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Jürgen Hubert<p><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/ProTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProTip</span></a> for new <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pixelfed</span></a> users:</p><p>If you _really_ want some attention, post <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/mushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroom</span></a> pictures. 😅</p><p><a href="https://pixelfed.de/p/juergen_hubert/785752181743031091" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pixelfed.de/p/juergen_hubert/7</span><span class="invisible">85752181743031091</span></a></p>
meneer<p>To all new fediversians:<br><a href="https://mastodon.myfed.space/tags/hashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hashtags</span></a> help you find your people of interest. Use hashtags freely, follow other fediversians and boost the posts you like</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.myfed.space/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.myfed.space/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.myfed.space/tags/protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protip</span></a></p>
Dr. Korinna Allhoff<p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/ProTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProTip</span></a> for teaching:<br>A while ago I tried to establish a new habit. I try to ask „what questions do you have?“ instead of „do you have any questions?“ and „which part remained unclear?“ instead of „is it clear?“. It makes such a difference, because swimming in question marks suddenly becomes totally fine and expected, and that is an excellent start for an insightful discussion. By contrast, when I forget my new habit, then I’m often confronted with rather awkward silence…</p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicChatter</span></a></p>
Jürgen Hubert<p><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/ProTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProTip</span></a> : If a supernatural creature from German folklore gives you some random, apparently worthless crap, take it home. All of it.</p><p>You can thank me later.</p><p><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folktale</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/germany" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>germany</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>folklore</span></a></span><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/baking-with-73718258" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/baking-with-</span><span class="invisible">73718258</span></a></p>
nycki<p>ADHD life hack: when the microwave dinner says to cook for four minutes, then take it out to stir the potatoes, and then put it back for another four minutes?</p><p>you can just punch in eight minutes and stir the potatoes at the end. they're still edible, I promise.</p><p><a href="https://bark.lgbt/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adhd</span></a> <a href="https://bark.lgbt/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://bark.lgbt/tags/protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protip</span></a></p>
Alberto C. Blanco<p>On starting something new: </p><p>"You don't have to make good decisions. You just have to start making some decisions." </p><p>— Juni Marie, editor at VJUS</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protip</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/2025goals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025goals</span></a></p>
Congress App for iOS & macOS<p><a href="https://social.mrtoto.net/tags/ProTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProTip</span></a>: You can configure the widgets to show/hide ongoing sessions or only show favorites. Just long press a widget and select “Edit…". <a href="https://social.mrtoto.net/tags/38c3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>38c3</span></a> <a href="https://social.mrtoto.net/tags/CongressApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CongressApp</span></a></p>
AdamWoj<p>Yes! Zaktualizowana porada na temat druku A3 na drukarce A4. Teraz z grafikami, ładnie krok po kroku 😀 </p><p><a href="https://gazety.org/blog/druk-podgladowek-a3-na-drukarce-a4-to-mozliwe-w-adobe-sprawdz-v-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gazety.org/blog/druk-podgladow</span><span class="invisible">ek-a3-na-drukarce-a4-to-mozliwe-w-adobe-sprawdz-v-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protip</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/acrobat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acrobat</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/drukowanie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drukowanie</span></a></p>
postmodern<p>Amateur crypto-analysis protips using Ruby.</p><p>Say you have a String with a bunch of digits. Want to figure out if it's a sequence of 2 or 3 digits that represent ASCII bytes?</p><pre><code>string.length % 2<br># =&gt; 0?<br>string.length % 3<br># =&gt; 0?<br></code></pre><p>Need to determine the frequency of certain characters?</p><pre><code>string.chars.tally<br># =&gt; {"e"=&gt;42, "a"=&gt;11, ...}<br></code></pre><p>Need to decode a sequence of ASCII bytes formatted as three decimal digits?</p><pre><code>string.scan(/\d{3}/).map(&amp;:to_i).map(&amp;:chr)<br># =&gt; "..."<br></code></pre><p>Need to decode a sequence of ASCII <em>hex</em> digits?</p><pre><code>string.scan(/[0-9a-fA-F]{2}/).map { _1.to_i(16).chr }<br># =&gt; "..."<br></code></pre><p>Seems too complex? Well there's a Ruby tool called <a href="https://ronin-rb.dev" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ronin</a> which <a href="https://ronin-rb.dev/docs/guides/writing-ronin-ruby-scripts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">simplifies things</a>. For example, the above code snippet turns into:</p><pre><code>string.hex_decode<br># =&gt; "..."<br></code></pre><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ruby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruby</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ctf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ctf</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protip</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cryptoanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptoanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/roninrb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roninrb</span></a></p>
buherator<p>If you use <a class="hashtag" href="https://infosec.place/tag/vim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vim</a> to edit <a class="hashtag" href="https://infosec.place/tag/ghidra" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ghidra</a> sources, beware that some build scripts try to handle all files in a directory, so .swp’s can cause build errors. </p><p><a class="hashtag" href="https://infosec.place/tag/protip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProTIp</a></p><p>(Neovim stores swap files under your config directory by default, so the situation is better there)</p>
Pierrescellen Morgan (os. on)<p>Jos tatuoi käteensä "Ha ha ha" niin vain näyttää kättään kun naurattaa. <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protip</span></a></p>
fc<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ProTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProTip</span></a>: Telling visitors that any random bits and pieces they might see strewn around on the floor are <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CatToys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatToys</span></a> can really cut down on your time spent <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cleaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleaning</span></a>.</p>
Tyler K. Nothing<p>Well, that’s not great. Another good reason to get a <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacMini</span></a>, though I do understand the allure of the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/iMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iMac</span></a>. When I got my M1 I considered getting the iMac, but I already had a dual-display setup and the M1 iMac can only handle one external display. <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/PROTIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PROTIP</span></a>: Always get AppleCare+. <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> will make it difficult to get anything repaired unless they issue an official recall. <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/2532789/there-appears-to-be-a-hidden-flaw-in-the-imac-thats-basically-a-warranty-time-bomb.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">macworld.com/article/2532789/t</span><span class="invisible">here-appears-to-be-a-hidden-flaw-in-the-imac-thats-basically-a-warranty-time-bomb.html</span></a></p>
Sass, David<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ProTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProTip</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> users</p><p>You don't want your machine to restart for updates?</p><p>Keep an unsaved drawing in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MSPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSPaint</span></a> and it will prevent it. 🤓</p>
INIT_6<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@edwardk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edwardk</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ProTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProTip</span></a> If you register your card with Apple/Google/Samsung Pay yourself, criminals will get denied adding it to theirs.</p><p>When a card is registered, the application sends the IMEI, GPS cords, and other PII data to the issuing bank. </p><p>If you call said bank to get evidence, you end up talking to some Manager who talks to IT, and 48 hours later, they come back and say, umm... We don't actually save any of that information. SMH the exact data needed to determine fraud, is not saved. I'm sure some banks save it.</p>
nak<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protip</span></a>: keep your password on a sticky note under someone else’s keyboard :blobthinksmart:</p>
Gytis Repečka<p>Easy way to remember <em>Open Systems Interconnection</em> (OSI) layers:</p><blockquote><p>Please Do Not Trust Sales People's Advice.</p></blockquote><p>Use 1st letters to memorize OSI Layer names:</p><ol><li>Physical</li><li>Data Link</li><li>Network</li><li>Transport</li><li>Session</li><li>Presentation</li><li>Application</li></ol><p>From :aws_logo: training :blobcatnerd:</p><p><a href="https://social.gyt.is/tags/protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protip</span></a> <a href="https://social.gyt.is/tags/osi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osi</span></a> <a href="https://social.gyt.is/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Jason Perlow<p>I recently crawled under my desk to install a new UPS. Lemme tell ya, you wanna clean under there occasionally. <a href="https://journa.host/tags/protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protip</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/itsscary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>itsscary</span></a></p>
Jürgen Hubert<p><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/ProTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProTip</span></a> : If a supernatural creature from German folklore gives you some random, apparently worthless crap, take it home. All of it.</p><p>You can thank me later.</p><p><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folktale</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/germany" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>germany</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>folklore</span></a></span><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/baking-with-73718258" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/baking-with-</span><span class="invisible">73718258</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sdf.org/@pfr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pfr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gladtech.social/@happystardiaz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>happystardiaz</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Protip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protip</span></a>: you can even use cock.li's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> Service as an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a> over <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> + <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> × <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.librem.one/@guardianproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>guardianproject</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Orbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbot</span></a>...</p>