ftg, 2 months ago

@astrid
So like dis?

naia, 2 months ago

@ftg @astrid was this real holy shit

ftg, 2 months ago

@naia @astrid
Real "news" article?
Yes.

Real capability somebody had?
Lol no.

astrid, 2 months ago

@ftg @naia ok but like these days, with internet connected cars tho,

astrid, 2 months ago

@ftg @naia I mean it's obviously nontrivial and difficult to pull off, but it is conceivable that someone could drive your car off a bridge over the Internet

apophis, 2 months ago

@astrid @naia @ftg any computer can have this happen to it with a sufficiently sophisticated social engineering attack

"bro i heard there's this amazing way to maximize extremely rapid airflow through all your pc's components, this shit will make your rig fly"

ftg, 2 months ago

@astrid @naia
Easier with you in it ofc.
IIRC there were some papers where they managed to wirelessly hammer the ABS break cylinders to cause problems.

naia, 2 months ago

@ftg @astrid I recall these attacks. Attacks which cause physical or life harm are absolutely possible, but uh... "TURNING YOUR COMPUTER INTO A BOMB TO BLOW YOUR FAMILY TO SMITHEREENS" is humorous.

astrid, 2 months ago

@ftg

sickos can wreak death and destruction from thousands of miles away

astrid, 2 months ago

@ftg actually a better illustration

dangerdyke, 2 months ago

@astrid this is the premise of hackers

knack, 4 months ago

@astrid congrats, the essence of cyberpunk, put more clearly than I recall seeing before.

irenes, 4 months ago

@astrid we needed a good laugh :D it's not even wrong, though not a complete answer (social change must be the greater part of any project like that)

irenes, 4 months ago

@astrid so heartening to see others saying this stuff

0x4d6165, 4 months ago

@astrid

Tired: Democratizing the spread of information! Oops! not like that though! you wouldn't wanna hurt our shareholders would you?

Wired: democratizing industrial sabotage

mia, 4 months ago

@astrid the only thing that can stop a bad man with a computer is a good man with a computer

yassie_j, 4 months ago

@mia @astrid beep beep :NepHappy: vs beep beep :NepAngry:

badeline, 2 months ago

@mia @astrid reminds me of the screenshot of vnc resolver where it was:

[the output of rm -rf --no-preserve-root /*]  
  
some-person@some-computer /$ echo what the fuck guys  
what the fuck guys  
some-person@some-computer /$ logout  

badeline, 2 months ago

@mia @astrid found it: https://fedi.computernewb.com/@vncresolver/111983836017030976