Curious what people here think about Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker’s statement in Google’s anti-monopoly trial-. She claims that Firefox uses Google as its default search because users prefer it, not because of payments from Google.
Norway has succeeded in getting the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to make permanent and extend across Europe its ban on Meta (Facebook’s parent company) harvesting user data for targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram.
Those are the MD5 hashes of a lot of adult sites. They list them, so they can filter them from “often visited”. In bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1159884 they reason, that this is so that virus scanners don’t detect FF as malicious (due to containing references to those sites). Let’s get the list!...
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[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
I remember when Proton launched it was like magic playing games like Doom and Nier Automata straight from the Linux Steam client with excellent performance. I do not miss the days of having the Windows version of Steam installed separately.
Engineers at MIT and in China are aiming to turn seawater into drinking water with a completely passive device that is inspired by the ocean, and powered by the sun....
According to Google Trends, during the past few years, there has been nothing but a few minor bumps that faded away as quickly as they came. I love RSS because i do not have to scroll through dozens of different news sites all day and i would love it to return....
Sex and romance are a big part of Baldur’s Gate 3, which has prompted some new menu options in the just-released full version of the RPG. You can toggle nudity during cinematics, toggle whether genitals are visible, and choose whether or not to share what your character does with those nude, visible genitals with your co-op...
One should be at the bottom one at the top. I understand space on the phone is a premium but a second port would make the phone so much more usable. Wired headphones, flash drives, camera modules, speaker modules, keyboards, even connection to a TV, all could be used while charging. It’s a shame it’s not a thing, USB is...
EU fingerprint checks for British travellers to start in 2024 (www.theguardian.com)
The Names of Thousands of Neo-Nazi Music Fans Just Got Leaked (www.vice.com)
Thousands of purveyors of neo-Nazi tunes just had their day ruined by a crew of enterprising Scandinavian anti-fascists.
The CIA RULED JFK (lemmy.tf)
Dungeons and Dr(ule)agons (mander.xyz)
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:3 rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Firefox lost users during “failed” Yahoo search deal, says Mozilla CEO (arstechnica.com)
Curious what people here think about Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker’s statement in Google’s anti-monopoly trial-. She claims that Firefox uses Google as its default search because users prefer it, not because of payments from Google.
Avast confirms it tagged Google app as malware on Android phones (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
The Chrome team says they’re not going to pursue Web Integrity but…...
Meta faces permanent ban on targeted ads across Europe (stackdiary.com)
Norway has succeeded in getting the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to make permanent and extend across Europe its ban on Meta (Facebook’s parent company) harvesting user data for targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram.
Threads third-party app support could become a reality (www.theverge.com)
Mosseri says Threads is working on an API.
Firefox curated list of NSFW sites (MD5 hashed) from FF source code. Community effort? (searchfox.org)
Those are the MD5 hashes of a lot of adult sites. They list them, so they can filter them from “often visited”. In bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1159884 they reason, that this is so that virus scanners don’t detect FF as malicious (due to containing references to those sites). Let’s get the list!...
[meme] Being forced to drive isn't freedom — it's a government-mandated lifetime subscription to oil (lemmy.world)
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Google paid a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine everywhere (www.theverge.com)
Question to the ones that fully left Reddit
How has it been for you? Do you get FOMO feeling sometimes?...
An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification ... (youtube.com)
Your ex isn't the only one stalking your social media posts. The Feds are, too (www.theregister.com)
Firefox 119 released (www.mozilla.org)
So long, small phones (www.theverge.com)
Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful. (mastodon.world)
After Axing Headlines, Elon Musk To Hide Retweet, Like Buttons On Twitter (www.pcmag.com)
Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
After decades of climate deception, Shell uses Fortnite to court demographic most concerned about climate change (www.mediamatters.org)
There's still room for improvement, but Linux gaming has come a long way in a short time. (lemmy.world)
I remember when Proton launched it was like magic playing games like Doom and Nier Automata straight from the Linux Steam client with excellent performance. I do not miss the days of having the Windows version of Steam installed separately.
Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water (news.mit.edu)
Engineers at MIT and in China are aiming to turn seawater into drinking water with a completely passive device that is inspired by the ocean, and powered by the sun....
Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun (www.theverge.com)
It’s now explicitly against Disney Plus’s policies for Canadian subscribers to share passwords outside of their household.
Unity deleted these terms, don't let them get out (lemmy.today)
From The Internet Archive: web.archive.org/…/Unity Software Additional Terms…
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen (www.theverge.com)
DisplayPort: A Better Video Interface (hackaday.com)
Microsoft to stop forcing Windows 11 users into Edge in EU countries (www.theverge.com)
Why are people hyped about RSS regaining relevance? (lemmy.world)
According to Google Trends, during the past few years, there has been nothing but a few minor bumps that faded away as quickly as they came. I love RSS because i do not have to scroll through dozens of different news sites all day and i would love it to return....
PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Any greenthumbs out there have a humane solution? (startrek.website)
Baldur's Gate 3: Act 3 Bugs and Missing Content Becoming a Problem as More Players Near End (www.ign.com)
Todd Howard wants Elder Scrolls 6 to be ‘the ultimate fantasy-world simulator’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Report: Potential NYT lawsuit could force OpenAI to wipe ChatGPT and start over (arstechnica.com)
Firefox Finally Outperforming Google Chrome In SunSpider (www.phoronix.com)
Google search is over (mastodon.social)
Via @rodhilton...
Looks like google domains is no more. (lemmyonline.com)
https://lemmyonline.com/pictrs/image/6dfbbd60-8363-4648-afdc-2ec7373173b9.png...
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Keep Seeding (lemmy.one)
A few months ago I grabbed this torrent from rarbg, and it took weeks to download. Often going days with no seeders....
Don't worry, your Baldur's Gate 3 sex scenes are hidden from co-op players by default (www.pcgamer.com)
Sex and romance are a big part of Baldur’s Gate 3, which has prompted some new menu options in the just-released full version of the RPG. You can toggle nudity during cinematics, toggle whether genitals are visible, and choose whether or not to share what your character does with those nude, visible genitals with your co-op...
Pirating games you own?
This might seem stupid, but hear me out....
Apple Explains Why It Won’t Make iPhones With Replaceable Batteries (www.inverse.com)
Russia ‘systematically’ forcing Ukrainians to accept citizenship, US report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainians in occupied territories who refuse Russian passports face threats, intimidation and possible detention or deportation, Yale study says
Phones should have 2 USB C ports
One should be at the bottom one at the top. I understand space on the phone is a premium but a second port would make the phone so much more usable. Wired headphones, flash drives, camera modules, speaker modules, keyboards, even connection to a TV, all could be used while charging. It’s a shame it’s not a thing, USB is...