durinn, emotional_soup_88@programming.dev

You’re a god.

I hate what popular culture has done with our perception of hacking. Hacking almost always involves social engineering as a means to open a backdoor into a system: you trick the end user into for instance giving up login credentials or installing a program that “phones home” to a command and control center. You’ll have to research the details on your own, but depending on what information has been “phoned home” or in other ways acquired by the adversary (login credentials, IP address, hardware and software identifiers, etc.), the adversary can then deploy further tools that either exploit known programmatic vulnerabilities or that elevate the adversary’s privileges on the target system, with the goal of attaining enough control to do whatever the objective was in the first place (gathering PII, bank info, leaking private media, distortion, what have you…).

Android is great at a very specific task, which is to isolate processes into something I can’t seem to recall right now… Maybe “zygotes”? Basically it gives the user granular control over interprocess communication. It also effectively reduces attack surface by isolating infection/damage.

On Windows, for instance, programs are allowed to elevate their own privileges - for the convenience of the end user, I suppose - which is of course INSANE, considering that the greater Windows user base probably don’t have the cyber hygiene required to operate safely within those premises.

I’m too sleepy to go on, but “google” and read: hacking, backdoor, exploit, social engineering, privilege elevation

I watched it for the first time when I was about 20 years old, back in 2019, I think. I loved it, because it was new and exotic. It used a lot more ambience and atmosphere for storytelling than I has seen any other anime do. Not to talk about the classic drawing style, which in itself is gold. What sucked was when it tried to be edgy and preachy. I’m sure the manga doesn’t suffer the same shortcomings since it’s not limited by runtime restrictions. Which is to say, there is nothing wrong with the story either. 😃

It was neither my first nor the only anime I watched.

Fortunately, I was busy experiencing foreign cultures abroad when that kind of media consumption took off, so I dodged it and never got hooked. Considering that I may only live once, nothing gives me greater anxiety than imaging a life that I wasted on nothing. While this video is sort of sarcastic, it also sort of isn’t.

Thanks! You just nudged me down a fascinating rabbit hole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eflB18WmbjM

Whaaa… :(

NICE. :D Thanks! :)

I’m no electrician, but attaching the hot and neutral wires of an end appliance to the opposite wires of the power supply shouldn’t be a problem on a lot of bare bone, electromechanical hardware that don’t have logic units. Please correct and enlighten me, if you’re more knowledgeable! :D

I’d say, because of/thanks to the intricate pattern, which also contains multiple colors, it does work great on its own too. :) However! From a distance, it could give a dark-ish impression, so how about giving it some “accent” with a colorful - single color, mind you - accessory? A belt, a ribbon, a choker (yes, I’m from that era :D)? I’m a sucker for red ribbons myself. 😆

Holy crap this made me think of Nier: Automata. I’m pretty sure there is a dialogue, cut scene or some other context in which they say, “do androids dream of…” But I can’t remember the last part. Maybe “humans”? And I’m sure Nier got its inspiration from some philosopher or classical litterateur that I don’t know of.

I don’t find them adorable as in: 😍 but I rather adore the wonders that they bring to the world, like you said. So more as in: 🧐😯 check out eusociality and prepare to have you mind BLOWN 😃

Flying insects. I scream. Period.

Also, I adore them and I am fascinated by them. Period.

If you’re up for giving more than a fair share of your life to work, Canada, Japan or Germany. Mind you, Japan accepts like 1 refugee per year, so the manner of your migration might also affect where you want to try your luck.

If you want more balance between work life and private life, maybe a Scandinavian country.

I can only speak from experience regarding Japan and Sweden, where I have lived for many years. Regarding the other countries, I only speak from prejudice/image.

до свидания 😊 (I can read some Cyrillic and I know basically “hi, my name is…” so don’t get your hopes up 😅)

Single ply is pure diarrhea

I can relate to that impulsivity. 😅 I think it’s a fine line to walk: too much control and you end up with a life in which you do nothing but worry about tomorrow. Too much impulsivity and you end up with everything you don’t really need. For example, I just bought a whole series of manga that on an impulse seemed like a great idea, because it gave me good… Feelings? I dunno. 😂 Did I actually want the series? Am I going to read it? Nope. 🤣

I’m sure an experienced tattoo artist can come up with some neat modifications, unless of course you already have something in mind. 😊

Glad to hear! :D

Cool! Don’t rush it. One step at a time. (This is more of a mantra to myself. Please disregard if it felt… Unsolicited xD)

Thanks. I’ve heard other depressed people say the same. It does make it somewhat easier, while at the same time making me think, “I’m a broken specimen who in a nature/wild setting would’ve died before turning 15 years”.