Episode 230 - Windows 10 Farewell, Jeep EVs Bricked, F5 Security Fiasco, QR Codes for Toilet Paper

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Windows 10 End of Support

• https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-has-ended-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates 
• https://www.theverge.com/news/793579/microsoft-windows-11-local-account-bypass-workaround-changes 
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/final-windows-10-patch-tuesday-update-rolls-out-as-support-ends/ 

• Chuck Wagon race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WRpHrvHjcs 

 

Jeep bricks EV vehicles with faulty software update

• https://www.thestack.technology/jeep-software-update-bricks-vehicles-leaves-owners-stranded/

 

F5 hacked by China

• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/cisa-issues-emergency-directive-address-critical-vulnerabilities-f5-devices
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-26-01-mitigate-vulnerabilities-f5-devices

 

China requires watching ads for toilet paper

• https://metro.co.uk/2025/09/17/dystopian-toilets-wont-give-loo-roll-unless-watch-advert-first-24189061/

 

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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