Eren, Kabir Ahmad, and Nabi Ahmad watching The Nut Job on TV ..
It’s “Mother’s Day”, not “Mothers’ Day” .. It has a different implication ..
Microsoft took Trump’s immigration ban to court on grounds of unconstitutionality .. I’m sure if they wanted to they could muster up a few lawyers to do the same with the NSA’s surveillance programs ..
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“This attack provides yet another example of why the stockpiling of vulnerabilities by governments is such a problem. This is an emerging pattern in 2017. We have seen vulnerabilities stored by the CIA show up on WikiLeaks, and now this vulnerability stolen from the NSA has affected customers around the world. Repeatedly, exploits in the hands of governments have leaked into the public domain and caused widespread damage. An equivalent scenario with conventional weapons would be the U.S. military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen. And this most recent attack represents a completely unintended but disconcerting link between the two most serious forms of cybersecurity threats in the world today – nation-state action and organized criminal action.”
“The governments of the world should treat this attack as a wake-up call. They need to take a different approach and adhere in cyberspace to the same rules applied to weapons in the physical world. We need governments to consider the damage to civilians that comes from hoarding these vulnerabilities and the use of these exploits.”
The need for urgent collective action to keep people safe online: Lessons from last week’s cyberattack – Microsoft on the Issues
Early Friday morning the world experienced the year’s latest cyberattack. Starting first in the United Kingdom and Spain, the malicious “WannaCrypt” software quickly spread globally, blocking customers from their data unless they paid a ransom using Bitcoin. The WannaCrypt exploits used in the attac…
Fixing a defective oneplus one android phone ..
It all started with replacing a broken screen and housing .. In the process I ended up replacing a power switch, a volume switch, an antenna cable, and the battery .. The components are far too small and sensitive ..
In the end, it finally came together, but, never again ..
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Replacing defective hood lift struts
Replacing defective hood lift struts ..
Always be wary of buying aftermarket parts .. It’s cheaper, but when in doubt go with OEM .. Lots of banging with a hammer got them to fit properly ..
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Eren helping me mow the lawn
Sometimes tech companies and the NSA need a compelling enough incentive to refrain from engaging in self-destructive behavior ..
“When the NSA discloses the vulnerability, the creators of the software can modify the software through a “patch,” which can then be downloaded by users to close the vulnerability. When the NSA doesn’t disclose it, nothing gets done unless someone independently discovers the problem.”
“This zero-day exploit was kept by the NSA”
Analysis | Cyber-criminals have just mounted a massive worldwide attack. Here’s how NSA secrets helped them
Hackers released NSA secrets — which have now been used by criminals to hold computers to ransom.
Apparently a PayPal payment of mine is in potential violation of a government regulation and triggered a review .. Yet another argument in favor of Bitcoin ..
No it’s not in any way illegal or illicit ..