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They don’t use trackers, they are not targeted and they respect your privacy.

In that case it won't matter to anyone that I skipped them.

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The premier sensors enabling Windows Hello fingerprint authentication are not as secure as manufacturers had hoped. Researchers have discovered security flaws in a number of fingerprint sensors used in several laptops that work with the Windows Hello authentication feature.

Saved you a click.

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Get some people to write really passionately about moving off of it, apparently.

But Code is Law! It's decentralized and trustless, I'm really disappointed with the victims for going to big government, with cryptocurrency there's no need for government, lawyers, or banks. The blockchain clearly already decided that the ETH belongs to the two brothers.

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Were the hackers before not highly skilled? Moderately skilled hackers, perhaps?

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This is unfortunately a lot less impressive than it looks, since it's wheeled and not bipedal.

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My favourite journalistic practice is when outlets lump up everyone playing video games into a single group called "gamers."

I'm okay with having less sugar in our foods, if this is what it takes.

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So you think that some farmers protesting the loss of their livelihood is as unacceptable as a sanctioned autocracy that constantly fires missiles towards their neighbours?

I know you're being flippant, but it's worth noting that there is a considerable difference between a company getting hacked like this and an app with unfettered access to the cluster to sensors that we've got in our pockets.

My grandmother insisted I use my right hand to write. Turns out it doesn't matter that much now, I barely write anything at all. When I do, though, it's a horrible scrawl, although I don't know if it'd be the same had I been left to my own devices.

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I'd have bought an iPhone a long time ago if it had Firefox. Unfortunate.

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I'm nearly there, except I can't get away from Google Maps. There's not really any alternative here that provides public transport information.

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I looked at the website of the group? behind the project and it seems to be a UI focused team: https://ablaze.one/projects
I don't really have any gripes with Firefox's UI and won't be using Floorp but it's always good to have more people use Firefox in various ways.

crypto wallet

Thank you for this piece of information. Nostr is not for me.

Isn't every Chinese company partly state-owned?

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It's been amplified to a considerable degree due to regional geopolitics, unfortunately.

Tsunami warnings have just been issued, up to 5m waves predicted in Ishikawa. Stay safe!

Probably because "installing unsigned code from an unknown source" is a mouthful. Installing implicitly means "from within the walled garden" on these devices.

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Understandable but this is not a fuse in common usage of the word, which is used to break a circuit to protect against over-current. Rather it's an part that changes state irreversibly (much like a fuse would) when something happens. There is no implication that it would cut off the power to the CPU in this sense.

The piracy bugbear has been raised as the reason why corporations aren't selling enough since mp3 was invented back in the day. It isn't always the case. OnlyFans is pirated but the piracy doesn't affect their bottom line enough to drive them out of business. If you think about it, lots of pornography on the internet is free, and they're still okay. It's a much more nuanced discussion than "piracy is stealing" than the corporations want you to think it is.

Edit: if I had to guess, the niche they serve or the value they add on top of "just porn" is something their customers are willing to pay for.

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The Arc cards are the most price efficient graphics cards now, that's hardly garbage.

Weird I downloaded it in Firefox and all it shows is
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It is quite literally Taiwan’s constitutional vow and the opinion of every government theyve ever elected that they want to be part of China

I have to admit that I'm uninformed about this point of the RoC constitution. Could you point it out? For your convenience: https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=A0000001

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Now my friends know I bought an Alienware device. I'm never going to live this down.

You're having a bit of a lark, aren't you?

Don't be silly, for these types of people you can never make enough money.

Even Apple has to abide by the laws of physics. 3nm is fast, but a small, tightly packed, passively cooled device containing a large, heat generating element powered by a another large, heat generating element is unlikely to outperform a well ventilated, actively cooled device that is able to draw power from an outlet.

This is of couse ignoring the Apple reality distortion field, which in recent memory has succesfully perpetuated the idea that a tiny photo sensor can outperform a large one.

You might also be able to turn on Battery Idle Mode, although it's not supported on every device.

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Perhaps "state managed" would be a better descriptor for Chinese private companies, since some now have personnel belonging to the CCP serving in management or board positions.

The robot in the picture looks like a Unitree Go1: https://www.unitree.com/en/go1/
This is remarkable because according to the Unitree website they are a Chinese company.

HangZhou YuShu TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved 浙ICP备17044557号 浙公网安备 33010802011921号

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"Whatever stage of development it may reach, China will never pursue hegemony or expansion, and will never impose its will on others.

Meanwhile, in the South China Sea: https://apnews.com/article/south-china-sea-disputed-second-thomas-shoal-f702d9b9b84f9019083fb4d530fdf970

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The cunning thing is that the preview doesn't really change the random boxes. You still don't know what's in the next one.

How long will it work before bacteria develop resistances to it?

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There's been studies about the negative effects it has on thyroid function for people with hypothyroidism : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805681/

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I don't use public bidets, but the one I have at home I would say is critical to my quality of life.

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Hyperbole isn't helping you make your point. Singapore's punishment for theft:

Punishment for theft
379. Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.

Isn't Genshin Impact also a gacha game?

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I love lights and lighting in general.

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