h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

I read "Your package has been despatched" like that maffia wrote it

There's a lot of "reschedule delivery of your parcel" scams going around, which are remarkably believable if you're waiting for a package. Don't get caught, and report 'em to Google Safebrowsing.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/tis-the-season-for-the-wayward-package-phish/

Alt+SysRq+F invokes the Out Of Memory killer, in Linux https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key

The UK energy cap this winter is about £700 for 3,100kWh (up from £650), so 1kWh cost 23p. Things that now cost 1p: modern light bulb for 3 hours, laptop on for 45 mins, microwave or heater for 3 mins, kettle for 90 seconds. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/default-tariff-cap-level-1-october-2021-31-march-2022

An ease-y crossword https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2020/03/ease.html

Excited about the cycling race going through Southend and Rayleigh this afternoon. I'll be out there, cheering them on! https://www.womenstour.co.uk/stages/stage-4/

The 31st First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony is shown online this Thursday at 11pm London time. Get your paper planes ready for these must-see science awards https://www.improbable.com/2021-ceremony/

Today, I have been mostly updating my websites / servers to run on Debian 11, which was released last week

Was Something Wrong with Beethoven’s Metronome?
https://www.improbable.com/2021/07/22/was-something-wrong-with-beethovens-metronome/

Phone number recycling
https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2021/05/03/phone-number-recycling-creates-serious-security-and-privacy-risks-to-millions-of-people/

Simplifying in math
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2021/06/07/simplifying-is-subjective-also-crucial/

Juno, NASA’s Jupiter probe
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/juno

Some websites port-scan to see if you're part of a botnet
https://nullsweep.com/why-is-this-website-port-scanning-me/

A look at some OpenBSD security patches
https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/rethinking-openbsd-security

A novel use for the content security policy http header: using report-only to detect keyloggers on card payment webpages. https://scotthelme.co.uk/magecart-still-going-strong-join-us-fight-back/ #webdev

Using draft mode and other tips for LaTeX documents https://jmtd.net/log/latex_draft/

Cyber Squirrel 1 Dataset Released
https://www.spacerogue.net/wordpress/?p=814

Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/reverse-engineering-source-code-of-the-biontech-pfizer-vaccine/

Embrace, extend, eBPF? Microsoft writes a Linux-like eBPF for Windows https://lwn.net/Articles/857215/ #linux

Only six pictures from the surface of Venus, and that's all.
https://www.planetary.org/articles/every-picture-from-venus-surface-ever #space