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TIL there's a subspecies of rat whose scientific name is *Rattus rattus rattus*
If this isn't yet a death metal song, it should be.
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TIL there's a subspecies of rat whose scientific name is *Rattus rattus rattus*
If this isn't yet a death metal song, it should be.
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Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash | TechCrunch
Our comprise: we'll only guillotine you, instead of you and your family
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How would you safely and privately child-proof a PC?
Talk to them about death, gore, and sex.
Explain to them that these things are not appropriate and could negatively affect their mental health.
Then explain that you respect their privacy, their autonomy, and you trust them.
Perhaps also teach them about TAILS and Tor Browser so they know how to use the internet safely (because the ISP can see what websites they visit). Harm reduction education is important.
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How would you safely and privately child-proof a PC?
Don't censor. Talk to your child.
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Scientists Discover a Bizarre New Way Life Can Make DNA... Without DNA
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I mean, it was E. Coli
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Dutch say won't participate in 'no longer' neutral Eurovision
Do they allow Russia?
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How would you safely and privately child-proof a PC?
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Do you really want to watch them jerk off in the living room?
Be a better parent, give them some privacy
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[meme] Is there bicycle lane variant of the town roads carpet?
The image posted only allows bicycles on the roads.
It's better than bike lanes.
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What does it mean for a programming language to be AI slop?
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+1 to the pip and cargo security issues.
Mind boggling that they don't fix these, even after major companies offer them tons of money to do it
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What does it mean for a programming language to be AI slop?
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Those are not the same. There's no problems with using AI to find security bugs and then having a human verify and patch it
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Border cops detained me for hours without explanation. They won’t tell me why.
After stamping my wife's passport around 6:30 a.m., the CBP agent at passport control told me that I had to go "somewhere else." That meant secondary inspection. I was handed my passport in a locked plastic box with a bright orange lid and pointed toward a seemingly endless corridor. I told my wife to contact the lawyer if it took "too long."
The waiting room at the end of the corridor was a strange mix of professional courtesy and casual cruelty. I saw agents ask a young man what kind of food they should bring him and reassure an old man that everything will be sorted out. I also saw agents snap at someone who wanted to use the bathroom. "Did you think you could just do that without asking?" an agent shouted as the man walked toward the bathroom door.
This article is the best description I've read of what to expect when they flag you
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World's largest open library calls for volunteers to scan and preserve physical books as AI companies buy, scan, and destroy them — Anna's Archive says ‘time is running out’ as ‘knowledge is permanent
How are they bigger than the Internet Archive?
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Border cops detained me for hours without explanation. They won’t tell me why.
Fortunately, there's a route that's open to everyone. I have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for all the data that CBP has on me, from agents' field notes to any automated system hits. However long it takes for CBP to respond, and however heavily they redact the documents, I'm legally entitled to a response. And so are you.
Good to know
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Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds
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I recommend coconut oil instead
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200,000 human neurons are learning to play 'Doom'
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They can't see the game, so I don't think it matters. They just experience a stimulation in one area of their clump when a daemon appears on one side of the screen.
For all we know, they see Jesus and their reaction is to say hello, which the scientists translate to "shoot"
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There’s a tick-borne disease on the rise that’s even worse than Lyme
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Wi-Fi 8 is the first wireless upgrade in years that isn't chasing speed
Other scenarios being addressed include seamless roaming, meaning the transition from one access point to another. The goal is to ensure next to no downtime when moving between access points.
Doesn't that already exist?
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Earth’s oceans just broke a heat record. The implications will be massive
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The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago
Yep, forests in Antarctica soon.
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Ohio candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy has spent nearly 700,000 dollars leasing a private jet since the start of his campaign
I don't care how much it cost.
How much is that in nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, and other greenhouse gasses in carbon dioxide equivalents, and what is that in comparison to the average US American, average earth human, and the required level to avoid climate catastrophe?