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norov··on Orlando urges reduced water usage due to Covid-19 related liquid oxygen shortage
Full title, which is too long to submit: Orlando urges reduced water usage as liquid oxygen used to purify water goes to COVID patients
norov··on Rain falls at the summit of Greenland Ice Sheet for first time on record
More like it's against their cultural identity to ever validate "the liberals".
norov··on Apple explicitly asks employees to merge their personal and work accounts
Why not set up a gmail.com account for your apple.com account? That way you still keep the clean iCloud account for work only.
norov··on The purge of Asian American students at Thomas Jefferson High School has begun
The hyperbole will end the moment we stop rewarding it.
norov··on Policy groups ask Apple to drop plans to inspect messages, scan for abuse images
Starting to suspect that a trillion dollar corporation is more interested in profits than fighting for the little guy?
norov··on Human stories behind emoji designs
My problem is every chat app now interprets :) as an emoji.
norov··on Show HN: Neural-hash-collider – Find target hash collisions for NeuralHash
It is more believable they are introducing this tech for larger international security reasons still kept under wraps.
norov··on Show HN: Neural-hash-collider – Find target hash collisions for NeuralHash
But why low resolution porn?
norov··on Tinder will introduce voluntary ID verification to reduce catfishing incidents
Just like how social media companies suddenly grow a spine and do something about bots and troll behavior only after they become large and successful.
norov··on Why are so many knowledge workers quitting?
Those podcasts must not have been all that interesting to begin with if you're not listening to them on your own time.
norov··on Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electron, built in Rust
Under the artist's page, select their Discography. Songs not released under albums should show up under 'Singles'
norov··on Many Americans not aware of being tracked with facial recognition while shopping
No it's not really fair. Until I start seeing Kroger going out of their way to support data provacy initiatives and consumer protections, correctly assume they have ill intent with your data.
norov··on MacKenzie Scott’s Money Bombs Are Single Handedly Reshaping America
Agile philanthropy
norov··on NASA boosts impact risk from 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu
The only difference is that we would be calling astrophysicists "heroes" instead of healthcare workers.

Hell, we might even clap for them at baseball games.

norov··on Use Pixar's story formula to win over investors
That is what we're told before entering academia and small business/non-profit ownership. But lo and behold in reality most of one's time is spent chasing grants, contracts, and other funding.
norov··on After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
The only explanation that makes sense to me is that they are doing huge damage to their reputation and trust for bigger reasons. Perhaps there are international or national security issues they are told to comply with that are not quite in the public view yet.
norov··on ‘Likes’ and ‘shares’ teach people to express more outrage online: study
It is not just social media; it is the way our society is structured. Even if social media did not exist, the press would still reward people who act outraged. Just look at newspaper op eds and cable TV talk shows with discussion panels. Sports fans know that ESPN sells outrage and living vicariously through athletes/celebs as a business model.

The crux of the issue is that society rewards attention whoring behavior. I would love to see our leaders promote more "do, not tell" behavior.

norov··on US real estate a safe haven for billions in dirty money, report says
When do people start protesting over all of the decent housing being gobbled up by those who are not living in these houses?
norov··on The metaverse is a dystopian nightmare – let’s build a better reality
The Zappos™ storefront overlay is also AR
norov··on The 'Great Resignation' is really the 'Great Discontent'
That article cannot be read unless you install their app or create an account.

A shift in society's values indeed.

norov··on Google employees who work from home could lose money
The rest of the world does not necessarily have decent labor laws. What if you end up cheering on a terrible employment standard & reward anti-worker countries and economies?
norov··on Google employees who work from home could lose money
This is the reason the pay cuts are happening. That is the current market for a remote Google job.
norov··on Apple says it will refuse gov’t demands to expand photo-scanning beyond CSAM
> Let us be clear, this technology is limited to detecting CSAM stored in iCloud and we will not accede to any government's request to expand it.

That seems like such a bizarre line to draw. Why would you spend all of this time and effort building such technology to only fight child sexual abuse? There are adult victims of abuse and trafficking. There are murders and rapes that Apple could help fight with this tech. Stolen items or stolen pets could be identified and returned to their rightful owners (for example, scan all phones within 20 miles of a lost dog).....why is Apple refusing to help fight any of these legitimate crimes?

norov··on Show HN: Get a plastic, wallet-size vaccine card
Advice: Offer a discount for return customers since proof of booster shots will be needed.
norov··on Watch Out, Beyond Burgers–The Fungi Renaissance Is Here
Here I thought pork was in fact the least taste-neutral. Pork is one of the few meats that tastes delicious without any kind of seasoning at all. To go further I use pork fat to season othee foods.
norov··on When does living your “best single life” backfire?
Don't obsess over who looks sexist. Focus on the main issue that having a supportive partner is priority #1.
norov··on When does living your “best single life” backfire?
Professionally ambitious men should remain single if they can't find a highly supportive spouse.

The point in the GP comment is with how many women refuse to marry below their income/professional status and socioeconomic level.

norov··on Apple's New CSAM Protections May Make iCloud Photos Bruteforceable
I realized child beauty pagents and other sexual exploitation of children would be considered Child Sexual Abuse Material in some cases. People, even those with good intentions, are not going to like where this is going.
norov··on In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Photo scanning features
It prevents CSAM from existing in the first place. Much like it would be ridiculous to search everyone's houses to stop drug use, it is far more effective to prevent the causes of drug dependency.
norov··on In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Photo scanning features
A lot of unwanted kids out there that end up in broken homes or on the street. There are also a lot of kids born in abusive families.

Good ideas to stop the circulating would be to increase birth control education and access, increase foster care funding and access, implement common sense policies for adoption, and increase funding for Child Protective Services.

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