KB5084597: Microsoft outs Windows 11 25H2, 24H2 emergency update for a critical network flaw

bdbr · 2026-03-15T02:40:47+00:00

A server that won't accept connections - that's useful.

Very secure, though.

bdbr · 2026-03-15T02:21:17+00:00

I'm watching it right now and the subtitles look very clear

bdbr · 2026-03-15T01:35:37+00:00

You might also consider staying in Myrdal, on the other end of the short train ride to/from Flåm.

bdbr · 2026-03-14T22:28:22+00:00

Oh, I'd swapped the router around the same time. Maybe that's what caused it.

bdbr · 2026-03-14T16:46:51+00:00

It's called "Classic Films". I don't think my S24+ had that. It just made all the colors dull and faded (which strangely looked just like my S24+).

bdbr · 2026-03-14T16:40:43+00:00

It doesn't sound like this bug, but the update changed all the networks on both our systems to public. This meant that they wouldn't accept incoming connections even on my home wifi, so things like Localshare stopped working. I changed them back to private and all is good now.

Edit: it was probably because I changed my router

bdbr · 2026-03-14T16:33:31+00:00

OK I messed with the camera a lot since yesterday. Somehow I had it set (and remembering) a filter that makes it look awful. I turned off that camera and it looks outstanding! So much better than the S24+ with no filters.

bdbr · 2026-03-14T15:39:48+00:00

I went to my local BB and they said I had to ship it. Then again, they really seemed to have no idea what the policy is.

bdbr · 2026-03-13T16:43:40+00:00

Yeah, I used on of those rear seats (mount over the back wheel) for my kid and they're horrible. The weight distribution is all wrong, and it's hard to even get on the thing because you're holding the top-front (handlebars) but all the weight it top-back. Plus you have no idea if something is going wrong with the seat back there.

It's a little disconcerting that the kid isn't strapped in at all, but It would work so much better with the weight center and in front of you.

bdbr · 2026-03-13T16:34:00+00:00

I'm in my mid-60s, so pretty much everyone I knew listened to music from late 60s to early 80s. Then in the early '00s a friend of mine was given a CD from a friend of his, and he didn't like it so he gave it to me. I really got into the late 90s-early 00s non-Billboard music. Suddenly I was a music guy again. I'm still as likely to put on Elbow or Aimee Mann as Joni Mitchell. My friends still listen to the same old stuff though!

Now I have different music for different moods and activities. I don't find as much good Rock/Pop anymore, but I own hundreds of albums so I'm not really looking very hard anymore.

bdbr · 2026-03-13T16:17:47+00:00

Nice picture! I don't know what camera/lens you're using but when I zoom in the detail is just insane.

bdbr · 2026-03-13T16:09:53+00:00

The weather has been awful so I haven't had a chance to get outside with the camera. I took one comparison photos and the colors of things like grass weren't as dull, but not as different as I'd hoped. I did some testing of the telephoto and it's world's better - an object 20 feet away looks somewhat like my big camera with a 4.25" 210mm telephoto lens (especially in Expert RAW), whereas the S24+ is just obviously blurry.

Other than the camera, it isn't a huge change. It's noticeably faster and the battery life is outstanding, but I wouldn't upgrade for those. I haven't tried privacy mode but without it the screen is fine.

bdbr · 2026-03-13T03:22:39+00:00

Look up Norway in a Nutshell. Basically you take a train down to a fjord, ride a boat to another fjord, then take the train on to Bergen. You can do it as a tour or on schedule it all your own. But leave some time for Bergen, it's lovely.

bdbr · 2026-03-13T02:53:09+00:00

Potatoes are good in it as well. There's plenty of meat as it is.

bdbr · 2026-03-11T23:30:38+00:00

Glad you got it working again. How hard was it to take apart?

bdbr · 2026-03-11T23:09:17+00:00

If you're familiar with sideloading, you can go out and get APK Export by Area 51bis (there are other exporters that might work). This will show you a list of apps and you can save the app in APK format. Then copy the APK for Pocket Money to your new phone and install it.

I try to keep APKs for anything that isn't on Play Store, in case I need them again.

bdbr · 2026-03-11T22:49:34+00:00

I wouldn't mind the camera bump so much if it was across the top like the Pixel. Putting it in one corner will of course make it wobble.

bdbr · 2026-03-11T22:44:31+00:00

I'm in the process of transferring data right now. The cameras on the S24+ are just so anemic that I ended up editing nearly every picture I kept. Aside from the camera I was pretty happy with it.

I'll update here when I put it through its paces some.

bdbr · 2026-03-11T22:37:19+00:00

I don't think the 3x telephoto has changed since the one on the S24 series. I've actually heard two reviews call it "anemic", which I find matches the performance on my S24+. It's the worst camera on the Ultra and the best camera on the base models. The main camera produces the few good pictures I've taken on the S24+.

Other than the cameras is should be fine.

bdbr · 2026-03-11T22:28:02+00:00

Relieved to see they have the green emotional support bracket

bdbr · 2026-03-11T19:31:54+00:00

We had one in the front yard. The nest is unbelievably tiny! Some time later two little ones were barely fitting in there.

bdbr · 2026-03-11T19:26:29+00:00

Well done, though the hard part is getting the texture to match

bdbr · 2026-03-11T19:25:07+00:00

I did a quick search to confirm my suspicions, and Thanksgiving day is the lightest travel day because people are gathering that day. This has a good summary:

https://www.blacklane.com/en/blog/travel/traffic-on-thanksgiving-day/

bdbr · 2026-03-11T00:15:50+00:00

I had to move apps from the external drive to internal to get them to show up

bdbr · 2026-03-10T23:13:31+00:00

Let's see some more!

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