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Gabrielfair··on GitHub is having issues now
Its sad that we are reaching the point where a large swatch of he planet is affected by the same thing and we don't get much of an investigation
Gabrielfair··on macOS Tahoe 26.2 ships with an outdated version of Python 3.9.6
Python 3.9.6 reached end-of-life on 2025-10-31. It is no longer supported and does not receive security updates

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-396/

Gabrielfair··on Natural Number Game: build the basic theory of the natural numbers from scratch
A better version of this game with a tutorial: https://lovettsoftware.com/NaturalNumbers/TutorialWorld.lean...
Gabrielfair··on Dragons When Folder Merging on macOS
I would believe that many people don't know about this difference. And I would also think that many would consider this to be unintended behavior.
Gabrielfair··on Cellular outage in U.S. hits AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon users
Perhaps this might have also been the reason https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=318230
Gabrielfair··on Cellular outage in U.S. hits AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon users
This this might have been the reason: https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=318230
Gabrielfair··on AT&T restores service after hours of outage
Perhaps this might have been the reason https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=318230
Gabrielfair··on Show HN: A protocol for sharing knowledge via semantic lookup with use in LLMs
I'm imaging this used as a public listing of your online avatar information. So any chatbot can skip all the pleasantries and formalities of getting to know you.
Gabrielfair··on What should a new OS have?
The future operating system is one built from the ground up to serve only as a personal data warehouse. Collecting, protecting, archiving, and analysing your life's data in a private pragmatic ways
Gabrielfair··on Reporting a user to WhatsApp forwards a copy of recent messages from that chat
Thanks for pointing this out. I suspect this why Google agreed to store all the backup data of a competing company for free. Google would have had no interest in storing Facebook's end-to-end encrypted data for free unless it could read it and possibly resell it back to Facebook.
Gabrielfair··on Microsoft 365 has employee surveillance and analytics built in
And marx taught us about false consciousness.
Gabrielfair··on Police in Mississippi to Pilot a Program to Live-Stream Amazon Ring Cameras
To add to the discussion, I haven't seen anyone mention that this will effectively give the police departments the ability to do surveillance without a warrant
Gabrielfair··on Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send telemetry and preload ads
I use glasswire which kinda some some of this. In addition to your list I would also be interested in setting up my homelab to monitor and detect rogue traffic that would have caught my phone doing what was described in the article.

Does anyone have any open-source suggestions for DIY deep-packet analysis?

Gabrielfair··on Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send telemetry and preload ads
I'm interested in setting up my homelab to monitor and detect rogue traffic that would have caught my phone doing what was described in the article. Does anyone have any open-source suggestions for DIY deep-packet analysis?
Gabrielfair··on Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send telemetry and preload ads
I'm interested in setting up my homelab to monitor and detect rogue traffic that would have caught my phone doing what was described in the article. Does anyone have any open-source suggestions for DIY deep-packet analysis?
Gabrielfair··on What Is Philosopher.life?
I am curious of the history and background of this site as well
Gabrielfair··on Windows XP Source Code Reportedly Leaked, Posted to 4chan
Does anyone know what version of the code was leaked? Was it the most current version of the XP, or a codebase from 2008?
Gabrielfair··on Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’ Phones in Portland
A podcast called "It could happen here" from iHeart radio recorded in 2019 predicted this with startling accuracy. To be fair, its not hard to predict where this is all heading.
Gabrielfair··on India authorises sale of electric vehicles without batteries
Can someone help me understand how this will help the adoption when they still have to buy the expensive batteries
Gabrielfair··on WeChat permanently closes account after user sets offensive password
For the people who don't know what this means. WeChat is saving the passwords of all its users in plaintext. Which means the company and their employees can see your password. Which means CCP could use this password to gain access to your other accounts
Gabrielfair··on Elon Musk calls for Amazon breakup
I know the Overton Window has shifted, which will make what I'm about to propose sound even more crazy, but how about Nationalizing Amazon?
Gabrielfair··on Terahertz Gap
I'm curious if this means our sky survey of EMF radiation in space is also missing this band? I don't know our space telescope history and capabilities, but can anyone who knows more comment on whether or not we are missing this?
Gabrielfair··on Giant 3D wave sweeps over Seoul's Gangnam District
I've seen news sites do this before but I don't understand why they don't have actual video or photos of what they are talking about. Does anyone know why they just included renderings of the art installation?
Gabrielfair··on Spike mutation reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2 [pdf]
Note: This has not yet completed it's peer review.
Gabrielfair··on A brief history of the demoscene in China
Was this article written by gpt-2 or another deeptext engine? Can someone explain what a demoscene is?
Gabrielfair··on U.S. mayor asks residents to stop gun violence so Covid patients can have beds
I think this might be yellow journalism.
Gabrielfair··on Court outlaws German Weather Service's free weather app
I wonder if old versions of the app will still work. Assuming the endpoints are not going to change. Also it seems that I can't find the app due to my search region. Can someone provide a link to the app?
Gabrielfair··on Redditor Wins Fight to Stay Anonymous
"The judge ordered disclosure of Darkspilver’s identity to Watch Tower’s lawyer, so the organization could try to shore up its legal claims."

Does this mean Darkspilver's identity was reveled to the Jehovah witnesses after all?

Gabrielfair··on The Attempted Corporate Takeover of .Org
You are right, however I think rent-seeking in this context is that the owner is able to extract more money without producing any more value. So it would meet the definition. This usage of the term has become quite common when referring to political rent-seeking.
Gabrielfair··on India’s Internet shutdown in Kashmir is the longest ever in a democracy
First Hong Kong, then Tehran, then Kazmir...
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