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dole··on A mole infiltrated the highest ranks of American militias
A “Bug Out Bag” is a pretty standard notion in the prepper and survival communities, also handy for fleeing disasters and power outages.
dole··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
DOGE is not an official government department, it’s a presidential advisory committee. It’s not going to have taxpayer funding, oversight and no far-reaching powers over other official departments besides shit-stirring and distraction.
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·on The Cybertruck that exploded and the New Orleans vehicle both rented using Turo
Easy way to save some Cybertruck face and Tesla stock price. “Happy accidents.”
dole··on At least 10 killed after vehicle hits crowd of people in New Orleans
NBC news says the truck used reportedly had an black flag mounted on the back, probably one reason for the relatively quick terrorism labeling. edit, they mentioned it being “ISIS style” but pics they’re showing aren’t very clear and are walking the claim back.
dole··on Show HN: I made a tiny game to challenge your mind
Close, we're training an AI model, profiting a mTurk and bypassing captchas
dole··on The era of open voice assistants
OP's username checks out.
dole··on Ask HN: Does Hacker News consist mostly of real people?
Was this all a big Ovaltine scam
dole··on US could ban TP-Link routers over hacking fears: report
The RT-AC68U was released in 2013, but I realized that the AC1200 is the consumer tier below the AC68 and related series, so that explains the closer importance on better hardware, easier updating of firmware and development.
dole··on US could ban TP-Link routers over hacking fears: report
I have an Asus RT-AC1200, released in 2019 that hasn't had a firmware update since 2021/05 which is the reason why I bought the TP-Link. I do see Asus has a Nov 2024 firmware for that RT-AC68U on their site.

As far as my TP-Link router, I think I remember it being stuck on a 2022/09 firmware until at least 2023/09, and I wound up flashing it with OpenWRT earlier this year.

dole··on US could ban TP-Link routers over hacking fears: report
That's true, TP-Link isn't great about keeping their consumer product firmware secured or updated. ASUS isn't much better but when it comes to network gear, you kind of do get what you pay for.

Selling models close to EOL or trying to hold hardware makers responsible for firmware security has been an issue for decades.

dole··on US could ban TP-Link routers over hacking fears: report
Those running TP-Link gear might want to check whether theirs supports OpenWRT or another firmware option.
dole··on Tesla Cybertruck Becomes Extensively Corroded After Exposed to Magnet
“Austenitic stainless steel (non-magnetic) resists corrosion better than ferritic or martensitic stainless steel (magnetic), which Tesla uses with the Cybertruck.”
dole··on A simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils
Depends relative on the singeing and carbonization and other chemical reactions
dole··on A simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils
My spouse worked as a server in a restaurant, was told not to do this and learned the hard way and it's common sense: someone has to empty the machine, clean it completely out, and wait for it to fill back up again which takes hours.
dole··on What we know about CEO shooting suspect
No, it won't. It's possible to 3d print suppressors that withstand multiple shots, even mag dumps if they're made robustly enough.

He needed a Neilsen device or piston in the suppressor to assist with cycling on the action, which he didn't have.

He's not surprised that he has to rack the slide after every shot, he knows that it most likely will not cycle and he'll have to work it manually and he reaches immediately to do it.

edit: i'll speculate and say the suppressor still worked after the shooting because he still had it on him. if it was melted or broken, he may have been more apt to toss it.

dole··on What we know about CEO shooting suspect
He knew it was going to jam because he didn't have a proper device on his suppressor. He's not surprised that he has to rack the slide after every shot, he knows that it most likely will not cycle and he'll have to work it manually and he reaches immediately to do it.
dole··on Top internet sleuths say they won't help find the UnitedHealthcare CEO killer
I think someone speculated it was a Station Six because of the look of the gun and the newsmedia ran with it.

The shooter is not twisting a pulling a welrod style action, they’re racking the slide every time because of the cartridges lack enough power to fully operate the gun’s action with the suppressor attached.

dole··on Protecting undersea internet cables is a tech nightmare
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalf_sniper_attack

it’s been 10 years, and you think it’d be easier to catch someone in manhattan in this day and age but things fall through the cracks. I hope satellite surveillance advances to protect infrastructure assets but there’s really only so much unknown you can protect yourself from.

dole··on Hit men aren't what you think
Also a $200 tax stamp for each suppressor. Again, someone COULD buy a manufactured suppressor legally and tie all their credit info and everything back but according to the news this shooter:

1. Traveled on a Greyhound bus from somewhere between Atlanta to New York in the past 5-10 days

2. Used a fake New Jersey driver's license to register at the hostel he was staying at

3. reportedly wore a mask indoors consistently while staying in the hostel

4. paid cash for everything

dole··on Hit men aren't what you think
When it comes to DIY suppressors, there's making your own from hardware scrap, making them from various oil and fuel filters, ordering them from an overseas vendor (Ali, Wish, etc) with the risk of customs, and now there's 3d printing.

You can print a fully workable 9mm suppressor on nearly any 3d printer in 8-10 hours or less with no post finishing necessary. No, common street criminals may not use them yet, but I don't think this shooter is a common street criminal, or a professional either.

dole··on Hit men aren't what you think
The Deny Defend Depose writings on the shell casings are a pretty fantastic red herring if it's NOT a disgruntled family member.
dole··on Hit men aren't what you think
News is saying he used a B&T Station Six, it doesn't look like he's twisting to operate a Welrod action in the video to me. It looks like he's racking a slide. He doesn't hesitate like he discovers it's jammed after the first shot, he already goes to rack it because the subsonic cartridges he's using won't cycle the action with the (edit:) suppressor on without a Neilsen device.
dole··on UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in midtown Manhattan
New York State and City (separate firearms laws) already has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, requiring permits for purchasing pistols within NYC, concealed carry licenses throughout the state, magazine size limits, etc.

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

dole··on 'Switches' are turning handguns into machine guns on Ontario streets
No one’s smuggling any quantity of autosears that you can buy on Aliexpress or Wish or print yourself on any 3d printer in 30 minutes.
dole··on Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230
The Dell Latitude business laptops now have a wired led and wired switch. Besides the white led, there’s no indication which is on or off, and I don’t trust any of the software or firmware chain to be reliable. (score one for macs being transparent and prescient)
dole··on GenChess
perhaps more of a weighting system on proper names and whether it’ll return copyrightable material, strange what works and what just doesn’t.

“lisa frank” doesn’t work, but “a clone of lisa frank” does. “deiter rams” doesn’t work, neither does “a clone of deiter rams”, “facsimile”, “design language”…

dole··on PSA: Microsoft may be training on your private data without your knowledge
I'd imagine mostly to the productivity of the sloppers. Considering this looks like a Windows Office-wide default opt-in, I feel you'd have difficulty hitting 1% userbase.
dole··on A solution to The Onion problem of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (2021)
Even though onions aren't perfectly symmetrical, they still optimally grow or radiate out from one axis/line through the middle. Stick a toothpick through a sphere as this line, and slice the sphere through perpendicular to the axis, you'll get circles from a sphere, or half-disks from a half onion if you keep slicing perpendicular.

I'm lazy and cut my onions perpendicularly through halves, and don't try a radial cut for uniformity.

dole··on A solution to The Onion problem of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (2021)
I also thought I had my finger on the pulse of some The Onion/Lopez-Alt beef, like TMZ on the Food Network.

ontopic edit: I am interested in an optimal onion cutting technique, while I'm happy with mine, the upside-down banana teaches that there's always a few ways to approach and learn something.

dole··on Show HN: A Marble Madness-inspired WebGL game we built for Netlify
As a MM fan, I wanted to second this. Great work, engaging enough to make me finish it and wish there were more mechanics like the catapults and enemies.
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