#sysop

[luminantjess]

My beautiful partner asks me to penetrate her box and I get excited.

Then she gives me the address for an OpenBSD server she runs and I get a different kind of excited.

(And then disappointed because it's locked down tight, but in awe of her sysadmin skills.)

[mistfunk]

Mistigram: AdeptApril is the System Operator of the Storm Bulletin Board System (pictured above, on a wet day), and has drawn this #ANSIart screen in celebration of International SysOps' Day. Please leave your appreciation in the oneliners, not the page button!

[aestheticallypleasinganimeboys]

Sysop - Counter:Side

[bills-bible-basics]

Let's Go BBSing at the Armageddon BBS! It has been literally decades since BBSing had its heyday. But believe it or not, despite the technology being so old, there are some nostalgic SysOps who have decided to put their boards back online. I happen to be one of them. In fact, this is about the fourth time that I have resurrected the Armageddon BBS since 1993. I have recreated it entirely, so that it looks very much like it did back during the 1990s. If you are a little curious regarding what us old guys did back in the day before the Internet was invented, check out the Armageddon BBS. If you happen to be a macOS user, simply use the Terminal app that is located in your "Utilities" folder, which itself is located inside of your "Applications" folder. Once the Terminal launches, type what you see in this graphic. In other words, type the following: telnet armageddonbbs.net 7777 Make sure that you leave a space after the word "telnet", as well as after armageddonbbs.net" Then, simply hit your return key, and hopefully, you will be connected to the Armageddon BBS within a few seconds. You will know, because you will see a bright, colorful ANSI graphics image appear in the Terminal, set against a black background. IMPORTANT: Being as you have never visited before, at the first prompt, it is important that you type the word "new" -- so that your BBS account can be set up for you. You will be asked a few simple questions to establish your identity. After that, you will be immersed in the old world of PC-ANSI graphics, and typing menu commands on your keyboard. And, by the way, all of my Bill's Bible Basics ministry work is on the Armageddon BBS as well. You may also want to visit the board's companion website at: https://www.ArmageddonBBS.net Enjoy your BBSing. I await your visit. https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/lets-go-bbsing-at-the-armageddon-bbs/?feed_id=152546&Let%27s%20Go%20BBSing%20at%20the%20Armageddon%20BBS%21

[josephkravis]

Mind Mazine just leveled up. ��🧠💻 🪪 Logged by: JoeBot.syslog.armed(✓) 📍Status: Posted. Tracked. Probably flagged. 🔚 "Logged. Filed. Ignored."

[bellegomez]

Excelling AWS Certified SysOps Administrator-Associate Exam: Comprehensive Guide

Becoming an AWS Certified SysOps Administrator-Associate is a significant achievement for professionals aiming to demonstrate their expertise in managing and deploying systems on the AWS platform. The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator-Associate exam, also known as SOA-C02, evaluates candidates' skills in deploying, managing, and operating highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS. Success in this exam requires a solid understanding of AWS services, operational best practices, and troubleshooting techniques. In this comprehensive guide, we'll delve into the importance of AWS Certified SysOps Administrator-Associate SOA-C02 practice Questions in preparing for the exam. We'll explore how practice questions can reinforce learning, identify areas for improvement, and boost confidence.

[ourjobagency]

How to Advance Your Career with AWS Certifications

In the fast-paced world of cloud computing, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has established itself as a leader in providing scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud solutions. As organizations increasingly migrate their workloads to the cloud, the demand for skilled AWS professionals has surged. If you're looking to advance your career in the IT industry, AWS certifications can be your ticket to success. We'll explore how AWS certifications can propel your career forward and provide a step-by-step guide to achieving them.

The Power of AWS Certifications

AWS certifications are widely recognized in the IT industry and are considered a valuable asset for both newcomers and seasoned professionals. Here are some key reasons why AWS certifications can supercharge your career:

1. Industry Recognition

AWS is a trusted name in cloud computing, and their certifications are well-respected by employers worldwide. Holding an AWS certification demonstrates your expertise and commitment to staying current in a rapidly evolving field.

2. Career Advancement

AWS certifications can open doors to new job opportunities and promotions. Many organizations prefer to hire certified professionals because they are seen as more capable and knowledgeable in AWS technologies.

3. Increased Earning Potential

Certified AWS professionals often command higher salaries than their non-certified counterparts. According to a survey by Global Knowledge, AWS-certified individuals earn an average salary that is significantly above the industry average.

4. Skill Validation

Obtaining an AWS certification validates your skills and knowledge in specific AWS services and technologies. It serves as concrete evidence of your expertise in the eyes of potential employers.

Choosing the Right AWS Certification

AWS offers a wide range of certifications, catering to various roles and skill levels. Before you embark on your certification journey, it's essential to choose the one that aligns with your career goals and current experience. Here are a few popular AWS certifications:

1. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Designed for individuals with little or no cloud experience, this entry-level certification provides a broad overview of AWS services, cloud concepts, and basic architectural best practices.

2. AWS Certified Solutions Architect

This certification is ideal for those interested in designing distributed systems on AWS. It covers topics like architectural best practices, security, and scalability.

3. AWS Certified SysOps Administrator

Focused on system operations and management, this certification is suitable for individuals responsible for deploying, managing, and operating systems on AWS.

4. AWS Certified DevOps Engineer

For those interested in automation, this certification validates skills related to continuous delivery, automation, and managing infrastructure as code.

5. AWS Certified Security - Specialty

For security professionals, this certification focuses on securing AWS workloads and implementing advanced security measures.

Steps to AWS Certification Success

Now that you've decided on the right certification, here are the steps to help you achieve your goal:

1. Set Clear Goals

Define your career goals and how AWS certifications align with them. Having a clear vision will keep you motivated throughout your certification journey.

2. Choose Relevant Training Resources

AWS provides extensive documentation and training resources, including online courses, practice exams, and official study guides. Consider enrolling in AWS Certified training courses, which are designed to help you prepare for the exams.

3. Hands-On Experience

Practice is key to mastering AWS. Create your AWS account and experiment with the services covered in your chosen certification. Hands-on experience will deepen your understanding and boost your confidence.

4. Study and Prepare

Devote time to study and review the certification's objectives. Use study guides, practice exams, and community forums to reinforce your knowledge.

5. Take Practice Exams

Practice exams are invaluable for gauging your readiness. They help you identify areas where you need to improve and build your test-taking skills.

6. Schedule and Take the Exam

Once you feel confident in your knowledge, schedule your exam. AWS offers both online and in-person testing options to accommodate your preferences.

7. Stay Informed

AWS constantly updates its services and certifications. Stay informed about changes and consider pursuing additional certifications to continue growing in your career.

Conclusion

AWS certifications have become a gold standard in the IT industry, and they offer an excellent opportunity to advance your career. Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to level up your skills, there's a certification tailored to your needs. Remember that certification is a journey, not a destination. Keep learning, stay updated, and embrace the dynamic world of AWS to unlock the full potential of your cloud computing career. With dedication and the right certifications, you can be on your way to a brighter and more rewarding future in the world of cloud computing.

[wwwtxt]

System Alert ↯ 2024-11-17

Sending lots of love to all of the cyberpunks, electro-girls, data-travelers, techno-phreaks, CRT-junkies, & y2k-headz out there.

I'm back in the archives! Many plans for 2025.

Thank you for taking this journey through the ancient internet. Be well & stay jacked in! ♡彡

xoxo yr fav sysOp —Kyra Ocean

[machine-saint]

wow the wikipedia article for this was created in 2003

Queer isn't a slur but can we make it one for corporations only so they don't send me this shit

[bills-bible-basics]

Let's Go BBSing at the Armageddon BBS! It has been literally decades since BBSing had its heyday. But believe it or not, despite the technology being so old, there are some nostalgic SysOps who have decided to put their boards back online. I happen to be one of them. In fact, this is about the fourth time that I have resurrected the Armageddon BBS since 1993. I have recreated it entirely, so that it looks very much like it did back during the 1990s. If you are a little curious regarding what us old guys did back in the day before the Internet was invented, check out the Armageddon BBS. If you happen to be a macOS user, simply use the Terminal app that is located in your "Utilities" folder, which itself is located inside of your "Applications" folder. Once the Terminal launches, type what you see in this graphic. In other words, type the following: telnet armageddonbbs.net 7777 Make sure that you leave a space after the word "telnet", as well as after armageddonbbs.net" Then, simply hit your return key, and hopefully, you will be connected to the Armageddon BBS within a few seconds. You will know, because you will see a bright, colorful ANSI graphics image appear in the Terminal, set against a black background. IMPORTANT: Being as you have never visited before, at the first prompt, it is important that you type the word "new" -- so that your BBS account can be set up for you. You will be asked a few simple questions to establish your identity. After that, you will be immersed in the old world of PC-ANSI graphics, and typing menu commands on your keyboard. And, by the way, all of my Bill's Bible Basics ministry work is on the Armageddon BBS as well. You may also want to visit the board's companion website at: https://www.ArmageddonBBS.net Enjoy your BBSing. I await your visit. https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/lets-go-bbsing-at-the-armageddon-bbs/?feed_id=151285&Let%27s%20Go%20BBSing%20at%20the%20Armageddon%20BBS%21

[proto-actual]

I drew this a few years ago in a fit of what I think even my favorite Terrible Metaphysics Bastard would call System-inspired madness. but I don't think I ever posted it to tumblr

there's a whole shortfic that goes with it in a notebook somewhere. I'll have to find it.

(and maybe redraw this!)

[dotterelly]

I commissioned @harleysart for the cover of my second book after they did such a good job on the first, and boy did they deliver!

You can read the book HERE if you're interested. Individual characters below the cut.

First up is Adalia Milbank, aka Ada. She's the protag of my first book, and is sort of protag in the second, but now shares the limelight with her friends more. She's pretty smart, but still traumatized and kinda filled with rage after the events of the first book. Her role in the team is sysop, programming, and system management. She's also the only true mage on Earth, after she was granted a boon by a Goddess from another world that allows her to siphon mana from there. With her is Cinnabun - one of the GMs and a being that lives in the rift between worlds. They and their colleagues are the ones who first created the Fantasy Isekai Simulator VR game in order to allow other worlds to use people from Earth as champions in a more sustainable way. They helped rescue Ada in the first book, and now work closely with Ada and her friends to manage the back end of the game.

Next is Ophelia Campbell, aka Lia, and her game avatar Liana_Sunblood aka Sunny. Ophelia is the shortest in the group, and petite with it. But she has a pretty steady personality under pressure, and is basically their leader. She's good at people management and keeping everyone moving, but sometimes feels kind of useless since her talents are less tangible than those of the others. Still, they would be lost without her watching over them. Her avatar Sunny is a knight archetype, of average height and solidly built. Her weapons of choice are a sword and her flexible buckler shield, but she's trained at least a little with most types of weapons and with unarmed combat, and has lead armies before in the game.

Then we have Bronwyn Jones, who everyone calls Fishy after her gamer tag Hi_Im_Fish. She is taller than Lia, but shorter than Ada, and chubby with curves. She has a degree in Chemistry from a well respected university, and really enjoys her area of expertise. She applies said expertise to her avatar, which is an alchemist build. Where most consider the alchemist archetype to be a craft job not suited to fighting, Fishy has managed to make it into a solid support/damage class. No one else has yet been able to truly match her level of skill as an alchemist, and those in the know consider her a mad genius. She tends to wear her heart on her sleeve, is witty and mischievous and fiercely protective of her friends, and would throw hands with anyone, up to and including god. She is in a relationship with Moon, who she adores deeply.

Finally, we have Moon and their avatar Sleepy_Moon. Due to certain circumstances, they basically abandoned their surname with their deadname, and are now just known as Moon to everyone. Moon towers over the others at over 6 ft tall, and their large with it. They are androgynous in the way that most features people would use to gender them are obscured by their weight and their preference for comfortable worn baggy clothing. They are socially anxious and pretty shy around people they don't know due to finding it hard to read other people, but open up around their trusted friends. They have a deep love and interest in magic, researching it in all literary and fictional contexts and then studying the realities of it after discovering the existence of magical worlds in other dimensions during the events of book one. As a result, their knowledge and mana control are near perfect, though they can't use magic on Earth unless Ada lends them some mana. When dealing with magic, they are at their happiest and most confident. They chose to match their avatar to their real appearance as much as possible because it took so long for them to feel comfortable in their own skin and now they are not comfortable looking like anything else. They have been with Fishy since they were both in university together, and their relationship is going strong.

And that's everyone! If you actually read all that, please do drop me an ask, message, or reply and let me know who is your favourite. I'm open to answer any questions you like about any of them.

[proto-actual]

Finally made Signal a proper ask blog (as separate from @signal-to-noise-network)!

Still building things out, but in the meantime... feel free to say hi and/or ask them some questions. :-)

[LOADING PROGRAM METADATA...]

Name: Signal

Pronouns: they/them

Function: [INVALID DATA] // Pirate radio operator. More or less.

Compiled: [NULL], Encom system

Location: Gallium City

Allies: [NULL] // You, I hope. // Greetings, program.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Enshitternet

Going to Burning Man? Catch me on Tuesday at 2:40pm on the Center Camp Stage for a talk about enshittification and how to reverse it; on Wednesday at noon, I'm hosting Dr Patrick Ball at Liminal Labs (6:15/F) for a talk on using statistics to prove high-level culpability in the recruitment of child soldiers.

On September 6 at 7pm, I'll be hosting Naomi Klein at the LA Public Library for the launch of Doppelganger.

On September 12 at 7pm, I'll be at Toronto's Another Story Bookshop with my new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation.

This week on my podcast, I read "Enshitternet: The old, good internet deserves a new, good internet," my recent Medium column about building a better internet:

https://doctorow.medium.com/enshitternet-c1d4252e5c6b

As John @hodgman is fond of reminding us, "nostalgia is a toxic impulse." It is easy for an old net.hand like me to fall into the trap of shaking his fist at the cloud. Having been on the other side of that dynamic, I can tell you it's no fun.

When I got on BBSes in the early 1980s, there was an omnipresent chorus of grumps insisting that the move from honest acoustic couplers to decadent modems was the end of the Golden Age of telecommunications:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_coupler

When I got on Usenet shortly thereafter, the Unix Greybeard set never passed up an opportunity to tell us newcomers that the Fidonet-Usenet bridge allowed the barbarian hordes to overwhelm their Athenian marketplace of ideas:

https://technicshistory.com/2020/06/25/the-era-of-fragmentation-part-4-the-anarchists/

When I joined The WELL in the late 1980s, I was repeatedly assured that the good times were over, and that we would never see their like again:

https://www.well.com/

Now that I'm 52, I've learned to recognize this dynamic, from the Eternal September:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September

to the moral panic over menuing systems replacing CLIs:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/02/gopher-when-adversarial-interoperability-burrowed-under-gatekeepers-fortresses

to the culture wars over what would happen when the net got a normie-friendly GUI:

https://www.dejavu.org/1993win.htm

And yeah, I've done it too, explaining "Why I won’t buy an iPad (and think you shouldn’t, either)":

https://memex.craphound.com/2010/04/01/why-i-wont-buy-an-ipad-and-think-you-shouldnt-either/

But there's a key difference between my own warnings about the enshittification that new "user friendly" technologies would engender and all those other AARP members' complaints: they were wrong, and I was right.

As Tom Eastman reminded us, the internet really was better, back before it became "five giant websites filled with screenshots of text of the other four":

https://twitter.com/tveastman/status/1069674780826071040

The underlying pathology of that enshittification wasn't the UI, or whether it involved an app store. As the Luddites knew, the important thing about a technology isn't what it does, but who it does it for and who it does it to:

https://locusmag.com/2022/01/cory-doctorow-science-fiction-is-a-luddite-literature/

The problem wasn't which technology we used. There is nothing inherent about touchscreens that makes them into prisons that trap users, rather than walled gardens that protect them.

Likewise, the problem wasn't who made that technology. We didn't swap wise UUCP Monks for venal tech bros. The early tech world was full of public-spirited sysops, but it was also full of would-be monopolists who tried – and failed – to get us to "stop talking to each other and start buying things":

https://catvalente.substack.com/p/stop-talking-to-each-other-and-start

If it wasn't the technology that killed the old, good internet, and if it wasn't the people who killed the old, good internet, where did the enshitternet come from?

It wasn't the wrong tech, it wasn't the wrong people: it was the wrong rules. After all, the Apple ][+ went on sale the year Ronald Reagan hit the campaign trail. Consumer tech was the first industry born after antitrust was dismantled, and it created the modern monopoly playbook: buying and merging with competitors. The resulting unity of purpose and anticompetitive profit margins allowed tech to capture its regulators and secure favorable court and legislative outcomes.

The simultaneous drawdown of antitrust enforcement and growth of tech meant that tech's long-standing cycle of renewal was ended. Tech companies that owed their existence to their ability to reverse-engineer incumbent companies' products and make interoperable replacements and add-ons were able to ban anyone else from doing unto them as they did unto the giants that came before them:

https://doctorow.medium.com/let-the-platforms-burn-6fb3e6c0d980

The pirates became admirals, and set about creating a "felony contempt of business model":

https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/03/painful-burning-dribble/#law-of-intended-consequences

They changed the rules to ensure that they could "disrupt" anyone they chose, but could themselves mobilize the full might of the US government to prevent anyone from disrupting them:

https://locusmag.com/2019/01/cory-doctorow-disruption-for-thee-but-not-for-me/

The old, good internet was the internet we we able to make while tech was still realizing the new anticompetitive powers it had at its disposal, and it disappeared because every administration, R and D, from Reagan to Trump, yanked more and more Jenga blocks out of the antitrust tower.

In other words: the old, good internet was always doomed, because it was being frantically built in an ever-contracting zone of freedom to tinker, where technologies could be operated by and for the people who used them.

Today, the Biden administration has ushered in a new era of antitrust renewal, planting the seeds of a disenshittification movement that will tame corporate power rather than nurturing it:

https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2021/08/party-its-1979-og-antitrust-back-baby

In other words, we are living in the first days of a better nation.

In other words, rather than restoring the old, good internet, we should build a new, good internet.

What is a new, good internet? It's an internet where it's legal to:

reverse-engineer the products and services you use, to add interoperability to them so you can leave a social network without leaving your friends:

https://www.eff.org/interoperablefacebook

jailbreak devices to remove antifeatures, like surveillance, ink-locking, or repair-blocking:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/17/have-you-tried-not-spying/#coppa

move your media files and apps from any platform to any device or service, even if the company that sold them to you objects:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/09/07/audible-exclusive/#audiblegate

A new, good internet gives powers to users, and takes power away from corporations:

https://doctorow.medium.com/twiddler-1b5c9690cce6

On a new, good internet, companies can't practice algorithmic wage discrimination:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/12/algorithmic-wage-discrimination/#fishers-of-men

They can't turn search into an auction between companies that match your query and companies that want to sell you fakes and knockoffs:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/28/enshittification/#relentless-payola

They can't charge rent to the people whose feeds you asked to read for the privilege of reaching you:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/10/e2e/#the-censors-pen

In fact, a new, good internet is one where we euthanize rentiers:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/24/rent-to-pwn/#kitt-is-a-demon

On the new good internet, your boss can't use bossware to turn "work from home" into "live at work":

https://pluralistic.net/2021/02/24/gwb-rumsfeld-monsters/#bossware

And on top of that, you have the right to hack that bossware to undetectably disable it (and hackers have the right to sell or give you that hack):

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/tech-rights-are-workers-rights-doordash-edition

On the new, good internet, we stop pretending that tech is stealing content from news companies, and focus on how tech steals money from the news, with app taxes, rigged ad markets, surveillance ads, and payola:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/saving-news-big-tech

The new, good internet is an internet where we seize the means of computation. It's an internet operated by and for the people who use it.

Hodgman is right. Nostalgia is a toxic impulse. The point of making a new, good internet isn't to revive the old, good internet. There were plenty of problems with the old, good internet. The point is to make a new, good internet that is the worthy successor to the old, good internet – and to consign the enshitternet to the scrapheap of history, an unfortunate transitional stage between one good internet and another.

Here's a link to the podcast episode:

https://craphound.com/news/2023/08/21/enshitternet-the-old-good-internet-deserves-a-new-good-internet/

and here's a direct link to the MP3 (hosting courtesy of the Internet Archive; they'll host your stuff for free, forever):

https://archive.org/download/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_448/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_448_-_Enshitternet.mp3

and here's a link to my podcast's RSS feed:

https://feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/22/the-new-good-internet/#the-old-good-internet

Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg

CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

[ips-northstar-official]

Aspiring Lanny pilot here. Not quite sure how to get the whippersnappers in my squad to take me seriously when I've got weapon brackets half the size of theirs (cripes, that has got to be the only thing they talk about). Advice for chassis loadout and team coordination appreciated!

Hello pilot! We’re sorry to hear the other pilots in your lance are giving you grief.

Don’t worry about them taking you seriously, though. That smug “I’m-armed-better-than-you” attitude will last right up until they want your help. The battlefield tends to straighten itself up nicely—and it’s your job to make sure they’re the ones still operating at the end of it.

If you’re interested in furthering your ability to support your teammates, you may also want to become acquainted with the basics of E-warfare—after all, we did put one of our most advanced computers in the Lancaster, and we hear proper SYSOP is all the rage these days.