Adam ♿

https://aus.social/@voltagex

Adam ♿ (npub1lgd…63y5) mostly everywhere.

Site: https://pileofhacks.dev
Pronouns: He/Him
Coffee: Yes
Tea: Sometimes

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NIP-05 Address

voltagex_at_aus.social@momostr.pink

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2024-09-28 07:49:46

If I post a reply to a public/public unlisted thread, but set it to "Followers", who sees my reply?
#AskFedi

2024-09-28 07:48:53

It'd be really good if I could contact anyone from the #LibreTranslate project. Their forum was read only the last time I checked and their GitHub is a mess
#AskFedi

2024-09-10 00:28:43

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thank you!
(I wonder what's going on with message federation?)

2024-09-09 23:51:03

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The FAQ doesn't explicitly say how they're sustainable (and how they plan to cope with a potential influx of new users)

2024-09-08 05:44:45

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Can someone ask the EU to mandate that all file formats are described publicly so I don't have to do this, as fun as it is?
#ReverseEngineering Start of ADI file format:
Spent way too long chasing compressed data that was actually Unicode. All strings written by the application are unicode.
Header BIFH
Trailer BIFT
Bytes between 10h and 2Fh change dramatically per file
Drive ID at 3984789 [3CCD95h] probably depends on length of file but needs more investigation because it might be a *destination* drive ID
Comment at 3984432 [3CCC30h]
Filename / Backup name at 44h
Data is going to take a lot more work but if you have UNCOMPRESSED ADI files (not the default!) you MAY be able to carve your data straight out of the file.
If the backup is compressed, it's zlib.

2024-09-08 04:18:43

#ReverseEngineering people, how do I find zlib streams at any position in a file? https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gynvael/random-stuff/master/brute_zlib/brute_zlib.py isn't working well.
#AskFedi

2024-09-08 03:25:46

#AdamFindsBugs https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/issues/122
Does anyone know if there's a different version of ntfsprogs for #NTFS3?

2024-09-07 07:24:41

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AOMEI seems to be running okay, but the "ADI" file format starts with a header of "BIFH" instead of anything I'd expect. I can't easily find a file format description.

2024-09-07 06:54:52

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At least it's using VSS.

2024-09-07 06:54:36

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Next up is AOMEI which looks like this and has shown me several popup ads already.
https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/094/951/971/615/558/original/0615bae1ff10aeca.png

2024-09-07 06:41:04

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That's gone well*
https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/094/901/614/411/462/original/85de616956ec3f39.png

2024-09-07 06:37:05

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Grabbing a copy of NTI Backup.

2024-09-07 06:25:58

#AskFedi Does anyone have an alternative for #Macrium Reflect? I need to occasionally image my machines, Macrium is the only one I've seen with Volume Shadow Copy (Online backup) that works well.
However, they've refused to release the file format and I've had a couple of images become corrupted.

2024-09-03 05:10:38

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report and move on

2024-09-02 06:38:55

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oh right you were replying to someone.

2024-09-02 03:39:01

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what's the long handle at the top of your reply there?

2024-09-02 03:24:51

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"just use Linux! It's easy now!"

2024-09-01 06:17:37

@npub1x59…gect The Amazon wishlist link on your site seems to keep redirecting me to cookie acceptance - even after I have done so.

2024-08-24 04:16:41

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(untagging SeaFury so I don't bother them)
What do you use the rice seasoning on? I'm always keen to find new things to try.

2024-08-24 04:05:05

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https://www.amazon.com.au/Seasoned-Salt-Pepper-110/dp/B082HHKBJP @npub15kl…aa2d

2024-08-24 03:16:03

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better than S&B?

2024-08-23 07:10:33

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NLA has it. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/2238609
None of my other usual searches (Worldcat / AbeBooks) are turning up anything

2024-08-21 04:51:32

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https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/998/212/682/732/750/original/89a4be5af9d0502b.jpeg

2024-08-11 05:02:03

Use #Python they said, it's simple, they said: https://stackoverflow.com/a/32382950/229631

2024-08-03 08:05:35

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emailed.

2024-07-09 02:21:28

I'm going to make a purely ideological project, no technical contributions are allowed.

2024-06-29 02:35:50

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I am explicitly trying to skip level 0/1 support.

2024-06-29 02:25:46

There we go, confirmation of a hard coded user credential in Asus iKVM/IPMI/Redfish.
Is there a better contact than security@?
https://serverfault.com/a/1161387
#FullDisclosure #InfoSec

2024-06-21 01:36:04

Your automated transcription software should retain swearing. Don't enforce American Puritanism, thanks.

2024-06-20 04:58:28

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is it okay to boost this?

2024-06-13 09:06:52

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do you happen to have a link to this article?

2024-06-08 09:02:36

#MacOSX people, #retrocomputing #retrogaming people, what do I want on a brand new install of 10.8.5?

2023-03-30 05:10:21

There is not enough #ReverseEngineering going on.