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Neil Brown

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk · 3 hours ago

For the love of dog, don't replace the operating system on someone's computer without their consent.

Stevan

@withaveeay@mastodon.scot replied · 15 minutes ago

@neil What if they ask for grub?

Ryan Castellucci 🔜 39C3 ☎️ 6233 :nonbinary_flag:

@ryanc@infosec.exchange replied · 1 hour ago

@neil what about their bootloader?

Neil Brown

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied · 1 hour ago

@ryanc

Naughty.

Ryan Castellucci 🔜 39C3 ☎️ 6233 :nonbinary_flag:

@ryanc@infosec.exchange replied · 57 minutes ago

@neil They ran a CTF binary as root, and I fixed it for them after replacing it with a nyancat demo.

Roger BW 😷

@RogerBW@discordian.social replied · 2 hours ago

@neil This especially applies if you are Microsoft.

j0ebaldw1n

@j0ebaldw1n@mastodon.social replied · 2 hours ago

@neil Ruining the family Christmas by putting Arch on nan's computer and saying if she wants to use Facebook she needs to read the wiki

Rupert V/

@rupert@mastodon.nz replied · 3 hours ago

@neil Does this apply to forced "upgrades" too?

Neil Brown

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied · 3 hours ago

@rupert I'd start with "don't touch someone else's computer without their consent", and go from there :)

mal3aby

@mal3aby@mastodon.smears.org replied · 1 hour ago

@neil @rupert I mean, technically MS didn't actually *touch* my computer, but the forced upgrades (and the timing of them in particular) have definitely not been welcome...

tiddy roosevelt

@babe@glitterkitten.co.uk replied · 3 hours ago

@neil Is this the my little pony guy at it again

Neil Brown

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied · 3 hours ago

@babe wait the what now?!

tiddy roosevelt

@babe@glitterkitten.co.uk replied · 3 hours ago

@neil He's like an annual main character. Every year around christmas he pops up to aggressively push for people to replace family members operating systems

Neil Brown

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied · 3 hours ago

@babe I feel that I have missed out :(

Or, rather, "computer misuse'd" out.

Adriano

@adriano@lile.cl replied · 3 hours ago

@babe is that how we’re calling Stallman now? @neil

Oriel Jutty :hhHHHAAAH:

@barubary@infosec.exchange replied · 3 hours ago

@neil All your files are exactly where you left them

nadja

@dequbed@mastodon.chaosfield.at replied · 3 hours ago

@neil not even when it'd be *really funny* because they're one of those guys that say the “erm actually it's GNU-slash-LINUX” spiel unironically and you're replacing it with HaikuOS?

Kat (post-Hallowe'en edition)

@KatS@chaosfem.tw replied · 2 hours ago

@dequbed @neil Granted, that would be hilarious.

Neil Brown

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied · 3 hours ago

@dequbed nadja.

nadja

@dequbed@mastodon.chaosfield.at replied · 3 hours ago

@neil okaaaaay, I'll be good I promise

Neil Brown

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied · 3 hours ago

@dequbed I doubt it very much, but I will overlook it.

Och Menno #39c3 dect 2324

@OchmennoPodcast@literatur.social replied · 3 hours ago

@neil with some exeptions...

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