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Weekly update post, 2019-09-17
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<code>2019-09-17</code>
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<h1>Weekly status update, 09/08 - 09/17</h1>
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<h2>A brief on what happend last week</h2>
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<p>This is something new I’m trying out, in an effort to write more frequently
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and to serve as a log of how I’m using my time. In theory, I will write this post
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every week. I’ll need someone to hold me accountable if I don’t. I have yet to decide on
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a format for this, but it will probably include a quick summary of the work I did,
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things I read, IRL stuff, etc.</p>
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<p>With the meta stuff out of the way, here’s what went down last week!</p>
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<h3 id="my-discovery-of-the-xxiivv-webring">My discovery of the XXIIVV webring</h3>
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<p>Did you notice the new fidget-spinner-like logo at the bottom? Click it! It’s a link to
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the <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com">XXIIVV webring</a>. I really like the idea of webrings.
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It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing traffic among each other.
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The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of artists, designers and developers and gosh, some
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of those sites are beautiful. Mine pales in comparison.</p>
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<p>The webring also has a <a href="https://github.com/buckket/twtxt">twtxt</a> echo chamber aptly
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called <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html">The Hallway</a>. twtxt is a fantastic project
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and its complexity-to-usefulness ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal
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twtxt feed at <code>/twtxt.txt</code> (root of this site).</p>
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<p>Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week.</p>
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<h3 id="twsh-a-twtxt-client-written-in-bash"><code>twsh</code>: a twtxt client written in Bash</h3>
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<p>I’m not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python is bloat.
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As an advocate of <em>mnmlsm</em>, I can’t use it in good conscience. Thus, began my
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authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can find it <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/twsh">here</a>.
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It’s not entirely useable as of yet, but it’s definitely getting there, with the help
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of <a href="https://nerdypepper.me">@nerdypepper</a>.</p>
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<h3 id="other">Other</h3>
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<p>I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime Garage,
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Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I’ve begun binging Vice’s CYBER.
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It’s pretty good – each episode is only about 30 mins and it hits the sweet spot,
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delvering both interesting security content and news.</p>
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<p>My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I’ll get around to finishing up
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“The Unending Game” this week. And then go back to “Terrorism and Counterintelligence”.</p>
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<p>I’ve begun my dive into Russian! I’m really liking it so far, and it’s been surprisingly
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easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require some relearning, especially
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with letters like в, н, р, с, etc. that look like English but sound entirely different.
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I think I’m pretty serious about learning this language – I’ve added the Russian keyboard
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to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet. I’ve added the <code>RU</code>
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layout to my keyboard map too:</p>
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<pre><code>setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru
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<p>With that ends my weekly update, and I’ll see you next week!</p>
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<p class="muted">Questions or comments? Open an issue at <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/site">this repo</a>, or send a plain-text email to <a href="mailto:x@icyphox.sh">x@icyphox.sh</a>.</p>
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and to serve as a log of how I’m using my time. In theory, I will write this post
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every week. I’ll need someone to hold me accountable if I don’t. I have yet to decide on
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a format for this, but it will probably include a quick summary of the work I did,
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things I read, IRL stuff, etc.</p>
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<p>With the meta stuff out of the way, here’s what went down last week!</p>
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<h3 id="my-discovery-of-the-xxiivv-webring">My discovery of the XXIIVV webring</h3>
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<p>Did you notice the new fidget-spinner-like logo at the bottom? Click it! It’s a link to
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the <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com">XXIIVV webring</a>. I really like the idea of webrings.
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It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing traffic among each other.
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The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of artists, designers and developers and gosh, some
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of those sites are beautiful. Mine pales in comparison.</p>
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<p>The webring also has a <a href="https://github.com/buckket/twtxt">twtxt</a> echo chamber aptly
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called <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html">The Hallway</a>. twtxt is a fantastic project
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and its complexity-to-usefulness ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal
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twtxt feed at <code>/twtxt.txt</code> (root of this site).</p>
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<p>Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week.</p>
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<h3 id="twsh-a-twtxt-client-written-in-bash"><code>twsh</code>: a twtxt client written in Bash</h3>
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<p>I’m not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python is bloat.
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As an advocate of <em>mnmlsm</em>, I can’t use it in good conscience. Thus, began my
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+
authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can find it <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/twsh">here</a>.
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It’s not entirely useable as of yet, but it’s definitely getting there, with the help
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of <a href="https://nerdypepper.me">@nerdypepper</a>.</p>
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<h3 id="other">Other</h3>
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<p>I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime Garage,
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Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I’ve begun binging Vice’s CYBER.
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It’s pretty good – each episode is only about 30 mins and it hits the sweet spot,
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delvering both interesting security content and news.</p>
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<p>My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I’ll get around to finishing up
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“The Unending Game” this week. And then go back to “Terrorism and Counterintelligence”.</p>
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<p>I’ve begun my dive into Russian! I’m really liking it so far, and it’s been surprisingly
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easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require some relearning, especially
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with letters like в, н, р, с, etc. that look like English but sound entirely different.
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I think I’m pretty serious about learning this language – I’ve added the Russian keyboard
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to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet. I’ve added the <code>RU</code>
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layout to my keyboard map too:</p>
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<pre><code>setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru
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</code></pre>
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<p>With that ends my weekly update, and I’ll see you next week!</p>
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]]></description><link>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2019-09-17</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2019-09-17</guid></item><item><title>Disinformation demystified</title><description><. I really like the idea of webrings.
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It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing traffic among each other.
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The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of artists, designers and developers and gosh, some
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of those sites are beautiful. Mine pales in comparison.
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The webring also has a [twtxt](https://github.com/buckket/twtxt) echo chamber aptly
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called [The Hallway](https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html). twtxt is a fantastic project
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and its complexity-to-usefulness ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal
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twtxt feed at `/twtxt.txt` (root of this site).
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Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week.
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### `twsh`: a twtxt client written in Bash
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I'm not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python is bloat.
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As an advocate of _mnmlsm_, I can't use it in good conscience. Thus, began my
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+
authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can find it [here](https://github.com/icyphox/twsh).
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It's not entirely useable as of yet, but it's definitely getting there, with the help
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of [@nerdypepper](https://nerdypepper.me).
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### Other
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I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime Garage,
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Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I've begun binging Vice's CYBER.
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+
It's pretty good -- each episode is only about 30 mins and it hits the sweet spot,
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+
delvering both interesting security content and news.
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+
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My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I'll get around to finishing up
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+
"The Unending Game" this week. And then go back to "Terrorism and Counterintelligence".
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+
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I've begun my dive into Russian! I'm really liking it so far, and it's been surprisingly
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+
easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require some relearning, especially
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+
with letters like в, н, р, с, etc. that look like English but sound entirely different.
52
+
I think I'm pretty serious about learning this language -- I've added the Russian keyboard
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to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet. I've added the `RU`
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layout to my keyboard map too:
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```
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setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru
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```
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With that ends my weekly update, and I'll see you next week!
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<item><title>Weekly status update, 09/08 - 09/17</title><description><![CDATA[<p>This is something new I’m trying out, in an effort to write more frequently
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+
and to serve as a log of how I’m using my time. In theory, I will write this post
16
+
every week. I’ll need someone to hold me accountable if I don’t. I have yet to decide on
17
+
a format for this, but it will probably include a quick summary of the work I did,
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+
things I read, IRL stuff, etc.</p>
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+
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<p>With the meta stuff out of the way, here’s what went down last week!</p>
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<h3 id="my-discovery-of-the-xxiivv-webring">My discovery of the XXIIVV webring</h3>
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+
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<p>Did you notice the new fidget-spinner-like logo at the bottom? Click it! It’s a link to
25
+
the <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com">XXIIVV webring</a>. I really like the idea of webrings.
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+
It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing traffic among each other.
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+
The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of artists, designers and developers and gosh, some
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+
of those sites are beautiful. Mine pales in comparison.</p>
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+
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<p>The webring also has a <a href="https://github.com/buckket/twtxt">twtxt</a> echo chamber aptly
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+
called <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html">The Hallway</a>. twtxt is a fantastic project
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and its complexity-to-usefulness ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal
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twtxt feed at <code>/twtxt.txt</code> (root of this site).</p>
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<p>Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week.</p>
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<h3 id="twsh-a-twtxt-client-written-in-bash"><code>twsh</code>: a twtxt client written in Bash</h3>
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<p>I’m not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python is bloat.
40
+
As an advocate of <em>mnmlsm</em>, I can’t use it in good conscience. Thus, began my
41
+
authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can find it <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/twsh">here</a>.
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+
It’s not entirely useable as of yet, but it’s definitely getting there, with the help
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+
of <a href="https://nerdypepper.me">@nerdypepper</a>.</p>
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<h3 id="other">Other</h3>
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<p>I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime Garage,
48
+
Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I’ve begun binging Vice’s CYBER.
49
+
It’s pretty good – each episode is only about 30 mins and it hits the sweet spot,
50
+
delvering both interesting security content and news.</p>
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+
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<p>My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I’ll get around to finishing up
53
+
“The Unending Game” this week. And then go back to “Terrorism and Counterintelligence”.</p>
54
+
55
+
<p>I’ve begun my dive into Russian! I’m really liking it so far, and it’s been surprisingly
56
+
easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require some relearning, especially
57
+
with letters like в, н, р, с, etc. that look like English but sound entirely different.
58
+
I think I’m pretty serious about learning this language – I’ve added the Russian keyboard
59
+
to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet. I’ve added the <code>RU</code>
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+
layout to my keyboard map too:</p>
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<pre><code>setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru
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</code></pre>
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<p>With that ends my weekly update, and I’ll see you next week!</p>
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]]></description><link>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2019-09-17</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2019-09-17</guid></item><item><title>Disinformation demystified</title><description><![CDATA[<p>As with the disambiguation of any word, let’s start with its etymology and definiton.
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According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation">Wikipedia</a>,
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<em>disinformation</em> has been borrowed from the Russian word — <em>dezinformatisya</em> (дезинформа́ция),
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derived from the title of a KGB black propaganda department.</p>