I got one some time ago, and like my rpi, has been sitting in teh drawer since.
Another one of those "Sounds cool, but not really useful" tools
Flipper Zero: Multi-Tool Device for Geeks
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#242I got one some time ago, and like my rpi, has been sitting in teh drawer since. Another one of those "Sounds cool, but not really useful" tools
A lot of people buy tools and then never use them, just like people buy trucks and 4x4's, but never use them to haul cargo or go off-road. When you buy a tool, you generally want to have a job in mind, and then have the follow-through to do that job.
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#243Earlier quoted context omitted.
The votes are not there for your benefit - they're there to make good/useful/valuable comments rise to the top, and bad/low-value/spam ones fall to the bottom.
... bad/low-value/spam/contradictory/unpopular opinion/dissidents/opposition/etc. My comments got more than 200 downvotes and ban in discussion about physics about decade ago, but I nailed the problem. Also, I receive downvotes from Russian imperialists at constant rate just talking about history of Russia and Ukraine, because real history of Russian Federation/Russian Empire is well guarded secret in Russia.
Probably bots
If coercion was going to ever rule the world someone would have accomplished it fully already as many have tried. Yet here we are still free to say nearly whatever the fuck we want in the free world thankfully.
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#244Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why not? Most phones are manufactured in China anyways, and Xiaomi, OnePlus, Honor, Oppo are major and very widely popular and used brands all over the world (outside of the US which is allergic to Chinese brands unless it's for cheap crap or to outsource manufacturing to).
Outside of the US is a problem when it comes to availability and usability. I’m not going to buy a phone that doesn’t play nicely with my carrier or receive regionally relevant support. OnePlus is the only brand on that list that makes sense buying in the US. (Personally I can see why the IR blaster was removed as a feature in US phones. I can’t think of a time I wanted or needed it. How often are y’all losing remote…
I don’t have a television, and I haven’t owned anything with an IR port since the 2012 MacBook. I have zero use cases for IR blasters.
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#245Earlier quoted context omitted.
> phones no longer have IR blasters Plently of phones still do [0]. I've configured mine to operate all my devices at home. [0] https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2023&chkInfra...
You just need a small Bluetooth-enabled box sitting on your coffee table near the TV that has an IR transmitter and a paired app on your phone that can send commands to the box. Edit: I had only search and one did appear: https://www.amazon.com/PUCK-Smart-Universal-Remote-Model/dp/...
Universal remotes are still a thing, and much cheaper than that or a Flipper Zero.
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#246Earlier quoted context omitted.
source? sounds fishy to me, can't believe insulin pumps are so vulnerable.
https://twitter.com/morganiteproto/status/173065586102911433... https://twitter.com/hackerfantastic/status/17307842936416793... But it's also from Twitter so take it with a grain of salt.
And the fix would be to remove yourself ~30ft from the source (though BLE might have even less range). The pump itself wasn't "disabled", the dude's Android phone (or dedicated Android device for this) was temporarily glitched while in range.
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#247They're never in stock! They need to fix the logistical issues with supply.
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#248This is a super fun gizmo, it's discord channel is, uh, not great. One cool thing is that you can talk to it serially. I pretty quickly had it organized with an IoT temperature sensor so that it could send commands to my ceiling fan given the temperature in my office. I have also used it to capture the NFC code on a hotel card key so that I could still get into my room even after my key was inevitably "damaged" by ne…
The Discord server is terrible. It’s both overrun with kids and yet also weirdly harshly moderated. The device itself is fantastic though. Gives me some real Pebble vibes in all of the best ways. It’s very hackable and even though I don’t do crazy pentest things with it, it’s just an overall fun device.
The reddit is the same way. All the threads are new people asking how to use it to “have fun” by “hacking” vending machines and stuff, or for help convincing their parents to let them get one, or whether it’s worth their allowance to get.
I do have one, I think it’s a fun thing to have in my bag, but haven’t had any luck finding forums of responsible adults, or even just adults, discussing development or things to do with it. Even the “adults” who post about it inevitably do something like get fired because they take it to work and try to clone their own badges and the enter their work with the flipper.
Sorry for the rant.
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#249When people realized anyone with a sophisticated police scanner could listen in on cordless (and then early cellular) phone calls, it forced manufacturers to actually implement a bare-minimum level of security on those devices. I hope this pushes more manufacturers to switch to rolling-code algorithms (like the key fob your car uses), in place of simpler, less secure codes that can be captured and replayed.
> When people realized anyone with a sophisticated police scanner could listen in on cordless (and then early cellular) phone calls, it forced manufacturers to actually implement a bare-minimum level of security on those devices.
Did it?
IIRC, the biggest thing to fall out of that is the US government banned scanners that could pick up the frequencies commonly used by cordless phones.
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#250I have one, honestly too expensive in hindsight for what it is. I make impulsive buys.