Computers IRL #14
Apparently Chipotle is not alone with AI embedded into their solutions which willingly answers questions far outside its expected remit. Though amusing, this provides a potential attack vector into Lucid…
Unexpected ADSB Range
For almost a year I've been feeding ADS-B traffic to FlightRadar24, installing a tuned antenna on the roof and productionizing my Raspberry PI setup. In addition to FlightRadar24, I also…
Temperatures and Technology
May 25, at gate awaiting boarding for MSP to CDG flight. Monitor at Gate G4 providing helpful information. Yeah, sure. It was not 27°F but 27°C; in fact, Paris broke…
Computers IRL #13
Currently in Slovenia attending a conference and I need an electronics store. Brave offered to translate to English, great, since my Slovene is non-existent. However, I did not expect this.…
OPNSense as NordVPN Client
In the year or so, OPNSense revamped its VPN configurations, moving from client and server to instance. Most posts and documentation - including OPNSense's - had not caught up with…
Blatant DMCA Violations
When enacted in 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was necessary for the United States to comply with treaties for the protection of copyrighted works in the digital age. Though…
OPNSense VPN Server
I deployed an OPNSense router for my home network about a year ago, running on the exceptional Protectli Vault 1610 and could not be more pleased with how everything functions:…
Computers IRL #12
[NB: 70 degrees is 70°C or 158°F and not 70°F!] Yes another example of AI misbehaving: PocketOS's company database deleted by AI despite instructions to require confirmation before executing any…
Computers IRL #11
As seen on a Köln, Germany U-Bahn: No image found. The URL on the right takes you the description of the digital improvements completed on the public transport system: modern…
Societas Non Grata
As an outcome of losing its US anti-trust case, Microsoft was forced to allow users to easily choose and install non-Microsoft browsers , the judge ruling that Microsoft had illegally…