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Comment on Denmark government hack leaked 8.7 million citizen's ID's: the password was "123456" in ~tech
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Comment on Danish government confirms its Central Person Register was hacked – data breach affects eight million citizens and includes names, addresses, and social security numbers in ~tech
winther Link ParentI honestly don't think our IT systems are as such much worse than in other countries, but Denmark is one of the most heavily digitalized countries, so there are more systems and integrations where...I honestly don't think our IT systems are as such much worse than in other countries, but Denmark is one of the most heavily digitalized countries, so there are more systems and integrations where things can go wrong. Haven't gotten any uptick in scams, but everyone should definitely be more aware for weird things now.
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Comment on Danish government confirms its Central Person Register was hacked – data breach affects eight million citizens and includes names, addresses, and social security numbers in ~tech
winther (edited )LinkI consider my social security number (CPR) to be practically public by now. This is just one more big breach among several, though it does seem to be the biggest. Some years ago the motor register...I consider my social security number (CPR) to be practically public by now. This is just one more big breach among several, though it does seem to be the biggest. Some years ago the motor register was breached, so basically everyone with a drivers license. This seems to cover almost everyone, as the breach is larger than the living population of Denmark - as it also includes deceased people.
We should really stop using this number as both an identifier and a password at the same time. To be fair, you can do a lot less with the number alone than before. But it certainly doesn’t help as now attackers have more information to make even more precise phishing attacks and identity thefts.
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Comment on Digital Detox (formerly Screenless Day) discussion: October 2026 in ~life
winther Link ParentThanks for the mention of Foqos. Looks like a really interesting way to deal with it by utilizing something physical. I didn't have a NFT tag around, but just using the barcode from a book that is...Thanks for the mention of Foqos. Looks like a really interesting way to deal with it by utilizing something physical. I didn't have a NFT tag around, but just using the barcode from a book that is on a bookshelf upstairs is enough extra hassle that it just might work. Setting it up to try and limit my needless compulsion to check work stuff in the weekend.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
winther LinkI watched The Vanishing (Spoorloos) from 1988 and it is one of the most unsettling films I have seen in quite a while, though I didn't get there immediately. Apparently Stanley Kubrick has stated...I watched The Vanishing (Spoorloos) from 1988 and it is one of the most unsettling films I have seen in quite a while, though I didn't get there immediately. Apparently Stanley Kubrick has stated it was "the most terrifying film he had seen".
As the title suggests, the premise is pretty straight forward. A married couple on a vacation in France stop at a gas station, the wife goes to buy some soda and disappears without a trace. Rest of the film is how the husband become increasingly obsessive in founding out what happened to her.
In the beginning of the film there is a small detail that kept me puzzled for the entire runtime, and it never becomes resolved - unlike most of the rest of the narrative, and it turns out to be a vital key. It ended up being the type of film that needed to roam around in my head for a while before I could see how deeply unsettling and disturbing it really is. Because right after finishing it, it definitely felt like a fully resolved closed thing.
The detail I am talking about is when Rex leaves the tunnel to get gas, leaving his scared wife behind in the dark, there is a very brief sinister smile on his face. It is a small insertion of doubt on his motivations for the rest of the film. His obsessive search would logically be motivated by love for his wife, but there is a nagging feeling that is not really it. He shares some of the inner darkness with the murderer, cannot deal with the not knowing as he isn't driven by love, but guilt and shame of what he did and perhaps his own deeper darker nature.
This was really a film that needed time for me, as I didn't thought that highly about it while watching it, as everything gets foreshadowed and resolved quite cleanly in the narrative sense. The vital minor details only materialized the day after sealing it is a unique piece of psychological horror. The mystery of the vanishing may be solved, but the inner darkness of everyday men is left without a safe explanation.
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Comment on How has your career changed you? in ~life
winther LinkWorking in IT for about two decades was a comfortable way to not really challenge my stereotypical introverted computer geek persona, but in the last handful of years moving into more management...Working in IT for about two decades was a comfortable way to not really challenge my stereotypical introverted computer geek persona, but in the last handful of years moving into more management and team leader position has definitely reduced my shyness and opened up general social needs. Big social gatherings still drain me, but that is not the same as inherently anti-social. I like working close with people, I enjoy going to the office everyday rather than stay home in a quiet bubble. I can better appreciate and love the un-decidiability and illogical reasoning human beings possess, rather than being annoyed they don't fit into deterministic computer logic. If I should do a big career change, I might even make an attempt at HR.
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Comment on With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI—until now in ~games
winther Link ParentIt is definitely played widely in Denmark. I played it as a kid and my own kids found it as well from school. Still a great game, easy to learn and hard to master with a great balance of strategy,...It is definitely played widely in Denmark. I played it as a kid and my own kids found it as well from school. Still a great game, easy to learn and hard to master with a great balance of strategy, tactics, luck and poker like bluffing.
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Comment on When do you know that you've found "the one"? in ~life
winther LinkFor me really just a case of never questioning otherwise. Not being together is about as alien as asking whether I should keep my right arm, so any doubt has never been present. We have been...For me really just a case of never questioning otherwise. Not being together is about as alien as asking whether I should keep my right arm, so any doubt has never been present. We have been together since we were 15 and just matured and grown together, having the same priorities in life and it never feels wrong for any of us.
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Comment on A24, Sony and The New York Times circle Letterboxd as bidding starts at $300 million in ~movies
winther Link ParentAds and subscriptions basically. Recently also added a VOD service for niche films.Ads and subscriptions basically. Recently also added a VOD service for niche films.
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Comment on A24, Sony and The New York Times circle Letterboxd as bidding starts at $300 million in ~movies
winther Link ParentIt is a soulless capital fund that is trying to sell their majority share of Letterboxd if i understand correctly. Relatively speaking, the potential buyers here are mostly an improvement in that...It is a soulless capital fund that is trying to sell their majority share of Letterboxd if i understand correctly. Relatively speaking, the potential buyers here are mostly an improvement in that regard at least.
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Comment on A24, Sony and The New York Times circle Letterboxd as bidding starts at $300 million in ~movies
winther LinkI could imagine worse buyers to be honest. NYT is probably the most "neutral", as a film studio owning the platform does seem iffy in whether they could keep unbiased for their own releases.I could imagine worse buyers to be honest. NYT is probably the most "neutral", as a film studio owning the platform does seem iffy in whether they could keep unbiased for their own releases.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
winther Link ParentWhile I haven’t read the EULA I would guess the buyers of these “smart” fridges agreed to terms, that are more or less equivalent to allowing a repairmen into their home at all times without prior...While I haven’t read the EULA I would guess the buyers of these “smart” fridges agreed to terms, that are more or less equivalent to allowing a repairmen into their home at all times without prior notice with zero liability.
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Comment on There's a new "Google Jail" for independent wikis in ~tech
winther Link ParentThey still exist and the most I stumble upon seem legit. There is an indexThey still exist and the most I stumble upon seem legit. There is an index
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
winther LinkHad a fantastic surprise yesterday with a Mexican film from 1951 starring Ninón Sevilla called Victims of Sin. Absolute crazy operatic film about a nightclub dancer who adopts an abandoned baby,...Had a fantastic surprise yesterday with a Mexican film from 1951 starring Ninón Sevilla called Victims of Sin. Absolute crazy operatic film about a nightclub dancer who adopts an abandoned baby, and has to fight through all kinds of horrible treatment from men around her. Combined with beautifully staged Mexican dance scenes with Sevilla who has great screen presence. A film with big contrasts, as the narrative is very tragic, but delivered at breakneck pace and full on melodramatic acting. For a film the 50s, the woman in this film are all surprisingly fierce with how they violent fight back against their male oppressors. Don't know if it can be regarded as such, but it does feel like an early feminist power movement film. It is glorious.
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Comment on There is no epidemic of loneliness, but there is an epidemic of social scurvy in ~life
winther Link ParentThe introverted term has also sort of been hijacked into a meaning that sometimes leans almost into misanthropy. Introverted is not the same as inherently anti-social, and all the introverted...The introverted term has also sort of been hijacked into a meaning that sometimes leans almost into misanthropy. Introverted is not the same as inherently anti-social, and all the introverted geeks before the internet still met in smaller social groups to play DnD or had mini LAN parties. It does seem like that has shifted for the worse with the sort of socializing substitution you mention. Of course different people have different social needs and batteries, but I seriously doubt that even for us introverts it is healthy to reach for zero.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
winther LinkSecond great theater experience this year came from The Invite and like Camp Miasma it also deals with the detriments of sexual repression, from a somewhat different register. Obviously a stage...Second great theater experience this year came from The Invite and like Camp Miasma it also deals with the detriments of sexual repression, from a somewhat different register. Obviously a stage play adaption in the vein of Carnage, with two couples having an honest shouting match in a fancy apartment. Very much a film that hinges on the actors, and they deliver, though I wished Seth Rogan could go a bit beyond his usual loud sarcastic persona. It is like he plays the same dude in every movie and show. Olivia Wilde was the highlight though. She kills it with her body language and facial expression, showing years of resentment and sexual repression finally being resurfaced when their upstairs neighbors bring some radical honesty to the table. Really nice to see what I would call a proper "adult" film. Packed theater with 40+ crowd, everyone laughing. I saw it with my mom, which despite being basically a sex comedy wasn't as awkward as it might have been.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
winther LinkMen Without Women, a short story collection by Murakami, has been sitting half reading for quite a while. This weekend I picked it up again and read An Independent Organ and Scheherazade. As the...Men Without Women, a short story collection by Murakami, has been sitting half reading for quite a while. This weekend I picked it up again and read An Independent Organ and Scheherazade.
As the collection in general, both deal with estranged odd relationships between men and woman, and when it becomes obsessive. I especially liked Scheherazade about this housewife looking back at her 17 year old when she became addicted to breaking into a boy's home to just roam around his room, steal his pencils and leave behind small clues that she was there - such as an unused tampon. Murakami has a simple yet poetic language, that can make the most mundane, yet somewhat bizarre, little story become very engaging.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
winther Link ParentEnglish or Italian dub is an interesting thing to play around with, as it can be very hit and miss which dub is the best, but also give the film a new light. I used to only watch spaghetti...English or Italian dub is an interesting thing to play around with, as it can be very hit and miss which dub is the best, but also give the film a new light. I used to only watch spaghetti westerns in English, because it made sense setting wise for the old west, but recently I have quite enjoyed revisiting some of them in Italian dubs. Some are just way better, as the Italian actors seems to be more in tune with the style than some of the "phoning it in" English actors. Especially Sergio Corbucci's film have much greater Italian dubs (Django and The Great Silence for example). For giallo or poliziotteschi I tend to go for the Italian first, but it is of course very actor dependent what works best.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
winther Link ParentThe Bird with the Crystal Plumage is not top tier Argento, but still solid in my opinion. If you haven't already, for peak Argento giallo, then Deep Red is a must see. If you want a more bloody...The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is not top tier Argento, but still solid in my opinion. If you haven't already, for peak Argento giallo, then Deep Red is a must see.
If you want a more bloody slasher vibe giallo, then I can recommend Torso from 1973. That is pretty bonkers.
For something that is bit of a mix between giallo and poliziotteschi then I can highly recommend The Suspicious Death of a Minor from 1975. Very cynical police procedure.
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? from 1974 takes the route of child murders leading to political scandal with underground pedophile networks.
For very disturbing rape and revenge film then Late Night Trains from 1975 really surprised me, as it seems like what Michael Haneke would do if he was an Italian genre director.
Italian genre films have so much to offer. It is fun to explore the wider depths of spaghetti westerns, poliziotteschi and giallo as they all share not both actors and directors, but also themes and whole narrative structures.
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Comment on What are the genuinely worst films of all time? in ~movies
winther Link ParentHonestly can’t tell them apart as they sort of blur together, but since that is from 2001, it likely was one of the better ones before the trend was ruined.Honestly can’t tell them apart as they sort of blur together, but since that is from 2001, it likely was one of the better ones before the trend was ruined.
In case the title is not clear, it is not the CPR system that had that password. It was the admin system of the small private company where their access was misused through. The real problem is how lenient access to the system has been given and how little monitoring of usage analogies there is.