The war between wetware and hardware.
Security
by ed » Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:44 pm
I contend that there is no security for anything that is connected to the net. There I said it. Is this paranoid rambluing? Maybe yes. Maybe no.
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Last post by Pyrrho Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:55 am
Old junk
by Pyrrho » Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:23 pm
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Just hauled a few boxes of old hard drives (3 40-meg hard drives!) and a Goldstar laptop I've had since the late 1980s, to the recycle center.
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How many companies are there that are relying on one linchpin old guy to keep the wheels turning and have no idea its over once he retires or dies?...
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Last post by Bruce Tue Aug 09, 2022 2:48 am
Graphics card upgrade
by Pyrrho » Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:51 pm
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I think this old EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS is responsible for the random lockups I've been getting on this machine. Most recently got a BSOD after...
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I have a Radeon RX550 card in my main machine for the odd occasion I play games and it's performed well. No idea if it'd cope with your work...
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Last post by asthmatic camel Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:58 am
Wikipedia is shit
by robinson » Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:03 pm
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In a November 2015 interview with Zachary Schwartz for Vice, Sanger expanded on his experiences with trolls on Wikipedia during the site's initial...
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それは2009年からのコピー&ペーストです それは医者Xで時間になります 誰も彼とコミュニケーションをとることさえ気にしな
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Last post by Hotarubi Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:25 pm
Hardware help please
by ed » Mon Apr 04, 2022 5:11 pm
I'd like a thingie that takes many usb's and also reads many storage formats.
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Last post by Hotarubi Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:48 am
Pegasus (spyware)
by Anaxagoras » Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:19 am
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Pegasus is spyware developed by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group that can be covertly installed on mobile phones (and other devices) running...
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I am of the opinion that many to most are known to the creator companies such as Apple, but are kept around for statecraft purposes.
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Last post by Grammatron Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:06 pm
You think Windows 11 is a problem?
by asthmatic camel » Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:18 pm
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Half of all government spending on computers is dedicated to keeping old systems going, a report has found.
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Microsoft works hard to make hardware incompatible.
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Last post by Helz Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:06 pm
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Last post by Pyrrho Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:36 pm
Client service at it's finest
by ed » Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:59 am
So I woke up yesterday to this:
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Last post by Pyrrho Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:34 pm
Reincarnation!
by asthmatic camel » Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:45 pm
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So, Mrs. Camel's old Acer 63470Z, which I built from spares and repairs acquired from eBay for about £100 and has given good service for about seven...
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Tetrabyte SSD is nice!
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:06 am
need a routine
by ed » Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:15 am
I have data in the form of a binary tree:
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Last post by ed Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:15 am
Twitter annoyance
by Grammatron » Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:10 pm
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Since Twitter is being more and more insistent on getting a user account. I've stumble upon a website that bypasses all that.
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Just checked, I’ve been using Twitter for 12 years now
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Last post by robinson Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:45 pm
Windows 10
by Witness » Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:27 pm
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No 9… Can't understand why people are so excited about the start menu, or its absence. Anyway:
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Damage control: Microsoft deletes all comments under heavily criticized Windows 11 upgrade video
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Last post by Witness Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:57 am
Excel Warriors
by Witness » Thu Oct 15, 2020 11:01 pm
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Meet the Excel warriors saving the world from spreadsheet disaster
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There are so many creative ways to break Excel, even before anyone attempted to find ways to fix it .
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Last post by Bruce Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:03 am
Handshake
by ed » Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:19 pm
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peer to peer security.
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I know a couple of guys
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Last post by robinson Wed May 05, 2021 6:17 pm
Flash EOL 2020
by Pyrrho » Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:13 pm
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Why wait. Kill it now.
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No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment.
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Last post by gnome Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:17 pm
VPNs
by ed » Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:47 pm
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I understand the concept of a vpn, at least I think I do. It, in effect routs your traffic thru some machine somewhere that is not your home thus...
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Are you looking for a visit from the feds?
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Last post by ed Mon Mar 29, 2021 12:16 pm
Oh NOES!!!
by ed » Sun Mar 14, 2021 4:24 pm
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Greetings!
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That explains a lot
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Last post by robinson Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:45 pm
Uncanny valley territory
by robinson » Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:55 pm
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Entire thread is fantastic
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:shock:
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Last post by ed Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:26 pm
A tactic explained
by robinson » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:59 pm
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On some forums there is a “watch this user” button that Mods or Admins have
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Tactic: repost some old post from your nemesis, watch argument happen, post links later and enjoy the day
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Last post by robinson Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:52 pm
Turing test passed again and again treated as a prank.
by sparks » Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:18 pm
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These jokers need to actually read the submissions before accepting them. An example of Chump's 'extreme vetting', perhaps.
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The difference of course, is the AI has no sense of the absurd, while a human at some point might have a moment of clarity
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Last post by robinson Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:04 pm
Anybody ever use this graphic program?
by ed » Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:03 pm
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Trying to visualize a matrix as a surface
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There are also lot of online tools where you just copy / paste your data from a spreadsheet or a PDF.
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Last post by Witness Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:39 pm
New computer
by ed » Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:52 pm
For the kitchen.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Jan 31, 2021 4:20 pm
DNS for Dummies
by Pyrrho » Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:53 am
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In this scenario, I am the Dummy.
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So what I need to do is to go ahead and set up glue records in the name registrar's domain management settings, and point to the IP address for the...
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Last post by Pyrrho Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:05 pm
HTML
by ed » Sat Apr 18, 2020 1:58 pm
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I have to do some HTML stuff in emails. Can someone point me to an HTML guide for dummies?
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Father-in-law has his website hosted by AT&T. Ye gods, what a pain in the ass to manage. Won't allow me to install an SSL certificate in a civilized...
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:28 pm
VR ?
by ed » Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:17 pm
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Suppose you plug a vr headest into your pc and play a game (not vr) how is it rendered?
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In bits.
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:06 pm
Orbi Router
by ed » Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:54 pm
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This
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before you buy I recommend this review
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Last post by Rob Lister Sat Dec 19, 2020 10:03 am
Cord Cutting, Cord Running
by Rob Lister » Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:46 pm
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Because I know that each and every one of you are sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for the next update of my networking and television...
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Hmmm ... gtting into it a bit.
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Last post by ed Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:29 pm
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Last post by Witness Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:44 am
I Fired My ISP
by Rob Lister » Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:42 pm
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It's hard to believe it's been seven years since I cut my Cox Cable TV and opted only for internet. You can review my journey in this award winning...
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Not a whole heap of options over here as I can't get a reliable digital TV signal where I am, so it's a full package or nowt. (Well, you can get...
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Last post by asthmatic camel Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:17 pm
Kim Dotcom v. John McAfee
by Rob Lister » Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:26 am
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We all know and loath John McAfee.
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I think NZ is just fucking with the U.S. They have zero intention of actually extraditing him.
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Last post by The Atheist Thu Nov 05, 2020 5:39 pm
Microsoft update funnies
by robinson » Tue Oct 27, 2020 7:39 pm
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Windows 10 is the only Windows I have used that has never crashed
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However the update function roused from its eternal slumber to inform me that Microsoft Edge is available and recommended for my system.
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Last post by alyssa_in_chainz Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:07 am
consumerist bull shit thread
by alyssa_in_chainz » Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:59 am
I kind of want to build in one of those old skl transparent UV-reactive cases, but it wouldn't have the faraday effect :(
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Last post by alyssa_in_chainz Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:59 am
encyclopediadramatica.es
by robinson » Wed Jul 22, 2020 11:39 am
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You really are a fan of ED
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You really are a fan of ED
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Last post by alyssa_in_chainz Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:42 pm
RIP Intel?
by Witness » Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:05 am
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Intel stock dives, investors ‘frustrated’ by new manufacturing defects
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You tried to watch a BBC sitcom?
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Last post by ed Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:30 pm
Epic Anti-Apple Rant
by WildCat » Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:29 pm
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He's always been anti-Apple for their shit customer service, but this one is epic!
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Apple vs. PC was more fun before Windows.
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Last post by alyssa_in_chainz Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:00 pm
OK, not funny
by ed » Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:09 pm
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Thunderbird vanished. Whole thing. Not in Recycle bin. No folder. Gone I did nothing.
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install gentoo ;)
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Last post by alyssa_in_chainz Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:47 pm
A blast from the past
by gnome » Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:13 pm
Emerging from what I call the Tin cans and string days of the Internet, a summary of lore from the Usenet service.
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Last post by gnome Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:13 pm
Brave question
by ed » Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:03 am
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I have been using brave for a while but there is one thing missing that I cannot find: page info.
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Nelson would have kicked your ass, even with one arm and eye. Jesus christ what is going on over there? I knew about the canings and rampant...
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Last post by Hotarubi Sat Oct 17, 2020 3:56 pm
Blogs
by ed » Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:36 am
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I am thinking of starting one. Had one on blogger but that is google (spit) right? Thoughts on platforms?
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Blogspot works great
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Last post by robinson Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:30 pm
FORTRAN
by Pyrrho » Sun Mar 01, 2020 4:18 pm
Because yeah.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:33 pm
Post-Apocalyptic Computing
by Witness » Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:42 am
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'Collapse OS' Is an Open Source Operating System for the Post-Apocalypse
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The problem faced would be the network, and stable power supply
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Last post by robinson2 Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:17 pm
Blogging
by ed » Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:13 pm
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Which ones? Are they all owned by Google/Microsoft etc?
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WordPress itself isn't owned by Google etc. WordPress is a 501(c)3 organization.
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Last post by Pyrrho Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:26 pm
Fake phone Numbers
by ed » Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:43 am
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I hate being asked for my phone number. I found this
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Yeah
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Last post by robinson Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:15 pm
Google is evil
by ed » Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:33 am
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A thread for altrnatives.
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Google extends fact-checking to image search
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Last post by Witness Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:43 am
Powerline Network Adapters
by ed » Sat May 23, 2020 1:39 pm
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Anybody using one? Thoughts?
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check which executables are driving the usage--if it is the browser itself it may be an add-on issue. Also being an older machine, do you have java...
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