blessedwhiskers

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Drivers sue San Jose over nearly 500 police cameras used to track drivers(nbcnews.com)
4 points by blessedwhiskers 5mo ago|0 comments
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by blessedwhiskers 10mo ago
That assumes every LEO, bodega, grocery store, etc. goes out and buys the terminals to read these things though. Assuming LEOs you encounter will never just say "sorry, my reader is broken, go ahead and unlock your phone so I can bring
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A Google Shareholder Is Suing the Company over the TikTok Ban(wired.com)
4 points by blessedwhiskers 1y ago|0 comments
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by blessedwhiskers 2y ago
There's something quite interesting about the problems in number theory especially. The questions/relationships sometimes don't seem useful at all and are later proven to be incredibly useful. Number Theory is the prime examp
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by blessedwhiskers 2y ago
For those that run systems with zfs, sanoid makes this fairly trivial to configure on a per-dataset basis. It's saved me more than once. https://github.com/jimsalterjrs/sanoid
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by blessedwhiskers 2y ago
...I wonder how many reverse-engineered the protocol or just bought a remote from the manufacturer.
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by blessedwhiskers 2y ago
The TechCrunch article indicates cell site identifiers were included, which means approximate location as well. https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/12/att-phone-records-stolen-d...
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by blessedwhiskers 2y ago
I actually just left Betterment because over the last few years their Core portfolio has really lagged performance of my non-Betterment investments (largely VTI, VTSAX, VBTLX in approximately 80/20 stock/bond split). Upon ACATS-in
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by blessedwhiskers 2y ago
Another thing that annoys me endlessly: a few months ago, Apple Music introduced animated cover art and then proceeded to animate album covers that shipped decades before Apple Music existed. If modern artists want to use this for their new
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by blessedwhiskers 2y ago
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102651
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by blessedwhiskers 2y ago
I'd argue DARE is more akin to abstinence only sex ed than an actual sex ed curriculum. Or at least my DARE experience was much closer to a Mr. Mackey "Drugs are bad, m'kay" than a measured instruction of various drugs
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by blessedwhiskers 2y ago
I had a Honeywell smart thermostat that worked entirely locally with Apple's HomeKit. I haven't used Home Assistant but a cursory Google search implies this would work. My recollection is it was a Honeywell T5. Notably it did some
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
This gives me flashbacks to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BonziBuddy
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
Very much so. Particularly if you're switching roles a useful strategy is to mention what equity, bonuses or compensation you may be losing as a result. In my most recent swap, I indicated I was due a fairly large bonus in 60 days and
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/find-my/ Excerpts: "The Find My network uses end-to-end encryption so that Apple cannot see the location of any offline device or reporting device.&q
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/ under Privacy and Security: "Eye input is not shared with Apple, third-party apps, or websites. Only your final selections are transmitted when you tap your fingers together
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
As a JetBlue customer this is pretty disappointing. I certainly feel a lack of competition in the airline space, but frankly it's seemed that both Spirit and JetBlue are ill equipped to compete with their much larger rivals. JetBlue&#x
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
I'm surprised MentourPilot hasn't been mentioned yet. https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPilot I also found this video on CFIT in General Aviation to be quite compelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
Trailers certainly spend more time sitting around than the trucks do during loading/unloading times, so if you put the panels on the trailer you would improve the ROI, although I’m not an expert on trucking and don’t know how long trai
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
JetBlue also has pretty limited landing slots on the west coast, and missed out on purchasing Virgin Atlantic to Alaska a few years ago, which would have allowed them to diversify more outside the eastern US. Spirit isn't a perfect mat
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
FaceTime is also available in browser from Android and Windows. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212619
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Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to tap devices to locate suspects(apnews.com)
3 points by blessedwhiskers 3y ago|2 comments
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
A bill providing privacy rights for congress, while no such law exists for the rest of the population that has to contend with having their personal info captured and sold by data brokers for every online purchase or table reservation in a
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by blessedwhiskers 3y ago
I ran in to this "feature" in the US as well. I was the only party with my password and opening Netflix on a new device triggered a twice-over auto renewal, which their customer support confirmed is intended behavior. I had to c
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by blessedwhiskers 4y ago
"Flight tracking data analysis revealed that the Boeing 777-200 had reached an altitude of roughly 2,200ft when it began a steep dive, descending at a rate of about 8,600ft a minute" The article additionally says the entire ordeal
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by blessedwhiskers 4y ago
Images probably have location data in the EXIF as well that can be used for this. If notifications cause background data fetch from their servers that could also probably leak IP address.
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by blessedwhiskers 4y ago
This is common in truth-on-card transit systems, many of which were conceived before internet connectivity at terminals was a thing. Often the cards needed to work on busses, etc. that didn’t have internet connectivity and couldn’t validate
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by blessedwhiskers 4y ago
30 Rock executed this type of hamfisted product placement to great comedic effect, ending with a fourth wall break and "...can we have our money now?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36wUmJGzvA
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TransUnion LLC Confirms Recent Data Breach with State Attorney General's Office(jdsupra.com)
2 points by blessedwhiskers 4y ago|0 comments
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by blessedwhiskers 4y ago
Before working in SWE I taught middle school math. The absurdity of textbook sales is truly incredible. Some textbook reps will come and attempt to sell all the teachers on how wonderful their books are. The irony of this being a completely

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