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I tried to offer a gentler backgrounder on this HCI business: https://lemmy.ml/comment/17160273

The opcodes that actually jumped out at me more than the undocumented ones were the ones that erases the flash.

But the conclusion stands. None of this is a 'backdoor' unless you can secretly access it from the wireless side and nothing in the presentation points to that. If I had to guess, the opcodes are for QA and tuning on the manufacturing line.

ARM is a UK-based company. If they hadn't dropped out of EU, it's possible they would have settled on an ARM-based supercomputer design.

Chalk it up to another WIN for Brexit!

Thanks, am on the beta now. Feedback sent via TestFlight.

Am not. Happy to jump on it if you can point me at instructions.

This sounds like there are some undocumented opcodes on the HCI side -- the Host Computer Interface -- not the wireless side. By itself, it's not that big a deal. If someone can prove that there's some sort of custom BLE packet that gives access to those HCI opcodes wirelessly, I'd be REALLY concerned.

But if it's just on the host side, you can only get to it if you've cracked the box and have access to the wiring. If someone has that kind of access, they're likely to be able to flash their own firmware and take over the whole device anyway.

Not sure this disclosure increases the risk any. I wouldn't start panicking.

The first one was tall and skinny and toppled over after a landing leg malfunctioned. So they sent a second tall skinny probe, loaded with expensive equipment. Aaaand it fell over.

Maybe somebody should tell them about center of gravity and redundant systems.

I live in an earthquake zone and have been taking CERT emergency training courses. Have been looking at these as part of a neighborhood emergency network.

Turns out SeedStudio sells these with a base that comes with a display and a bunch of grove connectors, as well as a cheap GPS module. Will have to think a bit more on what else may be needed (keyboard, display, battery, vibration, or other environmental sensors?)

It may be possible to build one of these for < $50USD and hopefully cheaper, then have each emergency sector in the city keep one as part of their emergency cache. Would be useful if cell networks and power go out.

I mostly use it on an iPad mini in landscape mode, when lying down and casually reading. Two things:

1. When scrolling on the main feed, if your left or right finger accidentally touches the screen, instead of scrolling, you're inside the post, which isn't what you intended. So you have to be extra careful keeping your fingers away. Be nice if there was a 1 or 2" zone on each side which only does scroll instead of tap. Not sure I'm explaining it right.

2. Again, on an iPad mini, the Post box only shows a couple of lines for editing. Most of the screen is taken by application chrome.

Other than that, love the app. Use it daily.

https://developers.google.com/ml-kit/

I love reading about indie devs getting a hit. Hopefully, he'll post an update about what it was like day-to-day over the next year.

It's like an author who writes a surprise bestseller. It's always illuminating reading about them continuing on the reading circuit, then coming up with a sequel.

I'm in the same boat (audible credits, want to snag something, and close it down). Getting good suggestions here. Personally, more into non-fiction and historical biographies.

But you might want to download your audible books before shutting down the service. Not sure they'll be accessible once the subscription is cancelled.

Have heard good things about: https://getlibation.com/ More options: https://github.com/rmcrackan/AudiobookHub

Saw one in a neighborhood full of Priuses and EVs. Imagine the block party conversations.