HN Explorer

bbarnett

↗ HN profile [ 75.3 ms ] full profile
Karma
6,337
Created
November 6, 2018 (7y ago)
Submissions
0
ycomb.email$(echo 2533 | rev)@L8R.net
  1. 1 points 0
  2. Looking for Feedback for Hardware Server Security

    Last time I bought a large number of servers new, it was 2012. Everyone knew IPMI(iLo, idrac, supermicro's variant) was unsecure, rarely updated, and rife with vulnerabilities. People lamented the fact, and then…

    6 points 10
  3. 1 points 4
  4. Delta plane crash lands, flips over at Toronto Pearson Airport; 8 injured (nationalpost.com)
    5 points 1
  5. Does Google have customer support for pixel phones yet

    I bought a pixel a 11 years ago. The hardware had bugs, which Google concealed and refused to admit existed. There was absolutely no way to contact anyone, no updates or fixes ever issued for the problem, essentially…

    2 points 1
  6. Does Google have customer support for pixel phones yet?

    I bought a pixel a 11 years ago. The hardware had bugs, which Google concealed and refused to admit existed. There was absolutely no way to contact anyone, no updates or fixes ever issued for the problem, essentially…

    2 points 2
  7. 5 points 3
  8. Proof We're in a Simulation

    I have proof we're all in a simulation. Actual, real, factual proof. Butter. Think about it. If your house is too cold, or warm, it's borked. It doesn't spread, or it's melted. It's designed to spread at the perfect…

    4 points 19
  9. 3 points 1
  10. Mitsubishi is an example of anti-consumer, poor design decisions

    Mitsubishi is currently undergoing a class action lawsuit over its 2023/24 Outlander PHEV in colder climates. Mitsubishi bizarrely deleted the battery heater in their 2023/2024 PHEV Outlander. They also have no 12V…

    6 points 7
  11. Mitsubishi is an example of anti-consumer, poor design decisions

    Mitsubishi is currently undergoing a class action lawsuit over its 2023/24 Outlander PHEV in colder climates. Mitsubishi bizarrely deleted the battery heater in their 2023/2024 PHEV Outlander. They also have no 12V…

    12 points 7
  12. Why does my 2014 Camaro change to Spanish

    When I drive by the Intel museum in Palo Alto, my 2014 Camaro's firmware changes to spanish. Anyone know why? For clarity, I've driven all over the US and Canada. It only happens there.

    3 points 3
  13. AGI safety net discovered by inordinately handsome man

    We're worried about AI/AGI, and what it may do if it becomes malevolent. Yet model files are created by ingress, and such via Reddit or public scraping typically. So all we need to do, collectively, billions of us, is…

    2 points 1
  14. AGI safety net discovered by handsome man

    We're worried about AI/AGI, and what it may do if it becomes malevolent. Yet model files are created by ingress, and such via Reddit or public scraping typically. So all we need to do, collectively, billions of us, is…

    1 points 0
  15. AGI safety net discovered by handsome man

    We're worried about AI/AGI, and what it may do if it becomes malevolent. Yet model files are created by ingress, and such via Reddit or public scraping typically. So all we need to do, collectively, billions of us, is…

    1 points 6
  16. 7 points 4
  17. Google Contractor Pays Parents $50 to Scan Their Childrens' Faces (404media.co)
    31 points 9
  18. Google Contractor Pays Parents $50 to Scan Their Childrens' Faces (404media.co)
    4 points 3
  19. Canadian Parliament summons Google CEO, executives over news-blocking in Canada (nationalpost.com)
    1 points 0
  20. Victoria BC company switches to H2 cars due to infrastructure and range costs (financialpost.com)
    3 points 0
  21. Google-plays-new-privacy-section-actually-hides-app-permissions (arstechnica.com)
    6 points 0
  22. Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphernalia

    I recently bought a Brother colour laser printer, with the understanding that OEM toner was not chip-locked. Wanting to update the firmware, and being on Linux, I started to look at ways to do it manually. After finding…

    500 points 296
  23. Google Maps now requires WiFi scanning to use navigation

    I've been using Google Maps a long time, and during all of that time I have only used GPS for location tracking on Android. Depending upon the version of Android, I've had different things disabled. Wifi scanning.…

    745 points 451
  24. Ledger apparently drops support for major Linux distros

    20+ days ago, Ledge release a new version of their desktop app, 2.30.0. https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012598060-Ledger-Live-crashes-?support=true It crashes under a large number of Linux distros.…

    1 points 0
  25. Let's Husk Elon Musk (A dive into the inner man) (husk-the-musk.ca)
    1 points 0