: Ersatzteilinformation: part detailed information: 1603300016 Sachnummer:  1603300016 Beschreibung: Sechskantmutter DIN-Text:  M7, SW10 Preis * 1,04  €* Preisgruppe 11 * Alle Preise inkl. Mehrwertsteuer zzgl. Versandkosten Always say something […]

China’s SkyNet & plans for total data control – The BigData behind China social credit system – all seeing state
04.04.2022

Update: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-uses-ai-software-improve-its-surveillance-capabilities-2022-04-08/ https://merics.org/en/merics-briefs/china-2022-look-ahead PSS: PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT IT-SECURITY IS TIGHT! & IT WON’T BECOME “SKYNET“ Terminator Skynet AI Network: damn, those Terminator robots have good dentists! “Skynet is a fictional artificial neural network-based conscious group mind[citation needed] and artificial […]

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31.03.2022

0) for security: keep all internet connected devices as up to date as possible! “Freifunk updates its router firmware and closes a critical security vulnerability that could allow attackers to install their own firmware on the devices” (src: heise.de) Also […]

BigData in Africa: without any protection – Shivani Siroya TEDx – “A smart new business loan for people with no credit” – When AI takes over – and calls all the shots – and nobody knows why it decides what it decides – not just Africa – bank accounts AI (over)blocked
23.03.2022

the risks of all digital (no cash) payment systems & amok AI: “This happens quite often with customers of the Cashgroup banks (@DeutscheBank / @Postbank / @Commerzbank / @Comdirect) as soon as their algorithms hit your account is directly without […]