you should know i am earnest. i'm learning how to snark. i try to say what i mean and mean what i say.
sometimes i do try to make jokes, but I am not sarcastic.
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That gourmet luxury blend... (infosec.pub)
I was permanently banned from the Reddit sub without recourse for posting this despite not breaking any rules. I'm slowly making the migration over thanks to such encouragement.
Microsoft now permits uninstalling Edge, Bing, and OneDrive to adhere to the EU's Digital Markets Act. (www.ghacks.net)
These changes are only applicable to users in the EEA. For those outside the region, Windows will continue to function as it is!...
Google’s self-designed office swallows Wi-Fi “like the Bermuda Triangle” (arstechnica.com)
Usage Of Elon Musk’s X Dropped 30% In The Last Year, Study Suggests (www.forbes.com)
196 Stands with Palestine, but those of you in the US should still vote in the general election.
I've been seeing a lot of anti-voting sentiment going around. Can't believe I have to say this, but you need to vote. Not only is there more to the election than just the president. (State policy, Senate, house), but not voting is not an act of protest. C'mon guys
rule problem (lemmy.cafe)
Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025 (www.tomshardware.com)
Microsoft, doing it's part to make the world a better place.
House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok (edition.cnn.com)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12876226...
US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users (arstechnica.com)
UK Trial: Pornhub's Chatbot Halts Millions from Accessing Child Abuse Content (www.wired.com)
A trial program conducted by Pornhub in collaboration with UK-based child protection organizations aimed to deter users from searching for child abuse material (CSAM) on its website. Whenever CSAM-related terms were searched, a warning message and a chatbot appeared, directing users to support services. The trial reported a...
European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls (arstechnica.com)
Bitcoin miners win legal battle to keep mum about energy use [US] (www.theverge.com)
Police shut more than 14,000 accounts on Mega, Tutanota and Protonmail (therecord.media)
Serious rule (i.ibb.co)
Edit: Blocked the author's name, because it's not my tumblr. I didn't expect so many people to misinterpret it and respond in this way....
PoE Single Board/Micro/Mini Computer/Server
I have an 8gb Raspberry Pi 4 that has been a workhorse for years. I keep it for my not intense but essential networking purposes, NetBoot.xyz, Homepage, etc., because I can run it over PoE (edit: Power over Ethernet), so it is always on as long as my network is up....
The highest funded plagiarist is probably this AI ethicist (andreasplagiarism.wordpress.com)
Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students (arstechnica.com)
Facial-recognition data is typically used to prompt more vending machine sales.
Happy 10 million! According to FediDB, we have hit 10 million users across the Fediverse! (lemmy.world)
https://fedidb.org/
College student put on academic probation for using Grammarly: ‘AI violation’ (nypost.com)
College student put on academic probation for using Grammarly: ‘AI violation’::Marley Stevens, a junior at the University of North Georgia, says she was wrongly accused of cheating.
Bluesky federation goes live (bsky.social)
Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows (arstechnica.com)
70,000 ATT customers are without service across the US (arstechnica.com)
Reddit plans to reserve shares for its big users in IPO, WSJ reports (www.reuters.com)