All posts written by Bogdan BOTEZATU

I don't write too often, but when I do, i'm probably ranting about the state of things today and how the world is turning to sh*t.

Yo, stranger, that's my email address

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Yo, stranger, that's my email address

A cautionary tale about mistaken digital identities and people who don't understand how dangerous email can be.

Born Too Early to Explore Minecraft in VR, But Just in Time for VR Meetings in Teams

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Born Too Early to Explore Minecraft in VR, But Just in Time for VR Meetings in Teams

Microsoft killed Minecraft VR but gave us VR PowerPoint meetings instead. Truly, a company of vision.

I am Officially Too Old for the Internet (and Apparently, VR Too)

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I am Officially Too Old for the Internet (and Apparently, VR Too)

middle-aged tech dad finds himself lost in a surreal world of hand-walking avatars, meme dialects, and the crushing realization that he's no longer the main character of the internet.

The New Truman Show Will Stream Live from Your Living Room

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The New Truman Show Will Stream Live from Your Living Room

A scathing look at how unsecured IoT cameras turned strangers into unwilling livestream stars while no one noticed.

After the Zombie Apocalypse, Will You Still Be VP of Customer Experience?

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After the Zombie Apocalypse, Will You Still Be VP of Customer Experience?

A sarcastic look at modern job fragility, AI's cleanup of fluff roles, and why bullshit jobs won't survive the apocalypse.

Rocksmith Is Dead Again. And This Time, It Might Stick.

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Rocksmith Is Dead Again. And This Time, It Might Stick.

Rocksmith was build to teach you guitar, but now it's teacing us about abandonware.

We Gave Away a Patriot. So What?

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We Gave Away a Patriot. So What?

Forty Ukrainians die every hour, but sure, the Patriot system costs money.

You Weren't Part of the Success, You Just Left Before It Happened

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You Weren't Part of the Success, You Just Left Before It Happened

Sorry, but leaving a sinking ship does not make you a captain when it floats.

I will Never Tell You My 9GAG Username, But a Data Breach Might

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I will Never Tell You My 9GAG Username, But a Data Breach Might

Your past online self is a ticking time bomb and hackers have the detonator

They Call It Defensive Design; I Call It We are Too Weak to Survive on Our Own

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They Call It Defensive Design; I Call It We are Too Weak to Survive on Our Own

Hi, I'm Bogdan and I'm 42 years old. I'm not a Boomer. I'm not a Millenial. I'm a kid born in the "generația cu cheia la gât". And I survived to tell the tale.

Snakes on a Plane - How to Use Python to Import Flights Into Your Calendars

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Snakes on a Plane - How to Use Python to Import Flights Into Your Calendars

For the past few years, I have been using App in the Air to track my flights. As I’m extremely paranoid with what applications have access to (and most of the time I travel for business purposes), I’m not in the best position to forward documents or grant random apps access to my inbox.

Youtube Starts Taking Down Android Malware Demos

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Youtube Starts Taking Down Android Malware Demos

I just got notified that one of my mst popular videos on Youtube was taken down

Porn scam on Facebook makes thousands of victims, ruins reputations

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Porn scam on Facebook makes thousands of victims, ruins reputations

Sooo, you just tried to watch some action posted on Facebook and now everybody knows this.

Web shop? I call this bullshit.

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Web shop? I call this bullshit.

For the past two years, Lufthansa has been very close to my heart.

First Look at the Ubuntu Messenger Bag

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First Look at the Ubuntu Messenger Bag

I thought of buying the Ubuntu Messenger bag from the Canonical web shop for more than three years, but I postponed it mostly because I did not know what to expect of it.

Quick note on the state of Java

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Quick note on the state of Java

By now, you might have heard about the security bug that is affecting Java

Unlock your Desktop with a USB Drive

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Unlock your Desktop with a USB Drive

If you’re more of an office animal, then you’re probably used to the pranks that people play to each other when going AFK.

Found Chrome Exploit. I Declare it Void and Null

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Found Chrome Exploit. I Declare it Void and Null

Unless you live under a rock or you don’t give a damn about what happens in the sec world, you have probably heard that the guys at French vendor VUPEN have managed to pwn Google’s Chrome browser and managed to execute arbitrary code by breaking out of the browser’s sandbox.

Delphi and Saf.li – Easy URL Shortening

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Delphi and Saf.li – Easy URL Shortening

URL shortening is key since the invasion of Twitter and Twitter-like microblogging platforms, since they are pretty harsh with length.

Introducing Facebook Blocker

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Introducing Facebook Blocker

After a couple of hours of tinkering around with the new Rad Studio XE from the guys at Embarcadero, I finally came up with this “Facebook Blocker” tool.

Music Information Retrieval Made Simple With LastFM API DLL

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Music Information Retrieval Made Simple With LastFM API DLL

A couple of months back I started developing a jukebox-like MP3 player for a radio station in Iași.

AvTracker - Helping Malware Writers Since 2009

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AvTracker - Helping Malware Writers Since 2009

Rumor has it that avtracker.info is back online - alive & kicking for the second year in a row.