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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Full pics of the keyboard, front, and back. Put them all together, and you have the new #Lenovo #ThinkPad X13 Detachable Gen 1! Specs at psref.lenovo.com/Product/Thin... Thanks to everyone who enjoyed the unboxing. Hope you enjoyed the reveal! #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's time to take a look inside the 1st part of the package: A #Lenovo logo is clearly visible. It has a webcam, too, and clearly is a member of the #ThinkPad family. It's also powered by an #Intel Core Ultra 7, one of the new Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs. #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Here's the #Lenovo stylus. As you can see, it matches up to the pogo pins on the ThinkPad keyboard. It attaches via magnets (I think), with a really satisfying click sound. Very cool design. #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday (beginning of the week edition)

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Moving along with the #Lenovo unboxing: Inside is a #ThinkPad keyboard! That TrackPoint is familiar, but it also a circular fingerprint reader (haven't seen one of those before), + a set of pogo pins at the top. I wonder what plugs in there? #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In all the excitement I forget to mention the second container inside the box from #Lenovo. Here's what's inside that. #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday (albeit belatedly)

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We move on to the next phase of unboxing the #Lenovo laptop, opening the internal carton! #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursdays

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Moving on with the #Lenovo unboxing, here's the carton that secures it during shipping. The ridges/bumps provide isolation. In photo #1, you can see a literature envelope; in #2, you can see the shipping bag inside with security seal. #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday (early edition)

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The laptop #Lenovo sent me is now unboxed and out of the shipping carton. Hmm… it's a lot thinner than I expected; I've been calling it a laptop, but maybe it is something else? What could it be? #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday (weekend edition)

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It's time to take the #Lenovo laptop out of the box. Here we go! #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Continuing my unboxing of the box from #Lenovo, I have opened the carton of accessories. It appears to contain a USB-C power supply, a USB-C cable, and a stylus! What could it all mean? #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday

Open accessories carton showing a USB-C power adapter and cable, plus an envelope which may contain a stylus.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Something interesting about the box #Lenovo sent me. One of the side flaps has #Lenovo #ThinkPad printed on it, but the font for Lenovo seems a bit off: it is thinner than usual, and the "e" doesn't have the slight rotation. #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday (early edition)

detail view of shipping carton showing side flap

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Given the feedback I've received on this mystery box from #Lenovo, I have decided to move things forward a bit. So, here it is, all opened up! #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday (belated edition)

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Continuing the examination of the box #Lenovo sent last week, we can see it has an energy efficiency label on it. The waybill's poly bag obscures the QR code, but we can see it has a top rating for efficiency. Whatever is inside sips power. #ThinkPadThursday

detail on Lenovo shipping carton of energy efficiency label

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Last week, #Lenovo sent me this box, quite unexpectedly. Today, I continue our tour of it, this time focusing on its bottom. It is getting really hard to resist opening it to find out what's inside. #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday (special early edition)

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

And here is the other side of the box from #Lenovo, minus the shipping waybill. Still wondering about what's inside… #LenovoIN #ThinkPad

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

So, I was at home and this box from #Lenovo showed up on my doorstep. I wonder what's inside of it? #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday (special Friday edition(

Lenovo shipping carton balanced on carpeted stairs inside a house.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

On the footsteps of the Daemon Tools supply chain compromise, it appears JDownloader has been victim of a similar attack as well: www.reddit.com/r/jdownloade.... Website at jdownloader[.]org is currently down as well.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I don't normally have a lot to say about my Congressperson Jeff Crank, but kudos to him & his staff for this mailing; the holidays are prime time for scammers to prey on people & this is a good reminder. Only thing I'd add is a link to @cisa.bsky.social, since so much crime takes place online now.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Went to the park today and saw bighorn sheep doing bighorn sheep things.

Also bighorn sheep, but blurry because zoomed in.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Looking through a rarely-used email account, found this phish.

Phishing email saying that a payment is due for cloud storage.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

It seems crypto scammers have switched from #MRBeast to a new target, #Drake, on @discord.com. Watch out for buffdrake[.]com and similar scam domains seeking to empty out your wallet💸.

Image of a scam being distributed on Discord using musician Drake as bait.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Expect an update from @esetresearch.bsky.social soon… In the meantime, make sure you update your copy of WinRAR to v7.13 (I have). WinRAR zero-day exploited to plant malware on archive extraction via @bleepingcomputer.com: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Tip for phishers: When sending fake #McAfee invoices in attempt to get someone to call ☎️ + give you their bank card details💳, you should capitalize the "A" in McAfee. Grammar matters, especially when conducting credit card fraud.

image of phish showing McAfee capitalized incorrectly

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I used to carry a pocket knife with me onto the airplane.

Aitor Gran Capitan knife (image courtesy SAKWIKI)

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I've noticed an uptick in phishes using pictures of fake BBC and Twitter pages mentioning MrBeast. The images are posted in chat servers like Discord. Naturally, he has nothing to do with them, and as soon as you give the scammers your bank details they're cashing you out.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Wow! It seems Meta is blocking me from following @powells.bsky.social on Facebook. I guess they have something against 50+ year old independent bookstores

Image of Facebook displaying a notification that Powell's Bookstore Facebook page cannot be followed right now.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Maybe that was cleaning program available for download in the third-party AV utilities section of the BBS? The pre-CLEAN-UP McAfee Utilities used the M-1704 name for the cleaner.

Directory listing in console window of old McAfee Associates' M-* virus cleaning programs (eventually replaced by CLEAN-UP).

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Does anyone have any recommendations for handles that could be attached to these small Wi-Fi antenna tools? They are about 40mm × 5mm × 1mm in size. I thought lock pick handles might work but those all seem to need longer hardware.

Picture of U.FL and MHF antenna tools with US quarter and Euro 50¢ coins to show scale.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

So, there I was, minding my own business, and this delivery truck rolls up. I wonder what could be inside? #LenovoIN #ThinkPadThursday

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

A few folks have reached out to me asking about Mr. McAfee's Twitter account. I would suggest not reading too much into it. Mr. McAfee is deceased; friends, family or business partners are running it. I guess there's a kind of symmetry for using the account to promote memecoins after John's death.

Screenshot of the late John McAfee's @officialmcafee account on Twitter.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Thought I'd post some foot pics. Might delete later.

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Congrats to my colleague Juraj Z. on reaching his 20th anniversary at #ESET!

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Aryeh Goretsky @goretsky.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Went to install VMware Workstation (now free for personal use) and noticed the EULA the installer displayed was… long. How long? Copied and pasted it into a word processor and it's 30 pages!

Screenshot of 30 page long EULA for VMware Workstation.

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