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Who here is still on X, formerly Twitter? (kbin.social)
 

Pretty much the title. If you are, why do you remain on a platform that has become such a dumpster-fire of mis- and dis-information?

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Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco (www.washingtonpost.com)
 

A new study suggests that tobacco companies, who were skilled at marketing cigarettes, used similar strategies to hook people on processed foods. (adding archive link here: https://archive.ph/cRRVa)

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The Secret Life and Anonymous Death of the Most Prolific War-Crimes Investigator in History (archive.ph)
 

Link is to archived New Yorker article.

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Did Authoritarianism Cause China’s Economic Crisis? An erosion of trust between the government and its people now threatens the country’s decades-long boom. (archive.ph)
 

Link is to archived New Yorker article.

Looking for a place to discuss what you've been reading? Consider checking out the new Lemmy instance dedicated to all things books and writing over at: [https://literature.cafe](https://literature.ca in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@lemmy_for_mastodon I wish I could but I'm logged into a different instance (kbin.social) and when I try to subscribe I get a "Not Logged In" message.

*Permanently Deleted* in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Where is the "A QAnon Production" credit?

Georgian Khevsurs who volunteered for Russian service in WW1 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Dudes look like they just got back from the crusades.

What are you reading this week? [7/23/23] in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The Beekeeper of Aleppo , a 2019 novel by Christy Lefteri. It deals with the plight of refugees from Aleppo in Syria to Europe during the Syrian Civil War. While a work of fiction, it is based on the author's experience over two summers volunteering in Athens at a refugee center.

Fediverse servers could be seized anytime in c/[email protected]
Musk's app reinstates user who posted 'child exploitation photos' in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Musk is a pedo. Or at least a pedo enabler.

Wouldn't the Everything App Be the Last Thing We Would Want? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

There are more than cultural differences. WeChat is a surveillance app for the masses by the State. This is not an exaggeration.

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North Korean Nation-State Actors Exposed in JumpCloud Hack After OPSEC Blunder (thehackernews.com)
 

North Korean state actors linked to the RGB have been identified in the JumpCloud hack! An OPSEC mistake exposed their IP address.

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North Korean Nation-State Actors Exposed in JumpCloud Hack After OPSEC Blunder (thehackernews.com)
 

North Korean state actors linked to the RGB have been identified in the JumpCloud hack! An OPSEC mistake exposed their IP address.

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OpenAI, Google, others pledge to watermark AI content for safety -White House (www.reuters.com)
 

Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said on Friday.

Fedora or Pop!_OS? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I have used many Linux distros, Old-school RedHat (floppy days) Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, etc. I used to like messing around with the kernel and configs, etc. Now I just want something that works so that I can get to work. I installed Pop_OS on an old Microsoft Surface about 3 weeks ago and I have been very impressed. It was simple to install, has a pleasing interface design, and no bloat software. I'm going to keep using it for my desktop and highly recommend it.

Hacker Infected & Foiled by Own Infostealer in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I belly-laughed at this!

Hacker Infected & Foiled by Own Infostealer in c/[email protected]
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Hacker Infected & Foiled by Own Infostealer (www.darkreading.com)
 

A prolific threat actor has been operating on Russian-language forums since 2020, but then he accidentally infected his own computer and sold off its contents to threat researchers.

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Look Up! One of The Year's Best Meteor Showers Is Visible This Month (www.sciencealert.com)
 

Annually, between July 17 and August 24, the Perseid meteor shower puts on one of the brightest cosmic events of the year.

So where are we all supposed to go now? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Now I'm laughing.

So where are we all supposed to go now? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I'm on discord but not for the sociability so much. However, there are some hyper specific subjects that get served up there. Personally, I find it very chaotic.

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So where are we all supposed to go now? (www.theverge.com)
 

Twitter’s dying, Reddit’s changing, everything else is entertainment – and there’s nowhere left to hang out.

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How many of you are still working full-time remote and how is it going? If not, why not? Was the decision made by you to go back to the office or did your employer decide for you? (kbin.social)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I am still working full-time remote. There are definitely some social aspects of going to the office I miss, but I really don't miss the commute or the shitty office politics. Overall I feel I am still more productive from home and happier overall.

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Will Pop_OS run OK on an old Surface Pro (kbin.social)
 

Stats:
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300U CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.71 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Hardrive 117 GB
Pen and touch Pen and touch support with 10 touch points

If the system looks good, any install tips would be welcome.

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