What would be the consequences of a smallsword wound to the belly?
I’m 20, I practice fencing. My height is 192 cm, I usually fence against shorter opponents. They often manage to drive their smallsword into my belly. That’s why I’m curious: what would it be like to get wounded into the belly by a real smallsword? How lethal would it be? How painful? How would I react?
[question] Shadow of the tomb raider, native or proton-experimental
SOTTR can now run in proton-experimental (it used to crash due to a missing vulkan feature), but how does it compare to the native version?...
Thoughts on AI music?
With Suno AI making some passable music, is it welcome here?
[question] shadow of the tomb raider, native or proton-experimental
SOTTR can now run in proton-experimental (it used to crash due to a missing vulkan feature), but how does it compare to the native version?...
Interesting hacker used my GF's name and YOB for password. Thoughts?
For starters, I used to live in a third-world country and have been pirating since about 8 thanks to my older bro, and to my knowledge, I never got a virus thanks to good practices and habits like vpn+ and staying only with a trusted tracker (and obviously some luck too). But I stopped when I grew older and made money. Except...
Decision Making Survey Call
Hi all! A group of researchers from two major U.S. universities is seeking to understand how people act on Darknet forums and markets. We would very much appreciate your responses. Our anonymous survey can be found here: blocksurvey.io/darknet-decision-making-survey-Cqo… (supports Tor) or here...
Have you ever seen yourself on a CAPTCHA?
I just had this thought while filling out a form. It’s pretty unlikely that anybody has seen a picture of themselves riding a motorcycle on a CAPTCHA but it’s not impossible and would be pretty cool!
Why is a 1930's German military march song (Erika) suddenly showing up all over my non-fediverse social media?
Controller Oriented Interface for linux?
I setup a micro PC with Ubuntu and plugged it into my TV for media streaming, and was just wondering if there was a way to optimize the experience for non KBM
Off-Topic Friday
Wanna chat about something non-infosec amongst those of us who frequent /c/cybersecurity? Here’s your chance! (Keep things civil & respectful please)
Does having fur help or hinder animals like otters/beavers/polar bears when they swim about?
Google Play System Update
What is exactly Google Play System Update buried deep in the settings that can be manually updated and usually has a date of say, eg, May 1. Is it part of Project Treble from Google to decouple parts of OS from full system upgrades and make more Modular updates possible?
Self hosting an LLM for research
I am a teacher and I have a LOT of different literature material that I wish to study, and play around with....
Rolling my own immutable distro
I’ve looked at a lot of other immutable distros and I might just end up using one of those, but I feel like taking on a bit of a challenge and there’s a few things I’m not very keen on with existing solutions (last paragraph is my idea if you want to skip the context)....
What are the best proprietary/paid apps for linux?
And why do you use them?
how can I prove that phones are not listening to us for ads?
Is Stremio a honeypot?
Does anybody have the impression that Stremio may be a honeypot of some sort?...
Navigating the Kids Apparel Market's Path to 6.8% CAGR by 2033
In 2022, the Kids apparel market saw impressive revenue, reaching a total of US$ 187.29 billion. Looking ahead, industry experts anticipate a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8% throughout the forecast period. By 2033, this growth trajectory is expected to lead to a substantial increase in revenue, reaching US$...
Using Google whilst Duck Duck Go is down. How long has Google been this bad?
So ddg is down, so I visit Google. It’s been some years....
I struggle with depression and alexithymia. How do I write with emotion?
I have to write a paper about a place/time that I have an emotional attachment to or a place that has shaped my sense of self. I haven’t really felt much of an attachment to anything for most of my life. Even if I did, I wouldn’t even know how to begin describing the nature or cause of that attachment. I chose to write about...
Fallout Series (Why don’t I like it?)
I think my first Bethesda game was Skyrim and I love Skyrim. I’ve played through Skyrim when it first came out I played through it again in the DLC came out. I played through it again on the switch I have since played through it again on PC. I love Skyrim. I played it so many times and I know it’s a meme to keep re-releasing...
Monitoring software for a wide array of hw and sw
I’m looking into setting up some monitoring combined with simple automation for my selfhosting. Currently I was thinking about using Zabbix....
PSA: Release Notes for the upcoming "It's Chewsday, innit?" meme release
As of the July release, future memes will use “It’s Chewsday, systemd?”
cute cat next door
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