Pretty sure no human lived at the Trinity test site or anywhere else in the test sites where weapons were detonated, especially at the moment of detonation. And I’m pretty sure none have since moved onto those sites either. Hence “inhabited”. It’s not like we nuked cities and towns.
Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine after it was caught storing and selling customer information without their consent. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the fine on Thursday and said that it’s banning Avast from selling user data for advertising purposes.
and reminder that the opportunity cost of a few days’ strike is far outweighed by teachers being overworked to the bone without adequate compensation or psychological support, resulting in the best teachers weeding themselves out of the field altogether....
Shipmate, I’m pointing out that the system as it already stands is pretty much exactly as shit as they say it would become should the situation change. Each attempt to merely increase wages here and there is like putting a bandage on a gangrenous wound or a tumor, instead of realizing that the tumor itself needs to be surgically removed for all these symptoms - the American prison system, for-profit childcare, normalized hunger as a punishment for poverty and so on - to be actually treated. Believe it or not, I’m on your side.
Force of habit from almost a decade in the Navy, it’s a term of “endearment” that was intended by politicians and bureaucrats to be a “polite” term that can be universally applied regardless of rank, but is usually applied out of exasperation when actual insult isn’t warranted. Apologies for the unfamiliar term.
From the article: “Unsurprisingly, this skyrocketed searches for the best VPNs. According to a SlashGear report sent to Mashable, searches for “Texas VPN” jumped by 1,750 percent in the past day. It also spotted a 1,600 percent increase for the phrase “How to access Pornhub.””
The cat dialed back pressure through its crushing jaws, and the friend was able to pull away, fellow cyclists said in an interview one month after the incident east of Seattle....
An international team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the University of Greifswald, and Universiti Brunei Drussalam has discovered that Nepenthes hemsleyana – a pitcher plant found in Borneo – uses an echo reflector to attract bats. However, it is not the bats themselves that...
But that’s never how magic is depicted - it always takes decades of knowledge and learning or powerful enchanted artifacts forged from rare minerals and materials, and rituals which always name a price.
Modern magic can do all those things - if you have the right artifacts, likewise made of precious metals forged by lightning and etched with beams of sunfire and inlaid with gemstones from beyond the sea, fuelled by the ichor alchemically distilled from the remnants of ancient forests and carefully assembled by entire courts of white-robed magi who have each spent decades perfecting their deep knowledge of ritual and arcane lore.
With these artifacts, I can incinerate an entire room with a twitch of my finger upon a staff of fire summoning, read minds with a helm of probing, lightning people with a tiny wand of stunning, and conjure familiar from across the world to do my bidding on my black mirror for the small sacrifice of tiny particles of lightning in a distant runestone.
Fortunately or not, both the UK and France have thermonuclear teeth to bite back if the totally-not-a-Tsar tries. And as far as the UK goes, it’s the same thermonuclear warheads, missiles and submarines as the USA, using the same procedures and with the same capabilities.
It’s not necessarily imaging as in optics. Could be OPIR, encrypted comms, space to space ASAT, or any number of other things besides just earth imaging.
https://files.ioc.exchange/cache/media_attachments/files/112/081/081/817/614/481/original/ef0952d46e6db5d4.jpg4 panel System32Comics comic 1: “Oh no! The virus is stealing my personal data!” 2: “Free Anti-Virus Software Help!” 3: Free Anti-Virus Software to the rescue! 4: Free Anti-Virus Software is stealing his personal...
A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit over lives.
I was permanently banned from the Reddit sub without recourse for posting this despite not breaking any rules. I’m slowly making the migration over thanks to such encouragement.
And how about if I decide to go out with my cousin this fall to hunt a few animals in the most painful and excruciating way possible, prolonging their death for the thrill of the hunt?
And which of the changes he listed would the 95% figure you mentioned care about? By your definition, short of literally turning each feature into a micro transaction, there’s no such thing as user unfriendly changes - and knowing the general public, not even then.
CFCs (mander.xyz)
What would you bring to an adult show and tell?
I don’t necessarily mean adult as in NSFW....
Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’ (www.theguardian.com)
Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data (www.theverge.com)
Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine after it was caught storing and selling customer information without their consent. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the fine on Thursday and said that it’s banning Avast from selling user data for advertising purposes.
"Women of Distinction" award named for Ruth Bader Ginsberg goes to Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Sly Stallone (www.wonkette.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13235727...
stan teachers unions (lemmy.cafe)
and reminder that the opportunity cost of a few days’ strike is far outweighed by teachers being overworked to the bone without adequate compensation or psychological support, resulting in the best teachers weeding themselves out of the field altogether....
Pornhub shuts down in Texas... and predictably, VPNs benefit (mashable.com)
From the article: “Unsurprisingly, this skyrocketed searches for the best VPNs. According to a SlashGear report sent to Mashable, searches for “Texas VPN” jumped by 1,750 percent in the past day. It also spotted a 1,600 percent increase for the phrase “How to access Pornhub.””
Women pinned cougar during 'hand-to-hand combat' to save friend trapped in its jaws (www.nbcnews.com)
The cat dialed back pressure through its crushing jaws, and the friend was able to pull away, fellow cyclists said in an interview one month after the incident east of Seattle....
Carnivorous plants attract bats with echo reflectors (www.fau.eu)
An international team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the University of Greifswald, and Universiti Brunei Drussalam has discovered that Nepenthes hemsleyana – a pitcher plant found in Borneo – uses an echo reflector to attract bats. However, it is not the bats themselves that...
Missouri law bars divorce during pregnancy – even in cases of violence (www.theguardian.com)
The statute, which can lead to reproductive coercion in a state that has banned abortion, has recently gained nationwide attention...
Physics (mander.xyz)
Putin bromance has US intelligence officials fearing second Trump term (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-president’s support for the Russian strongman has experts fretting over American interests and security sources overseas...
SpaceX is reportedly building hundreds of spy satellites for the US government (www.engadget.com)
Modern web bloat means some pages load 21MB of data - entry-level phones can't run some simple web pages, and some sites are harder to render than PUBG (www.tomshardware.com)
Stolen data rule (dotnet.social)
https://files.ioc.exchange/cache/media_attachments/files/112/081/081/817/614/481/original/ef0952d46e6db5d4.jpg4 panel System32Comics comic 1: “Oh no! The virus is stealing my personal data!” 2: “Free Anti-Virus Software Help!” 3: Free Anti-Virus Software to the rescue! 4: Free Anti-Virus Software is stealing his personal...
Leading adviser quits over Instagram’s failure to remove self-harm content (www.theguardian.com)
A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit over lives.
That gourmet luxury blend... (infosec.pub)
I was permanently banned from the Reddit sub without recourse for posting this despite not breaking any rules. I’m slowly making the migration over thanks to such encouragement.
Anon notices what they've taken from us (sh.itjust.works)