Rhodytbone's recent activity
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Comment on How much of an echo chamber is Reddit/the internet, really? in ~tech
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rhodytbone Link ParentYeah, that's on my list for today for sure.Yeah, that's on my list for today for sure.
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rhodytbone LinkI just want to thank everyone for their kind words and helpful advice. I was spiraling pretty hard yesterday. I think the point of the attack was to change some of my Gmail settings (which was...I just want to thank everyone for their kind words and helpful advice. I was spiraling pretty hard yesterday. I think the point of the attack was to change some of my Gmail settings (which was apparently fixed by the Google secure your account tool. The first time I ran the process it reported something suspicious there).
I feel so paranoid about what the attacker might have access to. What kind of damage can he do in my health insurance portal? In my old reddit account? In my target.com account? Changing all those credentials is going to take hours.
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rhodytbone Link ParentI didnt know this was a thing! I've never used backup codes, and there didn't seem to be any, so I generated some and rotated them. Thanks!I didnt know this was a thing! I've never used backup codes, and there didn't seem to be any, so I generated some and rotated them. Thanks!
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rhodytbone Link ParentIt was a boring, very routine feeling experience. Honestly, the biggest warning sign was getting a call at all. I'll never pick up the phone again for any company and just initiate all phone...It was a boring, very routine feeling experience. Honestly, the biggest warning sign was getting a call at all. I'll never pick up the phone again for any company and just initiate all phone communication from now on.
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rhodytbone Link ParentThank you. I need to remember to be at least a little but kind myselfThank you. I need to remember to be at least a little but kind myself
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rhodytbone Link ParentThere doesn't seem to be anything exporting and there are no app passwords on my account. My next step is to sign up for bitwarden. Do you actually pay for the service or just do the free option?There doesn't seem to be anything exporting and there are no app passwords on my account.
My next step is to sign up for bitwarden. Do you actually pay for the service or just do the free option?
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rhodytbone Link ParentYeah, credit is already frozen by default. Been getting those dark web alerts for quite a whileYeah, credit is already frozen by default. Been getting those dark web alerts for quite a while
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rhodytbone Link ParentThanks for those suggestions. All looks clean.Thanks for those suggestions. All looks clean.
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rhodytbone Link ParentI'm so embarrassed. I know better. The attacker had an American male accent. He didn't ask me for any information and provided me with enough of my info that it was credible. He sounded bored. He...I'm so embarrassed. I know better.
The attacker had an American male accent. He didn't ask me for any information and provided me with enough of my info that it was credible. He sounded bored. He presented himself as part of google's security team (as I type this i'm cringing) and said that he was stopping an attempt to change my account information. I was distracted by work and I'm a little sick and once the alarm bells went off I was too impatient to stop and think. They did trigger an mfa attempt and I told them the code. It's so obvious in hindsight.
Step one of the Google account recovery rehab thing was to review MFA devices and accounts, so that should be good. I'll check out those other Gmail settings too before I go to bed tonight. Idk what kind of damage he could have done in 13 minutes, but I have 10s of thousands of old emails in that account. I don't know if there's an easy way to download them all or if that's a thing people even do.
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So I fell for a phishing
In a moment of distraction, I fell for a phishing phone call and compromised my Google account. It took me 13 minutes to realize how catastrophically stupid I am and begin frantically changing...
In a moment of distraction, I fell for a phishing phone call and compromised my Google account. It took me 13 minutes to realize how catastrophically stupid I am and begin frantically changing passwords. I've run the official Google "secure your account" process probably 10 times (though 9 of those times there was nothing to do). I've checked all my financial info, changed passwords on all sorts of things. As far as I can tell, other than gaining access to my Gmail, I don't think anything else was compromised.
How boned am I? I've got 2FA on basically anything remotely important, and I've had decent password hygiene (although I do use the Google password manager, so that's probably comprimised). Is there something else I should do or be on the lookout for?
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Comment on What do you think is the best sandwich? in ~food
Rhodytbone LinkChicken salad (willow tree) American cheese Black olives Sub roll heavenlyChicken salad (willow tree)
American cheese
Black olives
Sub rollheavenly
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Comment on Any sound engineers on Tildes? Help! in ~hobbies
Rhodytbone Link ParentYou hit the nail on the head. The thing that puzzles me was that my devices were maxed out but the volume output was nowhere near what the kids get. When you say downstream amplification, what do...they set it up so that nobody can do things unsupervised with the system which they wouldn't like
You hit the nail on the head.
The thing that puzzles me was that my devices were maxed out but the volume output was nowhere near what the kids get. When you say downstream amplification, what do you mean? Is the source downstream or the speaker?
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Comment on Any sound engineers on Tildes? Help! in ~hobbies
Rhodytbone Link ParentThank you! Do you have a specific recommendation? I'd rather just buy it onceThank you! Do you have a specific recommendation? I'd rather just buy it once
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Any sound engineers on Tildes? Help!
I work across the street from a high school football field and track. During practices and games, they play music at volumes that rattle the windows. Recently, I was in charge of running sound for...
I work across the street from a high school football field and track. During practices and games, they play music at volumes that rattle the windows. Recently, I was in charge of running sound for an event on that same field, but I could barely get my music to play loud enough to be heard. For context, this is a sound system locked in a case so there's no possibility of adjusting levels. There's an RCA aux port with a haggard 3.5mm adapter cable and iPhone adapter. My devices are a chromebook and galaxy tablet. I eventually downloaded the sketchest sound booster app for the tablet which helped somewhat, but nowhere near as loud as what those kids get at their sports.
Does anyone have any idea what's going on here? Why don't my devices output enough? Is there a better remedy?
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Comment on New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses in ~tech
Rhodytbone LinkIs AI is the new cold war? Am I late to the party? What's it going to take to win? What will it look like to lose? I've been mostly anti AI and would support banning development, but I've never..."China built 400 gigawatts of new power over the last 24 months, and much of it is powering AI data centers," O'Leary told the board, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. "We're in a race with them."
Is AI is the new cold war? Am I late to the party? What's it going to take to win? What will it look like to lose? I've been mostly anti AI and would support banning development, but I've never considered it in these terms. Its like we're damned if we do, and we're damned if we don't.
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Comment on Any one use mesh networks like mesh core? in ~tech
Rhodytbone LinkI grabbed a couple heltec v4s. I've got one running 'tastic and one on 'core. There's a fairly active local community trying to build the mesh, but I struggle to get any real connection unless I...I grabbed a couple heltec v4s. I've got one running 'tastic and one on 'core. There's a fairly active local community trying to build the mesh, but I struggle to get any real connection unless I travel to a known repeater location. I'm debating building my own repeater and attempting to deploy it.
Overall, when it works (which is rare), 'core does seem to work better sending and receiving, but it's more fun to see the map populate with 'tastic. At the moment, I'm enjoying the nerdy hobby but I'm not sure how long I'll stick with it.
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Comment on PBR and Grillo's Pickles are releasing a limited-edition pickle beer in ~food
Rhodytbone Link ParentThis pickle beer is unironically one of my favorites.This pickle beer is unironically one of my favorites.
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Comment on Any male victims from female abuse? in ~life.men
Rhodytbone LinkI'm just gonna say "yep" and move on.I'm just gonna say "yep" and move on.
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Comment on TV series suggestions in ~tv
Rhodytbone LinkThe Chair Company - if you don't know Tim Robinson's brand of comedy, probably check out "I think you should leave" first. Actually, this is backwards. ITYSL is one of my all time favorites. If...The Chair Company - if you don't know Tim Robinson's brand of comedy, probably check out "I think you should leave" first. Actually, this is backwards. ITYSL is one of my all time favorites.
If you like Nathan Felder, check out the curse, but you gotta hang in until the end, no matter what.
I wonder how much energy is wasted through processes like this. Like, is the amount of electricity used in a day for this kind of thing comparable to the amount needed to power a home, a neighborhood, a city, a state, a country? My guess is it's somewhere between a city and a state worth of energy lost to the bots.