Mastodawn

No more Copilot everywhere:
"As part of this, we are reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points, starting with apps like Snipping Tool, Photos, Widgets and Notepad."

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3d ago

@osxreverser The first thing every sane person does after buying a Windows computer is to reinstall clean Windows without all the bloatware and trial stuff.

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4d ago

fG!4d ago

https://andrewmurphy.io/blog/if-you-thought-the-speed-of-writing-code-was-your-problem-you-have-bigger-problems

If you thought the speed of writing code was your problem - you have bigger problems | Debugging Leadership

AI coding tools are optimising the wrong thing and nobody wants to hear it. Writing code was already fast. The bottleneck is everything else: unclear requirements, review queues, terrified deploy cultures, and an org chart that needs six meetings to decide what colour the button should be.

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4d ago

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 4d ago

NEW: Security researchers have found another sophisticated hacking campaign against iPhone users.

This one is also by a Russian government group against Ukrainians, and involves both stealing personal data and potentially crypto.

And it raises the question: are iPhone hacks more common that we think?

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/russians-caught-stealing-personal-data-from-ukrainians-with-new-advanced-iphone-hacking-tools/

Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools | TechCrunch

A suspected group of Russian government hackers was caught targeting Ukrainians with new iPhone hacking tools designed for espionage and potentially to steal crypto.

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Mar 12

@burger_jaap Now I need to carry another adapter to charge my phone.

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Mar 11

Universal Hub Mar 10

It's come to this: The Ig Nobel Awards, presented at Harvard or MIT since the 1990s, is moving to Zurich because the US is not safe for foreign visitors
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/research-frontiers/ig-nobels-to-move-awards-to-switzerland-due-to-concern-over-us-travel-visas/91073250

Ig Nobels to move awards to Switzerland due to concern over US travel visas

The annual ceremony of the Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, is normally held in the United States. This September it will take place in Zurich after organisers deemed the US “unsafe.”

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@joshbal4 0.0062

@ErikJonker @geopolitics paywalled

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Mar 6

Baklava Monster Mar 6

Interesting: The Rejection of Artificially Generated Slop (RAGS)
[ERROR 406i: AI_SLOP_DETECTED]

"This document specifies the standard protocol for handling and discarding low-effort, machine-generated contributions submitted to source code repositories, issue trackers, vulnerability reporting portals, and community forums, be they public open-source projects or internal corporate monoliths."

https://406.fail/

RFC 406i - The Rejection of Artificially Generated Slop (RAGS)

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Mar 5

NEW: The FBI said it is investigating a hack on its networks.

The breach affected the FBI's systems to manage wiretaps and surveillace requests, according to CNN.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/fbi-investigating-hack-on-its-wiretap-and-surveillance-systems-report/

FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report | TechCrunch

Hackers allegedly broke into the FBI’s networks, according to a report by CNN.

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