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Security Bits — 27 April 2025 — Deep Dive into Quantum Computing

April 27, 2025
by Bart Busschots

Deep Dive — Where are we with Quantum Computing NosillaCastaway @milddemons asked the following in the Podfeet Slack: “I am wondering if you know and can tell us what the security community is up to in regards to quantum computing breaking the encryption that we have now. I just thought about this as Microsoft has a quantum computing […]

Two photos side by side. On the left we see the PlugBug FindMy held in hand. The device is mostly white with red visible on the bottom, where there are four USB-C ports. In the second photo, we see the PlugBug from behind showing the back completely red and the New Zealand pin adapter installed.

Twelve South PlugBug Travel 120W

April 24, 2025
by Allister Jenks

In 2001, I traveled to the United Kingdom for work. I remember taking my SLR camera, and a VHS-C handy-cam. I guess I would have had a cellphone, too, but I don’t recall using it. I know I had a single, bulky power adapter from UK to New Zealand sockets. The next time I left […]

View from above the water looking down at the WYBOT pool cleaner docked underwater on the side of a pool. The WYBOT is black with treads on both sides and underneath the unit. It is mounted vertically on the pool side in its dock. It has green horizontal light on the front and five small green LEDs indicating battery charge. It also has a green gridded inlet on the top of the unit for water output and a small power button. The company name WYBOT is printed on the top of the unit. A black right-angled bracket attaches the lower to the upper portion of the dock. The upper portion is made of a black solar panel lying on the surface of the pool deck.

CES 2025: WYBOT Solar Powered Robotic Pool Cleaner

Allison interviews Josè Vailès about their solar-powered robotic pool cleaner called WYBOT. The WYBOT pool cleaner has no cables or hoses attached. It cleans the pool autonomously using battery power, and when it needs more power, it automatically goes to a docking station at the side of the pool. The docking station has a small […]

A colorful, flexible LED strip light is arranged in a loop on a plain white background. The strip transitions from purple on the left side to red in the middle, and then to yellow on the right side. The strip is slightly blurred, suggesting motion or a dynamic effect.

Philips Hue Light Strips

April 23, 2025
by Allister Jenks

Back when I was a user of NanoLeaf smart lighting products, I wanted to use one of their LED light strips on the back of my Apple Studio Display as a backlight. The trouble was how to mount the strip effectively. It is designed to curve, but not in the same plane as the lights. […]

Photo of the Lotus Ring floating in space with a blurred background of a room with a couch. The Ring is circular and with a light brushed metallic outer surface and a black polished inner surface. Two slits are visible on the outer surface and a small black button is flush with the side ring. A small section of the inner surface is light gray.

CES 2025: Lotus Wearable Ring for Home Device Control

April 23, 2025
by Steve Sheridan

Allison interviews Dhaval Patel, founder and CEO of Lotus, about their Ring device, which allows the wearer to control switches in the home without an app, WiFi, rewiring, or an internet connection. To use the Ring, the wearer points their index finger at the device to be controlled and clicks the button embedded in the […]

Security Bits — 20 April 2025 (Solo) 🐣

Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Rather aptly for this solo show, NosillaCastaway MildDeamons perfectly expressed the reason I much prefer recording with Allison on the NosillaCast Slack when he posted: > “I really enjoy it (and I think most […]

A Lexicographical Loop with ‘nym’ Words (Bart Busschots)

Indulge me while I embrace the intentional openendedness of the Nosillacast name to share some geeky fun from a different type of language to the ones I normally drone on about — human language! In my school days languages were by far my weakest subjects, and I’d go so far as to say I developed […]

How I Fell in Love with Kagi (Bart Busschots)

I’ve been advocating the follow the money philosophy for over a decade now — your data, and hence you privacy, are valuable, so you need to choose carefully who you entrust them to, and the best way to figure out who is and who isn’t trustworthy is to understand how they pay their bills. Once […]

View looking downward onto glass beaker sitting on a counter. Visible are a woman’s hands holding an open packet of Power Drops powder that she is pouring into the beaker. The powder is a cream color and the Power Drops packet is pine green. The beaker has the name Neoplants printed on the front. An out-of-focus plant is visible on the left side in the foreground and a Power Drops package is partially visible in the background on the right.

CES 2025: Neoplants Natural Air Purifier

Allison interviews Patrick Torbey from Neoplants about their Power Drops that you feed your houseplants to turn them into natural air purifiers. Plants have a natural ability to help purify air, but a plant boosted with Power Drops is 30 times more effective at cleaning air than a regular house plant. A plant in a […]

A desk setup featuring a white monitor stand with a sleek, modern design. On top of the stand, there are two small crystal blocks, each with an etched design. One of them has "SINGAPORE" written on it with an image of the Merlion. Between the blocks, there are two natural pine cones. Below the stand, there is a black CalDigit docking station with multiple ports, connected to various cables. On either side of the stand, there are two black spherical speakers. The desk surface is wooden, and the background shows part of a computer monitor displaying various logos.

Twelve South Curve Riser

How high should a screen be on your desk? Current ergonomic wisdom says the top of the visible screen should be at your eye level when seated, but I don’t think it’s that simple. One thing seemed certain — my Apple Studio Display should not just sit on my desk. I’ve used a glass riser […]

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