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mctoasterson

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  • The right to anonymity is powerful, and America is destroying it

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  • Almost more concerning is the way big tech has consolidated on standards that hurt anonymity, even though they aren't legally required to.

    For example, have you tried to make a burner email account lately so you can register at some stupid app or site that you only intend to use once? It is surprisingly difficult now because all the "legit" email providers are moving towards requiring phone-based (mobile SMS) 2FA which inherently deanonymizes you in the US due to KYC laws.

    Also the throwaway email sites like GuerillaMail are being blocked more often by various sites. Their domains are now frequently blacklisted so you can't use a burner account as easily to register anonymous social media or other website accounts.

  • A ‘demoralizing' trend has computer science grads out of work — even minimum wage jobs. Are 6-figure tech careers over?

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  • The secret of the CS and IT job is that it has always been the Neuveaux Blue Collar job.

    For every IT exec and formerly-technical middle-management douchebag making really good money, there are 2 to 10 actually technical resources making "okay" money relative to their skill and the insane hours and scenarios they are expected to work.

    Oh and let's not forget they're constantly trying to outsource as much of that support and engineering talent as possible.

  • House committee asks Discord, Valve, Twitch and Reddit to testify on online radicalization

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  • "Let the Congressional record reflect that PeePeeBoi42069 responded, 'no u'..."

  • US House panel asks online forum CEOs to testify after Charlie Kirk assassination

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  • I look forward to turning on CSPAN to see GabeN laboriously reading titles from a list of thousands of Furry and Hentai games Steam removed to appease credit card processors.

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  • Norm MacDonald did lose his job on SNL for ignoring his bosses directions to stop joking about OJs obvious guilt.

  • ABC takes Jimmy Kimmel off the air over remarks on Charlie Kirk’s killing

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  • I'm not pointing that out to crap on him. In fact the opposite. I'm sure back in those days he never envisioned that he'd become one of the most famous people in the US.

    My favorite era of his is watching him awkwardly read disgusting trivia question category names on Win Ben Stein's Money.

  • ABC takes Jimmy Kimmel off the air over remarks on Charlie Kirk’s killing

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  • Even worse than that. He started off working a shitty job at a radio station, fetching coffee for coworkers and whatnot.

  • The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.

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  • After reading this article I have a lot of questions about the case studies they picked. Having two Masters degrees in a highly specific field is qualifying, yes, but it may be too niche for jobs in a particular geographic area. Were the individuals willing to move? It seems as though many job applicants are not considering relocation in their search.

    Also the alternatives of creating a new product (board game) or offering a new service (helping companies automate sales and onboarding) shouldn't be under-appreciated. Many people are going to take risks and offer new products and services. That actually grows the economy, vs. just seeking a salaried position.

  • Researchers embed digital 'fingerprints' into 3D printed parts — tech may make future ghost guns more traceable

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  • This has to be borderline useless as a positive identification tool, given that people can...

    1. Make their own models
    2. Run open source slicing software
    3. Inspect their own gcode
    4. Print from flashcard on a 100% offline printer with known clean firmware, such as the most common Ender 3.

    How about they just focus on other methods of apprehending violent criminals and leave hobbyists alone.

  • Newfoundland commits $3.8 million for 14 new EV fast chargers in 2026

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  • DC fast charging requires not only the charging hardware itself but also grid proximity, professional wiring which can include trenching, installing conduit, paving, etc. as well massive transformers, coordinating with the electrical utility to upgrade service to the site, and other considerations.

    Hence they can cost $15,000 to $150,000 apiece. (Or in this case more... $271,000 each)

  • For people who are choosing between Librewolf and Brave

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  • The point of open source is that it can be audited by entities and individuals with diverse (even polar opposite) motivations. Examine the code yourself if you like.

  • Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the USA — CHARTS

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  • It is rare in my area to see anything besides Teslas but the Chevy Blazer and the Honda Prologue (same GM powertrain/chassis with a different skin) are appearing more often.

    I like that these look and feel like normal family SUVs (they don't have unnecessary styling queues of other EVs like retractable door handles) but they're all electric.

    I want to see more options on the market but I'm guessing there will be a slight lag in adoption at the end of this month when tax credits go away and the lease deals get worse.

  • 2026 Nissan LEAF S Base Price Cut To $25,360

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  • I like the idea here. Keep in mind these do cut some corners, such as having no battery cooling (impacting battery longevity). At least they abandoned the stupid CHAdeMO charger the old Leafs had.

    EDIT: Some of the press for this refers to "new liquid cooled" battery tech, so I may be wrong. Other articles I read say it doesn't have any, or don't mention it at all.

  • "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership

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  • I dunno. Something about the content I think.

    A few years back some of their content was fun and interesting. Now lately it's all either "here's a bunch of comparisons of hardware you can't even afford" or "Linus puts some ridiculous tech in his own personal house - thanks for subsidizing his home improvement projects by the way"

    I will still watch an occasional video but there are other tech related channels that I enjoy a lot more.

  • i 💚 animals.

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  • Worse - Sociology

  • Petition to stop Google from blocking sideloading

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  • The only way to apply any pressure is to make them lose marketshare.

    You're literally going to need a large consortium of "public interest technologists" (Something like Futo plus Graphene on steroids) to get together and bankroll the manufacture of new hardware that supports something similar to the Google Titan M2, plus unlockable and relockable bootloader. As I understand that will be no small feat because of the engineering required, and because all device vendors are competing for fab and production line space with all the other established device manufacturers.

    Then you need robust degoogled OS options, likely based on AOSP, that can pair with that hardware.

  • My top two albums this month paint a quite conflicted state

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  • I'm sick of pretending "Since U Been Gone" isn't an outright banger.

  • Nvidia Sales Jump 56%, a Sign the A.I. Boom Isn’t Slowing Down

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  • Well it's "here to stay" I agree. But there are some real economic indicators that it is also a bubble. First, the number of products and services that can be improved by hamfisting AI into them is perhaps reaching critical mass. We need to see what the "killer app" is for the subsequent generation of AI. More cool video segments and LLM chatbots isn't going to cut it. Everyone is betting there will be a gen 2.0, but we don't know what it is yet.

    Second, the valuations are all out of whack. Remember Lycos, AskJeeves, Pets.com etc? During the dotcom bubble, the concept of the internet was "here to stay" but many of the original huge sites weren't. They were massively overvalued based on general enthusiasm for the potential of the internet itself. It's hard to argue that's not where we are at with AI companies now. Many observers have commented the price to earnings ratios are skyhigh for the top AI-related companies. Meaning investors are parking a ton of investment capital in them, but they haven't yet materialized long-term earnings.

    Third, at least in the US, investment in general is lopsided towards tech companies and AI companies. Again look at the top growth companies and share price trends etc. This could be a "bubble" in itself as other sectors need to grow commensurate to the tech sector, otherwise that indicates its own economic problems. What if AI really does create a bunch of great new products and services, but no one can buy them because other areas of the economy stalled over the same time period?

  • Live updates: All 14 injured children expected to survive after shooter at Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2

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  • You can thank the North Hollywood bank robbers for that. They had 100% illegal modified weapons that no ban would've stopped (converted machineguns are already illegal) and LAPD famously "had to commandeer" additional firepower from area firearms retailers in that incident. So after that, pretty much every police cruiser was equipped with patrol carbine, shotgun, or both.