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Kaart met onontplofte bommen in Amsterdam nu openbaar

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/11/27

De interactieve bommenkaart van de gemeente die laat zien waar onontplofte bommen uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog liggen, is openbaar gemaakt.

Source: [Archive.is] Kaart met onontplofte bommen in Amsterdam nu openbaar

Kaart: [Archive.is] Grote kaart – Dataportaal

Eerder artikel: [Archive.isKaart met verdachte bommen onder Amsterdam bijgewerkt

Dichtbij: [Archive.isVerdachte gebieden: Monte Viso / Gran Paradiso / Pasubio

 

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Nikon D850 Negative Digitizer Mode | Richard Haw’s Nikon Maintenance Site

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/10/23

For my link archive:

–jeroen

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Google’s AI can create better machine-learning code than the researchers who made it

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/10/17

[WayBack] Google’s AI can create better machine-learning code than the researchers who made it:

Google’s AutoML project has yielded significant advances in the ability for machine-learning systems to replicate and improve AI code.

Via:

–jeroen

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RSA keys by Infineon chips or libraries can be cracked fast; Severe flaw in WPA2 protocol leaves Wi-Fi traffic open to eavesdropping…

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/10/16

All of our house is wired by ethernet for a reason…

WPA2 Flawed. Once again, it turns out that designing something properly secure is really, really, REALLY hard.

[WayBack] Severe flaw in WPA2 protocol leaves Wi-Fi traffic open to eavesdropping https://arstechnica.com/… – Lars Fosdal – Google+

[Archive.is] If fixes exist, third party firmware will have it in days. Most OEMs, never. I do worry a lot about unfixable flaws in the wifi standards… – Kristian Köhntopp – Google+:

Dave reminds us that there is a reason why people mod the firmware of their Wifi routers, and that reason is actually now more critical than ever.

Via [WayBack] https://www.krackattacks.com/ has a FAQ. Some interesting questions from there:… – Kristian Köhntopp – Google+:

[WayBackKRACK Attacks: Breaking WPA2 : This website presents the Key Reinstallation Attack (KRACK). It breaks the WPA2 protocol by forcing nonce reuse in encryption algorithms used by Wi-Fi.

 

Since we’re talking security, watch your RSA as it is way worse than the WPA2 one: [Archive.is]

We heard you liked the 10 WPA2 CVE’s, so »A 2nd major crypto vulnerability being disclosed… – Kristian Köhntopp – Google+ quoting

[WayBack] Dan Goodin‏ @dangoodin001: 2nd major crypto vulnerability being disclosed Monday involves millions of 1024- and 2048-bit RSA keys that are practically factorizable.

[WayBackROCA: Vulnerable RSA generation (CVE-2017-15361) [CRoCS wiki]

The time complexity and cost for the selected key lengths (Intel E5-2650 v3@3GHz Q2/2014):

  • 512 bit RSA keys – 2 CPU hours (the cost of $0.06);
  • 1024 bit RSA keys – 97 CPU days (the cost of $40-$80);
  • 2048 bit RSA keys – 140.8 CPU years, (the cost of $20,000 – $40,000).

[WayBack] New vulnerabilities found in RSA 1024 and 2048 bit keys. Estimated cost of cracking based on access to the Public key only: 1024 bit: $40 2048 bit: $20k… – Lars Fosdal – Google+

Jan Wildeboer did a nice explanation in laymen terms of both security issues published today:

 

–jeroen

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Ritjeweg: Greenwheels, ConnectCar, Car2Go, MyWheels of toch SnappCar?

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/10/13

Ontdek én vergelijk locaties en prijzen van o.a. Greenwheels, ConnectCar, Car2Go, MyWheels of SnappCar. Vergelijken was nog nooit zo makkelijk!

Handige kaart om te zien welke auto’s er bij jou in de buurt verhuurd worden.

Source: Greenwheels, ConnectCar, Car2Go, MyWheels of toch SnappCar?

–jeroen

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Napflix | Siesta Video Platform.

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/10/13

We all know the feeling of insomnia. Your body wants to sleep but your mind is still awake and active. So how can we steady up our mind. Napflix is a video platform where you can find the most silent and sleepy content selection to relax your brain and easily fall asleep. Taking siesta wherever and whenever you like.

Source: Napflix | Siesta Video Platform.

Some I like:

Some that are sooooo funny:

 

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On my research list: connecting Fritz!Box devices together into a virtual PBX

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/09/29

I’ve some Fritz!Box devices on various locations that each provide VoIP access and either ISDN or PSTN lines.

Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to join them together into a virtual PBX?

I’m not sure how it’s possible and what you need for it, so here are some links that should make my future research on this easier:

–jeroen

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KPN CPS (carrier pre select) code is 1655

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/09/26

Since the CPS I used was increasing the subscription cost to above zero, the the price difference to KPN was too large, so I wanted to switch back and needed the KPN CPS code.

From [WayBackHet verschil tussen WLR en CPS I found out the CPS code for KPN is 1655.

Then I called 0800-1273 to set it back and then verified it was set back for all destinations on all ISDN numbers.

It’s time to research how to move away from ISDN anyway, but that’s a different story.

–jeroen

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All buildings in Amsterdam and the Netherlands, shaded by year of construction

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/09/25

Via Kristian Köhntopp – Google+ [WayBack]

–jeroen

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Open source app to detect bluetooth gas pump credit card skimmers – Skimmer Scanner – Android Apps on Google Play

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/09/15

Before you fill up your car, check if you potentially can be skimmed: Skimmer Scanner – Android Apps on Google Play

The app is open source at sparkfunX/Skimmer_Scanner: A mobile app for detecting bluetooth gas pump credit card skimmers.

A long article about reverse engineering these skimmers is at [WayBack] Gas Pump Skimmers – learn.sparkfun.com including tools to get the data out: [WayBackMPLAB PICkit 3 – PGM-09973 – SparkFun Electronics

All via: [WayBack] Gas pump skimmers – what you need to knowIf you’re on android, there’s an app that essentially finds and pairs with the skimmer to see if it’s active… – Lars Fosdal – Google+

–jeroen

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