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WelcomeShorty commented on SoundCloud confirms breach after member data stolen, VPN access disrupted   bleepingcomputer.com/news... · Posted by u/technonerd
eterm · 3 months ago
My SoundCloud account seems to predate my use of 1password and I didn't seem to migrate it.

Uh oh.

I hope they have a nice GDPR compliant deletion policy and my account is long gone.

WelcomeShorty · 3 months ago
Just checked and my account was created (and last used) in 2013...

So at least they get some old accounts to become active again :D

WelcomeShorty commented on AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1   health.aws.amazon.com/hea... · Posted by u/kondro
portaouflop · 5 months ago
It’s gonna be DNS
WelcomeShorty · 5 months ago
Your remark made me laugh, but..:

"Oct 20 3:35 AM PDT The underlying DNS issue has been fully mitigated, and most AWS Service operations are succeeding normally now. Some requests may be throttled while we work toward full resolution."

https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status

WelcomeShorty commented on Can you smuggle data in an ID card photo?   informatykzakladowy.pl/pi... · Posted by u/edent
weinzierl · 10 months ago
In Germany there is a discussion about only allowing approved photographers for passport photos and them sending the pictures directly to the authorities.

They are also very picky about the images here. When I got a new passport recently they investigated my images thoroughly with a magnifying glass and almost rejected them because of a few white pixels you could not see with the naked eye. Only when they saw that the pixels were different between multiple copies they conclude that it was probably a printer issue and found one copy that had almost none which they accepted.

I think authorities are well aware of the risk mentioned in the article here.

WelcomeShorty · 10 months ago
In Switzerland we're one step ahead: ID photos get taken at the counter where they're issued.

You get 2, 3 takes and pick the best. Efficient and secure.

WelcomeShorty commented on Most IT companies fail to serve security.txt for RFC 9116 in 2025   blog.hartwork.org/posts/c... · Posted by u/spyc
chillfox · a year ago
I really don’t get why you would want to serve security.txt, it just invites an avalanche of automated spam.
WelcomeShorty · a year ago
We've had people warn for the spam avalanche when we wanted to implement it company wide (about 500 domains).

After 3 years: ZERO spam

WelcomeShorty commented on Show HN: I hate online Lorem Ipsum Generator so I made my own    · Posted by u/alanpham
antonpirker · 2 years ago
I use https://lorizzle.nl since forever ;-)

Snoop Dogg style lorem ipsum texts.

WelcomeShorty · 2 years ago
With an expired certificate?
WelcomeShorty commented on Tesla retreat from EV charging leaves growth of U.S. network in doubt   washingtonpost.com/busine... · Posted by u/MilnerRoute
Animats · 2 years ago
There are US charging standards now.[1] And a subsidy program which is probably too big.

Basic US standards:

- At least four charging stations per location.

- At least 150KW per charger.

- 97% uptime.

- May not require a membership. Must accept credit cards. May not charge more without a membership. Must display price per KwH before charging. Phone-based and car-based payment interfaces allowed but must not be required of the customer.

- States getting funding must have a charging station every 50 miles along Interstate highways.

- Must support CCS connector. Other connectors optional.

This is not fully compatible with Tesla's business model, which may be a problem for Tesla.

[1] https://tritiumcharging.com/what-is-nevi-and-how-will-it-hel...

WelcomeShorty · 2 years ago
- May not require a membership. Must accept credit cards. May not charge more without a membership. Must display price per KwH before charging. Phone-based and car-based payment interfaces allowed but must not be required of the customer.

Cries in European. It'd solve some of my absolute pet peeves with charging: no membership, no over charging without membership AND display price BEFORE charging.

The "bill shock" experience is real here. It happens I pay 2x the average price at random locations without any possibility to see that before I'm finished.

WelcomeShorty commented on So you want to abolish time zones (2015)   qntm.org/abolish... · Posted by u/canjobear
digging · 2 years ago
I first read this article several years ago and hated it. Giving it another shot, I still do. There are probably real issues that would come by abolishing time zone but they aren't raised here.

This article was written in 2015, when it was already extremely easy to search "What time does the work day start in Australia?". It's only gotten easier and easier as search engines implement smart widgets, of course, but even then it was not at all the medieval process described. (Finding a webcam in the city? As clever as it is stupid.)

> "It would be neat if there was a lookup table for that kind of thing."

There is now and always would be without timezones. Abolishing timezones doesn't mean people stop caring about time.

WelcomeShorty · 2 years ago
> "What time does the work day start in Australia?"

Is a really bad example, since Australia has 6... or 9, depending how you look at it.

https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/australia

WelcomeShorty commented on Just one bad packet can bring down a vulnerable DNS server thanks to DNSSEC   theregister.com/2024/02/1... · Posted by u/tptacek
tptacek · 2 years ago
GOOGLE.COM isn't signed at all.
WelcomeShorty · 2 years ago
I am "forced" to allow "our" domains to be DNSSEC because... an auditor suggested it as a possible improvement and some manager thought it a good idea to do whatever said auditor proposes.

The argument that absolutely nothing that the world relies on, is not being singed (google Facebook reddit Cisco MicroSoft etc) holds no clout with the believers, unfortunately.

WelcomeShorty commented on RSS is still pretty great   pcloadletter.dev/blog/rss... · Posted by u/thunderbong
manujindal28392 · 2 years ago
For a person who is not a techie, we find it really difficult to navigate and use RSS
WelcomeShorty · 2 years ago
https://theoldreader.com/

Just toss in a site you like, it'll (try to) find the RSS feed, and you're done.

I have about 50 sites added in the old reader, and it makes following them easy.

WelcomeShorty commented on LubeLogger: Self-hosted, open-source vehicle service records and tracker   github.com/hargata/lubelo... · Posted by u/thunderbong
WelcomeShorty · 2 years ago
I used to track all of this as well. Now I drive an EV and there is absolutely nothing left to track.

The only thing I get to "spreadsheet" with is the ever disappointing km/KW. Which is something I try to avoid to not trigger my range rage.

u/WelcomeShorty

KarmaCake day856August 16, 2021
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A security-focused professional based in Switzerland who brings extensive experience in both technical and regulatory aspects of cybersecurity. Particularly active in discussions about EV technology, security vulnerabilities, and European tech regulations, while often sharing personal experiences and practical advice drawn from a long career in tech.

Roast

Spends so much time talking about EV charging that they probably have range anxiety while walking Claims to be security-focused but probably still uses 'password123' for their coffee machine So Swiss they probably organize their HN bookmarks with the precision of a Geneva watch

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