Hacker News: epakai

New comment by epakai in "Wanted to download an ISO, ended up writing a kernel exploit"

epakai — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:43:05 +0000

They had a pretty serious SSH auth fail recently. Lots of devices with external ssh access (non-default) compromised.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-67276

New comment by epakai in "Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration (2025)"

epakai — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:39:27 +0000

No, distros uses a shim binary that is less likely to need updates. If that shim needs an update (only signed with the new key) then we get into a situation where old machines will fail to boot it.

New comment by epakai in "Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration (2025)"

epakai — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:41:39 +0000

Existing systems are going to continue to boot. The expiry date is enforced for signing new binaries, not for deciding whether an already signed binary is allowed to boot (barring buggy firmware).

https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/72892.html (Secure boot certificate rollover is real but probably won't hurt you)

https://wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot/CAChanges#OMG.21.21.21_Wi...

New comment by epakai in "Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration (2025)"

epakai — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:34:42 +0000

https://wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot/CAChanges#What_should_I_d...

New comment by epakai in "White House delays US voting-machine vulnerability report"

epakai — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:30:36 +0000

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New comment by epakai in "I love my Bluetooth keyboard"

epakai — Mon, 25 May 2026 07:26:33 +0000

K380 is the non-stand version. It got me into low-profile keyboards. Even spent a while on my desk full time.

Other pluses: rearrangeable keys (dvorak), runs on AAA batteries.

The legends eventually fail, and the keys take a shine.

New comment by epakai in "Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)"

epakai — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:40:38 +0000

I played with a negative ion generator at my desk, and it was great at knocking out my 1440p monitor signal, but the 1080p seemed more resilient.

Since then I got a 4K display, and it likes to drop out in thunderstorms. I switched to a better DP to HDMI adapter, and the chunky original Samsung cable. I'm waiting for the next storm to see if it helps.

New comment by epakai in "More likely than not you're using bubble wrap wrong"

epakai — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:57 +0000

Bubble envelopes are all wrong? Flipped bubbles would make it harder to slide objects in and out of the envelope, but they would reduce movement inside the envelope.

The difference seems minor other than the ability to tape the flat side, and we have cling bubble wraps that don't need tape anyway.

New comment by epakai in "Tesla China Sales Up 91% in Feb, BYD Down 47%"

epakai — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:49:43 +0000

Tesla sales by month were above 58,000 for the past 2 years except last February 2025 (30,688). February 2026 they sold 58,600.

The only thing I could take away is that Tesla had a bad month last February.

New comment by epakai in "Restoring a Sun SPARCstation IPX part 1: PSU and NVRAM (2020)"

epakai — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:21:01 +0000

I got a IPX in 2022 and restored it. I was a bit lucky and mine was an ex-IBM unit that came with the Weitek SPARC POWER μP processor (80 MHz) upgrade.

It makes for a pretty good project box as one of the smaller SPARC machines. Lots of documentation from hobbyists, Sun's own service manuals, and OpenBSD/NetBSD. Flash SCSI disk replacements are much easier to get your hands on now (I used a ZuluSCSI).

I've kept a log with photos: https://drislock.org/pkb/machines/perfect.html#a-little-lunc...

It seems to have been part of IBM's IBM-IPT Tester system. Hostnames were interesting: flower, owl, piglet, diamond, hotlips. I didn't get any interesting data though since this system relied on network resources.

New comment by epakai in "How to carry more than your own bodyweight (2025)"

epakai — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:15:18 +0000

Altitude can be a huge limiting factor. I biked from Texas to Oregon, and the first days in the Rockies were brutal. It seemed I could barely travel 50 feet up hill without taking a break. I even considered turning around because it just felt impossible.

New comment by epakai in "ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data"

epakai — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 03:27:15 +0000

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46703694 (5 days ago, 7 comments) Belarus begins a death penalty purge of radio amateurs

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46708996 (4 days ago, 1 comment) HAM Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty

New comment by epakai in "GOG's new owner can't stand Windows either: 'It's such poor-quality software '"

epakai — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:39:30 +0000

This is pretty much what Lutris does. I'm using it with already downloaded GOG installers, and Lutris' crowd-sourced install scripts. It looks like they do account integration, so it might be possible to directly download and install games.

It can run things with regular wine or proton installed by steam. There is a lot of complexity compared to Steam or the GOG client.

New comment by epakai in "Bluetooth Headphone Jacking: A Key to Your Phone [video]"

epakai — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:22:44 +0000

Razer isn't mentioned, but I know they're using Airoha AB1571DN in Blackshark V3 Pro transmitter. Not sure what is on the headset end.

Don't see any mentions on their last firmware update, and I can't find older ones.

A love song for Linux gamers with old GPUs

epakai — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:51:20 +0000

Article URL: https://timur.hu/blog/2025/love-song-for-linux-gamers-with-old-gpus-eoy2025

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457385

Points: 42

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New comment by epakai in "The New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia"

epakai — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:50:26 +0000

We are shifting the goalposts here. Campaign donations are not her bank account.

Who is going to "take it away" in this scenario? We're not talking about a 'tax the rich' scenario anymore. I don't think she needs to be worried about congressional finance reforms because they write their own laws.

Sometimes politicians will directly tell the truth to you. I'm not evaluating that though. I'm looking for evidence to the contrary, which would be real estimates above the amount she stated, but the only one out there is the absurd $29 million that can't be reached even if you add up her whole career's worth of political donations.

New comment by epakai in "The New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia"

epakai — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:56:50 +0000

It's a hell of lot better than your estimate of "look at her bank account".

Here's something a little more substantiated. In February 2025 she claimed her wealth is under a half million.

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1887197530573717552

Happy to look at evidence to the contrary.

New comment by epakai in "The New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia"

epakai — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:37:04 +0000

Did you take a look at her bank account? It seems like she's not even a millionaire yet. Some reports are putting her net worth at $49,000 or $125,000.

Where are the non-mammon mouthpieces in congress? Your focus feels way too narrow to take a reasonable conclusion from.

New comment by epakai in "PicoIDE – An open IDE/ATAPI drive emulator"

epakai — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 04:06:28 +0000

There is a Gotek floppy emulator hardware, about $50 USD.

A USB floppy drive will be cheaper, maybe $20.

I think the T1100 has standard 34-pin IDC connector, but Plus variant uses 26-pin so the Gotek will need an adapter (and probably doesn't fit cleanly).

https://archive.is/gFVNm (medium post, shows the adapter)

https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/issues/549 (somebody had issue with high 5V rail causing Gotek to not work)

New comment by epakai in "Why use OpenBSD?"

epakai — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:52:22 +0000

Debian still has security fixes, and point releases. unattended-upgrades is the package that automates their install.

I think you can also do unattended release upgrades by using the 'stable' release alias in sources. That will probably result in some stuff breaking since there will be package and configuration churn.