We should all agree that Christmas gifts are for kids only.
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Almendres Cromlech - complex of megaliths in Portugal
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Legends of Myrtles Plantation - haunted house in Louisiana
Feral child - young child lost in the wild, often raised by animals
YSK About NAPS2 - the free and open source document scanning software
YSK About NAPS2 - the free and open source document scanning software - Lemmy.World
NAPS2 (Not Another PDF Scanner.) Free versions for Linux, Windows, and Mac are available for download. Simple interface but fully featured, NAPS2 is much better than the overly bloated proprietary software that comes with most document scanners. Compatible with many devices.
Bloody Mary (folklore) - spirit invoked via mirror ritual
Gustave (crocodile) - infamous man-eater of the Nile
YSK: Removable drives/thumb drives are potentially dangerous in Windows 11
YSK: Removable drives/thumb drives are potentially dangerous in Windows 11 - Lemmy.World
If you plug a USB drive into Microsoft Windows, in many cases it will try to do things “for you” with the drive. Not a great idea. There could be malware lurking on that USB drive. There are a couple of things you can do to help mitigate the issue. These tips assume Windows 11. Turn off Autoplay - Open Settings. Press Windows + I to open the Settings app. - Go to Bluetooth & devices. In the left sidebar, click on “Bluetooth & devices.” - Select Autoplay. Scroll down and click on “Autoplay.” - Turn Off Autoplay. You’ll see a toggle switch labeled “Use Autoplay for all media and devices.” Turn this off. This will turn it off completely. You can, if you want, make individual settings for different types of devices. Deny Execute Access (Pro or Enterprise versions of Windows 11) - Open Group Policy Editor. Press Windows + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. - Navigate to the Removable Storage Access Policies. Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Removable Storage Access. - Modify Policies. You can enable the policy “Removable Disks: Deny execute access” to prevent execution from removable drives. - Apply and Reboot. Note, there are some cases where you may want to execute scripts or programs from a removable drive. If that’s the case, you may not want to do this, or make a note of it so you can re-enable if needed.
YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books.
YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books. - Lemmy.World
This is not an anti-Kindle rant. I have purchased (rented?) several Kindle titles myself. However, YSK that you are only licensing access to the book from Amazon, you don’t own it like a physical book. There have been cases where Amazon deletes a title from all devices. (Ironically, one version of “1984” was one such title). https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html] There have also been cases where a customer violated Amazon’s terms of service and lost access to all of their Kindle e-books. Amazon has all the power in this relationship. They can and do change the rules on us lowly peasants from time to time. Here are the terms of use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201014950 [https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201014950] Note, there are indeed ways to download your books and import them into something like Calibre (and remove the DRM from the books). If you do some web searches (and/or search YouTube) you can probably figure it out.