ijk64✅ @ijk64@m.futex.au

Fun fact: if you saturate the CPU enough you can slow Windows down to the point where you can visibly see the difference between \r and \n

Almost got scammed selling some stuff online. 🤙

Had a person send me their number as an interested buyer and told me to text them. I did (first mistake), and we arranged a meetup time. Then they asked if, for their safety, they could send me a six digit code (some of you already know where this is going) that I could repeat back to them to verify myself.

I said, "absolutely!" And sure enough, I got a Google Voice verification number. lol

If you're not familiar with the scam, shady people will take your phone number and try to create a Google Voice account with it. If you provide them with the 6-digit code that Google sends you, they can "verify" that they are you, and then basically use your phone number to run scams, commit fraud, etc. It's nasty business.

I called them out, blocked them, then reported them to the marketplace website and to the FTC--though, almost certainly, they were using the phone number of another poor soul to carry this out.

I used to work as a social engineer, running phishing campaigns (ethically, with consent lol), against Fortune 1000 companies to assess their level of vulnerability. Luckily for me, I was super familiar with this, but most of the people I told about it have said, "Oh, I probably would have fallen for that...", and even I set myself up for it.

So that is why I'm posting this. Please be aware of sketchy shit like this. If someone is asking you for a verification code over SMS or email, tread with EXTREME caution. Also, it's usually pretty shady if a stranger you're already chatting with wants to move to a new platform. Not always, but if someone emails or messages you on Facebook to ask you to text them, that's a little weird. I'd had legitimate buyers/sellers do that, so it's not unheard of, but it should put you on guard.

If you buy/sell/trade online frequently, it's a good idea to use a dedicated MySudo number, VOIP number, and/or a burner phone for that.

Stay safe out there, kids.

#Privacy #Security #Scams #Craigslist #FacebookMarketplace #eBay

I've come to realize being head of PTA just means you are forced to volunteer for all the things no one else will volunteer for and you somehow end up spending your own money on things for school.

I have built a few websites for myself this year (and another one coming up this week) and I must say that @lobau 's tool to pick colors is absolutely fantastic! 🎨​✨

I use it all the time!

It's simple and gives you all the data you need quickly and beautifully.

If you build websites
or any design really, I highly recommend it! 👇

https://csscolors.app

Oh, hai tiny floppy disk organizer but for micro SD cards.
edit: I'm printing more for the store: https://store.transmutable.com/l/msdfo

How the NORAD graphics in WarGames were generated is quite fascinating.

The TL;DR; is that they got a consultant who had contacts at HP and managed to borrow a $90,000 (inflation adjusted) 9845C desktop running BASIC and filmed one frame and one colour at a time.

https://www.hp9845.net/9845/software/screenart/wargames/

@futurebird
Those new-fangled QWERTY keyboards remind me of a *proper* keyboard (literally so) I saw at the Science Museum in London some years ago. A 'Hughes printing telegraph', apparently - from 1860!

https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8427235/hughes-printing-telegraph-1860-telegraph

#mechanicalKeyboard #telegraphy #museums

It really ties the room together!

It’s go time, fam. I actually have vaguely high hopes for this round.

wow such a clearly written piece about UTF-8

https://tonsky.me/blog/unicode/

me explaining my code 😂

@simontatham Something like this? There are roots of all polynomials with degree up to 18 with coefficients from \( \{-1, 1 + (i - 1)t\} \), where \( t \) varies from \( 0 \) to \( 1 \) and back.

@johncarlosbaez @robinhouston

well, okay then

#photography

@marklemley @SteveBellovin The smiley is older than that. When I was studying for my ham radio license (1967 or 1968), I commented on it when I saw it on my elmer’s teletype.

Smileys are 41 years old today