helasloDec 21
SwiftOnSecurity

The time I found out 10 years ago that scrolling with a Dell touchpad set registry keys every few milliseconds to adjust the scroll rate in a hack way 😵‍💫

I did hear that someone at Microsoft complained to them about this.

Dec 20 at 8:38pmWeb
Show threadMichal BryxíDec 20
@SwiftOnSecurity // TODO: Fix this quick hack after release
Show threadJérôme.BDec 20
@SwiftOnSecurity Wow 😨
Show threadAndrew ZonenbergDec 20
@SwiftOnSecurity This seems like the kind of thing that should get your WHQL approval pulled lol
Show threadJernej Simončič �Dec 20
@SwiftOnSecurity About 25 years ago, I found that the Genius mouse driver wrote to Registry every time you moved the mouse…
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialDec 20
@SwiftOnSecurity I need to check if they're still doing that, because it would explain a phenomenon I've run into where the acceleration is heavily dependent on the current system IO and CPU load.
Show threadMatt MayDec 20
@SwiftOnSecurity they fixed that in the Touchpad.eth series
Show threadImpeach||GTFO Dec 20
@SwiftOnSecurity there were not always LLMs but vibe coders have always been among us
Show threadGeorge SaichDec 20
@SwiftOnSecurity crazy
Show threadSamanthaDec 21
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Show threadd-RLY?Dec 21

@SwiftOnSecurity I am kind of curious how much larger the reg files got over time.

Were they just left there or overwritten/cleared at every startup? Also curious if the huge trend of reg cleaners like CCleaner were actually useful in this case.

Show threadabadideaDec 21
@d_RLY @SwiftOnSecurity it’s an overwrite, not an append. so it’s endlessly tying up i/o but the backing file shouldn’t get any bigger.