Posts by Adam 1

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> Why the hell should they get a penny ?

Actually that sounds like the perfect amount for the said pot.

Re: isInAccordanceWithOfficialVersion(data) != true is Terrorism

That is sloppy code.

!isInAccordanceWithOfficialVersion(data)

On a technical level, it can't be done at the ISP unless the malware is stupid enough to communicate over HTTP or something. The c&c is probably behind some hidden tor service. The ISP can't see that. They just see random 1s and 0s going to the tor exit node.

Re: KeePass Cross Platform Synching

> going back to the bad old days of recording passwords in notebooks/address books/on the backs of envelopes

To be honest, that wouldn't overly bother me, assuming the said notebooks/address books/etc are not in some share house or on airbnb or something. The more likely regression I can imagine is the bad days of using the same credentials for all their online services, meaning the moment that one of these does a talk talk, all your accounts are compromised.

> does that mean it won't boot old Linux either?

No, Intel will just release 2 versions of their new CPU range. A Windows 10 edition and a wink wink nudge nudge alternative older operating systems version like Linux or perhaps something else.

I can already guess which series will have the higher run in the fab.

Re: Gotta wear shades

That's how you can have confidence that they believe it will work.

Re: Delete unused files?

If you are deduping multiple backups together or together with production then "you're doing it wrong".

Re: Improvements in the bowls?

FTTN anyway.

Re: I've read all these messages and...

The older versions would record the conversations as text files in some subfolder. I can't say I have had the pleasure of using the more recent versions. I don't need a face full of advertisements while I am trying to work.

Re: On the hook

> And you and I are greenhouse gas spewing walking methane factories.

Quite, but we are rather less guilty of being NOx factories. They are known carcinogens.

Re: Popcorn time

Clearly the solution here is to ban encryption.

Re: "Tavis brought us a report of a possible vulnerability..."

Not least of which is a trivial command to add

127.0.0.1 trendmicro.com

to their victims hosts file while they think of something more exciting to do.

Re: Drones...

> you can build an autopilot using Arduino and/or Raspberry Pi and any of the available auto-pilot stacks...

Why use an Arduino when you can just use a pigeon…

Ban the pigeons!

Re: Data =/= Information

EXIF is part of the JPEG header, so as long as copying it means digitally copying the file, not conversion to some other file format, it won't be lost.

For example, if you were to convert a JPEG to PNG you would lose the EXIF (which these days often includes geotag data.

It is definitely worth considering whether the various proprietary raw formats will be readable in whatever tools you may find in use. I would consider also storing a low quality JPEG of any raw photos you want to be able to access in the longer term.

Re: Idiot-proof interface?

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning."

-- Rick Cook

Re: Sueball alert

And the band slides to unlock it from your wrist.

Re: Attention

Maybe he is sitting on some vulnerability that he wants to cash in before someone else claims his bounty?

/tinfoil hat

Re: X-Clacks-Overhead anyone?

> Probably the same one who gave you one two.*

And ewe won too?

If you accidentally switch off the turbo it drops to super VGA.

Re: Ah, let me tell you about the EPA.

If you think this is a minor infraction then I don't quite think you understand what NOx is. If they exaggerated their figures by 10% you might be able to argue that it was minor, but not when your violations are orders of magnitude over the limit.

That doesn't mean you need to like the EPA or their methods, but even a stopped clock is right twice a day. VW deserve what they get.

Re: why gift cards?

Sorry. Should have been clearer there. I am very aware about what is in it for the shop. It is guaranteed revenue at some time and they are under no legal obligation to honour it and can exclude all manner of things. (Try buying an Xbox or iTunes card with a discounted gift card). Yes it might get discounted from time to time but you will get that much off if you ask for a discount or show any competitor's website or brochure. It just doesn't make logical sense for the consumer to bind their money in such a way.

Re: Huh?

For a hundred quid, a criminal could buy a WiFi pineapple (or similar), setup a fake AP, sending out fake deauth packets for their real router and waiting for the unlock code to be recorded.

Wow, I managed to make that sound like you need to be done l337 haxor to do. It's really not. At all. And if you really can't RTFM because you have the intelligence of a house brick, you can watch the step by step on YouTube.

It really isn't a good argument to say "not vulnerable" because it is "beyond the capability of most would-be burglars". That is like saying that it doesn't matter that your car may be easy to hotwire but don't worry because they would have to get through the locked door first.

We live in a world where IOT light bulbs leak the password of their WiFi network. Security in the digital age is about layers, not some impenetrable moat on the outside of your castle. You assume that your adversary can see and manipulate any communications between any of the devices and build the security in from the foundation.

Re: Use Cash

Terrorists use cash. BAN IT NOW!

Re: Are you sure it's the default?

> How does one check for a TPM?

Remove the HD, then set fire to the rest of the PC. Once extinguished, you can try to recover the files on another PC. If not, the melted mess of metals and silicon had a TPM module.

what next?

Patenting digital versions of a slide lock latch for a gate?

Re: Oh dear

Assuming your 200KW figure (below) is correct, and assuming the 6 minute runtime is realistic, and assuming 100% efficiency in charging and running, the battery would need to hold at least 20KW/hr of energy. A typical fan heater draws 2 - 2.4KW, so you're right, not quite Tesla territory but definitely in the "8 - 10 hours of fan heater" running costs.

Re: We aren't going to agree on the best phone

The amazing thing IMO is the disappearance of the landfill android category. With the noname devices genuinely competing on features previously in the midrange, it has forced the previous midrange kings to sharpen their pencils and to add additional bullet points to their feature lists. This in turn means that the cutting edge top of the line devices struggle to justify those prices.

Interesting times.

Re: Progress Bars

obligatory

Maybe you can just remove someone else's payment details and they can remove yours?