An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through online ads—and there is currently no defense against it. So not only that online ads are intrusive and can infect devices through malware, they can also be used for spying.
Journalist and activist Kirill Teiter became its first monarch. The following year, the error was corrected and Torgu officially became part of Estonia. Nevertheless, the kingdom's flag and coat of arms can still be seen in the parish.
In October 2022, Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter. Almost a year later and we have witnessed the gutting of the content moderation department, a huge increase in hate speech, and in real terms the end to API-based researcher access to data. Twitter (or ‘X’) isn’t just unfriendly but actually unsafe for many...
Yep - I posted about it here about an hour ago. From what other users are describing on that thread, it looks like a coordinated porn bot phishing attack from several domains, that then uses multiple redirects which potentially leads them to load websites in the background that could infect your system. Info on the links thanks to @DarkThoughts who risked it all in the name of science.
@gentleman Of course! The Kbin UI for Mastodon definitely isn't super intuitive yet. Hopefully that process will improve a bit once some of the upcoming Kbin updates get released.
Ancient DNA from Ukraine uncovers the earliest evidence of the arrival of the ‘steppe ancestry’ – the last piece of the modern Western European genetic puzzle.
President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes.
The reforms place serious criminal cases under the authority of trained prosecutors. Previously, key decisions had been left up to victims' own commanders.
Every time I try to upvote or boost something, there's a solid 20% chance it'll link to an Error page titled "Log in". That percentage seems to increase the longer I've had my Kbin tab open without refreshing it....
Ok, so in the next few days, I'll be testing some things. It might be a bit worse for a while, but it will definitely speed up the problem-solving process. I'll be grateful for any feedback. I'm unable to reproduce it in local/testing environments, so it might be an issue with the cluster.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban once again called for peace talks with Russia, repeating the Kremlin's false notion that the West is fighting Russia, using Ukrainian people as proxies. The Ukrainian government rejected the notion of negotiation with Russia until all of the Russian troops are gone from Ukraine's sovereign...
Orban is a Russian puppet and needs to be pulled. Turkey and Hungary playing this double friends bullshit while being in NATO is fucked. You’re absolutely right, no peace talks are needed… russia leaves and peace follows… shocking idea
Carlos De Oliveira allegedly helped Walt Nauta move boxes around Mar-a-Lago and allegedly had conversations with others about security camera footage there....
For some reason, if I try to reply to a comment or post, I get logged off. The system just kicks me off. This has been happening more frequently over the past week or two. Is this common? Are people here aware of a solution?
Online Ads Can Infect Your Device with Spyware (www.scientificamerican.com)
An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through online ads—and there is currently no defense against it. So not only that online ads are intrusive and can infect devices through malware, they can also be used for spying.
Ukrainian children as young as 4 months old are being forcibly taken to Russia. Officials don't know what is happening to them. (www.businessinsider.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/3977999...
In 1992, following independence from the Soviet Union, an error in the new constitution of Estonia led to Torgu being left out. In response, the area's 500 inhabitants decided to form their own kingdom. (en.wikipedia.org)
Journalist and activist Kirill Teiter became its first monarch. The following year, the error was corrected and Torgu officially became part of Estonia. Nevertheless, the kingdom's flag and coat of arms can still be seen in the parish.
Association of Internet Researchers Moving to Mastodon (aoir.org)
In October 2022, Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter. Almost a year later and we have witnessed the gutting of the content moderation department, a huge increase in hate speech, and in real terms the end to API-based researcher access to data. Twitter (or ‘X’) isn’t just unfriendly but actually unsafe for many...
Wagner Group commander Dmitry Utkin was on plane that crashed north of Moscow, Russian civil aviation authority says (news.sky.com)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound - 1981 (www.youtube.com)
The Dark Fairy Godmother of Goth Fashion...
Ancient DNA reveals the earliest evidence of the last massive human migration to Western Europe (theconversation.com)
Ancient DNA from Ukraine uncovers the earliest evidence of the arrival of the ‘steppe ancestry’ – the last piece of the modern Western European genetic puzzle.
Biden signs historic order moving prosecution of military sexual assault outside chain of command (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes.
Biden implements sweeping changes to how the military handles sexual assault cases (www.npr.org)
The reforms place serious criminal cases under the authority of trained prosecutors. Previously, key decisions had been left up to victims' own commanders.
Kbin's "Log in" bug is discouraging me from participating
Every time I try to upvote or boost something, there's a solid 20% chance it'll link to an Error page titled "Log in". That percentage seems to increase the longer I've had my Kbin tab open without refreshing it....
Orban once again blames West for war, calls for peace talks on Russian terms (kyivindependent.com)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban once again called for peace talks with Russia, repeating the Kremlin's false notion that the West is fighting Russia, using Ukrainian people as proxies. The Ukrainian government rejected the notion of negotiation with Russia until all of the Russian troops are gone from Ukraine's sovereign...
News: Trump charged with seeking to delete security footage in documents case (www.washingtonpost.com)
Carlos De Oliveira allegedly helped Walt Nauta move boxes around Mar-a-Lago and allegedly had conversations with others about security camera footage there....
Keep Getting Logged Off
For some reason, if I try to reply to a comment or post, I get logged off. The system just kicks me off. This has been happening more frequently over the past week or two. Is this common? Are people here aware of a solution?