Mastodawn

https://aimilios.bearblog.dev/reverse-engineering-sleep-mask/

My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker

I recently got a smart sleep mask from Kickstarter. I was not expecting to end up with the ability to read strangers' brainwaves and send them electric impul...

aimilios

Ian Feb 6

Hacker News Feb 6

Unlocking high-performance PostgreSQL with key memory optimizations
L: https://stormatics.tech/blogs/unlocking-high-performance-postgresql-key-memory-optimizations
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46853261
posted on 2026.02.02 at 02:05:56 (c=0, p=8)

Unlocking High-Performance PostgreSQL: Key Memory Optimizations

A practical, production-focused guide to PostgreSQL memory tuning, with a deep dive into shared_buffers and work_mem, how they work, how they scale under concurrency, and how to tune them safely using real metrics.

Stormatics

Ian Feb 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOcNaWmmn0A

I Escaped Chinese Mafia Crypto Slavery | Hacklab | WIRED

YouTube

Ian Dec 8

https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/#u-washington

Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Ian Dec 7

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/11/emoji-evidence-errors-dont-undo-a-murder-conviction-people-v-harmon.htm

Emoji Evidence Errors Don't Undo a Murder Conviction-People v. Harmon - Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Delarosa was convicted of murder. (Some background on the case). On appeal, he argues the court should have excluded a Facebook message that indicated he owned a gun a few weeks before the shooting. The Facebook message included some emojis:...

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Ian Dec 4

Jerry 🦙💝🦙Dec 4

I have so so many questions https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/end-to-end-encrypted-smart-toilet-camera-is-not-actually-end-to-end-encrypted/

‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch

Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.

TechCrunch

Ian Dec 1

For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-decades-cartographers-have-been-hiding-covert-illustrations-inside-of-switzerlands-official-maps/

Ian Dec 1

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-artemis-ii-mission-moon-nasa-orion-capsule-astronaut-jeremy-hansen/

As a historic mission nears, astronaut Jeremy Hansen explains why Canada is moonward bound

Poised to become the first Canadian to venture deep into space, Col. Hansen talks about final preparations for the big journey

The Globe and Mail

Ian Nov 29

https://futurism.com/future-society/lost-password-chip-magician

Man Loses Password to Chip Embedded Inside His Body

A magician in Missouri lost the password to an RFID microchip embedded in his hand and now he can't access the chip.

Futurism

Ian Nov 16

Show thread

Kevin Beaumont Nov 16

The EU is set to announce on Wednesday it has given in to US lobbying and will allow firms to train AI on customer data, amongst other things. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251115-eu-bows-to-pressure-on-loosening-ai-privacy-rules

EU bows to pressure on loosening AI, privacy rules

The European Union is set next week to kickstart a rollback of landmark rules on artificial intelligence and data protection that face powerful pushback on both sides of the Atlantic.

FRANCE 24