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Comment on EU country grouping cleared to build sovereign digital infrastructure in ~tech
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EU country grouping cleared to build sovereign digital infrastructure
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Comment on Aggressive bots ruined my weekend in ~tech
riQQ LinkInteresting bit about smartphones possibly being abused for scrapingInteresting bit about smartphones possibly being abused for scraping
What's wild is that these scrapers rotate through thousands of IP addresses during their scrapes, which leads me to suspect that the requests are being tunnelled through apps on mobile devices, since the ASNs tend to be cellular networks. I'm still speculating here, but I think app developers have found another way to monetise their apps by offering them for free, and selling tunnel access to scrapers.
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Comment on Pete Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at US base in Idaho in ~society
riQQ LinkSee also https://tildes.net/~society/1qnn/qatar_to_build_air_force_facility_on_us_base_in_idaho, which was posted a few minutes earlier.See also https://tildes.net/~society/1qnn/qatar_to_build_air_force_facility_on_us_base_in_idaho, which was posted a few minutes earlier.
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Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech
riQQ Link ParentIn Windows Enterprise, so called domains are used. Historically, these are networks where the accounts are managed centrally by servers in the local corporate network. Microsoft doesn't know...In Windows Enterprise, so called domains are used. Historically, these are networks where the accounts are managed centrally by servers in the local corporate network. Microsoft doesn't know anything about these, as all the information stays in the local network.
But Microsoft also offers several cloud-based solutions for account and identity services.
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Comment on US Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms in ~tech
riQQ LinkThe U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to halt key parts of a judge's order requiring Alphabet's Google to make major changes to its app store Play, as the company prepares to appeal a decision in a lawsuit brought by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games.
The injunction issued last year by U.S. District Judge James Donato requires Google to allow users to download rival app stores within its Play store and make Play's app catalog available to competitors. Those provisions do not take effect until July 2026.
The judge also said Google must allow developers to include external links in apps, enabling users to bypass Google's billing system. That part of the injunction is due to take effect later this month. -
US Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms
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Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account
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Comment on Greg Kroah-Hartman explains the Cyber Resilience Act for open source developers in ~comp
riQQ LinkThere has been considerable worry about the impact of the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act on open source programmers. Linux stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman says, however, that there won't be much of an impact at all.
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Greg Kroah-Hartman explains the Cyber Resilience Act for open source developers
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
riQQ Link ParentAdditional information for others: Not all Pixel 6a devices are affected. You can check here if your Pixel 6a is affected: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/16340779?p=pixel6a_batteryAdditional information for others:
Not all Pixel 6a devices are affected. You can check here if your Pixel 6a is affected:
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Comment on Making your own MSP/payment processor (in response to Itch/Valve) in ~games
riQQ Link ParentI think they talked about this:I think they talked about this:
What I'm saying is yes, Itch could deal with CCBill or Epoch for porn. It would be a nightmare at every level and they probably can't afford to. Even only sending 18+ game purchases to them, there's giant recurring fees just for the privilege.
Also there are people I trust who have been around this block, like the Dreamwidth founder who say every high risk MSP ever forbids this practice of split horizon processing.
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Comment on Miami jury orders Tesla to pay hundreds of millions in damages in Autopilot crash case in ~transport
riQQ LinkThey should be forced to record a certain base level of data and release this data for accidents and if they don't they should be fined to oblivion.Tesla has previously faced criticism that it is slow to cough up crucial data by relatives of other victims in Tesla crashes, accusations that the car company has denied. In this case, the plaintiffs showed Tesla had the evidence all along, despite its repeated denials, by hiring a forensic data expert who dug it up. Tesla said it made a mistake after being shown the evidence and honestly hadn’t thought it was there.
They should be forced to record a certain base level of data and release this data for accidents and if they don't they should be fined to oblivion.
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Comment on MTG - Building a collection in ~games.tabletop
riQQ Link ParentOfftopic: I prefer using https://mtg.wiki/ as it is ad free and not bloated as the fandom wiki. It's hosted by the same team as https://scryfall.com/, which is s great resource to find specific...Offtopic:
I prefer using https://mtg.wiki/ as it is ad free and not bloated as the fandom wiki. It's hosted by the same team as https://scryfall.com/, which is s great resource to find specific magic cards. -
Comment on Content Independence Day: No AI crawl without compensation! in ~tech
riQQ LinkRelated: https://tildes.net/~tech/1ov2/pay_up_or_stop_scraping_cloudflare_program_charges_bots_for_each_crawl -
Comment on European Speedrunner Assembly’s Summer 2025 event, a weeklong charity marathon featuring speedruns, is live (runs June 28 - July 5) in ~games
riQQ Link ParentI'm using Violent Monkey with the following script: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/371186-twitch-mute-ads-and-optionally-hide-themI'm using Violent Monkey with the following script:
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/371186-twitch-mute-ads-and-optionally-hide-them -
Comment on Can Bearblog links show authors? in ~tildes
riQQ Link ParentAs adding the new meta tag is a feature request, it should be posted on the suggestion board. Source:...As adding the new meta tag is a feature request, it should be posted on the suggestion board.
Please log all bugs as GitHub issues and all feature requests on the suggestions board.
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Comment on Four former Volkswagen managers found guilty in German emissions trial in ~transport
riQQ LinkTwo times prison sentence without suspension, two times with suspensionTwo of the managers received multiyear prison sentences, and two received suspended sentences. Jens Hadler, who oversaw diesel engine development, received the longest prison sentence, at four and a half years. Another ex-manager who worked in engine electronics, Hanno Jelden, received two years and seven months. The two men given suspended sentences were Heinz-Jakob Neusser, who was responsible for components development and was sentenced to one year and three months, and a man identified as Thorsten D., an emissions specialist who received one year and 10 months.
Two times prison sentence without suspension, two times with suspension
Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, director of the Center Automotive Research in Bochum, Germany, who worked at Volkswagen early in his career, called the four convicted men “scapegoats.” The scandal, he said, was the product of “a system based on fear and obedience created by authoritarian leaders.”
The scandal has cost Volkswagen more than $30 billion in fines and legal fees.
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Comment on Larry David: My dinner with Adolf Hitler in ~society
riQQ LinkContext for people not following everything happening in the USA too closely:...Context for people not following everything happening in the USA too closely:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/04/12/bill-maher-details-dinner-with-gracious-and-measured-trump-at-white-house/ -
Comment on The Energia-Buran, as detailed by an eyewitness to the Soviet spaceplane before its destruction in ~space
riQQ Link ParentBald and Bankrupt also has a video on sneaking into the same facility: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0fZ-r5Qe3tMBald and Bankrupt also has a video on sneaking into the same facility:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=0fZ-r5Qe3tM