Technology | Agent[31] - Part 2

Inside the TalkTalk ‘Indian scam call centre’ – BBC News

03/06/201703/06/2017 Agent[31] 0 Comments india, scam, tech

I’ve always wondered what it must be like inside the fake tech support scams that have been operating in India.

SpaceX plans to send two people around the Moon in late 2018 [Updated] | Ars Technica

02/27/201702/27/2017 Agent[31] 0 Comments elon musk, explore, moon, private citizen, space, spacex, trek

So Elon Musk is planning on launching two paying private citizens into space. We’re headed closer to the possibilities of

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Boston Dynamics Introduces a New Agile Robot

02/27/201702/27/2017 Agent[31] 0 Comments agile, boston, dynamic, jumping, lifting, robot, rolling

Honestly I didn’t know what to expect about this ‘bot that would make me impressed, but when we got towards

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Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for $26.2B | Ars Technica

06/13/2016 Agent[31] 0 Comments acquired, linkedin, microsoft, windows 10

Soon, LinkedIn will require Windows 10 in order to login. All-cash deal will see LinkedIn retain its distinct brand, independence,

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NoScript and other popular Firefox add-ons open millions to new attack | Ars Technica

04/06/201604/06/2016 Agent[31] 0 Comments browser, exploit, firefox, malicious, malware, plugins, virus, web, website

Bugs in popular Firefox add-ons expose users to attacks due to Firefox’s handling of plugins. Unlike normal malware, which is

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Beware of Fake PayPal Phishing Email

03/21/201603/21/2016 Agent[31] 0 Comments paypal, phishing, scam, sendgrid

Once again, this is a general reminder to carefully check the emails you get from supposedly legitimate sources. In this

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Animation software used by Futurama and Studio Ghibli will soon be free · Newswire · The A.V. Club

03/21/201603/21/2016 Agent[31] animation, anime, cartoon, free, futurama, ghibli, open source, software

In what has been a trend in the creative world starting with the release of free versions of many game

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Laptop Hard Drive Disassembly

01/11/201603/18/2016 Agent[31] 0 Comments disassembly, hard drive, laptop, platter, spinning

I had a bad drive that was no longer spinning up and was due to be crushed for security concerns.

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Reading Arithmetic Coded JPEG Files Is Not Implemented

12/04/201412/04/2014 Agent[31] 10 Comments arithmetic coded jpeg, notepad++, photoshop, png

While writing the previous post, I found myself being lazy and wanted to dig up an image to use instead

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Failed to load steamui.dll

12/04/201412/04/2014 Agent[31] 0 Comments beta, error, fix, shortcut, steam, steamui.dll, target

After work today I booted up my machine and watched my normal steam beta update run through its course. However