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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@cesarpose" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cesarpose</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mrmasterkeyboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mrmasterkeyboard</span></a></span> depends on the model and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hp</span></a> has something more sinister:</p><ul><li>In many <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProBook</span></a>|s they literally do a <em>"soft" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VendorLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLock</span></a></em> re <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAM</span></a>, so if the stick's ain't hp-branded (as per SPD-EEPROM) the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UEFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UEFI</span></a> will brick <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnattendedBoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnattendedBoot</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnattendedReboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnattendedReboot</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PXEboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PXEboot</span></a> by popping up an error message every boot that needs to be dismissed by hitting F1 on the internal keyboard (!!!) and can't be dismissed permanently.</li></ul><p>I literally had this with a client in the past and it's the reason a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/refurbisher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refurbisher</span></a> I know didn't offer RAM-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Upgrades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Upgrades</span></a> for HP machines <em>at all</em>…</p>
Jan Vlug<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@bert_hubert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bert_hubert</span></a></span> Wat ik fascinerend vind is dat het nu alleen maar gaat over Amerikaanse providers versus Europese aanbieders. Vrije <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a>-software wordt in het hele artikel niet genoemd. Ik heb moeite met het in machtsblokken / unies denken. Wat mij betreft zou de focus op <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> en <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> moeten liggen. Dan heb je pas <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigtaleSoevereiniteit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigtaleSoevereiniteit</span></a> en <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitaleAutonomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitaleAutonomie</span></a>. Veel <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gemeenten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gemeenten</span></a> hebben nu bijvoorbeeld ook een <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vendorlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vendorlock</span></a> bij het Nederlandse <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Centric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centric</span></a>. Dat is net zo problematisch.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span> Q: Aside from asymetric / non-exponential modules, have you tested 64GB &amp; 128GB sticks?</p><ul><li>Cuz Ideally I'd have 128-256GB on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Framework13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Framework13</span></a>... </li></ul><p>I guess I've to check your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QVL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QVL</span></a> then...</p><ul><li>Jist please don't pull a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hp</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProBook</span></a> and <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VendorLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLock</span></a>"</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAM</span></a> Sticks!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kitty.haus/users/lamp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lamp</span></a></span> I mean in terms of reliability.</p><ul><li>I had cheap 3rd party RAM be unstable on me even at it's designated ratings...</li></ul><p>Since then I'd rather pay a few cents more to get something more stable.</p><ul><li>But that's just bias from past experiences...</li></ul><p>Tho I wounder if one could easily reflash the SPD-EEPROM on those cheaper sticks to circumvent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VendorLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLock</span></a>|s from like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hp</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProBook</span></a>|s that will complain and demand to have F1 pressed every bootup when non-HP-branded sticks are installed!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@mvilain" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mvilain</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dangillmor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> yeah...</p><p>The only reason I still have my DeskJet 6122 hooked up is because that <em>lil shit</em> refuses to die!</p><ul><li><p>Like its glycol ink refuses to clog and it's easy to refill and reset the cartridges...</p></li><li><p>Otherwise I would've already replaced it with a WorkCentre multifunction laser...</p></li></ul><p>Worse are their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProBook</span></a> line of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laptops</span></a>: They literally <em>"Soft-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VendorLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLock</span></a>"</em> their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAM</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HP</span></a>-branded sticks, bricking <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PXE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PXE</span></a>-boot and requiring people to manually press F1 on the device keyboard <em>EVERY SINGLE BOOTUP / REBOOT</em> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> messages.</p><ul><li>Unlike with like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WiFi</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WWAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWAN</span></a> chips where one can <em>figleaf argue</em> that those <em>need</em> allow-listing for <em>"spectrum regulatory compliance"</em>, this doesn't apply to RAM!</li></ul><p>On the flipside I use a bunch of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fanless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fanless</span></a> hp <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinClient</span></a>|s as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniServers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiniServers</span></a>, but that's because in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> is absurdly expensive and for just doing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backups</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MediaSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaSharing</span></a> doesn't draw much power...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@xdydx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>xdydx</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@CppGuy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CppGuy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span> my only complaint re: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@tuxedocomputers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tuxedocomputers</span></a></span> is that they went out of their way to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VendorLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLock</span></a> their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> tools so that they don't run on other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clevo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clevo</span></a> barebones...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/112836454805825342" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1128364</span><span class="invisible">54805825342</span></a></p>
IzzyOnDroid ✅<p>Oh wow: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_23_3674" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.europa.eu/commission/pressc</span><span class="invisible">orner/detail/en/STATEMENT_23_3674</span></a></p><p>No more enforced apps on your smartphone, no more lock-in to their services… That sounds nice! Now please, someone call the delivery service 🤩 </p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/vendorLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vendorLock</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/systemApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systemApps</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/softwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareFreedom</span></a></p>