Reality 2.0 Podcast

https://www.reality2cast.com/

Various ways to get information about your CPU on Linux.

Pinecil – a RISC-V powered, open and versatile soldering iron. It can

be powered via USB-C PD as well as a DC5525 jack, and runs

community developed software. Moreover, it is compatible with

popular TS-100 tips. All this at half the price of the

competition.

Pine64 Pinecil

Version

Long press on minus button shows the version v2.18.A1A569A

17-07-22

Secret setting

Long press on minus button then short press on the plus button shows

the version with the elapsed time the iron is on.

This is is seconds, with the last digit in 100mS increments

example 101 = 10 seconds and 100 milliseconds

Menu

Power Settings

Power source

Sets cutoff voltage. (DC 10V) (S 3.3V per cell, disabled power

limit)

QC Voltage 20.0

Max QC Voltage the iron should negotiate for

Range: 9 to 22 volts

PD Timeout (20)

PD negotiation timeout in 100ms steps for compatibility with some QC

chargers

Range: 1 to 50 seconds / Off

Soldering settings

Boost temp 410∘

Tip temperature used in "boost mode"

Range: 10 to 450 degrees (Increments of 10)

Start-up behavior (0)

0=off | S=heat up to soldering temp | Z=standby at sleep temperature

until moved | R=Standby without heating until moved

Temperature change short (1)

Temperature-change-increment on short button press

Range: 1 to 50

Temperature change long (10)

Temperature-change-increment on short button press

Range: 5 to 90 (Increments of 5)

Allow locking buttons (D)

While soldering, hold down both buttons to toggle locking them

(D=disable | B=boost mode only | F=full locking)

Sleep mode

Motion Sensitivity (7)

0=off | 1=least sensitive | ... | 9=most sensitive

Sleep temp (110 degrees)

Tip temperature while in "sleep mode"

Range: 10 to 300

Sleep timeout (50s)

Interval before "sleep mode" kicks in (s=seconds | m=minutes)

Range: 10s to 50s | 1m to 10m | Off

Shutdown timeout 10m

Interval before the iron shuts down (m=minutes)

Range: 1m to 60m | Off

User interface

Temperature unit (C)

C=Celsius | F=Fahrenheit

Display orientation (R)

R=right-handed | L=left-handed | A=automatic

Cooldown flashing ☐

Flash the temperature reading after heating was halted while the tip

is still hot

Scrolling speed (S)

Speed info text scrolls past at (S=slow | F=fast)

Swap +- key ☐

Reverse assignment of buttons for temperature adjustment

Anim. speed (M)

Pace of icon animations in the menu (0=off | S=slow | M=medium |

F=fast)

Anim. loop ☐

Loop icon animations in main menu

(Brightness icon) (4)

Adjust the brightness of the OLED screen

(Invert icon) ☐

Invert the colors of the OLED screen

Advent of code:

https://adventofcode.com/

Here are some links to the recording of my puzzle-solving:

Day 1

https://youtu.be/yxXL5gP2RpE

Day 2

https://youtu.be/OoRyHjTvmIg

Day 3

https://youtu.be/Le5WRtjyOyI

Day 4

https://youtu.be/E2FJCrbrdDc

HPR NEWS

News for the community,

by the community.

TAGS: Ransomware, Malware, Phishing, Security

Breach

Microsoft

Confirms Server Misconfiguration Led to 65,000+ Companies' Data

Leak

Microsoft “misconfigured” an Azure

Blob Storage server causing a security breach. Attackers were able

to access unauthorized customer data; business transactions and other

interactions between Microsoft and its customers. SOCRadar, a cyber security company, is

calling the security breach “BlueBleed”. SOCRadar discovered the breach

on September 24, 2022 Microsoft is downplaying the security breach but

security researcher Kevin Beaumont isn't buying it. Mr. Beaumont suggest

Microsoft dropped the ball on informing its customers, and federal

regulators, of the security breach in a timely manner.

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malware affects 1M+ Android users

McAfee’s Mobile Research Team identified multiple apps containing

malware on the Google Play Store. After install, the malicious android

apps automatically run services without the user knowing or interacting

with the app. That’s right, they auto run after install. These malicious

apps then disguise themselves by changing their icon to the “Google

Play” icon and renaming to themselves to “Google Play” or “Settings”.

The malicious apps quickly create permanent malicious services. McAfee’s

Mobile Research Team demonstrates the resilience of the malware by using

kill

-9 on the service processes. More malicious processes generate

immediately as if nothing happened.

Fully

undetectable PowerShell backdoor disguised as part of a Windows

update

Director of security research at SafeBreach, Tomer Bar stated, "The

covert self-developed tool and the associated C2 commands seem to be the

work of a sophisticated, unknown threat actor who has targeted

approximately 100 victims."

Based on the metadata found within a malicious document, this seems

to be a LinkedIn-based spear-phishing attack, which ultimately leads to

the execution of a PowerShell script via a piece of embedded macro

code.

"The Macro drops 'updater.vbs' creates a scheduled task pretending

to be part of a Windows update, which will execute the updater.vbs

script from a fake update folder under

'%appdata%localMicrosoftWindows,'"said Tomar.

Currently 32 security vendors and 18 anti-malware engines have

flagged the decoy document and the PowerShell scripts as malicious.

The findings come as Microsoft has taken

steps to block Excel 4.0 (XLM or XL4) and Visual Basic for

Applications (VBA) macros by default across Office apps, prompting

threat actors to pivot to alternative

delivery methods.

Millions of

patients compromised in hospital data leak.

Nearly 3 million Illinois & Wisconsin patients are caught in a

hospital data breach. Advocate Aurora Health, which operates 27

hospitals, said in a statement, “the breach may have exposed information

including

A battery converts chemical energy into electrical energy by a

chemical reaction. Usually the chemicals are kept inside the battery. It

is used in a circuit to power other components. A battery produces

direct current (DC) electricity (electricity that flows in one

direction, and does not switch back and forth).

Using the electricity from an outlet in a building is cheaper and

more efficient, but a battery can provide electricity in areas that do

not have electric power distribution. It is also useful for things that

move, such as electric vehicles and mobile phones.

Batteries may be primary or secondary. The primary is thrown away

when it can no longer provide electricity. The secondary can be

recharged and reused.

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I found an copy of an old video. This episode is just a verbal

transcription of that lecture.

Electrostatic containment.

Fusor.

Riggatron.

Multipactor.

Robert Murray Smith has got some thoroughly practical and useful

instructional material on Youtube. His channel is his name. He is keen

to transmit knowledge and to stimulate innovation.

I just looked up the books which he has written, and one of them is

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