Question - does this problem persist if the phone is left on until the battery completely drains (or you disconnect the battery)?
I'm asking because there a lots of devices (cough ComcastModem) which don't fully reset when turned off & a power disconnect is required.
We've tried this one. No - doesn't work. Just goes back to EDL mode when you plug power back in.
This happened to me. Had my Pixel 3 charging overnight and when I woke up it was black screen and unresponsive. Plug into PC and see the Qualcomm USB device turn up, and can see it rebooting when you hold the power button. Quick search for the device shows it's stuck in Emergency DownLoad mode, due to a bootloader failure. Only ever goes back to EDL mode, so no adb or fastboot options.
3 months out of warranty. Google techsupport is worse than useless and offers to diagnose it if I ship it across the country and pay then $120+courier fees. That's a non-starter.
Retailer is being much more helpful and having it looked at on their own dime, so still waiting for the results of that.
In the meantime, Google's been shutting down bug reports on the non-beta line and just ignoring the one one linked in the article. I'd love to have a Qualcomm signed file to test out, or even access to a service centre that would try it out for me.
As a contrast, had iPhones and iPads with similar issues and the Apple Store was very helpful in diagnosing the problem at precisely zero cost to me. I may hate their walled garden, but damn they do good after-market service. Tempting to switch ecosystems.
For now, I'm making things as public as I can because I'm sure Google loves the publicity before the Pixel 6 release.
Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Proof
May 3, 2016
ExtraordinaryClaims
Yesterday, Andreas Antonopoulos posted a fantastic piece on Reddit.
Andreas said something critically important and it bears repeating: “I think the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto does not matter”.
He’s absolutely right.
It doesn’t – and shouldn’t – matter to the Bitcoin community.
I cannot deny that my interest in bringing the origins of Bitcoin into the light is ultimately and undeniably a selfish one – the only person to whom this should matter is me. In the wake of the articles last December in which I was ‘outed’, I still believed that I could remain silent. I still believed that I could retreat into anonymity, sever contact, go quiet, and that the storm would eventually pass and life would return to normal. I was right and wrong. The story did eventually retreat, but not before it ‘turned’ and the allegations of fraud and hoax (not to mention personal threats and slurs against me and my family) clung to me.
I now know that I can never go back.
So, I must go through to go forward.
Mr. Antonopoulos’ post also notes that if Satoshi wants to prove identity, “they don’t need an “authority” to do so. They can do it in a public, open manner.” This is absolutely true, but not necessarily complete. I can prove access to the early keys and I can and will do so by moving bitcoin, but this should be a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for such an extraordinary claim.
And this is why I wanted to speak with Gavin weeks ago. Gavin was in a unique position as we dealt with each other directly while we nurtured Bitcoin to life in 2010. I knew that Gavin would remember the content of those messages and discussions, and would recall our arguments and early interactions. I wanted to speak with Gavin first, not to appeal to his authority, but because I wanted him to know. I owed him that. It was important to me that we could re-establish our relationship. Simply signing messages or moving bitcoin would never be enough for Gavin.
And it should not be enough for anyone else.
So, over the coming days, I will be posting a series of pieces that will lay the foundations for this extraordinary claim, which will include posting independently-verifiable documents and evidence addressing some of the false allegations that have been levelled, and transferring bitcoin from an early block.
For some there is no burden of proof high enough, no evidence that cannot be dismissed as fabrication or manipulation. This is the nature of belief and swimming against this current would be futile.
You should be sceptical. You should question. I would.
I will present what I believe to be “extraordinary proof” and ask only that it be independently validated.
Ultimately, I can do no more than that.
So they made a Genetic Algorithm to efficiently crack Salsa. In this case, Salsa10 and not Salsa20, but what does that mean for the Salsa algorithm in general? I've not seen any real analysis of the greater fallout if Salsa is weaker than expected!
The one in question asked for an Admin password. If you give a Linux system the root password (or even do a sudo) then I'm sure you can install a cryptolocker just as easily.
The interesting point on cryptolockers is you don't even need root to be effective. Encrypting the files the user owns (the real targets) doesn't require any special permissions. The only benefit you get from root level is a better chance of destroying backups.
80t? Pff... In Australia we can do up to around 130t for the properly massive trains (HML BAB Quad)
Refer https://www.nhvr.gov.au/files/201602-0116-mass-and-dimension-limits.pdf
This raises one question: Is China's Great Firewall that easy to circumvent, or are members of the government treated differently than normal citizens?
If only we had a website the covered this sort of stuff
In response to the second part, that is always true regardless of the answer to the first part. Not only are members of the government are treated differently but also their families. The "party" class enjoys many many perks. Unmonitored VPN connections would be laughable compared to their insider trading, disregard for the law and instant attack dogs they routinely utilize.
While you're accepting suggestions, why isn't my aforementioned article linked in the "You may like to read:" section of this page? Those stories seem to have nothing to do with China's firewall yet a simple google search shows a whole slew of those stories on Slashdot. I think you could get timothy's family to help you track that stuff if you would return his body to them. They only want closure, it doesn't matter if it has to be a closed casket funeral!
Has to be unfit for sale to be returned under statutory warranty, and "fit for sale" is pretty broad.
The issue with Valve was they advertised that there were no returns for any reasons and didn't include the standard "except statutory warranties" disclaimer.
Sorry, but this is simply not true. Perhaps you should actually read the conventions before making this stuff up?
Nations unilaterally sign on to the conventions. The conventions deal with both lawful combatants and non-lawful combatants (though neither term is used in the conventions). "Terrorists" are in the same category as foreign spies and non-military murderers.
Sure, it's a good idea to kill of germs with UV light - but that ain't self cleaning. Someone sprinkles all over the seat, and leaves shaving hair in the sink, and you're going to need a lot more than a black light bulb.
It really all depends on how much UV you use, doesn't it? (evil grin)
~ > dig plus.google.com
plus.google.com 600 IN CNAME 4chan.org.
What I haven't heard yet is where Android lands on the security spectrum.
Updates for all non-Nexus devices and even some Nexus devices are signed by the manufacturer, not by Google.
I'm pretty sure devices that allows for user-driven unlocked bootloaders (and therefore access for things like Cyanogenmod) doesn't require signing by the manufacturer - otherwise there would be no method to put Cyanogenmod on there. For example, my Galaxy Note 3 just put a big warning up when I went to update the firmware, but allowed me to do it.
Backed up the system lately?
