TimePencil
@TimePencil@infosec.exchange
Ex-mil, ex-sec, ex-treme, & ex-plosive.
Go ahead. Squeeze me. Crack that vial and watch the fireworks erupt.
Ditching Windows as it has become spyware and adware.
Flipping to Linux.
- Comment on Be aware that buying electrical items from Ali Express might not be too clever. 8 hours ago:
China does make a LOT of really low quality goods. However...
... those goods are made to the quality specified by the importer / wholesaler / buyer...
... because 'cheap' goods are often preferred over 'more expensive but higher quality' goods...
... by the people who buy them.Which is probably what happened in this case!
- Comment on Australians losing billions in savings due to poor management of appliance efficiency scheme, audit finds 12 hours ago:
Yeah, my parents purchased a Miele.
M&D initially wanted to use the Miele app to control the washing machine.
I explained that having an IoT device connected to the same network on which they performed their internet banking was a *bad* idea. (Would Miele ever bother to patch flaws in the firmware?)
Plus, they'd be telling Miele where they lived, how often, and how, they used the machine as well as probably telling Miele their WiFi password.
I *think* that Miele's power and water consumption algorithms use the same mathematical formulae as Douglas Adams' 'bistromaths'.
- Comment on Australians losing billions in savings due to poor management of appliance efficiency scheme, audit finds 17 hours ago:
- Comment on my kid is movin to AU 2 weeks ago:
Appreciable difference? Not really. But a 'calculable' difference. Sure!
Be sure to appreciate the HUGE difference of the landmasses in the northern and southern hemispheres.
The primary way heat "gets into" our atmosphere is via re-radiation from the "ground".
Compare the amount of "ground" between N45° and the North Pole, with that of the amount of "ocean" between S45° and the South Pole.
At perihelion (around 4th Jan.) the southern hemisphere is in summertime, but the southern oceans easily absorb any extra solar energy by being 'a little bit closer to the sun'. It's roughly equivalent to having the energy used by an extra 5000 cars arrive as solar radiation... and for *most* of that solar energy be absorbed by the ocean.
The tiny (almost insignificant) effect the earth's orbital eccentricity has on weather and climate is FAR less than that of our planet's axial tilt and the position of our continental land masses.
But, sure, if some researchers wish to tweak the underlying data used for the Milankovitch cycles, then, fine.
But our world is still on fire, and our children's future will be ashes unless we act now.
- Comment on my kid is movin to AU 2 weeks ago:
Ummm...
"No, it’s not the angle."
Wrong. Axial tilt IS what causes our seasons, NOT the distance from the sun.Speaking of the sun, "The sun’s orbit isn’t exactly symetrical..."
The sun's orbit? Around what? The centre of the Milky Way?
- Comment on Sovereign citizen who kidnapped her child sentenced to two years' jail 2 months ago:
Some more "research" materials regarding unrecognised "micronations":
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicronationAs usual, Australia punches above its weight in this regard...
- Comment on Why wooden bridges still have a place despite upkeep challenges 2 months ago:
@TheCriticalMember
Ah! Cool!
Thanks for clarifying.When that article was being written and edited, I'll bet there was a moment someone said, "You can't remove that line; that's a load-bearing phrase."
- Comment on Why wooden bridges still have a place despite upkeep challenges 2 months ago:
@TheCriticalMember Did you read the article?
Where did you obtain the information regarding the lifespan of a wooden bridge?To quote the article:
Built for a centurySunshine Coast Council structures and asset management engineer Simon Prytherick says 17 of the region's existing 138 vehicle bridges are constructed from timber.
"It's a material that, with proper care and maintenance, can last up to 100 years," he says.
"Timber is a fantastic choice for bridge construction, due to its sustainability."
"It can be recycled and reused, has a low carbon footprint, and even stores carbon, making it an environmentally friendly option."
Mr Prytherick says the council accounted for the challenges of termites, rotting and corrosion around bolts and fittings, and had preventative measures for each.
He says council undertakes annual inspections and maintenance, with more detailed cross-sectional inspections every five years.
- Comment on trump puts 25% tariffs on Aussie steel and aluminium 2 months ago:
- Comment on Facebook searches for Cyclone Alfred were blocked for containing content breaching 'community standards' 3 months ago:
@BlueSquid0741
Better to keep the batteries 'out' of the radio, but stored 'with' the radio.If fitted to even a simple device like a torch, pretty much any battery can leak.
If the radio's battery terminals become corroded from a leaking battery...
...well, it's not good.(Please don't ask me how I know this...)
- Comment on U16 Social Media Ban - Senate 1hr debate before the vote, some time tonight on the livestream 6 months ago:
Yes, but Social Media apps can derive location data through other means, including time zone and language settings, visible WiFi Access Points, not to mention GPS.
The Libs passed the legislation because they're corrupt.
Labor passed it because they're incompetent.Either way, it's likely that the AustGov will be the gatekeepers of 'onboarding' and re-verification of existing users.
It's a disgrace.
- Comment on An unwritten 'country code' is putting Rob's life at risk on the road, and all he's doing is turning right 6 months ago:
@Zagorath
Generally, truckies just talk to each other on UHF40 (or 29) to arrange safe overtaking.But a turn signal has always been a warning signal. It points to where one should never be.
It's not uncommon, though, for a truck that has *already* executed an overtaking manoeuvre to 'thank' the vehicle now behind them with an R-L-R-L combo of single flashes, *after* they're back on the correct side of the road.
Some truckies add a 'flourish' of one or two 'hazard light' flashes to the end of the sequence.
But, in all my years on the roads, I've only heard of recently deceased idiots who've tried overtaking a truck that has had its right-hand indicator on.
Things may have changed in the last decade, but FIIK why!
- Comment on An unwritten 'country code' is putting Rob's life at risk on the road, and all he's doing is turning right 6 months ago:
@Joshi
(In case it isn't obvious, the following applies to Australia, where we drive on the left.)I've done hundreds of thousands of clicks on country roads, and the right-turn signal has NEVER meant that it is 'safe to pass'. Never.
Most indicator stalks allow drivers to apply pressure and thus activate a turn signal's bulb, without "locking on" the relay.
This allows drivers to manually produce two or three pairs of LEFT flashes of the LEFT indicator. Like, L-L (1 sec pause) L-L (1 sec pause) L-L.
That has always been understood that the driver in front is saying, to the following driver, "I know you're there. I'm not turning off, but if you want to pass, it's clear ahead, and I'll be looking out for you."
The right-turn signal has ALWAYS ONLY meant, "Danger. Do NOT overtake me."
More than a few times, I've been in trucks with several tonnes of explosives and an impatient passenger coach, or cara-bloody-van, starts showing too much of their grill in the right hand mirror.
Giving them the L-L pattern has let them know it is clear to pass, but the right-turn signal coming on has ALWAYS meant, "Nup. No way. Don't be a bloody fool. Cool ya jets."
- Comment on U16 Social Media Ban - Senate 1hr debate before the vote, some time tonight on the livestream 6 months ago:
@Aussiemandeus
Thanks!That's madness. If I had to live in the NT again, I'd make sure I went into a different bottle shop every day, take about $200 worth of whatever up to the counter, and then walk out, leaving the drinks behind and taking my cash with me.
But you could be sure my home brew would never run out.
- Comment on U16 Social Media Ban - Senate 1hr debate before the vote, some time tonight on the livestream 6 months ago:
Is it a requirement to merely "present" I.D. or are the details of the I.D. also recorded at the POS?
@Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on U16 Social Media Ban - Senate 1hr debate before the vote, some time tonight on the livestream 6 months ago:
- Comment on I made a spreadsheet on info and pricing for every mobile plan in Australia (that I could find) 6 months ago:
@eatham
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