J Frederick

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Analyst, IT/InfoSec/Finance

Recovering Twitter/Reddit lurker, mostly boosting topics on Technology, Information Security, and the War in Ukraine. Always RTFMs. Am autistic.

@Burito_Bandito_

Narrator: “He found a way to blow it”

Ars reader reports ChatGPT is sending him conversations from unrelated AI users

Names of unpublished research papers, presentations, and PHP scripts also leaked.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/ars-reader-reports-chatgpt-is-sending-him-conversations-from-unrelated-ai-users/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

OpenAI says mysterious chat histories resulted from account takeover

User shocked to find chats naming unpublished research papers, and other private data.

Ars Technica
'Are you all okay?': MAGA meltdown over Taylor Swift says a lot about GOP https://youtube.com/watch?v=EqOphzemOyY&si=PMrrFsgzeDm5r-ln
'Are you all okay?': MAGA meltdown over Taylor Swift says a lot about GOP

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@EFreethought @jerry

That combined with “get lucky”, the age-old American life strategy

@jerry since I have a foot in both worlds (IT/Finance), a lot of it has to do with high interest rates making capex investment more expensive, the same force squeezing Silicon Valley at the moment. It was super cheap for a long time to plow tons of money into long term strategic bets (almost always IT adjacent) and it isn’t anymore. I would look for it to return back to normal as the fed cuts rates later this year.

(For the record, not defending this practice, just sharing what I’ve seen)

@black_intellect

Both horrible and containing major “please clap” energy… unreal

I am more than a little surprised to see that Infosec.exchange is the 7th largest mastodon instance, from the perspective of active accounts: https://fedidb.org/software/mastodon
FediDB, Fediverse Network Statistics

FediDB is a cutting-edge service providing detailed statistics and insights into the Fediverse network.

The hero Polish hackers who fixed DRM-bricked trains have explained how they did it. There was DRM that killed power to trains and broke compressors if trains had been to independent repair yard. One train was also programmed to arbitrarily break on December 21, which actually happened two weeks ago:

https://www.404media.co/polish-hackers-explain-exactly-how-they-fixed-trains-that-the-manufacturer-bricked/

Polish Hackers Say Manufacturer's Repair DRM Killed Train's Power, Broke Compressor

They found code that killed power to the train and broke a train's compressor: "We are 100% certain of our findings."

404 Media

Today in Dystopia: Google is paying parents $50 to film their children's faces for a product they're developing, according to "job listings" we've reviewed

https://www.404media.co/google-telus-pays-50-to-scan-childrens-eyelid-shape-and-skin-tone/

Google Contractor Pays Parents $50 to Scan Their Childrens' Faces

Google is having parents film their children wearing hats and sunglasses, with the collected data to include eyelid shape and skin tone.

404 Media