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YouTube allows parents to turn off shorts for their kids (if their kids are part of their family account). Unfortunately it doesn't seem possible to turn off shorts for oneself wit…

Another thing to look at is the built-in sandboxing and permissions for your agent. Claude Code for example has the /sandbox command which uses Bubblewrap on Linux or Seatbelt on m…

My one and only experience of dealing with the police in the US was when I was visiting NYC. A tourist was being attacked on the subway because he was taking pictures and since we …

Lost an Apple iBook screen this way. Guy in front slammed his chair back while I was working on a presentation and the screen got caught at the perfect angle to flex it and it died…

There are at least a couple of banks or credit card companies in the UK now that only offer mobile apps, as well as those now using push MFA with their apps for every large purchas…

I have used them for the following: * Holding a bandage in place * Temporary clothing fix (broken fly, broken strap) * Keeping hotel curtains together to block out light * Popping …

My M3 was parked for 3 months and went from 80% to 60% which I'm perfectly happy with. Just arrived home, got back in it and drove. It was on WiFi, no sentry, and checked in on it …

Agree, coffee shops are the modern version. Only 25 years ago as a student in Manchester pubs were everywhere, and we often used to go to the pub at lunch time. Went back there rec…

I don't know if Google Maps pays much attention to Android users frequenting a particular path. Where I live you need to take a particular route else you end up at closed gates. De…

I don't recommend their pegboard for this. When I had some very modest weight (soldering supplies and glues) in one of the compatible trays attached to the top, it bowed out over t…

They said OpenAPI is an open protocol, not OpenAI.

This was attempted with the .trust TLD but did not catch on.

That reminds me of a hack I did. In the fairly early days of Android I realised you could install an app to a device from the Play Store using the website on the PC, and have it au…

One issue I've noticed is in organisations that have staff in regions that don't have title inflation. For example in the UK orgs I've worked the majority of people were not partic…

Can confirm a 2 day engagement is unusual, and 50% of time writing the report is possible but very much an outlier for standard pen tests. Some interesting exceptions include: * So…

Using HomeAssistant OS here, with the new energy dashboard. I used an ESP32 device running ESPHome to read the flashing LED on my meter and send energy use to HA. It reacts faster …

AndOTP can use your fingerprint as well. Settings->Authentication->Device Credentials

Definitely. As a high school kid in the early 90s a classmate once had a pocket sized TV. The tiny screen and terrible viewing angle didn't stop us from crowding around it during b…

It is incredible what you've accomplished already with such a small team! A very interesting problem area too. I've been a little involved with maritime from the perspective of dig…

Very nice pictures. I replaced my old DSLR with a mirrorless Canon M50. I did get a T-Ring adapter to fit it to the scope in the future so I will definitely be giving that a go. As…

Thanks for the suggestions, I will definitely take them on board!

My wife gave me my Christmas present (a telescope) a little early this year so that I could practice and hopefully be ready for this event. I've had a few sessions already and it f…

I believe they also run a programme of random tests regardless of symptoms. A friend of mine was selected for this and they periodically come to his house and take a sample.

The thing that caught my attention in the email sent to customers today: "Sidewalk uses a small portion of your Internet bandwidth to provide these services to you and your neighbo…