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Noteworthy News
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RE: Noteworthy News
September 18, 2024 at 11:53 am
More Lebanese pagers detonated today per the NYT.
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#4982
RE: Noteworthy News
September 18, 2024 at 12:39 pm
I withdraw my earlier speculation about faulty pagers.

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RE: Noteworthy News
September 18, 2024 at 1:06 pm (This post was last modified: September 18, 2024 at 1:09 pm by Nanny.)
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RE: Noteworthy News
September 18, 2024 at 9:40 pm
(September 18, 2024 at 1:43 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(September 18, 2024 at 1:16 am)Jackalope Wrote: Burner you just bought at the corner market, land line, dead drop, who knows?  It's effectively a one way short messaging system.

Some vulnerabilities there too.

Sure, but compared to the capabilities of and attack surface of a modern cell phone?
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RE: Noteworthy News
September 18, 2024 at 11:18 pm
(September 18, 2024 at 9:40 pm)Jackalope Wrote:
(September 18, 2024 at 1:43 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Some vulnerabilities there too.

Sure, but compared to the capabilities of and attack surface of a modern cell phone?

Yeah, the follow-on attack targeted them this morning.

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RE: Noteworthy News
September 19, 2024 at 8:54 am (This post was last modified: September 19, 2024 at 9:27 am by Nanny. Edit Reason: They're homing pigeons, not carrier pigeons derp. )
Pagers Tuesday.
Walkie Talkies Wednesday
Homing pigeons Thursday?
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RE: Noteworthy News
September 19, 2024 at 2:40 pm
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RE: Noteworthy News
September 19, 2024 at 4:27 pm
(September 19, 2024 at 2:40 pm)Pat Mustard Wrote:
(September 16, 2024 at 10:24 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Jesus Christ, the Entitled Victim mentality has even penetrated the Libertarians.

From what I can see of right libertarianism, that's all it ever is, entitled white guys playing the victim.

Again, read my replies above. It wasn't always this way.

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RE: Noteworthy News
September 19, 2024 at 9:44 pm
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RE: Noteworthy News
September 19, 2024 at 9:58 pm

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

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