Feds freaked over Fable 5 after simple 'fix this code' prompt, not jailbreak, says researcher

According to the one person who actually read the research paper

LibreOffice and the art of overreacting - TDF Community Blog

A donation banner is not an attack to users The announcement that LibreOffice 26.8 will feature a donation banner in the Start Centre has prompted a flood of responses, ranging from positive from many FOSS supporters, who understand the need for funding, to mild apprehension to extreme alarm from others. Some articles have described the change as an “aggressive fundraising campaign” and suggested that it is part of a dangerous trend towards “freemium” models and paid features. However, it is worth taking a step back to analyse what is actually being introduced and the broader context that many of these comments have ignored. The banner will appear in the Start Centre – the screen that greets users when they launch LibreOffice without opening a specific document – and will occupy roughly the bottom quarter of the screen. It will not block any functionality, nor will it restrict access to any features. According to the implementation plan, it will appear periodically, but not at every launch. That is all that is changing. It is a request that is certainly not intrusive, given that the Start Centre is a screen that many users – at best – glance at for a few

Ivins, Molly - Bill of Wrongs, Introduction (2007) [with Lou Dubose] | WIST Quotations

This has happened before in our history -- in fact, it's a pretty predictable reaction to fear. We get so rattled by some big Scary Thing -- communism or crime or drugs or illegal aliens or terrorism -- something that scares us so much, we think we can make ourselves…

Tourist strip-searched, held after ‘scratching’ police officer’s car

Woman says she was pressured to pay €400 in damages and sign a waiver in exchange for charges being dropped

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Jacula Prudentum, or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. (compiler), # 13 (1640 ed.) - Herbert, George | WIST Quotations

The scalded dog feares cold water. See Twain.