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>$800
>needs a $2k computer to run
I guess the VR revolution is not for poorfags :(
Apple defeats FBI
By Brian Fagioli
Well, Apple has defeated the FBI. Sort of. Unless you've been chilling under a rock, news of the iPhone-maker's fight with the US government has been everywhere. Even though Apple is clearly on the correct side of the encryption-cracking battle, some people have sided with the FBI. I understand that people want to access the terrorist's phone as a way to thwart future attacks, but when we give up our rights and privacy, the terrorists win.
Today, the FBI is throwing in the towel. Using the excuse that it might have found a third party solution to cracking the terrorist's phone, it has requested to cancel tomorrow's court appearance. Well, a judge has officially granted the FBI's request, making Apple victorious -- for now. While the iPhone maker may have won this battle, the war rages on.
Melanie Newman, a Justice Department spokeswoman, told Bloomberg the following:
"The FBI has continued in its efforts to gain access to the phone without Apple’s assistance, even during a month-long period of litigation with the company. An outside party demonstrated to the FBI this past weekend a possible method for unlocking the phone. We must first test this method to ensure that it doesn’t destroy the data on the phone, but we remain cautiously optimistic."
Could the FBI be telling a true story? Could it really have found a way to crack the terrorist's iPhone without Apple? Sure, that is possible. With that said, why would it delay the court case before finding out if this third-party option is possible?
Think about it -- the FBI is saying the phone could hold important information that could save lives. If that is the case, and it thinks it will win the court case, why delay? If this new found solution doesn't work out, delaying the court case could mean delaying the recovery of life-saving data.
Some will say the FBI is preventing a public embarrassment, and precedent-setting loss, but we don't know for sure. Either way, Apple has won this battle and defeated the FBI for now. This encryption argument is far from over, however. The FBI can restart the case whenever it likes.
Which distro do you use and why?
DE/WM?
Motherfucking WebAssembly
Motherfucking WebAssembly
Are your butts ready for the final frontier on the web?
WebAssembly is on its way into all three major web browsers.
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/03/a-webassembly-milestone/
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2016/03/15/previewing-webassembly-experiments/
http://v8project.blogspot.co.at/2016/03/experimental-support-for-webassembly.html
Is this the dawn of a new golden age for websites or is it the doom of the web as we know it?
Would an unsecured wifi network be slightly faster than a "secured" network because the router and your network adapter doesn't have to deal with any encryption?
Java
Is Java is a good platform to use to write Linux applications? I am a new comer to Linux and am wondering what the more popular GUI Toolkits are. I see GTK and QT but GTK seems to not be very popular and QT is C++. What would you recommend /tech? Java is my choice right now.
Learn to Program
This is the successor to a popular thread about self-directed computer science and programming education. As well as functioning as a kind of study group, people of all skill-levels are welcome to discuss courses, their own leaning, or programming projects in this thread. Please join us if you've ever wanted to learn to program or build for yourself a more formal education in CS.
The courses on Coursera and EDx often do runs with set start dates, end dates, and task deadlines, wherein you can pay a fee in order to receive accreditation for your accomplishment. However, if you're not interesting in virtual certificates almost all are free to take self-paced at any time.
Recommended Beginner Courses:
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-mitx-6-00-1x-6 (Python2.7)
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x (C and some other languages) [warning: memes]
https://www.coursera.org/learn/build-a-computer/ (Build a computer from basic logic gates; highly recommended)
Curriculum outlines:
(For the very dedicated)
https://gitgud.io/Midskiller/computer-science
https://spin.atomicobject.com/2015/05/15/obtaining-thorough-cs-background-online/
Where to find other courses:
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/
I would recommend some textbooks, however I don't know any well, other than SICP, which needs no introduction. Please point out any other resources you've found helpful, including textbooks, courses or something else entirely.
Please note: while this is all free as in free beer, most of these sites and much of the software they recommend is not free as in freedom. There is a lot of JS to enable. Consider it an investment so that in the future your views will hold more clout as a famous hacker.
Feminists Are Trying To Frame Linus Torvalds For Sexual Assault
WTF /tech/? You guys know anything about this personally?
Feminists in tech have been staging attempted “honey traps” to frame prominent male software developers for sexual assault, according to explosive claims on the blog of Eric S. Raymond, a pioneer of the open source movement.
Yoyogames to delete the sandbox
Yoyogames, the creators of Game Maker, are deciding to delete some 150000 tools and games after being bought out by PlayTech.
http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=694391&p=4966313
>The sandbox is now very much a deprecated and legacy part of our website and in many ways functionally replaced by the Player
>if you wish to preserve your content it will need to be backed up before the 8th of April before the Sandbox is closed as the content will not be archived
ITT we pretend it's 2035
Why doesn't the government make phones like private company's used too? 20 years ago you could feel them. Now we just have some vapor mist interface that literally causes cancer.
Dead Mobo
I Accidentally My Motherboard and CPU.
I got my hands on the same make and model mobo and went from a 4770k to a 4790k. will I have any Driver issues after Hardware installation?
Macfags
Ok serious question here
Is there any reason at all to own a mac these days besides iOS development?
I honestly can't think of any, even devs I know who are saddled with a macbook because their employers do both android and iOS apps tell me the latest OSX its even worse than Win10 which is a first, and some macfags have been saying the same, also about ios vs android
Also it seems apple genuinely doesn't gives a fuck anymore about keeping up with the competition since they already realized their real market are brand-obsessed posers
Again this is a serious question, if there are any macfags here then explain why you can't change it for a PC
>fork permissively licensed software
>make tons of improvements
>release forked software under GPL
>nobody uses the original because the forked version is so much better
>original authors get butthurt because it's GPL
Are there any examples of this?
Why use hardened kernels?
This thread is about the advantages of a hardened kernels. Why would you use one? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Would a hardened kernel really make one safer online? Would it really protect from, or slow down hackers?
How do they work?
inb4 ledditfag.
Poorfag rig thread
So I just got through finding parts for a new rig, and I feel pretty damn proud that I found what I found at the prices I found it at.
Here's the specs:
Dell Optiplex with an i5-2400 3.1ghz and a 250gb HDD (no ram) [$155.00]
2x4gb DDR3 1333mhz RAM [$30.00]
8gb SSD [$7.00]
and i have an old Radeon HD 3450
Grand total: $192
So thats a lotta hardware for a little bit of money, and I guess the point of this thread is:
What is the best possible PC you can frankenstein together for under 200$?
AlphaGo won
So, the GO champion has really been defeated in the first match by the jewgle's AlphaGo.
Another bastion has fallen, which until an year ago was thought to be enough complex from a computational viewpoint that we should have at least waited another decade to see an AI beating a top human player.
To be honest, /tech/, I'm starting to genuinely freak out, not only because is advancing and getting better than top human in more and more fields, but because JEWGLE is often behind the curtain of those advancements. The most used search engine in the world, which makes close ties with USA politics, is now getting the monopoly over the AI field.
what do you think, /tech/?
Torrenting Thread
Discuss torrenting, clients, private trackers whatever you want relating to torrenting here
Useful links:
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_GNU/Linux_software#BitTorrent_clients
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Private_trackers
>find obscure torrent not listed on kat.cr piratebay or private tracker
>surprised to find there's actually 1 seeder but he's only got 24%
>get stuck at 24% and leave it for a few days with nothing happening
>one day check torrent and out of the blue someone with 100% is seeding and I'm getting ~500 KiB/s with 1 hour remaining till completed
>mfw
Nvidia blob driver finally supports Mir, Wayland, and Vulkan
>Added support for the following EGL extensions:
>EGL_EXT_platform_wayland
>to enable Wayland applications to run on NVIDIA's EGL implementation,
>EGL_WL_bind_wayland_display
>to enable Wayland compositors to run on NVIDIA's EGL implementation, and
>EGL_EXT_device_drm
>EGL_EXT_output_drm
>EGL_EXT_stream_consumer_egloutput
>to enable Mir and Wayland compositors to display their content through EGLDevice, EGLOutput, and EGLstreams.
>Added a Wayland platform library, libnvidia-egl-wayland.so, to allow Wayland compositors that support EGLDevice, EGLOutput, and EGLstreams to share EGL buffers with Wayland applications.
>Added support for the Vulkan API version 1.0.
https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/100577/en-us
Year of the GNU/Linux gaymen desktop when?
Whats the catch?
I live in Nepal and I am paying for 2 Mbps fiber connection, which roughly amounts to $20/month with 80 GB datacap without any sharing ratio.
But they allow me to use google, apple, washingtonpost, new york times, hulu and microsoft sites plus their own FTP sites for up to 10MBPS with no extra charge. Even when I use all data I can still access those sites in full speed.
So what's the catch? Are they being generous or they are datamining me? If so, what are they collecting about me? lol I don't even use facbook.
Brussels airport and Metro bombing
So I just saw this https://www.rt.com/news/336527-brussels-airport-terror-bombing/. Any Brussels anons here?
Sorry if this thread already exists; couldn't find one in catalog
How to find a free software project that I can get involved in and contribute to? Not just some clique that will ignore my patches.
>NSA is logging literally all internet traffic
>quantum computers will be able to break 99% of traditional encryption within the next few decades
Game over
Wayland
Let's have a Wayland thread. What compositor and window manager are you using? On what distro?
People using Wayland, or planning to use Wayland, get in here.
What are your favourite applications that work great with Wayland?
I'm currently using Wayland on a daily basis in order to catch and report bugs.
Someone added a new section to 8chan's wikipedia page...
What do you guys think? The new section states:
>The /intl/ organization (deriving its name from, and originating on, an 8chan board) is a self-proclaimed advocacy group dedicated to free and open discussion on internet image boards. Spreading their Heh Pill philosophy, their goal is to create awareness of the growing authoritarianism within the image board community.[25] They are best known for having been behind a variety of hoaxes perpetrated against the 8chan administration. These include: convincing the user-base that Frederick Brennan is a drug addict who has a transsexual girlfriend, convincing the user-base that the server owner - "Jim" - intended to mine user data, and tricking the user-base into believing that the site's lead developer - "Josh" - couldn't code and would eventually quit.[26][27][28] In addition, /intl/ has been responsible for a variety of highly touted informational videos (such as "A History of Germany") and most of the 8chan's original content (such as the widely praised "negrin" meme).
>The /intl/ organization is known for being highly mobile and highly active, moving between many "home" websites (they are currently believed to be headquartered on freech.net) as well as engaging in active measures on many "target" boards such as /pol/, /n/, /tech/, and /b/. Their nature and degree of influence is highly controversial on 8chan. Some say that /intl/ is merely a useful scapegoat, while others insist that it is a highly funded organization behind every negative event on the site. It is believed that they are affiliated with a wide variety of Leftist internet websites, such as Something Awful, as well as various private and government organizations such as Anonymous.[29] Entire boards are dedicated to to discovering the truth behind this mysterious group, but as of yet they have been unsuccessful. Whatever the case, it is widely accepted that /intl/ is the most influential and fascinating development to arise out of what started as a 4chan splinter site.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8chan#The_.2Fintl.2F_organization
How does it feel knowing that Justin Bieber supports everyone's favourite free as in freedom desktop environment, GUHNOME?
HACKING TOOLS AND RESOURCES!!!
HACKING TOOLS AND RESOURCES!!!
HACKING BOOKS MEGA COLLECTION
https://archive.org/details/HACKINGBOOKSMEGACOLLECTION_201601
HACKING TOOLS MEGA COLLECTION
https://archive.org/details/HackingToolsMegaCollection
HACKING TEAM Books
https://archive.org/details/HACKINGTEAMBooks
ADVANCED HACKING TOOLS
https://archive.org/details/ADVANCEDHACKINGTOOLS
Hacking & Cracking Tools
https://archive.org/details/HackingCrackingTools
HACKING TEAM TOOLS
https://archive.org/details/HACKINGTEAMTOOLS
Portable Anonymity Tools Pack
https://archive.org/details/PortableAnonymityToolsPack_201601
Encryption
https://archive.org/details/Encryption
ENCRYPTION TOOLS
https://archive.org/details/ENCRYPTIONTOOLS
STEGANOGRPAHY TOOLS
Ripping 3D models from sketchfab and similar sites
How do you rip 3d models from web viewers? Specifically Sketchfab, since I've run into that site a couple of times now.
I've been trying EVERYTHING possible, but I just can't get mesh data from this site.
I tried NinjaRipper 1.1.4, 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 (http://cgig.ru/ninjaripper/) on FireFox 25, 42 and 45 as this guy here http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=10668&start=45 shows, but I get only 1KB meshes and browser bullshit as "textures". Using Win7 SP1 x64 and I have a GT 555M video card. 3DXRipper is probably obsolete now. And I don't think it makes sense to try the old open gl intercept and open gl extractor stuff, those haven't worked in ages.
I did manage to use my VideoDownloadHelper to get the raw mesh and texture data
(example https://d35krx4ujqgbcr.cloudfront.net/urls/e4abf4055a07434086645833681c728c/dist/models/0ed7470e704742679405c12039f7338d/model_file.bin.gz and https://d35krx4ujqgbcr.cloudfront.net/urls/e4abf4055a07434086645833681c728c/textures/2a411e1e222948cd9974c766889c4481/40b8fd0d0dbf4ecd88bc073277adf63a.jpg there's a couple more files though) but now I'm sitting and wondering how I can extract any useful info out of the model_file.bin, which seems to be some proprietary format. There's HEX2OBJ http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=10894, but I'll be damned if I can tell at which address the faces, UVs and vertices are supposed to start, though I do have the feeling I at least managed to figure out how many sub-objects there are, cause the patterns repeat.
Then there's this script for Greasemonkey https://github.com/Slozhny/sketchfab-scene-exporter but it only says "download script failed, try refreshing the page". Also needless to say I'm an artist not a programmer, I have no clue how to fix this.
I'm officially out of ideas.
Oh, and I don't think this belongs in the sticky. Besides, nobody ever replies there as soon as you ask a more complicated question.
Death of the FSF
I was really looking forward to Snowden's talk at LibrePlanet this year, but when the faggot introducer talked about a "safe space policy" within the first couple minutes it put me in a bad mood. How can we stop the SJW infestation of the FSF and free software projects? Does Stallman not care?
For anyone wanting to watch Snowden's talk, here:
https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/libreplanet-2016-the-last-lighthouse/
Safe space policy @ 2:20
>not using an NSA-designed phone
>not using an NSA-designed phone that runs windows
>windows CE
>a special version created by the NSA
Get on Hillary's level, plebs.
Daily reminder that some cell services still work with these phones.
MeshNet Discussion Thread
I2P, TOR, FreeNet etc. discussion welcome
General Beginner's Walkthrough: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1so4tpn
Talk about Security, Issues of compromised networks, Hacks, Effective ideas to make MeshNet replace the internet and generally new ideas for browsers.
Amazon E-Book DRM Axing Pre-2012 Hard Clients
(NEWSER)[1] – If you've been ignoring Amazon's prodding to update your Kindle, you may want to start paying attention. As Quartz[2] reports, any Kindle purchased before 2012 must be updated by Tuesday, March 22, in order to continue being able to connect to the Internet. If you miss the deadline, you'll lose access to books you've purchased and stored in Amazon's cloud, the ability to download new books, and more. You can still update after Tuesday, but the process is "more cumbersome," Quartz notes. Complete instructions and a list of impacted devices here[3].
1. http://www.newser.com/story/222379/if-you-own-an-old-kindle-you-must-update-it-now.html (https://archive.is/jG7bz)
2. http://qz.com/643865/do-you-have-an-old-kindle-then-you-need-to-update-it-today/ (https://archive.is/CLKsp)
3. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201994710 (https://archive.is/Eylpr)
INB4 anyone one says I/people in general should know better, I never would (or will as goes without saying) buy a Kindle the same way I would never smoke at a gas station but, I still consider it news if a gas station blows up on everyone.
Mozilla - and their addiction for all what Google has created
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2016/03/14/webextensons-whats-in-it-for-developers/
I do not understand why Mozilla is such a big sucker of Google's cock since they first got to bed with them.
Seems they still dream that most of Chromes userbase will switch over to Firefox with moves like that.
Hopefully Mozillas nice daydream turns not into a nightmare very soon.
ISP Creation
Ok /tech/, i come today to ask a complex question.
What would i need to do to create myself my own private ISP that connect me to the internet without having to deal with any Telecom company. Like if it is even legal to do so.
This includes having space, equipment, management, cost, etc. all so I can have my own low ping connection to the internet and WWW on my own that powers only my own house and anyone nearby i might want to add.
The reason is that I am extremely fed up with the monopoly that these telecom company's hold and the bulshit behind them.
I just want something where the only person who knows what is going is me. The only person on the system is me.
Yes this does have things to do with private homesteading and possible sovereign in the 21st century. But i will explain that later.
/tech/ webm thread
I installed Linux after my Windows 7 updated itself to Windows 10. Enough is enough.
Also, this Cinnamon thingy is kinda cute.
Domain thread
>not getting a .cu.cc domain
My wife's son set one up for me and it's pretty nifty!
For real though, domain thread.
If the feds came right now how fucked would you be?
Why does Richard Stallman consider MPEG files to be proprietary?
Retro Gaming
>tfw weaning siblings off crappy microtransaction-laden mobile games and getting them hooked on dank retro games
inb4 retro games without any jew shit that run in the perfect sandbox of an emulator aren't Technically Free™
Bluetooth
We vikings now
All modern Intel and AMD CPUs are confirmed botnet.
>Intel Management Engine and its applications are a backdoor with total access to and control over the rest of the PC. The ME is a threat to freedom, security, and privacy, and the libreboot project strongly recommends avoiding it entirely. Since recent versions of it can't be removed, this means avoiding all recent generations of Intel hardware.
>The Intel Management Engine with its proprietary firmware has complete access to and control over the PC: it can power on or shut down the PC, read all open files, examine all running applications, track all keys pressed and mouse movements, and even capture or display images on the screen. And it has a network interface that is demonstrably insecure, which can allow an attacker on the network to inject rootkits that completely compromise the PC and can report to the attacker all activities performed on the PC. It is a threat to freedom, security, and privacy that can't be ignored.
>On all recent Intel systems, coreboot support has revolved around integrating a blob (for each system) called the FSP (firmware support package), which handles all of the hardware initialization, including memory and CPU initialization. Reverse engineering and replacing this blob is almost impossible, due to how complex it is. Even for the most skilled developer, it would take years to replace. Intel distributes this blob to firmware developers, without source.
>Since the FSP is responsible for the early hardware initialization, that means it also handles SMM (System Management Mode). This is a special mode that operates below the operating system level. It's possible that rootkits could be implemented there, which could perform a number of attacks on the user (the list is endless). Any Intel system that has the proprietary FSP blob cannot be trusted at all. In fact, several SMM rootkits have been demonstrated in the wild (use a search engine to find them).
>AMD Platform Security Processor is basically AMD's own version of the Intel Management Engine. It has all of the same basic security and freedom issues, although the implementation is wildly different.
>The Platform Security Processor (PSP) is built in on all Family 16h + systems (basically anything post-2013), and controls the main x86 core startup. PSP firmware is cryptographically signed with a strong key similar to the Intel ME. If the PSP firmware is not present, or if the AMD signing key is not present, the x86 cores will not be released from reset, rendering the system inoperable.
>Given the current state of Intel hardware with the Management Engine, it is our opinion that all performant x86 hardware newer than the AMD Family 15h CPUs (on AMD's side) or anything post-2009 on Intel's side is defective by design and cannot safely be used to store, transmit, or process sensitive data. Sensitive data is any data in which a data breach would cause significant economic harm to the entity which created or was responsible for storing said data, so this would include banks, credit card companies, or retailers (customer account records), in addition to the "usual" engineering and software development firms. This also affects whistleblowers, or anyone who needs actual privacy and security.
OMGWTFBBQ Ubuntu really as a Cult
http://www.churchofubuntu.org/
https://www.facebook.com/churchofubuntu/
(these nutters have started up in my City. Apparently they're big on 'medical' cannabis -- http://www.churchofubuntu.org/hemp/ )
What processors do not contain AMT/PSP?
OK, so we all know about this:
> https://libreboot.org/faq/#intelme
Read that if you haven't already
But: what CPUs do not contain it?
Ubuntu Unity Now A Bottom
Who's still using Ubuntu?
Why? Why on earth are you _still_ using Ubuntu?
OpenBSD with cwm is the way!
You play video games right. What are your favorites?
10AM PST
Who's hyped?
>Requirements: Live streaming uses Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. HLS requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7.0 or later, a Mac with Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later, or a PC with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. Streaming via Apple TV requires an Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) with software 6.2 or later or an Apple TV (4th generation).
>Intel demonstrated a Sandy Bridge processor in 2009, and released first products based on the architecture in January 2011 under the Core brand. Developed primarily by the Israeli branch of Intel, the codename was originally "Gesher" (meaning "bridge" in Hebrew).
We should go back to calling them graphics accelerators.
ESET may not be the best antivirus out there, but damn did they put a lot of work into the design.
You /tech/ assholes are going to destroy civilization. Look what is happening.
LOOK AT IT!
I want to get into IT. Apparently, pic related is what they "teach" IT people.
Let's talk about IP rights when working. I have this clause in a contract for a company I'm about to work for. From what I can tell, anything I do while working for them belongs to them. How fucked am I? I'd like to make a principled stand for my rights, but I need this job.
The key lines I can pick out say:
You [...] hereby irrevocably assign to Company [...] all of Your right, title and interest in and to any and all inventions [...] which You may solely or jointly conceive [...] during the course of Your employment.
Actual text:
2. Inventions.
(a) Assignment of Inventions. You (i) shall promptly make full written disclosure to Company of any Inventions (as hereinafter defined), (ii) shall hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of Company any Inventions, and (iii) hereby irrevocably assign to Company, or its designee, all of Your right, title and interest in and to any and all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, software, concepts, improvements or trade secrets, of whatever nature and whether or not patentable or registrable under patent, copyright or similar laws, which You may solely or jointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or reduced to practice during the course of Your employment or engagement, as applicable, by Company (collectively, “Inventions”). You further agree that the foregoing shall also apply to Inventions which relate to the business of Company or to Company’s anticipated business as of the end of Your employment or engagement, as applicable, and which were conceived or developed in the course of Your employment or engagement, as applicable, with Company and reduced to practice during a period of one (1) year after the termination of Your employment or engagement, as applicable.
Custom bash scripts
Post some custom bash scripts. Pic related.
I also have JUST aliased to sudo rm -rf $HOME for no reason.
Loudness War: This is How Stupid the RIAA Thinks You Are
Fuck dynamic range, fuck refined timbre pallets, it's all a big brick wall of compressed loudness. The below Metallica track in pic related can be acquired legally from your local Walmart. The above track composited from Guitar Hero III master rips cannot - and therefore only circulates on torrent sites, to the chagrin of Lars Ulrich. Thanks RIAA.
Watch vid related and rage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1uKiQ6doJY
Just another reason why you shouldn't feel a lick of remorse torrenting all your favorite tunes. The music biz is willing to water down their own product if it means more dumb people get hooked on the cheap EQ. They flip the last few audiophiles willing to shell out for CDs the bird.
Why aren't you using Unix?
are you ready for the selfie unicode /tech/? I can't wait until they add in a preteen girl holding up a spork.
Pale Meme is now paying for help
>Bounty program launched!
>To solidify our commitment to rewarding community effort, we've officially launched a Development Bounty Program.
>This program offers a direct monetary compensation for people investing time and effort in improving Pale Moon, especially with particularly pressing, complex, or expertise-heavy issues.
>More information: https://github.com/MoonchildProductions/Pale-Moon/wiki/Development-Bounty-Program
ReactOS thread
What do you autists think of React OS?
Non-botnet phones
Are there ANY options for a non-botnet phone? The Neo900 is years away from release and has specs straight out of 2009 like a resistive non-multitouch screen which would make web browsing a nightmare.
I just realized my Android phone, on which I meticulously disabled all Google Botnet sync and other botnet bullshit, has been phoning home to Cyanogenmod with a unique ID. I also noticed that Google Play services is using about 70% of my battery even though I don't use any Google apps. So what in the fuck is it doing? Phoning home probably. I'm getting REAL FUCKING TIRED of this general movement to upload all user's private data to Ebin Cloud. I'm seriously considering getting a dumphone for calls/sms and a small laptop with inbuilt 3G and GPS for everything else. Is that my only option? What phone and OS are you using?
IPFS THREAD
"IPFS is a peer-to-peer distributed file system that seeks to connect all computing devices with the same system of files. In some ways, IPFS is similar to the Web, but IPFS could be seen as a single BitTorrent swarm, exchanging objects within one Git repository"
Share your cool ipfs hashes
clang/llvm
Will this replace gcc as the default compiler?
Is anyone actively using it?
Guys I want to setup a home server. My main choices are
>CentOS
>Mint
>Debian
>Fedora
>Some *BSD crap
Anyone here running a home server with any of the systems mentioned?
Which would be best suited for the task?
Made a thread about this a day or two ago but got the second response. Will post next
Is Leage of Legends the ultimate botnet?
Tencent, the company that owns league of legends has a team at pwn2own.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=84&v=DOmzWKW-mto
What are some good tech news sites?
How's Slackware different from any other distro? What's all the fuss about?
I'm tired of Debian and thinking of moving my shit to slackware
Looks like Slashdot jumped on the shadowbanning bandwagon.
I used to hang out there. Feels bad man.
Resources for coding newbies?
So I have some mental health issues that are currently being sorted out and I need to occupy myself or build skills or something in the meantime since my doctor says I shouldn't be working.
To that end I would like to start teaching myself how to code. I have some limited experience with it from high school, though that was a decade ago, and some from a failed run at college in which the only thing I did okay in was Java and HTML. I'd like to start fresh with everything.
Figured it'd be worth a shot to start a thread requesting resources for coding newfags.
So, you faggots have anything?
Is iPhone really botnet compared to android? Why?
I'm not convinced that iPhone is actually more botnet than android.
> 98.1% of al mobile malware targets Android accoding to Kaspersky [1] (yes, I know there's probably less malware on F-Droid, but this shows how poor Android's app sandboxing is)
> iPhones have encryption just like Android. Apple doesn't support backdoors as shown in the current case involving Apple and the FBI
> I get the feeling Apple apps are less botnet than GApps by default but can't prove this (any comments)?
I would like to see any compelling arguments to show that iPhone is more botnet than Android that isn't a meme argument. I don't think there are any.
Why is GTK file picker so shitty?
https://github.com/acque2two/DotFiles/blob/master/.zsh_history
What's going on here?
piracy = GPL violation = stealing
>It's OK for me to steal this meat, I wasn't going to pay for it anyway.
It's Saturday night and you're torrenting software and games. Yet no one has ever been able to figure out how to justify that it isn't literally exactly the same as stealing.
Copyright infringement is stealing. Even the GPL wouldn't be possible without copyright. Free Software is protected by the same ideas as everything else. You're a hypocrite if you think companies should respect the GPL but you don't have to respect copyright on other works
Is Tor hopelessly compromised?
So I decided to reinstall Tor tonight. New download until a thumb drive. All script off, javescript disabled.
My first search took incredibly long to load. First page almost froze up my computer.
A site informed me it detected a man in the middle attack. Provided what the URL for the page should look like. The URL didn't match.
Deleted Tor browswer, reformatted thumb drive.
Is this a common thing now or did I screw something up?
In this thread, we recommend free replacements for proprietary cuckware.
I begin: redshift > f.lux
why is google asking me to fill a captcha for random google searches I do? they were vidya game searches nothing sketchy
These people are your average tor users.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TOR/comments/4b0h05/burn_tails_and_whonix_sgos_is_out/
>There are people on this earth right now who actually think that Tails and Whonix are more secure than SGOS
>inb4 >reddit
>tfw just switched from unity to gnome
you guys were right, it's so much better
Protonmail is out of beta
So it's finally out of beta and the mobile apps are available for everyone: https://protonmail.com/
>based in swizerland
>end to end encryption
>supports pgp
What do you think /tech/?
If you're still using Gmail you have no excuse.
So, I'm cloning 8chan in JSF 2.0
1) i'm just going to re-use the existing css and js wherever possible.
2) The data will be live. So that means basically everything will be kept in ram and will be synced to a db periodically. images will likely be served by nginx or apache
also, taking ideas
get rekt, josh
>dis gun be gud
Chairs
What is the best computer chair for a 6'4" 220lb man who likes to lean back very far and always breaks chairs this way?
>The server took too long to submit your post. Your post was probably still submitted. If it wasn't, 8chan might be experiencing issues right now -- please try your post again later.
Holy shit, what fuck is Hotwheels doing? What exact god damn step are we stuck on right now that is preventing us from fixing 8chan? These bullshit posting errors need to end.
>"Put the handcuffs on me pleeeease!"
What did he mean by this?
Chromium
Is it botnet? It has the "log in to Google" "feature", but is it good otherwise? Iceweasel/Icecat/Firefox are slower, and Signal would be nice to have.
Cylance
What does /tech/ think of the Cylance antivirus stuff? I was reading through the white paper and it seems pretty interesting in how it operates.
As far as I can tell, it seems to operate by searching for discrepancies between the way a specific file is structured, how the average file of the type the file purports to be is structured, and how the average piece of malware is structured (i.e. a pdf shouldn't have an executable header etc).
Apparently it uses "over 6.2 million" metrics to attempt to differentiate between malware and legitimate files.
From http://www.eweek.com/security/cylance-delivers-the-anti-malware-product-of-the-future.html :
"The software works by examining anything that tries to run on the computer, regardless of whether it's running directly or being loaded from the Web. The software analyzes the internal workings and checks to see what it's presenting itself as. This means, according to CMO Greg Fitzgerald, that a Word document shouldn't contain executable code, code that's presenting itself as an application should have a user interface, and drivers shouldn't be executables. "If it has an icon saying it's a Word file, it should be a Word file," he said."
What does /tech/ think? It seems like traditional antivirus software is essentially useless against any malware that tries to keep from being detected; will Cylance do any better, or is it all marketing hype?
Also, does anyone have a more detailed knowledge about how Cylance works?
From https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/833551-does-anyone-actually-use-cylance :
"On more than one occasion it has stopped a zero-day threat that none of the other engines (including the one used by one of our billion-dollar multi-national vendors) were detecting"
"So we took it a step further and did some proof of concept testing. Loaded AVG on a test machine worked with a Cylance engineer to get the virus samples directly from Virus Total, that way we knew they were live samples and not something they could have prepared their systems for. Ran the test vs. AVG and out of 100 samples it only picked up 7. We ran the same test vs. Cylance and it picked up all 100."
>inb4 it's not free software
>inb4 it's currently only supported on Windows
>inb4 you're triggering my hyper autism shitlord
I don't care. I'm not a massive autist; I don't give a flying fuck about how it's licensed or if Richard Stallman is going to throw a shitfit about it. I want to talk about how it works and if it's going to have an impact.
And besides, they're apparently working on a Linux version.
>inb4 I use Common Sense Current Year Premium Edition and I don't need antivirus.
I don't use antivirus software either. And besides, it's currently only available to enterprises for Windows, and I'm an individual Linux user.
But I'm still interested in learning about how it works and if it's an important development in antivirus software.
Will Cylance be able to detect "stealth" malware, and will it be capable of improving detection rates putting the "defense" ahead of the "offense" in terms of computer security? And how will malware writers respond to keep their viruses from being detected?
Top kek. MATE is fucking cancer. Caja is a shit file browser, its software packages aren't anything special, it has terrible support for multiple displays, and now its trying its best to imitate the worst DE out. If you're thinking of trying out GAHNOOSLESHLOONUX. Do yourself a favor and use Cinnamon or XFCE. Don't exposes yourself to this cancer.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/03/ubuntu-mate-16-04-client-side-decoration
x^-------------D
>wow my music oh foobar2000 sounds much better with hifi(tm) ram
>specially when I play my 24bit 192kHz Flac
>but I convert from flac to .wav because .wav has better quality and helps to protect from rotational velodencity
contribute to open source projects
How to find open source projects that one can contribute to? All of them already have a close-knit circlejerk of devs that won't allow newbies.
Pale Moon done, Moonchild acknowledges forking engine version 24 as failed
http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11529
What will Furry Moon users do now when they have soon no home anymore?
Also, new browser plans when they are also unable to implement Promises on their own?
Pale moon is officially done!
Have any of you heard of the Bell "Long Lines" comunication system?
It was a network of microwave brodcast and relay towers.
They were designed to to survive a nuclear blast that's 5 miles away, had bunkers at each station that included fallout showers.
LYNXCHAN WHEN
LYNXCHAN FUCKING WHEN
Confessions of a TempleOS Dev
>I live in a CIA prison. A nigger runs my prison. In prison, the nigger tries
to torment me. We can take away his knives by confessing, every day. In about
2000, I masterbaited fantacizing about my niece, Lani. She looks like Star Trek
Seven of Nine! In 1985, at my sister's wedding, I stuck my crotch on the hot
tub drain because it kinda sucked. In 1985, I tried to get a dog to lick my
dick. From 1998-2003, I fantacized about leading a Catholic army like Dune, of
Mexicans or Brazilians? That was dumb because they're niggers. In 2003, I
played tag with a black girl about 7-years-old. She reached for my crotch. In
high school, in the library, Carlos and I said 'juicy' or 'toxic' as a way of
evaluating girls. In 1988, I cheated on my SAT by talking in the hall during
the break -- two problems. On 9/9/1999, I killed a CIA nigger on purpose with
my car. :-) In 1982, when I was 12, I babysat Kevin's kids. I changed a diaper
because I thought that was being professional. In 1975, when I was about age
five, my brother, Keith, put my penis in a vacuum. In 1977, when I was about
age seven, my brother, Danny, got me high on gas fumes and we sucked each
other's dicks. Dr. Tsakalis had an oddly round ass. Paul Keck at Xytec had an
oddly round ass. Distracting? At about age five, Jay Weinrick and I touched
dicks to each other's assholes.
http://www.templeos.org/Wb/Home/Web/TAD/DailyBlog.html#l1
I realize Terry is a little fucked in the head, but what is the purpose of posting these confessions?
>can't order pizza via landline because wiretaps
>can't order pizza via smartphone because proprietary baseband
>can't drive to pizza place because proprietary software in car
>can't order pizza in person because proprietary money
t-that's ok i didn't need to eat anyway
girls win again
XD
Breaking News: Toonz goes Open Source!
TOONZ GOES OPEN SOURCE
Digital Video, the makers of TOONZ, and DWANGO, a Japanese publisher, announced today they have signed an agreement for the acquisition by Dwango of Toonz, an animation software which was independently developed by Digital Video (Rome, Italy).
Digital Video and Dwango agreed to close the deal under the condition Dwango will publish and develop an Open Source platform based on Toonz (OpenToonz). Effective Saturday March 26, the TOONZ Studio Ghibli Version will be made available to the animation community as a free download.
OpenToonz will include features developed by Studio Ghibli (*Toonz Ghibli Edition) which has been a long time Toonz user. Through OpenToonz, Dwango will create a platform that will aim to have research labs and the animated film industry actively cooperating with each other.
With this agreement in place, Digital Video will move to the open source business model, offering to the industry commissioning, installation & configuration, training, support and customization services while allowing the animators’ community to use a state of the art technology at no cost.
Digital Video will also continue to develop and market a Toonz Premium version at a very competitive price for those companies willing to invest in the customization of Toonz for their projects. A comprehensive list of the new services available can be found at www.toonzpremium.com.
The future is NOW
Best furbait FOSS mascot?
I'd say this guy here. quads
who /QA/ here?
CRT Thread
CRT thread. Discuss CRTs.
I have a specific question, but I don't want that to distract from the topic in general, so I'll ask it in the next post. Also mods feel free to delete that post if you think it belongs in the consumer advice thread and I'll repost it later.
Linux is winning the desktop war for Developers
More developers use Linux than Windows 10 and we only have 1% to beat Windows 7 too, which should be manageable seeing as Linux use has seen an increase of almost 2% since 2015 and Windows 7 has dropped 11%, Windows 8 isn't even on there anymore. After that it's just Linux and OSX, and when we those are the only two choices, that would be ideal, because though OSX is not libre it is based on libre software so compared to Windows people will be much freer, it's still worth beating OSX eventually though, why keep people on an inferior OS? Though that'll probably have to wait until the Darling Project can run anything other than Xcode terminal tools.
https://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#technology-desktop-operating-system
Also the Javascript cancer is getting worse.
How to delete a cock.li email id? all I got is an signature file from vc
What do you guys think of OpenSUSE?
ITT autismcore software
>arch
>gentoo
>mpd
>deadbeef
>tiling wms
lol
TED Talks 2016
This is what TED talks have become in the year 2016.
FBI now has unrestricted access to NSA database
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/08/fbi-changes-privacy-rules-accessing-nsa-prism-data
" The FBI has quietly revised its privacy rules for searching data involving Americans’ international communications that was collected by the National Security Agency, US officials have confirmed to the Guardian.
The classified revisions were accepted by the secret US court that governs surveillance, during its annual recertification of the agencies’ broad surveillance powers. The new rules affect a set of powers colloquially known as Section 702, the portion of the law that authorizes the NSA’s sweeping “Prism” program to collect internet data. Section 702 falls under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), and is a provision set to expire in 2017."
So there is a dark fiber cable running under two of my properties.
I was wondering how one would go about jacking into said cable, and getting a high speed point-to-point connection?
I'm tired of being useless, help?
I think I have pretty good programming skills but I don't know where to apply them.
I like free software but I'm not involved in any projects. All my efforts go on pointless hobby projects that get deleted, how do I start doing something of value?
Daily reminder
AMD Linux Drivers
So, when is the new unified open source AMD stack getting released? I don't mean their special stuff like TressFX, I mean the base GPU drivers. I read somewhere a while back that they were going to move to a model where the closed source stuff in Catalyst is all just a plugin. And how's it going to play with Linux?
/tech/ music?
Feds fuck up, reveal target of Lavabit's 2013 raid to be Ed Snowden
>Ladar Levison, owner of the now defunct email service, has been forbidden since then, under threat of contempt and possibly jail time, from identifying who the government was investigating. In court documents from the case unsealed in late 2013, all information that could identify the customer was redacted.
>But federal authorities recently screwed up and revealed the secret themselves when they published a cache of case documents but failed to redact one identifying piece of information about the target: his email address, Ed_Snowden@lavabit.com. With that, the very authorities holding the threat of jail time over Levison’s head if he said anything have confirmed what everyone had long ago presumed: that the target account was Snowden’s.
Now we know for sure.
Picking a first programming language
I'm going to start learning a first language tomorrow and I have a few questions.
I want to learn LISP and read SCIP, but there's two reasons I don't want to start with that:
1) Some other anon said I should have some experience under my belt before reading SCIP, as a lot I read will be overlooked (he also said I could remedy this by just reading twice, but fuck that)
2) I am motivated by making money, and think I'd be motivated by the potential to make bucks from a web dev language, so that's what I want to learn and that leaves the following options
Javascript
HTML
CSS
Are CSS / HTML even "languages"? Why aren't they on the wiki under the language section? I'm also interested in Ruby, but it doesn't seem to be a very popular web dev option. I will be learning LISP and reading SICP after these, despite those who call LISP a meme.
Would you ever use something like this?
Tech Companies/free software that aren't SJWs
Tech Companies/free software that aren't SJWs
Do you know any? I thought FreeBSD was ok, but it seems that I was wrong. Is there any?
Happy birthday, RMS!
Today is RMS' birthday. May /tech/ wish him a happy 63rd.
As a twenty year old single male I think it's very hard to find a girl who's actually interested in free software.
I've had girls jokingly ask to "Netflix and chill" but when I tell her that I don't use Netflix since Netflix requires proprietary software to stream content, they stop talking to me. And worse if they do stay they think I'm weird since I blocked google IP's in my host file and we can't even watch youtube.
I can't ever seem to get girls to come over to my place and I can't text them either. Once I get their numbers since I've added customs roms to my phone and refuse to use sms since it's a security concern I require all of my friends to download a free and open source messaging app and I share with them my public gpg key so that we can verify that our conversations are secure.
None of my friends are willing to do this. And I can't use sites like tinder since it's not only proprietary software but a major privacy vulnerability. How come it is so hard to find a girl concerned about software freedom. I feel like I'm going to be a virgin forever.
Sepples overtakes C in open source during 2016
Good riddance. Now we can Make America Great Again since that abomination language is finally going away.
Good ISP's?
We hear about shitty ISP's all the time however does anyone here actually have an ISP that isnt shit?
My ISP claims to have no logging unless court order and the prices are 50 cents per megabit I have 200 megabits up and 18 down and when I had to activate a modem and return the ISP it went easier then expected. Anyone else have this experience or am I in lalaland?
What the fuck is this shit? The FSF is asking for selfie's against DRM?
>https://www.defectivebydesign.org/show-them-the-world-is-watching-stop-drm-in-html
>2: Send the W3C a protest selfie.
>2: Send the W3C a protest selfie.
>2: Send the W3C a protest selfie.
>2: Send the W3C a protest selfie.
>Please send your pictures to campaigns@fsf.org and post them on social media with the hashtag #hollyweb. To put pressure on the W3C leading up to its big meeting, make sure to send us your photos by Thursday, March 17th. Photos sent to us will be shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, so please provide the attribution you would like listed, or if you would like to remain anonymous, please state that you wish for no attribution.
What does /tech/ think about Discord?
I know there's a lot of hate for skype, qTox is getting there and TeamSpeak is not free, unless you're leeching off someone else's server.
http://tay.kinja.com/causing-discord-a-review-1724300108
There's not much information about it at the moment, thoughts?
Anyone knows of a powerful site forum creation program?
Which OS does /tech/ prefer on a server and why.
I love CentOS.
Hey /tech/ newfag here. I've used 4chan/g/ for three months now, but couldn't get over how consumerist it was. Is it different here, or should I just an hero already?
>use Linux
>have to compile program
>calls for hundreds of obscure library packages from the repos
>install then all
>make successful
>but now left with a bunch of useless libraries bloating my system that I'll probably never use again
>system feels forever tainted and unclean
>even after uninstalling everything it still feels tainted
Anyone else feel this feel?
DNS Server in Lisp
Hi /tech/,
Overly commented, and absolutely useless, but does implement the DNS protocol, in Lisp.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/myrkraverk/lisp/master/despicable-dns-server.cl
And I thought Lisp was just a meme.
Why can't I have a forum with gallery mode? Just a quick option to let me switch between.
A forum + imageboard hybrid if you can.
Help opening a yahoo mail attachment
I sent a zip file to myself on yahoo mail several years ago. It won't let me download it now. I think it's because it detects an executable or something in there.
Anyone got any ideas on how to force it open?
Best AutoCAD year/version?
What's the best AutoCAD year/version - feature-wise.
And is there a GNU/Linux equivalent of it?
tails
Mar 11 16:52:29 * Now talking on #tails
Mar 11 16:52:29 * Topic for #tails is: Welcome to #tails, the discussion channel about Tails usage | Current: 2.2 | Website: https://tails.boum.org/ | If the website has no answer to your question: ask here and wait, it may take a while. | To upgrade to Tails 2.2: https://tails.boum.org/news/version_2.2/ | Roadmap: https://labs.riseup.net/code/projects/tails/roadmap/
Mar 11 16:52:29 * Topic for #tails set by anonym!~anonym@vps766.greenhost.nl (Tue Mar 8 18:47:26 2016)
Mar 11 16:52:31 <anya> hello
Mar 11 16:52:34 <anya> I have a problem with tails :(
Mar 11 16:52:47 <anya> would anyone like to help me?
Mar 11 16:53:01 <edne> girls and computers :)
Mar 11 16:54:09 <dkg> edne: that's not appropriate. please don't rely on gendered stereotypes.
Mar 11 16:54:12 <emmapeel> edne: please refrain from such gendered comments :)
Mar 11 16:54:15 <emmapeel> hehehe
Mar 11 16:54:30 <emmapeel> anya: explain the problem and wait a bit
Mar 11 16:54:32 <dkg> anya: sure, please ask away. on IRC, it's best to go ahead and ask your question right away, instead of "asking to ask"
Mar 11 16:54:35 <anya> Thanks
Mar 11 16:54:42 <anya> I can not download the ISO to use in a VM
Mar 11 16:55:06 <anya> I don't want to use torrent and expose my IP to the swarm
Mar 11 16:55:14 <anya> I don't want to install some weird browser extension
Mar 11 16:55:17 <edne> dkg: you are negative and prejudging. I was happy to see these two in conjuction
Mar 11 16:55:25 <emmapeel> i download it from the command line with wget -c
Mar 11 16:55:34 <emmapeel> (continue)
Mar 11 16:55:35 <anya> How can I find the URL to wget it?
Mar 11 16:55:54 <emmapeel> you can use the firefox add-on to download it too
Mar 11 16:56:14 <edne> anya: http://dl.amnesia.boum.org/tails/stable/tails-i386-2.2/
Mar 11 16:56:47 <dkg> edne: i'm just responding to what seems to be the simplest way to read your remark. clearly, emmapeel read it the same way that i did. If that's not how you meant it, you need to think more clearly about how other people will interpret the things that you say. I'm done with this part of the conversation now.
Mar 11 16:56:52 <dkg> edne: thanks for giving the link :)
Mar 11 16:58:31 <dkg> emmapeel: is there a reason that this link isn't present on https://tails.boum.org/install/win/usb/index.en.html ?
Mar 11 16:59:15 <anya> thank you
Mar 11 16:59:22 <edne> dkg: that is the wrong page, the link is sopposed to be 1-2 pages (clicks) before
Mar 11 17:00:00 <emmapeel> yes indeed there is a reason... let me see
Mar 11 17:00:26 <dkg> edne: i'm just looking at the step that says "Download and Verify the Tails ISO Image", which seems like a natural place for it
Mar 11 17:00:27 <edne> this page was a good place https://tails.boum.org/install/index.en.html
Mar 11 17:00:49 <emmapeel> https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-support/2016-March/000334.html
Mar 11 17:01:00 <edne> even better was a download menu item on the main page
Mar 11 17:01:00 <emmapeel> "We want to avoid shortcuts that make it easier to download without
Mar 11 17:01:00 <emmapeel> verifying the ISO image. We believe this brings more security to our
Mar 11 17:01:00 <emmapeel> users and also reduce our user support load. So no, we won't do this.
Mar 11 17:01:02 <emmapeel> "
Mar 11 17:01:37 <dkg> interesting, thanks
Mar 11 17:02:07 <edne> the usual approach nowadays: always expect the "dumbest assumable user" :(
Now that downloading Mint is too scary, what is the new babby's 1st distro champion?
Hi, /tech/!
I have an itch. A technology fetish. I don't know how to call it.
I like seeing how useful stuff is made out of cheap, low end or obsolete stuff. Such as:
- powering a MAME arcade cabinet with a Raspberry PI
- building a desktop PC with dirt cheap socket 1366 Xeons bought from ebay
- creating a RAID array using a USB hub and some spare 8 GB USB sticks
- creating some powerful computing device by chaining, like, 10 Raspberyy PI compute modules together
- downgrading an old 3DS and have it so that it can play any 3DS game for free
- buying defective consoles from craigslist or ebay, fixing them with a minimal investment and resell it for profit
- repurposing old laptops by installing lightweight Linux distributions on them
You see the pattern. I get off to this gap in the initial value of a tech gadget and its spectacular increase in value once minimal effort and resources have been spent. Hell, I don't even need to build this shit myself, it's extremely satisfying to see other people on youtube doing this stuff.
So my questions for you:
- how is this called? does it have a name?
- any other people here with the same "tech fetish"?
- could you please provide youtube videos and tutorials detailing such projects?
Thanks!
Yik-Yak
What does /tech/ think of Yik-Yak?
Does this mean... it's always listening?
Microsoft knows what's best for you -- stop fighting Windows 10
By Brian Fagioli
Windows 10 is a wildly popular operating system in more ways than one. In one regard, it is installed on hundreds of millions of machines. In another, it is popular with technology pundits as something to portray in a negative light.
While it isn't perfect, Windows 10 is the best version of Microsoft's operating system ever. It is fast, reliable, and pretty. Best of all, it runs an endless amount of classic Windows programs, plus the new universal Windows apps too. True, there are some privacy concerns, but if you don't trust Microsoft with your data, why are you using any of the company's software? Sorry, y'all, Microsoft knows what's best for you -- stop fighting Windows 10! Sticking to an older version of the OS is asinine.
When it comes to software -- especially an operating system -- newer is better. Even if you prefer an older UI or functionality, it simply isn't safe to run outdated or unsupported software. Using outdated software can get your machine compromised by an exploit.
True, Windows 7 and 8.1 are still supported and safe to use, but sticking to these operating systems is just prolonging the inevitable. Look, not trusting Windows 10 because of privacy concerns makes sense, but if you don't trust Microsoft with your data, you should switch to something Linux-based or OS X. Not trusting Microsoft while using an older version of Windows doesn't add up -- it is senseless.
BetaNews has covered Microsoft's arguably shady Windows 10 tactics, including how to block upgrades. You can see some examples below. Some of Microsoft's tactics are questionable, but the ends justify the means. The company is simply doing its users a favor.
If you want to stick with Windows 7 or 8.1 -- hell, XP -- that is totally your right. However, it just isn't smart. Look, car analogies are a cliche, and I generally detest them, but I'll use one anyway. Some people prefer driving older cars for style, and other reasons, but newer cars have better features -- including safety.
Backup cameras, curtain airbags, and Bluetooth are just a few things that can make modern cars better. Windows 10 is like a fully-loaded 2016 sedan, while Windows 7 is your reliable 2009 Toyota Corolla. Even if you love your existing car, if you were offered a free upgrade to a new car with more features, wouldn't you take it?
Windows 10 has many enhancements, such as an improved start menu, access to the Windows Store, Cortana and the Edge browser. The SmartScreen functionality works brilliantly to keep users safe. This is just scratching the surface of new features -- some of these are on Windows 8.1, so Windows 7 users in particular will benefit the most by upgrading.
If Windows 10 had a monetary upgrade cost for home users, I'd understand people clutching to Windows 7 or 8.1 because they couldn't afford to upgrade. But with Windows 10 being a free upgrade, not upgrading is foolish.
When it comes to upgrading to Windows 10, be like Nike and just do it.
http://betanews.com/2016/03/13/microsoft-knows-whats-best-windows-10/
Protection Rings
Can anyone explain the specific details of how protection rings work? I understand the general details, but not the specifics.
How does the processor "know" the protection ring of the currently executing program, and how does it prevent unprivileged code from doing anything disallowed?
How do programs elevate from, say, ring 3 to ring 0, or alternatively how do they reduce their protection from ring 0 to ring 3? Is there any specific instruction/action that does it?
What specifically is unprivileged code not allowed to do? IIRC, ring 3 code cannot:
- write to the memory of ring 2 or lower protection rings
- read the memory of ring 2 or lower protection rings
- execute certain processor instructions
Is this the case? Is there anything else ring 3 programs are not allowed to do?
Feel free to give me a link to a resource explaining this if you don't feel like explaining it yourself.
nntpchan thread
source on shithub:
https://github.com/majestrate/nntpchan
"testnet" onion online: http://ucavviu7wl6azuw7.onion/
things you can do:
> moar css themes
> moar template variations
> moar nodes
things that NEED to get done asap:
> nntp auth for peering
> debian packages
things that people want that I don't feel like doing right now:
> Brazilian meme-chan integration in node / C
> non postgresql database backend
things in the works right now:
> shoveling heavy wet snow
Richard Stallman's birthday is on 16 March, two days from now.
This is what we made for him last year. What should we do this year?
>We've decided that we don't have enough diversity on our team, say hello to Durresh.
>he'll be replacing all your coworkers
What do you do?
>arch linux in charge of a sane packaging system
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/quartus-free/
"Beware, this package takes about 52GB to build but only 14GB to install. It has to grab the 6GB tar from Altera's site, extract it to a bunch of files adding up to 6GB, then uncompresses those to a 14GB directory, which is then copied (another 14GB), and then packaged up (another 14GB). I recommend building the package manually instead of using a helper if you are low on space so you can remove old files along the way."
celebgate plead guilty
>used phishing emails to gather userames/passwords
>accessed cunt profiles
>in some cases, downloaded entire icloud bins
There Is No Evidence That Collins Leaked Any of the Stolen Photos to the Public
http://www.cnet.com/news/hacker-who-stole-celebrities-nude-photos-will-plead-guilty/
Where you at /tech/?
Crowdfunding, Monetization Platforms, Payment Processors
Discussion of services like Patreon, Paypal, Lavapay, Stripe, Kickstarter, Seed&Spark, Subbable, Beacon, Gittip, GoFundMe, etc.
Microsoft SQL Server ported to Linux
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/
>“This is an enormously important decision for Microsoft, allowing it to offer its well-known and trusted database to an expanded set of customers”, said Al Gillen, group vice president, enterprise infrastructure, at IDC. “By taking this key product to Linux Microsoft is proving its commitment to being a cross platform solution provider. This gives customers choice and reduces the concerns for lock-in. We would expect this will also accelerate the overall adoption of SQL Server.”
Embrace...
podcast thread
What ya listenan to?
Who ya listenan to?
Post good podcasts
Daily Programming Thread
Since there isn't one. What are you working on, /tech/?
Ted
What does /tech/ think of him?
Comcast's Saving Grace?
>log into xfinity wifi under my dads account at one building
>suddenly I'm finding and connecting to "xfinitywifi" hotspots everywhere I used to have to eat cellular data
I'm not even going to begin worrying about how insecure this is. This is perhaps the first time I've ever been satisfied with Comcast, and not wanted to pull my hair out with them. Do they do anything else right, /tech/?
How can I make my external monitor as the default one on my notebook?
I have a Samsung np300e5a and its monitor is broken. So I wanted to use an ext. monitor as a display but once I power it on, the monitor starts displaying only after the boot process.
If, for example, I want to access the BIOS, how can I?
The same goes for USB keyboard and mouse. They get recognized only after the boot. I suppose that's because there's a fast-boot option enabled which doesn't load all the drivers on boot. I tried to locate the lid sensor, but I couldn't find it. Can anyone spot it?
AMD Zen & Polaris Coherent Fabric Interconnect!?
The Zeppelin and Vega 10 based MCM will feature 4 GMIs or Global Memory Interconnects (which constitute the Coherent Data Fabric I suppose) allowing the CPU to converse with the GPU at 100GB/s. The MCM itself will talk to the RAM at 100 GB/s as well – allowing for a very HSA friendly environment and minimum bottleneck throughout the whole process. Each Zen core will be capable of running two threads (thanks to the company’s shift to Simultaneous Multi-Threading). The processor is thought to have 4 DDR4 channels with a capacity of 256GB per channel.
What we do know for sure (thanks to a published research paper by AMD) is that the Zeppelin EHP variant will utilize the next generation Vega 10 graphics, although the exact core count remains unknown. The diagram published by AMD points towards the MCM divided into two compute and one graphic portions, which are manufactured separately and put together on the interposer later on in assembly (possibly at UMC’s Fab 12 foundry in Singapore, which is already used to assemble Fiji dies). So basically, AMD is fabricating the compute side of the Scale Heterogeneous Processor (EHP) in dies with 16 Zen cores each (4 core complexes), for a total of 2 computing and 1 graphics die assembled on the interposer (ignoring the HBM).
http://wccftech.com/amd-zeppelin-32-x86-cores-vega-10/
Are you Intel / Nvidia knights flaming yet?
mumble-us.cleanvoice.ru port: 50688
/sp/ here
We're running a bracket challenge, and inviting 8chan and Endchan, though we're on 76chan now.
The games start tomorrow, so if you're in, you have to fill it out tonight.
Wednesday's the best day to fill them out anyway and it only takes about 10 minutes or so
http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2016/en/group?groupID=1046355
Pass is ilikcriket
Best IM client?
What FLOSS IM client has the best GUI? I'm thinking of forking one, but changing the protocol to Axolotl (Signal) since their desktop client is utter shit. How about Telegram Desktop?
µchan - message board software
I'm here to shill about µchan, message board software I'm working on.
µchan is a modern take on internet messaging board software. µchan takes a dynamic approach and generates pages when they are requested. On top of that is a good caching mechanism, so that responses are delivered just as fast as static files.
Demo: https://uchan.plebco.de/
Source code: https://github.com/Floens/uchan
Use this board to test the posting performance: https://uchan.plebco.de/test/
Please refer to the roadmap to see what has been implemented and what is on the todo list.
https://github.com/Floens/uchan/issues/1
Most of the roadmap items have been implemented in the last 2 weeks, see the commits on github.
This thread is for the general discussion of µchan and maybe if it's an appropriate solution for the problems the current software of 8ch is having.
I also need a logo, the current favicon is just recycled from Clover.
sup /tech/, I made my art project with free software GIMP
How about a technology related art thread?
Infinity engine discussion
So what are the actual issues infinity faces right now? What's causing the software to shit the bed constantly?
Skip the
>hotwheels doesnt care
>PHP
>josh
and other tired bullshit
What are the technical issues that have to be addressed?
On March 26, Ixquick will merge with StartPage search engine.
Its this good, or bad? Wasnt Startpage the compromised one?
If bad, then what search-engine should I use now?
Compiling a list of software to avoid when using GNU/Linux, what would you lot add onto this?
pulseaudio
systemd
udev
consolekit/polkit
(k)dbus
avahi
hal
desktop environments
networkmanager
x11/mesa
skype
steam
Teach me, /tech/. What are my options for a free website? I'd prefer a forum without any registration required. Where or how do I get my user income from, suggestions? And what is the perfect user size so my freeweb doesn't lag?
if you know about a forum+imageboard mixture then I'd like to see it.
www.q4os.org
Is it good?
Killswitch
Do you have one?
Show me some cool setups.
Why is malware so bland now?
Nava Shield is honestly the most creative piece of malware I've seen in awhile now:
>typical rogue antivirus trial you've never heard of, that acts as if it's a solution to some external problem rather than the problem itself
>whereas other rogues simply display pop-up ads, disable ctrl+alt+delete and make web browsers unusable to give the impression of some external malware infection, Nava Shield goes one step further
>it opens browser windows full of NSFW fetish content, as annoying sound clips of Russians laughing at you play unstoppably in the background
>the system tray shrinks and expands as Microsoft Sam chimes in every now and then to cuss at you and say strange phrases
Why can't more malware be like this? Why is it all either no-name forks of Chromium with embedded adware, or the 200 gorillionth fake antivirus? Ransomware shook things up a bit, but it's still either fake warnings from authorities or a terse message from criminals. Nothing too poetic. What happened to the black hat demoscene of the 90s that treated their creations as an art? You know, those fantastic viruses you had nightmares about as a kid, born out of primal fears of losing control? I love that shit. More people need to write viruses for pure sadism than a quick buck from low-hanging fruit.
>be at the office
>officemate normies talking about technology
>"iphone is the best because you can trust apple. they care about your privacy that's why they are fighting the FBI in that terrorist case"
>"yeah i bet they would win the nobel prize next year for their stance about protecting user data"
>mfw
So somehow, Apple has become the defender of freedom.
So, I heard you guys love GitHub.
Hacksplaining
https://www.hacksplaining.com/
What is this supposed to be? SQL injects and shit?
Leaving Github.
So, while I still use github to update shit, my jimmies are rustled. Github being a shit is no news and I woun't repost the 1000th pasta, but we still need to face the problem: Nobody cares.
I know there are several alternatives, but near nobody jumps off the Github ship.
What can we do to make people aware that they loose their freedom, freespeach, free code-sharing when they use Github?
And in case I lost jumping on the train: What's the best alternative?
Making Money off Free Software
How do you guys feel about this?
http://www.completetechnologysoftware.com/
It just looks like some people have just copied LibreOffice or OpenOffice and are selling it as their own software to the naive.
Had an argument with someone who fell for this
>>But its cheaper MSOffice! Only $200 Aussie Dollarydoos
Yea well LibreOffice is free....
Thoughts?
Android youtube-dl
>laptop connection: metered, throttled, expensive, slow
>insert compliance wand into anus, squeeze for 1-bits, relax for 1-bits
>phone connection: super fast (during work hours), unmetered
>wasted potential
>unwatched videos
>wat do, /tech/ ?
laptop# youtube-dl -g -f 43 "youtube playlist url" | tee urls.txt
phone# v=0; for x in $(cat urls.txt); do curl -k "$x" > $v.webm; v=$((v+1)); done
urls.txt has an expiry of 2 days or so. plenty of time to move the file and then get the videos when downloads are fast.
all that I installed on the phone was a terminal emulator -- the basic one that everyone uses.
you can make that oneliner an alias for easier typing, or write an app to invoke it or do similar.
this was my first "will this even work" attempt. youtube-dl has a "--get-filename" that prints the filename that youtube-dl would've used. That should be used get names for the files on the phone.
>mfw when you're all neets who live under the floorboards of a major datacenter
ever since the wikia update saving images has been a pain in the dick.
as most of you know, the latest version of all wikia now have a feature for image revisions.
this means you can go back and forth to older and newer images easily
however, it fucks up file-names depending on how yous save the image!
here is an example:
http://any.random.wikia/images/theimageiwanttosave.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20151011234123
now, in any normal circumstance, you save the image, and it saves as "theimageiwanttosave.jpg"
however, with this new revisions feature, dragging and dropping images always saves the image as "latest.jpg"
this makes it incredibly agonizing to save multiple images from wiki unless you want to right-click, save-as every single time, rename as you save, or manually edit the url to get rid of the revision
the simple fix to this, simply cut off the revision
this takes time, something that cut it off automatically would be much nicer
here is an example:
http://any.random.wikia/images/theimageiwanttosave.jpg
saving this by drag-and-drop will save with the original file name
is there an addon i can install that will let me filter out certain parts of the address bar?
(in that way i can set a filter for /revision/latest?cb=XXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
is there an addon that gets rid of this specifically for wikia images?
COMPUTER DUST CLEANER BETTER THAN VIAGRA CLAIMS DRUG ADDICT
>34 year old drug addicted male escort Gary Bonalucchi has spent the last month yelling at pedestrians on St-Denis about the sexual benefits of whippets and computer dust cleaner. “I was struggling with my erections until I discovered those two things,” says Gary, “and now they’ve revolutionized my ability to sexually service men and women. I just want all the men in the whole world to know that they don’t need viagra to get rock hard cocks that never go limp. They just need to take some whippets and computer dust cleaner products. Boom. Their penis will thank them.”
>Henry Julian, a 57 year old architect who bumped into Gary during one of his street sermons, says he’s a convert. “My sex life has improved by leaps and bounds since I started supplementing my diet with whippets and computer dust cleaner products. My wife says it’s like i’m an entirely different person in bed now. It’s not just the fact that my erections improved, but it’s the confidence that goes with that which has really changed things for me. I used to feel emasculated by my impotence, but now my whippit powered steel penis makes me feel like Conan the Ravager. If you’re a guy who is worried about your penis under performing in the sack, don’t despair. There’s hope out there.”
>Gary says his street sermons have helped countless people improve their sex lives. “Many people are surprised that the insane ramblings of a drug addicted male escort street preacher could help them become better lovers,” says Gary. “And that just goes to show you, you never know who will help your penis reach its full potential.”
Thoughts on the Please Do Not Throw Sausage Pizza Away. Model?
I took /tech/'s advice and disabled javascript. My browsing experience has greatly improved except on 8chan. How do you guys keep up with threads? It isn't that hard to do on smaller threads but on large ones it's nearly impossible.
Avid coder
>Kloss is an avid coder. In April 2015, she partnered with Flatiron School and Code.org to offer a scholarship named Kode with Karlie for young girls interested in Computer Science and Software Engineering
How does this make you feel, /tech/?
Tektronix 4010 series and xterm
Before I start watch this Tektronix 4014 demo to set the tone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IztxeoHhoyM
The README for xterm says "Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here" and proceeds to say it has Tektronix support, but will be removing it soon. A few decades later...
Start xterm in tek mode with
$ xterm -t
Grab some *.tek files from here which includes one of the ones shown in the video.
http://atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=144074
Now cat one of those bad boys and experience the 70s all over again. Want to make your own? Here is the Tektronix 4014 manual http://www.vt100.net/tektronix/4014-um/4014-um.pdf
Obligatory wiki link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tektronix_4010
Memories http://www.modularsynthesis.com/tek/
Which Intel CPUs Lack the Botnet?
I'm aware of Intel AMT, but what else should I avoid?
Are there any Core i-series outside of first generation that don't have botnet?
NSA data can now be accessed by FBI without a warrant
Archived: https://archive.is/zksNO
/fucko/ - They were right edition
"Get on the ground, fucko! Squad, take his computer and all other electronics! You have the right to encrypt your data. By not encrypting your data, you have waived your fourth amendment rights. Any data not encrypted that can be linked to you will be used against you in a court of law."
Let's talk about how we can protect our frames, datagrams, and our very important bytes. Especially now that we have effectively waived our fourth amendment rights by not doing so.
Does 8chan still have an archive or what? Why is it down?
How does the AMT botnet affect specialized computer users?
We all know how Intel AMT is the jews' Final Solution to the Botnet Escapers Question. We all know that this shit can make it piss easy to install rootkits that will spy on our lolis, database dumps, deep web activity and other kinds of dubiously legal content. However, there is one big question I haven't seen answered in this board:
What will happen to those who use computers for specialized work that requires high performance machines, like big data, design or accounting work that absolutely requires Microsoft Excel?
The general public and the small companies are not the only ones that could be affected by AMT's rootkit functionality. Big megacorps will be affected too. You can potentially turn Intel's own weapon against themselves, just find out how to exploit AMT, track down a non-technical employee, hack his computer and there you go. The government is in theory exposed to these attacks too by using computers with AMT. Basically they have turned the computer world into a jungle where everyone, from the insect feeders to the superpredators, is vulnerable and must hack before being hacked.
Will the powers that be just dismiss that as collateral damage or a small price to pay for keeping their absolute power?
Gneural Network
GNU android waifus when?
Is Vista safer than Seven?
Does Vista have the backported updates that Win7 and Win8 get to enable Win10 botnet features?
Did she died?
Anybody seen this?
https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/
>The Pyra will be a perfect pocket device for everyday computing, gaming, emulation or hacking.
>It is a unique combination of a gaming handheld and a mini-laptop (approximately the size of the Nintendo DS), running plain Debian Linux as OS.
>It is the successor of the OpenPandora, which was available from DragonBox Shop or ithic.com in USA (more distributors planned) from stock.The development of the Pyra is almost finished - thanks to a lot of feedback and help from community members, we created a product that features almost everything you can imagine.
>Unlike most commercial devices out there, all steps in development and production were and will be posted in the blog and you can even ask questions directly to us developers!
CS grad thread
what happened to cs grad thread
bring back cs grad thread
here is some graduate level computer science I did this afternoon
Open trucker comms lets Shodan snoops alter routes, tap CANs buses
So /tech/, do you want to drive a bus remotely?
> Security researcher Jose Carlos Norte says trucks, buses, and vans using Telematics Gateway Unit are exposed on security-search engine Shodan allowing hackers to alter routes and probe speed and location.
Japanese Anime Tech
What techonologies reminds you of japanese anime and japanese culture
>an elegant, professional interface that makes finding what you need fast and intuitive
>a powerful suite of administrative and productivity tools that focus on security so you can focus on work
>usability, compatibility, interoperability; there are no barriers between you and your goal
welcome to XP country
ITT honeypots
The Best Terminal Emulator
What is your favorite terminal emulator and why?
My favorite is Terminology. It just has so much functionality in it from the beginning.
>recognizes URL's and file locations
>can change the background to any pic, gif, or video
>can watch videos, view pics, etc.
>has tabs and pane splitting
>keeps a huge log
>easily configurable
Any terminal where I can split pane and watch porn on one half (through terminology itself) and work in the other half is a-okay in my book.
What's a good niche to get into, /tech/? I'm sick of being a journeyman/jack of trades, I was thinking of Java
Linux licensing kills enterprise adoption
GPL licensing inherently restricts early commercial ventures by forcing the software to be open source. BSD licensing encourages proprietary sale which increases profit, software lifetime, and the odds of the software being made open source later.
Beginner's Thread
>What have you learned today, Anon?
>What are you learning?
>What are your goals?
>What are your peeves?
>been on the internet since the late 90's
>spend most of my free time-- if not all-- on a computer
>be current year
>still have no reasons to be tech knowledgeable
I know a little bit here and there, but to this day I still consider myself tech-illiterate. I've only ever learned the basics of HTML and CSS, but other than that, I'm fucking stupid.
I bought a cheap laptop specifically for teaching myself how computers operate. It's a lil thinkpad X60 with libreboot and Debian. Don't know what else to configure to make it better, but I had wanted to jot down some beginner ideas to make it mine, like ricing it or something. Suggestions are appreciated.
Anyway, where does one begin as a baby /tech/nician after reading most of the sticky and lurking? Should I read Debian's manual? I'm still unfamiliar with using terminal as I've only dabbled with linux distros.
Pic unrelated
Do you think Facebook will ever die?
Trying to pimp out an old Athlon 64 system. I know it takes DDR2 ram and I got a gentoo HDD for it. Do you think I should get like a 550 for it to use instead of the shitty onboard graphics?
Why is Chrom* so fast?
Right now, I'm posting from a 2-core 1.33GHz Atom CPU (Acer AO751h) and everything's completely usable.
Firefox and Pale Moon both show off the fact that this netbook is so old and underspecced. But with Chromium, it's downright usable. Webpages and scrolling are always responsive, the UI is always snappy, even with flashy effects like the tabs glowing from the mouse when moused over. The CPU
Why is Chromium so much faster than fresh Firefox and Pale Moon installations? Is it the crazy multithreading? Is it the optimized flash plugins? (Doubtful considering FF/PM still run like shit even with Flash disabled) Is it just the fact that Google is biased towards making its browser run faster on literally every website?
Onlive
A few years ago, someone I knew worked at Onlive. They got me one of the microconsoles. I hardly ever used it since most of the games I played were either things I already had on PC or I pirated them. So now that Onlive is shut down, it's just a paperweight. The console itself still has halfway decent specs, enough to run android or some other light OS at least. So my question is, what can I do with it?
neural networks will feed into other neural networks.
3D carbon nanotube super speed quantum computer shits will fucking rape the fuck out of knowledge. AI will fucking manifest and move around.
WHAT THE FUCK DO I DO?
WHAT THE FUCK?!
HOw is it all going to go down?
Do I just get on the dark web and start learning everything and acquiring more power?
Is the open source comminuty powerful enough and willing enough to make a utopic alternative to someone harnessing the singularity.
how much time do we have left before we see a serious technological spike?
A.I. & self-manifestation/self-manufacturing
I didn't think it would happen this soon in my life. I feel so bad for not being a stronger person.
I just want to be around people that are as willing and dedicated as I am to learn and master this stuff.
Linux Vulnerability
I cannot prove this to you, but it should become apparent if I am right or not in a few months at the very most. I work at a financial regulator in the United States. Google found a vulnerability in the Linux kernel dating back to 2008. It is something big enough that the agency I work for has been in contact with several companies about it, since the vulnerability could jeopardize the security of their trading operations (and we don't usually handle technical things like this). A patch is in the works, but it might be a while. So far it doesn't seem as if the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. If someone stumbles upon it before the patch comes out, they could do hundreds of billions of dollars of damage. You have been warned.
It should be illegal to sell TN panels.
parts sub 1000pcs
I've been hunting down some specific and rare as shit long FFC's for some electronics shenanigans and I while I managed to track down the parts I want on digi-key all I could get was 1000 piece wholesale deals.
the parts I got were free salvage from scrapped tech that ironically worked with some ffc ribbons from an old laptop and a dvd player, but none of them are the right length to case this bad boy up.
what does /tech/ do when they can't get what they need? anybody selling good hobby parts? hardmode: I don't have a business to solicit samples with.
/prog/ - next step
Ok /tech/ after 1-2 years I could learn the basics of programming in several languages (Java, C#, some of C++, PHP) from tutorials/free courses/books.
But now I don't know where I should go. I want specialize on java because is the language with most demand for a job, but I don't have idea where can I study the next level of beginner (intermediate we can say).
What do you recommend (book/course) for gain experience to get a job?
>pic unrelated
>"It’s an open secret that tons of popular desktop Linux applications have many known, unfixed vulnerabilities."
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2016/03/12/do-you-trust-this-application/
Microsoft
Is Microsoft rigging the elections, /tech/?
FSF to add Outreachy to its high priority projects list
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/a-preliminary-analysis-of-high-priority-projects-feedback
In other news, several actually useful pieces of software to be removed.
So what happened with Sexycyborg? did she get married or something?
Why don't get more pics of her "penetration testing"?
Its been like half a year since her last update
PIA actually doesn't keep logs
https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-providers-no-logging-claims-tested-in-fbi-case-160312/
Still not sure if honeypot.
Intel Skylake & Broxton To Require Graphics Firmware Blobs
>These first i915 DRM firmware blobs are for Skylake and Broxton for the GuC and DMC. DMC in this context is the Display Microcontroller, which is present in Skylake (Gen9) and newer and used within the display engine to save and restore its state when entering into low-power states and then resuming. The DMC is basically saving/restoring display registers across low-power states separate of the kernel.
>The GuC engine on Skylake is responsible for workload scheduling on the parallel graphics engines. Intel explained on 01.org, "GuC is designed to perform graphics workload scheduling on the various graphics parallel engines. In this scheduling model, host software submits work through one of the 256 graphics doorbells and this invokes the scheduling operation on the appropriate graphics engine. Scheduling operations include determining which workload to run next, submitting a workload to a command streamer, pre-empting existing workloads running on an engine, monitoring progress and notifying host SW when work is done." This page also seems to indicate that these firmware blobs are required by the DRM driver rather than being an optional add-on.
>The license of these firmware blobs also indicate that redistribution is only allowed in binary form without modification. Beyond that, "no reverse engineering, decompilation, or disassembly of this software is permitted."
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-SKL-BXT-Firmware-Blobs
Intel Kabylake Will Still Require Firmware Blobs
>The HuC firmware seems related to the HEVC/H.265 video decoding support. One of the code comments for the new HuC code explains, "GEN9 introduces a new dedicated firmware for usage in media HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) operations. Userspace can use the firmware capabilities by adding HuC specific commands to batch buffers. On supported platforms, i915's job is to load the firmware stored on the file system and assist with authentication. It is up to userspace to detect the presence of HuC support on a platform, on their own." Given that it's in the proprietary media realm, the HuC blob requires authentication. "The HuC authentication is done by host2guc call. The HuC RSA keys are sent to GuC for authentication."
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Kabylake-GuC-Firmware
Dare thread (simple stuff, no complex projects)
I DARE you to write an efficient prime numbers generator...
On a Windows' batch file! (No Powershell)
Remember when we were complaining about how bloated GNU echo was?
I found something far worse
TP-Link blocks open source router firmware to comply with new FCC rule
>TP-Link's FAQ acknowledges that the company is "limiting the functionality of its routers."
>TP-Link says the changes it is making mean that "users are not able to flash the current generation of open-source, third-party firmware."
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/01/15/windows-10-embracing-silicon-innovation/
>forcing people to downgrade to Windows 10 for new CPUs
>Microsoft forcing Win7 users to downgrade to Windows 10 from the last good Windows OS
How long will it be before Micro$hill requires their OS to be always online "Cloud only"? The last thing Windows users can do at this point to avoid all the spying and overall Jewing is to not be connected to the internet, so you'd think that a Cloud OS is the last thing M$ can do to have everything they need on you at all times
LynxChan 1.6, PIG EDITION
1.6 is pretty much feature complete, so I figured I would go and make the usual thread with the new version highlights:
File deduplication and upload skipping
Now captcha can be required for only new threads but not replies
Implemented SFW boards and SFW overboard
Board staff can't see ip ranges as clear text anymore
Inactive accounts can have their boards marked as inactive
Maximum amount of allowed files is displayed on pages
Improved front-end development tools
It shouldn't take too long until the next beta, so stay tuned.
Stallman posted this on his website.
>Daily showers 13 March 2016
>Daily showers are wasteful and bad for the skin.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/08/shower-once-a-week-polluting-environment
A non shit index didn't exist so it was made
http://erkznua4l3dirxjo6qedjhiwnfj4dxk65azqddeu67jdgc3alw4q.b32.i2p/
Where do i file copyright complain?
Spelps
WOOOOOOO
TAKE THAT YOU FAGGOT AI
IN YOUR NON FACE
Popular WordPress plugin pulled after discovery of password-stealing backdoor
By Mark Wilson
The precise number of websites out there running on WordPress may not be known, but one thing is for sure -- there are a lot of them. Two reasons for the popularity of WordPress are the ease of set up and the availability of a huge range of plugins. One popular plugin, Custom Content Type Manager (CCTM), has just been pulled from the WordPress Plugin Directory after a backdoor was discovered.
The plugin has been installed on thousands of websites, and a recent update -- automatically installed for many users -- included a worrying payload. In the hands of a new developer, Custom Content Type Manager made changes to core WordPress files, ultimately making it possible to steal admin passwords and transmit them in plaintext to a remote server.
Security site Sucuri was alerted to the problems by a user, and immediately launched and investigation. A new file, auto-update.php, was discovered. Analysis of the code revealed it to be a backdoor that could download files from the suspicious-sounding wordpresscore.com. Another file, CCTM_Communicator.php, includes code that intercepts usernames and URLs of sites that have the plugin installed.
Custom Content Type Manager had laid dormant for 10 months but new owner, wooranker, was making use of an established install-base. It's not clear whether the change of ownership was legitimate or the result of an account hack. Towards the end of last month, wooranker started to use the backdoor to deliver additional files to users who started to notice that their sites were being hacked.
Custom Content Type Manager has now been pulled from the WordPress Plugin Directory, but if you still have it installed, you need to take action. Version 0.9.8.8 of the plugin is the updated version that includes compromised code, but the previous version -- 0.9.8.7 -- contains a separate security flaw. As such, the last version considered safe is 0.9.8.6. If you're reliant on the plugin, the advice is to roll back to this version. Sucuri suggests the following steps:
Deactivate the Custom Content Type Manager plugin.
Check consistency of all core WordPress files. You can reinstall WordPress to achieve this. At least, make sure that the following three files are not modified (For WP 4.4.2 you can get the originals here):
./wp-login.php
./wp-admin/user-edit.php
./wp-admin/user-new.php
Now that you removed the credentials stealing code in the previous steps, change passwords of all WordPress users.
Don't forget to delete users that you don't recognize. Especially the one with thesupport@wordpresscore .com email.
Now remove wp-options.php in the root directory.
Delete the Custom Content Type Manager plugin. If you really need it, get the last good version 0.9.8.6 here and disable automatic plugin updates until the malicious plugin versions are removed from the Plugin Directory. By the way, don’t install CCTM versions older than 0.9.8.6 either. They have a known security hole and we see hackers checking websites for this (along with many other vulnerabilities).
You might also want to scan all other files and the database for “wordpresscore”. Just in case.
http://betanews.com/2016/03/05/wordpress-plug-password-backdoor/
Microsoft is actively trying to destroy GNU/Linux
http://techrights.org/2016/03/10/charm-offensives-distract/
>MICROSOFT HAS — whether deliberately or not — been distracting the media and disguising several patent attacks on Linux by openwashing its latest proprietary crusades (bringing Microsoft’s proprietary software and lock-in to FOSS and/or GNU/Linux)
>Microsoft is ripping GNU/Linux off (Canonical in this one example) and then patenting the ideas of Canonical/Ubuntu
I think it's time we finally destroyed Microsoft, this atm the only people who are going to be able to fight them are Canonical, Red Hat the FSF and The Linux Foundation. How do we do this? Create a business that sells GNU/Linux computers with Ubuntu on them (it's both normie friendly and backed by a large company), however, unlike other attempts at this, we need to make a real effort to get these on Amazon, in PC world and every other store.
How far does the deep/dark web really go?
I downloaded Tor and surfed some onion sites a few months ago, and I really didn't find anything controversial. Most links were deader than a hammer.
Also, deep/dark web general I guess.
Quick /tech/!
Name 5 operating systems that aren't Windows, Mac OSX or GNU/Linux.
You can do this, can't you?
I sometimes see people on here who claim to "pirate" everything they have. I know it's more likely than not bullshit, but I figured I'd ask /tech/ this:
Do you think all software should be free, free as in free beer and free as in freedom? Or do you think people and companies have the right to charge money for their software?
Am I the only one that's having trouble with the Synaptics Touchpad in virtually fucking all Linux distros?
I prefer lightweight DE's such as LXDE/XFCE and I'd give Enlightenment a shot if the distros that run it (like Bodhi or Manjaro) didn't have the jumpy touchpad cursor issue.
I've tried and fix certain config files but it never solves the problem completely.
Right now I've been comfortably using Peppermint with LXDE which is pretty nice and doesn't have that problem, and it's amazing if I don't take into account that I'm not taking advantage of the distro for its original intention