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by thomc 18d ago
Fantastic project, I use it regularly to test apps and there is a vphone-mcp which allows agents to control it, take screenshots and navigate the UI!
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by thomc 3mo ago
YouTube allows parents to turn off shorts for their kids (if their kids are part of their family account). Unfortunately it doesn't seem possible to turn off shorts for oneself without resorting to browser extensions.
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The Cartographer's Advantage: Human Judgment in an AI Security World(nccgroup.com)
1 points by thomc 6mo ago|0 comments
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by thomc 7mo ago
Another thing to look at is the built-in sandboxing and permissions for your agent. Claude Code for example has the /sandbox command which uses Bubblewrap on Linux or Seatbelt on macOS for OS level sandboxing. Combine that with global
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by thomc 8mo ago
My one and only experience of dealing with the police in the US was when I was visiting NYC. A tourist was being attacked on the subway because he was taking pictures and since we were still at the platform I jumped out and told 2 officers
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by thomc 8mo ago
Lost an Apple iBook screen this way. Guy in front slammed his chair back while I was working on a presentation and the screen got caught at the perfect angle to flex it and it died. Didn't blame him, lesson learned, and I move my own s
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by thomc 11mo ago
There are at least a couple of banks or credit card companies in the UK now that only offer mobile apps, as well as those now using push MFA with their apps for every large purchase. Recently I needed to install an app from the UK governmen
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by thomc 1y ago
I have used them for the following: * Holding a bandage in place * Temporary clothing fix (broken fly, broken strap) * Keeping hotel curtains together to block out light * Popping a SIM tray * Pinning something inside clothing when travelli
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by thomc 2y ago
My M3 was parked for 3 months and went from 80% to 60% which I'm perfectly happy with. Just arrived home, got back in it and drove. It was on WiFi, no sentry, and checked in on it only every 3 weeks or so.
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by thomc 2y ago
Agree, coffee shops are the modern version. Only 25 years ago as a student in Manchester pubs were everywhere, and we often used to go to the pub at lunch time. Went back there recently and all the pubs we used to frequent were gone, replac
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by thomc 3y ago
I don't know if Google Maps pays much attention to Android users frequenting a particular path. Where I live you need to take a particular route else you end up at closed gates. Despite hundreds of people using this route every day for
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by thomc 3y ago
I don't recommend their pegboard for this. When I had some very modest weight (soldering supplies and glues) in one of the compatible trays attached to the top, it bowed out over time and warped the board. This looks far heavier with m
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by thomc 3y ago
They said OpenAPI is an open protocol, not OpenAI.
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by thomc 3y ago
This was attempted with the .trust TLD but did not catch on.
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by thomc 4y ago
That reminds me of a hack I did. In the fairly early days of Android I realised you could install an app to a device from the Play Store using the website on the PC, and have it auto-run when triggered by an event such as the charger being
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by thomc 4y ago
One issue I've noticed is in organisations that have staff in regions that don't have title inflation. For example in the UK orgs I've worked the majority of people were not particularly concerned about titles and didn't
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by thomc 4y ago
Can confirm a 2 day engagement is unusual, and 50% of time writing the report is possible but very much an outlier for standard pen tests. Some interesting exceptions include: * Some regions have a much shorter average engagement time. Nort
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by thomc 4y ago
Using HomeAssistant OS here, with the new energy dashboard. I used an ESP32 device running ESPHome to read the flashing LED on my meter and send energy use to HA. It reacts faster than the zigbee monitor that came with the meter to give me
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by thomc 4y ago
AndOTP can use your fingerprint as well. Settings->Authentication->Device Credentials
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by thomc 4y ago
Definitely. As a high school kid in the early 90s a classmate once had a pocket sized TV. The tiny screen and terrible viewing angle didn't stop us from crowding around it during break time!
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by thomc 5y ago
It is incredible what you've accomplished already with such a small team! A very interesting problem area too. I've been a little involved with maritime from the perspective of digital security, which is an area that needs more at
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by thomc 6y ago
Very nice pictures. I replaced my old DSLR with a mirrorless Canon M50. I did get a T-Ring adapter to fit it to the scope in the future so I will definitely be giving that a go. As you say, some objects can't really be seen with a stan
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by thomc 6y ago
Thanks for the suggestions, I will definitely take them on board!
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by thomc 6y ago
My wife gave me my Christmas present (a telescope) a little early this year so that I could practice and hopefully be ready for this event. I've had a few sessions already and it feels really special out in the cold night looking up at
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by thomc 6y ago
I believe they also run a programme of random tests regardless of symptoms. A friend of mine was selected for this and they periodically come to his house and take a sample.
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by thomc 6y ago
The thing that caught my attention in the email sent to customers today: "Sidewalk uses a small portion of your Internet bandwidth to provide these services to you and your neighbors. This setting will apply to all of your supported Ec
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Amazon rolling out a new opt-out location-tracking mesh network system(theverge.com)
2 points by thomc 6y ago|1 comments
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Announcing GitHub Security Lab: securing the world’s code, together(github.blog)
4 points by thomc 7y ago|0 comments
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GitHub Security Lab – Auditing Open Source Code(theregister.co.uk)
1 points by thomc 7y ago|0 comments
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by thomc 7y ago
Even back when I learned COBOL there were stories of programmers who intentionally created Abends so an operator would call them up with an error code, they tell them to hit enter, program resumes and they can claim callout pay.

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