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Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



Bulgakov posted:

a warning hazard???

off limits to the general populace :mmmhmm:

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poty
Jun 21, 2008

虹はどこで終わるのですか? あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?
the usb feature owns, the focus on privacy is the best thing about tim cooks stint

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
allow usb connection to be 100% disabled

go play outside Skyler
Nov 7, 2005


i feel bad for the probably around 1000 people worldwide who for some reason rely on an autonomous system to be plugged into an iphone or ipad at all times.

Media Bloodbath
Mar 1, 2018

PIVOT TO ETERNAL SUFFERING
:hb:
why 7 days though? To ensure it arrives with a working connector for send-ins?

infernal machines
Oct 11, 2012

we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

poty posted:

the usb feature owns, the focus on privacy is the best thing about tim cooks stint

it's the only thing about his stint that isn't destroying established products or chasing samsung

so, yes, that's true

Doc Block
Apr 15, 2003
Fun Shoe

go play outside Skyler posted:

i feel bad for the probably around 1000 people worldwide who for some reason rely on an autonomous system to be plugged into an iphone or ipad at all times.

as long as they unlock it every few days it sounds like it’ll keep working

infernal machines
Oct 11, 2012

we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.
odds are this is something that can be disabled in security settings anyway

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

all this will do is get legislation passed allowing instant access to cell phones in spite of normal evidence custody rules and due process because terrorism

has there ever been an actual ticking bomb scenario in all of recorded history, like there's something gonna blow up and there's actually a chance for the authorities to do anything about it? maybe during the troubles in the uk/ireland? my understanding is most bombs aren't left in place very long

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts

qirex posted:

has there ever been an actual ticking bomb scenario in all of recorded history, like there's something gonna blow up and there's actually a chance for the authorities to do anything about it?

didnt someone build a homemade one in like rural nevada in the 70s and put it in a hotel because they had crazy gambling debt

it was a crazy story

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

graph posted:

didnt someone build a homemade one in like rural nevada in the 70s and put it in a hotel because they had crazy gambling debt

it was a crazy story

yes! just read about that

https://www.damninteresting.com/the-zero-armed-bandit/

Bulgogi Hoagie
Jun 1, 2012

We

qirex posted:

all this will do is get legislation passed allowing instant access to cell phones in spite of normal evidence custody rules and due process because terrorism

has there ever been an actual ticking bomb scenario in all of recorded history, like there's something gonna blow up and there's actually a chance for the authorities to do anything about it? maybe during the troubles in the uk/ireland? my understanding is most bombs aren't left in place very long

“doing good things will just lead to reactionary backslash which will make it worse” is not an argument i can imagine you making in any other circumstances so why make it here

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts

yeah!

fuckin amazing, amazing story

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

graph posted:

yeah!

fuckin amazing, amazing story

I like the part where they just rolled it into the casino unhindered because the moving blanket read IBM

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

Bulgogi Hoagie posted:

“doing good things will just lead to reactionary backslash which will make it worse” is not an argument i can imagine you making in any other circumstances so why make it here
I didn't say they shouldn't do it, just that our government is going to waste a ton of time and energy complaining that apple is helping the Bad Guys

BangersInMyKnickers
Nov 3, 2004

I have a thing for courageous dongles


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8EHwR_LoEg

qirex
Feb 15, 2001


interesting longform article but I was concerned that it didn't feature 2 hours of boring bearded white dudes in plaid shirts saying the same things I could read so thanks for this

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

qirex posted:

interesting longform article but I was concerned that it didn't feature 2 hours of boring bearded white dudes in plaid shirts saying the same things I could read so thanks for this

if i open a link and it's just a video i'm like peace out

also it reminds me of radiolab, and gently caress radiolab

https://twitter.com/PostCultRev/status/969445072788860928

Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012

exploded mummy posted:

I like the part where they just rolled it into the casino unhindered because the moving blanket read IBM

the easiest way to turn invisible is to wear a reflective vest and hard hat and carry a clipboard

you could be jackhammering into the side of the federal reserve dressed like that and the guards would be like "eh, he's probably supposed to be there"

FMguru
Sep 10, 2003

peed on;
sexually

Sagebrush posted:

the easiest way to turn invisible is to wear a reflective vest and hard hat and carry a clipboard
also: walking very quickly and talking urgently into a cellphone

FMguru
Sep 10, 2003

peed on;
sexually
im also a fan of brazen theft, like when four guys in work outfits walked into the sears in my hometown, picked up a powerboat that was on display, and carried it out

no one stopped them or even asked them what they were doing

Scott Forstall
Aug 16, 2003

MMM THAT FAUX LEATHER

FMguru posted:

im also a fan of brazen theft, like when four guys in work outfits walked into the sears in my hometown, picked up a powerboat that was on display, and carried it out

no one stopped them or even asked them what they were doing

yo that is AWESOME

OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

Scott Forstall posted:

yo that is AWESOME

cons are real interesting

OldAlias fucked around with this message at 21:48 on May 9, 2018

OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

Apple telephone

OldAlias fucked around with this message at 21:48 on May 9, 2018

in a well actually
Jan 26, 2011

dude, you gotta end it on the rhyme

e: nope

trilljester
Dec 7, 2004

The People's Tight End.
The USB disable feature should let the user decide how long, with a few options. I agree that 1 week is too long.

Jimmy Carter
Nov 3, 2005

THIS MOTHERDUCKER
FLIES IN STYLE

echinopsis posted:

allow usb connection to be 100% disabled

you've been able to do this for years with Apple Configurator, and my international travel phone is explicitly set up like this.

Plug phone into computer, wipe phone and put it into Managed mode, give it a profile that disables usb syncing with computers other than this one and set the profile so it can't be removed. Dump the key from your computer if you're paranoid.
When you connect it to any computer, it'll sit there and draw power but thats it. iTunes won't even pop up

Jimmy Carter fucked around with this message at 23:02 on May 9, 2018

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




another unicode bug lmao

Stymie
Jan 9, 2001

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

poty posted:

the usb feature owns, the focus on privacy is the best thing about tim cooks stint

and, like everything about tim's stint, it's all about meeting vacuous user demands rather than providing actual functionality since tim's emphasis on security is all theater and he kowtows to fbi demands regularly

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

cinci zoo sniper posted:

another unicode secuirty feature lmao

syscall girl
Nov 7, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
Fun Shoe
the unquotable gets a few things right and then you want to correct some details

anime dog tits are bad

i'm out

Chumbawumba4ever97
Dec 31, 2000

by Fluffdaddy

qirex posted:

all this will do is get legislation passed allowing instant access to cell phones in spite of normal evidence custody rules and due process because terrorism

has there ever been an actual ticking bomb scenario in all of recorded history, like there's something gonna blow up and there's actually a chance for the authorities to do anything about it? maybe during the troubles in the uk/ireland? my understanding is most bombs aren't left in place very long

There was that pizza delivery guy who had a bomb strapped around his neck by kidnappers who then sent him to rob a bank. It was on a timer and it went off while he was in handcuffs. This happened in I believe California about 9 years ago. There's video of his neck blowing up. It's not gruesome somehow, but it'll ruin your day if you watch it so I recommend only reading about it.

ComradeCosmobot
Dec 4, 2004

USPOL July

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

There was that pizza delivery guy who had a bomb strapped around his neck by kidnappers who then sent him to rob a bank. It was on a timer and it went off while he was in handcuffs. This happened in I believe California about 9 years ago. There's video of his neck blowing up. It's not gruesome somehow, but it'll ruin your day if you watch it so I recommend only reading about it.

Pennsylvania. And unlike the previous example, there actually was literally not enough time for the pizza delivery guy to ever accomplish all of his tasks before the explosion killed him. He was as good as dead as soon as they slapped the explosives on his neck.

(But he was a collaborator anyway so he wasn’t exactly innocent)

ComradeCosmobot fucked around with this message at 02:56 on May 10, 2018

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

When did they start making the Saw movies?

I feel like Hollywood should take a large part of the blame for these cruel neck collars and insanely complicated time bombs

Chumbawumba4ever97
Dec 31, 2000

by Fluffdaddy

ComradeCosmobot posted:

Pennsylvania. And unlike the previous example, there actually was literally not enough time for the pizza delivery guy to ever accomplish all of his tasks before the explosion killed him. He was as good as dead as soon as they slapped the explosives on his neck.

(But he was a collaborator anyway so he wasn’t exactly innocent)

I thought I read later on that him being a collaborator was bullshit and just an excuse to give the kidnappers a lighter sentence? If he was collaborating why would they use a real bomb?

Edit: the Wikipedia article said they forced the bomb on him. Also it's kinda weird that he decided to rob a bank minutes after meeting random people that ordered a pizza to an odd location. Also the woman that claimed this was a paranoid schizophrenic who killed three of her ex-husbands. And later on the stand she changed her story where she said the first and only time she met him was the day they ordered pizza from him.

I just read an updated article on the guy and the only time he ever called in sick to work in his 10 years delivering pizza was when his cat died :smith:

Chumbawumba4ever97 fucked around with this message at 11:19 on May 10, 2018

Chumbawumba4ever97
Dec 31, 2000

by Fluffdaddy

exploded mummy posted:

I like the part where they just rolled it into the casino unhindered because the moving blanket read IBM

I just read the article. I can't believe the delivery guys got almost half the sentence the actual bomber did. The story even acknowledged that they were former employees hired to make a delivery and they had no idea it was a bomb. Which I believe. Why would the bomber tell more people than he had to?

Also the craziest poo poo is that it was going to go off in eight days at the most. There was apparently literally no way to dismantle the bomb without causing an explosion unless you knew the code.

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

I just read the article. I can't believe the delivery guys got almost half the sentence the actual bomber did. The story even acknowledged that they were former employees hired to make a delivery and they had no idea it was a bomb. Which I believe. Why would the bomber tell more people than he had to?

Also the craziest poo poo is that it was going to go off in eight days at the most. There was apparently literally no way to dismantle the bomb without causing an explosion unless you knew the code.

http://thedollop.libsyn.com/309-big-john-and-harveys-casino

the dollop covered it a few months ago too

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Jimmy Carter posted:

you've been able to do this for years with Apple Configurator, and my international travel phone is explicitly set up like this.

Plug phone into computer, wipe phone and put it into Managed mode, give it a profile that disables usb syncing with computers other than this one and set the profile so it can't be removed. Dump the key from your computer if you're paranoid.
When you connect it to any computer, it'll sit there and draw power but thats it. iTunes won't even pop up

this is good but coimplex

PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


:cheers:


Uncle at Nintendo posted:

There was that pizza delivery guy who had a bomb strapped around his neck by kidnappers who then sent him to rob a bank. It was on a timer and it went off while he was in handcuffs. This happened in I believe California about 9 years ago. There's video of his neck blowing up. It's not gruesome somehow, but it'll ruin your day if you watch it so I recommend only reading about it.

erie pa. i was about a mile away from it when it happened

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Chumbawumba4ever97
Dec 31, 2000

by Fluffdaddy

Rex-Goliath posted:

erie pa. i was about a mile away from it when it happened

No clue where I got California from. I probably confused it with that insane bank heist video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZg4mcYkIwU

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