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Misc

RIP Kevin Mitnick

A bit of a personal hero. The world lost an important person.

Would totally recommend Ghost in the Wires if you want to learn more.

Cancers suck. Time we fix those.

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Hardware Software

Flipper Zero: Waiting for SD card

Just got myself a Flipper Zero because .

However, the updating process from 0.6x.y to 0.82.3 was not very smooth sailing:

  • First it was stuck in synchronising on the iOS app refusing to initiate the update (had to force quit + reboot Flipper Zero to get it to continue)
  • After that, once I managed to upload the new firmware, it was stuck on Waiting for SD card after the Flipper rebooted.

The SD card I tried was an old 2Gb Samsung SD I had lying around (have 3-4 of these).

Tried several times, but alas, until I tried a different SD card… Then the update process went fine and the firmware updated as expected.

So looks like this is a sign the SD card is not properly performing (even though format, benchmark and uploading firmware worked fine).

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Hardware

Xiaomi purifier hack with NFC tags

It’s been over two years since my last rant.

I can now happily say this NFC tag hack works. No need to hack your purifier like with their previous kit (I almost purchased the kit — but eventually decided against it; was it worth the trouble?).

But these NFC tags are significantly easier to use. After ignoring the “your filter is at 0%” for the past ~6 months, it’s back at 100% with this. Remember to dust off and clean it once in a while (but even if you don’t, the air coming out is still cleaner).

So, entirely, worth it!

Speaking of which — Ikea has a whole new range of cool purifiers (including built-in a table). Quite cool (and sad that it’s come to this with all the pollution)!

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Errors Misc Software

I know someone whose 2-factor phone authentication was hacked…

[…]

Attacker finally says to friend “I know all your details, I know all about you; if you let me get away with a little bit of money, I will leave you alone.”  And then a negotiation on how much is a little bit proceeds.  Friend says “I’ll think about it” and hangs up.

[…]

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