Hacker News: rcostin2k2

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Hacker wipes Romania's land registry database"

rcostin2k2 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:12:42 +0000

... and an incorrect password policy and poor access control. Usually, in these institutions, if STS is not responsible, there are third-party companies, usually proxies, that are responsible for managing the firewall and accessing the data. The lack of procedures and lack of supervision from the authority, combined with the delay from the service providers, leads to a situation where everyone does backups as they think is best. That's why it takes so long now, because STS restores data from different formats, from different places, made at different times

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Earth was born dry until a cosmic collision made it a blue planet"

rcostin2k2 — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 16:06:21 +0000

That's what is suggested here but according to the Giant Impact Hypothesis the impact happened about 4.5 billion years ago and formed the Moon from debris, and it likely vaporized much of any existing water on proto-Earth rather than delivering it... More investigations needed ...

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Supermicro server motherboards can be infected with unremovable malware"

rcostin2k2 — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:12:29 +0000

The switch alone does not provide security if the supply chain is compromised. I believe a malicious actor could act along this chain by setting the switch to ON and rewriting the firmware, just like they would replace a removable chip. A step in this direction has been taken by "Server Configuration Lock" (e.g. HPE) while servers are in transit

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Developing first petahertz-speed phototransistor in ambient conditions"

rcostin2k2 — Wed, 28 May 2025 07:43:17 +0000

Well, Intel announced the first terahertz transistor over two decades ago, but there's still no terahertz processor. I wouldn't hold my breath for a petahertz one anytime soon.

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "2k-year-old wine and the uncanny immediacy of the past"

rcostin2k2 — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:29:20 +0000

At certain religious events, even today, Orthodox Christians serve a handmade bread that has such a seal applied after it is shaped into a cross but before it rises and is baked in the oven. Once it rises, the mark expands but remains clearly visible after baking.

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Pavel Durov is questioned on 12 charges [pdf]"

rcostin2k2 — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:06:03 +0000

I wonder if there is something more behind this operation than the indictment document shows:

- the indictment is valid only on the territory of France

- Durov, although he knew, flies straight to Paris from Azerbaidjan

- Durov was in Azerbaidjan at the same time as Putin

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Fiber optic drone control beats any RF jammer"

rcostin2k2 — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:01:31 +0000

"the U.S. currently pays $3,000 for its most modern shells, according to an Army spokesperson. That price includes the charge, fuze, and shell body." [1]

[1] https://www.defenseone.com/business/2023/11/race-make-artill...

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Twilio confirms data breach after hackers leak 33M Authy user phone numbers"

rcostin2k2 — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 22:25:24 +0000

Actually, I have a Samsung S20+ and "Do not disturb" works pretty well, even scheduled

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "HP bricks customers laptops with faulty automatic BIOS upgrade"

rcostin2k2 — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:50:17 +0000

Yes, unless you are under warranty or there is a critical patch release. This habit emerged since the 'strategic' merge with Micro Focus. I think they are, in fact, in charge with all software side of HPE.

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "This page knows your battery charge level (unless you're using Firefox)"

rcostin2k2 — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 22:24:49 +0000

Neither on Brave / Windows 11 (notebook)

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Turning an old car into a powerful generator"

rcostin2k2 — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:44:26 +0000

Living on a sailboat, the cool water would not be a problem. Just some filters to avoid clogging the cooling ducts.

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Replanting logged forests with diverse seedlings accelerates restoration"

rcostin2k2 — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:46:27 +0000

They grow faster but weaker, with lower density (cf. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.045)

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "UK air traffic control meltdown"

rcostin2k2 — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:52:36 +0000

The fact that they blamed the French flight plan already accepted by Eurocontrol proves that they didn't really know how the software works. And here the Austrian company should take part of the blame for the lack of intensive testing.

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, leaving riders stranded"

rcostin2k2 — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:49:06 +0000

The top tube seems to have a small removable part, few inches behind the head. Else, there is not much to access the inside because of the seat post and head ... The tension forces favor the model because at that point there is only compression, so the tube closes itself.

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll Find"

rcostin2k2 — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:38:05 +0000

Sometimes it's easier to accept an "out-of-the-box" idea than to accept that your defence has failed.

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Senators Urge FTC to Probe ID.me over Selfie Data"

rcostin2k2 — Thu, 19 May 2022 08:01:35 +0000

...and it never dries, if unused.

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "AWS repeatedly warned Parler about posts urging murder"

rcostin2k2 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:43:24 +0000

Leaving aside the discution regarding the monopoly position of AMAZON (or other technology companies), I wonder if the PARLER situation would not have been the same if it had gone to any other company offering the same services and used a pre-ownership platform. If they had developed their own stack, wouldn't their flexibility have been greater?

New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Ferrari is bricked during upgrade due to no mobile reception while underground"

rcostin2k2 — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:11:25 +0000

According to an update on the same forum [1], the car stopped exactly in front of the warehouse's doors. And three hours ago, it was towed away, after the Ferrari technician flown from Sydney was not able to unlock the engine [2].

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/j9ji...

[2] https://old.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/j9qn...

Apple must pay $837M for infringing Wi-Fi patents from Caltech, jury decides

rcostin2k2 — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:26:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/29/21114325/apple-broadcom-caltech-lawsuit-jury-award-1-1-billion-damages

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22190618

Points: 3

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New comment by rcostin2k2 in "Severed fibre cables disrupted internet access in eastern Europe, Iran, Turkey"

rcostin2k2 — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 20:19:29 +0000

Between Bucharest and Iran ? Hard to believe .....