People who are trying to spread a message might possibly consider that relevant but you know, geek out in the corner with the rest of the “I hate this fact” downvoters 😅
Same reason I don’t like sony. They’re too busy telling the people who buy the fucking products what they’re allowed to do with them, and spend the rest of the time creating proprietary shit that traps their customers.
Hardware is great. Everything else is pretty much an abusive spouse.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday his party will oppose the government’s proposed capital gains inclusion rate increase — a tax hike that is projected to pull in roughly $19 billion in new revenue....
The carrier on Friday said it launched a media platform to serve travelers personalized advertisements on seat-back screens and in its app, among other platforms, as it seeks to leverage customer data.
Daily reminder that sites “protected” by cloudflare are effectively MITM attacks. HTTPS is now even more worthless. Cloudflare can see everything. this is a known fact and not a theory....
Just wondering what people are using to meet the 2FA requirement GitHub has been rolling out. I don’t love the idea of having an authenticator app installed on my phone just to log into GitHub. And really don’t want to give them my phone number just to log in....
But it’s perfectly safe you guys. It would take a completely run of the mill virus from literally anywhere to get this data remotely. What are the chances?!
The philanthropist behind the University of Manitoba’s largest-ever personal donation — $30 million — has denounced a speech made by a valedictorian for medicine grads and admonished the university for letting it happen....
NGAF. You know how shitty it is trying to use your money to silence dissenting opinions?
“I gave you money so if you disagree with me you’re disrespectful”
That’s really how it works for rich people isn’t it? And they’re so out of touch they don’t realize they should keep that shitlord opinion to themselves.
Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently....
Russian forces have made two cross-border assaults inside northern Ukraine, according to information from Ukrainian sources and officials, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling a “new wave of counteroffensive actions” by Russia....
Flathub has passed 2 billion downloads
flathub.org/statistics
'Cheating and exploiting undermine the integrity of our game': Over 600 Star Citizen accounts have been suspended for racking up in-game currency (www.pcgamer.com)
Putting Privacy Focused Free Speech VPS Providers To The Test. (crippled.media)
For those that couldn’t be bothered to read the full article, their conclusion is:...
Snowden: "They've gone full mask-off: do not ever trust OpenAI or its products" (twitter.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/182373...
Why don’t you like Apple?
Real question. I would like to know what drives you to hate Apple? (In terms of privacy of course because in terms of price it’s another story).
Poilievre says Tories will vote against capital gains tax hike, calls it a 'job killer' (www.cbc.ca)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday his party will oppose the government’s proposed capital gains inclusion rate increase — a tax hike that is projected to pull in roughly $19 billion in new revenue....
This might qualify as Instagram poetry (sopuli.xyz)
Alt: post about hiring someone without experience, but every five words there’s a line break and then a blank line. Post ends with “agree?”
United Airlines launches personalized ads on seat-back screens (www.cnbc.com)
The carrier on Friday said it launched a media platform to serve travelers personalized advertisements on seat-back screens and in its app, among other platforms, as it seeks to leverage customer data.
The Cloudflare Poison
Daily reminder that sites “protected” by cloudflare are effectively MITM attacks. HTTPS is now even more worthless. Cloudflare can see everything. this is a known fact and not a theory....
How is everyone handling the 2FA requirement for GitHub? (docs.github.com)
Just wondering what people are using to meet the 2FA requirement GitHub has been rolling out. I don’t love the idea of having an authenticator app installed on my phone just to log into GitHub. And really don’t want to give them my phone number just to log in....
Speedster jailed after S’pore police tapped data from in-car system in first case here (www.straitstimes.com)
New ASUS router firmware now requires a user to be 16y or older and will restrict features and even security upgrades if you opt out
https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/eca98b3d-41b5-497b-bafb-f8b444b8bc0f.jpeg...
Microsoft Recall takes constant screenshots of everything you do (www.osnews.com)
Philanthropist who gave $30M to U Manitoba condemns 'hateful' valedictory speech, university for allowing it (www.cbc.ca)
The philanthropist behind the University of Manitoba’s largest-ever personal donation — $30 million — has denounced a speech made by a valedictorian for medicine grads and admonished the university for letting it happen....
(Solved) Signature-Error when updating OpenSuse Tw (discuss.tchncs.de)
Since this evening I have some problems with my OpenSuse Tumbleweed installation. I’m kind of a noob and everything I tried didn’t work out....
Woman killed by her two XL bully dogs at home in east London (www.theguardian.com)
After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians (apnews.com)
Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently....
Morehouse Students Turn Their Backs, Walk Out of Graduation as Joe Biden Gives Speech (www.yahoo.com)
Winner's Luck (lemmy.world)
‘I’ve been here for 40 years’: Newsagent’s fight for UK passport (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Huntington Beach can't use Reagan's CEQA; The city violated state housing law, judge rules (www.population.news)
Niger Speaker halts plan to marry off 100 orphans, accuses Minister of interference (dailypost.ng)
Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
"Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It (ca.news.yahoo.com)
Michael Cohen: Melania Trump came up with idea to spin "Access Hollywood" tape as "locker room talk" (www.salon.com)
Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision (www.euronews.com)
The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations....
When the water runs dry: Why France is freaking out over a tiny Swiss dam (www.politico.eu)
Water-rich Switzerland controls Western Europe’s taps — and wants it to stay that way. Its drought-ridden neighbors are getting nervous....
Charlamagne Tha God Won’t Come Out for Biden After Getting ‘Burned’ With 2020 Endorsement (www.thedailybeast.com)
Russia mounts surprise assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years (www.cnn.com)
Russian forces have made two cross-border assaults inside northern Ukraine, according to information from Ukrainian sources and officials, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling a “new wave of counteroffensive actions” by Russia....
Abortion rights amendment has 61% support, Florida Chamber poll says (floridapolitics.com)
Barcelona is parched — and angry at quenched tourists (www.politico.eu)
The yawning gap between locals’ and visitors’ consumption is stoking long-standing resentments ahead of an election....