Who here is still on X, formerly Twitter?
Pretty much the title. If you are, why do you remain on a platform that has become such a dumpster-fire of mis- and dis-information?
Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco (www.washingtonpost.com)
A new study suggests that tobacco companies, who were skilled at marketing cigarettes, used similar strategies to hook people on processed foods. (adding archive link here: https://archive.ph/cRRVa)
The Secret Life and Anonymous Death of the Most Prolific War-Crimes Investigator in History (archive.ph)
Link is to archived New Yorker article.
The Secret Life and Anonymous Death of the Most Prolific War-Crimes Investigator in History (archive.ph)
Link is to archived New Yorker article.
Did Authoritarianism Cause China’s Economic Crisis? An erosion of trust between the government and its people now threatens the country’s decades-long boom. (archive.ph)
Link is to archived New Yorker article.
Did Authoritarianism Cause China’s Economic Crisis? An erosion of trust between the government and its people now threatens the country’s decades-long boom. (archive.ph)
Link is to archived New Yorker article.
North Korean Nation-State Actors Exposed in JumpCloud Hack After OPSEC Blunder (thehackernews.com)
North Korean state actors linked to the RGB have been identified in the JumpCloud hack! An OPSEC mistake exposed their IP address.
North Korean Nation-State Actors Exposed in JumpCloud Hack After OPSEC Blunder (thehackernews.com)
North Korean state actors linked to the RGB have been identified in the JumpCloud hack! An OPSEC mistake exposed their IP address.
OpenAI, Google, others pledge to watermark AI content for safety -White House (www.reuters.com)
Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said on Friday.
Hacker Infected & Foiled by Own Infostealer (www.darkreading.com)
A prolific threat actor has been operating on Russian-language forums since 2020, but then he accidentally infected his own computer and sold off its contents to threat researchers.
Look Up! One of The Year's Best Meteor Showers Is Visible This Month (www.sciencealert.com)
Annually, between July 17 and August 24, the Perseid meteor shower puts on one of the brightest cosmic events of the year.
So where are we all supposed to go now? (www.theverge.com)
Twitter’s dying, Reddit’s changing, everything else is entertainment – and there’s nowhere left to hang out.
How many people here have taken the refuge vows? Why or why not?
Just curious. I refer to myself as Buddhist-ish. I read some dharma at least weekly if not daily, struggle thru weekly seated meditation, and recite the Loving Kindness meditation daily. But I don't have a Sangha near me and likely wouldn't join one even if there was one available.
How many of you are still working full-time remote and how is it going? If not, why not? Was the decision made by you to go back to the office or did your employer decide for you?
I am still working full-time remote. There are definitely some social aspects of going to the office I miss, but I really don't miss the commute or the shitty office politics. Overall I feel I am still more productive from home and happier overall.
Will Pop_OS run OK on an old Surface Pro
Stats:...
Is Washington Finally Ready to Take On Big Tech? (www.nytimes.com)
Federal regulators are fighting Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of the video game powerhouse Activision Blizzard.
How are you getting the links to stories in the title?
Sorry if this seems like a stupid question but it pretty much says it all in the title. I've read a few guides but they don't seem to answer my questions about posting. I quit Facebook and Twitter over 10 years ago and this is my first social media account since then.