The contents are

https://yip.su/25X8U6

I’m not opening a random link on a Soviet Union domain.

Also, half of the QR code is filler (notice the repeating pattern), it could have been much smaller.

The contents are

https://yip.su/25X8U6

I’m not opening a random link on a Soviet Union domain.

Yup, that’s the problem.

Does not matter, hydrogen is not really the future

wine control launches Wine’s sparse control panel (most options are under winecfg). You can use it at fancy parties for fun tricks or to make someone puke.

Reroot tree: Tree digs itself out of the ground, walks to another location and takes root, as if it’s always been there.

Heap sort: More advanced technique for which Reroot tree is a prerequisite for some reason. Arranges assortments of things into neat piles with only one kind of object per pile. Very useful when looking for things in treasure chambers.

Then it’s not a tracking parameter of course.

That is very decoder-specific. The most common QR reader apps are the Camera app on iPhones and Google Lens for Android so you’ll want to target one of these (though Google Lens might be using cloud processing for that). There probably won’t be any exploits in the image processing part but you obviously can write arbitrary data (including ASCII control characters such as CR, LF, null) into the “data” part of the QR code, as the encoding mode and data length is stored in the first 4+(n*8) bits of where data would be instead of null byte termination. Normally, the data is then right-padded with repeating 0xEC11 (or not and then error correction follows (number of bytes in the error-correction part is defined by the size and ECC mode indicated in another region).

It’s easier to take precautions though. You probably don’t have an insulated USB port or throwaway host device but handling QR codes safely just takes basic tech and skill.

Important advice:

• Don’t use apps that auto-open URLs in QR codes when pointed at!
• Make sure the app shows the full content of the QR code and lets you peruse it indefinitely before you open the link!
• Know the structure of URLs and common pitfalls!

Recommendations:

• Be extra suspicious if there is no URL printed next to the code, or if the printed URL is different.
• Use an open source reader app (most QR codes don’t contain secrets but it’s got permission to use either camera!) that does not resolve Punycode (Unicode in TLDs).
• Strip any tracking parameters you spot before following any URLs.
• Be careful if the QR code could have been easily tampered with (on a sticker over the original one, or on a plain sheet of paper inserted into a plastic wrap together with the rest)

I think today’s generation’s equivalent is free Wi-Fi networks. Kids without mobile data in an area without an established public network will connect to just about any open one unless the SSID includes “LaserJet” or similar.

Has been taken down. See archived copy

Has been taken down. See archived copy

The Ion launcher for TI-83 calculators has existed since 1999. Why did the Android port take so long? /s

They’re going to be in the same location for a given model year, which somebody will likely have documented online.

That’s impractical. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi also needs modems so just remove those too.

Me who chose the AMD Ryzen version of a laptop last year instead of Intel Raptor Lake because it was $10 cheaper:

I think the product line is older than that