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6 votes
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Google takes down Artstation android app for explicit content
11 votes -
Tom Scott warns viewers that Brave donations do not reach him
@tomscott: This warning is prompted by a company called Brave, who've been taking cryptocurrency donations "for me", using my name and photo, without my consent. I asked them not to, and to refund anyone who's donated; they said "we'll see what we can do" and that "refunds are impossible".
33 votes -
At Blind, a security lapse revealed private complaints from Silicon Valley employees
13 votes -
Sam Harris drops Patreon, rips 'political bias' of 'Trust and Safety' team's bans
17 votes -
Should I be using a VPN constantly?
Do you? What do you recommend?
16 votes -
Slack: An apology and an update
14 votes -
Global smartphone shipments will rebound in 2019: IDC
3 votes -
We tried teaching an AI to write Christmas movie plots. Hilarity ensued. Eventually.
7 votes -
Advocating for privacy in Australia
9 votes -
What model of mouse would you recommend for huge hands?
I am replacing my mouse, and I have giant hands. Pretty much every mouse I've ever used has been too small for me, so I would like to finally buy something that fits. I don't need anything fancy...
I am replacing my mouse, and I have giant hands. Pretty much every mouse I've ever used has been too small for me, so I would like to finally buy something that fits.
I don't need anything fancy beyond two buttons and a scroll-wheel. It doesn't have to have extra buttons or switchable DPI or anything like that (though I'm not opposed to those either). It'll be used on Linux, and will be my everyday driver. Wired and ergonomic are preferred but not mandatory.
Anyone have any good recommendations?
13 votes -
Slack is banning users who have visited US-sanctioned countries (including Iran and Cuba) while using its app
20 votes -
Google isn’t the company that we should have handed the Web over to
22 votes -
The FBI has seized the domains of fifteen DDoS-for-hire services, and filed criminal charges against three people associated with them
10 votes -
Amazon sends 1,700 Alexa voice recordings to a random person
17 votes -
Bye bye Mongo, Hello Postgres
18 votes -
My colleague designed/engineered a hydraulic "Drop Down Truck" for wheelchair users
10 votes -
.com crash of 2000
6 votes -
Potential impact of two IoT security and privacy laws on tech industry
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Internal documents show that Facebook gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people’s data than it has disclosed
25 votes -
Prime and punishment: Dirty dealing in the $175 billion Amazon Marketplace
10 votes -
German cybersecurity chief: Anyone have any evidence of Huawei naughtiness? We won't be having a word with local firms until then
11 votes -
Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women
20 votes -
On ghost users and messaging backdoors
8 votes -
Do you use an alternative browser? Which one? Why?
The big players today are Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge. Then there are a load of alternative browsers from Vivaldi and Brave to EWW and elinks and w3m, and then things like Dillo and Netsurf....
The big players today are Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge. Then there are a load of alternative browsers from Vivaldi and Brave to EWW and elinks and w3m, and then things like Dillo and Netsurf. Do you use any of these alternative browsers? If yes, why, and why did you pick that particular one? I'd be interested to read why not, too.
28 votes -
The Rise and Demise of RSS
35 votes -
Keyboardio was deceived and defrauded for over a year by the account manager handling their manufacturing in China
18 votes -
Google’s secret China project “effectively ended” after internal confrontation
12 votes -
Apple computers used to be built in the US. It was a mess
11 votes -
Australia passes controversial encryption-busting law
23 votes -
As algorithms take over, YouTube's recommendations highlight a human problem
21 votes -
Your ideal smartphone in 2019?
As evidenced by recent topics, most people are unhappy with the direction the smartphone industry has taken in recent years. As more unnecessary features and sacrifices are made with each passing...
As evidenced by recent topics, most people are unhappy with the direction the smartphone industry has taken in recent years. As more unnecessary features and sacrifices are made with each passing generation of handsets, what components are essential in your ideal smartphone? Create one in the comments.
Here is mine, in no particular order:
- Optimized Stock Android
- Gesture-based navigation (think iPhone X)
- Removable matte black plastic back
- 2:1 Aspect ratio, 5.6" diagonal AMOLED display
- Dual front-facing speakers in top and bottom bezel
- Dual front facing cameras (Wide Angle and Standard)
- Bezel-less sides
- Dual back cameras, with OIS (Wide Angle and Standard)
- USB-C
- 3700 mAh removable battery with Fast Charging+Qi
- Snapdragon 855
- Apple-esque Face Unlock
- ~$750 price tag
28 votes -
Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private photos of up to 6.8m users
33 votes -
Cloudflare is providing services to at least seven designated foreign terrorist organizations and militant groups
12 votes -
Vivaldi 2.2: Focus on details
8 votes -
Firefox 64 release notes
For general users: https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/64.0/releasenotes/ For web developers: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/12/firefox-64-released/
31 votes -
How does the USA have jurisdiction over Huawei's alleged sales to Iran?
It took a while for this to sink in, since the arrest of Huawei's Chief Financial Controller a few days ago, but... How does the USA have jurisdiction over Huawei's alleged sales to Iran? Huawei...
It took a while for this to sink in, since the arrest of Huawei's Chief Financial Controller a few days ago, but...
How does the USA have jurisdiction over Huawei's alleged sales to Iran?
Huawei is a Chinese company, not an American company. Sure, the USA has imposed sanctions on trading with Iran - but surely those sanctions would apply only to American companies. How does the U.S. government have jurisdiction over what a Chinese company does?
11 votes -
Donations to the Internet Archive are currently being tripled by a generous supporter
17 votes -
Dr. Elon & Mr. Musk: Life inside Tesla's production hell
13 votes -
We finally talked to an actual Waymo passenger—here’s what he told us
11 votes -
Instacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting ways
6 votes -
DuckDuckGo has acquired ownership of duck.com from Google
42 votes -
The cover of MAD magazine #258 from October 1985 announces a special computer section featuring the MAD Computer Program
7 votes -
New Brave version now available for download for iPhones and iPads, with significant performance gains
3 votes -
After audit, no Chinese surveillance implants in Supermicro boards found
10 votes -
Looking to cancel Amazon Prime for ethical reasons (and quality decline) - what are my alternatives for online shopping?
For the past few years, I've grown more and more uneasy with Amazon's business practices. I think it's time to move on. Not to mention the declining quality in products since international...
For the past few years, I've grown more and more uneasy with Amazon's business practices. I think it's time to move on. Not to mention the declining quality in products since international shippers were added (as discussed in the podcast Reply All).
I'm addicted to the convenience of 2 day shipping, even though we use Amazon less and less, I like knowing I have that option.
I've been considering a Costco membership instead - how does their online shopping and shipping times/prices compare?
I've also considered using Jet more but I don't know much about their ethics, does anyone?
Open to other alternatives and discussion about business ethics here.
33 votes -
'You bunch of idiots': Australia's tech industry savages Labor for backing bill
26 votes -
Remember backing up to diskettes? I’m sorry. I do, too.
11 votes -
Four perfectly reasonable-sounding 2018 technology predictions that failed
8 votes -
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Data Collection
15 votes