You're a complete fucking moron to not have seen a digital heat gun with exchangeable tips for all sorts of work. Let me guess, you're one of those amateurs with a shit Hakko station.
You simply don't fucking work in electronics repair, I can tell.
"R&R of BGA type packages, because it is NOT a 'heat gun'"
Bullshit. It's is exactly like a heat gun, but with a tiny-ass fan for airflow instead of a large one. Did plenty of BGA rework at solectron global, thank you
"You're probably some kid who used the 'toaster oven' trick to fix the RRoD failure of your gaming console"
No, I have an actual IR reflow oven, but it's not needed because I grew up doing boardwork starting at age 8, which gives me almost 28 years of experience, now. I can use a regular 1200w heat gun and have 95% effective repair rates.
I repair LCD panels, too, using not much more than conductive glue (biggest panel-related failure besides cracked screen is the edge IC. Did repair at A&D electronics.)
I also repair LED strips and boards for a couple of aquarium and grow lighting companies.
I also do jewelry work, so I have a huge amount of metallurgical expertise. I've probably handled more compositions of solder than you can actually imagine. I also make my own flux.
Oh, and I do electroplating/etching, including PCB construction. And chemical reclaiming/refining of precious metals from old PCBs to be reused in new ones.
I'm the very damned definition of 'vertical integration' and I know hucksters like you when I see them.
You are wrong. What you are thinking of is 18 U.S.C. 1030. The CFAA amends that and makes it illegal to access any computer without authorization or in excess of authorization. No other qualifiers are in place for business/govt/etc, it applies to all systems.
"while it's simple enough to remove a BGA package IC, installing the replacement is an order of magnitude more difficult to do correctly"
Maybe for you, who likely holds no reasonable amount of experience.
Any half-competent heat-gun solder tech could do the entirety of the board rework by hand with a 90+% fix rate.
It's harder to remove a working BGA component and to keep it intact than it is to install. Fresh solder paste has a lower melting point versus melted and hardened solder.
" I mentioned (in passing) that I can't buy an oil filter wrench from my car dealer."
Gee maybe because the car dealer deals with SELLING CARS. If you wanted a part, you'd go to their REPAIR CENTER.
I mean, fuck I needed a B-pillar seatbelt bolt for my 2002 Explorer. I didn't walk into the dealership, I went to the service center on the side of the dealership and got the goddamned part.
"If there's a common method of detecting malware or identifying its behavior, Slingshot likely has a defense against it."
Unplug all computers from the router and see if the router is still trying to broadcast out by watching the blinking lights (assuming they are even present.)
Can almost guarantee they didn't bother thinking about old-fashioned forensics.
I use satellite all the time to find minerals tens of meters under the surface of the earth. Try again when you actually know how to utilize satellites.
"You get a better texture inside if you freeze first."
WRONG. You get a better texture inside if you parboil first. Freezing freshly-cut potatoes does exactly jack and shit to the product except turn it to mush.
"Yeah indeed, let's complain about the people who open devices for a living"
No, they make videos for a living. I open devices for a living, far more than they have ever done. Hundreds of thousands in repair depots around the country.
I can generalize my generation all I want - I live among them, I (unfortunately) interact with them, I see them way more often than you. I know their behaviors and quirks.
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And Dan Guido is prime helper number one in this crime.
You're a complete fucking moron to not have seen a digital heat gun with exchangeable tips for all sorts of work. Let me guess, you're one of those amateurs with a shit Hakko station.
You simply don't fucking work in electronics repair, I can tell.
Wrong. So wrong that you simply do not belong here.
https://www.ghacks.net/2018/03...
You should just stop trying to comment on shit you know nothing about.
How the fuck do you think I 'disabled' the updater and its services?
"R&R of BGA type packages, because it is NOT a 'heat gun'"
Bullshit. It's is exactly like a heat gun, but with a tiny-ass fan for airflow instead of a large one. Did plenty of BGA rework at solectron global, thank you
"You're probably some kid who used the 'toaster oven' trick to fix the RRoD failure of your gaming console"
No, I have an actual IR reflow oven, but it's not needed because I grew up doing boardwork starting at age 8, which gives me almost 28 years of experience, now. I can use a regular 1200w heat gun and have 95% effective repair rates.
I repair LCD panels, too, using not much more than conductive glue (biggest panel-related failure besides cracked screen is the edge IC. Did repair at A&D electronics.)
I also repair LED strips and boards for a couple of aquarium and grow lighting companies.
I also do jewelry work, so I have a huge amount of metallurgical expertise. I've probably handled more compositions of solder than you can actually imagine. I also make my own flux.
Oh, and I do electroplating/etching, including PCB construction. And chemical reclaiming/refining of precious metals from old PCBs to be reused in new ones.
I'm the very damned definition of 'vertical integration' and I know hucksters like you when I see them.
You are wrong. What you are thinking of is 18 U.S.C. 1030. The CFAA amends that and makes it illegal to access any computer without authorization or in excess of authorization. No other qualifiers are in place for business/govt/etc, it applies to all systems.
Changing it to disabled doesn't help at all.
You have to explicitly deny the updater services and executables all permissions.
And apparently that doesn't work because as I was typing that, the machine rebooted on me, and installed updates.
Microsoft is explicitly violating the CFAA, here.
In fact, I just asked if I could borrow the tools (ratchet and socket) and they were provided.
Do you even customer service?
No, I'm not, as I've worked in multiple repair depots doing EXACTLY THAT.
Please try again when you've actually got IRS-verifiable work experience to back up your claims.
"while it's simple enough to remove a BGA package IC, installing the replacement is an order of magnitude more difficult to do correctly"
Maybe for you, who likely holds no reasonable amount of experience.
Any half-competent heat-gun solder tech could do the entirety of the board rework by hand with a 90+% fix rate.
It's harder to remove a working BGA component and to keep it intact than it is to install. Fresh solder paste has a lower melting point versus melted and hardened solder.
Experience (and metallurgical facts) matter, sonny boy.
" I mentioned (in passing) that I can't buy an oil filter wrench from my car dealer."
Gee maybe because the car dealer deals with SELLING CARS. If you wanted a part, you'd go to their REPAIR CENTER.
I mean, fuck I needed a B-pillar seatbelt bolt for my 2002 Explorer. I didn't walk into the dealership, I went to the service center on the side of the dealership and got the goddamned part.
Do you even gearhead?
"If there's a common method of detecting malware or identifying its behavior, Slingshot likely has a defense against it."
Unplug all computers from the router and see if the router is still trying to broadcast out by watching the blinking lights (assuming they are even present.)
Can almost guarantee they didn't bother thinking about old-fashioned forensics.
No, vinegar is not, oh ye with NO FUCKING CULINARY LICENSE, whereas I hold two licenses. That reminds me, the state renewal term for one is coming.
But that's how you're SUPPOSED to poach an egg. I've got recipe books transcribed from the 1600s that mention that basic fact.
He boiled in vinegared water - instant failure. Period.
I speak as someone with over two decades of professional culinary experience.
I use satellite all the time to find minerals tens of meters under the surface of the earth. Try again when you actually know how to utilize satellites.
"You get a better texture inside if you freeze first."
WRONG. You get a better texture inside if you parboil first. Freezing freshly-cut potatoes does exactly jack and shit to the product except turn it to mush.
"You can't fully seal a screen and still be able to use it after the seasons change"
I can tell you've never worked in an LCD repair depot before.
"Among other things, ultrasonic frequencies -- from 20 to 200 kilohertz -- don't propagate well in air"
That's why dogs can hear my dog whistle from about a mile off, right?
It's not bad if the hardcoded password is UNIQUE TO EACH DEVICE.
Of course, that introduces other logistical/support issues, but hardcoded passwords aren't a stupid idea if properly designed and implemented.
"Yeah indeed, let's complain about the people who open devices for a living"
No, they make videos for a living. I open devices for a living, far more than they have ever done. Hundreds of thousands in repair depots around the country.
A certificate expiry takes your entire fucking VR gaming rig down?
That's what you get for using a Facebook company.
Half the time they aren't even using the proper equipment, (get a real spudger, guys) so I don't bother with their reviews.
It's a fucking conjecture. Law has an actual definition in scientific terms.
I can generalize my generation all I want - I live among them, I (unfortunately) interact with them, I see them way more often than you. I know their behaviors and quirks.
Statistically speaking, I will be correct.