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Looks like that was the original article, which didn't have much details about how the exploit worked. > 404 Media is not revealing the exact details of the vulnerability because i…

Same. Although with the curse of hindsight, I painfully recall choosing to run SETI@home instead of "mining" some weird digital currency called Bitcoin back in 2010. So, painful.

> That's why there's a government shutdown, 100% of that is on the Dems. Back in my day, the filibuster existed to encourage compromise. The idea that this is "100%" on the Dems is…

> Nobody with a sub-4% is going to sell Nobody with a sub-4% is VOLUNTARILY going to sell. Home prices have slowly dropped to adjust for interest rate increases. However, a "price …

Thankfully Firefox recently changed their stance from "Neutral" to "Positive". https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/pull/740 > Neutral stance: We're not convinced that th…

It's interesting. My right wing family also now loves him, but they just love Elon. They would never consider a Tesla because it's what the "left" drive in California, neither of w…

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Yep. I once tried to create a cartoon dinosaur with hair in the “style” of an ex President (yellow and combed forward), and was warned with a potential ban.

They'll fine you for the violation and/or send a company to remove the weeds/flowers and fine you for the service. HOAs have a ton of "power" and it's why subreddits like https://w…

When my wife and I started dating, we stumbled across this video which I like to recommend to friends and family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1tCAXVsClw The speaker talks abou…

> "But it's private companies! They can do whatever they want!" The telephone companies are private. Do they have a right to kill your connection when you talk about unapproved sub…

I guess a counterpoint to your story: I worked at eBay when the story broke. We were all aware of Ina's blog and followed it regularly. As you mentioned, she was a great voice for …

Anyone have suggestions to prepare for this scenario?

It also speaks volumes about "crypto" these days. The vast majority of folks I know treat crypto as an investment opportunity (albeit, a highly speculative one). They're not concer…

This is my fear. Currently, deep-fakes are fun. We share text messages of Donald Trump singing YMCA and everyone has a good laugh. But as you said, we're also a nation that easily …

> "What were they thinking?" There were sites that tracked ratio which required maintaining a certain ratio to continue to be a member. Some members, however, took pride in having …

I told my wife that I've come assumed shelter-in-place IS in place until a vaccine has been developed. Either that, or herd immunity is to a point where going outside isn't a game …

Not a specific website, but the concept of web rings that tied Geocities and Tripod sites together were another a lot of fun.

I live with a couple bluetooth headsets (Apple's AirPods, Bose QCs, and a pair of Beats), and I would say 95% of the time it's not an issue. There's the 5% of the time, however, wh…

I tend to cross check both Amazon and eBay and can often find items lower on eBay (with FREE shipping!). Glowing seller reviews like "SUPER FAST DELIVERY" typically indicates drop …

They mention non-essential workers should WFH (or not work at all), but does anyone know if that applies to delivery services as well? I know folks (including myself) waiting on go…