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13 votes
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Elon Musk thinking of charging money for Twitter
@Dave Lee: Elon Musk revisiting an idea apparently floated privately in the past -- charging *everyone* to use Twitter. A lower tier than premium. "We've moving to a small monthly payment for use of the X system," he just told Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it's only way to stamp out bots.
48 votes -
Xenia Canary, a Xbox 360 emulator, will beep annoyingly and blames user of piracy if the user uses an ISO file
@MeovvCAT: even if windows audio is disabled, it will blast your eardrumsthis is borderline malicious pic.twitter.com/7lf9V68MnP
26 votes -
Sam Denby on how well negativity works on YouTube
@Sam (from Wendover): One thing I hate is just how well negativity works. Of our top 10 performers over the past year, eight (in my view) include direct or indirect negativity in the title/thumbnail. (A🧵) pic.twitter.com/tqIz9v6CTh
10 votes -
During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Peiter "Mudge" Zatko claims Twitter only has live production environment that all engineers can access
@Benjamin Powers: Mudge walking through Twitter's construction - they only have live production environment, no test environment.
17 votes -
YouTube Vanced is discontinued
@Vanced Official: Vanced has been discontinued. In the coming days, the download links on the website will be taken down. We know this is not something you wanted to hear but it's something we need to do. Thank you all for supporting us over the years.
25 votes -
If you're having trouble with Firefox, try disabling HTTP3 in about:config
@Johannes Baiter 👶 💻: If you're having trouble with #firefox, try disabling HTTP3 in about:config with the 'network.http.http3.enabled' key. After setting this and restarting Firefox everything worked again.
19 votes -
Jack Dorsey resigns as Twitter CEO
@jack⚡️: not sure anyone has heard but,I resigned from Twitter pic.twitter.com/G5tUkSSxkl
20 votes -
Twitter testing prompts on Android and iOS for 'intense' conversations
@Twitter Support: Ever want to know the vibe of a conversation before you join in? We're testing prompts on Android and iOS that give you a heads up if the convo you're about to enter could get heated or intense.This is a work in progress as we learn how to better support healthy conversation.
4 votes -
John Carmack: An unlocked OS for Oculus Go will be provided
@John Carmack: Something I have been pushing on for years is going to come to pass soon: We are going to make available an unlocked OS build for the Oculus Go headset that can be side loaded to get full root access.
15 votes -
Some background regarding the recent OnlyFans changes
@Post-Culture Review: A lot of people are getting the OnlyFans story wrong, and the reality of it is a lot more damaging and concerning to both the livelihood of sex workers and online freedom in general.
26 votes -
SCOTUS sides with Google over Oracle
@SCOTUSblog: BREAKING: In major copyright battle between tech giants, SCOTUS sides w/ Google over Oracle, finding that Google didnt commit copyright infringement when it reused lines of code in its Android operating system. The code came from Oracle's JAVA SE platform. https://t.co/vAK7jMPa8e
46 votes -
YouTube experimenting with removal of public dislike count
@YouTube: 👍👎 In response to creator feedback around well-being and targeted dislike campaigns, we're testing a few new designs that don't show the public dislike count. If you're part of this small experiment, you might spot one of these designs in the coming weeks (example below!). pic.twitter.com/aemrIcnrbx
23 votes -
A story about losing $10M on a to-do list startup
@Andrew Wilkinson: This is a story about how I lost $10,000,000 by doing something stupid.Ten. Million. Dollars.Literally up in smoke. Money bonfire.That's enough to retire with $250,000+ in annual income.Here's what happened...
14 votes -
Google has suspended the Element Matrix client from the Play Store due to abusive content (It's back)
@Element: Google have suspended Element in the Play Store without notifying us; we're reaching out to find out what's going on. Apologies for the inconvenience; in the interim there's https://t.co/aaZ9qXz69W but it's a few versions behind. We'll post updates here.
31 votes -
Tim Cook responds to Facebook on Twitter: "[..] Facebook can continue to track users across apps and websites as before, [..] we just require that they ask for your permission first."
@Tim Cook: We believe users should have the choice over the data that is being collected about them and how it's used. Facebook can continue to track users across apps and websites as before, App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14 will just require that they ask for your permission first. pic.twitter.com/UnnAONZ61I
13 votes -
Apple's MagSafe Duo charger is slower than it's MagSafe charger
@Mark Gurman: Wow, Apple has just updated the MagSafe Duo page. The $129 charger only gets you 11 watts for charging with a 20 watt brick, or 14 watts with a 27 watt brick. That compares to 15 watts you get with the solo MagSafe charger. pic.twitter.com/Z9iWM4PGpU
8 votes -
The Trump campaign is currently spending $5.4 million per week on Facebook ads, almost assuredly making it the platform's largest advertiser
@Judd Legum: The Trump campaign is currently spending $5.4 MILLION PER WEEK on Facebook That's a $280 million annual rate.The Trump campaign is almost certainly Facebook's largest advertiser In 2019, Home Depot was the largest advertiser, spending $178.5 million pic.twitter.com/4BjWknL73H
13 votes -
Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, limits 150,000 others as part of broad crackdown
@Twitter Safety: We've been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behavior that has the potential to lead to offline harm. In line with this approach, this week we are taking further action on so-called 'QAnon' activity across the service.
19 votes -
LinkedIn iOS app is copying the contents of the clipboard on every keystroke
13 votes -
Investigate bugs together
@b0rk: investigate bugs together
5 votes -
SCOPETREX vector gaming on your oscilloscope!
@tubetimeus: announcing the SCOPETREX -- the vector gaming console for your oscilloscope or XY monitor! ever wanted to buy a Vectrex, but can't afford the high prices on auction sites? well now you can build your own! full design files at https://t.co/hHAbFwwePE
4 votes -
Add-on support was just merged into Firefox Preview
@aissn: Add-on support was just merged into Firefox Preview. Thanks @gabrielluong https://t.co/cXOCB00tKk
23 votes -
Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so they can't be reused
@atomicthumbs: Sonos states on their website that "sustainability is non-negotiable," and that they design products to minimize impact, but I work at an e-waste recycler and have demonstrable proof this is false. Sonos's "recycle mode" intentionally bricks good devices so they can't be reused.
33 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 -
"Facebook is wrong and I have receipts"—Jedd Legum provides proof Daily Wire is gaming Facebook's algorithm
@juddlegum: 1. UPDATE: So in response to my report that The Daily Wire is gaming Facebook with a network of 14 large pages Facebook released a new statement. Facebook says these are "real pages run by real people" Facebook is wrong and I have receipts https://t.co/z5s3LsOMm3
11 votes -
Twitter for Mac is incapable of accepting certain letters in the password field. Not special characters. Regular letters
@mikebeas: Twitter for Mac is incapable of accepting certain letters in the password field. Not special characters. Regular letters. https://t.co/QMDJyc4uRO
9 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 -
8chan is raided by the FBI regarding California synagogue shooter
@swodinsky: lmaooooooo 8chan just got search warranted
13 votes -
Microsoft Edge's build system runs on Linux
@kylealden: @VOsikwemhe @MSEdgeDev Not yet - it's something we'd like to do eventually (our build system runs on Linux) but we're taking things one step at a time starting from Win10, and can't commit to Linux just yet.
5 votes -
For years Facebook claimed the adding a phone number for 2FA was only for security. Now it can be searched and there's no way to disable that.
@jeremyburge: For years Facebook claimed the adding a phone number for 2FA was only for security. Now it can be searched and there's no way to disable that.
43 votes -
A silly Google Maps origin story about how “Satellite” was almost named “Bird Mode”
@btaylor: Here's a silly Google Maps origin story about how "Satellite" was almost named "Bird Mode
9 votes -
By summer 2019, the Firefox browser will also block, by default, all cross-site third-party trackers
@jensimmons: By summer 2019, the Firefox browser will also block, by default, all cross-site third-party trackers, strengthening privacy without your having to do a thing." https://t.co/cqpQbSe9Ko
69 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 -
An error message in Windows 10 is a mistake from 1974
@foone🏳️⚧️: It is 2018 and this error message is a mistake from 1974.This limitation, which is still found in the very latest Windows 10, dates back to BEFORE STAR WARS. This bug is as old as Watergate. pic.twitter.com/pPbkZiE57t
32 votes -
Belgium has regional elections on Sunday, voting machines use USB sticks and store votes on a Linux partition which users will be prompted to format when using Windows, deleting all the votes
@rubenvanassche: Belgium has it's regional elections this sunday, the voting machines are using USB sticks and store the votes on a separate Linux partition. But the stick should also be used on windows which wil ask the users to format it and so it will delete all the votes. 😮
32 votes -
Musk announces plan to open source part of Tesla's vehicle security software
@elonmusk: Great Q&A @defcon last night. Thanks for helping make Tesla & SpaceX more secure! Planning to open-source Tesla vehicle security software for free use by other car makers. Extremely important to a safe self-driving future for all.
7 votes -
DAS Keyboard banned a guy on forums for providing open source alternatives for their keyboards
@sebirdman: So I got banned from the @daskeyboard forums for telling people there's an open source alternative to the windows only software they provide. I'll never buy one of these keyboards again.
17 votes -
SpaceX is achieving high bandwidth, 25ms latency with Starlink test satellites
@elonmusk: @nitantbhartia @ninoles @medickinson @thephysicsgirl Pretty good. TinTin A & B are both closing the link to ground w phased array at high bandwidth, low latency (25 ms). Good enough to play fast response video games.
31 votes -
This bot is posting the Alabama Constitution on Twitter one tweet at a time. It's the longest constitution in the world. It will be done fall of next year.
@ala_const: the longest constitution in the ENTIRE world...
10 votes