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remotelove

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4h ago

Kyiv robbed Pokrovsk to save Zaporizhzhia. The gamble is paying off
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remotelove @lemmy.ca 4h ago
There are some fairly beast defense lines just past Pokrovsk the Ukraine has had plenty of time to build. Hopefully it works as advertised.

1d ago

All U.S. Social Security numbers may need to be changed following a massive breach that is already being investigated as a national threat

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 1d ago

000, 666 and 900-999 are invalid area numbers and any digit group of all zeros is also invalid. Thanks for playing!

2d ago

Single dose of DMT could help treat depression

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 2d ago

From the research papers I have read, psychedelics introduce a degree of neuroplasticity that allows psychotherapy to more effective. (I cannot speak to what types of psychotherapy would be more effective than another as I do not know or understand the differences.)

I attribute my use of psychedelics to helping me through my alcohol addiction. While it wasn't guided therapy, it was still very controlled and allowed me to "rewrite" how I interpreted feelings and how I handled a variety of different situations. My hallucinations allowed my feelings to become more tangible and physical. I felt I had the opportunity to think differently about difficult parts of my life.

I suspect proper guidance is similar to what I did to myself: Have a person describe situations and the therapist proposes different ways to interpret those situations. The brain is able to physically form new pathways and sidestep old behaviors.

2d ago

All U.S. Social Security numbers may need to be changed following a massive breach that is already being investigated as a national threat

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 2d ago

I am making a slightly different point and have a bias to this perspective: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SD/19230.pdf

I am saying that an SSN can be part of a larger validation scheme, not the only key to the castle. Specifically for government sites, SSNs can be linked to IRS data to verify places of last residence. A person generally needs to verify multiple items that are referenced by the SSN before basic authentication can be established and set by the user. (This is part of the full Authentication, Authorization and Access Control triad.)

An SSN is just a broad level identifier. If you look at many laws around the release of SSNs, the redaction is usually in place to prevent the linking of different documents and other data points.

If I released my SSN in this chat, I could be fully doxxed in a matter of seconds. It's mainly because there are many legal systems in place that use an SSN as a primary key, of sorts. (It's a bit more than that, as SSNs can be duplicated in some circumstances.)

So to say, at a high level, an SSN is considered private is absolutely correct. However, it's so easily referenced and obtainable it really isn't fully private either.

If I was to generate a full list of every possible SSN in the US (which I have done, multiple times), that list is effectively useless to anyone who obtains a copy of it. So, by itself, an SSN is effectively public.

2d ago

9 proverbs - low effort because I stole it

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 2d ago

#2 Dicing and drinking at an inappropriate time bring poverty, contempt, and a ruined reputation

https://www.alamy.com/dicing-and-drinking-at-an-inappropriate-time-bring-poverty-contempt-and-a-ruined-reputation-excessive-drinking-and-gambling-from-twelve-proverbs-painting-in-oil-on-panel-by-pieter-bruegel-the-elder-1558-image654546928.html

2d ago

All U.S. Social Security numbers may need to be changed following a massive breach that is already being investigated as a national threat

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 2d ago

SSNs are generally considered public information but how the SSN is linked to other information is usually the more difficult bit to find and it's generally pay-walled. (Any jackass with a business license and a credit card can usually buy background check information for 'hiring'.)

But no, it shouldn't be solely used for authentication. That is just dumb. However, it can be used as part of a larger verification and validation scheme while building authentication/authorization profiles. In most systems that I have seen that use full or partial SSNs, it is always linked to several other identifiers that need to match.

2w ago

The Software Quality and Productivity Crisis Executives Won’t Address

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 2w ago

69% of developers report losing 8+ hours weekly to inefficiencies—20% of their time (Atlassian, 2024)

Yep. If there is any company that knows what it takes to drive inefficiencies, it's Atlassian. (Fuck them and their software.)

3w ago

Vavilovian mimicry

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 3w ago

I also just watched this PBS video: https://youtu.be/HxpkOym11pw

3w ago

European States Claim Control Over Russia's Shadow Fleet in the Baltic Sea - Militarnyi

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 3w ago

I would speculate that it's related to Russia's ability to retaliate and Russian allies willingness to help. Also, Russian reliance on the shadow oil trade is exponentially higher than it was a couple of years ago, so the investment loss is much higher now.

Most of all, politicians are just slow. I am not extremely familiar with EU politics, but my assumption is that decisions can take much longer to make when multiple countries are involved in taking actions like this.

3w ago

Shitposting

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 3w ago

Memes are the communist gateway drug.

3w ago

Rule

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 3w ago

3w ago

🌈 rule

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 3w ago

These are actually real, for those who care: https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/mist-cannon-leaves-rainbow-trail-floating-over-city-avenue/1195796

3w ago

TIL “sleet” does not have the same meaning in all English speaking countries

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 3w ago

Yeah. This is hail. 2018 Denver area, Colorado. When the conditions are right, I suspect the air currents swirl this against the mountain range until its heavy enough to get launched across the state.

I wouldn't call this sleet in any country as sleet just sounds too dainty.

3w ago

Microsoft tells you to uninstall the latest Windows 11 update

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 3w ago

You can enable POP access for an email application like the standalone Outlook client, and it's not a firm requirement to delete emails from the server. If you don't connect with a client app that is configured to transfer all emails off the server, the webmail interface should work fine.

https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/outlook/2063-outlook-leave-copy-on-server.html

I have used this kind of setup multiple times.

3w ago

Star trek = autism

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 3w ago

Fair. "Extreme" was probably too strong. Still, I still believe it goes a little further than being just self-centered. He is just too quick to stroke his own ego for various accomplishments. It's not that I hate the character at all, it's just how I see him.

3w ago

Star trek = autism

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 3w ago

Extreme narcissistic and egotistical behavior is probably a sign there is something much deeper going on. Of all the categories I could put the Dr in, neurotypical probably wouldn't be one of them.

1mo ago

Do you think the government should regulate who can or cannot have children?

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 1mo ago

That's kind of the point. You want the sheep to think they are burning down society for some do-good ideology while the politicians sidestep the government into a into dictatorship or other kind of single party authoritarian system. Regardless, the politicians of the new government will be just fine.

1mo ago

Do you think the government should regulate who can or cannot have children?

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 1mo ago

No. It might be in a politicians best interest to ensure a population stays dumb and then ensure those dumb people raise even dumber children.

1mo ago

Lemmy.ml mods are extremely strict, aren't they?

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 1mo ago

Yeah, I tried to steer clear commenting on whatever people choose to follow politically or socially. It is a highly curated echo-chamber, is my point. (Most social media rabbit holes are echo-chambers, but ml wins awards for that.)

1mo ago

Lemmy.ml mods are extremely strict, aren't they?

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remotelove @lemmy.ca 1mo ago

Just ignore ml. If you got banned for not knowing their version of whatever, you probably are just going to get banned again later.

For once, I am not knocking on ml for being ml, it's just a very odd instance when it comes to social interaction. You must subscribe to the hive mind 100% ... or else.