Computer Mechanics

Sometimes it just seems impossible to get past the gate keepers of this world.
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This month, in a thriving Perth business, some vigilant anti-ransomware software did its job and detected a threat. Despite the alert, the company didn't act promptly.

Two weeks later, the ransomware struck, crippling servers and encrypting vital files. Exploiting a GRE tunnel, it then infiltrated another site, creating havoc anew.

Fortunately, the second site had backups in a different network, and the company was able to recover. Without that, they were probably out of business.

Imagine the stress. It underscores the importance of taking cybersecurity alerts seriously and acting swiftly to prevent widespread damage.

If you have ANY doubts about your ability to block or recover from a ransomware attack, contact us while you think of it and we'll map out a plan.

The SEC in America just issued a warning - putting emojis in your emails (like money bags or rockets) communicates 'a financial return on investment'. So companies who use them will be subject to the normal legal consequences of promoting a financial product.

Here's the full article, to prove that I am not making it up:

Emojis count as financial advice and have legal consequences, judge rules Though the word “profit” was not included in NBA Top Shot’s tweets, the emojis used were described as an indication of financial returns.

There are many kinds of hacking. One kind is event disruption/vandalism. Most recent example here, where hackers (allegedly) disrupt a virtual racing event, destroying the chances of some drivers.

When one of the drivers is Max Verstappen, the PR consequences are disastrous.

Hackers disrupt 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual esports event A security breach may have cost current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen an esports championship victory yesterday, and he's not happy.

The internet is giving us a bad reputation in outer space.

From the Museum of Failure:

Growing Up Skipper.

Growing up Skipper – Virtual tour of Museum of Failure Growing up Skipper – growing breasts 1975-1979Barbie’s younger sister, Skipper, was created by Mattel in 1964. By the mid-70’s, the company decided it was time for her to grow up a bit. When girls rotated Growing Up Skipper’s left arm forward, she grew an inch and developed breasts. Rotate t...

Someone used AI art software to envision each country as a villain. Here's Australia. Kinda hard to make a kangaroo look mean.

How can this NOT have been invented by Australians...

Massimo on Twitter “Hitting and launching molten iron into the air with a shovel is a very dangerous activity and must not be tried anywhere, but (with the proper protection equipment) it can produce surprising beauty [source, SUSHI RAMEN【Riku】: https://t.co/6sygVbIU3l] https://t.co/weaFaKFTZH”

What jobs are most at risk by AI? Here's an article on that written by an AI bot:

There is no definitive answer to this question, as the potential impact of AI on different jobs can vary depending on a number of factors. However, in general, jobs that involve repetitive tasks or processes are at higher risk of being automated by AI.

This includes jobs in manufacturing, data entry, and some customer service roles. Jobs that require creativity, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills are less likely to be automated by AI.

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https://twitter.com/1929stockcrash/status/1589282144840740865?s=20&t=tV_qh4ol67awwKE9s6Iejg

levy on Twitter “i absolutely need to have an italian baby who gesticulates with the passion of a 64 year old sicilian man”

Serious kudos and every geek should have one. Not available as a kit yet - just at LEGO idea stage.

NASA's JWST on LEGO Ideas A LEGO model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This model features all of the major deployments and subsystems of the real thing! LEGO will consider prod...

If you have the Google App or Google Photos on your phone you'll have access to Google Lens. It's icon is a camera. Point it at a plant or animal and it'll tell you the species. The hit rate is pretty good! Point it a maths formula and it'll direct you to a page explaining the formula. Language translation also. Try it!!

Google Lens - Search What You See Discover how the Google Lens app can help you explore the world around you. Use your phone's camera to search what you see in an entirely new way.

What's that charge on my credit card statement? Here's a way to find out - a database that tells you what business charged you. You just copy the line on your statement into the Search bar.

Unfortunately it can't tell you what possessed you to spend the money in the first place. And only really useful if you've spent the money in the U.S.

What's That Charge?! Identify those mysterious charges on your credit card statement What's That Charge?! Identify those mysterious charges on your credit card statement

Security webinar hacked, then cancelled. You gotta laugh. The Australian Institute of Corporate Directors no less, and 4,800 people registered. Ay caramba.

Cybersecurity event cancelled after scammers disrupt LinkedIn live chat It was all going so well.

Discovery Channel got a team of scientists to crash an empty plane to see which seats had the best chance of survival. Clue: not first class.

Massimo on Twitter “On April 27, 2012, a team of scientists and tv studios intentionally crashed an uncrewed Boeing 727-200 to test which seats had the best chance of survival [Discovery Channel: https://t.co/FDzuznb3iD] [read more: https://t.co/QUx0AIddp2] https://t.co/Afmlrsnukb”

Laundry Lens (iOS only) scans your clothes label and interprets the inscrutable symbols. Almost worth buying an iPhone for...

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1513767864

Laundry Lens

Original and brilliant.

https://youtu.be/NInkH0ukCOI

Artist Creates Art From Shadows Of Everyday Objects Vincent Bal is an artist in Belgium. He is a filmmaker who creates artwork using shadows of objects in his home. He calls this Shadowology. He plays with lig...

An American mother prepares her 5 year old for school. The Spiderman backpack he's holding has a bulletproof insert.

https://youtube.com/shorts/gO0QjzPhxQM?feature=share

Mom Preps 5-Year-Old Son With Makeshift Active Shooter Drill ‘Mom will find you’ — As kids gear up to head back to school, Oklahoma mom Cassie Walton took some time to prepare her 5-year-old son, who is clutching a Spi...

Dig this:

https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1560659324237922311?s=20&t=dNiUZubogAepy_jczqdZgw

Vala Afshar on Twitter “This incredible animation shows how deep humans have dug. ”

Here's a useful thing. In case you ever want to sign up for a service without attracting huge amounts of spam once they've got your email... this service gives you a disposable (10 minute) email address.

https://10minutemail.com/

10 Minute Mail - Free Anonymous Temporary email - 10 Minute Mail - Free Anonymous Temporary email Maybe you want to sign up for a site which requires that you provide an e-mail address to send validation e-mail to. And maybe you don't want to give up your real e-mail address and end up on a bunch of spam lists. This is nice and disposable. And it's free. Enjoy!

Sound advice.

https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1559155465375940608?s=20&t=yOsfFod2vf5KjnnDue8hLA

The Onion on Twitter “Experts Advise Against Throwing Laptop Across Office Even Though It Will Feel Incredible https://t.co/AW4HPDOHAq”

Sure, we fix laptops and desktops. But what we're really good at is recommending board games that make you laugh.

https://geni.us/ransom-notes

Ransom Notes - The Ridiculous Word Magnet Party Game View on Amazon:

Who is the most notable person from the place you were born? Here is the excellent answer; a map that draws data from wikipedia... And the winner in Perth is.....

https://tjukanovt.github.io/notable-people

Notable people Using data from Morgane Laouenan et al., the map is showing birthplaces of the most "notable people" around the world. Data has been processed to show only one person for each unique geographic location with the highest notability rank. Click below to show people only from a specific category. Made....

Safety standards: 1965.

https://twitter.com/lostinhist0ry/status/1551818348115030018?s=20&t=TbGlmenG20DmrVrrzCUaRQ

Lost in history on Twitter “Safety standards in 1965.”

Gosh. Where to begin?
At 1:25 'look how far Atari has come in sight and sound since Pong'.
At 9:42 the authentic market research
At 14:34 the haircut on the guy who burns the boards
And at 16:01 the CEO 'and it's because of all these things that Atari will remain number one'...
https://youtu.be/XDMHuDTMO90

Atari Coin Op Video A video released by Atar's Coin Operated Division for Arcade distributors and operators. See more rare footage here: https://arcadeblogger.com/2019/12/26/ata...

Nice try, NASA.
https://twitter.com/myunclesmemes/status/1547113976659472384?s=20&t=UspvFmlGOZ4O_lnCfdivaw

my uncle’s meme stash on Twitter “Nice try, NASA”

Searches for AI writing tools are up 5600% since 2017. Probably because there weren't any AI writing tools in 2017. Anyway. Soon your AI will write posts like this, and people will reply with AI generated comments.

Here's how one AI tool (rytr.me) rewrote my first paragraph...

What if there was a tool that would let you write blog posts, articles, emails, and more with only a few clicks? A tool that could save you 25 hours of content writing per month? One that can generate high-quality content for you in just 60 seconds? Imagine what you could do with all this free time! We are the world's first AI writing assistant for content marketers and digital marketers. Thousands of content marketers and entrepreneurs use our product to quickly generate high-quality content in just seconds.

So there you go. AI writing tools can turn you into a high-pressure salesman in NO TIME FLAT.

Try rytr.me or jasper.io (prize for most annoying video) or writesonic.com.

Pass me the IT Umbrella...

Image via https://smartrdaily.ghost.io/

Imagine showing this to someone before personal computers and saying 'this is how images will be constructed in the future'.

https://twitter.com/acidbeat/status/1542534356887027712?s=20&t=orTKGXEX1_wYaMB7IAR6EA

Javier Arredondo on Twitter “It's summer and I want an icecream! New experiment. Building an Icecream with Blender Geometry nodes. ”

Europe. From memory.