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slowing scrapers and confusing bots at an image level!
Looks like good old gmask! https://knowyourmeme.com/sensitive/memes/gmask
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slowing scrapers and confusing bots at an image level!
Looks like good old gmask! https://knowyourmeme.com/sensitive/memes/gmask
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Not boring hobby recommendations?
Whittling. Check out Dough Linker on Youtube.
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Dutch say won't participate in 'no longer' neutral Eurovision
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That question was never answered. Russia stopped paying EBU fees so they were automatically not allowed to participate anymore.
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How big could a cell phone be before you refused to carry it?
I'm old(-ish). I got a Pixel 9 when they were new. I like the size but when typing I really wish I got the pro instead. The on-screen keyboard keys are just a tad too small for me. The older I get, the larger keyboard I need. I keep fat-fingering keys and either need to correct or rely on unpredictable auto-complete. The biggest pain is trying to accurately place the cursor where I want to make an edit . Fuck that shit. I always need to remove and retype half a word just to fix a single letter because I can't get the fucking cursor where I want it.
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Leaked: Latest EU-US data exchange draft shows EU still submitting to US demands
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If they try, NOYB will file a suit immediately. Get ready for shrems III, IV and V: Electric Boogaloo
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One of my bucket list things is to try a food item, listen to an album and read a book from every country in the world. Any recommendations?
The Netherlands. Food: Kapsalon, or poffertjes. Album: "Moontan" by The Golden Earring (though I prefer "Paradise in Distress"). Book: "De Ontdekking van de Hemel" (The Discovery of Heaven)
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A question for GNOME/KDE users
Gnome 2 was the default when I switched. I stay mostly because of familiarity and inertia. There has to be a really good reason to switch. Maybe soon. KDE implemented workspaces-per-screen. That could be a killer feature that would get me to switch. I loved that when I was running AwesomeWM.
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8 player PC games
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WTF did I just watch?! 😆
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The hidden high costs of ‘free-to-play’ videogames show players need better protection, scientists say
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It's being worked on. PEGI already announced new rules and rating. As usual the US isn't on board though.
https://attractmo.de/gaming-business/us-game-ratings-to-remain-unchanged-despite-european-overhaul
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Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?
Still playing Vintage Story, the hardcore survival minecraft for adults. I just finished my cementation furnace to make steel, so I'm prepping a lot of charcoal and iron ingots.
Also, a game I wasn't patient for: Iron Nest. A pretty good dieselpunk tank game where the focus is on mapping, reconnaissance and calculating firing solutions. The sound of the massive cannons is just epic. Most satisfying BOOM ever.
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Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads
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Why wait? Migrate now. There's even Firefox for mobile with ublock
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When women have a crush on men
Aside from a lot of guys being thickheaded and not seeing it, there's also selection bias.
A) A girl has a crush on a guy. He notices but plays it safe. Maybe she's just friendly. Result: no harm done except perpetuating the myth that guys don't notice.
B) A girl is just friendly but the guy thinks he's being crushed on and acts on it. Now he's forever labeled as a creep.
The only safe play as a guy is always, always assuming she's just being friendly. Unless she comes right out and says she wants to hump your bones, just assume she's being nice to you.
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barrel roll
You should never propose if you are not 100% sure the answer is yes. You talk about it before. The only thing that should be a surprise is where and how you propose.
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Parents are charged after their son, 7, is struck dead by a driver
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According to 'murica, until 16. Then they can drive their own car.
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Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Update Kills Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and Other Ubisoft Games
Curious as to why this happens. My bet is on Ubisoft tampering in windows kernel space. Probably some copy protection or anti-cheat BS
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Valve adds "all the Team Fortress 2 client and server game code" to its Source mod tools, letting modders "build completely new games based on TF2" and publish them on Steam
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That's because Valve isn't owned by investors
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I am researching the claim that Chromium is more secure than Firefox
Secure from what exactly? You need to have a threat model here. For most personal use cases I'd argue that protection from adtech tracking is more important than e.g. sandboxing. Most people run into adtech continuously, but few people browse shady exploit-ridden sites.
In that case, Firefox us the clear winner. It supports manifest v2 for better adblocking, and it is the only mobile browser with extension support allowing you to use adblocking on mobile as well.
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Secret calculator hack brings ChatGPT to the TI-84, enabling easy cheating
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Yes, but the kids buying the modded devices may not be
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Largest party by electoral district in the German federal election
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I'm not. Populism thrives when people are dissatisfied and angry. East Germany is economically not as strong as the west, despite decades of reunion.
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Pregnancy starts to count before conception
The real problem is all those bullshit US "heartbeat" bills that put a cut-off on abortions at 6 weeks. They also count from LMP. So 6 weeks is just 2 weeks late for your next period. Basically by the time you find out you're pregnant, you can't get an abortion anymore.