"Roman texts convey little meaningful information about Indian political dynasties and offer even less about the practical operations of Indo-Roman trade. A series of Egyptian documents has recently revolutionised understanding of the logistical and political requirements for moving bulk goods from India across the Sahara and...
The Indian space agency is all set to land its probe, which was made at a fraction of the budget of recent Hollywood blockbusters, on the surface of the Moon, a task that has historically had a low success rate.
Since its inception, Microsoft Excel has changed how people organize, analyze, and visualize their data, providing a basis for decision-making for the..
WHO declared the end of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19 on May 5, 2023, and for mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) on May 11, 2023. Throughout its use, the meaning of the term PHEIC has been muddled. We call for a new, objective epidemic scale that better communicates the potential...
I generally have a “home” Firefox window with my most used tabs pinned. Sometimes I close it before another window, so I was frustrated to “lose” it and having to redo my pins. But recently I discovered this feature. Joy!
Wait, what? You don't want them to save bookmarks? Then what is the use of a bookmark? And you can definitely set your browser to erase your history every time you close it.
I don't see it as an issue since its locally stored if you don't have sync turned on. This will only be an issue if your device is compromised, and in such instances your bookmarks would be the least of your worries.
Zoom's Terms of Service say the company can train AI on user data with no mention of a way to opt out. Now Zoom says you don’t need to worry because the company swears it won’t actually do that, even though the Terms of Service say it can.
I use read-it-later services extensively to save any news I want to do blog posts about later, or something I want to look at in more detail when I have time (and three monitors)....
Yeah, a recovery mail address (which is optionally added) that was connected to a Twitter account. There is nothing dishonest happening here. They don't have access to our mails, but they are legally bound to share the metadata they do have access to when there is a lawful request from a government agency.
In the coming months Mozilla will launch support for an open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). We’ll announce a definite launch date in early September, but it’s safe to expect a roll-out before the year’s end.
Due to increasing concerns over cyberattacks and malware, India’s Defence Ministry has decided to replace Microsoft’s OS with a locally made Ubuntu fork named Maya (meaning ‘deception’ in Sanskrit). Maya will have an interface similar to Windows to ease the transition, and an end-point detection and protection system...
Oh yes, I have heard a lot of cases like this related to freenom. They deactivate domains that get traction and resell them at a premium (mostly to spammy ad networks that hoard domains).
This might be true, but I will take anything that comes from Larry Sanger with a pinch of salt. Dude has been pretty much exclusively hanging out with right wing nutjobs since 2020 and was at one point spreading misinformation against Covid-19 vaccines.
Porcha Woodruff was getting her two children ready for school when police officers presented her with an arrest warrant alleging robbery and carjacking, court documents show.
Were people given a choice in the first place? It has been pretty much thrust upon people across the world by capitalist overlords and political leaders.
About the downvotes, this is not the first time that has happened. I have been repeatedly getting downvoted on some of the tech or related communities on Lemmy instances recently for completely innocuous comments. Since I am on kbin, they don't impact me in anyway, but I have been puzzled about it. The only explanation I can come up with is something I wrote at some point offended someone and they are just down voting whatever post they see of mine with multiple accounts.
After this announcement, I am planning to reject meetings organised in zoom. But the problem is that it’s really good. So, is there any privacy friendly and viable alternatives to zoom? It does not have to be open source because I nearly tried all alternatives. Your experiences?
So, I’m sure we all know about the WEI thing at this point, which is bad and weird enough; and also the sudden move to block ad-blockers on YouTube. I don’t know how that’s going to work out, but it’s pretty irritating. Not to mention, going to the gym, coming home, and suddenly getting loads of fitness-related ads piled...
I have no idea. Both are solid services with sound privacy credentials and recommended by Privacy Guides (Cryptpad as a productivity tool and Skiff for its mail service). I use both regularly and have been able to completely replace Google Docs because of them. The only reason I can think of anyone down-voting my suggestion is that Skiff is not fully open source yet, but they are in the process of making it so.
Privacy Guides is a great place for you to look at a highly curated list of reliable and privacy-focused alternatives https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/
I am also curious to know the reason. The downvoting seem to be only happening in programming.dev instance though. Things are still sane here in kbin.social.
In the absence of any explanation, I am just going to assume there are a lot of Google Docs fans in this community.
TIL passage of merchandise over the Silk Road was a mere trickle compared with the maritime flow of goods between India and Rome during the first-millennium CE (scroll.in)
"Roman texts convey little meaningful information about Indian political dynasties and offer even less about the practical operations of Indo-Roman trade. A series of Egyptian documents has recently revolutionised understanding of the logistical and political requirements for moving bulk goods from India across the Sahara and...
Google’s AR projects are reportedly facing even more setbacks (www.theverge.com)
We might be waiting a while longer for Google’s AR projects.
Rule (media.kbin.social)
Chandrayaan-3: How India’s Moon Mission with a modest budget stands apart (www.moneycontrol.com)
The Indian space agency is all set to land its probe, which was made at a fraction of the budget of recent Hollywood blockbusters, on the surface of the Moon, a task that has historically had a low success rate.
Announcing Python in Excel: Combining the power of Python and the flexibility of Excel. (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
Since its inception, Microsoft Excel has changed how people organize, analyze, and visualize their data, providing a basis for decision-making for the..
6.5% Covid patients died within a year of hospital discharge: study (indianexpress.com)
The findings are based on data of 14,419 patients across 31 hospitals who were followed-up over phone for a year.
The when is less important than the what: an epidemic scale as an alternative to the WHO's Public Health Emergency of International Concern (www.thelancet.com)
WHO declared the end of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19 on May 5, 2023, and for mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) on May 11, 2023. Throughout its use, the meaning of the term PHEIC has been muddled. We call for a new, objective epidemic scale that better communicates the potential...
Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards - report (www.bbc.co.uk)
Migrants tell the BBC they were shot on the Saudi border as a new report alleges "mass killings".
In case you're mad at yourself for closing your precious window with all the right tabs opened, note that Firefox allows to reopen recently closed windows (jlai.lu)
I generally have a “home” Firefox window with my most used tabs pinned. Sometimes I close it before another window, so I was frustrated to “lose” it and having to redo my pins. But recently I discovered this feature. Joy!
Zoom Contradicts Its Own Policy About Training AI On Your Data (gizmodo.com)
Zoom's Terms of Service say the company can train AI on user data with no mention of a way to opt out. Now Zoom says you don’t need to worry because the company swears it won’t actually do that, even though the Terms of Service say it can.
Omnivore is an excellent open-source read-it-later alternative to Pocket, that can be self-hosted as well (beehaw.org)
I use read-it-later services extensively to save any news I want to do blog posts about later, or something I want to look at in more detail when I have time (and three monitors)....
Texas Oilman Wants to Dam a River to Create a Giant Pool (www.bloomberg.com)
Greg Garland would really like a swimming pool. But not just any old swimming pool....
I'm a Screenwriter. These AI Jokes Give Me Nightmares (time.com)
Sure, ChatGPT sucks at writing jokes, but I've tried secret AI programs and they're no joke for writers like me....
ProtonMail Shared Data With the FBI | cybernews.com (www.youtube.com)
Firefox for Android should have an open ecosystem of extensions by the end of the year. (blog.mozilla.org)
In the coming months Mozilla will launch support for an open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). We’ll announce a definite launch date in early September, but it’s safe to expect a roll-out before the year’s end.
India's Defence Ministry to switch from Windows to locally built Ubuntu fork 'Maya' over security concerns (www.thehindu.com)
Due to increasing concerns over cyberattacks and malware, India’s Defence Ministry has decided to replace Microsoft’s OS with a locally made Ubuntu fork named Maya (meaning ‘deception’ in Sanskrit). Maya will have an interface similar to Windows to ease the transition, and an end-point detection and protection system...
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[email protected] has the most subscribers out of any community according to lemmyverse.net (lemmy.world)
Unveiling the ‘Wikipedia Game’: CIA and FBI Use Web Encyclopedia for Information Warfare (orinocotribune.com)
New deep learning model can predict passwords from keystroke sound with 95% accuracy (www.medianama.com)
The paper notes that these types of attacks can be carried out with off-the-shelf equipment and algorithms.
Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while pregnant due to facial recognition technology (www.nbcnews.com)
Porcha Woodruff was getting her two children ready for school when police officers presented her with an arrest warrant alleging robbery and carjacking, court documents show.
Why’s there no modded WhatsApp?
Why are there good mods for Discord (Aliucord, Vendetta…) and YouTube (Revanced), but no good mods for WhatsApp?...
What are the best zoom alternatives? (nitter.net)
After this announcement, I am planning to reject meetings organised in zoom. But the problem is that it’s really good. So, is there any privacy friendly and viable alternatives to zoom? It does not have to be open source because I nearly tried all alternatives. Your experiences?
$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial (www.theverge.com)
"Barbie" makes history as film surpasses $1B in box office sales (www.axios.com)
'It's the first film soley directed by a woman to ever cross $1 billion in global box office sales.'
clever girl (slrpnk.net)
I just wanted to take a minute to appreciate interchangable batteries (lemmy.ml)
I know these are currently out of fashion but I’m still thankful they exist....
🍑⚡👀 (midwest.social)
The Irish Light: Woman abused by paper which falsely said vaccine killed her son (www.bbc.com)
So, what's stopping you from getting a foldable? [Poll] (9to5google.com)
Foldable smartphones have reached their fifth major generation, as heralded by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5......
Lemmy is popular nowadays, yet is losing its active users (lemm.ee)
Similar to Mastodon’s spikes last year, it seems. Anyways, there is data to think about. Source
Is Google having a total breakdown right now???
So, I’m sure we all know about the WEI thing at this point, which is bad and weird enough; and also the sudden move to block ad-blockers on YouTube. I don’t know how that’s going to work out, but it’s pretty irritating. Not to mention, going to the gym, coming home, and suddenly getting loads of fitness-related ads piled...