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ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•"A guitarist who's also an astronaut" sounds more impressive than "An astronaut who plays the guitar", despite both meaning the same thing.31·1 day agoIt’s because being an astronaut is an actual job you commit to or you won’t get to do your job. Guitarist can mean anything from picking up the guitar once a month to being lead guitarist in the best band of the world.
One is a job description, the other one can be just a hobby or a full blown job.
ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•I choose to believe, what I was programmed to believe!19·2 days ago8 year olds, dude!
ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•I choose to believe, what I was programmed to believe!73·2 days agoYou are kidding, right?
ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Technology@lemmy.world•The Age-Checked Internet Has ArrivedEnglish11·2 days agoYou don’t use the internet on a laptop?
ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Lately, a great many people who used to say they didn't care about privacy because they had nothing to hide must be realizing what a flawed conclusion that was.32·2 days agoYou’re too optimistic here. Such people will only realise their error if something bad happens to them that also screams at them that it was only possible because of their privacy eroding. They don’t usually connect the dots themselves.
long sigh and then he morbed all over the place
ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Updates for controlled mechanical ventilation system (double flux) without privileged adminEnglish3·3 days agoIf there’s a German code that would work as you intended (if I got you right) but it doesn’t for you, since you don’t live in Germany, would it work to make the machine believe it is located in Germany?
They might have hardcoded a location into it, then you are out of luck. But maybe they determine it via the internet connection you use to update? So you could potentially have it connected to a VPN through your router, which fakes a German location? Probably too simple a solution.
ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Proton @lemmy.world•Proton freezes Swiss investment over surveillance fearsEnglish12·3 days agoConsidering these are privacy-invading measures that dude should really get of his high horse. No tolerance for intolerance applies here as well.
ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Technology@lemmy.ml•Your vacation plans might be ruined by bots triggering fake bookings and crashing travel sites during checkout23·4 days agoSo, first of all:
One key issue is “seat spinning,” where bots initiate the booking process but do not complete payment - by hoarding inventory temporarily, they reduce availability and may create a false perception of scarcity, which can influence pricing algorithms.
Pretty sure any “reputable” flight company is already doing that. I am not sure any consumer can really get clear evidence though. They don’t need bots for this, they just tell their booking portal to lie.
Moving on:
In some cases, bots resell the tickets they secure through “ticket scalping,” pushing genuine customers toward inflated prices or unavailable flights.
Reselling means people book flights via what, eBay? Is there a market for reselling flight tickets? Depending on the country involved, destination and so on these bookings require you to leave a name or even passport details.
I’ve stopped reading after this paragraph. Is this just an AI written article of made up issues?
ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Apparently we should shame people for selling at affordable pricesEnglish95·4 days agoOK. I cannot decipher from those 3 pixels how cheap those tickets allegedly are.
ook@discuss.tchncs.deto Technology@lemmy.world•"Tea" app - user database leaked today (incl. drivers license & IDs). Daily reminder not to give your ID to online services [THEY DO NOT PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION]English7·4 days agoCongrats, dumbest take you could have on this.
Interesting choice to give them boobs. Not that the average reader cares that its only female mosquitoes that bite.
It’s fine to ask for money. Here I think it is just not clear why this would warrant a subscription model.
Yeah, not sure how that is confusing.
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