Root Access - 2020-01-28

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tereško

01:06

latest numbers from China: news.qq.com//zt2020/page/…

> infections: 4275 (confirmed) + 5796 (suspected)
dead: 106
recovered: 60

also, there is this image: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/669681547691163648/…

it has been floating around since 25th/26th ... the numbers match too close for comfort

tereško

01:28

coronavirus.zone

8 hours later…

djsmiley2k TMW

09:04

hmmm

Burgi

morning

djsmiley2k TMW

So people just aren't getting better?

Morning @Burgi

Burgi

@djsmiley2kTMW there is no data for that

djsmiley2k TMW

o_O

'Recovered: 60'

I guess it doesn't tell you how long they were infected.

Burgi

where did you see that?

djsmiley2k TMW

09:12

8 hours ago, by tereško

> infections: 4275 (confirmed) + 5796 (suspected)
dead: 106
recovered: 60

djsmiley2k TMW

09:36

arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/…

I don't even...

Burgi

why not?

someone has already done the hardwork building a simulation that runs on consumer grade hardware so why not mod it to model real diseases? especially if it helps researchers

bertieb

10:35

I think that was the point- it's designed as a game, not a research tool

to save on it being associated with junk science commentary

you know, the usual clickbait drivel

"We loaded up Plague, Inc with the coronavirus and this is what happened"

given people are dying it'd be particularly crass

Cynically speaking, also means they can't be accused of profiteering from disaster

since they can say that they said not to use it

djsmiley2k TMW

10:56

'Greenland and Madagascar plead with people to stop swarming to their countries'

'Madagascar shuts down ports to stop people entering'

...

Burgi

11:09

its basically risk

2 hours later…

djsmiley2k TMW

12:54

I never actually played risk, tho my parents had the board game

rahulatschool

13:33

@DavidPostill Windows defender should do just fine on Win 7+.

Are you still on 7?

I wish they had never changed the UI from 7. I miss it so much.

bertieb

14:16

@djsmiley2kTMW Would you say that you never found it... worth the risk?

YYYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

sunglasses.wav

rahuldottech

14:52

;p

Blog bot

15:33

Podcast – From Prison to Programming with the Code Cooperative

Ben Popper on January 28, 2020

Our guest this week is Alex Qin, co-founder and CEO of the Code Cooperative.

Alex graduated from NYU with a degree in computer science and worked as a developer and engineer at several startups in New York City, eventually assuming senior roles like engineering team lead and director of technology.

Along the way, however, she found herself face with discrimination and harassment. In 2016, she dramatically altered her appearance, an experience she discusses in a humorous and poignant talk – Shaving My Head Made me a Better Developer. …

Journeyman Geek

15:48

@rahulatschool I think they stopped updating that

rahulatschool

@JourneymanGeek wait what?

> Microsoft Security Essentials reached end of service on January 14, 2020 and is no longer available as a download. Microsoft will continue to release signature updates (including engine) to service systems currently running Microsoft Security Essentials untill 2023.

And that's just for Windows 7. Windows defender is still supported on newer versions, obviously

Essentials can still be downloaded from ninite.com

Journeyman Geek

Yup. And he is on 7

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Burgi

16:57

I'm at 5555 on Super User :D

3 hours later…

bwDraco

19:37

Yet another speculative-execution vulnerability: cacheoutattack.com

I'm getting tired of this whole processor vulnerability song and dance...

And yet again, only Intel appears to be affected as this involves Intel's implementation of TSX-NI. 9th Gen Intel Core processors and newer are unaffected, as are AMD processors of any generation.

Canadian Luke

tosdr.org/#stackoverflow

rahulatschool

Wow that's bad

bertieb

20:23

Is there any analysis?

Not sure why it gets rated E

It gets a thumb down for "This service retains rights to your content even after you stop using your account"

but surely that's a consequence of the CC license?

It also gets a thumb down for

> Stack Overflow reserves the right to refuse, suspend or terminate your access to the public Network if it determines, in its sole discretion, that you have in any way violated these Public Network Terms or are otherwise ineligible to access or use the Network or Services.

Also gets a thumbs-down for

> Please note that Stack Overflow may not work properly and you may have diminished functionality if you opt-out of certain cookies.

Which is kinda misleading, as it works just fine (albeit logged-out) sans cookies

So yea, I'm not convinced by all of that

bwDraco

user image

> 0.0/0.0 MB (-1%)

> -1%

(for a brief moment as Task Manager starts, with the default tab set to Performance)

Canadian Luke

@bertieb I like the analyzing :) Lol

It's not an end-all-be-all, but a cool add on to check out anyways

bertieb

21:35

Oh yea, useful to have these summaries

Just not clear at a glance where the grade comes from

And that a consequence of CC licensing and cookies are (visually) the same as binding arbitration, indemnification, etc etc

bertieb

21:53

Hmmm, and a bit more hmm

There's a device on my wifi

called "Private", DHCP lease assigned to "*", doesn't respond to pings

Wondering if it's Chromecast-related

though that has a separate entry

Oh, I see, it's the MAC that's 'Private' (F0-4F-7C)

Michael Frank

spooOOoooOOOOooOOoooky

bertieb

22:08

Yea

the phone call really is coming from the house...

I'm taking all advice

if anyone wants to chip in :P

particularly with an alternative to MoocherHunter, so that I can physically track it down

(Linux and Android apps considered)

Oh, or OSX

I've not yet updated to MacOS I don't think

Could a phone's wifi calling appear as a separate device?

Seems unlikely, but I'll grasp at any straw here

Michael Frank

22:24

Is it active?

bertieb

Its lease is very recent

but I don't see it in the actual wireless log

and no active connections

I had to reboot the router for other reasons

so I'll see if it comes back

trying to figure out how this WRT54G[L] is configured

as I can't seem to ping that either

despite it appearing on my network list

Michael Frank

can't you just factory reset it?

bertieb

Yea could do

not sure what that would do to Tomato firmware on it tho

will see what nmap makes of it

Michael Frank

Tomato should survive a hard reset, I guess.

bertieb

Ping?

Pong!

(phone and computer :D)

Sorted it

basically didn't want to respond on it's 'external' address

but happy to respond on internal address when I connected a laptop to it

had to change SSID because of a naming conflict

but hopefully all good now

so, where's that Chromecast at...

Michael Frank

22:38

did you check behind the elephant?

bertieb

Oh yes :P

So, couple interesting things

(something something, values of 'interesting')

the router's web "reboot" button didn't work, had to be done manually

router was churning 100% CPU on one of its cores

and now it's back up my Chromecast actually get signal

(rendering the setup of the WRT54GL somewhat moot, but hey ho)

so something strange was or is going on

Canadian Luke

23:02

Got a Wi-Fi scanner to monitor the channels in use?

bertieb

My, um, friend wants to know if you are referring to a device or an app?

Canadian Luke

Either or

bertieb

Tomato provides a wifi scanner, actually

Canadian Luke

I use a WiFi scanner app on my phone, and it gives me the info I need

But you need it to be portable so you can see that the signal is reaching where you're targetting

bertieb

there were a couple 2.4 channels in use, other than my own

Canadian Luke

23:03

What ones?

bertieb

ah, right

Canadian Luke

1, 6 and 11 are the best

And you should avoid going in between

bertieb

Yea, think those were taken

my main router was on 1

Canadian Luke

And others?

bertieb

couple other home routers elsewhere

Canadian Luke

23:04

Are they also on 1?

bertieb

6 and 11 I think

Canadian Luke

OK, so that's a normal setup

And you only have 3?

bertieb

3 routers?

I have 2 routers

altho it might be going back to one

as me mum's just phoned me to say her Roku isn't working

so it must have been connected to the router my nephew had borrowed to play his PS4 there when he stayed over $months ago

Canadian Luke

OK, so two you control, one you don't

Next, take a survey of your home. Draw a floor map (paper or MSPAINT, don't matter). Go to various areas, scan with your Wi-Fi analyzer, and see what kind of strength you're getting

Unless you have WAP teaming setup, don't use the same SSID on all your routers

Burgi

tbh most UK houses aren't bigger enough for more than one router

Canadian Luke

23:32

Good to know

Stil, same question... Create a floor map, find out what's strong and what isn't in what area

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