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MrAptronym

@MrAptronym@mastodon.social

Bad opinions, cartoons and videogames. PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences, some clays, some lithium, mostly nothing.

Certified rare "casual linux user" I have devolved to computer idiot.

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tilton, to random
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daviwil, to gamedev
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This voxel displacement technique for "modern retro" rendering looks so incredible, really inspiring:

https://blog.danielschroeder.me/2024/05/voxel-displacement-modernizing-retro-3d/

#gamedev #graphics

ricci, to random
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At last, some information from Google that students can really use!

RadicalGraffiti, to random
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Peppa Pig sticker spotted in Harlem, New York.

The photo is of a cop who accidentally pepper sprayed himself when trying to attack Palestine solidarity protesters.

molly0xfff, to crypto
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We must protect privacy, even in the face of cryptocurrency crime. As governments crack down on one of the most notorious tools for criminal money laundering in the cryptocurrency world, I’m worried about the ramifications.

https://www.citationneeded.news/tornado-cash/

grahamperrin, to AdobePhotoshop
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Internet Archive Stands Firm on Library Digital Rights in Final Brief of Hachette v. Internet Archive Lawsuit

https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/19/internet-archive-stands-firm-on-library-digital-rights-in-final-brief-of-hachette-v-internet-archive-lawsuit/

grahamperrin,
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— via @pluralistic https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/21/noway-back-machine/#pew-pew-pew

❝… Libraries burn. The Internet Archive may seem like a sturdy and eternal repository for our collective object permanence about the internet, but it is very fragile, and could disappear like that.❞

— via @internetarchive https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive/112299803033997539 Cc @textfiles

aral, to DuckDuckGo
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

“Choice.”

Qwant search for foo at 09:18: Qwant is temporarily unavailable.
Ecosia search for foo @ 09:17: There was a problem loading search results for “foo”
Two astronauts staring at Earth from space. Front astronaut: “you mean it’s all just Bing?” Rear astronaut, aiming gun at front astronaut: “Always has been.”

ghostrunner, to math
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Along with the coolest description of the mandlebrot set's relationship to the

https://youtu.be/ovJcsL7vyrk?si=vm9f5lOPq-l4tFZv

sarahjamielewis, to random
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"Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

The computer, however, will stop you from recording DRM'd content.

Find it fascinating that when faced with drawing safety and security boundaries, the primary beneficiary is not the owner of the device, or the person using it, but random corporations who control the intellectual property rights.

The system doesn't work for you.

evacide, to random
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"...a would-be hacker would need to gain physical access to your device, unlock it and sign in before they could access saved screenshots."

I've got some news for Microsoft about how domestic abuse works.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwwqp6nx14o

arstechnica, to random
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Microsoft’s new “Recall” feature will record everything you do on your PC

Recall uses Copilot+ PC features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

bicmay, to northcarolina
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“As a physician I am deeply concerned about North Carolina’s potential total ban on mask-wearing. It’s disturbing to think immunocompromised and cancer patients could be deemed criminals for following medical advice aimed at safeguarding their health,” [Jerome] Adams said in one post.

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/05/20/doctors-call-public-mask-ban-unconscionable-political-point-making/

ProPublica, to Futurology
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Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies.

Her bosses halted her work.

As the now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking , she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

internetarchive, to random
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Why is The Wayback Machine so important for preserving our digital culture? According to new analysis from Pew Research Center:
❌ 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible
❌ 23% of news webpages contain at least one broken link
🔗 https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2024/05/17/when-online-content-disappears/

sundogplanets, to random
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Here comes a thread on light pollution from satellites, with a concrete action that you all can take to help push for regulation of satellites in orbit!

Astronomers have been worried about light pollution from satellites (if you've been following me for more than 24 hours, you've perhaps heard a bit about this). Astronomers spent SO much time and effort begging and pleading with Starlink to make their satellites fainter, with mixed results.

sundogplanets,
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Right now the FCC has an official comment period open, until MAY 30. I have no idea if it will help for them to receive many letters from the general public, but we've written up instructions on how to do this here: https://www.kesslerrebellion.com/take-action

You can submit a comment even if you don't live in the US.

I know there are SO many things to fight against right now. But if you have any energy left, and you love the night sky, this is a relatively easy action. Thank you!

EUCommission, to random
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Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.

Today, we launched our new Mastodon instance. It will ensure a privacy-focused space to engage with and get the latest from our Commissioners, departments, and the official voices of the Commission.

We want to thank @Mastodon for stewarding us and helping us make this possible.

Fostering European digital players is vital to our strategy for a stronger .

This is a unique opportunity to grow the community even more. Let's get there!

MrLovenstein, to random
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Secret Panel HERE 😰 https://tapas.io/episode/3181095

evacide, to random
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Threat models matter.

When a platform/service/app tells you they are “private” or “secure” always ask “from whom?”

Criminals, domestic abusers, law enforcement, data brokers, and intelligence agencies are all different attackers with very different capabilities.

AbandonedAmerica, to random
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The remains of a gorgeous abandoned theater that was hidden for years above the roof of a grocery store built into the lower level

See the rest: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/girard-theatre

Sheril, to science
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Pioneering geologist & oceanographer Marie Tharp changed our understanding of the ocean.

When Tharp sought a geology job at Columbia in 1948, women couldn’t go on research ships. So she was hired to assist male grad students.

Back then, many scientists still assumed the bottom of the ocean was featureless. Tharp figured out how to use data to create sketches of the ocean floor. Her hand-drawn maps helped develop plate tectonic theory. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/marie-tharp

davidzipper, to cars
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In Fast Company, I wrote about how wild it is that Ford, GM, and Stellantis no longer offer any sedan models in the US.

That's bad for Americans -- and it's risky for the Big Three.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91123174/detroit-killed-the-sedan-we-may-all-live-to-regret-it

gutenberg_org, (edited ) to books
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American physicist Richard Feynman was born in 1918.

He developed the Feynman diagrams, a pictorial representation of the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which provided a powerful tool for calculating complex interactions among particles. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 jointly with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga for their fundamental contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics (QED).


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ScienceDesk, to science
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When Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted in January 2022, the underwater volcano in the South Pacific unleashed the most intense lightning storm ever recorded and set off a mega-tsunami that was hundreds of feet high. Research indicated the eruption was fueled by two merging magma chambers. Now, scientists are looking at another potential trigger. Live Science has more: https://flip.it/ZAjd2N

TechDesk, to ai
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From fictional biographies to AI-generated profile pictures, Futurism has been investigating AdVon Commerce, the company behind the Sports Illustrated fake writer scandal from last year — and its reach appears to stretch further than many could have predicted.

“What we found should alarm anyone who cares about a trustworthy and ethical media industry,” reports Futurism. “It’s a practice that blurs the line between journalism and advertising to the breaking point, makes the web worse for everybody, and renders basic questions like ‘is this writer a real person?’ fuzzier and fuzzier.”

https://flip.it/_0pxzG

glassdelusion, to history
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The kids have always been alright

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/5/7/colonialism-is-challenged-but-also-reinforced-on-university-campuses

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