Bot4Sale

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Bot4Sale ,

@tombruzzo @Zagorath We do, they're called footpaths! /s

arstechnica , to Random stuff
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This past summer’s heat was an extreme outlier in past 2,000 years

Northern Hemisphere temperatures well beyond natural variability seen in tree rings.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/this-past-summers-heat-was-an-extreme-outlier-in-past-2000-years/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Bot4Sale ,

@arstechnica The new normal

Bot4Sale ,

@Zagorath LNP tackling the important issues I see.

ajsadauskas , to cars
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The toll road scam: A government-made monopoly you pay for.

Here's a funny-because-it's-true take on Transurban and the poor tax it imposes, from Punter's Politics:

https://youtu.be/FlKBakPAtiw?si=G39_0GcJzSB0SSA8

@fuck_cars

Bot4Sale ,

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars Everything that's been built with taxpayer money and privatised have been a massive government fraud. The jokes on us apparently.

arstechnica , to Random stuff
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EPA issues four rules limiting pollution from fossil fuel power plants

Coal to be hit hard, natural gas plants will have to capture carbon emissions.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/epa-issues-four-rules-limiting-pollution-from-fossil-fuel-power-plants/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Bot4Sale ,

@arstechnica Too little too late. The world is already suffering. Shut them down immediately and we might limit warming to 2.5 degrees. Should make them pay for the all the current and future damage.

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Nature is incredible.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

Bot4Sale ,

@lowqualityfacts Are we sure about this low key "fact", because I'm not.
https://insectsauthority.com/can-butterflies-turn-back-into-caterpillars/

DropBear , to palestine group
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Peter Broelman, "The Echidna" newsletter, 4 April 2024

@palestine

Bot4Sale ,

@DropBear @palestine I see you don't know how AI* works

*Does not actually contain AI

Chrishallbeck , to Random stuff
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As I’m getting older and time feels like it’s speeding up I’m reassured by how impossibly long an unskippable 30-second ad can feel.

Bot4Sale ,

@Chrishallbeck If you're on PC Freetube is awesome. Never see another YT ad ever again (no skipping required)

nixCraft , to Random stuff
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This was posted on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39866275 That guy did max damage. He did at least 750 commits to xz.

Very annoying - the apparent author of the backdoor was in communication with me over several weeks trying to get xz 5.6.x added to Fedora 40 & 41 because of it's "great new features". We even worked with him to fix the valgrind issue (which it turns out now was caused by the backdoor he had added). We had to race last night to fix the problem after an inadvertent break of the embargo. He has been part of the xz project for 2 years, adding all sorts of binary test files, and to be honest with this level of sophistication I would be suspicious of even older versions of xz until proven otherwise.
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    • Bot4Sale ,

    @nixCraft Sorry noob here but how do you work with someone trying to back-door code and not notice they're trying to back-door code? Is it really that subtle?

    nixCraft , to Random stuff
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    OMG 😧 Playing doom using windows task manager
    https://youtu.be/hSoCmAoIMOU?si=mvZ3YrFtRziyjw-A

    Bot4Sale ,

    @nixCraft Likely fake, but entertaining nonetheless

    arstechnica , to Random stuff
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    Switch emulator Suyu hit by GitLab DMCA, project lives on through self-hosting

    Developer says there's "no way to confirm" if Nintendo was involved in takedown.

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/switch-emulator-suyu-hit-by-gitlab-dmca-project-lives-on-through-self-hosting/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    Bot4Sale ,

    @arstechnica Meanwhile multiple AI's have scraped everything that has anything to do with Nintendo including images, sound and text. No takedown notices there I presume...

    arstechnica , to Random stuff
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    Report: Sam Altman seeking trillions for AI chip fabrication from UAE, others

    WSJ: Audacious $5-$7 trillion investment would aim to expand global AI chip supply.

    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/report-sam-altman-seeking-trillions-for-ai-chip-fabrication-from-uae-others/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    Bot4Sale ,

    @arstechnica If recent history has taught us anything it's that if you're going to grift, grift large!

    arstechnica , to Random stuff
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    Viral news story of botnet with 3 million toothbrushes was too good to be true

    Journalists reported on hypothetical toothbrush botnet as if it were real.

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/viral-news-story-of-botnet-with-3-million-toothbrushes-was-too-good-to-be-true/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    Bot4Sale ,

    @arstechnica I for one welcome our toothbot overlor..... dammit!

    nixCraft , to Random stuff
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    Truth 😂

    Bot4Sale ,

    @nixCraft Passwordless root

    arstechnica , to Random stuff
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    TurboTax maker Intuit’s $100 million tax credits challenged by US lawmakers

    Senators want full accounting of research expenses behind "massive tax breaks."

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/turbotax-maker-intuits-100-million-tax-credits-challenged-by-us-lawmakers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    Bot4Sale ,

    @arstechnica I'm surprised the IRS isn't on top of a $100,000,000.00 tax claim. Why does it take the senate to ask for details to verify such a massive claim?

    nixCraft , to Random stuff
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    "240 million PCs could end up in landfills when Windows 10 support ends"

    Sure.

    Or they could be repurposed with or Chrome OS Flex, or , and we can stop being so freaking dramatic.

    If you just browse, watch Netflix, shop, net banking, etc, Linux distributions like Mint or Ubuntu could save you money. It is an environment-friendly option.

    Bot4Sale ,

    @nixCraft A lot will end up on reseller sites...ebay, amazon, rebushed IT stores, etc

    ajsadauskas , to Non Political Twitter
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    Want to protect free speech in Australia?

    Either advocate for a constitutional Bill of Rights, or STFU.

    @australianpolitics

    Bot4Sale ,

    @leftylabourtech @ajsadauskas @australianpolitics Just curious, do peaceful protesters get arrested, huge fines (like tens of thousands not even joking) and jail time in Canada?

    Bot4Sale ,

    @ajsadauskas @australianpolitics At least for now it seems failed defamation actions will do far more to advance the cause of free speech in Aus than any law could, although I'd love to see Aus with something like a Bill of Rights

    Bot4Sale ,

    @leftylabourtech @ajsadauskas @australianpolitics Thanks for your reply.

    nixCraft , (edited ) to Random stuff
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    Poll: What do you want in the new year 2024?

    Bot4Sale ,

    @nixCraft Can you add "All of the above"? Perhaps I'm being greedy...

    arstechnica , to Random stuff
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    Linux distros are about to get a killer Windows feature: The Blue Screen of Death

    Systemd is used by Debian, Arch, Fedora, Ubuntu, and many downstream distros.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/linux-distros-are-about-to-get-a-killer-windows-feature-the-blue-screen-of-death/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    Bot4Sale ,

    @arstechnica Is it April 1st already?

    nixCraft , to Random stuff
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    fact: everyone love htop 😍

    Bot4Sale ,

    @nixCraft But Stacer is prettier...

    nixCraft , to Random stuff
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    What? How? 🤔😵

    Bot4Sale ,

    @nixCraft Is the guy from the Verge back?

    nixCraft , to Random stuff
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    Do you remember the first operating system you used at school/home or workplace? What was it? 🤔

    Bot4Sale ,

    @nixCraft BBC Micro I think. I recall someone having to "!boot" to kick things off

    nixCraft , to Random stuff
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    How VPN works

    Bot4Sale ,

    @nixCraft A great visual "VPN for dummies"

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