@prologic@twtxt.net it is not just ChatGPT:
Wrong again ChatGPT !
– When will we stop this stupid idiot AI hype train?! This is really expensive garbage IMO and its super slow.
Why exactly do we think AI will take over our jobs exactly?!
– And it doesn’t learn! Try asking the same question in a fresh session.
BYOVD Attacks: The Hidden Threats of Vulnerable Drivers
Discover the insidious world of BYOVD (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver) attacks, where cybercriminals exploit legitimate drivers to…
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This is how you mitigate common network attacks
Some AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Customers Report Issues With Calls
There appears to be an outage with at least one U.S. cellular carrier, with customers unable to place or receive calls. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon customers have been complaining about the issue on social networks, and there are also reports of outages on the Down Detector website.
It is not clear which carrier is experiencing problems, as a … ⌘ Read more
Religious Change in America
, - PRRI
Stephan: This is the best most meticulous research paper I have seen about religion in the United States. The one thing that stands out for me is the perversion of Christianity into christofascism by the evangelical fundamentalist movement.
Executive Summary
America encompasses a rich diversity of faith traditions, and “religious churning” is very … ⌘ Read more
Apple iPhone Trade-In Promotion Ends as Credit Values Lowered
As expected, Apple has ended its limited-time promotion that increased the trade-in values for select iPhone models in the United States when customers buy a new iPhone.
The two-week promotion officially came to a close on June 3, which means anyone trading in their ex … ⌘ Read more
The river upstream kissed the hundred-year flood level (462 cm) the other day. https://www.hvz.baden-wuerttemberg.de/pegel.html?id=00265 (To me that link looks broken, but maybe it works on other browsers. :-?)
I’m on a hill, far away from the river, but with all that rain and soaked ground the water finally came into the basement where the cables enter the house over night. Luckily, just 15 mm high, so it didn’t jump the doorsill into other rooms. And it was all clear, no muddy mess, all nicely filtered through the earth, gravel and sand. My shop vac is also designed to work as a wet vacuum cleaner, so that was really helpful.
Get 6% Cash Back at Ace Hardware With Latest Apple Card Promotion
Apple Card holders can get extra Daily Cash back when making purchases at Ace Hardware during the month of June, according to a new email Apple started sending out today.
From now until June 30, Apple Card users who make a purchase at Ace Hardware can earn six percent cash back instead of the st … ⌘ Read more
iPhone 16 Pro Could Break Record for Thinnest Bezels on a Smartphone
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 Pro models will have the thinnest bezels of any smartphone, beating the screen border thinness of even its latest iPhone 15 Pro devices. That’s according to the leaker known as “Ice Universe,” who has divulged accurate information about Apple’s plans in the past.
According to [multiple sources](https://www.ma … ⌘ Read more
So I tried to reject, of course. I followed a link into Facebook, and things get even more ridiculous:
Está nas bancas a #PCGuia deste mês, onde participo para falar um bocadinho sobre as #Europeias, ou, mais em particular, o contrato público ilegal na compra de equipamentos.
Muito bem acompanhado, estou páginas-meias com um artigo sobre #Jogos de #SoftwareLivre .
The Texas Supreme Court Tells Women They Can Go Die
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, Associate Writer - The New Republic
Stephan: About 8% of pregnancies in the US develop complications that could harm the mother or baby if left untreated. If you are a pregnant woman in Texas and something goes wrong you now have only two choices. Leave the state or die.
_Texas pro-choice demonstration. Credit: Monti … ⌘ Read more
Gurman: No Hardware at WWDC, Next Apple TV No Longer Coming Soon
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman does not expect Apple to announce any new hardware during its WWDC 2024 keynote on June 10.
“There’s no har … ⌘ Read more
Working with this CSS library hasn’t been too bad so far with simple trivial shit™ 💩
Top Stories: WWDC Schedule, iOS 18 Rumors, and Beats Solo Buds Release Date
WWDC month is here! Rumors about what we may see at Apple’s annual developer conference have been building for months, and now we’re just days away from the keynote event where Apple will unveil what it has in store for iOS 18, macOS 15, and more.
Apple’s Beats brand also has some new products that should be launching shortly, while Apple has fi … ⌘ Read more
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Foldable MacBooks: Six Things to Know About Apple’s Future Plans
Rumors from multiple reliable sources suggest that Apple is working on a MacBook that has a foldable screen, and it could in fact be Apple’s first foldable device, coming before a foldable iPhone. We’ve rounded up six key features that we’ve heard about the device so far.
_Concept by [Astropad](htt … ⌘ Read more
It was a tiny bit moist on today’s stroll. We saw exactly one other person in the forest. It’s only raining once the entire weekend. And how!
All the black stuff on the shore of the pool are tad poles. Technically, there are hundreds of them on the flooded forest road. :-)
Next year’s battle royale over tax policy will shape America’s fiscal future
Neil Irwin, Contributing Writer - Axios
Stephan: How you vote in November, as this article explains, is going to make a big difference as to what your tax rate will be.
Illustration: Sarah Grillo / Axios
When Americans go to the polls in November, they will be deciding the playing field for t … ⌘ Read more
Apple Vision Pro International Launch Likely Scheduled for July
The international launch of Apple’s Vision Pro headset could finally occur in July, just over six months after the device was released in the United States.
A source familiar with the matter told MacRumors that the Apple Vision Pro is now scheduled to launch internationally in Jul … ⌘ Read more
Spatial Puzzle Game ‘Where Cards Fall’ Now Available on Apple Vision Pro
Apple is continuing to add to its lineup of Apple Arcade games on the Vision Pro, today adding puzzle game Where Cards Fall.
Where Cards Fall has previously been available on [iPhone](https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ … ⌘ Read more
MOTD:
(Media od the day)
An interesting fog formation early this afternoon in the park tha our house backs on to, in full daylight 😱
What about y’all? Anything interesting to share today? 🤔
More Details About iOS 18’s AI Features Revealed
Apple is planning to introduce new AI features including Smart Replies for messages and a generative retouch tool for photos in iOS 18, a new report claims.
A new article from _[AppleInsider](https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/05/30/ios-18-project-greymatter-will-use-ai-to-summarize-notif … ⌘ Read more
One of our scout leaders found a blackbird laying outside the car and is now raising her:
https://lyse.isobeef.org/amsel-2024-05-29/
I should have taken a video of that gorgeous bird.
#MaradoWeekly #WeeklyRecord Week 22
Good old (bitmap) Helvetica works as a GUI font again:
https://movq.de/v/2456cfb05a/helvetica.png
This broke a year ago and I gave up on it. Now it’s back. Crisp fonts, just like in the terminal. 💚
This is much easier for me to read. Maybe it’s because of my myopia. Everything is a little bit fuzzy anyway and font antialiasing on top is really exhausting for me.
Apple to Open First Retail Store in Malaysia on June 22
Apple is set to open its first retail store in Malaysia on June 22, marking a significant expansion of its physical retail presence in south-east Asia. The new store will be located in Kuala Lumpur at The Exchange TRX mall.
The store features a unique, tiered white pyramid architectural design. This will be the … ⌘ Read more
Prevent Cross-Site Scripting Attacks in Node.js
A step-by-step guide on how to protect your website from XSS attacks.
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Intrusion Analysis: How to Fully Investigate Cyber Security Attacks
Learn how to perform intrusion analysis in this comprehensive guide, including a four-step process, tips and tricks, and practical…
[Continue read … ⌘ Read more
Apple Design Award Finalists Announced Ahead of WWDC 2024
As we prepare for the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple today announced its finalists for the Apple Design Awards. Apple chooses the best apps and games annually, announcing the winners at WWDC.
The Apple Design Awards are meant to highlight apps with outstanding design, innovation, ingenuity, and tech … ⌘ Read more
Media Scorn Protestors for Distrust of Corporate Reporters
ARI PAUL , Contributing Writer - truthdig
Stephan: This is an interesting insight into the recent college protest movements arising from the Israeli genocide against the Palestinians. It is a rather sad commentary on what is happening in corporate media.
_Pro-Palestinian protesters chant at University of Chicago police while bei … ⌘ Read more
iPhone Sales Recover in China Amid Surge in Smartphone Demand
Apple’s iPhone sales in China surged by 52% in April, reflecting a significant rebound driven by aggressive price cuts and renewed consumer demand, Bloomberg reports.
The surge in shipments from 2.3 … ⌘ Read more
In #May, the #RaceWhoKnowsJosephBookClub book was “Rainbow Valley”, the 7th of the Anne of Green Gables series, one that could work as a standalone, and the best (so far) other than the first.
‘Absolute miracle’ breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement
Michael Irving, - New Atlas
Stephan: Here is some very good news from Cambridge University. Most of us don’t think much about cement as a problem but, as this article describes, it is a significant source of CO2 emissions, and this may be a solution to make it greener.
_Old concrete can be recycled in furn … ⌘ Read more
And today also just a quick two hour roundtrip in order to make it to the Yarn meetup almost in time: https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2024-05-25/
Quick stroll of just one and a half hours yesterday: https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2024-05-24/
FACT: Democrats restore economies that Republicans wreck
D. Earl Stephens, Contributing Writer - Raw Story
Stephan: Although a large number of Americans don’t seem to recognize it, the facts are irrefutable. The economy and individual Americans do better under Democratic governance than under Republican governance. It is true at both the federal level and at the state level.
_Barack Obama … ⌘ Read more
But I can’t do anything. 😢
I still have my ICQ credentials and apparently they still work, but they want to know my phone number now. So, fuck that. 😂
https://movq.de/v/af1f167ce4/s.png
RIP, ICQ.
Top Stories: iOS 17.5.1 Fixes Concerning Photos Bug, All-New iPhone 17 Model Rumored, and More
It’s been quite a week of Apple news and rumors, ranging from a concerning bug with deleted photos reappearing on users’ devices to hot rumors about a new high-end iPhone model for 2025 and a MacBook with a foldable screen coming as soon as 2026.
Other news and rumors this week included fresh expectations for iOS 18 fe … ⌘ Read more
CVE-2023–52424: The WiFi SSID Confusion Attack Explained
CVE-2023–52424, also known as the SSID Confusion Attack, has brought new challenges to wireless network security.
[Continue reading on InfoSec Write-ups »](https://infosecwriteups.c … ⌘ Read more
CVE-2024–4761: Exploiting Chrome’s JavaScript Engine Highly Exploited (PoC presented)
Discover the technical breakdown of CVE-2024–4761, an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Chrome’s V … ⌘ Read more
