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wtf_is_this··on Leaked data reveals Israeli govt campaign to remove pro-Palestine posts on Meta
In case anyone is curious about this (as I was) here's an article: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3958808/trump-revokes-secu...
wtf_is_this··on NASA finds water and organics in Bennu asteroid sample
Anyone know why the (only?) picture is in black and white? It seems taking one with color wouldn't be any more difficult...
wtf_is_this··on OpenIPC: Alternative open firmware for your IP camera
Couldn't agree more with this comment. I've had exactly the same frustration trying to get cameras months/years apart that will work. You have to open each one up and hack it yourself (and OpenIPC may support it or not), and nowadays they are protected from loading firmware easily (tiny UART/debug ports, disabled UBoot loader, etc.).

I also wish there were an option for someone to buy cameras with open HW/SW, to get away from the random cloud services they want you to open your network up to with cheap cameras.

wtf_is_this··on Gartner Marketing Unsubscribe (dark pattern)
Has anyone else had Garnter emails start spamming them? Somehow they got my email address about a week ago and now I get one+ email a day.

Their unsubscribe process is ridiculous (illegal?). First you have to re-enter your email address (it should be included in the unsubscribe link in the email, right?) then you have to _solve a captcha_ just to hit submit on your unsubscribe request. Finally, for me at least, this goes to a "page loading" gif which never actually loads (there may be some ad-blocking stuff interfering with requests or something, I still have to check, but GOD DAMN).

I don't know the rules about unsubscribing from lists you never subscribed to, but they seemingly make it impossible to actually unsubscribe unless you are very determined. Yes, I can redirect to spam pretty easily, but I hate this shit.

wtf_is_this··on I wish my web server were in the corner of my room
I didn't see this as an answer, but use Tor (: It has the side benefit that it's harder to discover your service(s) on the wider Internet.
wtf_is_this··on Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, test finds
Well, DUH.

Edit: saw this has already been posted, which made me say "duh" again.

wtf_is_this··on A wild turkey is attacking people in D.C.
https://archive.ph/LoNbo