froyed, to security
@froyed@mastodon.social avatar

When you are asked to make answers for security questions, avoid using the real answer. Make up one or use a random jumbo of characters.

In case someone doxxes you, they won't be able to get into your accounts via this method.

atoponce, to linux
@atoponce@fosstodon.org avatar

Just sent in my first patch to the kernel.

This changes the kernel CSPRNG from ChaCha20 to ChaCha8 providing ~2x performance improvement without sacrificing security.

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240429134942.2873253-1-aaron.toponce@gmail.com/T/#u

kwf, to Bitcoin
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So I took a random 100W solar panel I have laying around, plugged it into one of those Chinesium 120V grid tie inverters that you can just plug into the wall, and it sits in my yard and it actually makes me 20¢ per day.

Eat your heart out miners.

oblomov, (edited ) to climate
@oblomov@sociale.network avatar

There's something deliciously karmic in the massive, unprecedented storm caused by hitting . It covers so many bases I don't even know where to begin enumerate them. But one I just discovered is that the city is hosting in a few days the , the “longest running” summit. The only way it could have been even more meaningful would be if the was some bullshit going on too.

jake4480, to Discord
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If you use Discord, you might wanna know this.

A service called Spy Pet is scraping Discord servers, archiving and tracking users' messages and activity, and then selling access to that data.

Spy Pet scrapes more than 10,000 Discord servers, and besides selling access to anyone with cryptocurrency, it offers the data for training AI models or to assist law enforcement agencies, according to its website.

Spy Pet claims to be tracking more than 14,000 servers, 600 million users, and includes a database of more than 3 billion messages.

(The article is paywalled probably, etc but it's here) https://www.404media.co/a-spy-site-is-scraping-discord-and-selling-users-messages

#Discord #security #SpyPet #privacy #scams #scammers #crypto #cryptocurrency #AI

jon, to Vivaldi
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schizanon, to Bitcoin
@schizanon@mastodon.social avatar

> an intense competition is underway to mine the first block after the halving, which could contain a rare and collectible fragment of a bitcoin known as an "epic sat."

Fucking ordinals!

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/15/bitcoin-halving-has-crypto-miners-racing-for-epic-sat-potentially-worth-millions/

schizanon, to Bitcoin
@schizanon@mastodon.social avatar

You'll know that Bitcoin is mainstream when people just call them "scams" instead of "crypto scams"

jon, to Bitcoin
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It is time to ban Bitcoin and other crypto mining In Iceland. It is a big scandal that Iceland is wasting scarce power resources on Bitcoin mining.

https://hashrateindex.com/blog/bitcoin-mining-around-the-world-iceland/

rvps2001, to Russia
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🇷🇺 For Putin’s war machine, Tether has become indispensable. Here’s how #Russian middlemen used it to avoid U.S. #sanctions and procure parts for drones and other high-tech equipment.

https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-fuelsrussian-shadow-trade-for-weapons-parts-1bfdc1a1

#russia #crypto #cryptocurrency

Snowshadow, to news
@Snowshadow@mastodon.social avatar

Sam Bankman-Fried’s cellmate sentenced to 25 years stuck with guy who won’t shut up about crypto

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2024/03/sam-bankman-frieds-cellmate-sentenced-to-25-years-stuck-with-guy-who-wont-shut-up-about-crypto/

molly0xfff, to random
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io avatar

Sam Bankman-Fried has just been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

#SBF #SamBankmanFried #crypto #cryptocurrency

atoponce, to programming
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I had a dream last night about ChaCha20.

> "Here's your 512-bit state array."
> ...
> "Don't forget your quarter round."
> ...
> "Not 20 quarter rounds, 80 you nitwit!"
> ...
> "Yes, increment the counter."
> ...
> "Stop using the all-zero key."
> ...
> "An all-zero nonce isn't any better."

I've been putting it together in JavaScript, just because, so it is on my mind.

Portugal orders Worldcoin to stop collecting iris biometrics for 90 days (www.biometricupdate.com)

Portugal’s data regulator, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), has imposed a 90-day suspension on Worldcoin’s biometric data collection activities in the country, citing complaints about the unauthorized collection of data from minors, inadequate communications regarding their iris-scanning Orb program...

froyed, to privacy
@froyed@mastodon.social avatar

I just released an OPSEC guide on my site for just 5$. It goes into the depths of how you can organize your internet life and become as private as possible. It also comes with tips and a variety of solutions. A sample is also provided.

Price: 5$
Payment Method: Crypto (All popular coins including Monero)

Purchase at:
https://frysolutions.mysellix.io/

blogdiva, to ai
@blogdiva@mastodon.social avatar

this motherfucker, cuz #AI is the new #crypto scam:

remember when during the #pandemic #shutdowns this motherfucker was lying about #cryptominers and telling everybody to pay up 2/3/5K for their graphics cards or GTFO?
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/06/tech/nvidia-sec-settlement-crypto-mining/index.html

and then China and other Asian countries cracked down on miners & the prices dropped like a lead balloon?
https://gizmodo.com/chinas-crypto-crackdown-could-help-usher-in-a-return-to-1847140576

then magically miners pivoted into AI data hoovering centers?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/27/tech-companies-shift-generative-ai-chatgpt

pepperidge farms remembers...

pumptranslations, to linguistics

If you want to translate something into a language you don’t know for free and achieve the best quality, I would recommend using DeepL for machine translation and then asking ChatGPT to “review” or “refine” the text. This method can produce readable, good-looking texts. However, they usually contain multiple inconsistencies and mistakes, and you can’t be sure they convey the intended meaning and respect all the details.

parismarx, to tech
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In a document labeled “these are all random probably bad ideas that aren’t vetted,” convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried considered going on Tucker Carlson’s show to “come out as a republican” and “come out against the woke agenda.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-15/sbf-considered-coming-out-as-a-republican-amid-ftx-collapse

matthewskelton, to llm
@matthewskelton@mastodon.social avatar

"the real-world use case for large language models is overwhelmingly to generate content for spamming"

Excellent article by Amy Castor

https://amycastor.com/2023/09/12/pivot-to-ai-pay-no-attention-to-the-man-behind-the-curtain/

Steinkjer, to Writers

hello, man of the new millennium, 21st century. Have you been able to realize yourself? was it able to achieve what the 19th-century science fiction wrote? Look at yourself, man. You live in a house that is not your (a mortgage), drive a car that does not belong to you (debt), you get that depreciates before you buy anything, you have finished your studies but still haven't paid 40,000 tuition fees and most likely won't pay in the next 5 years. You can't afford to live the way you want and your home is no longer your fortress. You're alone. You don't belong to yourself.

Hello, 21st century man!

nadiaalbelushi, to internet

It saddens me that the people/developers over on have decided to intertwine the fate of their protocol with that of and other currencies. One day, bitcoin will be banned almost everywhere, including in the US, and its downfall will lead to the fall of Nostr as well. How can they not see thru bitcoin's ponziness?

I'm so grateful that / and / didn't go down that slippery route.

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