Notices by r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖 (cypnk@mastodon.social), page 3

Very strong critique and social (media) commentary by John S Dykes

#Art

And that’s how code comments work

Meanwhile...

2600 magazine. June, 1987

It's been [0 seconds] since someone suggested blockchain as a completely inappropriate solution to a problem

Mosaic 1.0 released 1993

You can still get an updated version (unsupported) at http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/machten/mosaic/

Virtual Memory by Julia Evans

It can’t be April 1st. I’m sure it isn’t

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-azure-sphere-is-powered-by-linux-2018-4

“For the first time ever, Microsoft will distribute its own version of Linux”

“After 43 years, this is the first day that we are announcing, and will be distributing, a custom Linux kernel...”

https://mastodon.social/media/QG2os_VFnL_XDJn6JTg

Braille storybook

https://mastodon.social/media/bZLdo5o--KuwvtlQH3E

I forgot it's #Caturday

TIL Chrome is scanning your files, including private folders, in the background as an anti-malware measure

https://twitter.com/swagitda_/status/979477998142476289

There’s currently no “off” switch, but apparently the devs reassure that scans are local and not “cloud” based. But this still has consent and privacy implications

https://mastodon.social/media/06tQAyjUs5p0q8myO3s

I mean

https://mastodon.social/media/netjInO1o01Xn2fO1Hg

Luna on watch

https://mastodon.social/media/R8lIjs10-hc2ZYJhJG4

FYI, when sharing a link, check if the following are present in the URL

utm_content
utm_medium
utm_source
utm_campaign
#sm.( followed by random string)

These are “engagement trackers” and they can reveal your source for the URL

Consider the #privacy implications if you include them. They’re not needed for the website you’re visiting to actually show you the content

#Lifehack

https://mastodon.social/media/ce_wR8uafMz72NJk6us

The first Betty Boop cartoons (the ones in the public domain) are on the Archive

https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Betty+Boop%22

TIL:

“If tea spread to your country by sea, you call it ‘tea’. If by land, you call it chai.

(*This is because the ports of Fujian and Taiwan use the coastal pronunciation ‘te’, whereas Mandarin uses chá.)”

Via:
https://twitter.com/padraigbelton/status/951948982309261312

https://mastodon.social/media/yoXXT3x4Zsc0cFV_Jco

Oh good

#WesternDigital #MyCloud drives come with a back door and remote login vuln

https://www.techspot.com/news/72612-western-digital-cloud-drives-have-built-backdoor.html

“allowing for unrestricted root access”

“No fix has been issued to date”

“...hard coded backdoor with credentials that cannot be changed...”

Because why the hell not 🙄

https://mastodon.social/media/JexfV_KIXQRcjervY8Q

Bionic foot by Hristian Ivanov Shyne

#SciFi #Art

Christmas at Kennedy Airport by Joel Meyerowitz (1968)

#Photography

https://mastodon.social/media/hibXwjLTwhRPY-_CTSs