Category: computers
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This is Not Android on the iPhone
Nick Lee: Finally, Android on the iPhoneYou heard me. The holy war is over, brethren. At Tendigi, we’ve designed and built a case that allows iPhone devotees to sample the best Mountain View has to offer. Join me as I outline the steps taken to achieve this feat, as well as the numerous pitfalls encountered…
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Typosquatting Package Managers
Fascinating attack on unmoderated package managers for programming libraries (via former TimeDoctor contributor, Vogon) that would work just as well on unmoderated app stores: In the second part of 2015 and the early months of 2016, I worked on my bachelors thesis. In this thesis, I tried to attack programming language package managers such as Pythons PyPi,…
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Money in the Bank
The decades-old institution of civil asset forfeiture just got amazingly worse through the new practice of seizing cash in bank accounts at a whim without any due process: Now, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a device that also allows them to seize money in your bank account or on prepaid cards. It’s called an ERAD,…
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Every iMac
Stephen Hackett has this incredible collection of every color of iMac G3 in photo and video. Above is my favorite, the graphite color. I had the Bondi blue version and it was my first Mac. Great computer.
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It’s an SE, As You May Have Heard
Here’s what happened in the final 1 infinite loop Apple Town Hall today, before everything moves to the new UFO campus next year: Apple opened with a short video about the 40th birthday of the company coming up on the 1st. Tim Cook Briefly spoke about the FBI’s misguided attempt at defeating personal security for…