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Russia called on the country’s largest lender Sberbank to remove a rainbow-colored unicorn from its bank cards for kids as “rainbow symbols” are an attribute of the “international LGBT movement" in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 6 points 18 hours ago

I don’t remember hearing about unicorns. Rainbows have meant so many things over the years that I get dizzy thinking about it. :)

Microsoft says it won't let you use Mail & Calendar app on Windows 11 in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

Windows has mail and calendar apps?

Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the U.S. Presidential Election and Change the Country in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

This is fucking terrifying. How do we find the membership list and shine a light on them? And how do we make sure politicians know that we disapprove of the company they keep?

Game dev [Alderon Games] accuses Intel of selling ‘defective’ Raptor Lake CPUs [13th&14th-gen] [ quote: "we have observed that CPUs initially working well deteriorate over time, eventually failing" ] in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

I'm surprised Intel hasn't gotten into the planned obsolescence game yet

Judging from this post, they just figured it out.

What Does Nevada's $35B Fund Manager Do All Day? Nothing (2016) in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Eight year old article? And paywalled

Russia called on the country’s largest lender Sberbank to remove a rainbow-colored unicorn from its bank cards for kids as “rainbow symbols” are an attribute of the “international LGBT movement" in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago

Imagine being afraid of colors or a mythological animal.

Convicted Felon Shot Outside Pittsburgh in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 40 points 2 days ago

Haven’t we learned over the last 25 years that the high road doesn’t work?

Blue checks on X are bad now, EU says in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I've never been especially interested in normies, but you may be right. All the communities that I care about are in the fediverse. Any entity that still relies solely on Xitter is a lost cause as far as I'm concerned.

Blue checks on X are bad now, EU says in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I haven't been on FB itself in close to a decade. I understand that it's still somewhat usable for neighborhoods and for keeping up with family, but I don't have firsthand knowledge. Even before I left, getting through the algorithm to see a feed of real people was almost impossible. That's certainly the case on Instagram, which I do still visit a few times a year.

It is our most, modestly priced receptacle... in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

It may depend on your state. In any event, I wouldn’t take the funeral home’s word for it. Ask a competent lawyer.

Spectrum Mobile makes offers that they won't honor. Phone trade-ins through Assurant are a bait-and-switch scam. AMA in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

Spectrum have the monopoly on internet service in my town. I won’t be engaging with them for anything else.

Swiss right seeks to block Eurovision’s ‘celebration of satanism and occultism’ in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago

These are the people my mom would’ve called “Jesus Freaks.” They can believe whatever they want, but they don’t get to try and force it on the rest of us. Kick them back under their rock and move on.

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Has Title IX Outlived Its Usefulness? (www.ted.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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One takeaway from this TED Talk is that Title IX, rather than balancing the playing field for women, tilted it against men. Are there any clear solutions?

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Dell Data Breach (literature.cafe)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Has anyone else received an email from Dell about a data breach? I’ve gotten three messages just today. What’s going on?

Dell Technologies takes the privacy and confidentiality of your information seriously. We are currently investigating an incident involving a Dell portal, which contains a database with limited types of customer information related to purchases from Dell. We believe there is not a significant risk to our customers given the type of information involved.

What data was accessed?
At this time, our investigation indicates limited types of customer information was accessed, including:

Name
Physical address
Dell hardware and order information, including service tag, item description, date of order and related warranty information

The information involved does not include financial or payment information, email address, telephone number or any highly sensitive customer information.

**What is Dell doing? **
Upon identifying the incident, we promptly implemented our incident response procedures, began investigating, took steps to contain the incident and notified law enforcement. We have also engaged a third-party forensics firm to investigate this incident. We will continue to monitor the situation.

**What can I do? **
Our investigation indicates your information was accessed during this incident, but we do not believe there is significant risk given the limited information impacted. However, you should always keep in mind these tips to help avoid tech support phone scams. If you notice any suspicious activity related to your Dell accounts or purchases, please immediately report concerns to [email protected].

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‘My hoo haa is gonna be out’: US Olympians slam Nike for skimpy women’s track kit (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/globalnews

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What is it with Nike and sexualized athletic uniforms these days (see MBA see-through pants)? Did PornHub invest without anyone noticing?

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Apple Planning to Kill PWAs (open-web-advocacy.org)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Mastodon Instance Recommendation (literature.cafe)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

9 comments fedilink

Gabe, please remove this if it doesn't belong here.

The instance of my Mastodon account has chosen to federate with Facebook. This wigs me out, so I'm looking to migrate. Do y'all have any suggestions?

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Google's anti-adblocker campaign (literature.cafe)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Have they given up already? I haven’t seen the popup in a couple of days (touch wood). For a few weeks, it showed up every time I used a logged in account and made the service unusable.

Maybe I’ve just stopped trying to watch monetized videos.