Defunct crypto platform FTX Japan leaked thousands of user records after shutting down – here’s how to stay safe
FTX Japan, the Japanese arm of the dead cryptocurrency exchange FTX, leaked sensitive data on more than 35,000 users, putting them at risk of phishing andBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Hey Team @gotosocial@gts.superseriousbusiness.org I notice that browsing to;
... gives an error page (see screenshot) rather than redirecting to what appears to be the active subdomain;
This is small potatoes in the greater scheme of things. But it is taken as a bad omen by people considering whether to try out GtS;
loomio.com/d/skQB64Lb/shall-we…
Shall we consider GotoSocial?
I notice a groundswell of enthusiasm for GotoSocial, as a Fediverse portal that seems to be attracting installed base away from Mastodon (especially for self-hosting of small instances).Loomio
Torture culture
People take part in the annual "Archstoyanie" festival of landscape art objects and contemporary art at the cultural venue Nikola-Lenivets in the Kaluga region, Russia, July 26. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova
@photography
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#Russia
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North Korea Continues to Modulate Anti-US Rhetoric and Strengthen Ties With Russia; Indicates Lack of Interest in Improving Ties With South Korea
This article is from the first edition (April-June 2025) of 38 North’s new quarterly product, North Korea Briefing, that monitors key internal developments inBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
A Closer Look At The Egypt-Germany €100M Debt Swap Agreement
Egypt is working with Germany on a new debt swap deal worth €100 million, set to be delivered in two phases. The first half will be disbursed in DecemberBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Mom visited her kid at juvenile hall and brought fentanyl along, authorities say
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-31/fentanyl-youth-facility-mother?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Mom visited her kid at juvenile hall and brought fentanyl along, authorities say
Jeny Morenoparra, 42, was found in possession of more than 30 pills that contained fentanyl, authorities said.Annie Goodykoontz (Los Angeles Times)
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Autonomies: **Horacio González: Half a scarf or an unfinished song**
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There is no need to ask what remains of the revolution. Nothing remains of the revolution, because the revolution is always what remains. Remnant, excess, surplus: the revolution is not what first exists and then leaves a halo that its … Continue reading →
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Horacio González: Half a scarf or an unfinished song
There is no need to ask what remains of the revolution. Nothing remains of the revolution, because the revolution is always what remains. Remnant, excess, surplus: the revolution is not what first …Autonomies
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy calls for ‘regime change’ in Russia after attack on Kyiv kills 16 | Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged his allies to bring about “regime change” in Russia, hours after a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed 16 peopleBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
I Went To Elon Musk's 24/7 Diner And It's Terrible
It's grimy, dirty, and slow. A confusing, infuriating, puzzling mess.
I Went To Elon Musk's 24/7 Diner And It's Terrible
David Farrier visits Elon Musk's Tesla Diner and finds it to be dirty, slow, and confusing.David Farrier (Webworm with David Farrier)
Trump tells Hamas to surrender and release hostages to end Gaza crisis
President Donald Trump on Thursday took to Truth Social with a stern message about Hamas, the remaining hostages and the unfolding crisis in Gaza.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Climate adaptability
Children sitting in a basin are pulled through a flooded area on Manila North Road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Co-may in Minalin, Pampanga, #Philippines, July 25. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
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Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help
The system
-- spearheaded by an administration that has already freely shared highly personal data about Americans in ways that have tested legal bounds
-- could put patients’ desires for more convenience at their doctor’s office on a collision course with their expectations that their medical information be kept private.
“There are enormous ethical and legal concerns,”
said Lawrence Gostin,
a Georgetown University law professor who specializes in public health.
“Patients across America should be very worried that their medical records are going to be used in ways that harm them and their families.”
apnews.com/article/trump-ai-rf…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,254 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key events on day 1,254 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Linux on a 2014 macbook air?
A friend of mine has an old macbook air. It still works, more or less, but the OS isn't getting any updates anymore, and updating to the latest OS seems dicey.
Has anyone had experience installing linux on an old macbook? From a quick internet search it looks like you can just make a bootable USB and have at it. Thinking mint because it's popular and my friend is a pretty basic user. The laptop will be mostly used for like youtube/netflix and basic web browsing.
Edit: a little extra context: I am moderately comfortable with Linux. I ran mint for a while on my desktop, and I've done software development for a job. I can install docker and start a python project fine, but I'd use a GUI for like partitioning a hard drive.
like this
Try some debian or antix they go well with older stuff. I have a old 2015 laptop. I run gnome debian 12. Ran antix prior. Its pretty solid.
The installers come with gui partition stuff so don't worry.
Update: installed mint. Seems work. Had a problem where it couldn't see the HD. Had to change an option in grub
Pasting what I found online to fix it:
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thank you so much! what was the solution!
for anyone might read this in the future: in the bootmenu where u can select which version of linux u wanna boot u can press "e" and then u need to add intel_iommu=off at the end of the line of the "linux" row - i had some double dashes at the end for me it did the job when I add them before the double dashes.
Then I could see the harddrive and install mint mate on my old macbook air
also needed later on to set the parameter permantent by opening a terminal and used this command
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
edited this line like this: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash intel_iommu=off"
then save and exit nano and this command for updating the boot thingy
sudo update-grub
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El Salvador approves indefinite presidential reelection and extends presidential terms to 6 years
https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-reelection-f9efd1a08d3c9de2f886f7b911b9417d?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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North Korean hackers target open-source repositories in new espionage campaign
North Korean state-backed hackers have planted malicious code in open-source software repositories as part of an ongoing campaign that has already put tens ofBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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> There's a bit of incorrect information in the thread you link to
You don't say ; ) I'm mostly a lurker in that community, so I'll let them talk some more and see if they figure all that out for themselves. But if not, I'll post some clarifications on anything they're still confused about. As well as making the argument that the best way to compare the backend performance of Mastodon and GtS is to stand up a GtS service and try it.