Lunatech @Lunatech@social.cleverlibre.org
Joined Dec 2022
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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn: #263: Die Hard with a Vengeance.
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#diehard #movies #diehardwithavengeance #brucewillis #nyc #newyork #truthisstrangerthanfiction #lifeimitatesart #crime #1995 #federalreserve #nycsubway #fiction #strangebuttrue #wtf #funfacts #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
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“Between 2015 and 2021, Eliminalia sent thousands of bogus copyright-infringement complaints to search engines and web hosting companies, falsely claiming that negative articles about its clients had previously been published elsewhere and stolen, and so should be removed or hidden, the company records show.”
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Google Allegedly Pays Apple Portion of Chrome Search Revenue as Part of Secretive Non-Compete Deal https://www.macrumors.com/2023/02/17/google-pays-apple-in-secretive-non-compete-deal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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'American capitalism has returned to where it was at the turn of the 20th century, when most of the gains went to a handful of “robber barons” who wielded nearly unlimited power over the economy and politics.'
American capitalism returns to the Gilded Age https://robertreich.substack.com/p/american-capitalism-returns-to-the?utm_medium=email
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I second Daniel's suggestion. There are many free public XMPP providers, and conversations.im is a great choice.
Regarding your Prosody issue: there is no need to restrict connections by IP address, as Prosody already uses authentication to only allow authorized users to connect. Further restricting by IP is more of a nuisance than it is a security improvement.
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@Lunatech For macos try Monal (https://monal-im.org/). Btw. you do not need to "secure" prosody by filtering src IPs. Just filter the destination ports (5222, 5223, 5269, 5270) and use proper passwords.
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Such shade in a review of new TVs!
"Another movie looked dull, drab, and unappealing... bewilderingly desaturated colors...
[wait for it]
"luckily, this meant the A80J had flawlessly rendered the director’s vision for Zack Snyder’s Justice League"
ZAP
Another question: Are there any general #Mastodon instances that stay fairly current with the latest Mastondon software but that also allow long toots (more than the default 500 characters) and have over 200 users?
Question: Is there a free to use chat/instant messaging server that supports #XMPP ? Alternately, Is there any kind of chat/IM softeate that runs on both the #Windows and #MacOS desktop and that DOES NOT require entering a phone number or using a mobile phone for setup (so, no WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal - if it requires a phone or phone number for setup or use then it is off the table).
Additional info: I already know that you can run #prosody on a server you control but the problem is that you then have to know how to secure it, and there is one user in particular that seems to have an ever-changing IP address (he uses T-Mobile's home internet service - if you know about that then you understand the problem). So you can't just set up iptables and allow his address because that address may be different from session to session, and since the start of February it seems it may be different for each application he uses, or each web site he visits (for example he can go to one of those sites that shows the IP address you're coming from and it will show a different address on each such site he visits). It's almost as though #T-Mobile is suddenly forcing all connections to go through something like the #Tor network. Which on the one hand is probably great for #privacy but not great if you are trying to get into a server that is configured to let you in based on your IP address.
We used to use Google Chat/Talk until they started requiring oAuth authentication (which most XMPP Clients don't support) and really would kind of prefer not to use Google for this purpose anyway. So, just wondering what alternatives might exist.
(And before anyone suggests direct messaging in #Mastodon, the issue there is whenever you send a private toot it throws you into the "Direct messages" section and then you lose your place in your home timeline. Mastodon REALLY needs to figure out how to save your current place in the timeline so you can easily get back to it, though that may in part be because the instance I use is running Mastodon v3.2.1 which I guess is rather old).
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If you voted for #Republican #Governor Mike DeWine, the response to the East Palestine Chernobyl is what we warned you about. He will do NOTHING to hold the company responsible & will slow walk admitting contamination for years. The #GOP is firmly focused on minimizing costs & consequences for their #corporate donors while helping them maximize profits. That’s it. That’s their platform. If you own lots of #stock, then that’s great for you. If not, you’re on your own. #MikeDeWine #EastPalestine
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@Jonathanglick
Yet, "everyone is created equal"
And "NO one is above the law"
is brainwashed into all Americans.
THIS is a MYTH.
Only the gullible believe this to be a fact.
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First we had LLMs generating random garbage.
Then we had LLMs generating random garbage, and then searching the internet to back it up.
In a way, this evolution mimics that of an undergrad becoming a postgrad.
They grow up so fast 🥲
#ChatGPT #BingChat #Bard #LLM #OpenAI #Education #Edutoot @edutooters
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Homebrew 4.0.0 was released, featuring faster tap updates and bigger changes under the hood. They also switched from Google Analytics to their own anonymous analytics database.
Follow their new account @homebrew for future updates and check out at the release notes!
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https://oliverwillis.substack.com/p/the-new-york-times-is-the-problem?utm_source=direct&r=173pk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web “It’s a pattern we’ve seen over and over again. From platforming the Whitewater attacks on President Bill Clinton, amplifying half-baked attacks on Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and by endlessly hanging out in diners to speak to people who love Donald Trump and airbrushing literal Nazis, the Times has done it all.” Yep.
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From @ErinInTheMorn:
#transphobia #ChristoFascism
Missouri Considers Forcing Detransition On Incarcerated Trans People https://erininthemorn.substack.com/p/missouri-considers-forcing-detransition
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The real story behind all those UFOs the Air Force was shooting down last week is quite embarrassing.
I’m guessing someone at NORAD has now figured out why the sensitivity settings on the radar was turned down in the first place.
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Fox News employees, including Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, knew claims blaming election fraud for Donald Trump’s 2020 loss were outlandish and false, even as the network continued to promote them as credible, newly unsealed court filing appears to show. https://www.nbcnews.com/media/private-fox-news-stars-staff-blasted-election-fraud-claims-bogus-court-rcna71123
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Unplug that Anker battery pack right now: House blaze sparks recall https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/17/anker_battery_recall/
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Original tweet : https://nitter.1d4.us/TheRegister/status/1626378789818142720
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Tesla fires gigafactory staff after someone made the mistake of mentioning unions https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/16/tesla_fires_dozens_at_factory/
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Original tweet : https://nitter.it/TheRegister/status/1626363809764868098
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Oh, one quick tip… If you have a lot of smart switches, or other devices that require some effort to re-add to HomeKit (like removing switchplates, etc.), you’d do well to create a spreadsheet of the devices, their names, and their HomeKit codes. It’ll save you a lot of time if you ever need to repeat this exercise.
