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Fri, 23 Aug 2019

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Thu, 22 Aug 2019

RT @toddpWaving Farewell to the Dine-In Pizza Hut

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npm Pulls Malicious Package that Stole Login Passwords [I'm still deeply uncomfortable with package repositories. I pull the source into my tree directly and only update it if something breaks. Sure, it's bigger, but much safer and more stable.]

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Short Link Link Source: BleepingComputer

Wed, 21 Aug 2019

Back-to-school supplies in some Colorado schools include kitty litter and buckets: "... for students to use as toilets in case of a prolonged lock-down triggered by a threat inside the school." [This story feels a little odd to me. #grainofsalt]

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The story going around about the "NULL" license plate tickets appears to be a re-tread of an old story. It was on Reddit 8 years ago. Who knows if it was true then either.

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Walmart sues Tesla for negligence after repeated solar system fires: "It's like having a money printer on your roof,” Musk wrote on Twitter.

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Tue, 20 Aug 2019

Lateral movement detection using ELK stack. [PDF]

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Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays: "...ETS found that its engine gave higher scores to some students, particularly those from mainland China, than did expert human graders. Meanwhile, it tended to underscore African Americans and, at various points, Arabic, Spanish, and Hindi speakers - even after attempts to reconfigure the system to fix the problem."

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"Taiwanese President Tsai thanked the United States on Tuesdsay for approving the sale of 66 advanced F-16V fighter jets and urged rival China to respect Taiwan's right to defend itself."

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Short Link Link Enclosure Source: Voice of America - English

Every article title in my newsfeed that contains the word "this" is spam/clickbait. It's a dead giveaway. #nomlrequired

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Thu, 15 Aug 2019

I've use the "Unix Epoch Converter" website, on average, once a week for at least 10 years. Kudos to whoever wrote it. It's simple, essential and "just works."

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Tue, 13 Aug 2019

Understanding Identity Politics - John C. Dvorak [While I love everything about posting bare HTML like this. A <title> tag would be nice. 😊]

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Celebrating 15 years of the Daily Source Code With Adam Curry [Yay! 🎉]

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Short Link Link Enclosure Source: Adam Curry's MicroBlog

Fri, 09 Aug 2019

50% of the work of tech support/helpdesk is reformulating the user's question/problem into something that makes sense and is actionable. Sometimes that's literally the hardest part.

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Thu, 08 Aug 2019

Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye [😢 Ugh. Loved that magazine. I love good magazines in general. They are like a great D.J. who knows how to curate just the right playlist. IMO, a great magazine is simply a joy. Good luck to all at LJ.]

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Wed, 07 Aug 2019

Microsoft Releases Windows Terminal v0.3 With Major Improvements [This looks very nice.]

http://sobr.org/fni

Short Link Link Source: BleepingComputer

Cloudflare proves they can never be trusted: "Literally, I woke up in a bad mood and decided someone shouldn’t be allowed on the Internet. No one should have that power."

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Short Link Link Source: Karel Donk

Tue, 06 Aug 2019

July 2019 Was Not the Warmest on Record

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Short Link Link Source: Roy Spencer, PhD.

Tulsi Gabbard vs. Google Goliath: "in the immediate hours after the debate ended, and in the thick of the critical post-debate period… Google suspended Tulsi’s Google Ads account without warning."

http://sobr.org/fmU

Short Link Link Enclosure Source: Antiwar.com Blog

Mon, 05 Aug 2019

Porn Bots on Instagram Switch to More Guileful Tactics [Here's your AI/Machine Learning, again not being able to keep up.]

http://sobr.org/fmE

Short Link Link Source: BleepingComputer

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