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If we got rid of the term "blacklist" because it was racist, shouldn't we also get rid of "Black Friday"? 🤔
in reply to Neil E. Hodges

The black Friday hashtag is a big movement on Diaspora. It is used to promote the African American community.











It's wild how so many people don't know how to drive in the rain in an area known for rain. ಠ_ಠ #Seattle




Cleaning hurricane damaged retro computers & CRTs — LGR


When Hurricane Helene hit my home in Asheville, North Carolina in September 2024, two oak trees fell through the roof and wrecked the place. Including the main LGR vintage computer collection downstairs where lots of rain water leaked through, resulting in moisture and mold issues. This first part of the cleanup process is unboxing the moldy boxes, evaluating the damage, and cleaning the surfaces of things! Internal cleaning and testing will occur later.




Found the cause:

	header = (const struct archive_entry_header_ustar *)h;
	size  = tar_atol(header->size, sizeof(header->size));
	if ((size > 1048576) || (size < 0)) {
		archive_set_error(&a->archive, EINVAL,
		    "Special header too large");
		return (ARCHIVE_FATAL);
	}

Open source software has its advantages. :3

#macOS


I wonder what header this is. 🤔 #macOS
tar: Special header too large: %llu
tar: Child process exited with status 70
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.




I wonder what header this is. 🤔 #macOS
tar: Special header too large: %llu
tar: Child process exited with status 70
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.