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We derived a SKILL.md from the program-bench paper, then with that SKILL.md we reverse engineered the uniq binary.

daedalus2027on PuTTY vulnerability vuln-p521-bias

For the curious, an implementation of the attack: https://github.com/daedalus/BreakingECDSAwithLLL

daedalus2027on Mirantis K8s Lens closed its source

I think the fair thing would be to pay each contributor for keeping their previous open source code contributions and if not they would be stealing from the FOSS community.

daedalus2027on 3DS Emulator Citra is closing up shop and removing all their sites/code

Examine all Nintendo software releases for potential violations of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) licenses, and if any are identified, take legal action to ensure compliance, similar to their approach with emulator developers.

daedalus2027on Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.4M in damages

All released Nintendo software should be inspected for potential FLOSS license violations and made to cease and desist like they do with emulator developers or at least take them to court.

daedalus2027on Citra Nintendo 3DS/DS emulator is gone from GitHub

All released Nintendo software should be inspected for potential FLOSS license violations and made to cease and desist like they do with emulator developers or at least take them to court.

daedalus2027on Lattices vs. Cranks

Also https://github.com/daedalus/BreakingECDSAwithLLL

daedalus2027on The number of banks willing to do business with the crypto industry is shrinking

My fear is that eventually people will star loosing holding over cryptos and banks will star to buy them very cheap, so they will control the supply and not people. once again banks having the full grip.

daedalus2027on Casio-F-91W die-shot

Does it run Doom?

daedalus2027on Serverless Video Transcription inspired by Cyberpunk 2077

It seems there is a niche market in this...

daedalus2027on Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we explain our calendar

I saw when i was in Japan a various billboards marking a 25 hour service I thought it was some kind of mistake but apparently they call 1 am the hour 25...I think I saw it in Okinawa

daedalus2027on Why kids are afraid to ask for help

adults tend to pass judgement over understanding too quickly

daedalus2027on How to Estimate Distance Using Just Your Thumb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax

daedalus2027on Google fires engineer who called its AI sentient

I have a strong belief that for an AGI to become sentient it must have an embodiment. Sentient life in the world as we know it evolved in that way.

daedalus2027on Atomicwrites' old versions have been purged from PyPI

they are being paid for being recalled from vacations while this developer is doing it for free... that was his point...

daedalus2027on Meta AI open-sources NLLB-200 model that translates 200 languages

I can not help but wonder if it can translate any non previously seen language like protoindoeuropean.

daedalus2027on Ask HN: I found a pretty extreme data leak and I'm not sure what to do

Do the most ethical thing, and keep your good karma intact.

daedalus2027on Show HN: Automedia – a tool for managing bitrot and formats in media libraries

hi, I don't understand why they use ffmpeg for bitrot checking and not a simple hash checksum or a merkle tree.

daedalus2027on French President (Again) Calls for an End to Online Anonymity

the dark ages are coming back but with better tools to oppress people

daedalus2027on Ask HN: What stops a random USB device from rooting Windows?

Still doesn't protect you from a wireless reply attack assuming no encryption in your device is present or hid spoofing. The safest scenario will be using encryption always even with cable keyboard/mouse and a pre-auth with a public/private key scheme like the one in android debugger bridge or TLS.

daedalus2027on Man hacked random-number generator to rig lotteries, investigators say (2016)

it happen a couple of years ago, the national lottery of my country was rigged https://www.reddit.com/r/uruguay/comments/9kcuve/se_pusieron...

daedalus2027on Man can change his pupil size on command

I can do that too since I was a kid

daedalus2027on Ask HN: Where can I live off 1k USD per month?

Uruguay

daedalus2027on Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) as a Way to Increase Food Volume and Satiety

yeah and increasing worldwide numbers of people with intestinal permeability thanks to gluten and now we are going to be saturating our guts with teflón, it may not be metabolizable but not everyhing that is non metabolizable is safe to use specialy if you are coating you intestines with it.

daedalus2027on Hyundai Nexo sets new world record 887.5 km travelled on single tank of hydrogen

how do you convert oil into hydrogen?

daedalus2027on The app that lets you pay to control another person's life

Am I the only one thinking about black mirror right now?

daedalus2027on Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

In Uruguay, anything above 200 usd pays roughtly 100% in taxes, you have to import it. And you have only 3 tax free shippings per year.

daedalus2027on Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

I wish i could buy it in parts, the customs in my country doesn't allow anything above 200 usd to go throught. I wish i could buy one day the frame, other day yhe motherboard and so on...