Without knowing how, not really. If it’s a massive multi-device botnet, like Mirai, for example, that’s millions of indvidual devices across millions of addresses, so it isn’t so simple as just blocking a domain. Trying to block all of them might well just block legitimate users.
Request limits also wouldn’t work if it’s millions of devices making a few requests at once, and an overall limit would have a similar locking-out effect as blocking everything. Especially if the DDoS is taking up most/all of that limit.
Yes, since most modern chargers and cables have internal chips to communicate capabilities with for things like fast-charging. It is not difficult to have the chip identify itself as something else, and execute a payload.
A common attack method is to have it show up as a keyboard, and execute a series of key-sequences when connected to a computer (like opening and executing things through a command prompt).
It is also why you should try and avoid plugging random USB cables/chargers into your phone/computer when out and about, since you don’t exactly know if the other end is what it appears to be.
In humans, we don’t usually castrate them because it throws their hormones out of whack, and causes all kinds of issues, but wouldn’t that also be the case for some animals, since their hormones systems are fairly similar?...
You wouldn’t start off an e-mail with “My Dear X”, or “Dearest X”, since that would be too personal for a professional email, so “To X” being more impersonal seems like it would make the letter more professional-sounding, compared to “Dear X”.
We already know from TOS that Mutlitronic computers are able to develop sapience, with the M-5 computer being specifically designed to “think and reason” like a person, and built around Dr Daystrom’s neural engrams....
One of the recent laws in Trek that gets looked at a bit, is the genetic engineering ban within the Federation. It appears to have been passed as a direct result of Earth’s Eugenics Wars, to prevent a repeat, and seems to have been grandfathered into Federation law, owing to the hand Earth had in its creation....
I’ve been using “mechanoid” as a classification (similar to humanoid, etc), but a friend pointed out that it’s both too generic, and that said inorganics might just consider it biology, with organics being the weird outlier.
I'm not sure whether it's an issue with Federation, synchronisation, or something else, but I've noticed that sometimes, when writing a post, and submitting it, the Lemmy interface will hang on some posts, getting stuck on the loading circle, which is probably related to the known issue with the interface not sending or...
When we’re introduced to the Stargate, it’s in the early-mid 90s, so them needing a big, bulky computer system would make sense, but as the show progresses, we see Tau’ri computer technology develop, either conventionally in the form of laptops like what the Atlantis team use, or computer crystals like what they fitted...
You often see people in fitness mention going through a cut/bulk cycle, or mention one, with plans to follow up with the other. Why is it that cutting and bulking so often happen in cycles, rather than said person just doing both at once, until they hit their desired weight?
One of Superman’s known weaknesses, besides that of kryptonite, is that he’s as vulnerable to magic as the average human (besides what he can avoid with his super-reflexes)....
Doctor Who zips all the way up and down through time, popping in at any time and place. If you don’t have a time machine to follow them around with, it should be impossible to keep track of which incarnation was where. And yet, the Doctor’s enemies somehow manage to do just that, with the Daleks being accurate enough to...
Inspired by a bit of discussion over on discord, where there was an argument over whether the USS Discovery had been upgraded by the 32nd century Federation....
It probably already is, or is part of one, since those investigating sexual exploitation would check traces in photos and things to get.an idea of location.
There is/was a website for the general public to contribute, if they knew of the locations in the photo.
In the GTA series, the various cities that the games are set in are usually rampant with crime. If it isn’t the player characters going on a rampage, then it is either the police, or the other citizens that will be easily driven into a homicidal rage for such minor things as being bumped into while walking down the road/minor...
One of the options for students enrolling into Hogwarts, if they come from a wizarding family, is that they have the option of using a hand-me-down wand. But short of wands being damaged beyond repair, we don’t see many people replacing them, even though it happens enough that hand-me-downs are a valid option for new students....
One of the ways that you can find out whether a child has magic or not, is to see whether they are able to use it subconsciously, such as by defenestrating them, and seeing if they stop themselves from being killed. But once they get their wands, that use of subconscious magic seems to stop entirely....
In Doctor Strange, the Ancient One knows that she is going to die soon because she cannot look past a point in the future, and believes it to be when she will die....
We already know that the Federation seems to struggle when it comes to things that are non-humanoid, and non-organic, especially if they originated from Federation technology....
Internet Archive is continuing to face DDoS attacks after several days, says “this attack has been sustained, impactful, targeted, adaptive, and importantly, mean” (www.neowin.net)
The reality of modern tech (files.catbox.moe)
Why do we castrate animals instead of giving them vasectomies?
In humans, we don’t usually castrate them because it throws their hormones out of whack, and causes all kinds of issues, but wouldn’t that also be the case for some animals, since their hormones systems are fairly similar?...
“Unprecedented” Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups (arstechnica.com)
Google Cloud accidentally deleted UniSuper’s account and backups, causing a major data loss and downtime for the company....
Why is "Dear X" considered more formal than "To X" in e-mail/writing?
You wouldn’t start off an e-mail with “My Dear X”, or “Dearest X”, since that would be too personal for a professional email, so “To X” being more impersonal seems like it would make the letter more professional-sounding, compared to “Dear X”.
What caused the change in electronic terminology?
What caused the shift from calling things like rheostats and condensers to resistors and capacitors, or the move from cycles to Hertz?...
The Federation should not have been surprised that their holograms developed sapience
We already know from TOS that Mutlitronic computers are able to develop sapience, with the M-5 computer being specifically designed to “think and reason” like a person, and built around Dr Daystrom’s neural engrams....
Was the Federation right to grandfather in Earth's laws against genetic modification?
One of the recent laws in Trek that gets looked at a bit, is the genetic engineering ban within the Federation. It appears to have been passed as a direct result of Earth’s Eugenics Wars, to prevent a repeat, and seems to have been grandfathered into Federation law, owing to the hand Earth had in its creation....
What would inorganic species call themselves?
I’ve been using “mechanoid” as a classification (similar to humanoid, etc), but a friend pointed out that it’s both too generic, and that said inorganics might just consider it biology, with organics being the weird outlier.
What's the food like on your world?
Can humans eat it? Do they have food at all? What do they have as a staple foodstuff?
Bringing technologies back from the future ensures that the Federation won't develop their present counterparts
We often see technology from the future brought back to the present, whether as a case of a chance encounter, or something more....
Posts and Comments not always sending.
I'm not sure whether it's an issue with Federation, synchronisation, or something else, but I've noticed that sometimes, when writing a post, and submitting it, the Lemmy interface will hang on some posts, getting stuck on the loading circle, which is probably related to the known issue with the interface not sending or...
[Stargate SG-1] Why doesn't the SGC upgrade the dialling computers?
When we’re introduced to the Stargate, it’s in the early-mid 90s, so them needing a big, bulky computer system would make sense, but as the show progresses, we see Tau’ri computer technology develop, either conventionally in the form of laptops like what the Atlantis team use, or computer crystals like what they fitted...
[Stupid Question] Why cut/bulk in cycles instead of doing it all in one go?
You often see people in fitness mention going through a cut/bulk cycle, or mention one, with plans to follow up with the other. Why is it that cutting and bulking so often happen in cycles, rather than said person just doing both at once, until they hit their desired weight?
[DC] Why doesn't Superman learn to use magic?
One of Superman’s known weaknesses, besides that of kryptonite, is that he’s as vulnerable to magic as the average human (besides what he can avoid with his super-reflexes)....
[Spy Kids] Why does the OSS use children as spies?
The optics of the US using children of spies can’t possibly be good, in addition to the risk of misuse, and all of that.
[Doctor Who] How do the Doctor's enemies keep track of which Doctor is which?
Doctor Who zips all the way up and down through time, popping in at any time and place. If you don’t have a time machine to follow them around with, it should be impossible to keep track of which incarnation was where. And yet, the Doctor’s enemies somehow manage to do just that, with the Daleks being accurate enough to...
Was the USS Discovery upgraded completely, or does it still keep its original technology?
Inspired by a bit of discussion over on discord, where there was an argument over whether the USS Discovery had been upgraded by the 32nd century Federation....
17-year-old girl trafficked into U.S. from Mexico rescued after texting 911 and describing landmarks (www.cbsnews.com)
[GTA] Why does anyone even live in the cities?
In the GTA series, the various cities that the games are set in are usually rampant with crime. If it isn’t the player characters going on a rampage, then it is either the police, or the other citizens that will be easily driven into a homicidal rage for such minor things as being bumped into while walking down the road/minor...
[Harry Potter] How long does a wand last?
One of the options for students enrolling into Hogwarts, if they come from a wizarding family, is that they have the option of using a hand-me-down wand. But short of wands being damaged beyond repair, we don’t see many people replacing them, even though it happens enough that hand-me-downs are a valid option for new students....
[Harry Potter] Why don't mages use subconscious magic when they get their wands?
One of the ways that you can find out whether a child has magic or not, is to see whether they are able to use it subconsciously, such as by defenestrating them, and seeing if they stop themselves from being killed. But once they get their wands, that use of subconscious magic seems to stop entirely....
[Doctor Strange/Marvel Infinity War] Why could the Ancient One not see past the spoiler?
In Doctor Strange, the Ancient One knows that she is going to die soon because she cannot look past a point in the future, and believes it to be when she will die....
[Star Trek] What is the Federation attitude to non-organic beings?
We already know that the Federation seems to struggle when it comes to things that are non-humanoid, and non-organic, especially if they originated from Federation technology....