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ewhac

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Software engineer of a Certain Age, particularly with low-level and embedded systems, and device drivers. Closet extrovert.

All opinions expressed are solely my own, on my own behalf, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer (who, as of this writing, is Volta Charging, a subsidiary of Shell plc).

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georgetakei , to Random
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Oh dear, what did I just watch?? https://www.comicsands.com/gordon-ramsay-english-breakfast-pizza-2668422595.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

ewhac ,
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@georgetakei Having partaken of Welsh breakfasts (h/t ), I'd be willing to give his concoction a try.

Honestly, where would we be if chefs weren't experimenting with ideas that seemed totally wacky at the time? Sure, this composition may not work, but it may lead to other ideas.

georgetakei , to Random
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Noted.

ewhac ,
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@georgetakei I have an old-school answering machine on a landline. If you don't leave a message, there's no evidence you called.

arstechnica , to Random
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The spam came from inside the house: How a smart TV can choke a Windows PC

The curious case of a living room screen making Windows' Settings app disappear.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/the-spam-came-from-inside-the-house-how-a-smart-tv-can-choke-a-windows-pc/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

ewhac ,
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@arstechnica UPnP stands for "Universal Penetrate and Pwn." It was chiefly built so that Microsoft DirectPlay could work "seamlessly" by poking holes in your firewall without asking you. It should be disabled wherever you see it.

You should also go in to your router and block port 3544 so that Teredo (UPnP v2) can't tunnel IPv6 through your firewall.

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