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11 votes
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Discord launches a new website and announces $100M in new funding as it starts to distance itself from being a gaming-oriented service, moving towards day-to-day communication and "your place to talk"
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US officials are ramping up criticism of the GDPR, which they say protects cybercriminals
17 votes -
Pressure mounts as Starbucks, Coca-Cola join Facebook ad boycott; Facebook updates policy
9 votes -
YouTube TV sharply increases monthly subscription to $64.99
8 votes -
YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer, and more for hate speech
18 votes -
How the Apple Watch tracks sleep—and why
9 votes -
Apple and Facebook—a contrast of corporate strategies
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I joined Parler, the right-wing echo chamber’s new favorite alt-Twitter
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Four lessons software teams can learn from rock bands
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India bans fifty-nine Chinese apps, including TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser
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Bill requires employers to keep implanted microchips voluntary for workers
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Google is messing with the address bar again—new experiment hides URL path
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Best way to subscribe to podcast back-catalogs?
Every now and then I come across a limited-run podcast that wrapped up ages ago and I want to add it to my feed. I don't want to manually click through the old episodes one by one, I want to...
Every now and then I come across a limited-run podcast that wrapped up ages ago and I want to add it to my feed. I don't want to manually click through the old episodes one by one, I want to subscribe to it as if it were being published in realtime. Are there any tools that can help me with this?
I think what I'm looking for is some sort of app that republishes an existing RSS feed with a date offset based on whatever recent date you subscribe to it. Even better would be something that lets me specify my own custom drip rate so I can binge through large catalogs at my own pace.
I've been thinking about coding something like this but I don't want to reinvent the wheel if an existing solution is already out there.
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Apple switches to its own chips for Mac computers as it adds features, privacy controls
25 votes -
Rainbow – An attempt to display colour on a B&W monitor
14 votes -
Coca-Cola pauses advertising on all social media platforms globally
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Anti-Defamation League sends open letter to advertisers, urging them to boycott Facebook due to ads being placed adjacent to hateful content
16 votes -
A social network providing a "dividend" to its users based on usage, original content, and referrals
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Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire receives far more Facebook engagement per article than any other publisher, largely driven by a network of deceptive and toxic pages that systematically promote it
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Microsoft to permanently close all of its retail stores, with locations in NYC, London, Sydney, and Redmond being converted to "experience centers"
10 votes -
Google blew a ten-year lead
27 votes -
With YouTube Music, Google is holding my speakers for ransom
19 votes -
Wrongfully accused by an algorithm
7 votes -
The Talk Show remote from WWDC 2020, by John Gruber. Featuring Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi and VP of Product & Marketing Greg Joswiak
4 votes -
Facebook creates fact-checking exemption for climate deniers
17 votes -
Terrible, dangerous EARN IT act set to move forward in the senate; attack on both encryption and free speech online
27 votes -
Intel insider claims it finally lost Apple because Skylake QA 'was abnormally bad'
15 votes -
Google will license content from news providers
7 votes -
EU digs in on digital tax plan, after US quits talks
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Google starts deleting location history after eighteen months, by default
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How the USA’s massive failure to close the digital divide got exposed by the coronavirus
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Apple will extend the lifespan of your AirPods by choosing when they charge
16 votes -
Construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery
10 votes -
Facebook accused of trying to bypass GDPR, slurp domain owners' personal Whois info via an obscure process
9 votes -
US Army awards pocket-sized drones $20.6 million contract
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Is there a GPS watch that does not have any wireless radios?
I’m looking for a device that can track runs, whether it’s a watch or small device, which just exports raw GPS data via USB. I don’t want it to have Bluetooth, and it’s not enough to be able to...
I’m looking for a device that can track runs, whether it’s a watch or small device, which just exports raw GPS data via USB. I don’t want it to have Bluetooth, and it’s not enough to be able to disable it, I would just like it to not have any wireless radios whatsoever. Have you guys ever seen anything like this? I feel like it doesn’t exist on the market.
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Scott Alexander has deleted his Slate Star Codex blog due to the New York Times planning to reveal his real name in an article
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Increasing personal security online and Yubikey
I have recently noticed an uptick in phishing emails and SMSs, getting me to click on some malicious link and this has been troubling me. I am fairly good about what I click and so far I haven't...
I have recently noticed an uptick in phishing emails and SMSs, getting me to click on some malicious link and this has been troubling me.
I am fairly good about what I click and so far I haven't clicked anything malicious (I think). However, this has motivated me to up my online security.All my computers run Linux and I use an Android phone.
For browsing I use Firefox, with NoScript (and uBlock) and use containers for separating personal/shopping sites, etc.
I also have host file blocking on my computers and phone (using AdAway).I do have a pi-hole setup at home as well.
I also have 2FA setup on all my banking accounts, email accounts etc.
However all my banking account 2FA is still just using SMS. Which I think is now easily circumvented.
Email accounts do use Authenticator apps (like Authy and Google Authenticator).I also use a password manager (this one), which works well for me, but is only available on my computer and not from my phone. I am split between having my password manager available on my phone tho, since it is always on me and could be stolen or have something malicious installed on. What do you guys think? I am wary of services like LastPass, is that valid?
So I wanted to start a thread to discuss what do you guys do to stay safe online?
I am also considering getting a pair of Yubikey (one backup), are there any caveats/pitfalls I need to be aware of with Yubikey?14 votes -
Devs of accessibility extension start group to lobby Google on extension devs rights after being removed from Chrome
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The end of OS X
15 votes -
Oracle's BlueKai tracks you across the web. That data spilled online.
5 votes -
Oculus Go will no longer be sold, software maintained until 2022
8 votes -
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020 Livestream & Discussion (starts 10AM June 22 PT / 5PM June 23 UTC)
15 votes -
Apple, Hey, and the path forward
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Thinking about opening a web store, looking for advice
I am mulling over starting a side business that would involve selling physical products. I would like to set up a web store for this, but want to keep the amount of web development I have to do to...
I am mulling over starting a side business that would involve selling physical products. I would like to set up a web store for this, but want to keep the amount of web development I have to do to a minimum. I would also not like to invade my customers' and potential customers' privacy. Can anyone recommend a way to approach this? I'm a software developer, but don't do much web development and don't really want to do development for this project beyond just getting the site up and running. What options exist for setting up a simple web store?
I've done a search and see things like Shopify. I've heard of them and get the impression they're reputable, but other items in my search seemed kind of scammy. Are there things I should look out for in this space?
8 votes -
Andrew Yang is pushing Big Tech to pay users for data
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Moroccan journalist targeted with network injection attacks using NSO Group’s tools
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Wireless is a trap
25 votes -
The coming chip wars
9 votes