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    “Payroll Pirate” phishing scam that takes over Workday accounts steals paychecks

    My company warns us to never click on suspicious links in emails. Yet, they keep sending us emails with suspicious links that are actually legitimate. Like sending emails marked as external, with links to complete security training. I'm just wondering if anybody behind the scenes actually...
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    In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you”

    Notepad++ is a code editor, not a Notepad replacement. For those who just want something small and light, try Metapad. Hasn't been updated in years, but still works.
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    Welcome to our latest design update, Ars 9.0!

    Wonder if anyone tested the article pages on Windows with screen scaling set to 150? (I have the article title filling up the entire screen.)
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    Hacked ISP infects users receiving unsecure software updates

    Is this the same as ... https://meincmagazine.com/security/2024/05/mystery-malware-destroys-600000-routers-from-a-single-isp-during-72-hour-span/
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    The nature of consciousness, and how to enjoy it while you can

    If consciousness didn't exist, you wouldn't be able to feel anything, because there would be no experience, and no 'you'.
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    FBI urges employees to “look for ways” to collect Americans’ messages

    Most (if not all) bad guys legitimately think they are good guys. Even if they're doing bad things, they will give what they consider to be good/justifiable reasons for doing so.
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    Google’s Pixel 9 might have three models, adding a small “Pro” phone

    I just Googled it, and the iPhone 6 was 5.44 inches. So that's like saying that a 6.5 inch phone is only a bit bigger than a 6 inch phone.
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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the philosophy of self, identity, and memory

    In that case, did you simply not exist as an infant, before your mind started retaining memories?
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    Instagram users outraged by app limiting political content ahead of elections

    That's understandable, but the person I originally responded to was talking about how one side literally (and yes, they used the word literally) wants to exterminate LGBT people, which is complete horse shit. So my original point was that this kind of rhetoric is the reason why people want...
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    Instagram users outraged by app limiting political content ahead of elections

    Progressives can't seem to make up their minds about whether the right's anti-LGBT crusade is just a big grift, or whether they want to murder them all. Fortunately, in regard to the latter, the vast majority of them are not that extreme. And even for the ones who are, spamming peoples' social...
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    Instagram users outraged by app limiting political content ahead of elections

    This sort of rhetoric is exactly why people want politics out of their feeds.
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    Copilot plugins, Android phones as webcams, and other improvements hit Windows 11

    I'm not anti-copilot/AI, but from my own experimentation and asking them questions I know the answers to, these chatbots spew as much bullshit as humans do, so I don't feel like I can trust them (yet). I also don't trust Microsoft not to try and relentlessly shove it down my throat.
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    Dealmaster: Early Black Friday 2023 deals

    Galaxy S23 FE on Amazon & Best Buy for $400.
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    People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to reality

    How is this any different technically than forming an emotional attachment to someone who could die tomorrow in a car crash?
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    Windows 11 23H2 update is coming later this year but won’t actually do anything

    When is the update coming that unfucks the taskbar and allows me to un-combine again?
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    Could there be upsides to being a psychopath?

    To be clear, I'm not talking about having an industry that's completely self-regulated. I'm talking about removing people from the equation that have a penchant for bending the rules, such that you don't need so many restrictions that it becomes a minefield for small companies to try and navigate.
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    Could there be upsides to being a psychopath?

    I've been thinking a lot about this. I actually agree with conservatives that there's way too much burdensome regulation of businesses. Seems like a better approach to having all that legalese (that a small army of lawyers can probably work around anyway) is to remove people with psychopathic...
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    Motorola makes its 4th-gen foldable, the Moto Razr+, official

    How long is Moto updating their phones these days?