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WordyMcWordfaceon Report on the technical vulnerabilities found in Huawei 5G [pdf]

Exactly, every vendor has default passwords. If you are doing things right all default credentials are changed or disabled. Access to any service is firewalled off or better yet only accessible out of band on a dedicated management network.

WordyMcWordfaceon Yubikey guide for Git Signing, SSH Auth, U2F 2FA, and 1Password (2017)

I agree, I bought a yubi key ages ago and have tried to set it up for ssh, windows auth and various online services but I find it either just doesnt work, or works poorly enough that I don't use it and instead rely on classic TOTP instead.

WordyMcWordfaceon Diesel and petrol ban should come much faster, say MPs

I have a hard time imagining an electric car working for me. There are two charging points within a 2-mile radius and I cannot park within about 15 meters of my house so it is just impossible to charge one.

Hydrogen or something where I can still go to a "filling station" might work. Right now I view electric cars as a tax break for anyone lucky/rich enough to have a driveway.

This might all change in a few years but I doubt there will ever be enough charging points on local roads.

WordyMcWordfaceon Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”

I will just leave this here: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com

WordyMcWordfaceon Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Even Faster

It also depends on how you define "Worlds fastest car" While there is no doubt this is a fast car and that time is a stonking 0-60 time. I am lead to believe it can't complete a full flat out lap of the Nurburgring as constant high speed/full throttle use heats up the battery to the point where performance has to be limited.

So while it will be great to "hoon about" in and should be a win at the traffic light gran prix there are probably much better track day cars.

WordyMcWordfaceon Hyper.sh – Effortless Docker Hosting

Yeah, per second billing is nice. I can see this working where you want to change/test lots of containers briefly.

WordyMcWordfaceon Hyper.sh – Effortless Docker Hosting

Seems a bit expensive compared with the cheapest VPS/OpenVZ setups around.

WordyMcWordfaceon Lyft losing as much as $50M a month, president confirms

I expect an inflatable driver to appear and take the wheel, requiring only an occasional top up of air to keep things on the level.

WordyMcWordfaceon Repurposing Old Smartphones for Home Automation

Sounds cool, but I think you can achieve a lot of this with tasker.

WordyMcWordfaceon Putting the Tesla HEPA Filter and Bioweapon Defense Mode to the Test

This is so cool. My bosch vacuum cleaner has a hepa filter, I'm going to duct tape my RC car to it, turn it on and call it a "Bio-weapon defense drone"