Weeknotes 5

1 Aug 2021

Security

News

  • Apple has released a patch for a 0 day bug. More
  • Signal fixes an android app bug which caused the random unintended images to be sent to the contact when sharing a photo with them. More
  • Researchers have found an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability in Moodle e-learning platform. More
  • Punkspider, a web crawler which indexes vulnerabilities in websites and makes them searchable is back up. More

Engineering

Ideas

  • The author explains a different approach to help explain programming or any complex engineering problem/scenario to a layman. More
  • The author shares his learning from 15 years writing and maintaining SumatraPDF. More

Tools

Technology

News

  • Tesla has rewritten its firmware to support alternate chips in the light of global chip shortage. More
  • Google has mandated all android apps share privacy information by April 2022 More
  • Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI. More
  • The Boring Company has provided a document to its’ drivers on recommended answers to possible questions by passengers. My personal favourite is “Do you like working for him?”, “Yup, he’s a great leader! He motivates us to do great work.” More

Tools

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