This legislation allows regulators to demand that encrypted platforms like WhatsApp and Signal implement backdoors to scan for CP. Redditors aren't happy about that, naturally.

More importantly, platforms will also need to show they are committed to removing content promoting or facilitating suicide or self-harm.

I'll miss you guys

HN

OH FOR CHRIST'S SAKE https://t.co/y9jLN61VOf pic.twitter.com/vx8yDcz1B3

— Silent (@__silent_) September 3, 2023

https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/16afo4x/rockstar_selling_you_cracked_copies_on_steam?sort=controversial

Apparently other users were able to replicate this behavior

!friendsofbbbb

(Copilot is ChatGPT AFAIK)

Linux vs BSD is one of the funniest and most hilarious meme fights I see these days.

Overall i think though that Linux OP was a bit of /r/lostredditors here because he came unprepared

Here's a Eurobeat song about Marsey trolling on the internet

Here's some folk songs about !jinxthinkers

(Daily Mail) Janitor pulls the plug on storage freezer in New York lab to stop incessant beep - but also destroys DECADES worth of science research worth $1million

• An unnamed custodian allegedly unplugged a freezer containing cell cultures, samples and other elements to further analyze photosynthesis

• The sudden temperature change 'compromised, destroyed and rendered unsalvageable' the majority of the specimens

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is seeking an unspecified amount of damages from the third-party contractor

A janitor - apparently fed up with a constant beeping coming from a freezer at a New York lab - allegedly shut it down for some peace and quiet but in the process also destroyed $1million worth of research.

The unnamed custodian from Daigle Cleaning Services was working at the Cogswell Building at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, on the night of September 17, 2020, when he said he heard 'annoying alarms'.

He opened an electrical box and shut off the circuit breaker, a lawsuit filed in Rensselaer County court claims, sending the temperatures inside the freezer to jump from negative 112 degrees Fahrenheit to negative 25.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

The move caused damages believed to be at least $1million, but the university is seeking an unspecified amount of money in the lawsuit against the janitor's third-party contractor.

'A majority of specimens were compromised, destroyed and rendered unsalvageable, demolishing more than 20 years of research,' the lawsuit says.

The freezer alarm had been triggered by a mechanical malfunction that stopped the unit from maintaining a constant temperature, according to the lawsuit,

Repairs for the freezer — which held cell cultures, samples and other elements to further analyze photosynthesis to improve solar panel development — had been scheduled for September 21.

In the meantime, the suit argued, a letter hung on the freezer explaining the source of the alarm, with instructions on how to silence it.

'This freezer is beeping as it is under repairs,' the sign reportedly said in all capital letters. 'Please do not move or unplug it.

'No cleaning required in this area,' the letter continued. 'You can press the alarm/test mute button for five to 10 seconds if you would like to mute the sound.'

But the cleaner has claimed to public safety officers on campus that he thought he was flipping the circuit breaker on.

'People's behavior and negligence caused all this,' RPI's attorney Michael Ginsberg told the Albany Times Union. 'Unfortunately, they wiped out 25 years worth of research.'

Ginsberg added it would cost an estimated $1million to replicate the work under Professor KV Lakshmi, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology.

Daigle Cleaning Services, meanwhile, had a $1.4million contract with the school to clean facilities during the fall 2020 semester.

Let me be clear: America will lead the way during this period of technological change.

But we're going to do it in a way that puts safety first.

Today at 2:30 PM, I'll sign a historic Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence that will do just that.

— President Biden (@POTUS) October 30, 2023

What is said about the website:

From AcidMan (g*mergatehq creator):

.8chan.moe is live, bringing back free speech, #G*merGate discussion and shitposting

From William Usher (One Angry G*mer creator):

8chan.moe Attempts To Salvage Free Speech As Imageboard Censorship Intensifies

From /r/onion:

is 8chan still a thing?

From Wikipedia:

Inclusion of 8chan.moe in this article.

8chan.moe is also considered one of the last surviving G*merGate communities. Most of the G*merGate discussion is on the /v/ board.

I remember reading about something like this here but cant find it

/r/stocks reaction

https://old.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1axgrww/reddit_files_to_list_ipo_on_nyse_under_the_ticker/?sort=controversial

Their SEC page

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024006294/reddits-1q423.htm

<< author btw

This is one of the worst articles I have ever read in my life.

Apple Vision Pro is racist because white men are the people buying it

Facial recognition is bad at seeing Black people (something Apple has been a PIONEER at fixing)

Masculinity is apparently the "standard operating system" defining the design of all user operating systems.

Pokemon Go apparently incites violence among minority children.

Basic access to technology is apparently more important than technological innovation.

Waving your hands in front of your face to control the Vision Pro apparently could be equated to sexual harrassment

Apple's numerous Accessibility options (like head control, speech control, and other gestures) are not inclusive enough to work with people who only have access to one eye or are paraplegic, or have a stutter.

The headset is racist because it doesn't support "diverse hairstyles".

The headset is racist because the persona deepfakes it generates on Asians don't look realistic (hint: they don't look realistic for anyone)

The headset is misogynist because the early adopters are all men and therefore women won't have a say in its development.

I tend not to fall for ragebait but this is literally the biggest piece of shit article I have ever read in my life. This whining and bitching and moaning and complete victim status to attack Apple's new product, from one of the most progressive corporations out there, is ridiculous.

from KIA Serento thread : https://old.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/1av6wb4/apple_vision_pro_is_apparently_racist_and/?sort=controversial

VisionPro sub thread https://old.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1av1pdx/the_vision_pro_is_enabling_racismor_something/?sort=controversial

I just wasted 7 minutes of my life to read this delusional bullshit, generated by Kishonna Gray, an "associate professor" at the University of Kentucky - the exact type of people, who lead the modern society to heck; who are working hard on polarizing and dividing us.

I'm black and my wife is a latinx and we both have Vision Pros 🤷🏾 || /r/asablackman

####TLDR of this crap:

Lack of Inclusivity: The early adopters of the Apple Vision Pro appear to be predominantly white males.

Gender and Racial Bias in Tech Design: The tech industry has historically operated under a "standard operating system" of masculinity, leading to products that may not cater to the needs and experiences of diverse user demographics.

Social Implications in Public Spaces: The use of VR technology like the Vision Pro in public spaces may raise concerns about safety, particularly for marginalized groups who may face different social perceptions and risks based on their gender or race.

Accessibility and Wearability Issues: Concerns are raised about the wearability of the Vision Pro for individuals with diverse hair types and physical abilities, as well as difficulties in adjusting the device for those with limited fine motor skills.

Representation and Customization: The limited representation and customization options in the Vision Pro, such as avatars that may not accurately reflect the user's appearance or preferences, can further alienate users from underrepresented groups and limit their ability to express themselves authentically in virtual environments.

This is a chatGPT summary, don't blame me - as the poor AI was crying while writing that...

!chuds get in here and buy as many vision pros as you can!

Not sure where @RedNose is so I'll just post this. Post ur solutions below or whatever idc

Advent of Code is an annual Christmas themed coding challenge that runs from December 1st until christmas. Each day the coding problems get progressively harder. We have a leaderboard and pretty good turnout, so feel free to hop in at any time and show your stuff!

Whether you have a single line monstrosity or a beautiful phone book sized stack of OOP code, you can export it in a nice little image for sharing at https://carbon.vercel.app

What did you think about today's problem?

https://adventofcode.com/2023

Our Code is 2416137-393b284c (No need to share your profile, you have the option to join anonymously if you don't want us to see your github)

StackOverflow is bleeding money and for some reason has over 500 employees, a big number for a Q&A forum with an interface that's barely changed in a decade.

AI has cut into their profits so they're attempting to integrate it into their own search (ask a bot a question and get an answer). Sadly this hasn't helped much and so they've just fired 28% of their staff, only a few months after firing 10%.

Included in the layoffs are community managers (aka paid jannies), who are surely happy to be freed from what must be the worst job in the world (interacting with the insufferable unpaid jannies who hate every decision that their overlords make).

The announcement of the firings is on -197, let's see what the unpaid jannies think:

"The community isn't going anywhere." Well, they might go somewhere else if you keep firing all their beloved community managers and other Q&A teams... everyone left on the Community team now has, what, 3 years of experience with this community or less?

Oh no how can anyone be expected to moderate a Q&A forum with less than 3 years experience?

My favourite SO user Zoe is on strike (before you ask, yes they are) has a lot to say even though they're still meant to be on strike:

why, over the past two firings (and previous rounds), have you eliminated the CMs and other employees who were among the largest advocates for the community and who, in some of the worse periods, were the only communication channel with the company?

All these CMs do is get shit on by people like Zoe, arguing over pointless metadrama that doesn't impact any of the site's actual users in any way.

Someone thinks the world is ending:

It's worth considering that the biggest project that's set back is trust. Trust built over years - lost, points of contact we were familiar with no longer exist.

The practical effects are very much loss, sorrow and frankly a loss in confidence

From our vantage point, things look bleak. Really bleak. This dystopian view is not just a view, it's how we are living this relationship with SO. And this is very real, it's not simply a fleeting moment.

What will become of the development projects that Catija and other devs were involved in? There were some initiatives (such as mod tooling) she was acting as liaison on in the SO mod room.

How can I do it for free without tools?

Stack Overflow became what it is today because it was able to attract top-tier talent across all areas, both as employees and as volunteer content creators on the site. Top talent is choosy about where they work, and will choose to work where they feel respected and working on things they love. I hope that the company treated all laid off employees with the respect and compassion they deserve, and this is one important measure of that.

lol "top-tier" unpaid jannies, sure sure.

Meanwhile millions of people are Googling "how to sort list python" every day and copying the top answer from SO, unaffected by all of this meta-nonsense.

I hate SO jannies so so much, I can't believe SO hasn't realised that it would be easier to get rid of them and hire a small number of paid jannies. The site moderates itself with flags + downvotes, unpaid jannies are irrelevant.