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🇨🇦 tunetardis

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  • FTC sues GoDaddy for years of poor hosting security practices

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  • For instance, in February 2023, the hosting giant disclosed that unknown attackers stole source code and installed malware on compromised servers after breaching its cPanel shared hosting environment in a multi-year breach.

    I assumed their security for this was to keep shuffling around their web site to make that cPanel stuff impossible to find? It's like a store that keeps rearranging their floor inventory. I dread having to do anything with cPanel. Kudos to the hackers who managed to work it out.

  • Do dogs and cats have dominant front paws?

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  • Same with my cat. Sometimes when he's lying on my chest, he tries to "pet" me on the face, which is not fun as he has claws, so I pin down his left paw but he never ever uses his right for this.

  • macOS Automator is really cool: Add a custom action that works in all apps (such as sort lines in selected text)

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  • Yeah, I have some Python scripts that reflow selected passages of code for me using this approach. It always feels so weird when I'm using some OS that seemingly doesn't support any sort of GUI scripting.

    It's worth noting that while you can simulate mouse clicks and key strokes within any app, some support a few direct scripting commands. For example, in Terminal, you don't need a GUI script to open a new window and type in it to run some command. You can just issue an AppleScript command to tell app "Terminal" to do script "top" or whatever. That's because Terminal's scripting library includes a do script command.

    For more on this, you can fire up Script Editor and go Open Dictionary. You will see a list of all apps with any sort of scripting support and be able to get documentation on what you can do with it.

  • Bald Eagle Officially Declared US National Bird After 250 Years

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  • I've seen more bald eagles of late and I'm in Canada. Are they fleeing for some reason?

    At least the Canada geese are going the other way. Those things are the devil! Chasing after me on my bike hissing…

  • What to name these Conversation objects in my code

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    1. Honestly, I don't think dialog is bad for this? Maybe npc_dialog or npc_dialog_tree if you want to be less ambiguous?
    2. Something like prompt, query, or npc_prompt maybe?
    3. reply, response, or player_response? Maybe response could be the container that holds a reply (the text the player says) and a link to the next prompt?

  • Is there a word (or Wikipedia article) for when someone refutes everything you stated in a comment and acts as if their experience is the authentic way things actually are in the world?

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  • Yeah, the method used sounds like some sort of selection bias (cherry-picking or whatever you want to call it), but the motivation behind it (as there is a definite intent here to steer the discussion) is likely egocentric or just a general need to be contrarian or condescending.

  • New Zealander Wins Spanish World Scrabble Title Without Knowing Language

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  • My brother is involved with tournament Scrabble and knows Nigel well. I don't compete myself but have watched games among top players. There is a lot of strategy beyond simply memorizing word lists.

    The best play is often not the highest-scoring one. You need to examine the board and determine what it might expose to your opponent. You also need to keep track of what tiles have been played already to get an idea of what may be lying on your opponent's tray at the moment. You may also take the calculated risk of playing a word you know is not real. If it is not challenged, it stands. Depending on tournament rules, a challenge may cost you if it fails (i.e. the word is legit), so there is a poker-like bluffing element.

  • Valid LilyPond syntax

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  • Interesting. I had never heard of LilyPond before. I do a lot of music scoring using abc notation and even wrote myself a GUI to help with that, but it's interesting to see that there is another script language for generating sheet music.

  • Bashar al-Assad claims Russians forced his evacuation from Syria

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  • Wow. He might wanna stay away from high windows for the next little bit?

  • What's the funniest belief you had when you were a child ?

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  • This reminds me of the first time I went to see my wife's family long before we got married. There was a big gathering for Christmas and she had a kid sister looking totally distraught at the dinner table where a feast was laid out. "I can't eat this! That poor 3-legged lamb!!!" And she ran off.

  • What's the best way to stop snoring?

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  • Same. Yeah these days, if you hear a lot of noise, that's a good indication something is wrong like a bad mask or hose seal or the humidity chamber is not in all the way.

  • What's the best way to stop snoring?

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  • When I first got a cpap, I asked my wife if I'm still snoring? She looked pensive and said no, it's more like a heavy breathing. I asked her what she meant by that and she said you know, like Darth Vader.

    That was an early model though. They're much quieter now!

  • What's the funniest belief you had when you were a child ?

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  • I thought Salvatia must be the poorest country in the world if even their army has to go around begging for money.

  • Canadian official threatens to cut off energy to the United States

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  • Have to say I'm a little sceptical on this. In the early 2000s we had that giant power outage that hit everywhere from Ontario down to the US eastern seaboard. It's all one giant, tightly-integrated grid. Both sides milk Niagara Falls for all its worth, for example.

    If it were Quebec making this threat, I would take it seriously. They spent a lot to rebuild their grid with DC isolation and everything after a horrific ice storm took it down. If they said "we're cutting you off", then yeah, they could realistically do so. But this is Doug Ford in Ontario. What a blow-hard.

    If he's talking more about gas/oil pipelines, well, what's the point? Trump's tariffs will already cause prices to soar at the pump in the US. No need for an embargo. Talk about shooting yourself in your foot. I cannot believe he has any support, and yet here we are.

  • Taller Vehicles Are More Dangerous to Pedestrians Even at Low Speeds, Research Finds

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  • I love my ebike! It's been a game changer for me. I can give you a few safety pointers that apply to cycling in general.

    • invest in a rear-view mirror so that you can watch for people coming up from behind and cutting you off with a sudden right turn (the right hook, as it is sometimes called)
    • at intersections, try to make eye contact with anyone turning across you
    • get front and rear lights (most jurisdictions require these for night time riding but they are good to have on in daytime also)
    • get a bell (again, generally required) and use it when you are approaching pedestrians who can't see you or in general when your sight lines are obstructed
    • watch out for parked car doors swinging out (if you need to take over a lane to pass a car safely, it is your right to do so)
    • when you need to maneuver (e.g. change lanes, turn, etc.), use hand signals and do so gradually from a good distance

    The nice thing about an ebike is it doesn't cost you a lot of effort to get going again after slowing down or stopping, so you should do so if you're facing an uncertain traffic situation.

    Also, regarding risks, you need to weigh them against the risks of not riding. In my case, I work a sedentary job and this is my primary means of exercise. (Yes, even ebikes can give you exercise!) I was developing type 2 diabetes, but since I started the bike commute, I've been losing weight (albeit very gradually) and my numbers have been going down.

  • Taller Vehicles Are More Dangerous to Pedestrians Even at Low Speeds, Research Finds

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  • There was a woman who died recently when her ebike was hit by a pickup truck along a route I often also ride an ebike on. He was making a left turn at an intersection. It bothers me that a collision of that nature was still enough to cause a fatality. I mean you would expect a turning vehicle to not be moving at great speed?

    But I guess as the article points out, the higher profile and greater weight of trucks takes its toll. Also, I think there is a certain segment of muscle truck drivers who like to floor it with reckless abandon, though I don't know if that was the case here?

  • What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen in public?

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  • Your first one reminds me of something that happened awhile back. I was at a donut shop staring out the window when a scruffy dude in a pickup truck slammed into a traffic light, tipping it over across the street.

    Now as it happens, said donut shop was a watering hole for police officers (yes, the stereotype is real), and about a dozen buff uniforms trotted out within seconds. The guy climbed out of the truck and tried to light a cig and it fell out of his mouth as he saw them rushing up.

  • If you've ever interacted with someone who speaks a different language, what is the funniest misunderstanding you've had?

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  • One time when I was a kid, we went on a long car trip and a thunderstorm approached. My dad said, "Don't worry about the sound. It's the light that kills you!" My Japanese mom was not cool with this. "No, it's the sound. What are you talking about?" A fierce argument ensued.

    So, the words for thunder and lightning in Japanese are kaminari and inazuma, respectively. But that's not a perfect translation. kaminari means something like "peal of the gods", and is the forceful, dangerous part. inazuma is basically just a light show.

    English is the opposite. Thunder is just a sound, while lightning can kill you. To put it another way, in English, one word is light + electricity while the other is sound. In Japanese, one word is sound + electricity while the other is light.

    Anyway, I was about to speak up when my big brother tugged my arm. "No. This is a popcorn moment. Don't ruin it!"

  • I have to be knowledgeable about a particular superstition in order to sign in to access a government form

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  • Interesting. I wonder what the thinking is here? It's almost like a really poor manual password hash. Here's something derived from my date of birth. Store that instead of the actual date. Pretty weak though.