jdw

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šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦Blue Noser, SOC Eng, Widows Son, Time ā€œPerson of the Yearā€ 2006. You will get a lot of dogs here. šŸ¾

#soc #infosec #dogs #canada #novascotia #waffles
jdwNov 25, 2024
Iā€™m not sure Iā€™ve ever seen our competition bureau publish useful things like this. #canada

www.canada.ca/en/competition-bureau/news/2024/11/the-urgency-is-fake-but-the-deception-is-real.html
The urgency is fake, but the deception is real

We have all experienced it ā€“ the pressure to buy right away to get a great deal on a product before the sale ends or to snap it up before stock runs out. Marketing tactics that create a sense of urgency to encourage you to buy quickly are known as urgency cues. When you shop for deals, remember that while some urgency claims can provide valuable information to a consumer if they are true, some can be deceptive or fake.

Government of Canada
jdwNov 25, 2024
For the approximately 10,000th time I have deactivated my #facebook account. Wish me luck.
jdwNov 25, 2024
abadideaNov 25, 2024

Good news: The Dell firmware update utility definitely checks whether update executables are signed.

Bad news: Dell is posting unsigned update executables to their website labeled ā€œcriticalā€ which then fail to install due to the good news

Show threadjdwNov 25, 2024
@rantingsteve I was not accustomed to this until I moved to New England. It is very apparent here because Jan 6th is the day Christmas trees start appearing at the curb for pick up.
jdwNov 25, 2024
What is the actual command to use to approve my first user on a new #mastodon instance? The documented ā€œRAILS_ENV=production bin/tootctl accounts modify alice --role Ownerā€ gives me all sorts of ruby errors (wrong ruby version, canā€™t find ruby, etc. ) rabbit hole that I canā€™t climb out of. #fedihelp
jdwNov 25, 2024
ĖˆdƤlfənā„¢šŸ¬ šŸ’„ šŸŒŠOct 4, 2024

ā€œResearchers from the Univ. of Montreal have created a first-of-its-kind electrode-lined crochet beanie that can be used toā€¦conduct EEG brain scans on felines without having to sedate them.ā€

Aside from being adorable, the little hats assist scientists in learning how to help cats with chronic pain.

Embedded in the article is a video explaining how to crochet feline beanies šŸ±

~ Researchers put little hats on #cats to measure their brainwaves ~

#science #crafts #pets

https://www.popsci.com/technology/cat-hat-science/

Researchers put little hats on cats to measure their brainwaves

Faced with uncooperative feline subjects, scientists turned to YouTube for help.

Popular Science
jdwNov 25, 2024
How many until itā€™s exterminator time? #dogsofmastodon
jdwNov 25, 2024
I honestly thought this was going to be a lot more whimsical than it was.

From: @hn50
social.lansky.name/@hn50/113540039116093038
Hacker News 50 (@[email protected])

Petnames: A humane approach to secure, decentralized naming Link: https://files.spritely.institute/papers/petnames.html Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42228146

Mastodon
jdwNov 24, 2024
Imma little freaked out listening to Leo on TWiT talking about digital price tags potentially being used for ā€œsurgeā€ pricing on groceries. #dystopian
Show threadjdwNov 24, 2024
@matthewguy @davidakin true. I think weā€™ve added couple of 10s of thousands of people since then. Iā€™m not sure how many are eligible to vote, though (immigration, I mean).

We shall see in a few days!