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"Everyone dies alone. But if you mean something to someone—if you help someone, or love someone, if even a single person remembers you—then maybe you never really die at all."

First #Google Search Result for Tiananmen Square “Tank Man” Is #AI Generated Selfie

From @404mediaco

They had smartphones in the 80's?!

Highlighting the transparency issues with AI and AI-generated content yet again...

P.S: Don't use Google as a search engine as they tie your searches directly to your online identity, which compromises your #privacy.

https://www.404media.co/first-google-search-result-for-tiananmen-square-tank-man-is-ai-generated-selfie/

First Google Search Result for Tiananmen Square “Tank Man” Is AI Generated Selfie

"Tank man" has become something of a litmus test for shitty technology.

404 Media

'A ransomware cyberattack on one of Barcelona’ s main hospitals has crippled the center’s computer system and forced the cancellation of 150 nonurgent operations and up to 3,000 patient checkups, officials said Monday.

'The attack Sunday on the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona shut down computers at the facility’s laboratories, emergency room and pharmacy at three main centers and several external clinics'.

Disgusting.
https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-hits-major-hospital-in-spanish-city-of-barcelona/

Cyberattack Hits Major Hospital in Spanish City of Barcelona

A ransomware attack on Hospital Clinic de Barcelona crippled computer system and forced cancellation of some operations and patient checkups

SecurityWeek
iOS 16.4 Will Let You Specify an Apple ID to Use for Beta Access

With the iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 updates, Apple is changing the way that developer and public beta opt-ins work. Going forward, an Apple ID...

MacRumors
I found this taped to the door of the geography department at GWU today and it brought me so much joy. A guide to figuring out when a map was made based on features. Zoom in. It’s amazing.

If you’ve used Twitterrific and/or Tweetbot and have a subscription — then this is your chance to be awesome and support awesome indie developers.

Here’s what to do: get the latest versions from the App Store, launch the app, and then tap the “I Don’t Need a Refund” button.

What is only a few dollars to you ends up, in aggregate, meaning a ton to these folks who work so hard and bring so much to our computing lives.

Another chance to be awesome.

Here’s the scoop: for Twitterrific, a technical issue prevented the no-refund-please button showing up — no big surprise given extraordinary circumstances — so, if you have a Twitterrific subscription, please download the app and tap the button saying you don’t need a refund.

This will help the awesome folks at The Iconfactory keep making us cool stuff for years to come!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/twitterrific-tweet-your-way/id580311103

‎Twitterrific: Tweet Your Way

‎Twitterrific is the award-winning, elegant Twitter client that’s easy to understand and a delight to use. Tweeting has never been simpler or so much fun! Browse Twitter free from the clutter of promoted tweets. Easily search for the perfect GIF or meme when composing tweets. Use Muffles to hide twe…

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@NerdRat ha actualizado nuestro documento sobre #GnuPG https://man.sr.ht/~rek2/Hispagatos-wiki/software/gnupg.md#buscar-llaves-de-otra-gente-por-email espero que les sirva de ayuda a otros #hackers y #manitas #activistas, etc. #Hispagatos les invito a explorar todos los documentos que vamos poniendo y modificando poco a poco y obviamente a colaborar! 💗 🖥️   🍪   🏴  
gnupg - man.sr.ht

@briankrebs reports that T-Mobile appears to have been breached more than 100 times in 2022 by hacker groups providing SIM-swapping-as-a-service. The groups actively phish T-Mobile employees in an attempt to gain access to internal company tools. When successful, the groups take to Telegram channels and post "tmo up," signaling that a window has opened for customers to order SIM swaps against targets.

Not surprisingly, T-Mobile isn't saying anything useful in response. This report isn't likely to give T-Mobile users a warm fuzzy feeling.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/02/hackers-claim-they-breached-t-mobile-more-than-100-times-in-2022/

Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022 – Krebs on Security

Reddit: "My friend is in university and taking a history class. The professor is using ChatGPT to write essays on the history topics and the students need to mark up its essays and point out where ChatGPT is wrong and correct it."

https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/117gtom/my_friend_is_in_university_and_taking_a_history/

Honestly, this is great! The students learn to check sources, discover that ChatGPT is unreliable, *and* can't use it to generate essay question answers for them, all at the same time!

My friend is in university and taking a history class. The professor is using ChatGPT to write essays on the history topics and the students need to mark up its essays and point out where ChatGPT is wrong and correct it.

My friend is in university and taking a history class. The professor is using ChatGPT to write essays on the history topics and as the...

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For those yet to see it: Europe's sleeper trains, mapped... https://back-on-track.eu/night-train-map/ (Paris-Italy, and into Spain - those yawning gaps in the network just scream 'fill me!' don't they...)
Night Train Map 2026 – Back-on-Track