The "people" bringing it up nonstop on social media might have been state actors or trolls but there were plenty of real people who followed the movement. They're still "But Gaza!" people regardless of how the idea that they should abstain from voting got into their head.
Biden is going to be looked back upon extra fondly after the upcoming shit show we're about to go through.
It looks like they just didn't neutralize/sanitize controllable input data so it should be a pretty easy fix. I think if a security researcher gives you a layup by identifying an easily fixable vulnerability a company should just take it, even if the product is old. If for no other reason than it's bad marketing when news articles like this come out.
Let's just watch none of them work on movements for ranked choice voting or other alternative voting systems and then tell me to throw my vote out again in four years.
It's at the point where it requires enough equipment and skill that I'd recommend just going to a shop for newcomers. But it's easy enough that you don't need really need an expensive microscope or rework station so for people who already have some experience under their belt it's doable as long as they practice on junk boards down to 0201 sized components.
The switch is underpowered for a lot of things but if it's having trouble with Disco Elysium that's probably more of a knock on whichever studio handled the port.
V1 switch just needs a jig, simple. V2 switch picofly is affordable and accessible to diy with some soldering skills. With the OLED models they put one of the points underneath a BGA chip making that more difficult.
But getting one installed from an actual shop will still only cost the price of a Nintendo game or two.
That is not what the Budapest Memorandum says. It's really short so you can just read it but it only requires the US to bring the matter to the UN security counsel which they have. Russia has violated most provisions but the US hasn't violated any.
Use a butane insert. Still refillable but it's sealed in well enough to last years of infrequent use.