joeo10

joeo10, 4 days ago to DOOM

Non-Euclidean #Doom, where the value of pi is not 3.14159
https://boingboing.net/2024/05/17/non-euclidean-doom-where-the-value-of-pi-is-not-3-14159.html

This is one hell of a gem!
h/t @bstuf for this one.

#notPi #games

joeo10, 5 days ago to random

Stop using #Slack folks as they too have jumped the shark yet again. https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/slack-under-attack-over-sneaky-ai-training-policy/

There's plenty of open source alternatives out there. #Mattermost being one of them.

joeo10, 5 days ago to random

A brief shout out to every help desk IT agent who's doing the good work despite being underpaid and underappreciated, amid their livelihoods being under threat due to AI among other things.

Consider unionizing. It'll be a good thing in the long run.

joeo10, 8 days ago to searxng

Meanwhile, Gahoogle just basically enshittify their search product even more than it already is. https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24155321/google-search-ai-results-page-gemini-overview

Again, it's best to use a #SearXNG instance or whip up one of your own because it's going to get even worse as other search engines will follow suit.

#Google #enshittification #search

joeo10, 9 days ago to internet

A group of Congresspeople just unveiled a bill to completely repeal #Section230, thus fundamentally misunderstand how the law works and what the consequences of repealing it would be especially on the #internet's future. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/13/bipartisan-bill-to-repeal-section-230-defended-in-facts-optional-op-ed/

h/t to @mmasnick for the analysis of this one.

joeo10, 14 days ago to random

Yeah, Stack Overflow truly deserves their "fuck 'em" moment after their moves lately. Even banning users in the process. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stack-overflow-bans-users-en-masse-for-rebelling-against-openai-partnership-users-banned-for-deleting-answers-to-prevent-them-being-used-to-train-chatgpt

joeo10, 15 days ago to privacy

Once again, I ask and beg of you to buy a 2012 or older car since these automakers don't give a shit about your privacy and peace of mind. You can thank me later. https://sherwood.news/tech/how-to-opt-out-of-the-privacy-nightmare-that-comes-factory-installed-in-new/

#privacy #enshittification #cars #trucks

joeo10, 16 days ago to security

Nearly all VPNs are reportedly affected by this 22+ year old vulnerability per researchers at Leviathan. https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/novel-attack-against-virtually-all-vpn-apps-neuters-their-entire-purpose/

I sent my preferred #VPN service in ProtonVPN (at @protonprivacy) an email about this and hope they respond to this serious claim. You should do the same for your preferred service (consumer, enterprise, self hosted too).

#security #privacy

joeo10, 22 days ago to random

Great piece on the series of pieces on paywalls from @mmasnick. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/30/read-all-about-how-paywalls-are-bad-for-democracy-right-behind-this-paywall/

"I have always argued that it’s best to make the core reporting free. You can then charge for other things and see if you can get people to support you."

joeo10, 24 days ago to photography

If you have a #EyeEm account, please read this and delete your photos one by one, then your account by May 1st or your photos are going to be sold to AI models. https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/26/photo-sharing-community-eyeem-will-license-users-photos-to-train-ai-if-they-dont-delete-them/

I didn't realize that they were bankrupt and then sold off. They used to be a nice alternative that crashed and burned. I went ahead and deleted my account today.

#photography #app #SocialMedia

joeo10, 27 days ago to retrocomputing

Here's a very good read on #PalmOS and the devices that ran such a iconic OS. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/

#retrocomputing #tech #history #mobile

joeo10, 28 days ago to random

It's basically a very bad time for any person to be online to be honest. https://infosec.exchange/@malwaretech/112326972674917086
https://mstdn.social/@littlerachyb/112326997536638401

joeo10, 29 days ago to fedora

Fedora 40 is not out. Looks good! https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-40/

#Fedora #linux #distro

joeo10, 1 month ago to ghost

Encouraging news that #Ghost is going to federate via #ActivityPub. Let's just hope they don't screw it up like WordPress did with theirs since this has lots of potential. https://activitypub.ghost.org/

joeo10, 1 month ago to 8bit

The #Zilog #Z80 product line, specifically the #Z84C00 is being End of Life (EOL) after 48 years of production. You can still order chips until June 14th. https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf

It's been a great nearly 50 year ride for the series as it was famously used as the main processor for the Pac-Man arcade among others.

#8bit #CPU #retrocomputing #retrogaming

joeo10, 1 month ago to random

This is why I don't use a fingerprint nor face scanner to unlock devices. It's nothing new, but not surprised really. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules

#phones #devices

joeo10, 1 month ago to internet

"How a network of repair ships helps maintain the estimated 800,000 miles of undersea internet cables. Of the 77 cable ships, only 22 are designated for repair" https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships

This is a very good piece on how the invisible seafaring industry that is keeping the internet afloat, bit at the same time, cable ships are breaking down and need to be replaced instead of repairing. Not a good sign.

#RighttoRepair #internet #ships #cables #network #sea

joeo10, 1 month ago to android

If you're using #VLC on #Android, here's the main reason why it hasn't been updated in months, thus risking #abandonware status: it's outright refusal to give Google their private keys: https://dev.to/npomepuy/vlc-for-android-updates-on-the-play-store-179j

More coverage here on this thread: https://social.treehouse.systems/@Aissen/112139649840297169

joeo10, 1 month ago to random

Good luck with keeping this age verification and parental consent law from being struck down as unconstitutional Ron, because it will be. https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/25/24087979/florida-desantis-social-media-age-verification-parental-consent-law

joeo10, 2 months ago to random

This Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) piece today rightfully goes off on Apple's DOJ challenge and this towards the end is some hard facts and truths that some of the Apple Cult still doesn't understand or even acknowledge. https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/22/reality-distortion-field/#three-trillion-here-three-trillion-there-pretty-soon-youre-talking-real-money

joeo10, 2 months ago to hacking

AT&T has suffered a major data breach affecting over 70 million users and it took two years to tell current and former customers about it "not originating from its systems". https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/att-says-leaked-data-of-70-million-people-is-not-from-its-systems/

More coverage here, which includes a HIBP tool to tell if you're been part of the breach: https://www.troyhunt.com/inside-the-massive-alleged-att-data-breach/

#att #databreach #hacking #data

joeo10, 2 months ago to car

This is yet another reason why you should buy a 2012 or older #car since the automotive, insurance, and data broker industries don't give a total shit about your #privacy and sadly the US aren't going to do jack about this until we can elect more people in office that does care and pass a strong privacy law in the process.

A must-read piece form @kashhill describes this continued urgency.

Gift Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html?unlocked_article_code=1.b00.lsua.hw-GuRYlzIeE&smid=url-share

Archival Link: https://archive.ph/OlVx9

joeo10, 2 months ago to community

I and many others fear that the age of #community on the #internet is on its last legs for the reasons here. Very justified reasons as well. https://xoxo.zone/@fraying/112016224705966442

h/t @fraying

joeo10, 2 months ago to tumblr

Automattic is planning to sign a deal to sell #Tumblr and #WordPress data to train AI tools. https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24084884/tumblr-midjourney-openai-training-data-deal-report

After Matt's transphobic tirade fresh in everyone's minds, this is a cue to get off Tumblr and hosted WordPress ASAP, but I'll wait and see if it also applies to WordPress.org self-hosting service as well before getting off there as well.

Yikes! #enshittification at it's finest here.

joeo10, 2 months ago to privacy

Meanwhile at the same time, Nevada is currently trying to grant a temporary restraining order to ban Meta/FB from rolling out end-to-end-encryption or #E2EE, threating #privacy and #security in the process. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/26/nevada-is-in-court-this-morning-looking-to-get-a-temporary-restraining-order-blocking-meta-from-using-end-to-end-encryption/

Here's @mmasnick:

"This is a full-on attack on encryption. If Nevada succeeds here, then it’s opening up courts across the country to outlaw #encryption entirely. This is a massive, dangerous attack on security and deserves much more attention."