This is so me right now πŸ₯ΊπŸ˜­ Betrayed & Broke
πŸ’”
But still I wish u all have good day πŸ«‚

#sendhelp #broke #weekend #silentsunday #mastodon #follow4follow #mutual #catmemes #cats #fediverse #UrgentHelp #caturday

πŸŽ‰ Ah, yes, another "unsung hero" of the #Internet, because clearly, we've run out of men to credit. Let's all gather 'round and marvel at how a math teacher's summer hobby is now responsible for your cat memes and #TikTok dances. πŸ“±πŸ‘©β€πŸ’»
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-programmer-whose-code-underpins-the-internet/ #unsunghero #culture #catmemes #mathteacher #summerhobby #HackerNews #ngated
The programmer whose code underpins the Internet

Sharla Boehm, a math teacher, spent her summers coding. She’d go on to build what would eventually evolve into the Internet

Scientific American
πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ LinkedIn's latest trick: #scanning your #browser extensions like a nosy neighbor peeking through your blinds. They encrypt the results, so don't worryβ€”no one will know you're into cat memes. πŸ˜ΊπŸ”’ But hey, it's all for "user #experience," just like when your cat "helps" you type. πŸΎπŸ’»
https://404privacy.com/blog/linkedin-is-scanning-your-browser-extensions-this-is-how-they-use-the-data/ #LinkedIn #User #Privacy #CatMemes #HackerNews #ngated
LinkedIn Is Scanning Your Browser Extensions. This... | 404 Blog

When companies get caught doing this sort of thing, the response is almost always the same: "we're using this technology to combat fraud," or "ensure...

404
Oh joy, another panic piece about digital doom 😱. Apparently, if you drop your phone in the toilet, it's like losing the Ark of the Covenant πŸ’Ύ. But fear not, data wizards are here to rescue your all-important cat memes and blurry concert photos πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈπŸ“±.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/27/when-your-digital-life-vanishes #digitaldoom #toiletphone #datarecovery #catmemes #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated
When Your Digital Life Vanishes

A broken phone or corrupted hard drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. Julian Lucas visits data-recovery experts who specialize in undoing disaster.

The New Yorker
Ah yes, in today's episode of "Things We Gave Up for Slightly Better Cat Memes," we proudly nod along as Big Brother tucks us in at night with a warm, invasive embrace. πŸ˜΄πŸ” Who needs privacy when you can trade it for targeted ads and a false sense of security? πŸ“±πŸ’‘
https://vivianvoss.net/blog/why-we-accepted-surveillance #ThingsWeGaveUp #PrivacyInvasion #TargetedAds #CatMemes #DigitalSecurity #HackerNews #ngated
Why We Accepted Surveillance as Default β€” Vivian Voss

Thirty years ago two men in New York invented the third-party cookie. Google paid $3.1 billion for the company. 600 billion bid requests per second later, the question is still unanswered: what if the browser had defended the user?

Vivian Voss