Non-IT News Thread
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Proud Boys: Canada labels far-right group a terrorist entity
Canada has designated the far-right group Proud Boys as a terrorist entity.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the decision was influenced by the group's "pivotal role" in the 6 January riots at the Capitol in Washington, DC. The designation allows the Proud Boys' assets to be frozen, and members of the groups could be charged with terrorist offences if they commit violent acts. The group is all-male and anti-immigrant, and has a history of violent political confrontations. It was founded in 2016 by Gavin McInnes, the Canadian co-founder of Vice Media. Vice has since worked to distance itself from Mr McInnes and the Proud Boys -
Yemen war: Joe Biden ends support for operations in foreign policy reset
The US is to end its support for offensive operations by its allies in Yemen, which has been devastated by a six-year war in which more than 110,000 people are believed to have died.
"The war in Yemen must end," President Joe Biden said in his first major foreign policy speech. Under Mr Biden's two predecessors, the US backed a coalition led by Saudi Arabia against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The conflict has left millions of Yemenis on the brink of starvation. Fighting began in 2014 between a weak Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel movement. It escalated a year later, when Saudi Arabia and eight other Arab states - backed by the US, the UK and France - began air strikes against the Houthis. Mr Biden announced other changes to US foreign policy, such as a significant increase in the number of refugees accepted by the US, and a reversal of the decision to withdraw American troops from Germany, where they have been stationed since the end of World War Two. -
Marjorie Taylor Greene: US House votes to strip Republican of key posts
The US House of Representatives has voted to expel a Republican congresswoman from two committees over incendiary remarks she made before being elected last November.
Marjorie Taylor Greene had promoted baseless QAnon conspiracy theories and endorsed violence against Democrats. Before the vote, she said she regretted her views, which included claims that school shootings and 9/11 were staged. Eleven Republicans joined the Democrats to pass the motion by 230-199. It means the representative - who was elected in November, representing a district in the southern state of Georgia - cannot take up her place on the education and budget committees. This would limit her ability to shape policy as most legislation goes through a committee before reaching the House floor. Committee positions can determine the influence of individual lawmakers in their party. It is highly unusual for one party to intervene in another party's House committee assignments. -
Kobe Bryant crash: Pilot 'likely disorientated amid fog'
The pilot of the helicopter which crashed killing basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, his young daughter, and seven other people had probably become disorientated amid fog, US safety investigators have said.
The helicopter smashed into a hillside near Calabasas, California, on 26 January 2020. Pilot Ara Zobayan was among the dead. Investigators also said Zobayan may have felt "self-induced pressure" to complete the flight for Bryant. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been investigating the circumstances around the crash, and met on Tuesday to vote on the probable cause. It is an independent federal agency with no enforcement powers. In its official finding, the NTSB said the main cause of the crash was most likely the pilot's decision to keep flying in inclement conditions, "which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of control". -
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BBC News - US airline set to buy flying electric taxis for airport runs
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed
While this is possible - this seems extremely unlikely. No edge firewall/router/NAT device? Again possible, likely - seems not. Only exception to this I can think of is if each of these computers were on their own internet connection, not not a shared network for the facility.
Now - that said, it's completely likely that the Windows 7 machines didn't have firewalls.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed
While this is possible - this seems extremely unlikely. No edge firewall/router/NAT device? Again possible, likely - seems not. Only exception to this I can think of is if each of these computers were on their own internet connection, not not a shared network for the facility.
Now - that said, it's completely likely that the Windows 7 machines didn't have firewalls.
Windows 7 has a firewall, and on by default.
Just because it was not some third party thing, does not mean no firewall. I hate news reporting on technical details.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed
While this is possible - this seems extremely unlikely. No edge firewall/router/NAT device? Again possible, likely - seems not. Only exception to this I can think of is if each of these computers were on their own internet connection, not not a shared network for the facility.
Now - that said, it's completely likely that the Windows 7 machines didn't have firewalls.
Windows 7 has a firewall, and on by default.
Just because it was not some third party thing, does not mean no firewall. I hate news reporting on technical details.
I couldn't remember if Win 7 had one by default...
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed
While this is possible - this seems extremely unlikely. No edge firewall/router/NAT device? Again possible, likely - seems not. Only exception to this I can think of is if each of these computers were on their own internet connection, not not a shared network for the facility.
Now - that said, it's completely likely that the Windows 7 machines didn't have firewalls.
Windows 7 has a firewall, and on by default.
Just because it was not some third party thing, does not mean no firewall. I hate news reporting on technical details.
I couldn't remember if Win 7 had one by default...
How? I don't know of any OS in the past 20 years that doesn't by default. Even XP did.
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@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed
While this is possible - this seems extremely unlikely. No edge firewall/router/NAT device? Again possible, likely - seems not. Only exception to this I can think of is if each of these computers were on their own internet connection, not not a shared network for the facility.
Now - that said, it's completely likely that the Windows 7 machines didn't have firewalls.
Windows 7 has a firewall, and on by default.
Just because it was not some third party thing, does not mean no firewall. I hate news reporting on technical details.
I couldn't remember if Win 7 had one by default...
How? I don't know of any OS in the past 20 years that doesn't by default. Even XP did.
I was thinking the same thing....
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@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed
While this is possible - this seems extremely unlikely. No edge firewall/router/NAT device? Again possible, likely - seems not. Only exception to this I can think of is if each of these computers were on their own internet connection, not not a shared network for the facility.
Now - that said, it's completely likely that the Windows 7 machines didn't have firewalls.
Windows 7 has a firewall, and on by default.
Just because it was not some third party thing, does not mean no firewall. I hate news reporting on technical details.
I couldn't remember if Win 7 had one by default...
How? I don't know of any OS in the past 20 years that doesn't by default. Even XP did.
no, XP didn't - not until SP3 (might have been SP2)
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed
While this is possible - this seems extremely unlikely. No edge firewall/router/NAT device? Again possible, likely - seems not. Only exception to this I can think of is if each of these computers were on their own internet connection, not not a shared network for the facility.
Now - that said, it's completely likely that the Windows 7 machines didn't have firewalls.
Windows 7 has a firewall, and on by default.
Just because it was not some third party thing, does not mean no firewall. I hate news reporting on technical details.
I couldn't remember if Win 7 had one by default...
How? I don't know of any OS in the past 20 years that doesn't by default. Even XP did.
no, XP didn't - not until SP3 (might have been SP2)
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed
While this is possible - this seems extremely unlikely. No edge firewall/router/NAT device? Again possible, likely - seems not. Only exception to this I can think of is if each of these computers were on their own internet connection, not not a shared network for the facility.
Now - that said, it's completely likely that the Windows 7 machines didn't have firewalls.
Windows 7 has a firewall, and on by default.
Just because it was not some third party thing, does not mean no firewall. I hate news reporting on technical details.
I couldn't remember if Win 7 had one by default...
How? I don't know of any OS in the past 20 years that doesn't by default. Even XP did.
no, XP didn't - not until SP3 (might have been SP2)
I didn't realize you were still so incredibly used to vanilla XP that you aren't sure whether or not anything since then has firewall on by default.
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@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed
While this is possible - this seems extremely unlikely. No edge firewall/router/NAT device? Again possible, likely - seems not. Only exception to this I can think of is if each of these computers were on their own internet connection, not not a shared network for the facility.
Now - that said, it's completely likely that the Windows 7 machines didn't have firewalls.
Windows 7 has a firewall, and on by default.
Just because it was not some third party thing, does not mean no firewall. I hate news reporting on technical details.
I couldn't remember if Win 7 had one by default...
How? I don't know of any OS in the past 20 years that doesn't by default. Even XP did.
no, XP didn't - not until SP3 (might have been SP2)
I didn't realize you were still so incredibly used to vanilla XP that you aren't sure whether or not anything since then has firewall on by default.
My firewall has been burning strong since at least 2000 when I piped raw gasoline into a moat around my house and lit it aflame. But damn does it cost a lot with these rising gas prices. . .
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@Obsolesce Why is it that we need to talk like we are know it all? it is so pedantic.
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@dbeato said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Obsolesce Why is it that we need to talk like we are know it all? it is so pedantic.
That isn't knowing more than anyone whose been familiar with IT the last decade+. I cant ever remember a time where checking the firewall wasn't part of the basic troubleshooting steps. It was just surprising that he pretended to have basis for the thought based on a blip like 20 years ago.
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@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dbeato said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Obsolesce Why is it that we need to talk like we are know it all? it is so pedantic.
That isn't knowing more than anyone whose been familiar with IT the last decade+. I cant ever remember a time where checking the firewall wasn't part of the basic troubleshooting steps. It was just surprising that he pretended to have basis for the thought based on a blip like 20 years ago.
Frankly - I completely forgot that Windows 7 had one, just spaced it - yup, I'm human...
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President Biden cancels funding for Trump border wall
US President Joe Biden has rescinded the national emergency order used to fund Donald Trump's border wall.
In a letter to Congress on Thursday, Mr Biden wrote that the order was "unwarranted" and said that no further tax dollars will be spent on the wall. Mr Trump declared a state of emergency over the southern border in 2019, which allowed him to bypass Congress and use military funds for its construction. When Mr Trump left office, about $25bn (£18bn) had been spent on the project. The announcement from President Biden is the latest in a series of executive orders that have rolled back key parts of the former president's agenda. Last week, Mr Biden signed orders seeking to reunite migrant families split up by Trump-era policies, and ordered a probe of his predecessor's immigration agenda.
