AmpBenzScientist @AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage The charge level was used for something on the earlier phones and even Lenovo has a boot method where the battery needs to be removed or drained. Really cool stuff to know when the Lenovo firmware is nothing but backdoors.

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage Part of the legal stuff I'm still dealing with.

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage Those who were in the field were great. They would openly share info with us. At the end of it, there was enough material to do something useful. Good times and I miss it but that's over now.

@PawelK @ThatCrazyDude @0 @sevvie Academia vs Sec Contractor. One actually pays and is enjoyable in ways that can't be said during psych evals.

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage The gov things are really fun.

@PawelK @ThatCrazyDude @0 @sevvie I have some contacts in Shanghai. They tried to get me to come over and I almost did but a contract opportunity came up elsewhere.

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage It was always rather humorous that the better ones had less followers. Most of the people I respected there were met in convos over a circuit board.

Playing around with JavaScript is cool I guess but it takes a certain type of person to enjoy bareboards. That was also the first time I considered OF although I didn't know exactly what I would encounter.

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage It's unsettling.

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage The best plugin for disabling a camera is adding a physical kill switch. In my former laptops I removed the web cam and speakers.

The Discord issue was even after not allowing it permission. I listen to music in the background and it would cause my audio to malfunction. These were both using a different web browser. Yeah discord is trash and I recommended the University replace it with something more appropriate.

Getting yelled at for suggesting encryption was really frustrating and then I got to meet feds. Dealing with Feds is better than a University.

@PawelK @ThatCrazyDude @0 @sevvie If retaking means cleansing with radiation. They really deserve something for their games between the US and China. I wonder if irradiating equipment would allow for a real competition between the US and China.

It seems that TSMC went too far. The US, China and Germany are supposed to get manufacturing capabilities soon. For older sizes it's still feasible that manufacturing could be done all across Europe. There's really not a reason to trust another country with this.

@ThatCrazyDude @PawelK @0 @sevvie Shenzhen is another likely source for some. Shanghai doesn't seem to have the same manufacturing as Shenzhen but I would happily go to either. Those are essentially the money making areas so they get more freedom. I've heard that it's actually rather nice from people who won't go to the Mainland.

@PawelK @ThatCrazyDude @0 @sevvie With the ESP and Other wireless boards there is a trap inside that requires a little more than simple code dumps. It ends up being multiple IP and even hardware patents.

In dealing with multiple examples I found the solution is already available in the form of an SDR and FPGA.

I probably gave an awful explanation but legal consequences are essentially going to result from any real attempts. They are only open when it suits their best interests.

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage I never got to chat with John but Sicko was friendly and interesting. Really cool stuff he posted.

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage I saw this around 2019 or 2020 and brought it up somewhere but nothing happened other than mockery. The iphones were the bad about analyzing what was said. Talk about Adidas once and Opa it's time for all the striped apparel we needed.

The ads were on an Xbox One using a different network. Yes this is why the FBI thought the Pinephone was cool but not as effective as a drawer with special properties.

This is called a bug when it's really a feature that has a lot of financial incentive to not truly fix. It being an Apple product just makes it hilarious.

@PawelK @mangeurdenuage Regarding the video, I had that issue with Discord that I had to use it in University.

@PawelK @sickcodes I missed the joke for an embarrassingly long time.

@trinsec It depends on how severe it is. Modafinil has an odd effect that allegedly makes sleep more efficient but I'm not sure that it's completely true. A stimulant like amphetamine is outclassed except for Traumatic Brain Injuries. Amphetamine is linked to better outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injuries which is incredible if it can be used.

Sleep still mocks humanity. Partial sleep would barely be good enough for the brain. The muscles and body would suffer. So it's going to be an unfathomable amount of drugs for mediocre performance or just sleeping.

Not sleeping for over 2 days is highly questionable. At 24 hours there's an excessive amount of dopamine released that has been researched for depression treatment. This is essentially all that can be gained. The physical fatigue becomes apparent rather quickly, caloric intake is absurd and hypertrophy is going to be difficult.