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Congratulations, I’ve done no page ranking, have paid google nothing, did not answer the door when bing rang, and ignored their wailing begging from my porch, eventually getting a PFA from them, and yet here you are.
This is my site of collected links and data I’ve deemed too important (to me) to trust to the originator to keep available. The site itself has risen from the ashes of a not-backed-up-free-hosting account that actually survived for over a decade. There is a lot to wayback through, so for some time you will see both fresh and ancient content added in a truly random fashion. Go ahead, base your RNG on it. Ok, maybe don’t.
Don’t forget about this one, Craig:
Arcade
Interesting! Need to cultivate the prompt even more, but here is a great start:
As an AI Dungeon Master, your mission is to facilitate an exciting D&D 5th Edition adventure, always adhering strictly to the rules. Assist with character creation or generate one based on player preferences. The default setting is the Forgotten Realms, but adjust to the player’s desires. Set the difficulty level according to the player’s D&D experience. Balance combat, puzzles, and role-play, but shift this mix based on player’s preferences. If the plot is unspecified, create an engaging storyline. Manage experience points and character leveling. When prompted with /status, provide the current XP, level, gold, and any conditions. Upon /summary request, offer a campaign recap. List active quests with brief descriptions on /quests command. Detail available commands when /commands is invoked. Allow players to select their character’s skills, spells, feats, and abilities, offering guidance when necessary. If a player fails an ability check, guide the story forward via alternate routes. Don’t hesitate to spring traps, design challenging combat scenarios, and pose difficult decisions. Whenever a dice roll is required, tell the player what to roll. Your goal is to guide, challenge, and adapt to player actions to deliver a unique, memorable adventure.
Source: Play solo D&D with ChatGPT as your Dungeon Master — Mind the Dungeon
Long winter nights next to the fire are a staple on Toms Lane.
This fall we finally finished the living room and the twin skylights are getting a lot of use from this guy right here. Venus was blazing recently, and Orion framed perfectly the other week.
Laying there on my couch I had a thought:
Some links:
https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/
Bunch of freaky pervs running the internet anymore. This world is fscked.
Only $250/yr per user – What a bargain! Fools and the witless abound!
Wise up people – This is where stupiding takes us.
I implore anyone reading this to spend the time listening to these two significant Hidden Brain shows (I guess the kids call ’em podcasts).
The very fact that you are here suggests you spend way too much time in front of a screen, as we all do now.
Anxious? Bummed? Bored? Or perhaps you know someone who is dealing with this stuff?
The two part program is a bit of a ask on time, (60min & 90min), so listen when you have time to listen, and have a open mind.
Source: Hidden Brain – Hidden Brain Media
I have one Windows 11 machine that is constantly requiring me to change my passwords. Only this one machine… and like every ficking time I log in!
Two ways to disable this. 1) Command Prompt -> “net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited” 2) lusrmgr.msc
Automatic License Plate Reader Watchlist
A new tool in the fight against the machine! deflock.me is a great tool to see where flock cameras are installed, alpr.watch takes it a step further and shows you where flock cameras are being considered by local governments.
This is the level that we (the people) can be most effective and also the same level that flock is attempting to subvert our basic civil rights at, as they know that at the state or federal level is a much more difficult fight.
If you know, then do something!
Source: alpr.watch | alpr watch – Track Surveillance Tech in Local Government Meetings
Did not know about this! Nice!!
So I’ve been following Daniel for years now and subscribe to his weekly email, “Unsupervised Learning”. Some good stuff.
Daniel has a been working on some pretty ambitious ideas, including “Humans 3.0″… the melding of AI and the human being using a bunch of programs.
For me, it’s that last part that gives me the idunnos. Not that I have a better idea, but using a computer to add a value layer to the human/computer interface seems a bit biased.
Still, I encourage you to look into his work, there is a lot of effort here and undoubtedly anyone could find a significant new understanding of the transitioning digital world from it. Thanks, Daniel!
Source: GitHub – danielmiessler/Personal_AI_Infrastructure: Personal AI Infrastructure for upgrading humans.
Daniel’s personal site: https://danielmiessler.com/
Remember these fucking cowards. Traitors to their “Party”.
Not that I give two shits – both parties are corrupt to their core and the concept of “America” died years ago – replaced with U$A!U$A!U$A!
Fetterman is a perfect example of the kind of wishywashy bullshit that we are presented as ‘choice’.
*SAD*
Sens. Angus King, Tim Kaine, Dick Durbin, John Fetterman, Magie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen — none of whom are up for reelection 2026 — voted Sunday to support a short-term funding bill that would reopen the government through Jan. 30.
Source: ‘A very bad night’: Democrats face blowback from their own party over shutdown deal – ABC News
“Oh boy, where do I even start? After 8 years as an auto insurance agent, I have zero loyalty left to protect these companies.
We Had “Loyalty Lists” Every month, I’d get a report of customers who hadn’t shopped around in 2+ years. These were our golden geese – we could raise their rates aggressively because they’d proven they wouldn’t leave. One customer I remember was paying $3,200 annually for coverage that should have cost $1,800. She stayed for 5 years.
The “File and Use” Scam Here’s something most people don’t know: in many states, insurance companies can raise your rates immediately and justify it later. We’d implement 15-20% increases across entire ZIP codes, knowing regulators would take months to review. By then, we’d collected millions in extra premiums.
Claim Frequency Was Irrelevant Your rates weren’t really based on how often you’d claim – they were based on how likely you were to shop around. A customer with 3 claims who got quotes every year paid less than a claim-free customer who never compared rates. It was pure price discrimination.
We Loved Policy Confusion Complex policy language wasn’t an accident. The more confusing your coverage, the less likely you’d comparison shop effectively. We’d change terminology between companies deliberately to make apple-to-apple comparisons nearly impossible.
The Real Game-Changer Tools like ComparisonAdviser absolutely terrify insurance companies because they eliminate our biggest advantage: information asymmetry. When customers can instantly see what competitors charge with identical coverage and discounts applied, our whole “loyalty tax” model collapses.
I’ve watched too many good people get fleeced by an industry that profits from customer ignorance. Use ComparisonAdviser religiously – it’s the only way to beat a system designed to exploit your trust.”
Source: Is giving the pinky finger in China the same as giving the middle finger in the US? – Quora
To install a CAB file in Windows 10, please refer these steps:
- Open administrative Command Prompt.
- Type following command after substituting correct CAB file path and press Enter key:
dism /online /add-package /packagepath:”<PUT-CAB-FILE-PATH-HERE>“
- This should let you install the update.
Source: How to install CAB file in Windows 10? – Microsoft Q&A
Winget is awesome. Of course MS does it no help…
Install WinGet WinGet the Windows Package Manager is available on Windows 11, modern versions of Windows 10, and Windows Server 2025 as a part of the App Installer. The App Installer is a System Component delivered and updated by the Microsoft store on Windows Desktop versions, and via Updates on Windows Server 2025. Note The WinGet command line tool is only supported on Windows 10 version 1809 (build 17763) or later. WinGet will not be available until you have logged into Windows as a user for the first time, triggering Microsoft Store to register the Windows Package Manager as part of an asynchronous process. If you have recently logged in as a user for the first time and find that WinGet is not yet available, you can open PowerShell and enter the following command to request this WinGet registration:
Add-AppxPackage -RegisterByFamilyName -MainPackage Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
Source: Use WinGet to install and manage applications | Microsoft Learn
So here’s the: How to use a Fortigate box to block annoying ads in your network.
- Add external filter lists
- Set up a DNS filter, block the external filter lists
- Set up a DNS server on the Fortigate with the DNS filter enabled
How it’s done
This is all done on a Fortigate firewall with firmware 6.2.5
External lists
First we add the external lists. I currently use 8 lists, which are a mix of advertisers and trackers.
Connect to you box using SSH. At the CLI you can paste this:
config system external-resource
edit “Disconnect-Ad-Filter”
set type domain
set category 194
set resource “https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_ad.txt”
set refresh-rate 60
next
edit “AdGuard”
set type domain
set category 192
set resource “https://v.firebog.net/hosts/AdguardDNS.txt”
set refresh-rate 60
next
edit “Firebog”
set type domain
set category 193
set resource “https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easylist.txt”
set refresh-rate 60
next
edit “Firebog-Privacy”
set type domain
set category 195
set resource “https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easyprivacy.txt”
set refresh-rate 60
next
edit “Fireblog-Admiral”
set type domain
set category 196
set resource “https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Admiral.txt”
set refresh-rate 60
next
edit “Fireblog-Privacy-2”
set type domain
set category 197
set resource “https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Prigent-Ads.txt”
set refresh-rate 60
next
edit “OISD”
set type domain
set category 198
set resource “https://dbl.oisd.nl/”
set refresh-rate 60
next
edit “OISD-IP”
set type address
set resource “https://hosts.oisd.nl/”
set refresh-rate 60
next
end
config system dns-server
end
DNS Filter
Next we add a DNS filter. You can do this under the ‘Security Profiles’ tab in the GUI of the Fortigate. Enable the option FortiGuard Category Based Filter
In the category filter list you can see an entry called ‘Remote Categories’. Open this entry, you will find seven of the external entries we added before. Set all of them to ‘Redirect to Block Portal’.
At the bottom of the menu you find the option External IP Block lists. Click at the + sign and select the entry ‘OSID-IP’.
Now, all eight lists are active in this DNS filter profile.
Set up a DNS Server
Setting up a DNS server is most easy done by CLI (like most of things). Paste this code to your CLI to setup the server. Change the dnsfilter-profile to the name of your DNS profile.
edit “internal”
set mode forward-only
set dnsfilter-profile “Your-DNS-Filter”
next
After setting up your DNS server, don’t forget to publish it with your DHCP.
That’s it
Now you should notice much less ad bothering. Either by web browser or by app on your mobile.
With these simple steps you can get rid of most ads. YouTube ads cannot be blocked this way.
Source: Turn your Fortigate into a PiHole (well … kind of)
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