Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.
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A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-cloud-fedramp-cybersecurity-government?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Microsoft #Cybersecurity #Government #Technology #Tech #Cloud

so uh
we rescued a set of 4K movie film scanners

does anyone need a set of 4K movie film scanners

if you have a need for a cinema film scanner (or can give it a good home!), and can arrange to have it transported from the Seattle area, message me on fedi or e-mail me at [email protected]

I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!

Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.

And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.

¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.

#AlicePics #Locksport #Lockpicking #GuinnessWorldRecord

New cartoons by @paulnoth and Frank Cotham. See more from this week’s issue at the link in our bio. #NewYorkerCartoons

https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/humor

Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.

More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.

(Published Jan. 2024)
https://www.propublica.org/article/walmart-financial-services-became-fraud-magnet-gift-cards-money-laundering?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky

#Walmart #Fraud #Scam #MoneyLaundering #Business #Crime #News

https://annas-archive.li/blog/backing-up-spotify.html

- Good, I guess
- I use Spotify because it makes my life easier, and expect to continue to (even though their UI people should be punished)
- I'm idly curious if my stuff (d0d63) counts as popularity>0 — I know I’m popular with me, but I think that’s about it.

Edit: I develop music on BandLab and made another track public last night. https://www.bandlab.com/post/f15180ce-28de-f011-819b-6045bd3096b1 —enjoy. I only publish the things I’m super proud of to Spotify (and all the music services)

The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims
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As federal data becomes less available, our editor-in-chief explains how our journalists are providing readers with precise numbers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reporters-data-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Data #Research #Journalism #Immigration #Media #Reporting #Trump #Truth