Many years ago, folks figured out how to crack firmware and find embedded keys. Since then, there have been many technological advances, like secure enclaves, private/public key workflows, attestation systems, etc. to avoid this exact thing.

Hopefully, the Rabbit folks spec'd a hardware TPM or secure-enclave as part of their design, otherwise no amount of firmware updating or key rotation will help.

There's a well-established industry of Android crackers and this sort of beating will keep happening until morale improves.

Someone should build a little AI app that scrapes a job listing, then takes a resume and rewrites it in subtle ways to perfectly match the job description.

Let your AI duke it out with their AI.

I bet they forgot to rig the webcams, microphones, seat weight sensors, and infrared desk presence trackers.

I was running between work and meeting friends for drinks last week. Lost track of time and it got past 10pm. On the way home, saw a Burger King drive-in. Haven't had fast food in years (we eat at home a lot). What the hell.

Two discoveries:

• A small Whopper meal was over $15!
• My stomach didn't appreciate it all night and most of the next day.

For that kind of money, you can do much better. Lesson learned.

Non-competes have been null and void in California for some time. Employees can also recover attorney fees if someone tries to enforce one. It's one of the reasons startups can be started here without fear of persecution by a previous employer.

It's great to see this become national policy.

Anyone tempted to write a custom database should ask if they're prepared to be in the database maintenance business.

Because that's where they're heading, for a really long time.

• To jump out, they would need to open the doors. There would be problems with decompression at above 10K.
• You have to deal with people unable to use parachutes. Children, elderly, disabled, afraid of heights, and panicked.
• There's an assumption an airplane remains level enough. If it's spinning or nose down, trying to reach an exit is another problem.
• If jumping out ahead of the wing, there's a risk of getting sucked into the engines.
• Parqchutes are bulky. Trying to get them out of storage and distribute them to a couple hundred untrained people is a tall order.
• Putting on a parachute, correclty strapping it, knowing when and where to pull the cord, and knowing how to land without breaking bones, hitting tree branches, or ditching into water. These are all issues you can't teach during preflight safety instruction.

Overall, everyone would be better off staying put, not panicking, and hoping a plane and trained pilots can get everyone on the ground, safely.

Tinder in certain states will put up an alert, warning you that if female, by proceeding with the date, you may be liable to carry a child to term, and if male, will need to pre-deposit child support in an escrow account.

Dotcom bubble. 2008 crash. Covid. Now this.

We've all been through these. Buckle down. Ignore the outliers. It's a chance to rethink and do what matters to you.

Also, ALWAYS have a Plan B, C, and D.

Everyone is so nice and civil on lemmy and mastodon. In contrast to some truly toxic behavior on reddit and twitter.

I'm sure it's around, but in my small sample space, it has a smaller blast radius.

• 9/11
• Bush v Gore
• GWB re-election (despite war, recession, etc.)
• Trump election
• COVID

All chipped away at notions of stability, fairness, and sanity.

Still have hope, but tend not to believe the hype so much.