October 9, 2022

                        October 9, 2022

            October 9, 2022

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Tσni @RexKwonDo92
Epic of Gilgamesh is 4,000 years old and dropped a new chapter before Winds of Winter how sad 
Archaeo - Histories @archeohistoriesA new chapter of the “Epic of Gilgamesh”is revealed when the fragment of TABLET V was finally recovered. It was written in Standard Babylonian and dates back to Neo-Babylonian period (626-538 BC), according to researchers.

#archaeohistories https://t.co/hyZ8lCQRnJ4:15 PM ∙ Oct 7, 2022
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GeePaw Hill @GeePawHill
Every single model of financial use for blockchain would appear to be based on the premise that software can be guaranteed bug-free.

I find this an utterly bizarre premise, in the face of the overwhelming theoretical and practical evidence that it can't be.11:09 PM ∙ Oct 7, 2022
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🎃🕸️Scareby Chill-pacio 🦇👻 @virtuistics
@IanColdwater Funniest thing is: They could just use cardboard ones instead. 

npr.orgCardboard Cutout Is An Effective Police OfficerAt a subway and bus station in Cambridge, Mass., transit police planted the cutout to watch over the bike racks. Bike thefts are down 67 percent.1:01 AM ∙ Oct 8, 2022
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The Appeal @theappeal
With the release of new FBI crime data today, here are some important things @EthanSCorey thinks you should know:

1.) Crime data is often manipulated for political purposes, which has helped feed a profound disconnect in public perceptions of crime. theappeal.orgFBI Crime Data is Out. Here’s What You Need to Know.Lies, damned lies, and crime statistics.7:32 PM ∙ Oct 5, 2022
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raptor @0xdeaCVE-2022-41343 - Dompdf RCE via Phar Deserialisation

// cool writeup by @TantoSecurity

tantosec.com/blog/cve-2022-… 
12:44 PM ∙ Oct 8, 2022
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Workweek 🤝 @workweekinc
A complete map of the US tech landscape 
4:49 PM ∙ Oct 5, 2022
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Dino A. Dai Zovi @dinodaizovi
"In addition, one thing should be noted that the key pairs required by BootGuard during provisioning stage is also included in the leaked content [...] Let’s pray for Lenovo didn’t use any of those keys in the production (Prove us wrong!)!"

hardenedvault.netWhat can we learn from leaked Insyde’s BIOS for Intel Alder LakeLeaked story timeline According to the timestamp of the github repository, an unidentified user uploaded the Insyde’s partial firmware solution (4.5:36 PM ∙ Oct 8, 2022
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Sandra @SpaceFeral
makes sense, as it involves both naming and cache invalidation 
maia arson crimew - kitten witch ver @_nyancrimew
the hardest problem in computer science is gender dysphoria3:55 PM ∙ Oct 8, 2022
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jo @whatsJodate: can you take off your work gloves

Jim Henson: they have names2:29 AM ∙ Oct 4, 2019
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AI is not great, yet.

https://simonberens.me/blog/dalle-2-vs-10-fiverr-commission

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NASA Ames @NASAAmes
The making of our Moon...

A new @NASA simulation shows the Moon may have formed much faster than previously thought (over a matter of hours!) following the collision of a Mars-sized object with Earth. 

Learn more about this lunar origin story: go.nasa.gov/3UYWZ3D 
3:15 PM ∙ Oct 4, 2022
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Kenn White @kennwhite
“The report appears to all but doom efforts by the Clinton Administration and the FBI to establish a global system in which people who use cryptography would have to deposit a "key" for unlocking their codes with an independent outside organization.” https://t.co/Xav9vFGdFl
Data Protection Law Database @DPL_rewind
on this day in 1997 the @nytimes reported that the @EU_Commission had 'rejected proposals by the United States aimed at insuring that police agencies can crack coded messages over telephone and computer networks' https://t.co/uSE6c4RoxC12:15 PM ∙ Oct 9, 2022
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Lesbian Edgerunner Wannabe Pozer @KittyKatQA
That one guy in a gamedev's replies: 
7:21 PM ∙ Oct 8, 2022
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r00tpgp @r00tpgpjamf.com/blog/jamf-thre…

 Archive Utility that could lead to the execution of an unsigned and unnotarized application without displaying security prompts to the user, by using a specially crafted archive
jamf.comJamf Threat Labs identifies macOS Archive Utility vulnerability allowing for Gatekeeper bypass (CVE-2022-32910)Read how macOS vulnerability in Archive Utility could lead to the execution of an unsigned and unnotarized application without displaying security prompts.9:13 AM ∙ Oct 9, 2022
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Lev Parikian @LevParikian
SCAM ALERT – IMPORTANT

The cat has already been fed.10:26 AM ∙ Oct 8, 2022
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raptor @0xdeaSee also TrollStore, a "Jailed iOS app that can install IPAs permanently with arbitrary entitlements and root helpers because it trolls Apple"

// by @opa334dev 

github.com/opa334/TrollSt… 
raptor @0xdeaCVE-2022-26766: the CoreTrust bug

"For years, macOS allowed any root certificate when checking code signatures, making code signing completely useless."

// bug discovered by @LinusHenze 
// writeup by @zhuowei 

https://t.co/vuC4mcxwim https://t.co/sER7mt93NQ
8:21 AM ∙ Oct 9, 2022
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raptor @0xdeaCVE-2022-26766: the CoreTrust bug

"For years, macOS allowed any root certificate when checking code signatures, making code signing completely useless."

// bug discovered by @LinusHenze 
// writeup by @zhuowei 

worthdoingbadly.com/coretrust/ 
8:20 AM ∙ Oct 9, 2022
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