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Danterious ,

Does this affect stuff like linux mint since its based on ubuntu?

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Danterious ,

They have more incentive under the subscription model to create a better experience for the user.

Then how would you explain what netflix is doing to their customers?

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Danterious ,

I think it is more important to have a non-commercial tag/license added.

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Danterious ,

So the attack happened in October 2023 but it was only revealed to the public now? Or is it that it was public back then but people didn't pay attention?

Also the part where they say it has only ever happened as a precursor to a military invasion sort makes me think that this attack was some nation state practicing or signalling what they would do if they were in active cyber warfare which would be bad for the world if people in the competing nations didn't have internet access, even if it was only for a day or two.

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Danterious ,

I was more thinking about all the services that rely on internet access to function. Like most economic systems would basically crash or grind to a halt.

There are a lot of products that don't really need to be connected to the internet to do their job but are being connected anyways and would get bricked if access to the internet didn't work. For example internet connected security cameras that don't have cables connecting to where the data is being stored would be shot as well.

I mean the extent of the damage is really dependent on how the malware was spread which we don't know yet so still mostly speculation on how damaging it could be.

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Danterious ,

So the company was aware but I was wondering on whether it was public knowledge released today or it was released back then but no one paid attention.

Also the report says that they don't believe it is a nation state actor because it doesn't match with any known malicious clusters but it's likely that countries have multiple unknown clusters they can test with if necessary.

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Danterious ,

Nice when is the case being held?

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Danterious , (edited )

I guess we are going to be in for more SEO spam than usual if this document is accurate. But I think its good that we are finally going to get a better understanding how Google manipulates people with the algorithm.

So a win-lose situation.

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Danterious , (edited )

It is the exploitation that's wrong. That goes for animals as well as plants. If we can avoid that then things would be a lot better

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Danterious , (edited )

I mean sure but if you get hacked (which will eventually happen to someone if this is rolled out) just having the information stored in the first place becomes a risk. So I think it is better to not have it in the first place.

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Danterious , (edited )

I guess my question is progress towards what? I mean no one's gonna stop you its your own computer do what you want.

For me though it just isn't worth the risk.

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Danterious , (edited )

I just read your profile and can't believe you guys have been on lemmy for 3 years. What made you guys join before lemmy got popular?

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Danterious , (edited )

I'd go for a SearXNG instance, since its a meta search engine, its gonna work unless all other search engines shut down.

Also nice benefit of being FOSS and of no charge.

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Danterious ,

Maybe something that allows them to grow some food there. Or a composting toilet. Anything that would allow them to stay there as long as necessary.

Edit: ooh and defensive barricades that are hard to take down.

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Danterious ,

Any hardened version of Firefox, like LibreWolf, would be my main choice.

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Danterious ,

Seems like you have a better idea than I do about privacy so I'm probably not gonna be much help. However make sure that you use extensions that you trust or use as few permissions as possible because that also can be another vector where information can leak.

Oh and there was a post on here sometime ago about a website that show what kind of information it can get from your web browser so you could use that to check how much info you are leaking on the web at least.

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Danterious ,

Your comment inspired me and I just finished moving over. So thx.

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Gender bias in open source: Pull request acceptance of women versus men (www.researchgate.net)

Our results show that women's contributions tend to be accepted more often than men's [when their gender is hidden]. However, when a woman's gender is identifiable, they are rejected more often. Our results suggest that although women on GitHub may be more competent overall, bias against them exists nonetheless.

Danterious ,

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Danterious ,

You could adjust it to talk about arranged marriages instead.

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Danterious , (edited )

Once these get advanced enough and the human cost of starting a conflict goes to zero (because they most likely will be able to scale these to whatever kind of conflict is wanted) why wouldn't countries be more likely to start a war.

Or if most regular military battles only become an economic problem then why wouldn't an enemy turn towards more terrorist like attacks like happened in Russia with ISIS.

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Danterious ,

Is it related to this?

https://dailydarkweb.net/threat-actor-claims-sale-of-dell-database-containing-49-million-customer-records/

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Danterious ,

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/8500678

Google Search is getting even worse for independent sites (www.theverge.com)

In February, HouseFresh managing editor Gisele Navarro called out publishers like BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone as some of the culprits that publish content about air purifiers despite a lack of expertise — but Google rewards these sites with high rankings all the same. The result is a search results page filled with SEO-first...

Danterious ,

Use a searxng instance instead.

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Danterious OP ,

But how do you verify if that information is actually accurate?

Like for example if a whistleblower says that their organization has something that can do xyz is it possible to verify that through zero knowledge proofs?

Danterious , (edited )

Well I think part of the answer comes from having a society that is more interconnected than we currently have.

If there were people that were both part of the gardening group and part of the builder's group then those people would have the necessary common knowledge to be able to satisfy the needs of both groups.

That is part of why I think a society of anarchists necessarily needs people to be educated in ways that make them a lot more generalist than we are now (hence the emphasis most anarchists have with the idea of self-sufficiency).

Edit: Also in the cases where there isn't significant overlap between the two groups having a third group that does have knowledge of both of them participate in the decision making would also serve the same function.

Danterious ,

Cecosesola.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfE6Nsuaf50

Danterious ,

From what I understood after I watched it and looked into it a bit more is that individuals have roles within the organization and are able to decide their own actions on how to fulfill that role. The actions are informed by the collective understanding of their goals and norms that are formed during their frequent meetings (which are very different in vibes from regular corporate meetings).

This is how I understood it works for most decisions but there a few decisions that fall back on voting which after the vote occurs the individuals are expected to carry out whatever was voted on.

So like it says in the video it is a largely informal structure but one that seems to work very well.

Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote (www.engadget.com)

[Xitter] just announced a smart TV app for streaming video. Or, more accurately, that it claims it's building one, with absolutely no launch date mentioned. The appropriately-named [Xitter] TV wants to be “your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen.”

Danterious ,

No those don't exist anymore.

Danterious ,

Just gonna suggest searxng as an alternative to kagi if you want something open-source, free, and still customizable.

Most searxng instances also index lemmy.

Danterious ,

I don't know I think that it is giving a bit to much credit to these organizations. Yes they are big and powerful but they are still run by humans who both give these organizations their power and also are the weakest links of most organizations.

This is why most new systems don't come into power until the old ones become weak enough. Like capitalism was a thing during the times of feudalism for many years without necessarily replacing the main system but eventually as feudalism and the monarchy grew weaker eventually capitalism and meritocracy in some sense won out.

I mention this because yeah I agree that some sort of push back and fighting is going to be necessary but that alone isn't going to be the main driving force. The external conditions also need to be ripe and to me it seems like we are on the verge of something new occurring.

Breakthrough promises secure and private quantum computing at home (www.physics.ox.ac.uk)

The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford’s Department of Physics guaranteeing security and privacy. The advance promises to unlock the transformative potential of cloud-based quantum computing and is...

Danterious ,

what use would a regular citizen have for a quantum computer?

Danterious ,

couldn't they get that with a regular computer?

Danterious ,

It isn't loading for me.

Danterious ,

If kagi is just an aggregate of other search engines why not just use a searx instance instead? Its open source and customizable.

The Anarchist Turn in Twenty-First Century Leftwing Activism (theanarchistlibrary.org)

Leftwing activism of recent decades exhibits an anarchist turn evident in quantitative indicators like mentions of anarchists in news reports and by activists adopting anarchist modes of organization, tactics, and social goals-whether or not they claim that label. The authors of this Element argue that the very crises that...

Danterious ,

Honestly this makes me more hopeful for what is to come after when our system finally breaks.

Danterious ,

So what is the the solution then? What kind of culture would be more operationally secure?

Danterious ,

Can’t all vpns do this though?

Danterious ,

No it’s not doing anything about injustice that is making the world as fucked up as it is today. And that isn’t happening because we are being disempowered.

jlou , to Socialism

Collective Action Problems are Not a Capitalist Plot: On the Non-Triviality of Going from Individual to Collective Rationality

https://wedontagree.net/collective-action-problems-are-not-a-capitalist-plot

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Danterious ,

Interesting take. I wish they expanded on what we needed to do to make those problems easier for us to solve.

Danterious ,

This is ai generated.

Danterious ,

That and being direct with someone when asking to be in a relationship.

Danterious ,

Have you seen human rating rituals?

Danterious ,

I meant to say dating rituals but I find the original comment funny so I'm leaving it up.

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