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Re:Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the... by CoopaTroopa on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @10:19AM (#49727449)
While highly unprofessional, the "Who's a good boy?!" status message makes me like them a tiny bit more
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Re:Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the... by wl on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @10:37AM (#49727743)
For those unaware, embedded devices usually have a "watchdog" timer that needs to be periodically reset ("fed"/"pet"/"kicked") when everything is operating correctly or else the device will reboot as a fail-safe.

This log message probably indicates when they're resetting the watchdog timer.

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