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So, software hacking is so hard that maybe somebody came up with a hardware solution: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/10/bloomberg-stands-by-chinese-chip-story-as-apple-amazon-ratchet-up-denials...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/microsoft-suspends-distribution-of-latest-windows-10-update-over-data-loss-bug Upside: more free disk space

I am starting to give this some serious consideration. One challenge for me is desk space (not disk space :-)). I have 4 computers on an old KVM, using PS2 and VGA connections. It seems that my monitor does have the required HDMI connection, but I would have to get a USB keyboard (and...

That sounds quite interesting. I wonder if that approach would avoid all those "Please disable your ad blocker for our very special site" pop-ups.

Said the actress to the bishop

Yeah, Max Output 10000 Lumens, right near the top. Gotta justify $200 U.S. for a flashlight. But that includes The Manual for a flashlight.

And now for something completely random, https://youtu.be/PqosS6DBwhA.

This is the Something Random thread. EVGA came up in:

Excellent luck, indeed! Congrats to you and EVGA!

I just saw mention of a "strawberry milk shake beer". Yuck! If I want a milkshake, I'll get one. I like beer that tastes like beer! (Though I don't like it too bitter.) Sour beer is fairly new to me, such as Belgian gose (or gueuze), but from the few examples I've had, I like them.

Dessert Wines Well, the "Pedro Ximénez" sherry would usually be quite a bit more than $18, retail, due to the additional processing involved. I don't know how the "(Chinese?) voltages" come into the process, though. But I thought of a great advertising slogan after I heard that brand name, "If...

Dessert Wines I like a good dessert wine, after dinner or in lieu of a cocktail. A fine Sauternes can be treasured - yes, sweet, but with a fine balance of acidity. A few months ago, I had a "Pedro Ximénez" sherry, and it was lovely, dark and deep. Then a couple of weeks ago, at some...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/08/intels-sgx-blown-wide-open-by-you-guessed-it-a-speculative-execution-attack

The craft beer craze may be on the wane, including the super-IPA (mine's bitterer than yours), and the tutti-fruity, subsets. But the bad news is that it might be getting replaced by the new "craft cocktails" phase. They seem to be everywhere, but here is a little sample from a U.S...

Thanks again, all. That seems to be the same basic story as blakerwry's naked link. That naked link does have some additional "information": I don't believe that "unique pixel" BS.

Thanks very much, that link was interesting. As it happens, a friend of mine seems to have gotten a similar Email, and I've just sent him your link. I bet his was quite similar to mine. So maybe I don't need to do a cosmic nuking of that one Ubuntu PC; I've been using another, Windows, PC for...

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. Or do they?

I've found a couple of these: Antivirus Live CD: this fully-generically-named software claims to be "an official 4MLinux fork including the ClamAV scanner." So, since it's official Open Source Software, it's got to be great. Dr.Web LiveDisk: It's Russian, so it has to be world-class. I may...

I'm pretty certain that the problem was on that one Ubuntu PC; it's the only device I viewed naughty videos on. So I'll take Sydney. ;) I don't care that much about the blackmail aspect, but other than the password they Emailed me, I don't know what other passwords or info they might have...

Thanks for your responses so far. $3K not to Email everyone in my Address Book tying me to the "naughty" video I viewed. Within 24 hours. Of course, I did not pay. But as I mentioned, they had one of my passwords, so I've had to change all of them. As they would like us to believe. I am...

Hello, all. I have an Ubuntu 16.04 PC that seems to have been hacked. I got a blackmail Email containing one of my passwords, wanting $3000. They claim to have installed an RDP with key logging from a video clip I viewed. Is there any anti-malware software I could run to "clean" the install...

Thanks for the update, and for your continued service in support of this site.

Wow, epic saga. At least you had the smarts, fortitude and patience to see it through to the silver lining.

Sorry for your loss. The sudden crap-out seems to indicate a hardware failure, so unfortunately, all your time-consuming diagnostics were in vain. But at least you have on-board video to "limp along" until you find a replacement.

Battery charging advice (take "with a grain of salt"): http://www.businessinsider.sg/the-best-way-to-charge-your-smartphone-2018-1/

Indeed, sir!

https://www.google.com/search?&q=logitech+mx+anywhere+2s+review&oq=logitech+MX+Anywhere+2S

To get the New Windows Control Panel, hit the Windows key - there's a little icon like a gear in the lower left, for Windows Settings. If you click that, enter "control panel" in the top search bar there, and you can get the old version, which has some overlap with the New one.

From Ars: Samsung announces 970 Pro and Evo NVMe SSDs

The couch at work, I hope. Or get a LYFT home.

But wouldn't these processes each be "residing" on one core, and avoiding being swapped out and back in to memory, as they would be on a processor with fewer cores?

Well, you're doing a tremendous job. I think I saw one yesterday, avoided it, and it's gone today.

I was a little afraid to look.

Mmmm, Steak and kidney pie.

As a confirmed IoT Luddite, I see little benefit to a "smart" sprinkler controller, other than for the amusement of the "script kiddie" next door to run your sprinklers constantly, or add the Thing to a DDOS/etc. botnet.

That is indeed Something Random.

Your company's IT VP has a nephew that works for Accedian?

Mmmm, Five Guys.

It may be a concern for home users that, for instance, log on to their bank's web pages that may have been compromised by these issues. And IIRC, these exploits can effect VMs, so that, for example, a "rogue" VM server on The Cloud might be able to access another company's VM server. There is a...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-every-modern-processor-has-unfixable-security-flaws/

Victoria & Abdul

I wonder if they're trying a few random posts without links first, and then if they're not "weeded out", they start posting with links.

??? upaisodire Voting Rights Timeline Worksheet (In Mobile & Tablet). Not a major issue, just questionable.

Stream the World Chess Federation Grand Prix Series Live !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wink:

One of the Amazon reviewers from that link makes an interesting point:

On the surface, that would seem to be difficult to implement.

The Third Man

A major problem seems to be that until every car is automated, the automated ones will not be able to anticipate the actions of the drivers that are texting, eating their breakfast, putting on eyeliner, etc.

Weren't the Threadripper motherboard designs kind of "rushed", too? Any feel for their reliability?

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