braunshedd
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Comment · 7 months ago
The Xbox 360 was hacked in a simpler but nearly identical way [1]! Amazing that despite the various mitigations, the same process was enough to crack the Xbox One.
Comment · 1 year ago
Our GCP workloads are unavailable across several US regions. The GCP console is intermittently unavailable for most pages.
Crossing my fingers for a quick resolution.
Comment · 1 year ago
When I was commuting daily in the SF fog, I discovered that putting on of these [1] on my helmet did wonders to keep cars further off my tail. It moves the brake light up to eye level for people in SUVs and also triggers on engine braking.
Wish it were cheaper, but was a worthwhile investment for me.
Also, consider looking into airbag vests if you ride regularly. Also expensive but (supposedly) make a huge difference in crash outcomes.
Comment · 2 years ago
I also use Netflix to great effect for practicing Chinese, especially when paired with the Language Reactor[1] extension in Chrome.
* Note: Netflix has much more Taiwanese content than mainland China content, so do note the difference in the accent / dialect you'll be learning.
[1] https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/language-reactor/ho...
Comment · 2 years ago
You're probably thinking of "The Island"[1]. Good movie, I saw this myself a long time ago.
Comment · 2 years ago
TLDR: When electronics burn out, they often release "magic smoke" that is believed to be the source of their power (since they almost always fail to work afterwards).
Comment · 2 years ago
I just disabled all of these warnings on my Toyota with a third party OBDII reader and the Carista app, which also comes with lots of other fun options to fiddle with. Only thing I haven't figured out is how to disable the chime on startup!
Comment · 3 years ago
He's traveling around Australia! (Check bio, great YouTube channel)
Comment · 3 years ago
Update: they approved my A2P use case! There is hope yet for using twilio for personal purposes :-)
Comment · 3 years ago
I'm actually in this exact same boat (I ported my US number to twilio when I had a long travel stint abroad to retain access, have since built a forwarding system to keep using it).
I registered with the IRS to get an EIN for my "sole proprietorship" (i.e. me), and that seemed to satisfy twilio for the brand registration requirements. Still waiting on a final A2P review for my use case (sending messages to family and friends) so not out of the woods yet, but hopefully that's the last step.
Comment · 3 years ago
I read this and wondered "how many other people could be out there that fit this description besides the road-chose-me guy?"
Sure enough -- it's the road-chose-me guy xD
Comment · 4 years ago
Very interesting! How close are we to achieving said noise threshold?
Comment · 4 years ago
https://everynoise.com
Search for your favorite bands using the bar at the top right corner. Find the associated playlist on Spotify via "The Sound Of X" where X is the genre name.
If you have (or would like to have) diverse musical tastes this is the best way to do it!
Comment · 5 years ago
The degradation is the real problem. They hold up for the first tens of charges but quickly lose 20-50% of capacity. It might have to do with the lack of OEM charging circuitry on the replacements, or perhaps just shoddy quality