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2026-09-04 03:10:00 UTC

Might be easier to start stating which food isn't subject to an FDA recall.

2026-07-07 01:33:10 UTC

While off for school over the summer, my teenager has got into biking and is going miles each day. He's using some random app to track himself, and I suspect it's mining his data. He likes to see how fast he's going, how far he's traveled, and so on.
Anyone know a good paid-for or open source app that isn't going to sell his location? Must be Android.
Boosts appreciated!
#bikeTooter

2026-06-02 21:54:33 UTC

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@nprofile…cy5p The map on this site is excellent!
Our city got rid of them (well, supposedly cancelled the contract - who knows if we actually got rid of the hardware), but I see the local mall and hardware retail store has them setup at all entrances and exits. I thought I had seem some there, but didn't know there were so many.
It should be legal to blast IR or do something that doesn't visually affect the plate but obstructs these damn cameras.

2026-05-16 20:33:01 UTC

My son's bike doesn't have the usual 2 mounting screws to add a water bottle holder. Anyone have recommendations for mounts?
I found one online which used velcro straps to provide the mount onto which a bottle could be screwed as normal, although sounds like it can come loose.
I measured the width of the downtube to be about 51mm.
#bikeTooter

2026-04-26 14:56:57 UTC

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@nprofile…pfuj @nprofile…pcxw @nprofile…67n4 10g on my plain oatmeal every morning, sourced as locally as shops here will allow it on the off-chance the whole "this will help with your seasonal allergies" thing is true. It's an absolute delight!
But to the discussion as a whole, my MIL absolutely cannot recognize AI content, images or videos. This was true of the 6 finger era as it is now, when things are way more uncanny valley. My daughter has to continually point out the slop she shares in the family group chat.
I don't blame her, especially for feel-good stuff. It looks real and we *want* to believe it.

2026-04-25 14:20:40 UTC

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@nprofile…gf9y The excellent work the IA does aside, I do rather like these new pixel art graphics that are attached to articles.

2026-04-23 14:35:41 UTC

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@nprofile…vuvh "paying a fine is often cheaper than paying a fee, especially in aggregate"
I read this earlier and it made so much sense. As I kept scrolling, I find a ProPublica story about Purdue avoiding paying a settlement to half of the opioid victims.

2026-04-16 18:35:58 UTC

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@nprofile…44dh Wow, that's shorter than I was expecting. Is that normal? It spends more time on process than getting within the same zip code of useful definitions. General purpose computing device sounds like the entertainment system in my car, for example.
I was expecting it to require 3rd party verification too, rather than the "DOB in your account profile" which I think it implies?

2026-04-16 18:28:29 UTC

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@nprofile…44dh I actually need to read this one, but have you noticed any carve-outs for politicians and similar, as Chat Control did in the EU?

2026-04-12 22:50:36 UTC

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@nprofile…44dh Kids in our school figured out that while the main domain of a popular console was blocked, the cloud streaming subdomain was not. Thus, Fortnite on Chromebooks.

2026-04-10 19:16:18 UTC

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@nprofile…9rq3 Yikes! I had a similar experience at a similar age, on a family holiday. Fortunately, the narrow street was empty except for ourselves and a very panicked guy on a moped.

2026-04-07 15:17:08 UTC

Anyone au fait with #linux on older Intel #Apple hardware?
I see some for sale locally (surplus store) and I think they would make excellent family "just need to do some odds and ends browsing" sort of machines. Maybe as the "family computer" in the dining room.
Obviously, even if it shipped macOS, it's going to be hilariously out of date. But will they run Linux OK? Nothing fancy, just Mint or something.
They are 27" A1419 iMacs, with 7th gen i5 and 8gb of memory, if that helps.

2026-04-02 14:29:43 UTC

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@nprofile…px8z It's wild the browser even has access to be able to collect this information. I hope with how locked down I have Firefox that it wasn't able to do these things.
That said, it's also utterly discouraging that everyone feels the need to keep an account, I'm trying to keep mine hibernated until I end up on the job market again.

2026-04-02 00:16:56 UTC

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@nprofile…600e This works, want to know roughly where they are so that when it's dark enough, and if the clouds lift, I may be able to spot them using my binoculars.

2026-04-01 23:36:12 UTC

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@nprofile…600e This is fantastic! I was just about to post to asking if anyone had a site with live telemetry.

2026-04-01 16:36:26 UTC

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@nprofile…44dh It doesn't really mention it, but I assume this rubs off in some way on Fedora? And thus derivatives, like Bazzite?

2026-03-04 18:37:31 UTC

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@nprofile…vuvh This is such a good post, thanks for putting it all together.

2026-02-19 17:42:41 UTC

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@nprofile…yjg9 That is really, really bad.
I was desperately fortunate to take my whole family to the US total solar eclipse in 2024, so my kids could see this effect for themselves. I wish we could enrich more people's experiences (of astronomy, and beyond) in this way. A tiny portion of the capex being spent on systems which generate this crap would be a good start.

2026-02-19 16:34:21 UTC

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@nprofile…u7p7 This was an excellent read, and very much mirrors my thoughts.
Also, I had not heard of Aftermath before!

2026-02-17 20:06:46 UTC

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@nprofile…zut6 In which I discover bits of Kellogs was sold off to two different chocolate companies.

2026-02-06 20:33:57 UTC

Can attest to this, and I had it even easier than Cory's specific path. Still, every step of the way, from initial visa application through citizenship (by which time you may have a family, financial responsibilities, etc.), you're reminded that every answer to every form has to be absolutely right, lest you face significant penalties. I don't think people truly understand the stakes.
As I've mentioned before, by the time I got to the citizenship interview at USCIS, my ring binder file of paperwork (which the interviewer pulled out in front of me) was a few inches thick.
#nevent1q…cq9x

2026-01-22 00:52:43 UTC

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@nprofile…eqsh I've usually got a small plastic shovel in the car this time of year. Only used it once, to help dig someone out.
This weather is hard on car batteries too, so I keep my NOCO GB40 charged (which is also handy for phone charging if the power blips).
Some of those blankets should go in the car, too. I guess these are all car related when I read back :)

2026-01-16 14:03:37 UTC

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@nprofile…fr89 The evening I explained that we essentially have a (Trinitron) particle accelerator in the basement when my son asked how screens work, after we moved off LCD onto older stuff.
"Wait.. that's legal?"
We then fired up an animation to watch how they work and then his mind was blown as he realized the origin of 60 fps.

2025-11-25 17:18:13 UTC

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@nprofile…t48u I picked the wrong time to think "oh yeah, let's add more containers to my recent mini PC server".

2025-11-12 03:05:39 UTC

This is the first time I've seen the aurora in person in over 2 decades, not since I last lived at much higher latitudes.
With apologies for the blurry photo, it's cold and I couldn't keep my hand steady. This was about a 2 second exposure but the sky was genuinely this red.
#aurora #iowa
https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/534/501/791/458/887/original/f7973fd9db0cb74d.png

2025-11-04 12:50:09 UTC

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@nprofile…8eua I studied a related field to Master's level and actually worked in the nuclear industry, but had not heard of her research until now. I was too engrossed at the time to consider the history of what I was being taught, alas.
Thank you for this thread.

2025-10-30 19:18:36 UTC

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@nprofile…dcm7 WON'T FIX: workaround is for user to use someone else's window

2025-10-29 15:16:29 UTC

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@nprofile…p7lw Ars should have the sense to phrase headlines so we can apply Betteridge's Law. I imagine Ars encourages rage reading like most other sites, though.

2025-10-10 19:40:13 UTC

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@nprofile…fle4 I also set one up earlier! Haven't uploaded a site yet, but was kinda blown away by the 1) setup account 2) bosh, here's a live webpage.
I suppose now I hunt for the absolute leanest static site generator which permits a blog-like home page.

2025-10-10 18:27:59 UTC

Giving 25.10 Kubuntu a whirl, as I fancy trying out the latest stable plasma desktop. No option to use TPM for disk encryption, it just asked for a password.
Is the new TPM hardware disk encryption limited to #Ubuntu proper?

2025-01-18 21:11:09 UTC

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@nprofile…z4fl site is super fast and looks good! I submitted a quick note using the contact form, but after submitting it I get redirected to a 404 page and the URL mentions /contact.php. I figured you'd want to know as you migrate off PHP, so perhaps something isn't quite setup correctly. Not sure if my note went through.
Hope this helps!

2025-01-17 15:05:25 UTC

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@nprofile…cl5w fair enough, and wasn't my conclusion. I thought a sanity check would be useful.
I edited my post to own it, but will delete if preferred.

2025-01-17 14:13:22 UTC

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@nprofile…cl5w Wow, how did I miss that u/andy1011000 = andy88.
FFS, these people.

2025-01-15 21:15:07 UTC

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@nprofile…cl5w @nprofile…d82u I'm going to remember that first line for use elsewhere.
This really helps. And you're not wrong about them detailing everything out, that's comprehensive and easy to follow.
The bit about them not having your key (like I was aware Proton did) was the bit I was missing.
Appreciated!

2025-01-15 20:55:49 UTC

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@nprofile…cl5w @nprofile…d82u Could I possibly ask you both, as professionals, a potentially silly question (perhaps it would help others).
I just read the blurb on Fastmail and they say emails are not E2E encrypted, and that requires PGP or something. OK, makes sense. But then they go on to say "emails are already encrypted at rest and in transit". Do they mean "encrypted between client and server" and "encrypted in the data center, but we retain keys so that we can serve warrants as law permits"?
Perhaps I'm just overthinking this, given emails are generally plain text. Ultimately, I'm just looking for a company who aren't going to casually train LLMs or otherwise act fast and loose with my data.
I thought I was savvy in this space, but shopping around I realize I am not.

2025-01-15 19:56:23 UTC

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@nprofile…d82u @nprofile…cl5w VPNs as solid as theirs, with a ownership structure that, in theory, is {insert clown shoe CEO} proof?
This sets everything back, it's so bloody annoying.

2025-01-13 18:24:51 UTC

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@nprofile…ekkm I had similar a while back, and I eventually determined I was experiencing packet loss. By running Ookla's cli speedtest utility, it was obvious to see. That got my ISP to supply a new fiber box.
Months later, I'm wrestling with another issue and speed test is, again, showing errors in throughput which I've yet to explain.
Anyway, might be worth a quick go. The cli tool gives a bonkers amount of info compared to the website.

2025-01-08 19:27:44 UTC

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@nprofile…g8jv I just don't think this is strong enough. The Fediverse will survive without federation with Meta. This is a signal to cut even unofficial ties.

2024-12-26 13:47:18 UTC

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@nprofile…x759 Do all of these things, if you can. That one of the biggest sites on the Internet has over a year in cash doesn't mean it can't face an existential threat like the Internet Archive did.

2024-12-25 02:10:19 UTC

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@nprofile…args @nprofile…y63h @nprofile…ey0w you know, if Musk is potentially going after them, a couple of hundred million feels like it could melt away fairly quickly in a big lawsuit. It's a lot of money, but it's not "one of the most visited websites in the world" lot of money, especially when you look at the others.
I think I'll start donating again.

2024-12-09 20:42:32 UTC

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@nprofile…m8mr Appreciate the explanation. I understood Android to be pretty locked down (to competition) but didn't realize the extent of their shenanigans.

2024-12-09 19:20:36 UTC

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@nprofile…m8mr I hadn't heard of Play Integrity before. Really interesting threads today, thanks for posting. Do other custom Android vendors get tripped up this way? For example OxygenOS, by OnePlus.

2024-12-07 23:31:36 UTC

I don't like these end of year wrap things. I'm sure they're supposed to be exciting, but it's just a very clear indication of just how many services are tracking everything you do.

2024-12-06 21:03:26 UTC

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@nprofile…fynq oh, there were some private looking videos in that 5 million random iPhone haul. I felt guilty watching. But then there was one amazing video from 2012, edited like a movie trailer, about a dad's day out with his maybe 7 or 8 year old son. They took their dirt bikes to a field and he rode through puddles and other fun stuff. I bet kiddo enjoyed that, well done Dad.

2024-12-04 18:07:07 UTC

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@nprofile…up0w @nprofile…args Oh, hey: "What if we cloned Randall, allowing him to make more What If videos. How quickly would he run out of things to discuss?"
In which he reaches out to an amazing friend who happened to lead author the paper "on the amount of information created by humans".

2024-12-02 15:26:02 UTC

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@nprofile…eyyt consumer M365, corporate, or both?

2024-11-26 19:49:32 UTC

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@nprofile…p9x3 "Musk has also tweeted occasionally that he believes The Onion is not funny."
The greatest endorsement The Onion will ever have.

2024-11-14 15:34:27 UTC

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@nprofile…7klc @nprofile…ae05 not trying to be that guy, but this is key:
"... that, as of right now, seems to have solved..."
I'm glad people are finding it useful, I'm disappointed Mastodon sucks all the air out of the Fediverse conversation when it clearly grew too quickly and has had questionable priorities along the way.

2024-11-13 17:44:58 UTC

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@npub1typ…c8hh @npub13ts…jcje yeah, my son shot photos of the moon using my camera from a plane, and they look excellent. I genuinely have no idea if that was just the Samsung AI because they don't make that sort of thing obvious.
Edit - you mentioned RAW there, I do have the Samsung RAW camera app. I'll give that a go when I take my sunset photos, see if there's any difference.

2024-11-13 16:58:37 UTC

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@npub1typ…c8hh That moon story is extraordinary. Like the idea of Halide, too. Makes me wonder if there's a Samsung/Android equivalent.

2024-11-12 16:44:38 UTC

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@npub1typ…c8hh anecdotally, every time I've looked at a house, you can see a sharp rise at some point during the WFH surge. There's been very little correction, despite RTO mandates. Plus, all the new builds here are absurdly expensive, to match. If I was just starting out, like I was 15 years ago, I wouldn't be able to live in this area.

2024-11-09 03:29:14 UTC

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@npub1ch0…7gec First of all, fuck these guys, obviously. But also, I'm not sure I understand the case they're making, even after looking up restraint of trade.

2024-11-07 17:53:48 UTC

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@npub1typ…c8hh I didn't realize the Dem trifecta in MN had been broken, nor how slim the majority was to start with, actually. That they got so much done for 2 years is a credit to everyone involved.

2024-09-04 17:38:09 UTC

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@npub1keg…djeq I'm British, agree completely. My "food of champions" is undoubtedly other people's last resort when hungry.

2024-09-04 14:52:54 UTC

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@npub1vs7…a6g3 I voted potato and the official android app crashed. Shenanigans!

2024-08-02 20:10:11 UTC

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@npub178r…qekt Another nice timeless shot!
(unless perhaps you recognize the buildings, which I very much do not)

2024-07-29 21:20:45 UTC

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@npub17lg…9uux the Microsoft Store is proper wild West, Android 2.2 marketplace. Always has been, it's absurd it's referred to as somewhere to get authentic apps

2024-07-27 14:31:33 UTC

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@npub13le…6saf that is bonkers! As of the ship from Elite. I didn't realize oscilloscopes could do that.

2024-07-26 16:25:42 UTC

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@npub1fq4…qvvk I know it's smaller than the outlets you've helped bring to the Fediverse so far, but it would be great to see Iowa Starting Line here!
https://iowastartingline.com/

2024-07-22 21:02:07 UTC

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@npub18hd…kf64 I still butt up against lack of Arm64 builds occasionally, so this notion of +1 in general helps everyone, I think. Good call.

2024-07-21 04:19:12 UTC

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@npub1nr8…rj65 never heard of the Gemini protocol until now, this whole thing sounds fascinating.

2024-07-12 05:09:39 UTC

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@npub1kr5…nwzy Choke! My old J reg Vauxhall Nova didn't have a choke. They still common in old trucks here?

2024-06-28 00:05:38 UTC

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@npub1vqm…ccpx I... don't think I can do it. I should, but it's not good for my blood pressure.
I'm sure I'll get the highlights on here.

2024-06-21 14:38:20 UTC

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@npub16nf…q6as in trying to write a reply, but I don't know what to say. It's sickening how we dehumanize prisoners.

2024-06-10 18:14:03 UTC

Question for #python folks - is it best to name variables the way they're commonly referred to in documentation, tutorials, and so on?
For example, the connection object in pyodbc is typically named `cnxn`, but that's just lousy for the casual reader. I'd like to just call it connection.

2024-06-05 03:35:08 UTC

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@npub1typ…c8hh That Paris Review article was fascinating, thanks for sharing. I particularly liked Ray Bradbury's response, especially as he thought to sign it on Guy Fawke's night.

2024-06-01 15:10:28 UTC

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@npub1h8s…cvp3 Oof. That doesn't sound very sustainable. One way to use up old parts, I guess!

2024-06-01 15:03:27 UTC

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@npub1h8s…cvp3 thanks for these updates! I need to get to a TV.
Does the Atlas V typically have these issues, or is it specific to this configuration?

2024-05-14 03:07:38 UTC

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@npub19fc…ay3c delighted to find the color of the crystal subtly changes the sound of the blade in Jedi Survivor.

2024-04-24 00:01:34 UTC

Anyone happen to know if #Fedora 40 adds #RaspberryPi 5 support?

2023-11-22 14:34:02 UTC

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@npub1upk…tcwy oh, that's every Saturday morning. Honestly, it's difficult to know where the gaps are in my knowledge. I don't know what I don't know, or I know just enough from googling to be dangerous. But the Saturday random zine page has plugged so many gaps!

2023-09-05 20:28:28 UTC

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@npub1kcp…vmkd @npub1ztt…tvss @npub1yyx…qa5g Isn't the issue that the new CA driver's license is a separate app, which does require the phone to be unlocked?

2023-09-05 18:29:40 UTC

Given the ponderously slow way #BingChat displays results, could we at least have it read results to us in the voice of the BBC's Len Martin? That way I can pretend to be watching Grandstand in the 80s.
Or fire the whole thing into the Sun, either or.

2023-08-26 19:20:42 UTC

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@npub17lg…9uux I don't think I'll ever stop being blown away by a flight sim in ultrawide.

2023-08-25 18:58:55 UTC

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@npub1yyx…qa5g I mean, mine was even that colour.

2023-08-04 19:32:48 UTC

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@npub178h…hyhr Do I spy Die Hard at the bottom?

2023-08-03 18:43:24 UTC

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@npub1hyk…3p33 I've been on Google almost literally since the start (and, alas, contributed to their current dominance), and yet somehow missed they bought Google Docs.