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7 votes
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NIST Time FAQ: Why is UTC used as the acronym for Coordinated Universal Time instead of CUT?
8 votes -
Swedish police can use spyware to hunt criminal gangs – police to use the latest technology to access everyday encrypted apps used by criminals
8 votes -
Air ticket booking site uses Math.random for "38 people are looking at this right now" UX dark pattern
@ophirharpaz: 1/4] Ok this is really funny, check this out. I was in the process of booking a flight via @OneTravel. Trying to make me book ASAP, they claimed: "38 people are looking at this flight". Whoa, 38 is a lot, I have to hurry up.
33 votes -
Stealthy Russian hacker group resurfaces with clever new tricks
8 votes -
The Internet and the Third Estate
5 votes -
Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" has been released
22 votes -
Google Pixel 4 and 4XL review: More than the sum of its sensors
5 votes -
If PHP were British
25 votes -
Unusual conversation with Meetup support regarding profile image uploads
I had a problem uploading a profile photo to Meetup today and so contacted support: I can't upload a profile photo so am unable to join a number of groups. The photo just fails to upload and have...
I had a problem uploading a profile photo to Meetup today and so contacted support:
I can't upload a profile photo so am unable to join a number of groups. The photo just fails to upload and have tried a number of different sizes (from 400x400 to over 2000 x 1000) and formats - jpg and png. Something seems to be failing!
I got a fairly quick reply:
What problem do you see when you try to upload a photo? Are you seeing any error messages?
The first thing to check when uploading a photo is the size and format of the image.
Images should be .jpg, .gif, or .png format.
The file size limit is 10MB. (If your file size is already below 10MB, try reducing the size further.)If your image meets these specifications, send the photo to me as an attachment and I'll take a look. I'll also need the link to the page where you're having trouble uploading the photo.
So I sent the image I was trying to photograph (a photo of me with a camera wearing my Refused tshirt) and received this reply:
Profile photos can't have text in them at all (even words written on clothing). It's one of the most common reasons you might have trouble uploading a profile photo. If your photo has any text or lettering, try uploading a different photo.
If that still doesn't work, the next things to check when uploading a photo are the size and format of the image.
Images should be .jpg, .gif, or .png format.
The file size limit is 10MB. (If your file size is already below 10MB, try reducing the size further.)
If your image meets those technical specifications and is free of text, send the photo to me as an attachment and I'll take a look. It's also helpful if you can send the link to the page where you're having trouble uploading the photo.
What? "Profile photos can't have text in them at all (even words written on clothing)"
I pixelated the word "Refused" from the photo and sure enough after uploading the edited photo, it uploaded.
Confused, I sent a reply:
I've pixelated out the text on my tshirt and that seemed to resolve it. It seems to be strange policy? Any reason for this?
And got this bizarre explanation:
To keep our design consistent across all devices, rich text formatting, embedded images, and embedded videos are not supported.
I've replied back to see if the support person can explain what they mean.
10 votes -
Catalonia has created a new kind of online activism leveraging social media and peer-to-peer technology to orchestrate massive protests
15 votes -
This sure looks like Mitt Romney’s secret Twitter account—Meet “Pierre Delecto”
18 votes -
Screen Time on macOS Catalina isn’t reporting actual app usage
6 votes -
iPhone 11 / 11 Pro Review and Silicon deep dive
8 votes -
US Air Force finally retires 8-inch floppies from missile launch control system
14 votes -
Yahoo Groups will prevent new content from being uploaded on October 28, and all previous content will be deleted on December 14
12 votes -
Stories of twenty-five people who are racing to save us
14 votes -
Fifty ways to leak your data: An exploration of apps’ circumvention of the Android permissions system
12 votes -
Lindsay Ellis, video essayist - XOXO Festival 2019
9 votes -
Your options for saving Yahoo Groups content
9 votes -
How to design events to inspire girls about STEM careers
9 votes -
Announcements from Google's 2019 "Made by Google" event
14 votes -
The case for fiber to the home, today: Why fiber is a superior medium for 21st century broadband
11 votes -
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman's prepared remarks for congressional hearing about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
16 votes -
Click to pray eRosary: The new smart rosary to pray for peace in the world
8 votes -
Somnox sleep robot – like being in bed with a baby Darth Vader
5 votes -
Google’s auto-delete tools are practically worthless for privacy
9 votes -
South Korean national and 337 others arrested and charged worldwide in the takedown of Welcome To Video, the largest darknet child pornography website
19 votes -
Meetup.com pricing changes: Up to $3 total per RSVP to free events
@securestep9: If you are using #MeetUp it's time to look for an alternative provider: from November they will charge you $1 per RSVP of a FREE event, so if you have 1000 attendees RSVP-ing to your FREE meetup you as the organiser will be charged $1000 per meetup https://t.co/eq78hPRW2b
17 votes -
Google’s new voice recorder app transcribes in real time, even when offline
7 votes -
A site to randomly stumble on to new and unique webpages - stumblingon
27 votes -
Is the F-35 worth $115 million?
6 votes -
Mastodon 3.0 has been released
26 votes -
Sudo flaw lets Linux users run commands as root even when they're restricted
18 votes -
How safe is Apple’s Safe Browsing?
9 votes -
What keyboard shortcut was a game changer for you?
...or just a useful lesser know keyboard shortcut.
35 votes -
Digital dystopia: How algorithms punish the poor
11 votes -
Facebook should ban campaign ads. End the lies.
10 votes -
Planting tiny spy chips in hardware can cost as little as $200
8 votes -
What does PewDiePie really believe? The biggest YouTuber in the world has been accused of being a closet white nationalist and even inspiring mass shootings. He says it’s all a misunderstanding
23 votes -
The end of silence - The tech industry is producing a rising din, and our bodies can’t adapt
12 votes -
Broken - An annotated summary of unpleasant experiences with macOS Catalina
11 votes -
An analysis of the implications of using Google's G Suite products in a newsroom
10 votes -
New Vector raises $8.5M to accelerate Matrix/Riot/Modular
11 votes -
Rwanda's Mara X, Z are the first smartphones made fully in Africa
16 votes -
I created a Hacker News Clone in Django for the Python community
5 votes -
GitHub and US Government developers
15 votes -
macOS Catalina is available today
22 votes -
Into the web multiverse
6 votes -
TikTok is the latest window into China’s police state
11 votes