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Re: Hardware Implants

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Post by okket »

dogreborn wrote: post #8

I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height. The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day. I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio. That said i don't feel anything. But this cha…

Implant can refer to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implant

This thread is about implanting malicious chips in hardware, specifically motherboards, see the "The Big Hack" story by Bloomberg, all over the place, most recent discussion is currently #1 on the front page here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18145815

Re: Hardware Implants

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Post by turtlecloud »

dogreborn wrote: post #8

I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height. The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day. I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio. That said i don't feel anything. But this cha…

How much did that cost you???

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Post by sparkpeasy »

dogreborn wrote: post #8

I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height. The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day. I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio. That said i don't feel anything. But this cha…

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Re: Hardware Implants

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Post by drasticmeasures »

uncle_d wrote: post #10

The discoverability of a hardware hack as reported makes the whole thing fail to ring true for me. As Joe alludes to, why do something so discoverable when there are numerous other attack vectors that would preserve plausible deniability? It appears close to a one-time trick, if you’re China. Once the trust is gone, it’s not coming back. Supply chains are already coming back home due to automation and consequently le…

When you ask "why would they?" you can intuit a seemingly good case either way that they would or wouldn't (maybe they would because they're incompetent.)

Instead of relying on intuition, a more to-the-point question is "did they do it?" We have to wait for a definitive answer to this from the authorities.

Re: Hardware Implants

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Post by geoah »

sparkpeasy wrote: post #13
dogreborn wrote: post #8

I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height. The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day. I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio. That said i don't feel anything. But this cha…

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My thoughts exactly, it was a nice try though, maybe a next version could actually parse the article in order to find the most prominent keywords/topics instead of relying on just the title.

I'm pretty sure this comment would have gathered a number of comments / upvotes if it was in the right context.

Re: Hardware Implants

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Post by pjc50 »

dogreborn wrote: post #8

I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height. The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day. I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio. That said i don't feel anything. But this cha…

This sounds both like an advert and a terrifying solution to a particular kind of body dysmophia insecurity.

Re: Hardware Implants

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Post by uncle_d »

drasticmeasures wrote: post #14
uncle_d wrote: post #10

The discoverability of a hardware hack as reported makes the whole thing fail to ring true for me. As Joe alludes to, why do something so discoverable when there are numerous other attack vectors that would preserve plausible deniability? It appears close to a one-time trick, if you’re China. Once the trust is gone, it’s not coming back. Supply chains are already coming back home due to automation and consequently le…

When you ask "why would they?" you can intuit a seemingly good case either way that they would or wouldn't (maybe they would because they're incompetent.) Instead of relying on intuition, a more to-the-point question is "did they do it?" We have to wait for a definitive answer to this from the authorities.

No, we’ll have to wait for some definitive proof.

Re: Hardware Implants

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Post by dogreborn »

sparkpeasy wrote: post #13
dogreborn wrote: post #8

I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height. The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day. I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio. That said i don't feel anything. But this cha…

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Titanium rod in my bone marrow cavity qualifies as an implant :)

That's another HN lesson for all, not everyone goes through the linked article and it's perfectly reasonable to do so :)

Re: Hardware Implants

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Post by dogreborn »

turtlecloud wrote: post #12
dogreborn wrote: post #8

I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height. The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day. I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio. That said i don't feel anything. But this cha…

How much did that cost you???

100K

Re: Hardware Implants

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Post by ummonk »

pjc50 wrote: post #16
dogreborn wrote: post #8

I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height. The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day. I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio. That said i don't feel anything. But this cha…

This sounds both like an advert and a terrifying solution to a particular kind of body dysmophia insecurity.

Yeah, it's a major procedure. I had just one inch done on a femur due to a growth plate fracture that had left the leg a little shorter than the other leg, and it wasn't fun. The growing pains were the worst.
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