Zorind's recent activity
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Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp
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Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp
Zorind LinkI don’t know how things will look this year (given the prices of things), but historically Microcenter has had bundles that save a little during Black Friday if there’s one in your area. Same...I don’t know how things will look this year (given the prices of things), but historically Microcenter has had bundles that save a little during Black Friday if there’s one in your area. Same thing for Newegg online, again if that’s something available to deliver in your area.
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Comment on Summer Eternal presents: Red Rooster, an incendiary RPG in ~games
Zorind Link ParentThis game was surprisingly decent (I played it in college with my roommates back when it was released).This game was surprisingly decent (I played it in college with my roommates back when it was released).
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Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food
Zorind Link ParentHuh, I’ve always heard 3 seconds for microwave bagged popcorn. I think one second would leave too many unpopped kernels.Huh, I’ve always heard 3 seconds for microwave bagged popcorn. I think one second would leave too many unpopped kernels.
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Comment on Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack in ~tech
Zorind LinkThe vulnerability (likely) executed in this attack was publicly disclosed in August, and relies on the fridges leaving their admin interface publicly exposed, and an endpoint with an override...The vulnerability (likely) executed in this attack was publicly disclosed in August, and relies on the fridges leaving their admin interface publicly exposed, and an endpoint with an override password generated based on the date.
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Comment on Software developers are not okay in ~tech
Zorind Link ParentAny one of the major data breaches or privacy violations should’ve been treated as the Software Engineering equivalent of the Ford Pinto or Hyatt Regency Walkway collapse, and the fact that they...I'd hope medical device companies learned from THERAC-25
Any one of the major data breaches or privacy violations should’ve been treated as the Software Engineering equivalent of the Ford Pinto or Hyatt Regency Walkway collapse, and the fact that they aren’t sickens me. (I got my major in university in Computer Science and Engineering, but did a minor in Philosophy and took multiple engineering ethics courses. Of course, most tech CEOs apparently did not).
The more fully agentic-driven apps there are, the more worried I am about this, especially for single-developer apps. Security & authentication are HARD problems, given how many places have screwed it up, even before LLMs generating code (I can’t find a link about the exact one I’m thinking of right now, but it was either personal information, SSNs, or something else being leaked because a website used incrementing IDs as account numbers in the URL to expose the personal information).
If someone is vibe coding an app, they don’t really have a good way of verifying the security posture of it, and sure, maybe they’ll throw an agent at it to check for security flaws…but if the security-focused ones cost too much, or if they don’t think it’s important…
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Comment on Triple-A Minesweeper in ~games
Zorind LinkI wanna know where the list of names is coming from...I was expecting them to all just be "Mike Lacher."I wanna know where the list of names is coming from...I was expecting them to all just be "Mike Lacher."
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Zorind LinkI have done…nothing yet. I did find where I put the Kumiko kit, so that’s a start…technically. In my defense, I have had to work later most nights than I like, and my wife and I have been watching...I have done…nothing yet.
I did find where I put the Kumiko kit, so that’s a start…technically.
In my defense, I have had to work later most nights than I like, and my wife and I have been watching a lot of the MLB divisional series games. And I uh, thought the Witcher 3 Remastered on the switch 2 and am playing it for the first time so, there’s that too.
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Comment on Anyone else have Inattentive ADHD? in ~health.mental
Zorind LinkI don’t (as far as I know), but my wife does. She figured out that she likely did during college, but didn’t get her official diagnosis until she was working on her Ph.D (actually got the results...I don’t (as far as I know), but my wife does. She figured out that she likely did during college, but didn’t get her official diagnosis until she was working on her Ph.D (actually got the results during one of the important milestones, which was a whole can of worms to both process & then start meds during).
She studies psychology and so identified a lot of her own symptoms, but also was mitigating a lot of them with that knowledge. After we moved in together (and had better insurance), she finally went to try to get an official diagnosis to get meds to help.
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Comment on Does anyone recognize this phishing attack? in ~comp
Zorind Link ParentThis is is a link to some related information on a similar “fake update”,...This is is a link to some related information on a similar “fake update”, https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/03/one-click-on-this-fake-google-meet-update-can-give-attackers-control-of-your-pc, though likely more sophisticated than the one aimed at your friend.
Your friend did everything right by trying to update “out of band”.
Unfortunately, as nukeman mentioned, with LLMs it’s gotten a lot easier and cheaper to tailor phishing towards basically anyone with a public presence.
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Comment on Does anyone recognize this phishing attack? in ~comp
Zorind LinkI would redact that link or make it not clickable here. If that is the exact link, it’s definitely URL Phishing since it’s a typo of “joininvite”. I’ll try to grab a (trusted) resource on that...I would redact that link or make it not clickable here. If that is the exact link, it’s definitely URL Phishing since it’s a typo of “joininvite”.
I’ll try to grab a (trusted) resource on that type of attack and reply to my own comment with it.
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Comment on Approved for altruistic kidney donation in ~health
Zorind LinkFrom the Scott Alexander post, This gets at me, because I’m fairly certain if I had been polled and asked “Would you donate a kidney to stranger in need” I’d probably have said yes. And yet, here...From the Scott Alexander post,
In polls, 25 - 50% of Americans say they would donate a kidney to a stranger in need.
This sentence fascinates me because of the hanging “would”. Would, if what? A natural reading is “would if someone needs it”. But there are 100,000 strangers on the waiting list for kidney transplants. Between 5,000 and 40,000 people die each year for lack of sufficient kidneys to transplant. Someone definitely needs it. Yet only about 200 people (0.0001%) donate kidneys to strangers per year. Why the gap between 25-50% and 0.0001%?
This gets at me, because I’m fairly certain if I had been polled and asked “Would you donate a kidney to stranger in need” I’d probably have said yes.
And yet, here I am, after reading that whole post & your experience…and I’m going “ehhh…maybe I like having 2 kidneys” (I am also just, not in a family or financial situation where I could freely do so….but even still)
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Comment on Why do we find Tildes (and Lobsters) more interesting than the alternatives? in ~tech
Zorind Link ParentA lot of the “big” subreddits now too are just a bunch of reaction gifs as comments, which is even worse than bad discussion.A lot of the “big” subreddits now too are just a bunch of reaction gifs as comments, which is even worse than bad discussion.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Zorind Link ParentLiving my dream, hah. Sounds like a neat project, good luck!I work for a retired furniture and cabinet maker who keeps telling me I can use the shop for any personal projects.
Living my dream, hah.
Sounds like a neat project, good luck!
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Zorind Link Parent🚨 𝜯𝜤𝜧𝑨𝑺𝑶𝜧𝑶 𝜬𝑶𝑳𝜤𝑪𝜠 🚨 You’re under arrest, go straight to jail do not pass go. I kid, I kid. That sounds cool, would love to hear more about it during the Timasomo threads :)🚨 𝜯𝜤𝜧𝑨𝑺𝑶𝜧𝑶 𝜬𝑶𝑳𝜤𝑪𝜠 🚨
You’re under arrest, go straight to jail do not pass go.
I kid, I kid. That sounds cool, would love to hear more about it during the Timasomo threads :)
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Zorind Link ParentOh, just like 5 inches square. The pieces are already in strips, it’s mostly just using a chisel to shape the angled ends and cut the strips to size, & then assembling. Will probably have to...Oh, just like 5 inches square. The pieces are already in strips, it’s mostly just using a chisel to shape the angled ends and cut the strips to size, & then assembling. Will probably have to sharpen my chisel a couple of times depending on how it goes. It is going to be my first time with the kit, but it is not my first time using or sharpening the chisel.
Really it’s like a couple-of-hours project, but we’ll see. I’m setting the bar really low in the hopes I actually get around to it.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Zorind LinkI have a kumiko woodworking kit I’ve been meaning to do for…quite a while now, so I think I’m going to try to get that done. Ultimately I want to include it on the door to a coffee/tea cabinet,...I have a kumiko woodworking kit I’ve been meaning to do for…quite a while now, so I think I’m going to try to get that done.
Ultimately I want to include it on the door to a coffee/tea cabinet, but that will require a track saw or table saw I don’t currently have access to.
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Comment on Announcing the eighth annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
Zorind Link ParentOk making nail polish sounds really interesting!Ok making nail polish sounds really interesting!
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Comment on Announcing the eighth annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
Zorind LinkCan I get added please? Not sure what exactly I want to do yet, but I have been itching a bit to do something creative.Can I get added please? Not sure what exactly I want to do yet, but I have been itching a bit to do something creative.
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Comment on Conquering the Moon (luarocks.org remote code execution exploit) in ~comp
Zorind LinkReally neat, thanks for sharing. The whole time I was reading I was basically thinking the thing the author said at the bottom of the post, so when I read it I did laugh a little.Really neat, thanks for sharing.
The whole time I was reading I was basically thinking the thing the author said at the bottom of the post, so when I read it I did laugh a little.
Or, hear me out, maybe don’t use a programming language for simple configuration…? Food for thought :)
You also might be able to just transfer the license to the new PC, I’ve done that in the past.
I went through some flow where I basically said (accurately) that I upgraded my computer, but in doing so I had replaced the CPU and Motherboard which is why it was no longer detected as the “same” computer.
If you have an existing Windows account, I believe that should still work.