FoxQuirk 🦊 @quirk@computerfairi.es

back in 2022 i found a bug that would let me, with no user interaction, turn any chromium-based browser into a permanent js botnet member

in edge, you wouldn't even notice anything out-of-place, and would stay connected to the c2 even after closing the browser

today, almost 4 years later, the bug is finally public:
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40062121

@sam Coming up: a quick hit from the Rolling Stones, followed by John Lennon's "Starting Over".

You‘re listening to Sisyphus FM, the home of non-stop rock

oomfware <3

i spent too much time on this

this is how you all fucking sound

by stillvreni : https://bsky.app/profile/vreni.bsky.social/post/3mms5baylac2p

#ai #noAI

i will not be accepting prisoners at this time

They should invent a job that allows you to earn a living *and* makes you happy

Haven't we seen similar research previously on voice assistants such as amazon alexa and google-something?

@campuscodi https://mastodon.social/@campuscodi/116601728369038587

@bloor Never let anyone try to talk you out of a quick weekend software project. Those six months will be the best ten years of your life.

Never let anyone try to talk you out of a quick half hour DIY project. Those three hours will be the best six days of your life.

See you later

Today someone (who is not on Mastodon) released a collection of more than 570 distinct operating systems, pre-installed with VM configurations for the 250+ different platforms, going back all the way to 1948.

https://virtualosmuseum.org/

Now, I have to admit I'm posting this without trying it myself, as I'm running low on disk space on this machine.

Because the full download is 121GB (174GB unzipped!). There is also a lighter version at 14GB that will download stuff on demand.

#retrocomputing

Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

#zig #ziglang #CodeOfConduct #rust #rustlang #isThisNuancedEnough

"A dad who lost his sense of taste and smell for years after catching Covid says both have been restored thanks to a specially developed chewing gum trial at the University of Nottingham in the UK."

A 12-week study found that using super-strength flavored chewing gums (spicy, minty, sour, and sweet) helps rebuild brain connections linked to taste and smell. Following the trial, 67% of participants reported improved smell and 83% saw improvements in taste.

Source: https://discover.swns.com/2026/05/chewing-gum-restores-dads-taste-and-smell-years-after-covid/

Hoard

Who let me have a thermal printer?