@rusty__shackleford@mastodon.social avatar rusty__shackleford , to random

The second 'official' release is here! One big push:

2x faster prediction, 2x more accurate
Using parallel binary search + 3-sample probing.

FitCheck: A bash and powershell wrapper for FFmpeg that scales CRF to hit a specific size limit

https://codeberg.org/Rusty_Shackleford/FitCheck

Works anywhere FFmpeg is available
Video demo in readme

@aSweetGentleman@mstdn.social avatar aSweetGentleman , to random

This morning I had to use Windows 11 for the 1st time in months.

It's like looking back at an abusive relationship: "I'm so glad I got out of it. Never again!"

@WebAppsMagazine@mastodon.uno avatar WebAppsMagazine , to Computer: hardware, software e retrocomputer Italian
@itsfoss@mastodon.social avatar itsfoss , to random

It was never meant to be. 💔

When you are on a date, but your partner loves Windows: This shows a 4-part comic where a man is seen dropping off a woman at her apartment; he sees that she uses Windows 11, and then promptly leaves, with the woman looking over from the balcony of her apartment.
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@jos1264@social.skynetcloud.site avatar jos1264 , to random
@heiseonline@social.heise.de avatar heiseonline , to random German

Mehr Sicherheit oder mehr Gängelung? In seinem kritischen Kommentar nimmt iX-Redakteur Moritz Förster Microsofts neue Windows-Sicherheitsarchitektur unter die Lupe. 🔍

Zum Kommentar: https://heise.de/-11173252?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Im Bild steht: "Kommentar: Neue Windows-Regeln – fraglich für die Sicherheit, nervig für Nutzer" darunter steht: "“Dass Sicherheit heute eine größere Rolle spielen muss, ist unbestritten. Doch statt sie durch Abschottung und Nutzergängelung zu erreichen, wären ein besseres Design des Systems selbst der richtige Weg.”
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@rusty__shackleford@mastodon.social avatar rusty__shackleford , to random

Ɛ> Oh look, my first repo <3

Rusty_Shackleford/FitCheck: A bash and powershell wrapper for FFmpeg that scales CRF to hit a specific size limit

https://codeberg.org/Rusty_Shackleford/FitCheck

Works anywhere FFmpeg is available
Video demonstration in readme

@ct_Magazin@social.heise.de avatar ct_Magazin , to random German

heise+ | Nur für neue ARM-CPUs: Windows 11 26H1 lässt AMD und Intel außen vor

Die neue Windows-11-Version 26H1 erscheint nur für Komplettsysteme mit neuen ARM-Prozessoren. Prozessoren von AMD oder Intel werden sie nie zu Gesicht bekommen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Nur-fuer-neue-ARM-CPUs-Windows-11-26H1-laesst-AMD-und-Intel-aussen-vor-11173094.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@angedestenebres@mastodon.tedomum.net avatar angedestenebres , to random French

Abandon de : les Français passent un cap historique

En , la part de marché de dépasse pour la première fois les 5 %. La croissance de cette alternative à Windows continue de croître.

https://www.frandroid.com/os/gnu-linux/2973453_abandon-de-windows-les-francais-passent-un-cap-historique

@heisec@social.heise.de avatar heisec , to random German

Patchday Microsoft: Angreifer nutzen Windows- und Word-Lücken aus

Es sind wichtige Sicherheitsupdates für unter anderem Exchange Server, Hyper-V, Office und Windows erschienen. Es gibt bereits Attacken.

https://www.heise.de/news/Patchday-Microsoft-Angreifer-nutzen-Windows-und-Word-Luecken-aus-11172316.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@pheonix@hachyderm.io avatar pheonix , to random

They finally did it. Microsoft has successfully over-engineered a text editor into a threat vector.

This CVE is an 8.8 severity RCE in Notepad of all things lmao.

Apparently, the "innovation" of adding markdown support came with the ability of launching unverified protocols that load and execute remote files.

We have reached a point where the simple act of opening a .md file in a native utility can compromise your system. Is nothing safe anymore? 😭

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20841

screenshot from the CVE page
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@cirosec@infosec.exchange avatar cirosec , to random German

This multi-part blog series is discussing an undocumented feature of Windows: instrumentation callbacks (ICs).

In part 4 we cover ICs from a more theoretical standpoint. Mainly restrictions on unsetting them, how set ICs can be detected and how new ones can be prevented from being set.

Learn more at https://cirosec.de/en/news/windows-instrumentation-callbacks-part-4/

This multi-part blog series is discussing an undocumented feature of Windows: instrumentation callbacks (ICs). In part 4 we cover ICs from a more theoretical standpoint. Mainly restrictions on unsetting them, how set ICs can be detected and how new ones can be prevented from being set.
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@iX_Magazin@social.heise.de avatar iX_Magazin , to random German

Microsoft-Abhängigkeit: Bund zahlt in einem Jahr fast 500 Millionen Euro

Die Ausgaben des Bundes für Microsoft-Lizenzen steigen rasant. Eine Analyse verweist auf die Risiken der digitalen Abhängigkeit.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Microsoft-Abhaengigkeit-Bund-zahlt-in-einem-Jahr-fast-500-Millionen-Euro-11170931.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@ct_Magazin@social.heise.de avatar ct_Magazin , to random German

heise+ | FAQ: Der Bausatz des c’t-Notfall-Windows 2026

Der Bausatz unsers Notfallsystems wirft in Leserhand neue und interessante Fragen auf. Einige beantworten wir hier.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/FAQ-Der-Bausatz-des-c-t-Notfall-Windows-2026-11150565.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@arkadiusz@pixelfed.social avatar arkadiusz , to random

I took these two indoor solarigraphy photos in my attic, using the windows through which a lot of light entered during sunset. I took the same shot with two cameras: a Braun Paxina IIb and a Polaroid EE33. I am very happy with the result of the first photo, but unfortunately the second one did not turn out well. The Polaroid is powered by two AA batteries, and the shutter can only stay open for just over a week (without mods), which is not enough for indoor solarigraphy. In addition, it does not have a tripod mount, so I could not set it up securely.

Despite that, I am very happy that I was able to bring back to life the Polaroid camera for which film cartridges have long been out of production. Now I have set up my Polaroid in a different location, secured it, ensured stability and plenty of light, and I am still testing it. The results will be available soon. 😊 Thank you all for your comments and reactions! 🙏

The exposure time was 31 days for the Paxina and was intended to be 32 days for the Polaroid, but it ended up being approximately 7 days.

Gear:
• Braun Paxina IIb (Germany, 1952) (1st shot)
• Polaroid EE33 (USA, ~1976) (2nd shot)
• FOMASPEED Variant 312 Black-And-White Photographic Paper

A chair standing in the attic by the light of a small window

A chair standing in the attic by the light of a small window
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@arkadiusz@pixelfed.social avatar arkadiusz , to random

This is one of my first three solarigraphy shots. The exposure time was 34 days.
Unfortunately, I set the angle incorrectly, but you can partially see the paths of the setting sun in the sky. You can see when the sky was clear during sunset and when it was not. I set the same frame on two wider 6x9 cameras to capture as much of the sun as possible during the day, until sunset. The results will be available in the coming month or two! 😅

Gear:
• Lomo Lubitel 166B (USSR, ~1980)
• FOMASPEED Variant 312 Black-And-White Photographic Paper

Buildings and gardens, trees in the background. Sun paths in the sky from 34 days.
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