Week 14, 2023

First trip to the Spring Classics since pre-pandemic, apart from the cobbles it's much smoother riding European roads

Links

• The day Windows died (thomasbandt.com) - another accurate post about the state of Windows today. It's workable with a bit of effort to disable all the built in bloat-ware, but for a new user the experience is verging towards hostile. In previous generations of Windows laptops you would need to reinstall the OS to get a clean experience without the laptop manucturer's crapware, but now it's being pushed by Microsoft themselves.
• FBI Seizes Bot Shop ‘Genesis Market’ (krebsonsecurity.com) - closure of a slick site selling access to user accounts -  worth a read on what the site was providing to its users.
• Sunset (brr.fyi) - The sun has set once again at the South pole, another interesting article from this blog about life at the research facility located there.
• The longest straight line in Great Britain (statsmapsnpix.com) - recalculating the longest straight line in GB that doesn't cross a public road.
• CAN Injection: keyless car theft (kentinell.github.io) - using off-the-internet devices to break into the cars inbuild CAN network and start the car withough a key.

Videos

Taskmaster - Series 15: Episode 1 | All 4

Alex Horne unveils a new snack and Frankie Boyle discovers why cats love string so much

Famous contestants, infuriating challenges and a wheelbarrow of withering putdowns. Taskmaster Greg Davies and sidekick Little Alex Horne oversee the weird, wonderful, BAFTA-winning comedy game show.Series 15 Episode 1The 15th series kicks off with Alex Horne unveiling the new snack that's set to take the convenience food world by storm. Frankie Boyle plays with some string. And everyone throws a toilet roll.Series 15Series 15Series 14Series 13Series 12Series 11Series 10Series 9Series 8Series 7Series 6Series 5Series 4Series 3Series 2Series 1Greg Davies is excited to subject Frankie Boyle, Mae Martin, Jenny Eclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Ivo Graham to a barrage of humiliating tasks. Little Alex Horne is excited about all the admin.