- arstechnica.com TDK claims insane energy density in solid-state battery breakthrough
Apple supplier says new tech has 100 times the capacity of its current batteries.
- www.spacebar.news Mr. Cook, tear down that wall
The era of Apple slowly opening up its platforms and devices without government intervention has ended.
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Today I'm launching Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr! 🎉 Like YouTube, ...
njump.me Short Text Note by zach (npub1zac…5dy5)Today I'm launching Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr! 🎉 Like YouTube, Flare lets you upload, view, comment, and like videos from your favorite creators. BUT unlike YouTube, we can't strike, shadow-ban, or demonetize you just b
This could be promising!
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How to block ads on reddit
In case you still visit reddit from time to time, here's how the get rid of their ads (i.e. "Promoted" posts):
If you use Brave, right click anywhere in the page and select "Brave -> Manage custom filters". If you use uBlock, click on the toolbar icon, then settings (gear icon), then go to the "My filters" tab.
Enter the following code:
www.reddit.com##[id^="t3_za\="]
Save and reload the page. Promoted posts should be gone now.
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The best headphones of 2023: Expert reviewed and compared
www.zdnet.com The best headphones of 2023: Expert tested and reviewedTurn your ordinary music- or podcast-listening sessions into surround sound experiences with the best headphones you can buy.
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The Morning After: Apple Watch X will herald a dramatic redesign | Engadget
www.engadget.com The Morning After: Apple Watch X will herald a dramatic redesignThe biggest news stories this morning: Apple Watch X rumors, Netflix tests game streaming and Xiaomi's new China-only foldable.
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The best gaming mouse in 2023 | Engadget
www.engadget.com The best gaming mouse in 2023These are the best gaming mice you can buy, regardless of how much you can spend or what PC games you like to play.
- www.theverge.com Elon Musk keeps getting creepier
Threatening to show up at a rival’s home isn’t normal behavior.
- www.theverge.com Mark Zuckerberg says it’s ‘time to move on’ from the Elon Musk fight
“We can all agree Elon isn’t serious.”
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The first messenger without user IDs
simplex.chat SimpleX Chat: private and secure messenger without any user IDs (not even random)SimpleX Chat - a private and encrypted messenger without any user IDs (not even random ones)! Make a private connection via link / QR code to send messages and make calls.
This is pretty cool and one of the top comments on Hacker News describes it the best:
> It's easier to understand this if you look at the onion protocol. Broadly, it introduces noise between all users on the network by constantly sending and receiving random bytes to and from each node. This prevents external listeners from figuring out where the main server is. Originally designed to protect naval command ships, it was later used for the "dark web". If you don't know which node is the server, you can't shut it down, or read data off of it. Simplex does something similar. A connects to B. B connects to C. And A and C connect. They all chat. but there is no way to know A, B, or C, because from the outside, it all looks like: X connects to Y, X connects to Y, X connects to Y. So who spoke to whom? This is great. Even if "the authorities" demand access to chat logs, first, they won't know what to ask for. Chats between whom? Second, they still won't know who spoke to whom even if they have all the data. It's anonymized chats. They would have to sift through all of it. It still won't prevent someone invading privacy if they have physical access to your device, since the identities are stored locally for your usage convenience.
Hacker News discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37105477
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Debian Systems Now Patched Against “Downfall” and “INCEPTION” CPU Flaws
9to5linux.com Debian Systems Now Patched Against "Downfall" and "INCEPTION" CPU Flaws - 9to5LinuxDebian Bookworm and Bullseye users are now patched against the recent "Downfall" and "INCEPTION" hardware flaws affecting Intel and AMD CPUs.
As usual, very quick fixes for these vulnerabilities on Linux.
> This flaw is now patched in the 5.10.179-5 kernel package of Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” and 6.1.38-4 kernel package of Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm”. However, to fully mitigate the vulnerability, users will also have to install the intel-microcode 3.20230808.1~deb11u1 package.
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Veilid: A secure peer-to-peer network for apps that flips off the surveillance economy
www.theregister.com Cult of the Dead Cow unveils Veilid peer-to-peer project‘It’s like Tor and IPFS had sex and produced this thing’
> Infosec super-band the Cult of the Dead Cow has released Veilid (pronounced vay-lid), an open source project applications can use to connect up clients and transfer information in a peer-to-peer decentralized manner.
The idea being here that apps – mobile, desktop, web, and headless – can find and talk to each other across the internet privately and securely without having to go through centralized and often corporate-owned systems. Veilid provides code for app developers to drop into their software so that their clients can join and communicate in a peer-to-peer community.
I think this sounds absolutely awesome. So when can we integrate this into Lemmy for private messaging?
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80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans
www.cnbc.com 80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans: ‘A lot of executives have egg on their faces’As some business leaders accept hybrid work as a permanent reality, others are backtracking on earlier pledges to let employees work from home.
Who is surprised by this? Its a bone headed move to force people back into the office. There are literally only advantages to working at least hybrid, up to 4 days per week. At least in the technology field, if you are someone who needs to focus to get shit done.
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Vim Boss
I dont know who is a neovim user here, but its one of my favorite code editors for a long time.
I didnt use vim much but neovim is built on its core principles.
Editors come and go. Right now its VS Code that is popular. But it will eventually fade away and be replaced by something else. As a person who also really dislike big tech, I want to use an editor that doesnt come from a big tech company. And neovim is just amazing.
If anyone wants tips on resources etc, just ping me.