AmpBenzScientist @AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org
Toughbook fan, Mathematician and Locksmith with limited success in other areas.
Political stance is far right and far left. Proponent of First Aid Kits and PPE. Easily disheartened by big tech. Partially hinged personality and stubborn enough to not write this in the First Person.
Distrust of Psychology and a fan of satire. I love a good joke and contradict myself. Somewhat serious but easily distracted.
Joined Jan 2020
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I unlocked a new tier... Starting a hand tool wood workshop finally building that bench.
@thor If they did that then how would they get more funding? Just hang back a bit if not in view.
@itzzenxx @srestegosaurio @getimiskon @inference I've seen enterprise security modules get bypassed and do nothing but make my job longer. Those modules are still relatively new. It's laughable how it's considered security and not just DRM protection. I can assure you that typing in the Manufacturer of that old Laptop will form many pages in CVEs. I still have some source that exploits a few.
That manufacturer needs Coreboot as they can't make anything correctly. They won't implement Coreboot because it would stop forced obsolescence.
@itzzenxx @srestegosaurio @getimiskon @inference Do you know what a Pinephone is? You should like you don't know what it is. You want to integrate a Yubikey or something similar too? It's trivial to add these.
@inference @itzzenxx @srestegosaurio @getimiskon You know that your work on Gentoo could be applied to the Pinephone. It's not as vulnerable as it sounds. This was a phone that came without an operating system and has firmware that was reverse engineered by the community. There's a good chance that a device chosen at random is going to be a nightmare to get into. It might be a nightmare after the ingress. It's an interesting community.
@inference @itzzenxx @getimiskon It's more about muh Freedomz. You know what is worse than a GNU/Linux distro that the end user hasn't setup properly or hardened? I can only think of IoT devices. It has its problems but it has what no other phone has, potential.
I've seen security researchers' claims and it is hilarious they believe their own work. For an open phone that allowed them the ability to approach nearly any vector they wanted, they act like it was an accomplishment.
Think about how much it can be hardened before hardware additions. There's really no way to say it's vulnerable without admitting they used a device focused on developers and full access. It's not a legitimate finding but more of an advertisement of a researcher being biased. In such works, one has to cite sources or it's plagiarism. It's hilarious what people will believe.
@itzzenxx @getimiskon @inference I wonder what dead activists and humanitarians would say about that.
@eionmac I still have stomach issues from it. It's not debilitating but I would enjoy being able to eat without the possibility of being in a lot of pain later.
I also had a seizure that I can't explain while on medication that suppresses them. I know it's not good but life will kill us all. I would just like to know what all it did after society has calmed down and properly researched the long term effects.
@inference @getimiskon @itzzenxx That's pocket change when compared to developers have. Remember that wifi exploit that required being reflashed to make wifi work again? That wasn't the real bug that was turned down as part of their alleged bug hunt. They are trash like many other bug hunting programs.
@inference @itzzenxx @getimiskon It's not going to be enough of a first step. I won't talk about it but our governments have a massive lead on them and if our governments have tools, it's probable that APTs have some level of capability to do the same.
Apple is only selling a brand. If the wrong people are coming, it doesn't really matter and that extends to criminal organizations too. It should be replaced with a screen that reads, "You have fucked up." That's not going to sell phones.
@itzzenxx @getimiskon @inference They've been known to screw over talented bug hunters. They will just release to 0day solutions again. Even if they didn't have a poor history with bug hunters, they don't pay anywhere near a fair price.
I have a Pinephone. I am responsible for how secure my system is. I don't daily drive it anymore because I have beta hardware which was later considered Alpha hardware. It only has thermal problems, poor battery life because the screen adjusts from off to painful to look at in full sun light. It runs full GNU/Linux.
It was development hardware and yes I helped.
I can flip physical kill switches. That's what real control looks like.
@PawelK @h4890 @useless_idiot The Lora is just used to transmit some basic XYZ information to the computer. It is only to get the 2.4Ghz antennas close enough. They can auto align this way.
The dishes were used to receive information from satellites so that is going to make it difficult to get them aligned correctly. If you've ever shot a battle rifle or hunting rifle, you probably know how far it can be effective up to. Mental math reveals a large discrepancy if using iron sights.
Imagine that beam is a bullet and one has to hit a bullet sized target up to 20Km away. That's not a job for humans to do by hand.
The range and how it achieves it is impressive but nearly everything else is just infuriating. The wind blew and it isn't aligned anymore. Did it rain and the soil has changed density? It's not aligned anymore. There are many problems and it wouldn't be fair to recommend it without saying how problematic it will be.
@freemo @inference It's more exciting when configured for clusters. There's something fulfilling about using equipment to its true potential.
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Very cool. Ill give it a go. I do miss gentoo.
@itzzenxx @getimiskon @inference A sophisticated cyberattack would involve much more. Let me just hit a switch and I'm definitely not going to be bothered by my other devices or the IoT at home. I wonder if they are still giving the information to the government. If one hits that button, I'm fairly certain the government will know if they are watching.
Gotta love apple for making it easier to stalk people and spy. They don't have a great track record for human rights.
@thor That's a bit risky.
@thor Yerba Mate is fairly popular in the German spaces from what I've heard. It might be worth looking into. It's more functional than just caffeine.
@Koropokkur @Crankenstein @disclosetv @IAMAL_PHARIUS @Some_German_Guy I prefer simple English until more succinct and concise wording is necessary. I was taught not to use pretentious wording out of respect for those who have difficulty understanding.
I also believe in doing things in a counterintuitive way. Think of all the pathways that are formed when one limits the way in which they communicate. It forces the brain to adapt. It might be seen as obtuse but similar changes in our everyday lives can compound and ultimately change the way we think.
It's a trippy thought and it is perhaps less beneficial than learning another language but it's a fun though experiment. If you do it, you are doing a similar action as using different bases of numbers and more interestingly, functioning like a computer. A computer that is capable of swapping from a large instruction set to a more limited instruction set.
It's embarrassing to admit but I'm still dealing with Manjaro dying on me. Going to go from that back to a FSF approved distribution. I want to see how far support has come since the last time.
I'm still going to make another antenna but what do I connect it to? If I can get a respectable level of performance from it, I'll mention it.
Just assume miserable failure or mediocrity.
@Crankenstein @disclosetv @IAMAL_PHARIUS @Koropokkur @Some_German_Guy Less is more in many disciplines.
Toughbook fan, Mathematician and Locksmith with limited success in other areas.
Political stance is far right and far left. Proponent of First Aid Kits and PPE. Easily disheartened by big tech. Partially hinged personality and stubborn enough to not write this in the First Person.
Distrust of Psychology and a fan of satire. I love a good joke and contradict myself. Somewhat serious but easily distracted.
Joined Jan 2020
