cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/53326082
A malware campaign dubbed ‘Midnight Mimosa’ has been discovered on low-cost Android smartphones that ship with malicious software embedded in their firmware, allowing attackers to silently install apps, perform ad fraud, and turn devices into residential proxies. […]
Yeah, this path we’re on seems endless. I’ve always played on console more than PC, and have had every PlayStation generation and all Nintendo’s up to the wii-u (my son does have a switch first gen and wanted the switch 2, I told him he could get one when he pays for it). With all the bullshit in the gaming world I’m looking to build a ‘Steam Machine’ of my own eventually to throw the PS5 out the window (or sell it 😏) because I’ve found that my way of thinking is entirely incompatible with every tech company out there except Valve (So far). I haven’t touched the PS5 in about 4 months but my kids still play on it, I have been keeping to my steam deck mostly.
What happens when I decide ‘fuck Sony too’? Prices for parts to build my 'Bazzite console skyrocket and now I have to save more to be able to build something mildly functional.
This whole tech environment has gotten so fucking tiring.
Amen to that. Last gpu i bought at 2.5k€ when i thought “it only rises more, buy now or never”…then it went down again. never recovered. Now the card is already outdated and i would have to shell out another 1,5k. or 1k for AMD (slower but linux-y). But then again I was lucky with RAM. Upgrade servers and gamingrig with 2x128gb+64gb. THEN it started to rise. Now i would have to pay for the ram what the server did cost in complete. ARE THEY FUCKING NUTS?!
And I hear you. Never had a console (except the atari 2600), but seeing what Sony does pisses me off. This was one reason i boycotted steam when it started. For many years. Until i gave up, they won. And today? It’s the least bad player in the market. As long as gaben don’t die and they go public.
It’s really sad, gaming always was my passion. Tech in general. Now it mostly aggravates me. But hey, at least we have linux+FOSS left. But maybe the “AI”-bubble will burst and then shits hits the fan. Either temporarily to our benefit or…i don’t wanna continue the thought.