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"Some of the world’s most popular apps are likely being co-opted by rogue members of the advertising industry to harvest sensitive location data on a massive scale, with that data ending up with a location data company whose subsidiary has previously sold global location data to US law enforcement." 404media.co/candy-crush-tinder…



I think I'm finally going to buy a 3D Printer. I want a fully open source, relatively small physical footprint (my office can't accommodate a large printer) printer. The Prusa MINI+ as my frontrunner but I'm also a noob so any recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance!


The American Dialect Society has chosen "rawdog" as the #woty2024 word of the year!

"Rawdogging" was was also a runner-up this year from the Macquarie Dictionary in Australia and the Collins Dictionary — at least. Those are the two I remember from my WOTY episode with John Kelly a couple of weeks ago.

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this word is old, like 90s old. Probably older.and the “newer”meaning of doing something without preparation isn’t new either. Probably mid 2000s.



Front seats
Furniture is pictured, with debris covering the ground, in the Pacific #Palisades neighborhood, January 9. REUTERS/Daniel Cole

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Alt text is cool and you should add it!
in reply to Henrik Schönemann

TL:DR - There's usually a button labelled "ALT" on the image after you've uploaded it. It may also say "Describe the image..." or something similar. Whatever it says, click on it and type what is in the image 🙂
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Um „ein Zeichen zu setzen“: Universitäten verlassen Elon Musks Plattform „X“ exxpress.at/news/um-ein-zeiche… In einer „konzertierten Aktion“ melden sich 63 deutschsprachige Universitäten von dem sozialen Medium „X“ ab. Auf der von Elon Musk betriebenen Plattform seien „Werte, die Freiheit, Vielfalt und Wissenschaft fördern“ angeblich nicht mehr gegeben. Eine Einordnung. #news #press



I cannot find a better illustration to depict the insanity of today's world:

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#trump #musk #twitter #amazon #bezos #meta #facebook #politics

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#AmReading (more accurately, was reading, since I just finished) Helle and Death, a nod to the classic British country house whodunnit with a charming Danish lead — thoroughly enjoyed it, and there’s a sequel out in a few weeks I’ll be sure to get hold of.

(It’s one of those books with a startlingly low rating on Goodreads, I wonder if people were expecting Scandi Noir, or didn’t like the denouement, or who knows. I adored it, YMMV!)

#bookstodon #MurderMystery
@bookstodon

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This week I finally got the official App Store screenshots for #ProjectTapestry done for submission. Another piece of the vast app launch puzzle is complete. Many more pieces to go. 😅


France warns Algeria against escalation of influencers showdown byteseu.com/641156/ #Fox28News #Fox28SpokaneNews #FoxNews #France #NationalNews #News #TvNews


A Stairway to Heaven

A staircase remains standing amid the ruins of a burnt structure along the Pacific Coast Highway in #Malibu, January 8. REUTERS/Daniel Cole

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Zuck fucked up.

Meta staffers reportedly furious after Mark Zuckerberg’s hate speech update allows ‘allegations of mental illness’ based on gender or sexual orientation fortune.com/2025/01/10/staffer…

#Meta #Facebook #MarkZuckerberg

in reply to Democracy Matters

If they all quit, the company dies, and every loan Zuck has out gets called in at the same time.

#killfacebook #killmeta

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@Bandersnatch Sadly, the best bet for Facebook/Instagram killer is Jack Dempsey’s future encrappification-victim, BSKY. Still, worth it to take down Zuck. Even if it does keep netizens in the grasp of the corporate crapfest for at least another cycle.


Gay Men Can Train As Priests But Don’t “Support The Culture”: Italy Church byteseu.com/641152/ #GayMen #Italy #LGBTQ+ #Vatican


I’m in America and I’ve no cash, and I’m wondering if I should get some tomorrow or can I survive without getting any of their stupid green paper stuff
in reply to Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

@SrRochardBunson yeah I guess I’ll be fine in San Fran but when I head over to South Carolina I might struggle. I’m interested to test it.
in reply to Josh McKinnon

Probably doable these days. Only thing I can think of would be for tipping someone without buying something.

Covid actually made many places switch to cashless.



A satellite image shows houses in Pacific Palisades in the aftermath of the #Palisades fire, January 9. via Maxar Technologies

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Another round of Santa Ana winds inbound, head's up folks. Worst looking day is Monday. #VenturaCounty #FireWx #ConejoValley #wildfires #CAwx