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[OC] A random building
  • Near Riyadh Tower in the King Abdullah Financial District. (see also, reddit post 2mos ago)

  • [SOLVED] how do I recover tbb/ff bookmarks from a jsonlz4 backup file on xubuntu 24.04?
  • If other comments donā€™t get you sorted, Scrounger does it nicely. (if you trust some random site/ have no sensitive bookmarks; other options exist if not.)

  • 4 March 2024
  • Biblically accurate hot air balloon.

  • The Gruesome Story of How Neuralinkā€™s Monkeys Actually Died
  • Hmm. Are you asking in good faith, or to dogpile? Anyway, sure; I can explain why.

    The Gruesome - clickbait because "if it bleeds it leads."
    Story - words like "story" are often plainly false when the article is a tiny blurb or fluff piece. Thankfully, this article is an actual story. But remember, it's still bait.
    of How - clickbait because it asks a question it doesn't answer, baiting the headline-reader to click.
    Neuralink's Monkeys - oh, another Elon Musk altar. The press can't get enough of Musk.
    Actually Died - more bleeding leading.

    Headlines can just be content, rather than a tease. This article title intentionally relays no new info.

  • The Gruesome Story of How Neuralinkā€™s Monkeys Actually Died
  • Clickbait headline, no tldr? Thatā€™s a downvote for me dawg.

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  • Skyler Hornback. Great contestant!

  • Accessible Palette: stop using HSL for color systems
  • Almost scrolled past, as I love HSL. Glad I didnā€™t!

    tldr: The V of HSV is still unfortunately the same linear nonsense from its roots in RGB. Colors donā€™t work that way and human eyes donā€™t perceive lightness that way and we can do better.

  • The Mighty (1998) Director: Peter Chelsom
  • Rotten Tomatoes: critics 75%, audiences 79%.

    Spirited and sweet with an emphasis on the healing power of friendship, The Mighty is a modest charmer that comes by its whimsy honestly.

  • AWS Customersā€™ Most Common Security Mistake
  • anti-clickbait tldr: identities, apps, systems should have only the access and privileges they need. A least-privilege security posture is obvious, but many make bad choices.

  • Some complex modeling practice.
  • Wahhhhhh waaaaaah. Itā€™s transparent, so where are all the caustics?!? Reeeeeeeeeee.

    amazing work. +1

  • higher wages for the servers... by the customers. Fnbs
  • Iā€™ll be the one to stoop to a name and shame. From the receipt, thatā€™s Jon & Vinny's Brentwood. Thanksā€”will now be sure to avoid going there.

  • Celebrity Mortal Kombat
  • Hmm. Iā€™m new here. Why is this post getting downvotes (with no comments about why)?

    Edit: I originally phrased the question to be about "no-comment downvotes" which is too easy to misunderstand. I rephrased it since I do see downvotes, and thought downvoting was for content that doesn't fit the community, or for other objections where it is expected that people would comment their objection rather than silently downvote and move on.

  • Plea bargain nets five years in prison for drunk driving New Jersey cop who killed nurse, fled the scene, then came back and took the corpse
  • Police union furious, fighting for his accompanying four year paid leave to be bumped more appropriate five years.

  • you: wait its all My Little Pony?! me: always has been
  • for the curious, the QR code is https://watchdominion.org , which is a movie by The Vegan Hacktivists.

  • We Finally Know Why The TSA Is Cracking Down On CLEAR At Airport Security
  • anti-clickbait tldr: system uses facial recognition, complete with the expected false positives, false negatives, and bias.

    Key passage:

    Clearā€™s methods determined its facial-recognition system to enroll new members was vulnerable to abuse, said people familiar with the review, who asked not to be identified discussing security-sensitive information.

    The computer-generated photos of prospective customers at times captured blurry images that only showed chins and foreheads, or faces obscured by surgical masks and hoodies.

    The process ā€” which allowed Clear employees to manually verify prospective customersā€™ identities after its facial recognition system raised flags ā€” created the potential for human error.

    Apparently last July ā€œa man slipped through Clearā€™s screening lines at Reagan National Airport near Washington, before a government scan detected ammunition ā€” which is banned in the cabin ā€” in his possession.ā€ And heā€™d ā€œalmost managed to board a flight under a false identity.ā€ The TSA checkpoint found the ammunition, which is what it is supposed to do. This had nothing to do with his identity. Thereā€™s no suggestion that the passenger intended to do anything nefarious.

  • House Republicans plan to hold Metaā€™s Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress
  • anti-clickbait tldr: ā€œā€¦contempt of Congress, for failing to supply documents related to an investigation into supposed censorship by tech companies of conservatives.ā€ Ā  *yawn*

  • deGoogle @discuss.tchncs.de chop @discuss.tchncs.de

    If you're looking to DeGoogle, here's a huge list of alternatives to get you started

    github.com GitHub - tycrek/degoogle: A huge list of alternatives to Google products. Privacy tips, tricks, and links.

    A huge list of alternatives to Google products. Privacy tips, tricks, and links. - GitHub - tycrek/degoogle: A huge list of alternatives to Google products. Privacy tips, tricks, and links.

    GitHub - tycrek/degoogle: A huge list of alternatives to Google products. Privacy tips, tricks, and links.
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    Tech Packaging Waste for Consumer Ego-Stroking

    tube.tchncs.de Plastic Waste

    Pour one out in honor of the pitiable techs who'll be doing this unboxing "project". Plastic and paperboard waste shown per individual package, ignoring additional 20-pack packaging, and palleting. To name and shame, this is the DUX case by STM. All added in case it was sold retail rather than in bu...

    Plastic Waste
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    "It is more convenient for me this way"

    same pic again

    !

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    MOVEit hack toll rises to hundreds of companies, millions of peoples' details

    www.bleepingcomputer.com MOVEIt breach impacts Genworth, CalPERS as data for 3.2 million exposed

    PBI Research Services (PBI) has suffered a data breach with three clients disclosing that the data for 4.75 million people was stolen in the recent MOVEit Transfer data-theft attacks.

    MOVEIt breach impacts Genworth, CalPERS as data for 3.2 million exposed

    Clop ransomware group exfiltrated, for just one example, Genworth Financial's primary database including millions of policyholders' Name, DoB, SSN, etc.

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    Tech Fails: mangled devices, tech TIFUs, software gore, iiiiiiitttttttttttt, and hostile tech design

      Tech Fails

    From spicy pillows to thrown controllers, tech company shaming to gory detail articles on corporate bungling, tales of when you had the good idea at the meeting and were thrown out the window to times when the keynote demo device let the magic smoke out. And maybe some meme shitposts.

    Loving the explosion of content in the fediverse! Looking forward to posting and seeing your Tech Fails.

    ( not recommended direct link? [email protected] )

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    Mildly Infuriating Tech Packaging Waste for Consumer Ego-Stroking

    tube.tchncs.de Plastic Waste

    Pour one out in honor of the pitiable techs who'll be doing this unboxing "project". Plastic and paperboard waste shown per individual package, ignoring additional 20-pack packaging, and palleting. To name and shame, this is the DUX case by STM. All added in case it was sold retail rather than in bu...

    Plastic Waste
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    The seats lurch at every bump in the immersive 3D shooting ride. You're barely holding off the werewolf horde. A hero appears! Unreal Engine 4 Crash Reporter.

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    We know, Microsoft. We know.

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    "user reports buzzing sound, blank screen"

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