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  1. Spotty

    Has Facebook released a major update? My News F…

  2. That bag doesn't look anything like the LTT backpack. A little bit of orange trim inside the bag is not a copy of LTTs bag at all. Having orange interior isn't even something LTT can claim as their own. LTT used to advertise a backpack with an orange interior before they started selling their own backpack.
  3. I can't see that video either. It's possible that they removed/privated the video for some reason. LMG Clips videos are normally just snippets from the WAN show. You can always watch the segment on Tarkov from the recent WAN shows.
  4. Seems like there were issues reported with Sabrent's USB Hubs where some USB ports didn't work properly, which was supposedly fixed by updating the firmware. If this is a supply chain attack, I wonder if the firmware in the units the manufacturers/supplies shipped was intentionally sabotaged to necessitate users to download the infected firmware update tool to fix the hubs. https://superuser.com/questions/1829598/sabrent-7-port-usb-powered-hub-somehow-doesn-t-have-enough-power
  5. Firmware updates for several of Sabrent's USB Hubs that were available on Sabrent's website have been discovered to include malware. The file RHC.exe in the .rar downloaded from the firmware update page contained a RAT (Remote Access Trojan). It's believed to be introduced somewhere in the supply chain from the manufacturers of Sabrent's USB hubs. As this is believed to be a supply chain attack it is possible that this may also affects other brands who have used the same manufacturers or suppliers. ThioJoe has posted a video about it and seems to be the first to pick it up The date for the firmware update shows August 2023 and it appears people have reported malware in the firmware update as far back as 6 months ago judging by this Tom's Hardware post in December 2023 reporting the firmware updater was detected as malware by their anti virus. It was posted on SomeOrdinaryGamers Reddit by u/andrewtjb a few weeks ago which was seen by Sabrent who removed the file, though it seems it affected more files and was for some reason reuploaded to Sabrent's website after it had been removed. Sabrent has since removed all of the infected download files from their website. Sabrent's representative via Reddit:
  6. Glad to see Sony listened to feedback and changed their mind on the PSN requirements. My only concern is in their statement they separated new and current players in to two different groups. "account linking for new players and for current players" instead of "account linking for players". By separating new players and existing players in to different groups they might be leaving the door open to requiring account linking for new players (but not existing players) in the future. The Steam store page for Helldivers 2 still shows PSN account linking as a requirement for the game. Ehh. For whatever reasons Sony has decided not to do business in those regions, hence why PSN is not available in those regions. It was probably just an oversight that people in those countries could buy the game in the first place and Sony only realised after all the controversy and corrected it. Just because Sony is no longer requiring PSN account linking doesn't mean they now want to do business in regions they haven't supported previously. It'd be cool if Sony made it available for those regions, but ultimately as the publisher of the game it's up to them which countries they publish their games in. Are people in those regions who purchased the game still able to play it? It's still available in their Steam Library? If not, then they should receive a refund.
  7. Thread locked. Doesn't comply with Tech News guidelines and post already exists.
  8. An update has been pushed to the Helldivers 2 steam page that blocks it from being purchased in a bunch of countries (most likely countries which cannot register PSN accounts). Kind of begs the question why those regions weren't already blocked if a PSN account was always intended to be a requirement. https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/history/?changeid=23416542 Perhaps this is a naive question, but with all the community backlash why hasn't Sony/Arrowhead backed down and removed the PSN requirement? Seems to me all Sony/Arrowhead needs to do is come out and say "We've listened to community feedback and we're removing the requirement for a PSN account to play the game. Linking to a PSN account will remain optional." The last few months have proved that the game works just fine without a PSN account. What makes forcing a PSN account so valuable to Sony that makes it worth it to them to burn their goodwill with their customers? Or is it really just that angry comments on the internet have so little effect that they don't even care?
  9. Trying to report the double post in the Helldivers thread? I saw it and removed it.
  10. Threads merged. Don't keep posting the same topic over and over again talking about how you like to listen to music played slow. No spamming or non-constructive posts, including: Posting the same topic multiple times
  11. Spotty

    OpenAI might launch a search engine later this…

    We need an AI search engine to help filter out all the garbage AI articles from search results.
  12. Power supply cables are generally not compatible across different power supplies. If you're using PCIe cables from a different power supply that aren't compatible with your power supply it won't work. Most likely it's detecting the fault and SCP (Short Circuit Protection) is kicking in to shut the power supply off before any damage can be done to the system. Use a different power supply only using cables that were included with that power supply. If you swap the power supply remove any other power cables that were from the Silverstone PSU from the system (CPU, Motherboard, SATA...).
  13. Did he have two Youtube channels? It's showing "Discover with Ruhi Cenet" (@RuhiCenetGlobal) has 1.43M subscribers on the videos that show in the search result, but visiting the Youtube page for that channel it goes to "Ruhi Çenet" (@RuhiCenetMedya) which shows 8.68M subscribers and no videos? It's possible that when the channel was hijacked the channel name and tag was changed and he had to change it to something else, but that wouldn't explain the difference in subscriber count displayed. I'm wondering if he was able to recover his account by merging two different Youtube accounts and that is causing the second channel (RuhiCenetGlobal) to redirect to the primary channel (RuhiCenetMedya). That could also be causing issues with restoring videos? Could be some weird Youtube caching issue where the videos are restored, but just not showing on the channel page... Though, I wouldn't expect this to last for more than a few hours at most. Probably very little to nothing.
  14. Spotty

    22C officially summer

    Australian's: 22°C officially winter
  15. If the browser is clearing cookies at the end of your browsing session (when you close the browser) then yes it will require you to log in to websites you visit each time you reopen your browser. In settings under Shield, turn off Forget me when I close this site In settings under Privacy & Security, Clear Browsing Data, in the On Exit tab, disable clear website cookies.
  16. What happens when you push the on button? Turns on then turns off? Doesn't turn on at all? Are you using the PCIe cables that came with the power supply?
  17. Thread locked, this discussion is no longer productive.
  18. Spotty

    Random initial impressions on my 7800X3D system…

    Update the BIOS if you haven't already done so. There was a problem with the AM5 boards at launch where it could take 1-2 minutes to POST.
  19. Spotty

    Happy 5 year Mod anniversary to me

    And @Slottr
  20. Escape from Tarkov is self-published. Battlestate Games is both the developer and publisher. You can't blame publisher interference for this.
  21. Spotty

    zucc gang meme

  22. Set up Google ad account

    Buy Google ad credits

    Create ads that are just a transparent .png and a 1 second long silent blank video

    Target ad to people within my age group, gender, and in my local area

    Target ad to people who search specific, very obscure random search terms like "92iut834qgj8j3g89ju3548g" and "vgm390gjq340gj"

    Search Google for "Where to buy 92iut834qgj8j3g89ju3548g" and "Best vgm390gjq340gj" repeatedly

    Cancel costly monthly subscriptions to websites whose main/only subscription benefit is removal of ads

    Browse the internet only getting served your own non-intrusive ads

    ????

    Profit

    1. Spotty
    2. Lurick

      Lurick

      Can't get ads if you don't have internet!

      🧠

    3. FlyingPotato_is_taken

      FlyingPotato_is_taken

      @Lurick As a German on a train from Frankfurt to Kassel, I understand.

      Even this forum won't work reliable as the page loads but the reply field shows for eternity loading.

  23. textb The text in tweets was modified but the URL was not. This meant if you posted a link to netflitwitter.com it would show the link as netflix.com but if you clicked the link it would go to netflitwitter.com For example: netflix.com The reason I suspect they didn't change the URL as well is because x.com currently just redirects to twitter.com anyway. There's no benefit to changing the URL to x.com since it would just redirect back to twitter.com. Twitter just wanted it to display in the app as x.com but actually direct to twitter.com
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