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When Internal Memory Fails: A No-Solder Wii U Recovery

https://smolnero.com/posts/when-internal-memory-fails-a-no-solder-wii-u-recovery
9•edgar_ortega•3d ago

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bayesnet•3d ago
Very nice! But I was struck by this:

> The last time I had seriously dabbled with exploits and low-level recovery was when I spent months trying to revive a bricked M1 Max MacBook Pro. Several companies and repair shops had told me that getting through the problem was impossible, but after months of working at it, I finally got the machine running again on New Year’s Day 2024.

If the author is here would you please write up that story? I would also have thought it an impossible task so I’m fascinated by how you did it.

userbinator•3m ago
After copying the files, macOS created several ._* AppleDouble metadata files on the FAT32 partition. These are normally harmless on a Mac, but console recovery environments may interpret them as additional files, so I removed them before returning the card to the Wii U.

There is a setting which can help with Macs leaving those files on everything they touch: https://varunbarad.com/blog/til-avoid-ds-store

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https://openai.com/index/ten-advances-in-mathematics/
51•milkshakes•50m ago•25 comments

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172•walterbell•8h ago•94 comments

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69•firefoxd•5h ago•23 comments

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24•matt_d•4d ago•0 comments

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17•donohoe•3d ago•4 comments

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https://blog.google/security/chrome-stronger-with-every-update/
503•Garbage•1d ago•519 comments

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107•apollinaire•1d ago•53 comments

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55•giuliomagnifico•2h ago•46 comments

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238•marcobambini•18h ago•96 comments

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147•hosteur•22h ago•27 comments

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57•Kesseki•6h ago•32 comments

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186•speckx•16h ago•95 comments

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139•iamnothere•14h ago•47 comments

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5•dtschump•2d ago•1 comments

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50•rzk•3d ago•31 comments

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226•jruohonen•16h ago•143 comments

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148•jabits•13h ago•116 comments

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76•tonyg•20h ago•73 comments

Demystifying DRAM Read Disturbance: RowHammer and RowPress Phenomena

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49•Jimmc414•11h ago•26 comments

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96•RebelPotato•1d ago•31 comments

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178•surprisetalk•17h ago•145 comments

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540•bluehatbrit•13h ago•201 comments

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1•chrisfrantz•11h ago

Authorize, don't authenticate

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85•marcua•18h ago•32 comments

When Internal Memory Fails: A No-Solder Wii U Recovery

https://smolnero.com/posts/when-internal-memory-fails-a-no-solder-wii-u-recovery
9•edgar_ortega•3d ago•2 comments

Is AI reasoning right for the wrong reasons?

https://www.quantamagazine.org/is-ai-reasoning-right-for-the-wrong-reasons-20260731/
159•retupmoc01•16h ago•182 comments