omg! ubuntu
Security Experts Warn of “Snap Trap” Exploit in Ubuntu
3 min · · Researchers at Aqua Security say they've identified a security flaw in the way Ubuntu's "command not found" feature works, which attackers could exploit · Shared by 4, including slumos
freenginx.org
nginx news
· 2024-02-14 The freenginx.org project. The goal of the project is to keep nginx development free from arbitrary corporate actions. To contribute, subscribe to mailing lists. · Shared by 4, including slumos
flaky.build
Native fix for applications hiding under the MacBook Pro notch
2 min · · Annoyed by the notch on the new MacBook Pro models? There's a native fix! Adjust menu bar spacing with simple Terminal commands, no extra software needed. Say goodbye to hidden menu items behind the… · Shared by 4, including slumos
omg! ubuntu
VSCode Drops Ubuntu 18.04 Support, Devs Feel "Screwed"
2 min · · Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has dropped support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS — a move causing issues for scores of developers. VS Code 1.86 (aka the · Shared by 4, including slumos
Y Combinator
Sega AI | Hacker News
2 min · · Genesis (MD), Sega (Mega) CD, Saturn, Dreamcast. The Master System was kind of a bust in North America so I don't carry very much nostalgia for it.I love each of these consoles in their own way, by… · Shared by 4, including slumos
susannahbreslin.com
Fuck you, pay me #5: 19 Ways to Make Money as a Writer — SUSANNAH BRESLIN
5 min · · This is part 5 of “ Fuck You, Pay Me ,” an ongoing series of posts on writing, editing, and publishing. Part 1 . Part 2 . Part 3 . Part 4 . Part 5 . There’s been a lot of talk lately about the death… · Shared by 7, including slumos
Ars Technica
Patreon: Blocking platforms from sharing user video data is unconstitutional
5 min · · The 1980s law is considered one of the country's strongest privacy protections. · Shared by 4, including slumos
Ars Technica
The White House has its own pharmacy—and, boy, was it shady under Trump
3 min · · It wasted $750K during the Trump years and freely handed out Ambien and Provigil. · Shared by 4, including slumos
hillelwayne.com
An RNG that runs in your brain
9 min · · Humans are notoriously bad at coming up with random numbers. I wanted to be able to quickly generate “random enough” numbers. I’m not looking for anything that great, I just want to be able to come up… · Shared by 4, including slumos
Y Combinator
Remote work doesn't seem to affect productivity, Fed study finds
· Taylor would, correctly, have knowledge workers filling out very detailed timesheets of their daily activities in order to optimize overall efficiency.Sure, let's factor in breaks, but let's also… · Shared by 4, including slumos
Bloomberg
Remote Work Doesn’t Seem to Affect Productivity, Fed Study Finds
· US industries that are more adaptable to remote work haven’t seen a bigger boost — or decline — in productivity growth since 2020 compared to industries with more in-person work, according to new… · Shared by 4, including slumos
Defector
Wolf Spiders, Actually, Are All Around
4 min · · And they are not interested in your body butter · Shared by 4, including slumos
techdirt.com
Hey Elon: Let Me Help You Speed Run The Content Moderation Learning Curve
8 min · · It’s kind of a rite of passage for any new social media network. They show up, insist that they’re the “platform for free speech” without quite understanding what that actua… · Shared by 171, including Kevin Marks 🏠kevinmarks.com xoxo.zone/@KevinMarks, Jennifer Ouellette, Yann LeCun, Jay Rosen, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Scott Monty, Thomas Power, Christina, Bram Kanstein, Esther Schindler, Vishal Gulati (I back scientists), techdirt, Martin Fowler, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Steve Haroz 📊👁️🧠, Coronado 'Porch' Lindzon, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Azeem Azhar, Peter van Sabben.eth, Rick Klau