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Screenshot of the "Activate Windows" watermark

Took a security certification exam today and the test center computer was running unactivated Windows. Pretty sure this watermark is now burned in my brain for eternity.

Pro tip for candidates: change the veribiage on your Donate buttons from the default because... wow. #utpol

I know this doesn't help for uwp/gamepass apps, but I was pleasantly surprised how many apps are now available on winget when I recently revisited it!

Ryan M on X: "I know I said I retired from console hacking but I got one more in me. An Xbox 360 softmod is coming, no eta yet, THIS WILL TAKE TIME to finish https://t.co/Ij5Cb1nciI" / X I know I said I retired from console hacking but I got one more in me. An Xbox 360 softmod is coming, no eta yet, THIS WILL TAKE TIME to finish https://t.co/Ij5Cb1nciI

Grimdoomer (dev behind the Xbox 360 BadUpdate exploit) just announced an Xbox 360 softmod is coming with a POC video: x.com/Grimdoomer/s...

In the week leading up to this announcement, he had posted about hacking HDD firmware. Can't wait to read the writeup once it releases!

A pigeon standing on bird spikes unbothered.

Avian security theater at its finest.

The year is 2025 and the official reddit mobile app still doesn't have a way to preview a hyperlink before clicking it.

China’s Kaiwa plans world’s first pregnancy humanoid robot A Chinese firm plans a humanoid “gestation robot” with an artificial womb, sparking debate over ethics and reproductive technology.

I'm sure China and other authoritarian regimes will use this technology ethically and responsibly /s
interestingengineering.com/innovation/c...

SAINTCON keynote speakers John Strand, Jeff Moss, and John Hammond.

Why did SAINTCON sell out in under a day? Well... these keynotes might have something to do with it. www.saintcon.org/keynotes/

While American Fork spent YEARS being butthurt at UTOPIA before finally deciding to just wash their hands of doing anything by saying "I guess Strata can build here if they want to", Bountiful built an entire fiber network. But not shocking if you know AF's history with networks (I do). #utpol

YouTube video by Wasatch Witness Congressman Mike Kennedy Commits to Not Touch Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid - 2/22/25

Meanwhile Mike Kennedy back in February: "By the way, I'm committed. President Trump is committed as well, not to touch Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. We're not touching those things."

youtu.be/-iyJ-s4GQpM

Spencer Hakimian v @ SpencerHakimian So let's just get this crystal clear. If somebody is trying to manufacture a laptop in the U.S., the components that they import are going to be tariffed at 145%. But if somebody simply makes the laptop entirely in China, they are fully tariff free? And this is all to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.?

This is not a serious government.

Addressing Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES The Federal Government has a constitutional duty and a moral responsibility to respect and

Just woke up to find out the president has revoked the security clearances of everyone at a cybersecurity company because Chris Krebs went to work there. Krebs was his director for the agency in charge of election security during his first term and refuted his claim the 2020 election was "stolen".

If anyone tries to tell you it was just about the money... it wasn't.

Indoctrination of college students is bad if it’s organic exposure to new ideas from professors and peers. It’s good if it’s systemically mandated by government.