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2FA
Now I'm just an unfrozen caveman, your PRNGs frighten and confuse me, but can someone explain to me how this constitutes "two factor" in any meaningful sense? They are sending the code right back to...
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We have several ancient iPads that we use at DNA Lounge for managing the guest list and so on; and since Thursday's Let's Encrypt firedrill, they can't load our web site.Presumably updating...
View ArticleXScreenSaver 6.02 out now
XScreenSaver 6.02 is out now, including iOS and Android.Two new hacks this time, Marbling and Binary Horizon, plus a few minor updates.Several of the old hacks have been re-enabled on Android, because...
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Spectrum analysis of Young Lust
Telephone World:The telephone network at that time used multi-frequency (or MF) signalling almost exclusively when someone made a long distance call. These are similar to Touch-Tones, but use different...
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What's with all the phone spam?
I've had the same phone number forever, and had been living in a state of grace where I would get a robocall or SMS spam maybe once every couple of months. Until about a year ago, when it ramped up to...
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Exposure Notifications
I turned on the iOS bluetooth exposure notification thing when it came out (May 2020?) Since then, I've never gotten a single notification. I'm at DNA Lounge nearly every night we're open, which means...
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Today in Weird Machines
This is absolutely bonkers: a PDF impersonating a GIF that contains an entire virtual machine built out of BITBLT NAND gates.Project Zero: A deep dive into an NSO zero-click iMessage exploit: Remote...
View ArticleXScreenSaver 6.03 out now
XScreenSaver 6.03 is out now, including iOS and Android.I wrote two new hacks this time:Squirtorus, which I can't really explain or justify except that it came to me in a dream. The pandemic has been...
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MITM Instagram
Dear Lazyweb,It has been over two years since I last asked this, so I'll ask again:How do I mitmproxy the Instagram app, from macOS, iOS (real or emulated), or Android (emulated)?Answer only if you've...
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Rotary Cellphone
Hey, remember that rotary cellphone? Now you can buy one! Previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously.
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Right to Repair!
"Apple shipped me a 79-pound iPhone repair kit to fix a 1.1-ounce battery. I'm starting to think Apple doesn't want us to repair them."The thing you should understand about Apple's home repair process...
View ArticleXScreenSaver 6.04 out now
XScreenSaver 6.04 is out now, including iOS and Android.I wrote two new hacks this time, Nakakin and ChompyTower.I've long been fascinated by the Nakagin Capsule Tower, and since it is being demolished...
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An excellent payphone project
It accepts money, does VOIP, and has Easter eggs!The 970-HA-JOKES Payphone Project:It all started because they moved the parking meters around my neighborhood. When our city (Boulder) got new pay...
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Google Pass
Dear Lazyweb,I just learned that "Google Pass" is a thing. Does anybody use this? Do I need to care about it?I just got some spam from Google telling me that the Google Pay app is joining the Google...
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iPod
Dear Lazyweb, what is the maximum number of tracks you can load onto an iPod 5?I picked up a refurbished iPod 5 with 1TB of storage. I am trying this experiment because the iOS "Music" app just gets...
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Fucking Apple.
Why does my Mac now do this every time I log in? No amount of saying "yes" makes it stop. Why does my iPad do this every time I plug it in? While it is saying the above, the progress bar at the bottom...
View ArticleDali Clock for PalmOS, back from the dead and ready to party
Find it in the Internet Archive PalmOS Collection. Previously, previously, previously, previously, previously.
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Another payphone project
PhilTel: Installing free payphones in Philadelphia: Surprisingly, there are more people out there without mobile phones than you may think! While there are many that won't have a mobile phone due to...
View ArticleXScreenSaver 6.06 out now
XScreenSaver 6.06 is out now, including iOS and Android. I wrote one new hack this time, Hex Trail. I'm pretty pleased with it. I adjusted the timing and scale of some of the very old hacks to look...
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Rotary Keypad
Previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously.
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