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Microsoft researchers have recently discovered an attack leveraging custom and open-source tools to target internet-facing Linux-based systems and IoT devices. Look over there! Someone else is getting hacked!
Pay no attention to the OS behind the curtain!
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Sigh. Like so many other exploits, it starts with brute-forcing a password.
The clever bits come later.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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When the top few passwords are’12345’ and ‘password’, brute-forcing isn’t a high hurdle .
TTFN - Kent
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have achieved a 98% water recovery rate in a breakthrough achieved by a method that might make the faint of heart slightly squeamish: they hit peak astronaut pee recycling. "Putting on a stillsuit, he put on the desert"
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I can just hear the phrase "Alright, who ate the asparagus!?!" being uttered.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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The engineers are thrilled because THEY are on the ground and can grab a bottle of Evian or Dasani and don't have to drink recycled bodily fluids. How do they capture sweat?
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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No extensions yet, but it can fight spam, tracking, and YouTube's algorithm. "Lord love a duck"
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Ars Technica wrote: No extensions yet, but it can fight spam, Nice
Ars Technica wrote: tracking As they usually said... we are going to show you ads anyways, but they will be random (what considering the problems with the Ad-Banners and Javascript, it might even be a disadvantage)
Kent Sharkey wrote: YouTube's algorithm Seriosuly? How am I then going to find the next cute cat video?
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Employers seeking tech talent are still more likely to interview men for their open roles, according to tech and sales recruiting firm Hired's analysis of how its customers use its platform. The best MAN for the job?
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Interesting - that leaves a lot of talent for those of us who only care about performance and results.
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As if women could not be way better than many of the men...
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in other news 35% of Tech jobs only have men applying for them.
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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The university is encouraging students to use 'CS50 bot' as their 24/7 learning assistant. "I really think I'm entitled to an answer to that question"
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the idea of 24/7 is not bad, but seeing the accuracy of ChatGPT... are they really thinking their CS50 will be more accurated?
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If your business is a software business — and today, every business is a software business — it’s essential to keep the developers of that software happy and productive. Print off and slide under your bosses' door
+500XP!
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With the current unrest at Reddit, perhaps Google sees an opportunity. People who didn't find what they were looking for also didn't find this
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The Verge wrote: perhaps Google sees an opportunity. Reddit doesn't worry at all, they will cancel it anyways...
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Researchers have developed a new design for computer memory that could both greatly improve performance and reduce the energy demands of internet and communications technologies, which are predicted to consume nearly a third of global electricity within the next ten years. Keep this news item handy, as you may forget about it by the time the memory is in use
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Quote: "This allows multiple states to exist in the material, unlike conventional memory which has only two states," said Hellenbrand.
Memory for quantum computers?
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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Over 100,000 ChatGPT credentials have been sold by hackers on the dark web Now the bad guys can have silly conversations on your account!
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So advanced "AI" but still the same security holes as the rest...
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According to a leaked internal poll, Microsoft employees have expressed concerns regarding the current leadership within the company. Aren't all the icons a worthwhile perk?
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The birds in the gold cage?
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