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xmcp123 commented on EV-1 for Lease (1996) loe.org/shows/shows.html?... · Posted by u/1970-01-01

xmcp123 · 9 days ago

Wild to see this name again.

I went to school in the metro Detroit area, and I still remember when GM brought an EV1 prototype to my middle school.

They seemed so excited about it, I was shocked to hear it got shelved when it did.

xmcp123 commented on County pays $600k to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security arstechnica.com/security/... · Posted by u/MBCook

OutOfHere · 12 days ago

For someone who is in such a position in the future, always notify the local police in writing and by phone call, if not also in person, before starting such an exercise. Make sure they have the get-out-of-jail documentation in advance of the exercise. If the police doesn't approve, don't do it. It would be better to get a no-objection letter from the police in advance. Make sure an attorney is aware of the activities and all documentation. Do not take any chances. You don't live in a kind or forgiving world. Handling unknown unknowns is the point.

xmcp123 · 12 days ago

Wouldn’t that in a lot of ways invalidate the test?

You’re trying to see what can be done and what the response is from the current security practices and the police showing up seems like an important part of that.

xmcp123 commented on Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app macrumors.com/2026/01/28/... · Posted by u/pier25

direwolf20 · 12 days ago

You have the legal right to do anything to your iPhone that you please, except for DMCA circumvention. Apple, cleverly, designs it so you can't do very much without DMCA circumvention. But it is the government's fault for this loophole, not Apple's.

xmcp123 · 12 days ago

It is the governments fault that it exists, and apples fault for exploiting it to the extent they do.

It’s a choice, and you can tell it’s a choice because many, many other companies choose not to.

xmcp123 commented on Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts? fourplex.net/2026/01/29/i... · Posted by u/neelc

saidinesh5 · 12 days ago

Out of curiosity, what advantages do the small VPS hosts offer compared to the big 3 (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)? Customer Service? Pricing? Local Data Center?

xmcp123 · 12 days ago

Much better prices, and simplicity. The power you get from Hetzner or Kimsufi is crazy compared to AWS.

If I need to host something small, I don’t want to mess around with the many permissions and quirks that are required to deal with AWS. It is often much easier to just setup the server on a standalone service.

xmcp123 commented on FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE nbcnews.com/tech/internet... · Posted by u/duxup

cmrdporcupine · 14 days ago

Trump has loyalty only to himself and in his first term was constantly throwing people under the bus after he decided they were a liability to the Main Character.

I could imagine we'll see the same thing again, before or after the midterms, and Miller and Bessent are two I expect to see have a dethroning at some point simply on account of Trump never taking responsibility for anything.

That and I've seen both try to speak "on behalf" of Trump, something the authoritarian personality doesn't appreciate.

However some of that logic is based on 1st round Trump not being as senile and insane as 2nd round Trump. It's possible his weakening cognitive faculties have made him even more open to manipulation.

xmcp123 · 14 days ago

Honestly Miller strikes me different. It’s not coincidence he’s survived so long.

He’s not an idiot. He knows how much damage he can absorb and how to position himself to not take more than that. He never positions himself as the implementation person who will take the hits. He’s the idea guy, and the manipulator/cheerleader. He doesn’t seem to expect trump to take care of him for his loyalty, so he doesn’t position himself to require it.

I think ultimately he won’t be thrown under the bus because his relationship with Trump is mutually beneficial, and they both see it as transactional. For both of them, the other is a means to an end. Soul mates in hell I guess.

xmcp123 commented on FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE nbcnews.com/tech/internet... · Posted by u/duxup

lenerdenator · 14 days ago

I don't know if I'd classify Noem as a patsy or fall gal, either.

When you mention an anecdote about shooting a hunting dog in your autobiography, that shows something beyond just being a "true believer" or stooge. That is willingly pointing out that you are willing to act out your lack of empathy through violence towards an animal.

I'm not a clinician (and haven't met Noem) but that just seems to me to be something indicative of a personality disorder.

xmcp123 · 14 days ago

Noem strikes me as a loyalist and a team player through and through, so probably a fall gal.

Miller is different. He has his own agenda, a lot of which has becomes trumps agenda. But trumps agenda changing does not change what Miller’s agenda is.

xmcp123 commented on FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE nbcnews.com/tech/internet... · Posted by u/duxup

SR2Z · 14 days ago

Unless they compel people at gunpoint (which prevents the government from bringing a case), they will probably not have much luck with this. As soon as a user sets up a passcode or other lock on their phone, it is beyond the ability of even most parts of the US government to look inside.

It's much more likely that the government convinces one member of the group chat to turn on the other members and give up their phone numbers.

xmcp123 · 14 days ago

There are multiple companies that can get different amounts of information off of locked phones including iPhones, and they work with LE.

I’m also curious what they could get off of cloud backups. Thinking in terms of auth, keys, etc. For SMS it’s almost as good as phone access, but I am not sure for apps.

xmcp123 commented on BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp birdy.chat/blog/first-to-... · Posted by u/joooscha

direwolf20 · 17 days ago

I don't know — why do businesses outside Europe care about GDPR compliance at all? They could just track Europeans all they want to, without any cookie banners.

xmcp123 · 17 days ago

Tbh most do. It makes sense only for big companies with a multinational presence.

But admitting you are subject to the laws of a country/entity is one thing, sending them your books (when your company is not based there) is kind of on a different level

xmcp123 commented on BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp birdy.chat/blog/first-to-... · Posted by u/joooscha

palata · 17 days ago

> The problem lies in enforcement. Unless you are a huge player, there is almost nil chance you're gonna get fined.

I am curious: why is that difficult? Define the fine as a percentage of the revenue of the company, have users report links, and pay someone to check the link and send the fine.

Sounds like easy money... I mean it's very profitable to pay people to check parking lots and fine drivers who don't follow the regulations. This should be even more profitable?

xmcp123 · 17 days ago

If I am business outside Europe, why would I send Europe what my revenue is?

xmcp123 commented on BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp birdy.chat/blog/first-to-... · Posted by u/joooscha

dmitrygr · 17 days ago

old telephone lines did not disclose info about me with merely my phone number. whataspp discloses name, picture, status

As for your second comment, updated first comment with:

I am not even sure how this is GDPR-compliant if that app is European. They do not have my permission to have my private data, and GDPR does not allow whatAspp to hand it over without my permission either...

xmcp123 · 17 days ago

Old telephones had caller ID. They would send your name and company.

You did have to initiate the call, but you still didn’t have any kind of agreement about it.