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@catsalad When I was like 12 or 13 I modified one of those locks to be the power button thinking it would be so cool to have a computer that could only be turned on with a lock. The rest of my family unfortunately, didn't think so.
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@catsalad There are less lockpickers than scriptkiddies.
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@catsalad as the label said all it does (assuming it is actually wired up to the motherboard at all) is stop input from the keyboard. Pointless even in that era.
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@catsalad When I was like 12 or 13 I modified one of those locks to be the power button thinking it would be so cool to have a computer that could only be turned on with a lock. The rest of my family unfortunately, didn't think so.
@Mustardfacial Like cranking up an engine! Lol
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@Mustardfacial Like cranking up an engine! Lol
@catsalad Yes! Exactly!
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@catsalad as the label said all it does (assuming it is actually wired up to the motherboard at all) is stop input from the keyboard. Pointless even in that era.
@Infosecben It gave the "feeling" of security, though?
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If someone built a 2FA system into a key and lock that looked like that, it might be a fun retro sort of thing
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@catsalad make sure you rev the processor a few times to make sure the the bits are sufficiently warmed up and circulating.
A cold boot especially in the snowy winter months is a lot of strain on the machine
Follow me for other handy computer tips.
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@Infosecben It gave the "feeling" of security, though?
@catsalad right up there with the “turbo” button
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@catsalad Little known fact, the "turbo" button turned on a special fan that injected gasoline directly into your CPU for added speed. -
If someone built a 2FA system into a key and lock that looked like that, it might be a fun retro sort of thing
@FediThing @catsalad 3FA: you need two keys, one from a coworker, inserted and turned simultaneously to launch Outlook.
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@FediThing @catsalad 3FA: you need two keys, one from a coworker, inserted and turned simultaneously to launch Outlook.
Tense dramatic scenes when one of them refuses to turn the key
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@catsalad Little known fact, the "turbo" button turned on a special fan that injected gasoline directly into your CPU for added speed.
@monsieuricon @catsalad Actushually, it injected nitric oxide (NOX) into the southbridge, which was then shunted to the CPU via specialized PCB channels.
Which anyone who actually built a homebrew computer in the 80s would know.
Sheesh.
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@catsalad Little known fact, the "turbo" button turned on a special fan that injected gasoline directly into your CPU for added speed.
@monsieuricon@social.kernel.org @catsalad@infosec.exchange if you put your ear onto the computer whilst pressing "turbo" you can hear Vin Diesel whisper "Family"
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@catsalad damn straight
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@FediThing @catsalad 3FA: you need two keys, one from a coworker, inserted and turned simultaneously to launch Outlook.
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@catsalad I'd pay for an additional choke. Ya know, one of those pull-thingies...
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@catsalad Little known fact, the "turbo" button turned on a special fan that injected gasoline directly into your CPU for added speed.
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@catsalad I especially like how the 3-digit display is labeled "Display".
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@FediThing @catsalad 3FA: you need two keys, one from a coworker, inserted and turned simultaneously to launch Outlook.
@foobarsoft @FediThing @catsalad This is the proper way to secure Microsoft products.
