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23 votes
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Scientists turn undersea fiber optic cables into seismographs
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Why I voted to sell .ORG
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Amazon doesn’t report its warehouse injury rates — but we have an inside look
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Finland launches data security guarantee label – certification symbol serves as a guarantee to consumers that a device's basic information security features are in order
12 votes -
Twitter announces that the plan to delete inactive accounts is now on hold, but was primarily aimed at EU accounts due to GDPR
14 votes -
The Art of the Foundry
3 votes -
The US Army is building a giant VR battlefield to train soldiers virtually
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Why is Instagram deleting the accounts of hundreds of porn stars?
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Tim Berners-Lee proposes "Contract for the Web": A set of principles to guide a better development of the Internet
12 votes -
Oil is the new data
5 votes -
Save .org: Help stop the sale of the Public Interest Registry to a Private Equity Firm
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Twitch and their abuse of power
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Behind the Smiles - Amazon’s internal injury records expose the true toll of its relentless drive for speed
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It’s time to plan for a future beyond passwords
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GitHub Arctic Code Vault
8 votes -
Private Internet Access VPN acquired by Kape Technologies for US$127.6 million
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Looking for a domain name registrar and a hosting provider for Intergrid
I will be releasing a beta version of Intergrid in the near future, before New Year. The first thing I need is someone to buy a domain name from. I'm looking for a reasonable yearly price for the...
I will be releasing a beta version of Intergrid in the near future, before New Year.
The first thing I need is someone to buy a domain name from.
I'm looking for a reasonable yearly price for the common generic TLDs ($10~$20), combined with reliability of support.
The only previous experience I had was with GoDaddy, and I had no issues with them. I have, however, heard stories of terrible support service (which I never used, for lack of need), and I'd rather not support a company of that level of service. (Nevermind that I bear strong dislike for post-service spam.)
The second thing I need is someone to host it.
Ideally, I would host it on a personal server, which would probably be a Pi-like platform, because I like the idea of owning the host as far as personal projects are concerned. I have little idea of how viable it is, or whether it's a better option for me than renting server space at the moment.
Lacking that, I'd like to have a EU-based hosting provider with reasonably-cheap ($10~$15) basic-level plans. Since the beta of Intergrid is local-storage-only, having a database hosted or supplied is not an issue at the moment. Low time-to-connect is important.
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What's gone wrong with the FTC's COPPA agreement with YouTube
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Finland is preparing to defend itself against a mysterious activist group threatening to carry out cyberattacks – unless it gets some Bitcoin
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: "Cancel culture" has always existed - for the powerful, at least - now social media has democratized it
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A new tracking technique using CNAME aliases to circumvent third-party cookie restrictions is blockable using a Firefox DNS API, but not in Chrome
18 votes -
Profile of a fake Amazon reviewer, who has received over $15,000 of products for free in exchange for posting five-star reviews
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What the web still is - The state of the web and its positive qualities
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Google is going to deploy Loon balloons in rural Peru
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Inside Apple’s iPhone software shakeup after buggy iOS 13 debut
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How can I deal with corrosion from saltpeter (salt from the ocean) on my desktop computer?
Also called niter. I live near the ocean. Around here we call this "salitre": salt from seawater that becomes airborne, shortening the life span of every electronic. Desktop computers are...
Also called niter.
I live near the ocean. Around here we call this "salitre": salt from seawater that becomes airborne, shortening the life span of every electronic. Desktop computers are especially susceptible.
The only thing I hear in that regard is to just never turn off the computer, since doing so would allow the corrosion to take place at a lower temperature, without circulation, etc.
But electricity is not cheap, and I put this machine together myself so I don't have to worry about voiding the warranty.
And keeping the AC on 24/7 is both expensive and unhealthy.
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Seven security strategies, summarized
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Facebook includes Breitbart in new 'high quality' news tab
31 votes -
Thousands flock to Wikipedia founder's 'Facebook rival'
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Twitter adds 'hide reply' function to try to improve online conversation
7 votes -
Good challenges vs. bad challenges
5 votes -
The online left goes to war: Stefan Bertram-Lee was an internet leftist. And then they went to Rojava [Northern Syria / Western Kurdistan] and got a gun
10 votes -
Google updates their political advertising policies, limits targeting capabilities, and expands which ads are covered by their transparency report
14 votes -
Masnick's Impossibility Theorem: content moderation at scale is impossible to do well
10 votes -
Kylie Jenner shows me what's wrong with Reddit
9 votes -
Ethos Capital has acquired the Public Interest Registry, manager of the .org top-level domain
30 votes -
Here’s one reason the US Military can’t fix its own equipment: Manufacturers can prevent the Department of Defense from repairing certain equipment, which puts members of the military at risk
11 votes -
LibreOffice 10/20 logo community contest
8 votes -
Android exploit of system camera apps enabled a malicious app to record and upload photos, video and audio with only "storage" permission
10 votes -
How activists are getting around Iran’s internet blackout
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Apple's new map expands to the midwest and western US
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Firefox’s fight for the future of the web: With Google’s Chrome dominating the market, not-for-profit rival Mozilla is staking a comeback on its dedication to privacy
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Peertube 2.0 is out
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MacBook Pro 16" 2019 teardown
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SoftBank-controlled Yahoo Japan agrees to merge with Line Corp., creating a combined company worth about $30 billion
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Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival social network named WT:Social
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Chilean protesters took down a drone with standard laser pointers
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Cybercrime Booms As Scammers Hack Human Nature To Steal Billions
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The PinePhone ($150 Linux smartphone) is now available for pre-order
Some more info about the PinePhone Pre-order page on the Pine Store The early adopter edition of the PinePhone is now available for pre-order. This batch is 3000 units, from what I know ~1000 are...
Some more info about the PinePhone
Pre-order page on the Pine Store
The early adopter edition of the PinePhone is now available for pre-order. This batch is 3000 units, from what I know ~1000 are already sold. These units are currently being produced, and are planned to ship in December/January. Mass production of the consumer edition of the phone is planned to begin in March 2020.
I just pre-ordered mine, is anyone else getting one? Any thoughts on the state of Linux smartphones, whether it's the PinePhone, Librem 5, or something else?
27 votes