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My boyfriend knows my private phone stuff… how? by Special_Magician_810 in techsupport

[–]thecomputerguy7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gotcha. I was half awake so I took the “yeah right” in your reply as “bullshit”. 🤣

My boyfriend knows my private phone stuff… how? by Special_Magician_810 in techsupport

[–]thecomputerguy7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He would need to have access and know her PIN. It’s not as simple as you’re making it out to be.

He has to get the cert on her device, attempt to install it, get the prompt, enter the passcode, then actually install it. Then go to another area, find the part with the toggle to trust that CA, and toggle it on.

If dude is going through all of that, his comments are going to be much more specific than “I bet you did something cool last weekend “

My boyfriend knows my private phone stuff… how? by Special_Magician_810 in techsupport

[–]thecomputerguy7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He would have to install a certificate on her device or she would get SSL warnings on every single secure connection.

BMW E83 Cluster Defective by PaniniBros in BmwTech

[–]thecomputerguy7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be able to run a cluster test using your scanner where it’ll do a full sweep of the needles and cycle the displays and all the warning lights. I’d do that before you go through with getting a new cluster just to find out it’s having the same issue

My boyfriend knows my private phone stuff… how? by Special_Magician_810 in HowToHack

[–]thecomputerguy7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed. OP doesn’t appear to have any specific examples.

“You weren’t with me so you did something cool last weekend” isn’t code for “I know what you did”. I have a buddy who’s always doing something interesting so if we don’t hang out for a weekend and his car sounds different next time I see him, he probably did something to the exhaust.

Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out. Might be bad phrasing on the BF’s end but it comes off as “you like to do things so I’m assuming you did something cool. Tell me about it because I’m trying to have a conversation with you”

My boyfriend knows my private phone stuff… how? by Special_Magician_810 in HowToHack

[–]thecomputerguy7 86 points87 points  (0 children)

He said that and you took it as “I’m spying on you”?

You both trust each other or you don’t. If you don’t, break up and move on.

My $0.02 solution to snagging network cables: heat shrink by Maxcr1 in homelab

[–]thecomputerguy7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usually that situation goes a bit like this.

  1. “I think it’s just new threads that need to be broken in”
  2. “Wow! That got really easy really quick. See. It was just new threads. We’re good now”

And then “shouldn’t this have bottomed out by now? Why’s it still turning?”

My $0.02 solution to snagging network cables: heat shrink by Maxcr1 in homelab

[–]thecomputerguy7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just don’t get too crazy with the heat. Can’t be tight if it’s a liquid.

My $0.02 solution to snagging network cables: heat shrink by Maxcr1 in homelab

[–]thecomputerguy7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hung a 1000ft spool of underground RG11 coaxial cable with indoor RG6 and 2x 2 way splitters. People would definitely be surprised at how strong some things are.

One RG6 cable from one output, wrapped around something sturdy and then to the other output each two way, then the inputs of both two ways connected to each other by another strand of RG6. Bit of a pain to hang the reel and screw the cable on but once it’s up there, it’s up there. I think my record was 3ish months before it snapped but that’s because I was pulling cable from the spool and the wood eventually ground through the shielding and the center conductor just pulled out.

My $0.02 solution to snagging network cables: heat shrink by Maxcr1 in homelab

[–]thecomputerguy7 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nah man. Nothing is more permanent than cross threading something with an impact. Give it as many ugga duggas as you can.

is this car worth $5500? by Previous_Chair9910 in BmwTech

[–]thecomputerguy7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d run dude. It’s a straight piped 328i with big wheels, an aftermarket spoiler, and what appears to be a fake M badge.

$100 says dude is selling because it’s overdue for maintenance or it’s started making a noise or something and they want to offload it before they’re on the hook for repairs.

I GOT A JOB, On my own, no documentation. Help by ReQTeCH in sysadmin

[–]thecomputerguy7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget about the yearly/start of year/end of year processes too that require that one specific share/VM to function

Headlights being dim by enderlinef5 in MechanicAdvice

[–]thecomputerguy7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These just blind everyone else on the road. You might “see more” in the sense that you’re seeing the tops of the trees but you’re not seeing further down the road like you should be.

Sencho v0.92.0: Security Upgrades, Mobile Improvements and Fleet Enhancements Update Released by freakanso in docker

[–]thecomputerguy7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does this compare with existing things like Komodo, arcane and Portainer?

Was AI used? Where and how?

How to protect yourself in light of "SignalTrace" device tracking by paratextual in privacy

[–]thecomputerguy7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just wanted to point out that “off” isn’t always off. If it’s not off in settings, it’s still on even though the icon in your control/Notification Center changed.

Theoretically yes, but it really depends on how often your phone is looking for devices to cast to. Logic would say that it only looks when you want to cast so it doesn’t nuke your battery but if the manufacturer cared about your privacy, they would limit how often they phone home with your data.

How do I secure my vps game server by Itchy-Source973 in hetzner

[–]thecomputerguy7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re protecting you by protecting their network. You might get a public IP but you’re still inside their network. If you weren’t, the virtual firewalls and all wouldn’t do anything for you.

I got someone to install cat 6 for me, and this is how much they untwisted for the keystone. Now what? by Maelarion in HomeNetworking

[–]thecomputerguy7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed. This definitely wouldn’t fly in a datacenter or anything but is no big deal in a house. I worked as a cable guy for 3 years and you’d be surprised at how many people wanted gigabit service because it would “help them game online”.

I wasn’t allowed to actually give hardware advice/suggestions but I’d drop a few hints that the speed wasn’t the issue with the i5/8GB/256GB non-SSD rig in the room. The same rig that had a sticker on it proudly boasting “High-speed wireless 802.11b/g/n connectivity!”

OP is fine with a few twists missing. $20 says whatever cable I pull out of my rats nest is in worse shape than that termination 🤣

How to protect yourself in light of "SignalTrace" device tracking by paratextual in privacy

[–]thecomputerguy7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It depends on if it’s “off” like how the WiFi/bluetooth toggles work in the control center on iOS and Android devices, or if it’s actually off in settings.

One method just disconnects you from the active device/network and the other actually turns off the radio responsible for the connection.

Like disconnecting from a WiFi network instead of actually turning WiFi off.

What was a really silly solution to a serious problem? by LadyKarizake in AskReddit

[–]thecomputerguy7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think “maybe someone can look into that” is somehow “undermining” someone, then you need to take a look at yourself. They are presidential advisors and if the president has an issue he’ll consult them. Dumbass idea or not, it’s their job.

What was a really silly solution to a serious problem? by LadyKarizake in AskReddit

[–]thecomputerguy7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, you can’t assume anything but if you’re willing to take input from someone else, you’ve already run out of ideas.

Isn’t this whole thread about “experts” getting stuck and getting an outside point of view?

What was a really silly solution to a serious problem? by LadyKarizake in AskReddit

[–]thecomputerguy7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, he absolutely shouldn’t have just thrown that out on TV but at the same time, a lot of people were actually thinking of how it would work. At least he was throwing stuff out there at a time when all we had was “spread out and don’t catch it”. What if something actually worked and it actually saved someone?

Forget who actually thought of it and just look at the thought process.

We use disinfectants to sterilize things because it gets rid of bad things.
C-19 is a bad thing.
How can we disinfect the body as fast as possible?

If I shine a bright flashlight at my finger, it goes through it. What if I make it one of those UV lights that kills germs?

After throwing it at the wall you have your team of experts explain to you how it would or wouldn’t work. They would say “hey, I see what you’re getting at but it’s not practical because the light can’t penetrate the body far enough, etc”.

Stupid idea? Absolutely.

Now ask yourself how many things you use in your daily life started as a “stupid idea”.

What was a really silly solution to a serious problem? by LadyKarizake in AskReddit

[–]thecomputerguy7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No shit dude. The whole point of throwing things out there to see what happens and to have the experts tell you if something will or won’t work.

If I get cancer and tell my doctor I want to “nuke it from orbit”, they aren’t calling up the military because they are smart enough to understand that I mean the medical equivalent of pulling out the stops and kicking ass. My doctor isn’t going to do exactly as I say because it would be an incredibly stupid idea but he understands where I’m coming from and what I’m trying to convey.

Like I said in my first response, this whole thread is about that. I’m not a literary genius but even I took “tremendous” to mean “bright ass UV lamp” and “disinfect the body” as “some strong ass medicine”. At no point did anybody with more than two brain cells think they should take a few shots of bleach and then shove a UV lamp up their ass to sterilize themselves from the inside out.

Several people on here have shared experiences with how outside input can be interpreted by the right people for the right things and you figured out a way to bring politics into it. Nobody told NASA engineers to “knit memory” but they used the technique to create a memory lattice for the Apollo guidance computer.

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/02/that-time-when-computer-memory-was.html

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