Malicious Charging Cable

Re:Malicious Charging Cable by dijit on Sunday March 01, 2020 @07:20PM (#22460430)

Shameless plug: the hak5 community[0] is super nice and while there are "can you hack facebook" people around there is also a dearth of super kind people who are willing to put in the time to teach people about computers.

I have been watching their shows since season two and recently was granted the proud responsibility of hosting their IRC these days[1]. (which is the shameless plug)

Obviously it's built for newbies but that's part of the charm and a lot of the content gets new people interested in security and computers in general. :)

[0]: https://forums.hak5.org/

[1]: ircs://irc.hak5.org/hak5

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Re:Malicious Charging Cable by onionisafruit on Monday March 02, 2020 @12:27AM (#22461873)

From context, I think you mean the opposite of dearth.

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Re:Malicious Charging Cable by teachrdan on Monday March 02, 2020 @06:31PM (#22470254)

Heh, Steve Martin made the same mistake:

'I had developed a small reputation from my appearances at the Ice House, and on May 6, 1969, I wrangled a meeting and auditioned in an office for Steve Allen’s two producers, Elias Davis and David Pollock. They accepted me with more ease than I expected, and when I spoke with them afterward, they commented, “There seems to be a dearth of young comedians right now.” I looked puzzled. I said, “That’s odd, I don’t think there are many at all.” Their stares made me realize my blunder. I knew the word, but I had the definition backward.'

From "Born Standing Up," an amazing memoir

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Re:Malicious Charging Cable by justinjlynn on Sunday March 01, 2020 @09:03PM (#22460969)

Thanks for maintaining that IRC server. It's nice to see people keeping that kind of place alive and working. :)

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