Posts by Kane 1930 publicly visible posts • joined 17 May 2007
"Oh, you mean the lift telling you that you pressed the first-floor button really well. Or the toilet telling you that you totally nailed that last run of… well, runs."
Douglas Adams really was an unsung prophet.
"It's common sense that if a vulnerability can plausibly be found through automated means, then it should be assumed it's public (not secret) knowledge and should be treated accordingly."
Isn't that common sense around security in general? Assume that your enemy/opposition already knows your weakness, and plan accordingly?
"and a repeat Amazon order for Kleenex"
What about lubricant?
There's always time for lubricant!
Mine's the one with the over-extended advert for Head & Shoulders in the pocket.
"Sites like backpage.com was shut down for promoting illegal activities, no one seemed to care. This is no different, they're helping people break the law by reporting on the activities of law enforcement. Shut them down. There is no first amendment right to this app."
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"Since the hire purchase on the phone is rolled into the data contract, you don't sign two separate ones."
I hate to be "that guy", but akchewlee...
They now do two separate contracts, one for the data plan, and one for the phone. They're quite clever about it as well. The device contract is over the course of 36 months. But the data plan is over the course of 24 months, thereby ensuing you're likely to stay with the provider to keep things "tidy", i.e not having two separate contracts with two different providers.
If they wanted to do it, they could.
I would also like to add the following. A comment I made on an article many years ago that got downvoted for reasons: https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2017/07/31/china_russia_clamp_down_on_vpns/#c_3247919
"They need to take a supply of Aberdeen rowies (aka butteries). They were developed back when fishing fleets could be away for weeks - bread rolls so full of fat and salt that nothing could live on them (and so make them inedible). Not necessarily the healthiest food but OK as part of an otherwise good diet."
"The dwarf bread was brought out for inspection. But it was miraculous, the dwarf bread. No one ever went hungry when they had some dwarf bread to avoid. You only had to look at it for a moment, and instantly you could think of dozens of things you'd rather eat. Your boots, for example. Mountains. Raw sheep. Your own foot."
