as much as one hates whatsapp, the headline is not the most accurate. the article states that it’s not specifically a vulnerability in whatsapp itself that exposes a correlation between a sender of a message and probable recipients.
this is a flaw that can be used regardless of your choice of messaging platform. but, yeah, even if whatsapp itaelf didnt drop the ball in this particular instance, still don’t use it.
the whole point of I, Robot was to show the flaws in the three laws and how they aren’t watertight.
take the story of the robot who declared hinself a prophet on the Mars station and locked up the humans. or the one about mind-reading robot that started lying because of Rule 1. both highlight how that particular permutation of rules doesn’t always do what it says on the wrapper.
im talking of the book of short stories, of course. not the travesty of a movie starring will smith.
Craig Doty II, a Tesla owner, narrowly avoided a collision after his vehicle, in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode, allegedly steered towards an oncoming train....
So I’ve been messing around with a few phones lately, a nexus 6p, a pixel 3a xl, and a s21 ultra, and I’ve noticed that on the 6p and 3a xl both sound louder, punchier, and clearer when compared to the s21 ultra. They also both have that thicc notch design with a massive speakerphone which might add to the high volume...
you’re comparing apples to oranges here. it has nothing to do with their generations per se.
the 6p had fantastic speakers; perhaps the best non-gaming phone speakers in all of phone history. only the pixel 2 series matched it for loudness and quality.
samsung’s galaxy series really skimps on that front because they want to give you an excuse to buy their otherwise wholly unnecessary earbuds. they’ve a 2cm grill at the bottom of the phone coupled with a tinny earpiece. of course the sound from them is shit.
surely she’s attacking the wrong problem? the issue wasn’t that she ran the dishwasher in the first place, it was that she loaded the wrong item into the dishwasher.
if this story is true, then she should avoid loading the dishwasher. running it or not is immaterial.
The reason why I think obesity is morally wrong and should be illegal is because obesity is putting up a big burden on our health care system. There are alot of nurses who get injured on the job because they had to move a 300lb morbidly obese person to the other room. Which is morally wrong because they’re injurying nurses...
you’re conflating obesity with selfishness. they are not the same thing in all cases. if obesity is caused by hormonal or glandular issues, there’s literally nothing the obese person can do to alleviate the situation.
if obesity is caused by a combo of gluttony and laziness, you may have a point but even there obesity is not the root cause. it’s a symptom of selfishness which, sure, is morally wrong.
Elon Musk, Jonathan Chait, and Debbie Hayton are among the diverse figures distancing themselves from Rowling’s increasingly open hostility to trans women.
Hi there, im searching for a Android app to track my gym trainings (weights, reps, when). My Smartwatch App (Garmin) offers something like this but it kinda sucks because it deletes data if it thinks its machine/training X…...
tl;dr - Black man driving his dad’s BMW is detained for being suspicious because he doesn’t look like the sort of person who drives that car. He is subject to a rough arrest as his mother watches. Gatineau police insist there was no racial profiling.
you do realise that’s the exact idea used by every fascist from Mao to Mussolini to Modi, right?
who determines that actions taken are crimes? should there not be due process that measures them against the law before such a distinction–such a judgement, one may say–is made?
or should anyone be able to point a finger willy-nilly at anyone else claiming them to be a criminal and to start doling out the lynchrope?
memos are the logical upgrade from emails where you want to make sure everyone receives it
uh, email is memos? email is so memos that ibm’s proprietary email management solution Lotus Notes calls the transaction “create memo” where outlook calls it “new message”.
This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message (theintercept.com)
Laws of Robotics (mander.xyz)
Self-Driving Tesla Nearly Hits Oncoming Train, Raises New Concern On Car's Safety (lemmy.zip)
Craig Doty II, a Tesla owner, narrowly avoided a collision after his vehicle, in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode, allegedly steered towards an oncoming train....
Do old phones just sound better?
So I’ve been messing around with a few phones lately, a nexus 6p, a pixel 3a xl, and a s21 ultra, and I’ve noticed that on the 6p and 3a xl both sound louder, punchier, and clearer when compared to the s21 ultra. They also both have that thicc notch design with a massive speakerphone which might add to the high volume...
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Seriously, Wikibooks? (sh.itjust.works)
Persian ceremonial blade, gold, Iran, 5th century BCE
“Unprecedented” Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups (arstechnica.com)
Google Cloud accidentally deleted UniSuper’s account and backups, causing a major data loss and downtime for the company....
18+ Obesity is morally wrong and should be illegal in my opinion
The reason why I think obesity is morally wrong and should be illegal is because obesity is putting up a big burden on our health care system. There are alot of nurses who get injured on the job because they had to move a 300lb morbidly obese person to the other room. Which is morally wrong because they’re injurying nurses...
Whatever (midwest.social)
Mumbai billboard collapse: Eight dead and dozens injured (www.bbc.com)
Tens of people are still feared to be trapped with a rescue operation under way, emergency services say....
J. K. Rowling Is Officially Too Toxic to Defend (www.assignedmedia.org)
Elon Musk, Jonathan Chait, and Debbie Hayton are among the diverse figures distancing themselves from Rowling’s increasingly open hostility to trans women.
Any recommendations for a "gym" App?
Hi there, im searching for a Android app to track my gym trainings (weights, reps, when). My Smartwatch App (Garmin) offers something like this but it kinda sucks because it deletes data if it thinks its machine/training X…...
I found a worm on my USB
This is probably not the right community but I haven’t found a better one....
Man gets boat painted on fence meant to hide boat. (www.nbcnews.com)
Black man who borrowed father's BMW questioned, forcibly arrested outside home (www.cbc.ca)
tl;dr - Black man driving his dad’s BMW is detained for being suspicious because he doesn’t look like the sort of person who drives that car. He is subject to a rough arrest as his mother watches. Gatineau police insist there was no racial profiling.
[Pre-Match Thread] Manchester United v.s. Arsenal F.C.
What time does Arsenal vs Crystal Palace kick-off?...
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The Beatles - Let It Be [6 March 1970] has had new video with alternate camera angles released. (www.youtube.com)
This fungus is growing on a hard-packed crushed granite RV pad that gets blasted with afternoon sun. What could be surviving here? (mander.xyz)
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