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Cake day: July 8th, 2023

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  • This remind me of my school. At the time they used some software to block sites. So I searched for the name of that software, and found an executable file with that name plus config.

    I executed it, and much to my surprise, I could now configure the filters for the whole school. I tested it by entering the URL of a game my classmates was playing at that moment. It was a very weird sensation to see his game getting closed by the software the moment I added it to the blacklist…

    So:

    • I and every other students had read and write acces to the directory where the software was installed.
    • The directory was indexed to make it easier for students to find.
    • There was no extra password or authorization.

    I showed a classmate. Told him to not show anybody else. A week later, he added the startpage to the blacklist. As a result, if you opened Internet Explorer, it would close immediately. Obviously, this caused admins to check out what was going on…

    It was fixed later, but it was fun while it lasted.




  • Already canceled a long time ago. When I subbed they had all the good shows in one spot. Then everything got split up among others services and it was no longer worth it.

    Plus the content they make themselves is hit or miss. And the misses are in far bigger numbers.

    Seems like they brought themselves to a spot where growing more is very hard so they start messing with subscriptions to get more money.

    Just curious what they are going to do when that stops working, because I think the next step is just to realize more growth is very hard. And anything they change may add subscribers but it may also cause them to leave, so they have to turn the knobs very carefully.


  • I have no clue why any anybody thought I would pay more for hardware if it goes with some stupid trend that will be blow up in our faces soon or later.

    I don’t get they AI hype, I see a lot of companies very excited, but I don’t believe it can deliver even 30% of what people seem to think.

    So no, definitely not paying extra. If I can, I will buy stuff without AI bullshit. And if I cannot, I will simply not upgrade for a couple of years since my current hardware is fine.

    In a couple of years either the bubble is going to burst, or they really have put in the work to make AI do the things they claim it will.





  • MrAlternateTape@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.worldWhy Americans aren’t buying more EVs
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    Of course he does. But a standard house power connection does not deliver the amount of power you need to charge a car.

    So you need to build a charging pole at your house if you want to charge ar home. Which is another investment.

    And if you are in a somewhat remote area and there are not many charging poles around you, you are also very limited in how far and how fast you can travel.

    So there really is no point investing in a charging pole and an EV car if the car is not capable of doing to the same things that a gas car can do.

    EDIT: thanks for the responses. I’m still not convinced that electric is a good option for me, but some issues seem to be fixed or not as bad as I thought.

    Still, within my price range it will take a while before I can pay one.