Erik Uden 🚩This is a public service announcement to never ever use Oracle
Jason Hunter
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Tweetbot is dead! Apollo is dead! Long live Ivory!
I appreciate the honesty of how the NY Times got cowed https://contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-the-new-york-times
LillyLyle/Count MelancholiaPlease note that since Political Nation posted this chart early on in the disaster, a number of these companies have ponied up some of the money that they should be paying in taxes to the disaster fund.
Funding for disaster recovery should be handled through government, to insure that it is done properly and fairly.
I note for example that the Red Cross have come under scrutiny recently for giving minimal aid though they had received huge sums in donations.
Funding for disaster recovery should be handled through government, to insure that it is done properly and fairly.
I note for example that the Red Cross have come under scrutiny recently for giving minimal aid though they had received huge sums in donations.
FurbyOnSteroidsI feel like if a company denies #homeoffice for a job that is doable just as well from home they should have to pay for the traveling costs at a 100% rate. Watch how home office would suddenly be possible again.
Bruce Sterling @brucesA mind-boggling implication of that is that it no longer makes sense to say that the Universe has a single unified age of 13.8 billion years. Instead, different regions would have different ages.
https://www.sciencealert.com/dark-energy-may-not-exist-something-stranger-might-explain-the-universe
Tea time."In Minnesota, we respect the choices our neighbors make. Even if we wouldn't make the same choices ourselves, there's a golden rule: mind your own damn business!"
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Federico Viticci 
I couldn’t get an iPad Pro long enough in advance to publish a review today.
Instead, I finally took the time to prepare something else: a comprehensive story about all the problems of iPadOS.
Enjoy ☕️
Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn’t Get the Basics Right https://www.macstories.net/stories/not-an-ipad-pro-review/
Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn’t Get the Basics Right - MacStories
Let me cut to the chase: sadly, I don't have a new iPad Pro to review today on MacStories. I was able to try one in London last week, and, as I wrote, I came away impressed with the hardware. However, I didn't get a chance to use a new iPad Pro over the past
Terence EdenYou receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see.
Still think it is a scam?
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Daring FireballThe Aftermath of a Massacre Is Always the Time to Push for Gun Legislation
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/10/27/aftermath
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/10/27/aftermath
Brandon 👏👏 Brandoff 👏👏Almost got scammed selling some stuff online. 🤙
Had a person send me their number as an interested buyer and told me to text them. I did (first mistake), and we arranged a meetup time. Then they asked if, for their safety, they could send me a six digit code (some of you already know where this is going) that I could repeat back to them to verify myself.
I said, "absolutely!" And sure enough, I got a Google Voice verification number. lol
If you're not familiar with the scam, shady people will take your phone number and try to create a Google Voice account with it. If you provide them with the 6-digit code that Google sends you, they can "verify" that they are you, and then basically use your phone number to run scams, commit fraud, etc. It's nasty business.
I called them out, blocked them, then reported them to the marketplace website and to the FTC--though, almost certainly, they were using the phone number of another poor soul to carry this out.
I used to work as a social engineer, running phishing campaigns (ethically, with consent lol), against Fortune 1000 companies to assess their level of vulnerability. Luckily for me, I was super familiar with this, but most of the people I told about it have said, "Oh, I probably would have fallen for that...", and even I set myself up for it.
So that is why I'm posting this. Please be aware of sketchy shit like this. If someone is asking you for a verification code over SMS or email, tread with EXTREME caution. Also, it's usually pretty shady if a stranger you're already chatting with wants to move to a new platform. Not always, but if someone emails or messages you on Facebook to ask you to text them, that's a little weird. I'd had legitimate buyers/sellers do that, so it's not unheard of, but it should put you on guard.
If you buy/sell/trade online frequently, it's a good idea to use a dedicated MySudo number, VOIP number, and/or a burner phone for that.
Stay safe out there, kids.
#Privacy #Security #Scams #Craigslist #FacebookMarketplace #eBay
Had a person send me their number as an interested buyer and told me to text them. I did (first mistake), and we arranged a meetup time. Then they asked if, for their safety, they could send me a six digit code (some of you already know where this is going) that I could repeat back to them to verify myself.
I said, "absolutely!" And sure enough, I got a Google Voice verification number. lol
If you're not familiar with the scam, shady people will take your phone number and try to create a Google Voice account with it. If you provide them with the 6-digit code that Google sends you, they can "verify" that they are you, and then basically use your phone number to run scams, commit fraud, etc. It's nasty business.
I called them out, blocked them, then reported them to the marketplace website and to the FTC--though, almost certainly, they were using the phone number of another poor soul to carry this out.
I used to work as a social engineer, running phishing campaigns (ethically, with consent lol), against Fortune 1000 companies to assess their level of vulnerability. Luckily for me, I was super familiar with this, but most of the people I told about it have said, "Oh, I probably would have fallen for that...", and even I set myself up for it.
So that is why I'm posting this. Please be aware of sketchy shit like this. If someone is asking you for a verification code over SMS or email, tread with EXTREME caution. Also, it's usually pretty shady if a stranger you're already chatting with wants to move to a new platform. Not always, but if someone emails or messages you on Facebook to ask you to text them, that's a little weird. I'd had legitimate buyers/sellers do that, so it's not unheard of, but it should put you on guard.
If you buy/sell/trade online frequently, it's a good idea to use a dedicated MySudo number, VOIP number, and/or a burner phone for that.
Stay safe out there, kids.
#Privacy #Security #Scams #Craigslist #FacebookMarketplace #eBay