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   `Da Elf (elfin@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Nov-2025 06:55:45 JST `Da Elf

   I've said this before, and I will say it again: Massive single serveruptime is not your friend.

   Repeat after me: Kernel updates are there for a reason (I get at least one per month).

   That being said ... this is a unique way of going about it.

   Linux admin hated downtime so much he schlepped a live UPS during office move

   https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/21/on_call/?td=rt-3a

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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Saturday, 22-Nov-2025 06:55:42 JST feld

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     • ../kajer/.
     @elfin @kajer I thought the male-male power cords were straight up illegal to sell because they're against code. But also anyone can make one, just go to Ace Hardware and give them $5 for the male end, cut the female off the cord, connect the wires to your male end...
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     ../kajer/. (kajer@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 22-Nov-2025 06:55:44 JST ../kajer/.

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     @elfin

     There are specially designed UPS tools for LEO to do a live extraction of your PC while it's running to maintain memory state until the PC can be analyzed in a lab environment.

     Basically, you connect a UPS to the same circuit / phase the PC is connected, then use a suicide cord to connect to the power strip or outlet where the PC is, then cut the PC away from the wall, outlet included.

     https://cdsg.com/products/hotplug-field-kit

     there are even commercial versions of the male-male power cord that cost $600+ because LEO.

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     `Da Elf (elfin@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Nov-2025 06:55:44 JST `Da Elf

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     • ../kajer/.

     @kajer I ... I am not even surprised.

     I assume they're looking for private keys and the like in memory.

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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@tsundere.love)'s status on Saturday, 22-Nov-2025 06:55:54 JST Johnny Peligro

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     • ../kajer/.
     • feld
     @feld @kajer @elfin > illegal
     how are you supposed to extend??
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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@tsundere.love)'s status on Saturday, 22-Nov-2025 06:57:07 JST Johnny Peligro

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     • feld
     @feld @kajer @elfin lol i thought you'd give a funnier response but yeah
     from a layman's perspective male male does make sense
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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Saturday, 22-Nov-2025 06:57:08 JST feld

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     • Johnny Peligro
     @mischievoustomato @kajer @elfin male female male female male female ...
     
     not male male lol