💰Donations
I think I managed to set up the donations now.
Not gonna lie, I don't know why I bothered, but that's one of the two ways you can support me now.
Actually, never cared to collect donations before YouTube went wild. Not low on money, but even a single euro is welcome as a sign of appreciation.
I think I managed to set up the donations now.
Not gonna lie, I don't know why I bothered, but that's one of the two ways you can support me now.
Actually, never cared to collect donations before YouTube went wild. Not low on money, but even a single euro is welcome as a sign of appreciation.
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🤔 Thoughts about donations
...and I've already gotten the first donation. Thanks a lot!
As usual, I did not think that through, but... Since we're in Telegram, I think it's best to keep the donations anonymous.
What's your stance? 👍 - keep anonymous / 👎 - reveal
Ultimately, I think I'll keep them anonymous nonetheless, I just want to know your thoughts.
I also wanted to open the comments for the channel, but that definitely requires a moderator team. User-generated content is exceptionally difficult to handle.
...and I've already gotten the first donation. Thanks a lot!
As usual, I did not think that through, but... Since we're in Telegram, I think it's best to keep the donations anonymous.
What's your stance? 👍 - keep anonymous / 👎 - reveal
Ultimately, I think I'll keep them anonymous nonetheless, I just want to know your thoughts.
I also wanted to open the comments for the channel, but that definitely requires a moderator team. User-generated content is exceptionally difficult to handle.
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🖋 Random Windows fact
Did you know that registry keys are case-insensitive, while values aren't? The information about the case of the key name is still stored, though. That results in a rather annoying procedure where you need to rename the key before changing the case of any of the letters in its name.
Did you know that registry keys are case-insensitive, while values aren't? The information about the case of the key name is still stored, though. That results in a rather annoying procedure where you need to rename the key before changing the case of any of the letters in its name.
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💡 Did you know?
One byte is not necessarily equal to 8 bits. A byte by definition is the smallest addressable chunk of memory, and the unit size is architecture-dependent. There are architectures utilizing variable-sized bytes, too.
An example of a 9-bit system would be OS 2200. And even way before the OS 2200, there were 9-bit, 11-bit and 6-bit systems.
At this point, they should be considered a historic remnant.
One byte is not necessarily equal to 8 bits. A byte by definition is the smallest addressable chunk of memory, and the unit size is architecture-dependent. There are architectures utilizing variable-sized bytes, too.
An example of a 9-bit system would be OS 2200. And even way before the OS 2200, there were 9-bit, 11-bit and 6-bit systems.
At this point, they should be considered a historic remnant.
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⚠️ Update your browsers ASAP
The CVE-2023-4863 exploit allows for arbitrary code execution via a heap buffer overflow. The code execution is achieved by serving a malicious WEBM image. Update your browsers immediately!
The vulnerability is fixed in:
▪️ libwebp ≥ 1.3.2
▪️ Chrome ≥ 116.0.5845.187
▪️ Firefox ≥ 117.0.1
More information here: CVE-2023-4863
The CVE-2023-4863 exploit allows for arbitrary code execution via a heap buffer overflow. The code execution is achieved by serving a malicious WEBM image. Update your browsers immediately!
The vulnerability is fixed in:
▪️ libwebp ≥ 1.3.2
▪️ Chrome ≥ 116.0.5845.187
▪️ Firefox ≥ 117.0.1
More information here: CVE-2023-4863
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⚠️ Update your browsers ASAP The CVE-2023-4863 exploit allows for arbitrary code execution via a heap buffer overflow. The code execution is achieved by serving a malicious WEBM image. Update your browsers immediately! The vulnerability is fixed in: ▪️ libwebp…
Speaking of the following, that must mean all Windows 7 users are at risk (the last major Chromium version for Windows 7 is 109).
That's unfortunate, however, to be fair, it was only a question of time for such a critical vulnerability to occur.
That's unfortunate, however, to be fair, it was only a question of time for such a critical vulnerability to occur.
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🔑 HWID Generation/Activation is now a relic of the past
Windows 7 can no longer be used to activate both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Neither can Windows 8(.1), it was all part of the same upgrade deal. Microsoft has shut down the Windows 7 Upgrade Initiative that has been running and commonly misused ever since the Windows 10 release in 2015. Eight and a half years later, they've finally pulled the plug on it, which immediately directly killed HWID Activation. But how are these phenomena tied together?
HWID Activation employs the following strategy:
▪️ Generate a hardware ID corresponding to a device that previously ran Windows 7 or 8(.1)
▪️ Tell Microsoft servers you were on Windows 7 or 8(.1) and you were already activated
▪️ Microsoft generates you a valid key and you're golden!
Now it should be rather obvious why HWID activation is not viable anymore. This must be the last actually useful remnant from Windows 7 that we've all (most of us - unknowingly) used.🫡
As a follow-up, I've decided to run the Windows 7 key test on actual hardware. It failed the Microsoft server check.
The video Can you activate Windows 11 with a Windows XP key? is now obsolete. It does feel strange to have documented that before only for Microsoft to turn that off a few months later.
Windows 7 can no longer be used to activate both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Neither can Windows 8(.1), it was all part of the same upgrade deal. Microsoft has shut down the Windows 7 Upgrade Initiative that has been running and commonly misused ever since the Windows 10 release in 2015. Eight and a half years later, they've finally pulled the plug on it, which immediately directly killed HWID Activation. But how are these phenomena tied together?
HWID Activation employs the following strategy:
▪️ Generate a hardware ID corresponding to a device that previously ran Windows 7 or 8(.1)
▪️ Tell Microsoft servers you were on Windows 7 or 8(.1) and you were already activated
▪️ Microsoft generates you a valid key and you're golden!
Now it should be rather obvious why HWID activation is not viable anymore. This must be the last actually useful remnant from Windows 7 that we've all (most of us - unknowingly) used.
As a follow-up, I've decided to run the Windows 7 key test on actual hardware. It failed the Microsoft server check.
The video Can you activate Windows 11 with a Windows XP key? is now obsolete. It does feel strange to have documented that before only for Microsoft to turn that off a few months later.
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🤖 About ChatGPT
It's funny and at the same time perplexing how just in the past year we've learned to sniff out ChatGPT-generated text with incredible efficiency and accuracy. For example, I can almost guarantee this e-mail is composed with the help of AI.
I can't explain why, but I just feel the AI-generated patterns here. It just reads like ChatGPT.
I wonder if it's possible to train AI various text-composing patterns and teach it to combine them together to speak in a more human-like format. But that's a rhetorical question that in my opinion should be reserved until the shinier quantum computing days. By that time, the computing world might become AI-centric, I imagine.
We should be careful, though, not to lose the human creativity component in the process. Might the history loop back to actual human art being embraced again?
It's funny and at the same time perplexing how just in the past year we've learned to sniff out ChatGPT-generated text with incredible efficiency and accuracy. For example, I can almost guarantee this e-mail is composed with the help of AI.
I can't explain why, but I just feel the AI-generated patterns here. It just reads like ChatGPT.
I wonder if it's possible to train AI various text-composing patterns and teach it to combine them together to speak in a more human-like format. But that's a rhetorical question that in my opinion should be reserved until the shinier quantum computing days. By that time, the computing world might become AI-centric, I imagine.
We should be careful, though, not to lose the human creativity component in the process. Might the history loop back to actual human art being embraced again?
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🧮 To all mathematicians
Professor Edward Frenkel is back on Numberphile and explains in detail the link between Number Theory and other math subjects! Glorious.
Not sponsored, I think you'd enjoy that video as much as I did. 😃
Professor Edward Frenkel is back on Numberphile and explains in detail the link between Number Theory and other math subjects! Glorious.
Not sponsored, I think you'd enjoy that video as much as I did. 😃
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The Langlands Program - Numberphile
Professor Edward Frenkel discusses the famed Langlands Program - "a kind of grand unified theory of mathematics". More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓
Edward Frenkel is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley - h…
Edward Frenkel is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley - h…
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Have you gotten the "Adblockers not allowed on YouTube" message yet? Well, unfortunately for YouTube and lucky for us, the webpages are always downloaded on the client side, which means they can't just restrict certain behavior and disable user overrides. If you're an avid Internet user, you must know uBlock Origin - the de-facto standard of ad blocking and content filtering.
So, I present to you the Anti-AntiAdblocker uBlock Origin filter to get rid of the stupid and annoying YouTube message. It works by turning off the JavaScript anti-adblock payload, which isn't by any means randomized or obfuscated by YouTube.
Here's the text version if you want to directly copy it:
youtube.com##+js(set, yt.config_.openPopupConfig.supportedPopups.adBlockMessageViewModel, false)
youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.adBlocksFound, 0)
youtube.com##+js(set, ytplayer.config.args.raw_player_response.adPlacements, [])
youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.hasAllowedInstreamAd, true)
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Some users on Twitter have been reporting issues with context menus (not opening, acting finnicky) after applying the filter.
If you have already applied the unamended filter, please remove the following line from the beginning:
www.youtube.com##ytd-popup-container.ytd-app.style-scope
To anyone who's only now applying it, I have reuploaded the fixed version that should not break anything on YouTube asides from the Anti-Adblocker payload.
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