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skrishna, 8 days ago to space

OKAY EVERYONE, we are about an hour from launch of Boeing Starliner CFT. Everything is going well so far, weather is 90% go.

If you recall, the last launch on June 1 was scrubbed at T-3:50 because of a ground systems issue

Please cross your fingers 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

#space #spaceflight #nasa #boeing #starliner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HneVxAmYcaA

carloshr, 13 days ago to twitter Spanish

Nitter is not dead. The alternative twitter/x front-end,is still working. Yes, now there are just a few public instances (nitter.poast.org is one of them), but with just a basic linux and docker knowledge you can self-host your own private instance.

🔗 https://github.com/sekai-soft/guide-nitter-self-hosting

#Nitter #Selfhosting #Twitter #Linux #Selfhost

digiphile, 14 days ago to random

In a HUGE win for digital government in the USA, US Treasury says Direct File will be a permanent, free tax filing option! https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2385

NB: A USGSA survey of 11,000+ filers found 90% ranked the UX as “Excellent” or “Above Average,” after a successful pilot with 140,000 Americans that saved an estimated $5.6M in costs.

Next steps: invest more to pre-populate returns, test, iterate, & scale.

Powerfromspace1, 13 days ago to space

BREAKING 🚨: #NASA's James #Webb telescope has found the most distant known galaxy in the universe

It existed only 290 million years after the Big Bang 🤯

verge, 14 days ago to random

Amazon’s Prime Air delivery drones can fly even farther after FAA approval https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/30/24167776/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drones-faa-bvlos-approval

TechCrunch, 14 days ago to random

Amazon gets FAA approval to expand US drone deliveries https://tcrn.ch/3X9jJkS

matdevdug, 15 days ago to microsoft

It's amazing how completely fucked normal people are when it comes to #Microsoft #copilot and understanding what is coming to their computers. This is an actual conversation I had today.

T: "I heard Microsoft has a new thing coming that takes screenshots of your screen called Copilot. Do I have that?"
M: "That's called Recall and I think it's only coming to Copilot+ computers."
T: "Well I already have Copilot. I think I have normal Copilot and Copilot for Office 365."
M: "Um I don't think its related to that. For some reason they're calling new laptops Copilot+"
T: "My son has Copilot from his programming class. Is that the same as my Copilot?"
M: "No that's GitHub Copilot which is a different thing."

You couldn't have done a worse job with naming if you tried. Hats off to Microsoft marketing for being so confusing it took a team of people walking through your marketing docs to figure out what unwanted feature is coming to who.
#ai #llm

PCMag, 20 days ago to random

Remember ICQ? After almost three decades, the once-popular instant messaging client is finally shutting down. https://www.pcmag.com/news/icq-one-of-the-oldest-instant-messengers-is-shutting-down

davemark, 20 days ago to Samsung

"We’re Ending Our Samsung Collaboration"

iFixit on why they are terminating their "Samsung Repair Hub". An interesting "right to repair" read...

https://www.ifixit.com/News/96162/were-ending-our-samsung-collaboration
#Samsung #RightToRepair

paulknightly, 22 days ago to random

Incredible drone footage of the Greenfield, IA tornado courtesy of Reed Timmer.

The drone was able to orbit through the outer circulation of the tornado capturing some of the best views I've ever seen of a multi-vortex tornado.

There's a lot that can be learned from this type of close-range footage. Includes a brief clip around 2:15 of a wind turbine being taken down by the outer wind field.

https://youtu.be/IEFGKMWYD-E?si=4ZNdSCufFAf6sFwJ

nevar23, 22 days ago to space

Oo! #NASA is doing a townhall livestream on AI right now.

https://www.youtube.com/live/n3LH7Hd0L5s?si=JavdR2IfWashXNMI

GossiTheDog, 23 days ago to random

For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft have decided to bake essentially an infostealer into base Windows OS and enable by default.

From the Microsoft FAQ: “Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

Info is stored locally - but rather than something like Redline stealing your local browser password vault, now they can just steal the last 3 months of everything you’ve typed and viewed in one database.

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ianonymous3000, 23 days ago to privacy

🚨 Microsoft's new "Recall" feature is a privacy nightmare. Always-on screenshot capture, closed-source AI analysis, invasive data collection with questionable controls - all impossible for researchers to independently audit.

Users should avoid Recall entirely until it allows 3rd-party audits. This could drive many to switch to Linux.

What are your thoughts on the privacy implications of invasive AI features like Recall?

#Privacy #Surveillance #AI #Windows #Linux #transparency #DigitalRights

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radar, 23 days ago to random

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slashdot, 25 days ago to random

Amazon Defends Its Use of Signal Messages in Court https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/05/18/1920226/amazon-defends-its-use-of-signal-messages-in-court?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

internetarchive, 26 days ago to random

Why is The Wayback Machine so important for preserving our digital culture? According to new analysis from Pew Research Center:
❌ 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible
❌ 23% of news webpages contain at least one broken link
🔗 https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2024/05/17/when-online-content-disappears/

davemark, 26 days ago to privacy

"NYPD will deploy drones to respond to 911 calls"

• Pilot program is in 5 precincts.
• Each precinct will get rooftop drone platform
• Calling it “drones as first responders”

This a good thing? Drones can certainly get eyes to an emergency quickly. Video footage admissible in court?

Privacy implications? Will people be shooting these down?

https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-will-deploy-drones-to-respond-to-911-calls-in-5-nyc-precincts-officials-say
#Privacy #NewYorkCity #NYC #Police #Drones

joelpomales, 27 days ago to random

Companies Are So Desperate For Data Centers They're Leasing Them Before They're Even Built

https://slashdot.org/story/24/05/16/218238/companies-are-so-desperate-for-data-centers-theyre-leasing-them-before-theyre-even-built?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

MrLovenstein, 28 days ago to random

Secret Panel HERE 😌 https://tapas.io/episode/3009766

LukaszOlejnik, 29 days ago to random

Google unveiled an LLM model that can monitor phone calls to detect suspected fraud. This technology indicates that capabilities to monitor calls, texts, and documents for undesirable content already exist or are being developed. Such a model could issue warnings, block actions, or report content, leading to technological modulation of social behavior. This poses a major threat to privacy and basic freedoms.

Read about designing technologies with values
https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/designing-technologies-with-values-possibility-necessity-and-european-story/

radar, 29 days ago to random

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