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Re:The middle-click is the worst habit in modern computing on Thursday June 18, 2026 @03:53AM (#48582206)
I usually ctrl+click. As soon as I saw it I immediately middle clicked. It might be because of the title :)
Re:Run Linux Programs on DOS on Sunday April 23, 2023 @01:20PM (#35678282)
Is it really a windows subsystem "for linux" or a windows subsystem "for running linux". There is a big difference. Very bad naming.
Re:Moving your SSH port isn’t security by obscurity on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:40AM (#24551600)
This is not true. Moving the port doesn't increase security by itself. BUT. If you use it with portsentry, it IS security!

- moving the port filters bots trying to connect - if an attacker tries to scan the open ports, will be immediately firewalled for that ip.

This protects not only the ssh service, but all the listening services on the host! Separates the clients by behaviour.

This can be bypassed only if the attacker spends a lot of time and IPs for the attack, which is a whole another level, because that is a very targeted attack and all of your security is under test.

Re:Mpv drops GNOME support (reverted later) on Friday July 10, 2020 @05:46PM (#23796906)
Maybe. But, he calmed down, and corrected his mistake after some rethinking. And what about gnome and gnome devs?