I really hope they've studied the history of the X-ray machines, and why multiple layers of failsafes are important.
https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cautionary-tales/captain-kirk-forgot-to-put-the-machine-on-stun
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-30612, affects Windows and macOS updaters that contacted the app's abandoned domain (popcorntimeupd.xyz) over unencrypted HTTP and accepted executables without verifying digital signatures.
We all rightfully bitch about the vibe coded apps, but the bar was about yey high all along.
software-as-a-service is dying as a business model ... It’s becoming so easy to recreate the functionality that you want [with AI.]
I don't think SaaS was ever about functionality. It was always about convenience, uptime, and the ability of the management to shift the responsibility for the thing fully onto the vendor.
I don't think you can own ideas and concepts (outside of very specific circumstances) and I'm willing to die on this hill.
It would be hypocritical of me to change my mind just because piracy has become mainstream.
Every time a new medium opens for new people, a ton of crap is generated and everyon is shouting about the end times. And yet, we're still here.
The game dev ecosystem is already 99% crap. Open the playstore if you don't believe me.
For some people, their way of life is a strong enough punishment. Her losing the job is a bit unfair in that regard :D
Meaning the agency protecting the elections DIDN'T try to hack the machines up until now?
Not that I would ever give Trump any benefit of doubt, but holy shit this is some confusing narrative.
The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire tax
Don't forget that you are not taxing anyone. The government does.
The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire tax
Take all their fucking money I don't give a shit anymore.
And now we need to go back into realized vs unrealized gains debate. Take their cash, and THEY go insolvent. Take and liquidate their assets (which a lot of people are calling for more and more), WE go insolvent.
Hunger, frustration and violence follows. And just like that, the ideal breeding ground for authoritarian neofeudalists is created. After material shortages, ideological and/or racial purges follow.
I'm not saying what I'm saying to benefit some mythical creatures. I'm saying what I'm saying in hope our world stays boring as long as possible.
The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire tax
They shouldn't have benefited from the millions paid by others. But trying to solve misallocation of funds by misallocating more funds is crazy. Plus, the way it is done lately sets dangerous precedent.
This is just Trump's $5000 in a trench coat.
The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire tax
If passed, it would require a one-time 5% tax
So basically a robbery.
It's not mentioned specifically in the release notes, but they weren't kidding about the RDP improvements. I can finally log in from windows.
edit: Spoke too soon. After the laptop woke up from sleep, I get only a black screen over RDP.
This weekend I've learned that it is possible to catch some FT8 traffic using a simple RTL-SDR and a random telescopic antenna (like the ones on the old radios). No need for any filters, amplifiers or upconverters.
Software used
- GQRX - to receive and demodulate the signals from the SDR
- WSJT-X - to decode the audio received from gqrx to a human readable text
- GridTracker2 - to visualize the data from wsjt-x to on a map.
How?
- Check the "No limits" option in GQRX so that it allows you to tune outside of the supported range
- Choose the USB modulation
- Tune to the 7.074 Mhz.
- Pipe the audio from GQRX to WSJT-X. I've used pipewire with pavucontrol
- Enable the UDP server in WSJT-X settings. The GridTracker should pick it up immediately.
What is FT8?
FT8 is a digital mode used by the radio amateurs to exchange the bare minimum amount of information needed make a contact. Call sign, location, signal strength. There is a similar piece of software that can also attach short text messages - JS8Call
What is the point?
The FT8, WSPR and similar protocols are mainly used to check the current signal propagation in the earth's atmosphere at any given moment for any given frequency band. However, it's a pretty good demonstration of how one can relatively easily contact people thousands of kilometers away using just few watts of power.
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