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ipython··on Anything can be a message queue if you use it wrongly enough
Given that Corey Quinn is involved, I’m surprised that route 53 isn’t included somewhere (or maybe it is, I’m still reading through it)
ipython··on Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire portfolios
I chuckled because I interpreted their comment as a pun
ipython··on What happened with ASUS routers this morning?
Interesting- thanks for the correction. I’m off to read more!
ipython··on YouTube on TVs getting unskippable 30-second and pause screen ads
Glad I kept my 10+ year old TiVo equipment around. Sounds like time to switch back to “old school” cable tv.
ipython··on What happened with ASUS routers this morning?
Note that 802.11r is only useful if you’re using WPA enterprise authentication (certificates and radius and all). Most home networks use WPA personal pre shared keys (aka here’s my Wi-Fi password).

802.11r accelerates the multi step handshake that you have to perform with WPA enterprise when you roam from one access point to another. There is a much shorter handshake for WPA personal so there is no advantage to enabling 802.11r if you’re not using Enterprise auth.

ipython··on What happened with ASUS routers this morning?
If you live in the US and your house was built in the past 20 years or so, check if you have old school phone jacks around. Many contractors took a “short cut” and ran dedicated cat5 cable to each of those wall ports instead of daisy chaining cat3 (probably was cheaper to buy cat5 in bulk).

Take the face plate off your phone jack and if you see a wire with four pairs of wires inside, only two connected to the jack, you may be in luck. I had rented a few townhomes which were like that, enabling me to build out a simple wired network without modifying or drilling at all.

ipython··on What happened with ASUS routers this morning?
Seconded. I used Merlin before I switched to ubiquiti. My only issue with Merlin was intermittent problems with ipv6 router advertisements which caused connectivity issues. I’ve never had an issue since switching to an edgerouter.
ipython··on What happened with ASUS routers this morning?
Same here. The brand isn’t necessarily important, but rather the idea that the “router” and “access point” don’t need to be bundled in the same physical box. For most people, their incoming internet line comes into their house at an atrocious point for radio transmission and reception.

By separating the router from the Wi-Fi access point, even if you only use one AP, you’re able to put the AP in the best place for full coverage. I hired an electrician to run the cable for me when I bought a house about 10 years ago- he charged a reasonable price, cut a minimum number of holes in the wall, and I was left with a cable in the center ceiling of the house which gave me excellent service throughout with a ceiling mounted AP.

Since then I’ve added on to the house and run additional wires to more ceiling mounted APs to get consistent 5ghz only access throughout the house. Rock solid and never have to think about it (although it is always tempting to tweak)

ipython··on Linda Yaccarino is the new CEO of Twitter
Way behind the eight ball. He managed to take an already toxic platform and make it worse (somehow). When I visit it, not logged in, all I see are promoted Musk tweets and stupid memes totally unrelated to the content I just viewed. Makes it entirely unpalatable for me.

As they say, at least it’s not rocket science. Except in this case apparently running a social media site is actually more difficult than rocket science.

ipython··on Americans have never been so unwilling to relocate for a new job
that's incorrect. Generally speaking you don't pay capital gains on the first $250k ($500k if filing jointly) under IRS rules. You can also adjust the cost basis of your home by adding in any improvements you may have made to the house, so assuming you made any improvements at all, you can potentially make that exemption even higher.

See https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc701.

ipython··on How to become a debt buyer
I’m tempted to do this, just to then turn around and send a letter to the debtors saying that I will take no attempts to collect this debt and you do not need to pay.
ipython··on Linda Yaccarino is the new CEO of Twitter
Ok let’s assume your numbers are in the ballpark and he’s saving $1b annually on salaries and ancillary expenses.

Problem is he’s also loaded Twitter with significant debt to take it private. Estimated interest payments alone total to over $1.2b annually - so… we are actually losing an additional $200m annually even after firing 75% of the staff.

ipython··on FSB's Snake Malware
Well, according to that paper, development started in 2003-ish time frame. Not many choices back then for ssl libraries, especially when you're using C as your development language. Thanks for posting the link!
ipython··on Study finds elevated levels of toxic metals in some juices and soft drinks
Does anyone have access to the actual research to share the brands and other information? I tried searching sci-hub but came up empty. The paywalled link is https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2023.105230
ipython··on TV series about startup failures
It’s older from the first dot com bust, but I would highly recommend startup dot com as well.
ipython··on Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and warns of danger ahead
Heck. Plato and Socrates questioned the value of the written word, arguing that it would impair the shared memory of events and the only way to impart knowledge is by speaking face to face.

https://fs.blog/an-old-argument-against-writing/

ipython··on Xterm: It's better than you thought (2021)
Does xv fit the bill?
ipython··on WTF is a KDF?
You’re right. They probably pay a premium on the sticker price, after you include all of the necessary professional services and us gov only personnel with security clearances.
ipython··on A Case Study on the Uber Alumni Network
Don’t forget that the secret formula also includes a certain, shall I say, moral flexibility: https://gizmodo.com/portland-says-uber-targeted-more-than-a-...
ipython··on There's something off about LED bulbs
You can - I see the same thing
ipython··on There's something off about LED bulbs
I am sensitive to low refresh rates - back in the crt days I would visibly notice low refresh monitors and it would give me headaches. Some (low cost?) led bulbs give me the same effect- I can see the rapid flicker. Some hotel rooms are notorious for this.

I have led bulbs everywhere (new build, recessed lights). Thankfully they don’t have the flicker effect I’ve seen on other bulbs. And I’ve found that I actually prefer the more “daylight” bulbs in certain areas such as kitchens. The cans do have adjustable color temperature (a physical switch) so it’s not too bad if I decide I’d like a warmer light down the road.

ipython··on Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that you maybe shouldn’t buy
Kind of like expertsexchange, back in the day
ipython··on America’s banks are missing hundreds of billions of dollars
https://archive.ph/SGBnK
ipython··on Why some GitHub labels are illegible
From the above website (I'm not advocating that it's right just this is the claim):

> What can cause a contrast sensitivity deficit? > Many things can affect the ability to perceive contrast. These include nutritional deficiencies, the consumption of alcohol, drug/medication use, and exposure to endogenous or exogenous neurotoxins and/or biotoxins, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), venom from animal or insect stings or bites, some species of mold and the mycotoxins and microbial VOCs they produce, cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates (particularly Pfiesteria and Ciguatera), apicomplexans, parasites, heavy metals like mercury and lead, and the pathogens responsible for Lyme disease and its common co-infections. For more information, see our Research resources.

ipython··on Why some GitHub labels are illegible
The "almost unreadable" tags near the bottom of this page reminded me of the Visual Contrast Test, which is said to be an indicator of mold issues in the body: https://www.vcstest.com/

For example I couldn't tell the text at all in any of the four tags, including the "hard to read" or "quite unreadable".

ipython··on Improved audio rendering with an optimised version of memcpy (2013)
Maybe they were just early to discover a long standing Linux bug in memcpy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34095609

:p

ipython··on Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules out bailout
Not exactly taxpayer funded: https://www.fdic.gov/resources/deposit-insurance/deposit-ins...

> The DIF is funded mainly through quarterly assessments on insured banks. A bank's assessment is calculated by multiplying its assessment rate by its assessment base. A bank's assessment base and assessment rate are determined and paid each quarter.

ipython··on Wells Fargo clients report missing deposits as bank works on fix
Pretty much every bank offers a bill pay service that automatically reverts to paper checks if the recipient can’t be paid electronically. Capital one 360 as well as my local credit unions have this feature.
ipython··on Amazon’s big dreams for Alexa fall short
I have many issues with Siri but adding things to the reminder list across the family works fairly seamlessly for me, now that my wife has given permission in the 'home' app to use personal requests.

That said, my 11yo daughter said to me yesterday "why don't they just add AI to Siri" after failing to get Siri to tell her how long a timer was originally set for (Siri would only tell you how much time is left on the timer).

Someone did build a crazy ChatGPT-to-Siri bridge through Automations which I haven't tried yet but plan to at some point...

ipython··on Hackers claim they breached T-Mobile more than 100 times in 2022
In what way is the google search engine compromised?
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