You can now turn your old smarphone into a pocket cyberdeck. Because why not

https://www.mobile-hacker.com/2025/06/06/transform-your-old-smartphone-into-a-pocket-cyberdeck-with-kali-nethunter/

This is a Google Pixel 3 XL, but I don't see why this can't be modified to fit another mobile. The case is 3D printed and it's running Kali Nethunter

#HardwareHacking #Cyberpunk

Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Mastodon can do it.

Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments

Freelancers/contractors: get in the comments

Everyone else: boosts appreciated.

The market is *dead* for freelancers and a big part of that (in my opinion) is fragmentation. Let's get that network effect *back*.

#FediHire

Hi all. It's been a while since I've asked, but I'm here again asking for you to support your local fediverse instance. I know many instance operators struggle to make ends meet each month, and there does seem to be a downward trend on donations across the board. If you love this place and are in a position to and your instance supports it, please consider supporting them.

Thank you!

Retro computing friends,

Has anyone done a reverse engineering of the Stacker compressed disk volume format (stacvol.dsk)? It was a predecessor to DoubleSpace/DriveSpace via third-party software for DOS.

I have a volume compressed with it that might have data of historical significance, but I believe there was some fs damage, so sufficient knowledge to process it manually would probably be better than trying to setup a VM capable of reading it only to be greeted with errors and no tooling to debug them.

Boosts for reach welcome!

What if Microsoft just turned you off? Security pro counts the cost of dependency

Czech researcher lays out a business case for reducing reliance on Redmond Comment  A sharply argued blog post warns that heavy reliance on Microsoft poses serious strategic risks for organizations – a viewpoint unlikely to win favor with Redmond or its millions of corporate customers.…
#theregister #IT
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/cost_of_microsoft_dependency/

Help request. My brother has Stage 4 colorectal cancer.

His life insurance has refused to pay out on a technicality, meaning he and his loved ones cannot afford the mortgage on their home.

I've never asked for anything in return for infosec stuff, but if you have anything spare, please chuck it this direction instead:

https://gofund.me/b9a0d8f4