a1studmuffin

joined 1 year ago
[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Very reassuring to see how quickly the security issues were resolved, awesome work Home Assistant!

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 11 points 11 months ago

Yep. Can't put my finger on what's happening there exactly, but there's some kind of mental health crisis going on and it's very public.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago

Such a beautiful game. My wife and I affectionately referred to it as "Rats". Looking forward to whatever they cook up next, great storytellers.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

"You're not into me, baby?"
"It's not you, it's galactic cosmic rays"

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 173 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's an antitrust case if ever I saw one.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 34 points 1 year ago (6 children)

It's crazy they felt this was a necessary step vs creating their own online storefront. I understand the convenience and appeal of Amazon when it comes to daily basics and essentials. But a car? How often does one buy a car?

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago

Remember Uber Air? Still waiting...

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago

Cleaning gutters or windows up high or cutting back large trees both seem dangerous enough, but I'm sure people will volunteer for it if they need the money.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I discovered this very quickly after breaking a finger. One-finger typing didn't slow me down at all. Turns out my brain was the bottleneck.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A targeted phishing email is usually pretty sophisticated and requires days or weeks of research. For example, you might send an email pretending to be from someone's IT department regarding a hardware audit, and ask a user to report back with the barcode sticker on their laptop, providing them with a photo of an example tag in similar format. You'll pretend to be a specific individual at the company, or a contractor the company actually uses, and show knowledge of the internal software and hardware, and refer to other real employees by name/email to establish trust. Most of this data will be scraped from publicly available sources like LinkedIn profiles, job listings, and photos shared on social media by employees. This process is called OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) and it's a fascinating rabbithole to read about. Targeted phishing attempts are much, much more sophisticated than the ones you'll see in spam email.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm surprised they don't gift YouTube Premium to Google One subscribers. The same way Amazon does with their streaming service and Prime.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This seems like bad advice. A friend of mine literally developed panic attacks due to bed bugs. His family spent so long trying to get rid of them for good, and during that whole time none of them were getting proper sleep. Once they were gone, any hint of a bite or an itch triggered him. They can take a huge mental toll in addition to physical.

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