jasassin writes:A few days ago I read an article https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/more-eufy-camera-flaws-found-including-remote-unencrypted-feed-viewing/ on Arstechnica about how Eufy security cameras can be accessed via VLC (a media player application) with little effort.As an owner of a Eufy indoor camera I wrote a concerned e-mail, this was the response:
Starlink Introduces New TOS With Fair Use Policy - Data Cap Coming for Residential Customersupstart writes:Starlink Introduces New TOS With Fair Use Policy - Data Cap Coming for Residential Customers:
The SLS Moon Rocket Exceeded Expectations With its Historic Liftoff, NASA Saysupstart writes:The SLS Moon Rocket Exceeded Expectations With Its Historic Liftoff, NASA Says:
Hey folks,Well, it's been a bit of time since the last time I posted, and well, I had to think a fair bit on the comments I received. It's become very clear that while I'm still willing to at least help in technical matters, the effort to reforge SN is much higher than I expected. In addition, given the, shall we say, lukewarm response I got to my posts and journal entries, well, I'm clearly not the right person for the job.I think at this point, it's time to figure out who is going to lead SN going forward. After my de facto stepping down in 2020, the site has, for want of a better word, been a bit listless. At the moment, no one on staff really has the cycles to take that position on. A few people have expressed interest in the position, and I've talked with Matt, who is co-owner of the site about this. By and large, whoever fills the seat will have to figure out what, if anything, needs to change in regards to moderation policy, content, and more.If you're interested in potentially fulfilling the role, drop me an email at michael -at- casadevall.pro, with the subject of "SN Project Leader", and include the following:
upstart writes:Next version adds support for Java 19 and introduces experimental functions for the JVM to recursively copy or delete directory content:
upstart writes:Revisiting the wonder and betrayal of online life circa 1992:I suppose that some of you, like me, will remember the very early days when logging in to a BBS was the only way to connect to other people on the internet. But how many of you actually ran a BBS? Here is one such story:
Intruders Gain Access to User Data in LastPass Incidentfliptop writes:The password manager says credentials safely encrypted, confirms link to August attack:
taylorvich writes:https://www.sciencenews.org/article/why-dandelion-seeds-spread-wideOn any given dandelion, some seeds are destined to go north, while others are fated to fly east, south or west, and every direction in between. In effect, each dandelion seed is programmed to release for a wind coming from one direction and resists winds from other directions, according to research to be presented at the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics in Indianapolis on November 20.Dandelion seeds are susceptible to different wind directions depending on where they are on the seed head, says Jena Shields, a biophysicist at Cornell University. The feathery seeds on the side facing a breeze will let go most easily; the others hold on tens to hundreds of times tighter — until the wind shifts.[...] Shields measured the force it takes to pluck dandelion seeds by supergluing a fine wire to the tufted ends and pulling them from the seed heads at various angles. This seed-by-seed study mimicked what happens when wind, or a child's breath, pushes them over. Because each seed is most susceptible to winds from distinct directions, it helps prevent seeds from all going the same way, Shields says, and may explain why the plants are so successful at spreading. Once blown off a dandelion, the umbrella-like tuft on a seed carries it on the breeze that pulled it away.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
fliptop writes:A slew of security researchers discovered a fairly easy way to commandeer Hondas, Nissans, Infinitis, and Acuras via their infotainment systems:
upstart writes:South Dakota Bans Government Employees From Using TikTok. The Countless Other Apps And Services That Hoover Up And Sell Sensitive Data Are Fine, Though:
fliptop writes:Computing giant IBM Corp. and Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk are discontinuing their blockchain-enabled shipping platform, TradeLens, which was jointly developed by the two companies for tracking shipments and managing supply chains in the container industry. It's expected to go offline by the end of the first quarter of 2023:
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:If it lands safely, ispace's Hakuto-R M1 will be the first privately led lander to operate on the Moon:[Launch delayed with 'unspecified rocket problems' - will update when new date is announced. janrinok]
looorg writes:Half a century of Pong. 50 years old. What started out as a tech demo (that sure has changed) became a gaming juggernaut. Time to share Pong memories? Personally it would be many years later on some home console or one of the many many clones or developments such as Breakout or Arkanoid. I think they did more for me then the two little paddles and the dot being directed from side to side.https://www.engadget.com/pong-turns-50-214422370.html
fliptop writes:A meteorite expert from the University of Alberta was part of a team of researchers that discovered at least two new minerals never before seen on Earth:
canopic jug writes:Programmer Martijn Braam has breathed new life into the SBC database website, Board-DB, together with the former maintainer. The Single-Board Computer (SBC) and System-on-Module (SoM) database runs using Python's Flask with an SQLite database underneath. He has even implement faceted searching. The world of SBCs and SoMs extends far beyond the excellent and highly visible, but hard to get, Raspberry Pi series.
c0lo writes:Global astronomy community troubled by unprecedented brightness and use of terrestrial frequencies from space of recently launched BlueWalker 3 satellite
canopic jug writes:IT Wire is reporting that Yandex NV wants to cut ties with the its host country Russia which the board stated in a press release. Yandex has been Russia's largest Internet-based company.
canopic jug writes:IT Wire is reporting that Yandex NV wants to cut ties with the its host country Russia which the board stated in a press release. Yandex has been Russia's largest Internet-based company.