Vincent Vermilya TapeWerm

CVE-2022-23812

RIAEvangelist/node-ipc is malware / protestware

The RIAEvangelist/node-ipc module contains protestware peacenotwar.

Excerpt from RIAEvangelist/node-ipc:

as of v11.0.0 & v9.2.2 this module uses the peacenotwar module.

Diamond

The diamond kata takes as its input a letter, and outputs it in a diamond shape. Given a letter, it prints a diamond starting with 'A', with the supplied letter at the widest point.

Requirements

The first row contains one 'A'.
The last row contains one 'A'.

Install ddclient and configure noip dyn DNS

Install ddclient using following command

sudo apt-get install ddclient

Skip all installation steps (Don't worry we can configure after installation)

After successful installation open following file

Switching between AHCI and RAID on the Dell XPS 15 (9560)

This guide likely applies to other models and, potentially, even laptops from other OEMs that have NVME drives. However, I've only tested this on my Dell XPS 15 (9560) with the OEM Windows installation from the Signature Edition model.

Switching from RAID to AHCI

Switching from RAID to AHCI is significantly simpler than switching from AHCI to RAID. All that's needed is a successful boot to Safe Mode.

To set the default boot mode to Safe Mode, use msconfig.exe or open an admin cmd/PowerShell window and run:

Install

# Install dependencies
sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk screen

# Create a new unprivileged user for minecraft
useradd -r -m -d /opt/minecraft minecraft

# Create the directory that will house our minecraft instances

sudo su --shell /bin/bash minecraft

	# use jessfraz boxstarter config +/- the below

	## multipass VMs:
	## multipass list
	## multipass find (not a search, just what images are published
	### multipass launch -c 4 -d 30G -m 16G -n cloud-init-test-2004-2021-07-09 --cloud-init .\multipass-primary-cloud-init.yml 20.04

	## Powershell tips:

	# powershell version

	#!/usr/bin/env bash

	set -Eeuo pipefail
	trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM ERR EXIT

	script_dir=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd -P)

	usage() {
	cat <<EOF
	Usage: $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") [-h] [-v] [-f] -p param_value arg1 [arg2...]

	#!/bin/sh
	#
	# libinput by default will disable the touchpad while a key is pressed.
	# to disable this, run `xinput` to list the inputs. find the name of your
	# touchpad (mine is 'Microsoft Surface Keyboard Touchpad').
	#
	# Disable the setting 'Disable While Typing Enabled'
	# `xinput --set-prop 'Microsoft Surface Keyboard Touchpad' \
	# 'libinput Disable While Typing Enabled' 0`
	#