I have no inanimate relatives, but I might have seen it around

No. This is not at all what I have been speaking about.

I quoted you directly claiming that it was impossible; I'm not sure how else to interpret "it has not been possible to overwrite a bios chip without an external programmer since like 2006"

we don’t know if the ME neuter is even safe

no, but it's certainly worth noting that various US three-letter agencies seem to think so, considering they told Intel to include a hidden kill switch

I hope you try it

I have, without using an external programmer, on a computer released after 2011

your argument wasn't that it was impossible on most computers (I've already agreed that it's only possible on certain devices released after the point where BIOS flashing protection became widespread), it was that

it has not been possible to overwrite a bios chip without an external programmer since like 2006

and even if you update that to 2011, it's entirely possible to do on certain systems manufactured after that date using exploits

are you claiming that it's impossible to flash a third-party BIOS on post-2006 systems without an external programmer?

Also to neuter IME, you have to attach a eeprom programmer to your motherboard. (I have done this before. I tried the IME neuter.) Normal people don’t know how to do an IME neuter. Did you just like link the github and think any person could neuter their IME by running some software? You have to physically rewrite the BIOS chip on your motherboard, potentially damaging your motherboard in the process.

no, it's possible to overwrite the BIOS chip without an external programmer on some devices

Even “open hardware SBCs” use proprietary firmware blobs in the GPU and networking components.

not all of them, no

If an org were trying avoid government surveillance, they should likely meet in person for communications.

meeting in person involves plenty of different risks that don't exist for electronic communication, and vice versa

If you are trying to avoid being surveilled by the government, your first mistake is owning a computer and a cellphone. Pretty much every computer and cellphone is known to have hardware backdoors since at least 2009. If you think you are going to avoid government surveillance, you’re going to have to be using some pre-2008 computer and rotating out burner phones.

Intel ME can be neutered on some post-2009 systems using me_cleaner. When that's not possible, you can run a carefully configured firewall on an external trusted device (e.g. an open-hardware SBC with Ethernet input and output), or just use a reasonably powerful SBC as a standalone system for secure communication

Besides that, pretty much everything you listed is a waste of time and effort. It’s a fun hobby maybe. It’s like when chuds spend thousands of dollars to buy some “zombie survival kit”.

Posts like this operate on the premise that you should be hiding that you are a Leftist. Socialism is only going to come through public-facing organizing of the working class.

Privacy isn't just about hiding that you're a communist (which is perfectly valid in some cases), it's also important for secure communication within revolutionary organizations. I disagree that it's a waste of time, as long as you're thorough (which this guide isn't, but it's still useful to some extent)

smh, real divers use a Wii Remote(TM) with the Wii Motion Plus(TM) accessory and a custom-made reinforced wrist strap

you just have to make sure the socialist system remains and the capitalist system is purged, not the other way around

yes, let's blame the indigenous people for daring to resist, not the settlers and tourists attending a concert near a concentration camp, or the occupation military firing from among the concert-goers

there's a longstanding bug that causes comment notifications to be marked as read if the comment receives a reply (it was likely intended to only trigger when you're the one replying)

A new system with a slow China-made processor

thanks for the adjective, tomshardware.com

China's bleeding-edge octa-core Kirin 9000C processor, which clocks up to 3.1 GHz

The Kirin 9000C is an octa-core CPU with 12 threads and a 2.48 GHz frequency

🤔

_{(might just be top vs. default clock speed but whatever, 0/10 for ambiguous writing)}

yes, some sources can be a pain to find again when they're needed

good post 🫡

nitpicking: the parts in bold weren't all copied verbatim (e.g. in "no nation in modern history has been condemned so irrationally for 600 ‘civilian’ deaths", the "600" and putting "civilian" in quotes aren't in the original)

new emoji folks

they can just use the 2.4M$ they're stealing from the Yuzu devs

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