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  1. Comment on Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back. (gifted lnk) in ~finance

  2. Comment on German males under 45 may need military approval for long stays abroad in ~society

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    One would imagine the answer to whether a German planning to travel abroad for the next six months would show up for voluntary military service might be rather obvious. Unless it's not that...

    One would imagine the answer to whether a German planning to travel abroad for the next six months would show up for voluntary military service might be rather obvious. Unless it's not that voluntary at all.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Proton Meet isn't what they told you it was in ~tech

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    So it's end to end encrypted but they're complaining about the jurisdictions some of the services are located in because they process the data. I don't get the tone of the article considering...

    So it's end to end encrypted but they're complaining about the jurisdictions some of the services are located in because they process the data.

    I don't get the tone of the article considering screenshots of the privacy policy state quite clearly that's exactly what's happening.

    I think it's fair to point out, if their marketing material may lead someone to believe otherwise. Though it doesn't seem like they're trying to deceive anyone tbh

    9 votes

  4. Comment on Denuvo DRM has been cirmumvented using hypervisor based bypass in ~games

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    Oh we're getting into some serious voodoo now

    Installing a community-made hypervisor (HV) with Windows running on top of it. This HV fakes responses to the checks that Denuvo makes, and runs with higher permissions (ring level -1) than the operating system itself and has full, nearly untraceable access to hardware and software.

    Oh we're getting into some serious voodoo now

    27 votes

  5. Comment on Google releases Gemma 4 in ~comp

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    ... right, well anyway, seems to perform quite well on benchmarks, especially for the size. Though personally, I'm more interested in the memory constrained versions and the native audio input is...

    Gemma 4 delivers an unprecedented level of intelligence-per-parameter.

    ... right, well anyway, seems to perform quite well on benchmarks, especially for the size.

    Though personally, I'm more interested in the memory constrained versions and the native audio input is neat.

    10 votes

  7. Comment on Artemis II April 1 launch in ~space

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    Scott Manley is probably working on that right now :P

    Scott Manley is probably working on that right now :P

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Artemis II April 1 launch in ~space

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    SpaceX absolutely nails launch coverage, I hope next time they'll take a page from theirs

    SpaceX absolutely nails launch coverage, I hope next time they'll take a page from theirs

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Graphite Galaxy - astronomy sketches in ~space

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    I think it's a person sketching what they observe through a telescope and sharing the drawings.

    every minute I spend at the eyepiece. My vision quickly became better: my naked eye limiting magnitude increased with about 1-1.5 magnitudes in a year or two, and I was able to catch really faint details that seemed impossible before.

    I think it's a person sketching what they observe through a telescope and sharing the drawings.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Does anyone play older versions of Minecraft? in ~games

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    Not vanilla, buuut if you want to try something different, BTA is a cool mod based on beta 1.7.3.

    Not vanilla, buuut if you want to try something different, BTA is a cool mod based on beta 1.7.3.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes

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    I don't think the jk rowling tag will appear as an author tag on everything related to the new Harry Potter show*. This discussion is also more of a society thing than a media thing. * Ironically,...

    I don't think the jk rowling tag will appear as an author tag on everything related to the new Harry Potter show*. This discussion is also more of a society thing than a media thing.

    * Ironically, there isn't even a rowling tag on this post

  12. Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes

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    There's filter functionality on Tildes, use it. That goes for both sides of this argument..

    There's filter functionality on Tildes, use it. That goes for both sides of this argument..

    12 votes

  13. Comment on Reddit will implement human verification to tag and combat bots in ~tech

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    Internet of People, Internet of Things...

    Internet of People, Internet of Things...

    1 vote

  14. Comment on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie From Stephen Colbert and his son in development at Warner Bros in ~movies

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    Stop spoiling the movie it's not even been produced yet

    Stop spoiling the movie it's not even been produced yet

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages

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    Being given options made me second guess myself, For the ones I got wrong, I don't think I would've considered them had I been asked to write them down from memory. :P

    Being given options made me second guess myself, For the ones I got wrong, I don't think I would've considered them had I been asked to write them down from memory. :P

    4 votes

  16. Comment on I made a word association game - Noun Sense in ~games

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    I think it should accept British English too

    I think it should accept British English too

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Ageless Linux emerges to protest OS-level age verification laws in ~tech

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    On the topic of ageless distros, NixOS is an interesting example, because it's not a distribution, but a configuration which you use to locally build your operating system.

    On the topic of ageless distros, NixOS is an interesting example, because it's not a distribution, but a configuration which you use to locally build your operating system.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Tom Scott: England — Official teaser for Nebula in ~travel

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    Wow I really don't see that, to me it's quite transparent he's a presenter and he's telling me what he's learned on location/found on a topic. I dunno, maybe it doesn't impress me lol

    It's like he has an attitude that his world view/intelligence is superior to others and that he is deigning to gift us with special knowledge.

    Wow I really don't see that, to me it's quite transparent he's a presenter and he's telling me what he's learned on location/found on a topic.

    I dunno, maybe it doesn't impress me lol

    13 votes

  19. Comment on All the Eurovision songs are out. Let's talk about them! in ~music

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    I really like synths (and the song!), and I think it's cool to see them on the big stage at ev.

    I really like synths (and the song!), and I think it's cool to see them on the big stage at ev.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Meta to acquire Moltbook, the social network for AI agents in ~tech