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by edent 1y ago
I only have Linux (and Android) to test on. Please report back if it works on other OSes.
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by edent 1y ago
The ICAO documents contain the complete specification. It is moderately complex and involves twiddling lots of bits. So I've no doubt that a passport reader somewhere isn't doing bounds checking properly. But you could achieve muc
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by edent 1y ago
No. NFC chips can be locked. That means the data can't be overwritten. No matter the writer, nor its strength, you can't overwrite a passport's chip. I suppose you could use an EMP - but that would ruin a lot more than just s
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by edent 1y ago
The data are signed with the passport issuing authority's private key. So you could implement a chip which reacts like an official passport. When the border guards see that the signature is invalid, you can explain how it's just
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by edent 1y ago
OP here. It is trivial to create the missing checksum. It is detailed at https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/reading-nfc-passport-chips-...
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A literary magazine accessible only via telnet
28 points by edent 1y ago|13 comments
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What CSS length unit should you use?(whatunit.com)
11 points by edent 1y ago|2 comments
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by edent 1y ago
This is a very old post (2020) of mine and was discussed at the time - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24605785 No idea why it has resurfaced now.
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Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex hacked for over $90M by pro-Israel group(elliptic.co)
6 points by edent 1y ago|0 comments
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by edent 1y ago
Because Google has mostly stopped updating the font stack on Android. See bug report https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/366415133
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by edent 1y ago
Where in the world are you? In the UK I get paid to sell my excess solar back to the grid.
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Your Clever Password Algorithm Sucks(shkspr.mobi)
4 points by edent 1y ago|1 comments
463.
by edent 1y ago
Sort of, yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Tower#Secrecy
464.
by edent 1y ago
Why put people down when you could help lift them up?
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Large Language Models and Pareidolia(shkspr.mobi)
1 points by edent 1y ago|0 comments
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by edent 1y ago
All fun and games until you look up and notice that overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Experiment: Cross-Government Findings Report(gov.uk)
1 points by edent 1y ago|0 comments
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Duct Tape Wallet(sowen.com)
2 points by edent 1y ago|0 comments
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by edent 1y ago
There is a sort of way around this. You can generate phone numbers with embedded DTMF codes - including pause and wait. For example `<a href="tel:+447700900000,12#">` will pre-fill the dialler with that number. After diall
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Don't store passwords in clear text(github.com)
3 points by edent 1y ago|1 comments
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by edent 1y ago
Having early success is daunting (what if I never reach that level again?!) but can also be liberating. There's an interview with Matt Damon where he discusses how winning an Oscar at such a young age freed him. He was no longer chasin
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How reliable are MicroSD cards?(old.reddit.com)
122 points by edent 1y ago|42 comments
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What's up with this "Please add me on WhatsApp" robocall spam?(shkspr.mobi)
24 points by edent 1y ago|13 comments
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by edent 1y ago
Buy a dishwasher - they're cheap, work really well, and don't use much energy / water. Same as a washing machine / drier. Chuck the clothes in, press a button, done. There are Roomba style lawnmowers for your grass cutti
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by edent 1y ago
PayPal still regularly send out offers which pay new users. https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/invite/terms It is a common way for businesses to acquire customers.
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by edent 1y ago
That's simply untrue. Since 2010, the retirement age for women has raised from 60 to 65. Bringing it in line with the male retirement age. See https://www.thetimes.com/money-mentor/pensions-retirement/st... T
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Decorative Text Within HTML(shkspr.mobi)
2 points by edent 1y ago|0 comments
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Can you meaningfully measure how environmentally friendly a website is?(shkspr.mobi)
3 points by edent 1y ago|0 comments
479.
by edent 1y ago
The problem is, unless you expand every point then some jerk on HN will nit-pick your "logical fallacies". I find myself writing longer and more defensively because lots of people don't understand nuance or subtext. Forget hy
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Cyber security charter – letter to supplier CEOs(digital.nhs.uk)
1 points by edent 1y ago|0 comments

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