๐ 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. ๐ฑ๐ฉโ๐ป
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. Sheโd go on to build what would eventually evolve into the Internet
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ LinkedIn's latest trick:
#scanning your
#browser extensions like a nosy neighbor peeking through your blinds. They encrypt the results, so don't worryโno one will know you're into cat memes. ๐บ๐ But hey, it's all for "user
#experience," just like when your cat "helps" you type. ๐พ๐ป
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...
Oh joy, another panic piece about digital doom ๐ฑ. Apparently, if you drop your phone in the toilet, it's like losing the Ark of the Covenant ๐พ. But fear not, data wizards are here to rescue your all-important cat memes and blurry concert photos ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ฑ.
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.
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. ๐ด๐ Who needs privacy when you can trade it for targeted ads and a false sense of security? ๐ฑ๐ก
https://vivianvoss.net/blog/why-we-accepted-surveillance #ThingsWeGaveUp #PrivacyInvasion #TargetedAds #CatMemes #DigitalSecurity #HackerNews #ngated
Why We Accepted Surveillance as Default โ 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?
Breaking news: a former Meta employee achieves the impossible โ downloading 30k private FB photos! ๐ฑ Probably just wanted to create a massive collage of cat memes ๐ฑ. Meanwhile, the BBC continues its valiant quest to drown us in every conceivable category of news. ๐๐
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg049xz1ygo #BreakingNews #FormerMetaEmployee #CatMemes #PrivacyConcerns #BBCNews #HackerNews #ngated
Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading private Facebook photos
The former employee was fired from Meta after being suspected of downloading 30,000 photos, the company said.
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