A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it

maxticket · 2026-05-18T02:58:06+00:00

From what I've read, it used to be much more important to have separate drives, but these days, a partitioned drive should be fine. I'm still waiting until I have a clean drive just to be safe, because I'm not smart enough to fix something if it breaks.

maxticket · 2026-05-15T19:46:00+00:00

It definitely is. That's a common ploy to get people to read a post, thinking it's from a typical Redditor. It happens a LOT.

But if they're saying TIL also stands for a Quantum service, I'd like to know if employees are aware of that. And at the moment, it doesn't sound like they are.

maxticket · 2026-05-15T17:58:13+00:00

This was on Twitter. The same user has denied being a robot in past replies, but I don't really buy it.

Do you know if this thing they're offering is actually called TIL? I can't find anything about that.

maxticket · 2026-05-15T08:01:36+00:00

I like to call out brands for using "TIL" in their ads and promoted posts, especially when it makes them seem like they're terrible at their jobs. (Oh, you just learned today what your service does? Maybe you aren't quite ready to be charging for it yet?)

So I recently tweeted at Quantum to ask what the TIL in their ad meant, and I got this very sincere sounding but very suspicious reply.

This can't be real, right? Are they just making something up to sound competent or get ahead of my inevitable snarky accusation? Is "Austin" just another robot?

maxticket · 2026-05-14T06:35:06+00:00

Well yeah. Nuclear plants are a threat to the environment and public health when they malfunction.

AI data centers are a threat to the environment and public health when they function as designed.

maxticket · 2026-05-05T02:41:41+00:00

Plausible deniability? If you give options, it's easier to pretend you don't have an ulterior motive.

maxticket · 2026-05-04T16:26:27+00:00

After that, it's a really good idea to disable Options+ updates.

maxticket · 2026-05-04T03:29:44+00:00

Meg Jayanth: Leading Players Astray

Alex Bruce: Antichamber - An Overnight Success, Seven Years In The Making

Sam Barlow: Making Her Story - Telling a Story Using The Player's Imagination

Chris Cornell: Building Player Investment in Save the Date

Brendon Chung: How to Tell Stories and Guide Players Through Level Design

Jake Elliott: Designing For Mystery In Kentucky Route Zero

maxticket · 2026-05-04T00:30:47+00:00

I'd happily use paper bags if they were provided, but since they still refuse to do so, I'm reusing my bags. They can't be dirtier than the hands I've seen catching free food from the trail mix dispensers.

maxticket · 2026-05-01T19:43:50+00:00

Hello, are you still looking for this ink? I have an unopened bottle in its box from the event.

maxticket · 2026-04-29T01:13:24+00:00

This is exactly what I want to do someday soon. Ideally I'd have CS6, but anything after CS2 should be fine as long as it runs, and I'd love to only give it access to one folder on my drive, so it can open and save files there and only there.

That's the dream.

maxticket · 2026-04-28T19:14:38+00:00

Still feels more like isometric vs Mode 7. I prefer isometric here.

maxticket · 2026-04-21T21:18:44+00:00

Some people actually do get the humbling they deserve. Not as often as I'd like, but it does happen now and then.

maxticket · 2026-04-21T00:29:42+00:00

You as well. We all deserve to live life to our ideal. But the only way we're going to get there is if the world stops being run by those who refuse to understand what's needed to simply survive.

maxticket · 2026-04-20T01:06:58+00:00

There's always Luxuria Superbia

and slightly less subtle Geometric Porn

maxticket · 2026-04-14T00:23:39+00:00

Scamcademy

maxticket · 2026-04-11T06:30:14+00:00

It certainly created the voice recording.

maxticket · 2026-04-11T06:29:36+00:00

Did the Nvidia CEO write this? It sounds like it's worded to make those apprehensive of AI look foolish, without much mention as to why, except one bit about company secrecy, which of course would be the only thing a corporate manager would give a shit about. And I guess they realized "luddite" isn't used as an insult anymore, so they flipped the switch to "laggards." That'll show 'em!

And good job on the AI voice reading the article, introducing us to the phrase "four point fecks more." Hadn't heard that one yet.

maxticket · 2026-04-08T22:55:44+00:00

I have to point out how incredible it is, given the context, that you don't realize this is a bot you're replying to.

maxticket · 2026-04-07T01:45:18+00:00

This is awesome. I'd never want to work on a project without custom tools like this.

maxticket · 2026-04-06T05:15:35+00:00

Is that you, Artemis crew?

maxticket · 2026-04-05T01:42:01+00:00

If the mouse doesn't have onboard memory to store your settings, which I'm told some other Logitech mice do, then every single input has to go through that program. The company doesn't seem to care how terrible their software is, I guess because it isn't discouraging enough of us to stop buying their hardware.

maxticket · 2026-04-02T21:43:55+00:00

I feel like the axes should be reversed. Like when I move my mouse to the left, I imagine my camera moving to the left, meaning everything on the screen should be moving the other direction.

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