Submission + - I see weâ(TM)ve brought back social engineering (404media.co)

Submitted by TechnoLust on Monday June 01, 2026 @02:21PM

TechnoLust writes: Itâ(TM)s been decades since I could just ASK to gain access to stuff I should not have. AI is truly making strides in technology. Now if only they were forward instead of backwards.

Journal Journal: After 19 years I have come to the conclusion that LinkedIn was a waste of time. 1

Journal by TechnoLust on Saturday May 30, 2026 @11:49PM

I had my suspicions, but I didn't want to jump to any conclusions. So for any of you out there wondering how this journal worked out, Web 2.0 is garbage.
https://slashdot.org/journal/161630/web-20-business-networking-is-it-useful-at-all

Comment Re:A Libertarian, you say? (Score 1, Troll) 78

by superyooser on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @02:15AM (#63896037) Attached to: Federal Judge Gives Man 8-Year Sentence For Running Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange

I've been on /. long enough to remember when most people here leaned libertarian. Ian Freeman would've been celebrated as a hero. I'm shocked at the current unquestioning acceptance of whatever the Establishment media says. Sad.

Here's a different take on this story and a deep dive into Ian Freeman.

Journal Journal: reddit is dieing, long live slashdot? 2

Journal by robi2106 on Friday June 23, 2023 @01:23AM

that is about it. reddit is imploding. is slashdot still junk? anyone even here any more? Major Tom to ground control?

Comment Re:remove physical charger? (Score 1) 223

by jawtheshark on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @04:09PM (#63000615) Attached to: Apple Confirms the iPhone is Getting USB-C, But Isn't Happy About the Reason Why

Most don't use headphones at all with their cellphones.

Comment People often buy apps? (Score 1) 28

by jawtheshark on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @03:27PM (#62899143) Attached to: Apple To Hike App Store Prices Across Europe and Some Parts of Asia Next Month

Doesn't everyone just have a collection of apps you need and stick to those? I can't even remember when I bought an App. Even free apps only get downloaded when absolutely needed.

Comment Re: What the.. my 1996 Whirlpool has that.. (Score 1) 146

by jawtheshark on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @08:13AM (#62839165) Attached to: SmartDry's Useful Laundry Sensor To Be Cloud-Bricked Next Month

Indeed, that is why anyone with a clue wouldn't make important (hell, any... ) devices on a Cloud Service. I, and I hope nobody with a clue, wouldn't accept a firewall that is cloud dependent.

Comment Re:What the.. my 1996 Whirlpool has that.. (Score 2) 146

by jawtheshark on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @07:59PM (#62838085) Attached to: SmartDry's Useful Laundry Sensor To Be Cloud-Bricked Next Month

Mine beeps but also gives me an estimate for the time needed. That is useful. I just set an alert on my phone based on that time. Not hard.

Comment Re:Is this not extremely obvious? (Score 1) 53

by jawtheshark on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @08:35PM (#62798863) Attached to: Netflix's Ad-Supported Plan Will Disable Ad Skipping and Block Downloads of Shows and Films

Amazon Prime also allows you to download the content. (At least on a phone/tablet you can, I don't know for computers. Probably not.)

Comment Re:You can't use the remixes and flavors (Score 1) 74

by jawtheshark on Monday May 02, 2022 @11:23AM (#62496586) Attached to: This Week Saw New Releases of 'Ubuntu Unity' and 'Ubuntu Cinnamon'

I don't expect support from any vendor on any platform. It's that simple.

Comment Re:You can't use the remixes and flavors (Score 1) 74

by jawtheshark on Monday May 02, 2022 @08:02AM (#62496028) Attached to: This Week Saw New Releases of 'Ubuntu Unity' and 'Ubuntu Cinnamon'

Support? I use Debian. I do my own support and use "the Internet" for that. My SteamBox is literally Debian 11, booting into a very lightweight DE, autostarting the Steam client in Big Picture mode... all of the info to do that, is available online.

Comment Re:Linux (Score 1) 164

by jawtheshark on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @09:08AM (#62359047) Attached to: Microsoft is Testing Ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer

Try VueScan. (Satisfied customer here)

Comment Sooooo.... (Score 1) 83

by jawtheshark on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:50PM (#62165153) Attached to: Xbox Players Are Fed Up With Forced Crossplay Against PC Gamers

It's "PC Master race" after all, eh?

/me ducks and runs...

Comment Re:Vertical space (Score 1) 53

by jawtheshark on Thursday December 02, 2021 @05:44PM (#62041313) Attached to: Microsoft's New Office UI is Now Rolling Out To Everyone

Many budget laptops still come with 1366x768. Many good second hand business machines do too.

Comment Re:What is left, then? (Score 1) 137

by jawtheshark on Monday November 29, 2021 @05:19AM (#62029175) Attached to: EU Complaint Accuses Microsoft of Anticompetitive Bundling of OneDrive, Teams in Windows

But we all know how true that is, given they claimed the same about Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer is ... gone. Proving their lies.

Submission + - I see weâ(TM)ve brought back social engineering (404media.co)

Journal Journal: After 19 years I have come to the conclusion that LinkedIn was a waste of time. 1

Comment Re:A Libertarian, you say? (Score 1, Troll) 78

Journal Journal: reddit is dieing, long live slashdot? 2

Comment Re:remove physical charger? (Score 1) 223

Comment People often buy apps? (Score 1) 28

Comment Re: What the.. my 1996 Whirlpool has that.. (Score 1) 146

Comment Re:What the.. my 1996 Whirlpool has that.. (Score 2) 146

Comment Re:Is this not extremely obvious? (Score 1) 53

Comment Re:You can't use the remixes and flavors (Score 1) 74

Comment Re:You can't use the remixes and flavors (Score 1) 74

Comment Re:Linux (Score 1) 164

Comment Sooooo.... (Score 1) 83

Comment Re:Vertical space (Score 1) 53

Comment Re:What is left, then? (Score 1) 137

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