general

[molten sky]

if it were in the US with the TSA I'd make that an issue, lol

[rapid merlin]

Yes definitely.

[chilly veldt]

The US will take them

[molten sky]

i find myself working on a carpet floor quite frequently, never had an issue 🤷‍♂️

[chilly veldt]

Basically all the airports will not let you bring screwdrivers on the plane if not checked in

[scarlet mantle]

[molten sky]

for what reason? the screwdrivers are presumably stubbys, which are allowed

[scarlet mantle]

[molten sky]

I believe the max is 7 inches

[hoary basin]

im unable to fully install ubuntu because my C drive is full, is there an easier way to transfer ubunto to my D drive without just reinstalling ?

[molten sky]

not that that makes sense either but yeah

[rapid merlin]

Exactly, I think static electricity becomes a concern in very specific cases, and with today's technology and the way components are built, there's a lot of fault tolerance built in for the most part.

[boreal scarab]

Anyone watching the superbowl on nickelodeon? 👀

[chilly veldt]

Can be used as weapons or to destroy property

[molten sky]

how are you installing ubuntu on a c drive? ubuntu doesn't have letter mounts

vm?

[molten sky]

so can my shoe

screwdrivers are specifically allowed under 7"

[chilly veldt]

[molten sky]

ref: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/screwdrivers-shorter-7-inches

[blazing granite]

He's installing ubuntu with a windows mind 😂

[hoary basin]

yea on vmware @molten sky

[molten sky]

ah. yeah vmware doesn't care where you put the vdisk

[hoary basin]

i cant find it online how to simply move it to D drive

[molten sky]

standby

[loud marlin]

there is good reason why you can bring liquids in plane. it's great that big amount of how to tings are not public when taking chemical's onto plane.

[hoary basin]

i just redownloaded ubuntu from their site and it put it back into my full C drive 😢

[rapid merlin]

VM?

[molten sky]

it's a dumb rule

[hoary basin]

yea on vmware @rapid merlin

[molten sky]

@hoary basin does this thread help at all? https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/How-to-move-a-VM-from-one-disc-to-another-on-the-same-PC/td-p/2136624

(there are other links inside that thread)

[loud marlin]

it is not. as chemist i can tell you it is not. you will be surprised of how things are easy to make boom and fire with extra oridinary things

[blazing granite]

they can't do a chemical analysis of everything so the err on the side of caution

[rapid merlin]

Is your C drive an SSD/NVME and your D drive an HDD, for instance?

[sand trench]

cotton balls dipped in wax == easy fire starter

and those can be dry

[molten sky]

as a sane person, I can tell you that you can do so much more without the TSA batting an eye. The TSA fails a signifcant majority of their tests, and hasn't been found to actually prevent anything notable

[hoary basin]

yea c drive is ssd and D drive is 3tb hdd @rapid merlin

[rapid merlin]

Performance will take a hit if you transfer.

[loud marlin]

they play on safe when bring things on plane. better safe then sorry

[molten sky]

also, just to be clear, it's completely rational that my liquids have to be in 3 small containers rather than 1 larger container, but it's perfectly safe if I merge them into one larger container later?

it doesn't make sense, no matter how you cut it

[loud marlin]

3 small is more dangerous than 1 big.

[molten sky]

but that 1 big container is safe once i pass security

[rapid merlin]

Consider freeing up space on your C drive to ensure decent performance. Usually store VMs on an SSD/NVMe drive and so on for optimal performance.

[molten sky]

cause science

or something idk

[sand trench]

1 big container filled with dryice and big boom incommming

[loud marlin]

co2 sensors are thing. hardly you will bring it on plane

[molten sky]

*walks through security with 3 full containers and one larger empty container* *pours the three into the one* *magicly safe*

[blazing granite]

yes, small can be dangerous, I'm 1, 57 m so I can asure you that 😂

[loud marlin]

not like that. 1 big if not mixed. 3x of different things mixed can boom.

[molten sky]

okay so then why does my shampoo need to be seperated into 3 smaller containers before security but can be remixed together into one after security

no boom

no laws broken

no issue

[sand trench]

hey ralex... are people allowed to take their nitroglycering based heart medications on planes???

[loud marlin]

and how they do know that shampoo is rly in bottle

[molten sky]

yes

[molten sky]

you're missing the point. One single liquid item is suddenly safe being split into 3?

[loud marlin]

in pills yes. also that nitroglic is not that dangerous withput knowing and have extra chems

[molten sky]

why is 9oz of shampoo more dangerous than 3x 3oz shampoos

[blazing granite]

I never pack shampoo, the hotel provided that so no reason to carry it

[loud marlin]

well... if you bring shampoo into plane then you rly have extra space lol.

[molten sky]

you're trying to rationalize the rule by saying "you should have space"

[blazing granite]

what about snakes in the plane 😂

[loud marlin]

@sand trench and also i think you need to state things like that when board on place.

[loud marlin]

no

[sand trench]

yeah shadow is not looking forward to traveling by plane

their medications list is not short to say the least

[molten sky]

nobody cares, just have original bottles

never once in my life been asked about medications as long as it's obviously a medication

[loud marlin]

i can't tell you of rules for sure. but they do have it for reason

[sand trench]

yes they do if it is adhd medicatons

[molten sky]

the reason is called "security theater"

and it's a massive waste of time and money

[molten sky]

never had an issue personally

[sand trench]

not to mention some of the other stuff that would stick out on a narcotics list

[blazing granite]

An Argentine friend put a packet of yerba mate in his back pack when he travel to europe, and go detain in the airport because they thought it was weed 😂

[rapid merlin]

When the airport is quiet, like in the early hours around 2-3 AM, they often perform more thorough inspections, even if you're just carrying a duffel bag. On a side note, there's nothing quite like traveling early in the morning during the off-season.

I don't travel during the summer, airports are too annoying and crowded.

[loud marlin]

true. ik when i do business travel all my bags area checked due to area of work. and tbh it is bit pain in ass

[rapid merlin]

I always travel off season.

[sand trench]

hah no traveling to defcon then x509

[crude stump]

Lmao

[molten sky]

idk busy or quiet i've never had an issue 🤷‍♂️ mileage may vary person to person obviously

[sand trench]

if you wanna get stuck in security at airports try brinings live crickets or other bugs/insects with you

[molten sky]

i pack my shit tight so i'm thankful to have never needed to unpack, lol

[rapid merlin]

Well you know, I might consider going to it if there's something really worth seeing, but honestly, I can't stand airports in the summer when they're packed with people. It's just too chaotic with all the crowds, full planes, and the long wait times at the gates.

[molten sky]

might run it threw the scanner two or three more times but never opened

[rapid merlin]

Definitely, the last time I flew, there were only about 15 of us on the entire plane, and it was so much more peaceful.

It's way more streamlined when it's empty.

[loud marlin]

fair... and never make any bad jokes at airport... they don't have sense of humor

[rapid merlin]

You get out and go straight to where you want to go (no wait).

[sand trench]

the talks are generally up on youtube or in the media torrent.... it is all the villages and cool people to talk and network with that is the real driving force for shadow

[molten sky]

man i miss that 😂 most of my flying lately has been ewr--yyc, and that flight is almost always packed
once in a while i get lucky though and it's dead quiet for some reason
had three entire rows to myself last time just by sheer luck

[rapid merlin]

Definitely, no doubt. I like Black Hat Briefings though, very much.

[mossy river]

@rapid merlin

[molten sky]

@mossy river

[mossy river]

hi

[molten sky]

hi

[blazing granite]

hi

[rapid merlin]

Honestly, after realizing the importance of it (having space), whenever possible, I always make sure to buy the seat next to mine if possible (ideally).

[blazing granite]

always goes for the aisle seat

[molten sky]

aisle here as well

[rapid merlin]

I always purchase the additional extra seat (comfort), there is a base fare for it, I find it completely worthwhile.

I prefer not to deal with someone nearby or have them observe what I am doing. Piss me off so bad.

[molten sky]

exit row normally. for the exit rows that are actually 2 rows, the rearward row.

[blazing granite]

not always doable, ticket can be 1000 USD, just buy 2 😂

[molten sky]

i'm 6'. i'd rather the extra depth than the extra width

[rapid merlin]

But now new Boeing planes now offer a novel feature: if you feel confined, you have the option to open the door or initiate a controlled decompression (by itself). It's about granting passengers more freedom, so to speak.

[rapid merlin]

I don't travel frequently, but when I do, it's all about the experience, to be honest. I prefer not to have anything disrupt it.

[blazing granite]

I invite you sir to check our garden 😂

[rapid merlin]

Which is why I genuinely hate travelling when it's crowded.

Just the thought of it makes me mad.

[blazing granite]

so don't buy 2 tickets, buy a business or first class and comes with more than a bit of space

[rapid merlin]

Who said it's not first class.

It's not that more expensive.

Especially if you know the tricks.

I genuinely care about comfort, it's like the most important thing to me. If I know I won't be comfortable, I am not travelling.

[molten sky]

my most frequent flight only has eco and "domestic first" but really just eco with 2" of extra spice and drinks

[rapid merlin]

What drinks? Cold water?

[molten sky]

it's still their "first" even if not really first quality, so just whatever you want

beer, liquor, whathaveyou

[sand trench]

shadow finds it interesting that food tastes more bland/plain at high altitudes due to messing with your taste of sense

[loud marlin]

true

[blazing granite]

the way that you describe it's not first class is just an empty sit next to you. I know first class I traveled many times in first.

[sand trench]

only experienced it twice as that is how many times have flown

[rapid merlin]

Nice, I miss the time when people used to smoke in airplanes (I was not even born in that era but I can imagine the vibe).

[rapid merlin]

I actually buy first class but it depends on the airline and plane.

[blazing granite]

I don't miss it at all

[rapid merlin]

Only quality cigarette brands though.

They have a nice smell.

[sand trench]

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

[blazing granite]

I love what they do with smoking free airplanes, I'm still waiting for baby free airplane 😂 couple with babies should have a different plane all togheter

[molten sky]

cigars are fine, i'll enjoy a good cigar myself, but i still wouldn't want to be stuck on a plane with it really

[boreal scarab]

I agree with smell, like gasoline, or someone mowing grass... BUT BAD NO SMOKING

[rapid merlin]

Babies on planes = nightmare.

[rapid merlin]

It depends. Ideally, only one or two people smoke, not everyone.

[sand trench]

just thinking about smoking makes shadow feel queasy and uneasy

[rapid merlin]

And it has to be highly quality cigarettes or cigars (I am talking Davidoff, Arturo Fuente, Cohiba and so on).

[torpid ether]

Sounds like your ideal would be they just pump in a little cigarette smoke during the flight.

[molten sky]

smoke out the entire cabin, lol

[rapid merlin]

100%.

[torpid ether]

Imagining a 747 hotboxed, opening the door upon arrival

☁️

[rapid merlin]

I would love that, especially if not too extreme.

[rapid merlin]

The subtle aroma of Davidoff cigarettes is pleasant. I'm familiar with the scent because I used to smoke them.

[blazing granite]

which vitola?

[sand trench]

yeah meep it leaving this chat until the smoking talk is over.... ping shadow when it is over

[scarlet mantle]

whats the career that does only reverse engineering

[torpid ether]

Probably either private sector security researchers, or government positions reverse engineering APT software

[molten sky]

^

[scarlet mantle]

nice thanks

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @torpid ether (current: #1993 - 1)

[rapid merlin]

For the cigars I tried the Aniversario Special 'T' and Aniversario Special 'R'. As for the cigarettes, I enjoyed the Gold, Classic and Slims (if I am not wrong).

Mainly Gold and Classic.

[buoyant tree]

I got a pro tech kit and now waiting on a Canadian guy to come to Pakistan with the buisness one

interesting that you still have it

and why is it dirty

from the inside

[sand trench]

god meeping moop it aio.... the smoking talk is not over yet

[buoyant tree]

huh

[molten sky]

Microsoft sudo

[blazing granite]

nah it was a pic on the internet 😂 my father donate that when he bought a XT for the business

[buoyant tree]

oh k

[sand trench]

guess shadow will stay and hope that topic does not pop up again

[torpid ether]

A specific company that comes to mind is Crowdstrike, or something similar.

[rapid merlin]

Mainly private sector and government to be honest. It's also highly specific and typically part of another job position description (like a blend).

[blazing granite]

I studied all the types, I smoke a few but not really my thing

[buoyant tree]

yea btw when u opening things up which toolkit u use or just random bits and pieces across the years

[blazing granite]

Cybereason too maybe

[rapid merlin]

Nice, it's good here and there. It's all about moderation and enjoying the art.

[blazing granite]

I have to know them for my cert exam to recomend after a meal, and pair with a beverage 🙂

[scarlet mantle]

ah i see

[rapid merlin]

Nice, very intriguing.

I am very fond of art and appreciate overall elegance and refinement.

[blazing granite]

besides my tech side, I'm also a Certified Sommelier from The Court of Master Sommelier 🙂

[rapid merlin]

I think it's very important. Makes life more enjoyable (personally).

[rapid merlin]

That's even more intriguing. I haven't tried wine yet.

When did you acquire that (to be certified)?

[blazing granite]

I actually studied in Argentina in a sommelier school there, and then an examination board come to Argentina so I did the cert with them it was like 4 days, but in US and UK there are a few dates a year to sit for the exams

[rapid merlin]

Very cool, I will get to wine eventually later on in life.

I personally don't drink so that's why.

[sand trench]

cheese tasting contest anyones???

just send shadow enough money to buy out the cheese isle

[blazing granite]

It's OK, everybody has to do what it like

[blazing granite]

I did and presided a few cheese testing too 🙂

I love cheese

[crude stump]

i love cheese too

[rapid merlin]

Enjoying fine wine is indeed a part of refinement, so I will get there.

[crude stump]

tho only cheese that puts me off is the ones that smell like feet

[rapid merlin]

I hate cheese.

[stuck otter]

It is worring that i feel like i can complete rooms but only a small amount of knowledge is retained.

[rapid merlin]

Do you complete them easily?

[sand trench]

so no parmessan???

[crude stump]

mabye thats a sign to do harder ones

[stuck otter]

I do make plenty of notes but i do need to refer to them often.

[crude stump]

no i love parmessan

thats a exception

[sand trench]

guess you have not smelled it then

[crude stump]

it smells good

[rapid merlin]

It's generally considered normal, but it's important to ensure you're not rushing the whole thing.

[stuck otter]

Maybe, i am still going through the complete beginner path. Nearly at the end of it.

[sand trench]

it has some of the smell parts for sweaty feet or vomit in there

still tastes amazing

[crude stump]

you gotta taste the authentic Reggiano

[blazing granite]

review the notes and do the rooms again maybe, if you just write the note and don't touch it again what's the point 😂

[crude stump]

heavenly

[rapid merlin]

That's right, it's normal because you're gaining a lot of knowledge quickly. Just be sure to periodically review the information you've acquired along the way.

[sand trench]

@torpid ether you are missing out on a lot of foods if you don't try to taste them but bee your own guest

[blazing granite]

mmm parmigiano reggiano

[torpid ether]

Wrong @

[rapid merlin]

Haha, I saw that.

[sage wolf]

g

[sand trench]

??? looks like right at to shadow based on reactions

[stuck otter]

Thats true, i am just kinda tired from being in tutorials forever.

[rapid merlin]

I totally get the feeling.

It's insanely annoying.

[torpid ether]

My vom emote was to your description of "sweat feet and vomit" to refer to parmesan

[rapid merlin]

@stuck otter But you have to get the fundamentals right. They serve as the foundation for building more advanced knowledge and skills.

[crude stump]

did you guys know. in order for parmesan to be called parmesan Reggiano. it has to be made in Italy. like Reggio Emilia etc.

[stuck otter]

I feel like i have put in loads of effort but also cannot show that effort.

[blazing granite]

There is cheese called Stinking Bishop, but taste great 🙂

[torpid ether]

Which is a description I don't agree with lmao

[rapid merlin]

You will eventually, it will come.

[sand trench]

and that is not even the worst smelling one

[stuck otter]

My thinking is creating writeups, looking into bug bountries or maybe even looking at ctf competions. But all of those seem like ages away.

[crude stump]

what i do love is walking down the cheese isle in the store

[stuck otter]

I think I am just impatient thought. Just need to keep on keeping on.

[blazing granite]

Parmigiano Reggiano aged 40 month it's amazing!!! I was in Parma and Reggio Emilia

[crude stump]

thats the authentic stuff

[blazing granite]

you're right some aged bries have and even stronger smell

[sand trench]

eh

for ultra stinky you gotta go washed rind

[buoyant tree]

Rex, is there a cert for ice cream?

[crude stump]

do you go around smelling stinky cheese shadow

[rapid merlin]

@stuck otter When I was much younger, I found myself caught in the cycle of focusing solely on fundamentals while also attempting to code. I didn't prioritize reading before applying knowledge; instead, I would search for the most challenging coding tasks. This led me to assembly language. I began researching how to code in assembly, then I realized I have to learn the von Neumann architecture, registers, pointers, and various data types (stack, heap, text, data, etc.). I familiarized myself with commands like mov, rsp, rax, rdx, rcx, r8, r9, r10, equ, and more.

Starting with CTFs right away on platforms like HTB, THM and so on can lead to tremendous learning opportunities.

Do it.

[sand trench]

sadly not

[blazing granite]

not that I know of but I love a good gelatto, ice cream it's OK too 🙂

[sand trench]

t minus 7 days

[stuck otter]

So by throwing yourself in the deep end you learnt what you didnt know and that was a humbling experience?

[rapid merlin]

I remember doing some reverse engineering challenges myself. Initially, I wasn't even sure which software to use. Eventually, I discovered IDA (including IDA Pro). When I first launched IDA, I remember feeling overwhelmed and thinking, "What the hell is this?" Just jump straight into learning, you will figure it out. But get the fundamentals right, that will help you avoid being a script kiddie forever.

[crude stump]

yall seen the ice cream expert who tastes thousands of ice creams before they release them

[buoyant tree]

eh if there's a course on ice cream I may as well fly where they are doing it and learn

[crude stump]

https://youtu.be/EYtFH2bFCfg?si=qY597xkQfsclWRL0

[sand trench]

with shadow posting cheese of the day for years in multiple places shadow has learnt a decent bit about cheese

[rapid merlin]

100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000%

[crude stump]

favorite cheese

now

[sand trench]

[rapid merlin]

That's the real hacker mindset, you will just forever keep learning.

[sand trench]

why shadow gotta pick a single favourite cheese

you meanie

[buoyant tree]

Me want ice cream now

[blazing granite]

@buoyant tree In Italy you have courses how to make gelato

[crude stump]

favorite variety of cheese

there

[buoyant tree]

I don't wanna learn how to make ice cream

I wanna know how to rate ice cream

[crude stump]

gotta get your golden spoon

[buoyant tree]

eh gonna literally run to the store atm since its raining

[sand trench]

though here you go
for with crackers... cammenbert
for grilled cheese.... smoked gouda
for creamy nice cheese on pizza....... gorgonsola
for nice sallad cheeses.... mozzarella
for tomato and pickled red onions mix.... feta

[crude stump]

yum

whats gorgonsola

[buoyant tree]

shadow whats the worst cheese

[clear jackal]

cheese

[sand trench]

misspelled probably

[blazing granite]

to rate something you need to know how to make it and what are the marks of quality otherwise your rate is bias 🙂

[crude stump]

never knew

[sand trench]

the parafin that covers the cheese but looks like cheese

[buoyant tree]

hmm good point

[crude stump]

so your telling me ive been eating wax

[clear jackal]

It's in the blue cheese family

[buoyant tree]

time to add it to my top 10 things to do before i am 25
prolly a no 4

[sand trench]

https://www.cheese.com/gorgonzola/

[blazing granite]

great list 🙂

[crude stump]

so its like blue cheese on steroids

[buoyant tree]

did u actually eat it

[sand trench]

small bits yeah before spitting in the sink

[crude stump]

isnt it interesting how we found out we could eat basically edible mold

[blazing granite]

if you want to make a French person angry you can always say that Rochefort is a French Gorgonzola 😂

[buoyant tree]

its more interesting how we found out we could drink milk

[buoyant tree]

who's french here?

[blazing granite]

IDK just a tip 😂

I love both, but there is always a bit of fight about it

[buoyant tree]

yea if I can remember those words

[crude stump]

does liking baguettes make me french

[rapid merlin]

What do you want to know?

I am not French, I speak French though.

[buoyant tree]

eh just wanted to make a French person angry

[buoyant tree]

with a French accent?

[crude stump]

💀 '

[rapid merlin]

It's very easy haha.

[crude stump]

tell us your ways

[rapid merlin]

I'll just say: Russian is my mother tongue, then I learned German, followed by English, and later French. My accent is a mix of everything it doesn't make sense.

[sand trench]

cries in basically only knowing swedish and english

[buoyant tree]

Trying to learn russian

Now I can read it worse than a toddler

[crude stump]

do we gotta bring up Maximilian Robespierre

[boreal scarab]

Fucking Scientology has a superbowl ad 💀

💀

[buoyant tree]

I can't speak in it or listen to it but can read it kinda

[blazing granite]

I had a russian roommate, there are a lot of russians here in Israel

[crude stump]

comrades

[boreal scarab]

https://tenor.com/view/soviet-cat-sovicat-soviet-ussr-cat-gif-21826197

[crude stump]

only in russia

[buoyant tree]

Comrades where's the vodka

[crude stump]

https://tenor.com/view/speedball-russian-viacheslav-gif-22170859

[rapid merlin]

It mainly depends on the region. In some secluded areas, people might get triggered about white flags, mention Switzerland, mimic a stereotypical French accent poorly, blend croissant and chocolatine, and so forth.

[buoyant tree]

although X509 is the vodka something overexaggerated or underexaggerated about russian's

[crude stump]

shot of vodka kills the germs

[rapid merlin]

You have to learn it in a specific way for it to be effective (well learning wise).

[rapid merlin]

Depends on the region 100%.

[blazing granite]

and Kartoshka 😂

[rapid merlin]

Yes definitely.

[buoyant tree]

And AK-47

[rapid merlin]

You are doing fine, you are bilingual.

[rapid merlin]

Russia/USSR's greatest export.

[sand trench]

well trilingual if you count swedish sign language

[buoyant tree]

Kalashnikov

[crude stump]

wheres my submarine

[rapid merlin]

Semantics for the main part.

[crude stump]

i need it

[buoyant tree]

yea just the russian name

[sand trench]

and quintilingual if you count being able to read norwegian and danish and basically always understanding it

just have troubles with spoken forms sometimes

[rapid merlin]

Yes definitely.

Of all the weapons in the vast soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947. More commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It's the world's most popular assault rifle. A weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple 9 pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It'll shoot whether it's covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy, even a child can use it; and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka and caviar. One thing is for sure, no one was lining up to buy their cars.

[buoyant tree]

Hmm I speak English, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, an local dialect I can't translate

[buoyant tree]

kekw

[buoyant tree]

Then comes the languages I can partially read

[crude stump]

i swear everyone here can speak many languages. i took 3 years of spanish and straight up forgot it all

[buoyant tree]

Or the languages I can't speak but entirely understand

[buoyant tree]

eh school does a terrible job at teaching u languages

[rapid merlin]

You surpass 99% of others.

[crude stump]

facts

[rapid merlin]

It's highly useless unless you make use of it.

If you truly value learning it, you'll succeed.

[buoyant tree]

I was literally being taught improper grammar until 4rd grade where I discovered the internet which taught me the mistakes of my teachers

[rapid merlin]

Next level learning.

[buoyant tree]

yea except a few hard ingrained habits

[crude stump]

yeah especially if your job depends on you knowing a different language , in order to work with customers who speak a different language

[buoyant tree]

especially with pronounciation

[blazing granite]

Spanish, English, Italian, Hebrew, Arabic, some French, German, Yiddish, Ladino, and Catalan

[rapid merlin]

I see what you mean. I myself was homeschooled for the majority of my high school education.

[rapid merlin]

Definitely.

[rapid merlin]

Superior to 99.99% of the general population.

[crude stump]

found my travel guide

[blazing granite]

Also I can read hieroglyphics 🙂

[crude stump]

damn

[blazing granite]

And Latin I forgot

[sand trench]

ah yes latin

[buoyant tree]

Oh yea speaking of I can read arabic but I can't make sense of it due to a large issue in our society

[crude stump]

𓀉𓀩𓀭𓀨𓀳

[sand trench]

the language no one can pronounce right as it is not spoken anymore

[crude stump]

it may not be spoken but our medical and science runs on it

[buoyant tree]

They teach us to read the Quran in arabic but we don't know what we are saying just that we are saying it correctly

that's one of the most messed up things i have seen

[rapid merlin]

Write prescriptions with that.

[blazing granite]

Quran Arabic it's very high level, nothing to do with what people speak nowadays

[crude stump]

exaclty

[buoyant tree]

no but like its just it should sound like that they don't emphasise on the meaning anymore

its just that u should be able to read it with proper pronounciation

[rapid merlin]

Generally the average doctor can't write so it's not that different to be honest.

Encrypting text by intentionally writing it badly.

[blazing granite]

also it's a very high level language, word that people don't use in everyday conversation, and even different meaning for words that people use today, happens the same with classic Hebrew, the Hebrew of the Torah

[sand trench]

meep moops it is now shadows sleep sloops time to the beepity boopity beep boops

[buoyant tree]

g'night

[blazing granite]

I'm going too, have a good one!!!! 💤

[loud marlin]

@blazing granite was it you that recommend that tv series of those soldiers that got some health issue and so ?

[blazing granite]

I don't think so

[loud marlin]

hmm.. nothing then heh

[blazing granite]

TV show about soldiers When Heroes Fly and Fauda

both Israeli TV show that I like

You can find them in Netflix

[loud marlin]

nah... dont remember name... dosnt mether

[blazing granite]

@loud marlin Hatufim, literally Abductees is a TV show in which was based the TV Homeland (remake of the Israeli one), but is a 2010 series and I don't know if make it outside Israel

Sorry I couldn't help, I'm going to bed 💤 👋

[vast zinc]

about to start Ad , should I do enumerating ad or breach ad first coz enum is not in comptia+ path

[rapid merlin]

I like how Linux Privilege Escalation is done first.

[vast zinc]

and do startups and small company use AD

[rapid merlin]

Depends, always learn the fundamentals.

[rapid merlin]

You can't breach without enumeration.

[vast zinc]

that's why I asked

coz enum is not in comptia but it should be there

[buoyant tree]

which game to play

[rapid merlin]

It's akin to blowing up a door of a house without considering alternative entry points or the potential consequences of getting caught in the process.

[rapid merlin]

Use logic.

Just because it's not explicitly stated doesn't mean you shouldn't take action.

[vast zinc]

https://tenor.com/view/gta-vice-drive-moto-vice-city-driving-paggio-canxfx-gif-7738074585567492612

[buoyant tree]

not gta

[rapid merlin]

Best GTA by far (despite me not knowing much about gaming).

[visual elm]

idk about by far but it's definitely a contender for #1

[rapid merlin]

It's actually the only game that genuinely has a real atmosphere.

It's highly successful because Rockstar Games captured the essence of the 1980s perfectly, with the movies, music, colors, and more.

Same thing with San Andreas but Vice City just did it better.

The team was small, which meant the developers really poured their hearts into making sure the game worked. Some even slept in the office, while others spent countless hours to ensure its success.

I just know that Vice City is #1.

[molten sky]

grammatically makes it sound like the guys who slept there didn't do shit, lol

[rapid merlin]

Haha yes, I just realized the mistake.

I am very good at english you can tell.

I won't fix it just for the lulz.

[scarlet mantle]

this discord chat = downfall of ur hours time management

[rapid merlin]

Unless you are productive at the same time.

Which is the key.

[scarlet mantle]

waw

no way

show proof or fake

[rapid merlin]

Don't even know how to prove it.

I am certain that what I am currently doing is productive, with Discord on the side.

[sly flower]

?

[scarlet mantle]

whenver u feel angry realyze there is a lot to be mad about

a lot ok

so be hapy

[dark grail]

lol contro 👀

[sly flower]

Lmao what

[boreal scarab]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-punch-gif-26310880

[sly flower]

😭

Bro lmfaoo

[boreal scarab]

https://tenor.com/view/pewdiepie-aparacer-fantasma-phasmophobia-hola-gif-19895389

[scarlet mantle]

CALM DOWN

[fiery pagoda]

What is the future of Ethical Hacking?
Is it going to have many possibilities to earn or will it be taken over by Artificial Intelligence?

[night needle]

Brother asked a very Good question

[night needle]

Skills matter, we hv to learn skills, if we don't then Ai is completely useless as we won't know what we doing

[rapid merlin]

There is no chance AI will ever replace professional hackers. It'll even help hackers to make their lot of tasks easier through automation. Alot of things are being done to stop hackers but they make their way. Humans are creative that AI can never be. After all AI is also developed by us.

I’ve always been wondering, what wordlist do pentester use on a real engagement. For instance, for hash cracking.?

[rapid merlin]

I would assume it's highly specific to the target (assuming you have the hashes on hand).

[rapid merlin]

If I have the password policy, I could always try spraying but that would take ages

[rapid merlin]

Bruteforcing is so-so nowadays.

You can barely do anything with it unless it's offline.

[rapid merlin]

I have to disagree with that.

It is not good for a specific target.

[rapid merlin]

When targeting web applications, those that are even moderately secure have brute force protection mechanisms. You literally flag yourself and trigger security measures even before any hacking activity is initiated.

Although, if I try accessing a specific service and bruteforce “admin admin” for all of (lets say) NA IP, I would most definetly get one successful result.

[rapid merlin]

But you risk overloading the app or flagging yourself.

Bruteforcing is mainly done offline with hashes on hand.

[rapid merlin]

For one network yes.

Lets say I target all North America IPs.

Only one try per IP with specific port I am targeting

Since the quantity is so huge, the bruteforce will probably come back with a few positive.

Anyways idk if you get my point, but I definetly agree that you can not bruteforce online for a specific target.

[rapid merlin]

All?

[rapid merlin]

That's like a flawed attack vector on 1000 levels.

[rapid merlin]

It’s the tactic of the most prolific ransomware terrorist

[rapid merlin]

Still that makes it insanely flawed.

Flawed yes, uninficient, no

[rapid merlin]

It's also inefficient. Aside the fact it's highly illegal what kind of ransomware group would even think about doing that.

[rapid merlin]

Lockbit and blackcat

[half girder]

but only works on bad configuration, on my blog i block IPs 24h on wrong usernames, and 2nd login attempts .. based on my weekly statistics i have attacks quickly ended with that ^^

[rapid merlin]

It’s only 1 attempt

[rapid merlin]

I have to read more about it.

A very weird way to tackle things.

[rapid merlin]

Ill make a brief description: they target vpn providers like fortigate and cisco.
The dumb sys admins who use easy password get brute forced their connection. Boom, entry point.

[half girder]

and actually requires a quite large botnet which is synched, programming effort for might be moderate, but keeping the infrastructure going, sounds like a right to jail card

[rapid merlin]

Yep you are right. Although I am pretty positive they just do it from a vps they rent…

[rapid merlin]

I have to read more about it because that sounds wrong on many levels (technically speaking) let alone the fact it's not legal.

Of course it’s illegal, they are ransomware terrorists.

[rapid merlin]

They have to obtain credentials somehow, perhaps through affiliates or other means.

I don't know seems very unsophisticated for a group like that (that level).

[rapid merlin]

I have seen them use default passwords.

[rapid merlin]

It’s unsophisticated. But it is an entry point to a network

[rapid merlin]

I will have to read more about it. Can't say more because I don't know.

[rapid merlin]

They all do for the most part.

[rapid merlin]

For targetted attacks, they won’t use brute forcing though.

[rapid merlin]

I imagine.

I'll do some more reading and become better informed, then I'll get back to you about it. I have to go now.

Later my friend ✌️.

[rapid merlin]

Guys if we try to bruteforce something. Will it warn the admin?

[lament tendon]

That really depends on what you are bruteforcing, in most real world scenarios it will likely trigger some alert tho, yes.

[stiff forge]

hello can anyone teach ma how to hack a some one pc

[lament tendon]

@shell nova can talk to you about that.

[stiff forge]

ok

[sly flower]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-surprised-gasp-what-cat-shock-gif-635629308990545194

HeLp

[valid mauve]

@shell nova should be able to discuss this further with you.

I wonder where dolphin went off to...

[rapid merlin]

Ok?

[naive violet]

What are you bruteforcing?

[naive violet]

You know that's illegal right?

[rapid merlin]

Nothing, I just got this question on my mind.

[naive violet]

Yes it usually alerts the admin and/or blocks you

Because brute force is inelegant and low skill

[rapid merlin]

Ok thanks 👍🏻

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @naive violet (current: #1 - 2096)

[chilly veldt]

Morning

[brisk tree]

Morning

[jagged moon]

Moin

[sick lance]

Good morrow!

[jagged moon]

Do i work, do last lab, or do nothing

[sick lance]

Why not both!?

[jagged moon]

Need to figure out the order of operations there

[sick lance]

Lab > work > well deserved rest.

[jagged moon]

Lab may take all day

[chilly veldt]

Rest in bed until you get the call that a technician is arriving in 30 mins and then rush out to clean your apartment with legs that hurts like hell >>

[sick lance]

OK.

Work > short rest > lab.

[chilly veldt]

Okay, speaking of phone call, I just got the call, oh shie

[jagged moon]

Glhf

[shut hawk]

Gm 💤

[scarlet mantle]

guys

i get ban from kali & friends server

can someone that know them or someone of influence help me a brother out

i have been set up

community to rise up!

[jagged moon]

No

[scarlet mantle]

:

i know people who will

i sent a mail to their customer service

its on the way 👍

[jagged moon]

Then don't ask random people in general

[shell nova]

are you trying to organize a raid?

[scarlet mantle]

u guys are not random u guys are family 🥹

nope!!

[shell nova]

because that's not something we'll do

[scarlet mantle]

nvm

[jagged moon]

Good

[timid prism]

stress is v bad

[jagged moon]

Breathe

[shell nova]

being totally sick is also bad 😦

[timid prism]

what about both

[jagged moon]

You too?

[shell nova]

😢

[jagged moon]

[shell nova]

mild fever, but I rarely get fevers and my body is overreacting

[jagged moon]

Take a sick day

[chilly veldt]

me chilling at home not sick or anything 😎

[timid prism]

i just panicked in my exam and next thing i know i got sick 💀

[shell nova]

well have to call the doctor 😦

hate phone calls 😦

[jagged moon]

Oh ye?

We get 2 days in row without doc or explanations

For minor stuff

[jagged moon]

Must be stress

[shell nova]

French are a bit weird on that it seems

[timid prism]

yep

how to unstress

[jagged moon]

Go call the doc!

[shell nova]

but phones are my mortal enemy 😦

[jagged moon]

I take hot baths

[timid prism]

i do that every day :(

[jagged moon]

Mine also. Especially if need to speak German

[shell nova]

fine I'll call the doc after this meeting

[jagged moon]

Canada to Ban Flipper Zero Devices Over Car Thefts

[shell nova]

saw that, is stupid

[jagged moon]

Should ban replayable fobs instead

[shell nova]

thieves aren't using flippers

[jagged moon]

Is like what

30 years of manufacturing?

That doesn't use fobs exploitable by it

[shell nova]

bUt It'S ToO ExPeNsIvE!!!111!1

[jagged moon]

[lament tendon]

That would require the people making the law to know what they are talking about tho.

[chilly veldt]

Oh well, I already hate my ISP lol

[scarlet mantle]

It's so easy to criticize, but the laws in place and the people who are making them are the best this world (you included) has to offer. It could be much worse, and it will. But for now, it is very, very reasonable and they have all my support

[gritty zephyr]

Hehe true

[gritty zephyr]

It wouldn't hurt to have more experts included in the decisions

[glass nest]

I think the point was more that the people making the laws are generally rich, upper class folk and are arguably distant from normal everyday folk. In addition to that, they will all have their own personal agenda to push. Sometimes this is influenced by other rich, upper class folk. Also, Those folk tend to be polititians, so in the example above they don't have any idea about 'replayable fobs', and (if the law is put on the table), will only learn enough to be able to back their own opinion up.

[jagged moon]

No pol

[scarlet mantle]

:👌

[sullen mica]

Law is the greatest measure taken to diseave people. Dont believe me look up what the strawman is. The difference between marytime and common law. Why our governments use marytime law and most importantly the difference between legislation and law

[jagged moon]

^

Well, I started it! So my fault!

[scarlet mantle]

will look it up thanks

[scarlet mantle]

no it's fine dw

[scarlet mantle]

xd

didnt get it

[sick lance]

Really?

Kanye asked Ozzy cto sample an Iron Maiden song, Ozzy said no, and Kanye spat the dummy out.

[cobalt dove]

must be nice

[scarlet mantle]

xdddd

@cobalt dove

please

i must not be the only one

[cobalt dove]

the only one of what

[scarlet mantle]

what do u say on this

[sick lance]

I have uni today, but not until 1PM.

[scarlet mantle]

nice

[cobalt dove]

idk what it is and i didn't get it

[scarlet mantle]

u prefer evening or morning

[scarlet mantle]

THANK YOU

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @cobalt dove (current: #254 - 19)

[scarlet mantle]

:❤️

[cobalt dove]

i like working in the night

[scarlet mantle]

same

i love night

[chilly veldt]

yeah, currently reconfiguring my network I just got, I hate consumer networks

[cobalt dove]

ha nice well come help me out also please when your done because my internet is super slow and kills itself

[sick lance]

What speed do you pay for?

[cobalt dove]

100 Mb/s and im getting max 20 Mb/s

[valid mauve]

cries

That big, global software house I'm currently working for should hire a fucking UX designer for their products. This is fucking horrible to look at, almost as much as it is to work with.

[sick lance]

Are you a distance away from the hub?

Do you have a minimum speed guarantee?

[chilly veldt]

I was promised 1000/500 and they can only deliver 300/60, and the reason why I chose them was because they promised that speed

[cobalt dove]

1. No quite close and 2. nope

[sick lance]

Wi-Fi or hard wired?

[cobalt dove]

Rule number 1 never trust any sales person

[cobalt dove]

WiFi

[sick lance]

What speed do you get hardwired?

[cobalt dove]

roughly 50 Mb/s

[shell nova]

was there a hidden "up to"?

[cobalt dove]

Hi hydra

[shell nova]

hey

[cobalt dove]

how are ya

[chilly veldt]

nope, they said specifically that I would get 1000/500

[shell nova]

that sucks

[scarlet mantle]

hydra u speak french? i do as well

[chilly veldt]

big time, especially since I work from home

[cobalt dove]

mhm maybe the company they work at has a minimum sales qouta so i think they messed you up so they can keep their job

[shell nova]

that's nice

[scarlet mantle]

very nice

we are friend

[shell nova]

nah

[scarlet mantle]

T-T

[cobalt dove]

did i just witness the fastest friend request and decline in the world

[shell nova]

probably

[upper bison]

Quick question:
We say that Docker containers run without a whole operating system, unlike classic VMs.
However, in the Dockerfile, why do we specify the "base image" as an OS (ubuntu, alpine, etc.)?

[cobalt dove]

also there was no reason on the decline

[shell nova]

the kernel level is shared, but isolated

the rest is just fluff

not you, Fluff

[upper bison]

huh?

[scarlet mantle]

fastest culture false stereotype check *-*

jk

[shell nova]

nothing personal, I like to know my friends a bit first 😉

[scarlet mantle]

ehehehe

[cobalt dove]

ayy there we go reason but honestly i agree

[shell nova]

all the kernel level stuff is shared with the host. There's isolation using namespaces and cgroups and all that

the base image adds extra programs to make life easier

[upper bison]

Oh okay, it's like to "format" the Docker container?

[shell nova]

Alpine uses busybox, for example, ubuntu adds a bunch of debian and ubuntu utils

wouldn't say format, but it guarantees a baseline

you know what tooling you'll get with a debian base image vs an alpine base image

[upper bison]

It's like used to define a base filesystem?

[shut hawk]

Wow, they totally revamped Luton airport security

[shell nova]

more or less

[upper bison]

I see

[shut hawk]

All the luggage X-Rays scanners are unmanned now

[shell nova]

base tooling at least

like apt, etc

[upper bison]

Oh yeah I see

[shut hawk]

Wonder how good the AI is

[cobalt dove]

oh wow really

[shut hawk]

yeah

Really really new

[upper bison]

That's why vi wasn't installed at first

[cobalt dove]

i advice you don't test it XD

[shell nova]

that sounds pointless

[shell nova]

likely, though vi should be in the ubuntu or debian base images

[cobalt dove]

yeah its very useless

[upper bison]

It wasn't installed tho

[gritty zephyr]

ah hey drugs but no one to alert

[upper bison]

I installed it through the Dockerfile

[shell nova]

possible they went with nano

[upper bison]

Nano wasn't installed either lol

[cobalt dove]

vim?

[shut hawk]

And now you have to go through full body scanners everytime

[upper bison]

Even if it's an Ubuntu base image

[shell nova]

don't let your dreams be dreams 😉

[cobalt dove]

wow rip

[cobalt dove]

no no some of mine should be kept dreams

[scarlet mantle]

xdd

[cobalt dove]

can you not install it?

[gritty zephyr]

my teacher is fumbling with powerpoint, im zoning out so hard

[cobalt dove]

I wonder how much money tryhackme spends on free subscription machine hosting per month

average of course

[scarlet mantle]

lol

[cobalt dove]

look my advice is if the teacher is fumbling then go do the work yourself

also be at least 2 to 3 weeks ahead of work

incase you get sick

[gritty zephyr]

sadly cant because its group work

[sick lance]

Or in my case, 6 months.

[cobalt dove]

eish sorry

[gritty zephyr]

and its released each week

[cobalt dove]

try going for a year bc your already half way there

[gritty zephyr]

grindset

[cobalt dove]

have any of you coded something interesting in the past month

[gritty zephyr]

i did some blockchain data processing, but as im almost a beginner its nothing big

[cobalt dove]

oh nice

[sick lance]

Er.. Also me.

Thanks to TryHackMe.

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @cobalt dove (current: #244 - 20)

[cobalt dove]

Yup tryhackme is the best

eish but i have one question

how do yall say you do try hack me

[shut hawk]

https://airportindustry-news.com/uk-airports-to-allow-liquids-up-to-2-litres-through-security/
Great news

[cobalt dove]

ain't this common news?

[shut hawk]

Not to me

[night needle]

Made an android keyboard app where we type and it outputs special characters.
Use cases are to bypass social media filters in comments or as a personal password generator where we remember normal English but it outputs special chars

[cobalt dove]

oh nice

[sick lance]

I keep up learning by doing labs and reading material on TryHackMe, if they don't know, I explain it's a gamified way to learn about different topics on Cyber-sec

[cobalt dove]

anywas gtg yall breaks over and i have to create a 3D engine or else im fired XD

[cobalt dove]

nice way

[night needle]

Heavy work

[cobalt dove]

don't tell my boss but i hate this job

my last task was better

[sick lance]

I also have the beniifit of saying I volounteer by helping UAT by doing room testing, and 'm an active CM by being helpful in the server 🙂

[night needle]

Here we stuck at basic front end web dev and you making 3D engines haha nice

[cobalt dove]

nice

[cobalt dove]

I was busy doing security research on Windows 11/10 and MacOS computers

[night needle]

I have noticed one thing that mostly people in cybersec are developers and many are doing different jobs while doing cybersec

[night needle]

Ohhh

[cobalt dove]

yup

[night needle]

So you gonna switch to cybersec or do both

[cobalt dove]

Both because I love creating games but i also love doing security research and i have like a 0% social life so in free time is security

[night needle]

Hmmm
I also love creativity so will do web dev too along

[cobalt dove]

nice but i hate my current task because i need to create a brand new Game Engine

boss have you heard of Unreal engine? XD

[shell nova]

Good luck

[cobalt dove]

eeh 2D is already done 3D i have already write up a rough design

[shell nova]

3d maths are harder and I still have no idea what quaternions are, unless they're an eigenvector of the 3d matrix

[gritty zephyr]

its always weird to hear eigen because its a legit word in dutch

[shell nova]

Might be where it's from

[cobalt dove]

im throwing alll of that way im creating my own system

[gritty zephyr]

not sure actually

[shell nova]

Oh dear

[cobalt dove]

Not really oh dear it works quite good ngl frames are up so thats good

[gritty zephyr]

its german originated but means the exact same in dutch

[stone wolf]

Lost my daily streak count. I have been trying to get to 90 days and yesterday I was at 59 and today it read 3. Did this happen to anyone else and who do I need to contact to get it fixed? I do not see any email address or contact info in THM other that social media.

[sharp citrus]

TryHackMe's Email

TryHackMe's support email address.

​

[e-mail]

TryHackMe Socials · Feb 12, 2024, 10:40 AM

[devout palm]

You can send a mail about it

[scarlet mantle]

happens to me everytime, also some days i grind the website for 8hours+ and it displays 1 hours studied this week

probably has somthing to do with my browser and keeping 50+ thm tabs opend lol

[steel aspen]

Gotta love the memes

[scarlet mantle]

.-.

xd

[cobalt dove]

Did they wannacry?

[steel aspen]

IP from too much laughter

[cobalt dove]

XD

[steel aspen]

Big MAC from MACdonald's

[cobalt dove]

yoh

now im hungry

[dense canopy]

big mac

[scarlet mantle]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz9g9pqMCTV/

me rn

[glossy portal]

How do I know what kind of hash I'm dealing with? Any of you have any tips for me?
(= means probably base64 etc.)

[shut hawk]

Base64 isn't a hash

[glossy portal]

Oh

[shut hawk]

It's quite hard to tell what type a hash is purely from it, the best bet is to use the context

E.g. if it's windows probably some sort of NTLM

[loud marlin]

and might https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=example_hashes help you

[shut hawk]

There are certain hashes that you can tell, but those are the exceptions

[glossy portal]

makes sense, I'm currently doing a flag room consisting only of decrypting hashes so there's not much

[near hawk]

Can always use name-that-hash

[glossy portal]

thank you

[glossy portal]

thank you

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @loud marlin (current: #26 - 284)

[chilly veldt]

name-that-hash, ares and ciphey are all good options for hashes

[sick lance]

< python 3.10 for Ciphey though.

[scarlet mantle]

hash-identifier or websites on googl

[glossy portal]

they didn't work

[bold dawn]

hashalyzer

hashalyzer never works

[scarlet mantle]

hi derek hoàw r u

[bold dawn]

tire

d

[scarlet mantle]

good

tired forge

[bold dawn]

going to a funeral on my first anniversary

[scarlet mantle]

aie

[bold dawn]

fun times…

[scarlet mantle]

Condolences

[bold dawn]

thank you

[sick lance]

Where did you get the hash from?

Depending on where you got it, Will depend on where you put it.

I wouldn't put a hash from a pentest on a website to crack

[glossy portal]

https://tryhackme.com/room/c4ptur3th3fl4g?path=undefined

[scarlet mantle]

xd

[loud marlin]

the 4th question ?

or 3rd

[sick lance]

Ah those ones, feel free to chuck then anywhere 😂

[glossy portal]

second, I think it might be base32, trying that

[loud marlin]

2nd is binary

[glossy portal]

yeah those I solved

[sick lance]

However if you need room help #room-help

[glossy portal]

thank you for reminding, forgot

[cobalt dove]

hello everyone

[shell nova]

Welp, on leave until wednesday

[lilac kestrel]

hii

[cobalt dove]

You alright Hydra?

[cobalt dove]

how are ya?

[rapid merlin]

hello guys

i new

[sick lance]

Rest up!

[sick lance]

Welcome

[rapid merlin]

is where i starting? i gotted my pc yesterday i wanting code

me english not good forgiveness

[bold dawn]

No worries! You can take a look at #start-here

[rapid merlin]

oker

[sick lance]

You'd like to learn code or cyber security?

[rapid merlin]

i like code first pls

cyber security hmm maybe not today i wanting code like people say python

[loud marlin]

python is good

[rapid merlin]

really?

but me meh..

i wanting that c# i been eyeing that

[desert shuttle]

Why am i only as good as my wordlists

[loud marlin]

?

[loud marlin]

python is goto for lot's of ppl. just coding/programing is not so needed in cyber. it help for sure to understand things

[rapid merlin]

oker i try for 1 week where i start

hey hey btw im asked a question

is me can make game using python?

[lament tendon]

Yes, you can make basic games using Python.

[rapid merlin]

yes!!!

[sick lance]

You can also make a lottery machine etc.

[sick lance]

If you wish to learn coding first, have a look at the pinned posts in #programming. They can help as people have already suggested some learning resources.

Some are even gamified.

[rapid merlin]

oh no pls i no like gambling it make people lose money

[sick lance]

Noo, that's not what I mean, 😅

You can create a python program where you simulate a lottery machine.

[rapid merlin]

oker i now see i go c#

[sick lance]

Decide between a number set, then choose to pick x random numbers from that set.

[rapid merlin]

ohh

like random

[sick lance]

Yeah, it was just an example.

[rapid merlin]

learning so exciting

thanker

[solar thunder]

Python is slow

😄

[main kraken]

FINALLY SCHOOL DONE

[scarlet mantle]

wp

[devout palm]

Hi?

[sick lance]

Greetings, hooman!

Well, you're here now.

Welcome!

[scarlet mantle]

@sick lance thanks for everything u do for comunity

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @sick lance (current: #2 - 1955)

[chilly veldt]

Just had an announcement that coworker was sick today, so they need someone to cover, I am now on my way to work

[shut hawk]

Oh brilliant, just what I need

[bold dawn]

oh no that was me

don't worry about it

[bold dawn]

wait

thats the future

oh wait no im stupid

ignore me

im american

[mossy river]

Are you upset that your card declined or is someone using your card fraudulently?

The day that I ordered 12 meta link cables 🙏

[bleak dagger]

jet frog

[shut hawk]

lmao kinda because I just went on the plane and am 1 hour forward

[shut hawk]

https://dailyhodl.com/2024/01/26/fraudulent-jet-frog-withdrawals-hit-bank-accounts-as-millions-warned-to-watch-for-unusual-activity/amp/
This ☹️

[bold dawn]

damn…

[devout palm]

Lmao

[vagrant cypress]

howdy peasants

[feral kindle]

how can i get my role

[sharp citrus]

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Feb 12, 2024, 2:14 PM

[vagrant cypress]

child sacrifice

[rapid merlin]

Greetings, agricultural worker.

[vagrant cypress]

dare talk back to ur lord get back to work

[rapid merlin]

You're the one working in the field all day. Your break ends in 5 minutes.

[wintry sluice]

my lord? Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

[vagrant cypress]

dare mere peasant copying his lord 23 lashing in back now

[vagrant cypress]

tax her ass

[chilly veldt]

👀

[rapid merlin]

Keep dreaming, the sun might be playing tricks on your mind.

[chilly veldt]

@mossy river

[vagrant cypress]

you shall be banish to gulag

[devout palm]

I just opened discord

[chilly veldt]

Yeah

[rapid merlin]

Stalin was initially exiled to the Gulag, but look what happened — he essentially escaped and took control of the USSR.

[devout palm]

The heck is going on

Seems like a wrong timing

[pallid lotus]

https://tenor.com/view/trolls-troll-do-not-feed-the-troll-stop-feeding-the-trolls-gif-20279717

[rapid merlin]

Engaging in a highly intellectual conversation with a highly intellectual individual is always enriching and stimulating.

[rapid merlin]

Sure thing.

[vagrant cypress]

ur ass is not Stalin

[vagrant cypress]

ur primitive mind cannot comprehend this heavenly conversation

[chilly veldt]

Yoooo muiri

How you doing?

[pallid lotus]

Up to my ears with tests. Is good fun

[chilly veldt]

Sounds fun, wish I could do tests

[rapid merlin]

Speaking of, I recently got Gentoo to work again, just like I did 10 years ago. I have no idea how I managed to use it for 3 years back then.

Man that thing is unusable.

It feels like I was tasked to create the most horrendously complex abomination.

[mossy river]

@vagrant cypress is everything okay at home? 🙂

You seem to be making community members uncomfortable for motivation that is beyond me

[vagrant cypress]

whats up shawty

[mossy river]

Oh it’s you

[mossy river]

At least your bank caught it.

[devout palm]

You get to configure everything and it's broken eventually lmao

[rapid merlin]

I swear, that thing is not sustainable at all haha.

[devout palm]

Who?

[rapid merlin]

I'm not sure if I made it that way back then because I was incompetent or stupid (99% sure it's that), or just thought that complexity equaled power. As I've grown, I've come to realize that a true genius admires simplicity while an idiot admires complexity. The older I get, the more I appreciate simplicity over complexity.

[devout palm]

Terry davis aye

[vagrant cypress]

so taco or burrito

[rapid merlin]

Yes him and I read that in a book about civil engineering. It's totally true though (the statement).

[shut hawk]

Yeah, and they phoned me right away

[devout palm]

It is.. No point of making it more complex and non-readable

[rapid merlin]

If a complex problem is solved by simple solution, it indicates not only elegant and streamlined design but also scalability and ease of understanding.

[devout palm]

It's the fact of engineering, you are to find the optimum solution

[rapid merlin]

Yes which is why I use Ubuntu.

[devout palm]

Fair ig

[rapid merlin]

I don't need to create thousands of configurations just to make my operating system look glassy (or whatever) or to achieve a very very specific function.

Because that system will break the moment an update gets pushed.

[sick lance]

Best way to be.

Can't wait for my penetration test course work to he released, 6 vms woo.

[mossy river]

Southern fried chicken baguette from Greggs does not slap

[shut hawk]

Lol in the airport and can barely speak the language, asked for some water and when they gave it to me I said "good" instead of "thank you"

[devout palm]

Lmaoo

[mossy river]

why are you in the airport

[shut hawk]

in Slovakia

[mossy river]

don't you have school or are you at half term

[shut hawk]

waiting for my aunt to come pick us up

it's half term lol

[mossy river]

Was about to all you a skiver

[shut hawk]

id never bunk 🤓

I did once but that was because I genuinely forgot I was supposed to go to school

[mossy river]

Eh, dw

When you get to uni nobody goes to classes 2nd year

Sorry, cyber*

[shut hawk]

You are paying £10K not to go to class?

[mossy river]

I think you should be asking, you are paying that much to not be intellectually challenged

[glossy portal]

it's for the paper, like most certificates

[rapid merlin]

99% of my learning is literally autodidactism.

I barely go to class.

Ideally, I only go to exams.

[bleak dagger]

arent all the lectures online anyways ?

[mossy river]

I try to attend all of my classes but my University poorly scheduled our assignments this year.

[rapid merlin]

Depends but I would say yes.

[mossy river]

I plan what classes I can attend.

[mossy river]

no

[bleak dagger]

i would go to most, if im sick ill just do it at home and heal fast

[rapid merlin]

Yes definitely.

[bleak dagger]

oh

[sick lance]

I've attended all my classes 🤓

[devout palm]

Same, good for networking

[bleak dagger]

nice dude well done

[rapid merlin]

I always end up learning faster and going through the material (quicker) when I teach myself.

[bleak dagger]

thats cool

[rapid merlin]

I was homeschooled during high school, which means literally most of my education involved teaching myself.

[bleak dagger]

makes sense

[rapid merlin]

It's all about what makes sense for you.

[mossy river]

Lectures have been proven to be one of the worst forms of learning

[bleak dagger]

i like the chinese

method

[wintry patio]

thanks for clarification

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @bleak dagger (current: #1993 - 1)

[wintry patio]

until u study in group

[rapid merlin]

Some people prefer learning in classes, while others prefer learning independently. At the end of the day, what matters most is that you're learning and retaining the information, regardless of the method.

[bleak dagger]

lol it sounded like im talking about food

[rapid merlin]

Depends with who and how.

[mossy river]

I would argue that is not a lecture.

[shut hawk]

is that a fancy word for self-taught?

[wintry patio]

no i sound like ...

[mossy river]

Self taught is a fancy word for autodidactism smh

[rapid merlin]

noun. the process or practice of learning a subject without a teacher or formal education. So yes.

[bleak dagger]

in uk chinese food is just called chinese

[wintry patio]

i mean see lecture in group as u study

[shut hawk]

😐

[wintry patio]

yeah yeah here also

[mossy river]

I don't understand

[bleak dagger]

fr

[wintry sluice]

I bet its just called food in china

[bleak dagger]

usa i assume ?

[bleak dagger]

lmfao

[wintry patio]

like see lecture together and see what you learned

i mean more the brains more the ways of thinking

[bleak dagger]

more algorithms means higher chance of a winner

[wintry patio]

yup yup u got it

[mossy river]

Mhm but that still isn't a lecture.
That is reflecting on a lecture, of which wouldn't be considered a lecture.

By "lecture" I am referring to the act of one person speaking while the audience listens with maybe some call and response.

[shut hawk]

I'm glad the flight was only an hour because being 6'7, my legs were killing

[mossy river]

weird flex

[wintry sluice]

but its more down to the interaction and communication between the brains than the mere presence of multiple brains

[shut hawk]

ok shawty

[bleak dagger]

stop flirting in #general

[mossy river]

When we meet, I will have a bad neck for the rest of the week

[rapid merlin]

Depends not going to lie haha.

[wintry patio]

i know what is lecture mean but when two member see same lecture u can ask other , if something u didnt understand and also docs are sufficient at a point

[bleak dagger]

what if everyone is stupid including the lecturer

[wintry patio]

yeah excluding my freinds

[shut hawk]

We can meet in the middle, you look up slightly and I'll crouch

[bleak dagger]

and textbook authors

[devout palm]

Then there's absolutely no problem

[mossy river]

Mhm, but that is a different form of learning.

If you explain something you have learned to someone else, it actually improves your memory retention.
But you can't directly correlate that to the effectiveness of a lecture.

[rapid merlin]

Then learning by yourself is the approach I always take. Most lectures are either way way way way too slow or don't delve into topics as deeply as I'd like.

[wintry patio]

dammm nice hieght u got , i am 6 but need to be 6'4

[rapid merlin]

Generally speaking, this approach is effective only if you are surrounded by people who are inherently creative and possess lateral thinking skills, which are part of creativity. Otherwise, it could easily turn into an echo chamber.

[bleak dagger]

yeah i think most people can relate

[wintry patio]

the reason u use take lecture because some u need to explain the docs , like i like movies more than stories

if u can understand docs go ahead

[bleak dagger]

why do you use periods @rapid merlin

it makes you sound sassy in my head lol

[shut hawk]

In a lecture you have a range of different skill levels, so it must be difficult for the lecturer to appeal to everyone surely?

[shut hawk]

You mean...grammar?

[rapid merlin]

Punctuation : the marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning . Haha.

[wintry patio]

haha

[sick lance]

Grammar is important.

Let's eat Grandma!

Let's eat, Grandma!

[wintry patio]

i dont want to give another definition lol

[rapid merlin]

In intellectually intensive majors, relying solely on self-learning (going fast as well) might not be as effective unless individuals genuinely enjoy the subject matter.

[wintry sluice]

I seem to learn best by doing. stuff tends to just go in one ear and out the other if its just listening

[glossy portal]

I relate to this on a 1:1 scale

[rapid merlin]

It effectively gets the point across (well I hope).

[bleak dagger]

yeah if youre not intrested in anatomy but chose to be a doctor youd probably only want to focus on passing

[devout palm]

This is not proven statistics

[rapid merlin]

Yes and even then good luck haha.

[shut hawk]

But it gives a rough outline for how effective the methods are

[wintry patio]

all are useless

[mossy river]

Grammar is important it all languages.

See:
Der Mann beißt den Hund

And:
Den Hund beißt der Mann

If we didn't have Grammar, you'd think that the dog was raised poorly!

[sick lance]

Only useless if you don't learn.

[bleak dagger]

the periods there wouldnt change anything

[devout palm]

Please keep all communication in English Rule 7 /ban

[mossy river]

Is that mini-modding I see 👀