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(2b/3) two notable names:
Chris Cheney came up with an impeccable jewel of an algorithm for a two-space copying garbage collector
Steve Bourne fell in love with Algol 68 syntax, took his love to Bell Labs, and turned it into the standard unix shell
@grumpygamer A long long time ago I took flying lessons and got as far as "solo cross country". I understood why there would never really be flying cars. I shudder to think of pilotless flying objects with people in them.
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JD Vance says we should replace experts in every field with "common sense wisdom".
Let's see how he feels when his pilots are replaced with people who just have common sense about what flying should be like.
*I say this as a pilot who is continually amazed by what people think flying a plane is really like.
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Biden opposes possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/10/02/president-Joe-Biden-opposes-Israel-striking-Iran-nuclear/1091727916164/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Looks like City of Emeryville is adding concrete curb protection to the bike lanes on Shellmound between 63rd and 65th and they had to remove some parking to do so. The world will undoubtedly come to an end.
Seriously, when it comes to safe streets, Emeryville is punching way above their weight.
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Wow.
"...an app is just a webpage skinned with the right kind of I.P. to make it a felony to put an ad blocker in it."
Yeah.
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US ‘Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?.. DNA might contain health information, but unlike a doctor’s office, 23andMe is not bound by the health-privacy law HIPAA. And the company’s privacy policies make clear that in the event of a merger or an acquisition, customer information is a salable asset.’ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/09/23andme-dna-data-privacy-sale/680057/ #law #privacy #health #gdpr #tech
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Remember all the things we STILL don't know about J6:
- Who planted the pipe bombs?
- Who disabled Pence’s key card?
- Who removed the panic buttons?
- Who shared the location of the non-reinforced windows?
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@AlisonCreekside @pluralistic that fits with Wilhoit's Law: "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:
There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288
Essentially they want the law to be a parent which protects only them with no responsibility to follow it, much like a spoiled child.
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Harvard students make auto-doxxing smart glasses to show need for privacy regs
Linking Meta smart glasses to a face search engine can ID strangers in a glance.
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No company call centre is experiencing high volumes of calls. They just don't employ enough staff.
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Biden says he will not support an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm2cvxX7fco&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
@jonkeegan Ahhh, the old "leave it to the states" scam!
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
We've signed a joint letter to oppose the resurrection of welfare surveillance powers in the UK.
Using welfare fraud as a wedge issue to spy on all benefit claimants is a huge blow for privacy and has the makings of a Horizon-style scandal.
Suspicionless algorithmic surveillance will impact pensioners, disabled people and carers. They will bear the brunt when these systems go wrong.
Read more ⬇️
@mhoye It probably doesn't exist because you are not allowed to own and control anything. They only function for the whim and greed of the creators and suppliers. I think that is why there do not seem to be any Linux tablets.
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@pluralistic I nearly worked for Epic. It was a good interview experience (save for the taxi ride to the airport) overall. What stopped me accepting was learning they paid relocation costs, but you had to work for them for three years otherwise you had to repay everything. No pro-rating. And turnover at the three year mark was high.
@realTuckFrumper Standard cat behavior. What is the big deal?
@lauren I lived through Robert Moses.
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The officers approached the door, a brief nod between them, and they knew it was time to begin the familiar sequence. The first officer knocked loudly three times, while the second took on a speaking role.
“Police! Open up!!”
After a few moments of quiet, a gruff voice, muffled behind the closed door, spoke up.
“Come back with a warrant,” came the unwelcoming reply.
“Oh, but we have one. We have a signed search warrant for this property, so come on out,” the officer confidently replied.
“I wanna see it, then,” the voice from inside countered. “Slide it under the door.”
The officers looked puzzled, no one had ever asked to actually see the warrant.
“Well, we don’t have a paper copy of it,” the first officer said.
“Right, everything is on Docusign these days,” the second chimed in.
“Put your phone through the letter box then, I’ll take a look at it on there.”
“I’m not going to give you my phone,” the second officer replied, his phone now in hand. “What’s your email address? I can forward you a copy.”
The gruff voice provided an email address to the officers.
“Ok, I’ve sent that it should be in your inbox now.”
“Nothing.”
“Ok, check spam - sometimes they go into spam,” the first officer interjected.
“Ah yes it’s in spam. But it’s not opening, it says I have to login to my DocuSign account. I don’t have a DocuSign account?”
“Well. Can you just sign up then?” Asked the second officer.
“I ain’t paying for DocuSign!” The voice replied abruptly.
“I don’t think you have to pay, it’s free to view documents.”
“I don’t wanna risk it, I have so many subscriptions,” the voice inside responded.
The officers contemplated their next move.
“Do you have a printer?” One asked.
“Yes,” the voice inside responded.
“Ok, does it have AirPrint?”
“I think so? How could I tell?”
“What’s your wifi password? We’ll join the network and we’ll be able to tell,” the officer responded.
“Ok. Wifi password is $42xnskwfgewzfgekueod!&3.”
The first officer rolled his eyes.
Fifteen minutes later, after breaking the WiFi passcode into manageable chunks, the officer was finally connected.
“Ok. I see the printer. It has AirPrint. Thank God. Ok, I’m printing now.”
“Nothing is happening,” said the person inside the house.
“Ah, it just said you’re out of yellow ink. Do you have any more yellow ink?”
“I do not, but why do you need yellow ink? Just print it in black and white?”
“Yeah these new printers want you to have all the inks before you print.”
“No way. And yet, I’m the criminal?” The voice inside replied.
“Right?” The officers laughed, before finally becoming resigned to their fate. “Ok, we’re going to go print the warrant at the station. I’m out of daily printing credits so will have to wait for them to reset at midnight. Please don’t go anywhere or remove any evidence from the property until we come back.”
