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Post by BoBo » 27 Mar 2022, 15:56

PS2 vs USB


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Post by garry » 29 Mar 2022, 14:56

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2022/03/26/microsoft-windows-11-windows-10-hack-attack-zero-day-new-windows-update/?sh=2dbc7cae7ef8
-- Microsoft Just Gave A Billion Users A Reason To Quit Windows
Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, you need to take immediate action.
A serious vulnerability has been discovered in both platforms which Microsoft has not only failed to patch, but made worse.
Here’s everything you need to know.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-zero-day-flaw-giving-admin-rights-gets-unofficial-patch-again/
-- Windows zero-day flaw giving admin rights gets unofficial patch, again
A Windows local privilege escalation zero-day vulnerability that Microsoft has failed to fully address for several months now, allows users to gain administrative privileges in Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server.
The locally exploited vulnerability in Windows User Profile Service is tracked as CVE-2021-34484 and was given a CVSS v3 score of 7.8.
While exploits have been publicly disclosed in the past, they are not believed to be actively exploited in the wild.
The peculiarity of this case lies in the fact that Microsoft has been unable to address the flaw since its discovery last summer and that it has marked the bug as fixed twice.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-60892350 20220328
-- Gruinard Island: Fire on island used for Anthrax experiments - BBC News
An uninhabited Scottish island where government scientists once conducted experiments with Anthrax has been hit by a fire.
People who saw the fire on Gruinard Island from the mainland described the scene as "apocalyptic".
They said the uninhabited island off Scotland's north-west coast was ablaze from "one end to the other" on Saturday evening.
The island was used for germ warfare experiments during World War Two.
It was declared free of Anthrax by the Ministry of Defence in April 1990.
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Post by Joe Glines » 16 Apr 2022, 07:56

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Post by tidbit » 16 Apr 2022, 11:24

she read my tutorial and used the cheesy joke ^_^
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Is it December 21, 2012 yet?

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Post by joedf » 16 Apr 2022, 11:34

@tidbit yeah, I saw that ahahha so awesome! :lol:
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Post by SOTE » 06 May 2022, 04:21

With the EU putting pressure on Apple to allow sideloading of apps, Google decides it wants to be more like Apple and start restricting Android users freedom too. Google's intent is to force only installing apps from "approved" sources. Such BS. So, somehow customers are "too stupid", to do with the smartphone they paid hundreds of dollars for, as they please. Daddy Google, along with mommy Apple, going to decide for them. Add to this, what's the point of accessibility permissions, if daddy Google is going to decide what's good for you? I guess the customer is again, "too stupid" to decide if they want to allow an app to run or not.

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-13-sideloading-apps-restrictions-3161162/
(Android 13 is getting new sideloading restrictions, but they are good.) Good for who?

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Post by jNizM » 10 May 2022, 08:37

Now that computers have more than 4MB of memory, can we get seconds on the taskbar?
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Post by garry » 11 May 2022, 13:19

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2022-05-10/el-salvador-expected-to-default-as-bitcoin-plummets.html
-- El Salvador expected to default as bitcoin plummets
The Central American country made the cryptocurrency legal tender last year, but since then, it has continued to fall, raising concerns about whether it will be able to meet its next debt payment

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https://apnews.com/article/technology-government-and-politics-caribbean-gangs-381efc2320abb5356dee7f356e55e608 20220517
-- Ransomware gang threatens to overthrow Costa Rica government | AP News
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A ransomware gang that infiltrated some Costa Rican government computer systems has upped its threat, saying its goal is now to overthrow the government.
Perhaps seizing on the fact that President Rodrigo Chaves had only been in office for a week, the Russian-speaking Conti gang tried to increase the pressure to pay a ransom by raising its demand to $20 million.
Chaves suggested Monday in a news conference that the attack was coming from inside as well as outside Costa Rica.
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Re: « What's on your mind? »

Post by garry » 29 May 2022, 15:03

... should not possess more than 5 obscene devices .... but X weapons allowed ...

https://onwardtexas.org/trending/is-it-illegal-to-own-more-than-six-dildos-in-texas-yes-it-is/
-- Is it Illegal to Own More than Six Dildos in Texas? Yes, It Is - Onward Texas

So yes, under Texas law, it is not allowed for a person to own six Dildos, but he or she can own six or more different guns.
Mississippi, Alabama and Virginia also have similar laws that forbid the possession of multiple sexual devices.
For Republicans, it is an outrage that a person can’t own as many guns as he wants, but it is completely normal to ban owning more than six Dildos.

http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions%5Cpub%5C06/06-51067-CV0.wpd.pdf
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.43.htm
Sec. 43.23. OBSCENITY.
(f) A person who possesses six or more obscene devices or identical or similar obscene articles is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same.

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Re: « What's on your mind? »

Post by tidbit » 30 May 2022, 15:51

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Is it December 21, 2012 yet?


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Re: « What's on your mind? »

Post by garry » 06 Jun 2022, 07:30

a passport is not enough ...
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https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/05/ryanair-forcing-south-africans-to-do-afrikaans-tests-16769245/ 2022-06-05
-- Ryanair forcing South Africans to do Afrikaans tests
It comes after government officials were arrested for allegedly running an illegal operation to sell fake passports for £258 (R5,000).
Afrikaans is just one of the country’s 11 official languages and is spoken daily by about 14% of the population.

https://www.ad.nl/reizen/ryanair-dwingt-zuid-afrikanen-test-te-doen-in-afrikaans-om-nationaliteit-te-bewijzen~a8cc53ca/
-- Ryanair dwingt Zuid-Afrikanen test te doen in Afrikaans om nationaliteit te bewijzen
De vragen gaan onder meer over wat de hoofdstad is van Zuid-Afrika, welke munteenheid er wordt gebruikt, wat de hoogste berg is en aan welke kant van de weg er wordt gereden.
Catherine Bronze (49) en haar 11-jarige zoon Kolby vertellen aan het Britse Metro dat ze werden geweigerd op een vlucht van Ierland naar Engeland, omdat ze fouten had gemaakt in de test.
Ze spreekt geen Afrikaans, maar kreeg te horen ‘dat ze haar best moest doen’.
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Afrikaans : Jim Reeves - Verre Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xgWVDxtigw
Kom terug / La Paloma - Leonore Veenemans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLO7RY9HFK4
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DRM /
John Deere tractor hacks ukrainian and American Farmers / and wheelchairs ... etc
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/06/when-drm-comes-your-wheelchair
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/05/eff-court-fair-use-right-congress-cannot-cast-aside
-- EFF to Court: Fair Use is a Right Congress Cannot Cast Aside | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Copyright law and free expression have always been in tension, with the courts protecting speech from overzealous copyright claims using legal doctrines such as fair use.
But in 1998, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and since then courts have interpreted its “anti-circumvention” provision to give rightsholders
the unprecedented power to block even fair uses of their works, whenever that use requires bypassing an access control like encryption or DRM.
...
This disastrous law has interfered with creativity, research, and innovation for far too long.
We hope the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agrees and restores the traditional balance between rightsholders and subsequent speakers.
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https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/john-deere-tractor-hacks-ukrainian/
-- Farmers Upset with John Deere Use Ukrainian Firmware Hacks
-- Why are John Deere tractors kill-switched in the first place?
-- Here’s a hint: the technology was not invented to thwart Russian looters.
-- No, it was invented to thwart American farmers.
An unexpected market for hacked software appears to be thriving.
--American farmers who own John Deere tractors are getting around what they view as an overly restrictive software licensing agreement they were required sign in October, according to Motherboard.
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Re: « What's on your mind? »

Post by garry » 09 Jun 2022, 04:34

in EU ( Europe ) https://www.gov.uk/eu-eea
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https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eu-lawmakers-support-effective-ban-new-fossil-fuel-cars-2035-2022-06-08/
-- EU lawmakers back ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035
BRUSSELS, June 8 (Reuters) - European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday voted to support an effective EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035,
rejecting attempts to weaken the proposal to speed Europe's shift to electric vehicles.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/07/all-smartphones-to-use-usb-c-charging-ports-from-autumn-2024-says-eu
-- EU deal will force iPhones to use USB-C charger by 2024
The EU has paved the way for all smartphones to be legally required to use a USB-C port for charging, a move that could be a headache for Apple,
whose iPhone is the only main brand smartphone without this type of connection.
The EU’s agreement will apply from autumn 2024 for all smartphones sold in the bloc, a decision that could substantially impact Apple as the iPhone uses Apple’s lightning port for wired charging.
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german ... :)
EU makes it clear: New USB-C charging cable obligation also applies to electric cars
https://www.der-postillon.com/2022/06/blog-post_08.html
-- Der Postillon: EU stellt klar: Neue USB-C-Ladekabelpflicht gilt auch für Elektroautos
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