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Totally normal political candidate buying donuts and demonstrating his appeal to the average American…
Candidate: “How long you work here now?”
Worker 1: “Since the beginning of July.”
Candidate: “Ok. Ok. Good. How about you, sir?”
Worker 2: “Almost 2 years.”
Candidate: [ waves arm across donut case ]
“Yeah, gimme a lotta glazed here, some sprinkled stuff, some of these cinnamon rolls, just whatever makes sense.”
[ open-mouthed smile ]
I maintain that you can tell nearly everything you need to know about a person by how they treat the service workers waiting on them.
Also by how they treat animals (not just their pets). But there were none in the donut shop, so…
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Klimaforscher fordern schnelleren Kohleausstieg
Um die Erderhitzung zu bremsen, drängen Forscher auf einen schnelleren Kohleausstieg. Minister Habeck sagt, in der Kohleregion Lausitz passiere schon viel. Eine viel schnellere Energiewende sei nicht möglich. Von O. Lambrecht und I. Schneider.Oda Lambrecht (tagesschau.de)
This story was inevitable.
The Pixel 9's AI features have made creating realistic and believable fake photos trivial, and Google's safeguards are astonishingly anemic.
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No one’s ready for this
With AI photo editing getting easy and convincing, the world isn’t prepared for an era where photographs aren’t to be trusted.Sarah Jeong (The Verge)
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Could an 11th-century contract prove the existence of same-sex marriage in medieval Spain?
"good friends, full of faithfulness and truth, throughout all days and nights, forever."
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Could an 11th-century contract prove the existence of same-sex marriage in medieval Spain?
In 1061, two men, Pedro Díaz and Munio Vandilaz, signed a legal agreement in which they undertook to share the management of the house and church of Santa María de Ordes—most likely the current parish of the same name in the Ourense municipality of R…José Miguel Andrade (Phys.org)
tbf, audits are the bread and butter of tons of cybersec firms and red teaming is the foundation of those.
like, people want to red team because there’s money in pentesting with a lower barrier to entry. it’s not exactly their fault.
Hololive launched a social media app. their chat has historically needed heavy sophisticated moderation and filtering to limit the spread of dox materials for their vtubers; their social media app had barely any and was quickly put on lockdown after multiple vtubers got doxed.
talent agencies are supposed to protect their talents and Hololive did the opposite.
Hololive VTubers doxxed after “disastrous” mobile app launch
Holoplus was released to the global market, letting Hololive fans share their favorite content, but a big oversight got talents doxxed.Kurt Perry (Dexerto)
iCloud storage leads the pack across Apple's entire services ecosystem
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iCloud storage leads the pack across Apple's entire services ecosystem
With hardware sales slowing, Apple shifted to expanding its digital services offerings to generate billions each quarter. One service stands out as the clear leader.Andrew Orr (AppleInsider)
#NixOS #linux
Nix in 100 Seconds
Try Brilliant free for 30 days https://brilliant.org/fireship You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Nix is a purely functional package mana...YouTube
The VR Cardinal LE, a GPS and book reading device from the american printing house for the blind for $919 US. I assume humanware sent them their unsold VR trek units?
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VR Cardinal LE | American Printing House
Experience the seamless fusion of navigation and on-the-go entertainment with the limited-edition VR Cardinal – a portable tactile GPS system combined with a digital book player.American Printing House
Just saw a TikTok “My friends’ reaction to the biggest plot twist in Doctor Who!”
And now I’m curious… what do you think the biggest plot twist in #DoctorWho is?
“Here’s what my boss sleeping with my wife thought me about leadership” is a wild thing to post on LinkedIn. I’d have considered it over the top even as a parody.
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Ethan Evans on LinkedIn: A CEO that I worked for seduced my wife in direct retaliation for my… | 218 comments
A CEO that I worked for seduced my wife in direct retaliation for my pushback on him at work. He won. I got divorced and left the company. When I say I truly… | 218 comments on LinkedInEthan Evans (www.linkedin.com)
Disability Rights New York has filed a class action lawsuit against Nassau County seeking an injunction to stop the enforcement of mask bans.
This is exactly the kind of action we need to see happen against discriminatory & ableist mask bans.
Law enforcement should not be the arbiter of who is “sick enough” to legally wear a mask. Many disabilities are invisible - and police are NOT doctors.
For more on the Nassau County mask ban and why it’s discriminatory - as well as why everyone (disabled or not) should be allowed to wear a mask - read my article here: disabledginger.com/p/nassau-co…
#CovidIsAirborne #CovidCautious #CovidIsNotOver #CleanAir #WearaMask #Disability #LongCovid #Ableism #Denial #CleanAir #Pandemic #PublicHealth #InfectionControl #Eugenics #SafeHealthcare #N95 #Respirators #MasksWork #MaskUp #Spoonie #Discrimination #Dysautonomia #mecfs #pots #mcas #communitycare #wearamask #chronicillness #keepmasksinhealthcare #MaskBans #NoMaskBans
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Nassau County, NY Makes Masking Illegal - Why Medical Exemptions Aren't the Answer
Defendants of mask bans point to medical exemptions as proof that disabled people have nothing to worry about. They're wrong. A look at why bans are ableist, discriminatory and dangerous.Broadwaybabyto (The Disabled Ginger)
Many thanks once again to @dblazie, Chief Technology Officer of Blazie Technologies, who let BT Speak owners know about this multi-port hub which should work well with the BT Speak.
You can join the discussion on our BT Speak support group by sending an email to
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10Gbps USB C Hub, 5 Ports USB C Splitter with 100W Power Delivery, USB C to USB C Hub Multiport Adapter for Laptop, USBC Hub for MacBook Pro/Air M2 M1, iPad, Dell, HP, Samsung,Etc(Not Support Monitor)
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Did you catch the recent Sight and Sound Technology webinar "Demystifying the web with JAWS?" In case you missed it, check it out now: youtu.be/d4_C6CTLr38?si=nfc0gi…
#JAWS #FreedomScientificTraining
Webinar Wednesday: Demystifying the web with JAWS
Whether you are studying, working, shopping, answering email, using social media and a whole lot of other activities, chances are that you are spending a lot...YouTube
Did you catch the recent ACB Vispero Presentation - Manage Messages in Gmail with JAWS? In case you missed it, the archive is now available: acb-community.pinecast.co/epis…
#FreedomScientificTraining #JAWS
20240808 Vispero–Manage Messages in Gmail with JAWS
Originally Broadcasted August 8, 2024, on ACB Media 5ACB Community
The War Doctor vs Morbius - News - Big Finish
Award-winning, full-cast original audio dramas from the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Blake's 7, Class, Dark Shadows, The Avengers, Survivors, The Omega Factor, Star Cops, Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray, Pathfinder Legends, The Prisoner, Adam Adaman…www.bigfinish.com
It's scary when your webcam turns on and you don't know why
I was a bit freaked out when I saw that my webcam was on and watching me, and I didn't know why. Here's how I solved that mystery...I think.Mark Hachman (PCWorld)
Samsung's 128GB mini flash drive is dirt cheap right now
The 128GB version of the Samsung Fit Plus is just $15 on Amazon today.Gabriela Vatu (PCWorld)
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Copilot Word Make Changes: Improvements in Word 365 Interface - Office Watch
Discover the innovations in the Word 365 interface with Copilot's 'Make Changes' feature. Improve your text editing experience with more flexibility and options.Office-Watch.com (Office Watch)
Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery Subscription Options with New Annual Plan and Affordable Access for Prime Members | Cord Cutters News
Amazon continues to enhance its grocery delivery services with the introduction of a new annual subscription plan, offering Prime members even greater savings and benefits.James Guttman (Cord Cutters News)
NASA Will Shutdown Its Cable TV Network Called NASA TV Next Week to Focus on Streaming | Cord Cutters News
NASA’s free streaming service, NASA+, lifted off late last year, and now, to focus on its streaming service, NASA will be shutting down its cable networks on August 26, 2024.Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)
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I've seen a few blind folks posting their positive experiences with the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, specifically the AI. Wanted to post a quick counterpoint.
It wasn't as useful as I'd hoped--I couldn't get it to OCR or summarize menus for example--but I was mostly happy using it for last mile visual help. "What's this piece of paper, what are the cooking instructions for this pizza, what brand are these dishwasher pods, etc."
Except a few weeks ago, Meta AI just stopped responding. I can ask it for the time but that's about it. I've connected a calling app but it refuses to call out, and of course visual/image-based help is dead too.
This issue has persisted through multiple app resets and factory resets of the glasses. AFAIK everything is updated, too.
The cherry on top is that I just pecked out a bug report using BSI on Android, and submitting that seemed to hard-lock/crash the app with no indication that the report even went through. So who the hell knows if I actually did the thing.
I'm not too upset since I have the disposable income to spare, but I'm regretting the purchase a bit now and can't really recommend them. Real bummer--I got a decent amount of use out of them when they worked but now they're just an expensive headset.
Great glad you got it sorted! Yeah it basically won’t do PII at all.
One time I tried to get it to read the CVC off the back of my credit card to pay my electric bill and it refused. That became some fairly colorful product feedback :)
Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cellular phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker function and begins to talk.
Everyone else in the room stops to listen.
MAN: "Hello"
WOMAN: "Hi Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"
MAN: "Yes."
WOMAN: "I'm at the shops now and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only $2,000; is it OK if I buy it?"
MAN: "Sure, go ahead if you like it that much."
WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Lexus dealership and saw the new models. I saw one I really liked."
MAN: "How much?"
WOMAN: "$90,000." ;
MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."
WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing... I was just talking to Janie and found out that the house I wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking $980,000 for it."
MAN: "Well, then go ahead and make an offer of $900,000. They'll probably take it. If not, we can go the extra eighty-thousand if it's what you really
want."
WOMAN: "OK. I'll see you later! I love you so much!"
MAN: "Bye! I love you, too."
The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are staring at him in astonishment, mouths wide open.
He turns and asks, "Anyone know whose phone this is?"
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Attached: 4 images Check out the #piet, SoulsCircuit's very cool retro-futuristic handheld tablet/console. Designed with Free Software, the piet runs #Plasma and a full range of KDE software. More at https://soulscircuit.FLOSS.social
Just putting a this out there: I think $DJT is such a naked pump-and-dump scheme that (provided he doesn't win) it'll be a big part of his final downfall.
It was up 15% yesterday, on NO news, which reeks of a pump and dump. Market makers can prop up the price with a few big buys and get out, leaving naïve investors holding the bag. If that's _the plan_, that's textbook securities fraud, and a criminal conspiracy.
He can start selling his 60% stake in 4 weeks.
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