Matt KeeterSep 6, 2024

wishing a very happy

"is it safe to use __SECRET_INTERNALS_DO_NOT_USE_OR_YOU_WILL_BE_FIRED?"

day to everyone who celebrates

Show threadAlice Averlong🏳️‍⚧️Sep 6, 2024

@mjk when I worked at a storage company we had a special kind of disk-erase that was only supposed to he used in special circumstances, because it could cause physical damage to the drive if used wrong.

The flag was --my-resume-is-up-to-date

Show thread4censord  oh right I'm at easterhegg rnSep 6, 2024
@foone @mjk hdparm has some good ones like that
Show threadEloy. @ EH23
@4censord @foone @mjk oh yes, I once attended a CCC talk and the guy giving a live demo entered such a flag ON THE WRONG DISK 😂
Sep 7, 2024 at 9:44amWeb
Show thread4censord  oh right I'm at easterhegg rnSep 7, 2024
@eloy @foone @mjk ohno. Do you remember what talk, and maybe know if its on media.ccc?
Show threadEloy. @ EH23Sep 7, 2024
@4censord @foone @mjk this one iirc, haven't checked if the demo is recorded https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9671-self-encrypting_deception
Self-encrypting deception

media.ccc.de
Show thread4censord  oh right I'm at easterhegg rnSep 7, 2024
@eloy @foone @mjk nice, ty! It seems like some demo starts at 30min, but havent watched it yet.