Alex Vranas @Alex@vran.as
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#Netsec Professional. Whitehat #Hacker. #Demoscene spectator. Nerd.
I'm a fan of #Linux, #FOSS, #Decentralization (not Crypto), Crypto (as in #Cryptography), and #Socialism. Always #Antifascist & #Antiwar.
Seattle, WA
Joined Feb 2021
@aaribaud That's right. Pretty much a non-issue for what I use Termux for.
@n3wjack Agreed. I have been playing with Plasma 6 in a VM and can't wait to make it my daily driver, but I just can't trust it yet. Too much new stuff.
I am happy to test, but not at the expense of my real-world productivity or security.
@tml This was recommended to me, but I just never had the time to make it. I wish I had the time, but Revision was my highest priority.
I'll be back. Next time! That and the Deutsch-Französischer Garten.
The #xz vulnerability really has me feeling good about not living on the bleeding edge. I'm sure there's still some risk of a terrible backdoor somewhere in Debian or Ubuntu that hasn't been found yet, but at least there's a much higher chance of someone catching it before it bites me.
Only thing of mine that was affected was my Termux installations on my Android devices, something I never use for SSH anyway.
Alex Vranas
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Since this post about "Remnants" by Alcatraz has gotten some circulation, there might be some people who are somewhat confused about what is going on.
- The video shows execution of a computer program that is total 256 characters long (this comment alone is multiple times longer!). All the visuals on screen are produced by this program in real time.
- #Demoscene is a hacker subculture producing cool stuff just for fun. A more detailed introduction can be found from: https://demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net/the-demoscene/
- #Demoparty is (typically) annual gathering of demosceners. There are multiple different parties, of which "Revision" in Saarbrücken, Germany is considered the "main event" by most. During demoparties there are competitions in various categories (music, graphics, video, realtime executed presentations called demos and smaller demos called "intros", other categories are often included as well). This small program "Remnants" competed in 256-byte intro category (the executable program can be maximum 256 bytes long).
- Even more in-depth explanation can be found from this documentary: "Moleman 2 - Demoscene - The Art of the Algorithms" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRkZcTg1JWU (enable subtitles!)
Of course, I live in a touristy place (Seattle), so sometimes it's nice to just learn about a new place that only has a footnote a travel guild.
A co-worker of mine couldn't believe I was going to #Saarbrücken. He's from there, never heard of Revision, and just didn't imagine anyone would go for fun.
Personally, I like the less touristy places.
As a side note to #revision2024, Saarbrücken, DE is a great place. Even on Easter Weekend, when everything is mostly closed, I got to see a lot of cool things outside of the #demoparty.
Saarbrücken Castle was pretty cool, it is mostly a community center now but the Saar Museum next door let's you explore the now-capped castle moat, which was awesome. There's also some pretty serious history to learn there.
And lots of incredible old buildings/churches to admire.
Looking forward to returning.
@halcy It was great meeting you after all this time. Let's definitely say in touch more frequently. I spent a couple hours at E-Werk this morning for Prizegiving, but I had to head out for final Saarbrücken plans before I left.
I'm on the train to Paris now! I will probably see you at another Revision in the future. I am hooked on it now.
@harrysintonen Hands down my favorite from the party. Everyone was just repeating "What?" the whole time it was on the screen.
Alex Vranas
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Probably the single most impressive entry from the #Revision2024 #demoparty : Remnants by Alcatraz
Here's the whole intro executable for your convenience:
68f69f07b013cd10d6bac90391eee2f9bbf601b8cdccf7e7720e41f6c13f7508804702058047082d80ee4c608d28bffcffdf45fcd809df470880fd017503de4405d9edd913df45fef6c1407402dcc2dcc0de4706df45fbd8097404d9cad9e0df47c95629fed918d91a7bf85eb929006029fed902d80bd800d9500cd9187bf1df01d900b10729fed94004d900d9c1d84ffed9c1d84ffedeebdec1d918d95804d9c156d9c2d8c0d900d8c4d9f5d9e1d94702decadee9d910dbf1dbd1ddd929fe7ae15edbf1dac1ddd9d913d907decae2b761ddd9d85f02dfe09e7602e292890d61260245ffd1e8aa83c72881f980010f8521ffc30c00b84c3ed53eca3e09c237ff
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9jn6ExjDw8
Goodbye everyone at #revision2024!I had an excellent time at my first IRL Demoparty. I will return to the E-Werk!
Alex Vranas
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNnzqjDbnKI and if you want to REEXPERIENCE it but do not have a wii u handy, here's the recording!
Binary going up as a nice WUHB........ eventually. #Revision2024
@halcy Excellent Wii U demo! Thanks for the shout-out!
Problem resolved. My server is now faster and more expensive. 😅
My private instance has been getting overloaded. Might go offline for about an hour to upgrade RAM.
Alex Vranas
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Telling my friends and family I'm at a digital arts festival, but sitting in a darkened warehouse, lit by colourful lamps, LEDs and laptop screens.
It rocks.
#revision2024
There's the #TIC80 jam at 1pm CET (about half an hour from this message). I might well be on stage and attempting something overly ambitious...
http://twitch.tv/revisionparty
Given that I am at a Demoparty, I suppose I should work on my website that I haven't updated in a year.
I just updated the playlist content on https://prods.page/, I might fuck around and see what kinds of improvements I can make over the weekend.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
- Website
- https://www.breakdecks.com
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#Netsec Professional. Whitehat #Hacker. #Demoscene spectator. Nerd.
I'm a fan of #Linux, #FOSS, #Decentralization (not Crypto), Crypto (as in #Cryptography), and #Socialism. Always #Antifascist & #Antiwar.
Seattle, WA
Joined Feb 2021
