My violence towards robot vacuums (usually when they get caught in cords for the MILLIONTH TIME) is vindicated.

They're spies.

werd.io/2024/insecure-deebot-r…

Insecure Deebot robot vacuums collect photos and audio to train AI

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-05/robot-vacuum-deebot-ecovacs-photos-ai/104416632 [Julian Fell at Australian ABC News] "Ecovacs robot vacuums, which have been found to suffer from critical cybersecurity flaws, are collecting photos, videos and v…

^{Ben Werdmuller (Werd I/O)}

If you are using a so called smart connected TV and are concerned about your privacy, you should read the following scientific article: "Watching TV with the Second-Party: A First Look at Automatic Content Recognition Tracking in Smart TVs"
arxiv.org/pdf/2409.06203v1

In short, if your TV's settings are not correctly adjusted, it can periodically (in some cases, every 10 seconds) send a fingerprint of what is being displayed to a server to find out what you are watching.

"#PHP RFC: Add persistent #curl share handles"

wiki.php.net/rfc/curl_share_pe…

The PR => github.com/php/php-src/pull/15…

feat: enable persistent `CurlShareHandle` objects by ericnorris · Pull Request #15603 · php/php-src

This PR introduces a new function, curl_share_init_persistent, that creates a php_curlsh struct that can live beyond a single PHP request. Persisting a curl share handle would allow PHP userspace t...

^GitHub

The incredibly talented Lupita Nyong’o now has a podcast:

brittlepaper.com/2024/10/kenya…

Kenyan Actress Lupita Nyong'o Brings Light to Global Storytelling in her New Podcast!

Lupita Nyong'o's podcast, Mind Your Own, is all about belonging. Whether that's belonging in a family, relationships, or self-love, it's about sharing stories around the globe.

^{Brittle Paper}

[white cis men do not comment]

#Men #Sexism #mansplaining #ToxicMasculinity #gaslighting #ReplyGuys

"Incremental #HTTP Messages" proposal:

Upon receiving a header section that includes the Incremental header field, HTTP intermediaries SHOULD NOT buffer the entire message before forwarding it. Instead, intermediaries SHOULD transmit the header section downstream and continuously forward the bytes of the message body as they arrive.

datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft…

aj toto je nové, pripomína mi to...

edit: resp. som to nemal povolené ale ináč to vidím iba posledných pár dní

#SKpolitika, verzia "posledne slovo #BraňoBezák" + #HowItStartedVsHowItsGoing:

1/2

How it started: "Programové vyhlásenie tejto vlády sa volá: Lepšie, pokojnejšie a bezpečne žiť."

dennikn.sk/4252319/newsfilter-…

Newsfilter: Správu o atentáte objednal Fico, píše ju Gašpar. Aký asi bude výsledok?

1. Minister vnútra jedno nedorozprával, druhé odpinkal. 2. Ficova bilancia sa len zhoršuje. 3. Načo sú nám ícečká, keď budú lietadlá? 

^{Tomáš Gális (Denník N)}

There’s a lot of complexity around what open means and how that intersects with AI, but from a reputational and consistency perspective I really can’t get over this 👇🏽 for the current draft of the OSI AI definition.
mastodon.social/@odoruhako/113…

pedestrian cyclist

2024-10-15 19:08:59

Great. I'm looking forward to the next generation of open source hardware drivers and the "detailed descriptions of all contained binary blobs". 🤡

Just read the OSI "Open Source AI Definition" (opensource.org/deepdive/drafts…)
It's basically pointless but the best part is:
Data information needs to include: "a detailed description of all data used for training, including (if used) of unshareable data"

My man. If the data to train the model is unshareable meaning I cannot get it to reproduce your binary/model, your system _is not open source_.

I'm noticing a pattern here...

#privacy #chrome

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today? Sure! 10 updated and 1 added apps for you:

* Install with Options: more advanced app installs without needing to use ADB (using Shizuku) 🛡️

Number of apps with #reproducibleBuilds is up to 289 (or 23.8% out of 1.213 apps altogether) now.

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk today 2 #Magisk #modules were updated and 1 added:

* Enable Blurs: enable more extensive blur effects

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repos

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

SNCF, you’ve lost it. Really. There wasn’t just 1 but 3 guys warning about lost luggage

WHY?

SNCF is screaming it’s short of cash. Last time I needed to go to the ticket office here at Nord the wait was AN HOUR

And you’re using money on this shit?

It's amazing to see the groupthink among dipshits.

Look at this donkey's chorus of billionaire-worshippers filling my mentions with the word "cope" over and over again, evidently in the belief that it will pierce and wound me beyond recovery.

(it's re: this: twitter.com/doctorow/status/18…)

What is the most inappropriate connector with enough pins to support USB-C?

I suggest:

Space, the final frontier. Our solar system is in space, right? This BBC series gets into the nitty gritty of Earth, asteroids, moons and the other planets near us. Maybe it doesn't sound like edge of your seat stuff but Brian Cox does his best to keep your attention. Cox simplifies complicated concepts while he tries to figure out how life began here while postulating about where else life could be found. BBC 2 on iPlayer.

#tv #space #science #astronomy

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0023884

BBC Two - Solar System, Series 1, Volcano Worlds

Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons erupting with fire and ice.

^BBC

„Wir appellieren an die Ampel, mit einem positiven und solidarischen Gesellschaftsentwurf gegen Hass und rechte Narrative anzutreten, anstatt diese auch noch in Gesetzesform zu gießen. Lediglich als Echokammer für Faschisten zu dienen, darf nicht der Anspruch einer als Fortschrittskoalition angetretenen Regierung sein.“

In einer gemeinsamen Stellungnahme erklärt das Bündnis #GesichtserkennungStoppen das sogenannte Sicherheitspaket zum Totalausfall.

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Being Penguin

#unix_surrealism #comic #technomage #linux #openbsd #foss

Hey folks, finally got my resume into shape and figured I'd try to #getfedihired.

Looking for a tech job doing backend work--I can do full-stack but being #blind means I'm going to struggle more with UI. I'm proficient in #Rust, #Elixir, #Golang, #TypeScript, and a handful of other languages. I have Android experience as well, and have done fun accessibility-related projects like writing an Android screen reader from scratch or adding screen-reader-like functionality to multiple game engines.

I don't mind big tech too much but am looking to switch away to something more co-op/non-profit if possible. It'd be nice to use my tech skills for good, not just for some investor's benefit. Good work/life balance is also a must--I don't live to work, I work to live.

Here's my resume if any of this sounds intriguing. Thanks for reading and/or boosting!

The wait is over*—The #Mastodon stuffed toy is now available for purchase in the EU! Other regions to come later. Share your pictures with the #Plushtodon hashtag!

shop.joinmastodon.org/products…

For a post-canon story it's pretty good, @FreakyFwoof

Meet Gawain Robards, Auror - This is the story of a man who had lost hope in the world, in humanity, in himself. And of his unexpected means of finding it again with some subtle help from the Boy Who Lived. But who is helping whom? A new POV of the Ministry reformation after the Battle of Hogwarts, tracking Harry's rather unusual assimilation into the Auror ranks. *Post-war canon.
[Knowing Where to Look by la baguette](fanfiction.net/s/5026437/1/Kno…)

LinkedIn just sent out updates for the Privacy Policy to use your data for AI training. 🤯

Unless you're in Europe, opt out now! We're explaining how 👇

tuta.com/blog/linkedin-ai-user…

#LinkedIn #LinkedInAI #AI #AItraining

Für #Publii gibts schon ne Weile ein größeres update.
Hatte gezögert, weil ich keine Energie für eventuelle breaking changes hatte, aber es scheint probelmlos geklappt zu haben.

Falls Ihr mal auf einen Publii #Blog schauen wollt:

pilgerweg-21.de/

#dobrárobota

aktuality.sk/clanok/ckq7Sho/na…

NA ROVINU so Zuzanou Kusou: Každý šiesty Slovák si nemôže dovoliť výživné jedlo, chudobnejú aj Bratislavčania

Uťahujeme si už utiahnuté opasky a najrýchlejšie chudobnejú ľudia v Bratislavskom kraji, ktorí pociťujú hrôzy enormnej záťaže hypotékami, hovorí

^{Peter Hanák (Aktuality.sk)}

For our (small) master dissertation about #education (but mostly because we are interested), we are doing research about using #OpenStreetMap within #secondary education (roughly 12 - 18 years old, but with a focus on 16 - 18 years old).

The long-term goal is to create a usable #lesson where pupils go out and map using a data collection app. If you have any experience with this, would you be so kind to spend 10 minutes of your time to fill out the survey?

framaforms.org/use-of-gis-or-o…