China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced on Friday that authorities have successfully cracked a major transnational criminal case involving the notorious Myanmar-based Kokang gang leader Xu Faqi, also known as Xu Laofa, who was recently br…
Field Marshal Lord Richards tells The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Ukraine has been given false hope by its Western allies and cannot triumph against Russia unless Nato forces join fight
What Mamdani is really testing is whether Democrats can still generate attention through conflict on their own terms. The modern political media landscape only amplifies what bleeds—culture wars, celebrity-like feuds—while ignoring the conflicts that actually define people’s lives: rent that keeps rising, child care that drains a paycheck, transit that doesn’t come. Most Democrats, wary of being cast as divisive, retreat from confrontation altogether or get pulled into the wrong fights.
Mamdani understands that attention is produced through conflict, and that the answer is not to avoid it but to redirect it. He builds it around affordability—who pays, who benefits, and how power works—making economic struggle visible and emotionally legible. For him, conflict isn’t a distraction from governing; it’s the entry point for persuasion. The goal is not to perform anger but to focus it, to remind people that politics can still change the price of the things that govern their days.
Mamdani’s appeal has little to do with just his youthful vibe. It lies in his answer to two questions the party keeps ducking. Can a Democrat hold attention without turning into a caricature? And once attention is captured, can it be used to make politics legible as a system that changes what people pay and how they live? His method blends traditions that rarely coexist: Sanders’s moral clarity, Ocasio-Cortez’s digital and movement cadence, the “abundance” instinct to build and unblock, the grounded competence of effective executives, and the narrative craft of cultural workers who know how to reach an audience. The point is not style for its own sake. It is persuasion as craft—showing that Democrats can hold the stage on the economy again, speak plainly about power, and still mean what they say.
October 2025 brought the most dramatic crypto flash crash of all time, but it was only a dress rehearsal for the systemic crisis the industry is building toward.
Having used Android phones on stock OS for many years, I bought a Pixel 6 in 2022 with the express intention of flashing it to Grapheneos.
After flashing it and using Grapheneos for 2 years, I had had no problems, so I bought a Pixel tablet in 2024 with the express intention of flashing it to Grapheneos.
After flashing it and using Grapheneos for a year, I had had no problems. However, security updates for the Pixel 6 that I had bought run out in a year. I have, therefore, bought a Pixel 9 Pro XL with the express intention of flashing it to Grapheneos.
I have flashed it to Grapheneos and this is the point. This, RIGHT HERE, is the point where you discover why you've moved from stock OS to Grapheneos. You are now essentially just upgrading your hardware.
Other people are buying new phones so that they get access to whatever fancy new software or apps come pre-installed on that phone. I am buying a new phone so that I have access to the extra years of security updates for the hardware and firmware but I can still use, or not use, whatever apps I want on that phone.
My partner, who uses stock android or an iphone depending on which shiny new thing they want asked me how I was getting on with my new phone and was very confused when I said "it works fine, I currently have it set the same as my old one". Lol.
Not OP, I went from a Pix5 google stock to Pix9 with Graphene on it. I transfered data manually. I think it the best way to go about it.
A lot of of apps have an export setting feature that I used.
IMO is also a good time to clear out bloat - the app you haven't opened in 3 years doesn't need to get copied over. Old downloads or a meme you shared one time 2 years ago - gone. Pictures or anything of sentiment get backed up and maybe copied to new phone.
I transfered most files by plugging in both phones into the computer and copying files the easy way.
I also setup syncthing to automatically sync the picture folders, a folder where I put copies of the exported setting files and few others for misc files and stuff I want backed up regularly.
That can only work if the apps you're using, as you say, have that export feature and if it is also complete, because oftentimes it doesn't carry everything over. I had compiled a list of my apps to get all those details written down and many had incomplete exports.
I was asking about the native feature specifically to know from someone else how good it is, since I've only had my first Graphene OS device as of now
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Per chi lo visita direttamente dal sito, Citiverse è un Forum; ma per chi lo usa dal Fediverso, Citiverse è un'istanza qualsiasi, con le "categorie" del Forum che diventano "gruppi Activitypub", come le comunità Lemmy.
Per gli utenti Lemmy poi la questione è ancora più facile: le categorie NodeBB sono indistinguibili dalle comunità Lemmy!
Al momento abbiamo creato una settantina di comunità, suddivise per macrocategorie.
Volete visualizzarle dal vostro account Lemmy? Eccole qua:
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Vogliamo far diventare Citiverse un'alternativa ai gruppi Facebook, ma per farlo abbiamo bisogno che sia una comunità attiva: Se la discussione è scarsa, nessuno prenderà in considerazione citiverse.it! Quindi:
1) seguite le comunità e partecipate alle discussioni con il vostro account federato 2) se volete una nuova comunità, chiedetecela 3) e se volete iscrivervi direttamente al forum con un account NodeBB, fatelo pure!
Citiverse, la città dei social liberi, è l'alternativa aperta e italiana ai gruppi di Facebook dove è possibile parlare con persone della tua città o della tua tua organizzazione.
La spettacolarizzazione del cattivo del presente passa dall’ignoranza: i mass media si confrontano sempre più spesso con le cronache informatiche. E programmaticamente generano mostri stereotipati.
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Strumenti Exodus Privacy e ClassyShark3xodus controlla i traccianti presenti nelle appBlacklight controlla i traccianti presenti nei siti webF-Droid, store alternativo al Play Store con solo applicazioni open source
PERDERE TEMPO ONLINE Rassegna di progetti e siti open source SITI BELLI E BASTA Raccolta di siti nient’altro che belli NOSTALGIA CANAGLIA Rassegna di progetti nostalgici
La spettacolarizzazione del cattivo del presente passa dall’ignoranza: i mass media si confrontano sempre più spesso con le cronache informatiche. E programmaticamente generano mostri stereotipati.
Dall’uomo che parla il linguaggio della macchina alla macchina che interpreta l’uomo, dagli algoritmi alle reti neurali. La frontiera della ricerca, militare e del mercato, è l’AI. Con quali rischi?
Quanti di voi si ricordano SkiFree? Vi sveliamo dove è possibile giocarci online anche usando il proprio smartphone!
ALTRI PROGETTI La privacy online è un argomento molto discusso ma purtroppo è difficile riuscire a far capire a tutti la sua importanza. Questa autodifesa digitale di cisti.org e questo percorso PrivaSì di EticaDigitale sono ottimi siti su cui iniziare ad informarsi!
SEGUICI Abbiamo deciso di essere presenti ovunque perché crediamo che la privacy non deve essere un argomento di nicchia.
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The prominent symbolic figures of humanity from the past century sing the songs of humanity against the genocide taking place in Palestine. 0:00 - Anna & Olga Benário - I Am a Human 3:55 - La ...
Hello all, I'm in the market for a privacy-respecting security doorbell camera and a wide view camera with the following features: (not all of them are required, however)
-Motion detection
-Decent sized local storage*( I saw one that came with a 2TB drive but I don't think they had a cloud storage)
-Cloud storage* (no subscriptions would be great)
I briefly looked at the r/privacy and a lot of recommendations have third parties like Amazon web services for their cloud storage which I don't feel very comfortable with. I'm looking forward to hearing about the products you guys swear by.
Unfortunately, you need the app to set it up the first time, which you can only get on Google Play or the iOS App Store, but I don't think you need an account for them at all.
Note: I do not own any, but I was doing some research to see about using them with Home Assistant.
I would advise against using surveillance cameras, because they violate others' privacy. However, if you must, you can use hardware compatible with Frigate and upload it to whichever encrypted cloud server you wish.
I would advise against using surveillance cameras, because they violate others’ privacy.
That's a curious take. I'm keen to know your angle. If you are within range of my surveillance cameras, you're on my property and are not afforded any privacy. I don't care what happens out in the street, so I have none that cover the street. However, when it bleeds over onto my square, then I do care.
I guess a lot of cameras cover sidewalks and so. I have one pointing at my front door and one at my garage door and both show the sidewalk... I never gave much thought about it until I saw that article about Amazon's Ring cameras recording passerby faces and putting it into their database.
Certainly! My threat model is mainly against mass surveillance, so this is my view: If there is a surveillance camera recording in a place where there is reasonable expectation of having no strangers, I am mostly fine with that. As you mentioned, if it is only recording your own private property where no strangers are meant to be, that is your business.
However, if it is recording a space where there is reason to expect strangers to be there without violating private property (e.g. stores, doorsteps, sidewalks) that is not ok. Simply, I should not be in the crossfire of your surveillance. I don't know your intentions with the footage, and I don't know who else may have access to it. It shouldn't be my job to cover up just because you want to violate the public's right to privacy.
You can see this post of mine about my views on the expectation of privacy in public. I made it about a year ago, and I haven't read back over it, so it may be outdated or less refined than I'd prefer.
I am a huge advocate for the right to privacy, so I don't have any surveillance cameras of my own. When I have friends over, I want to lead by example and make my space a private space for them too. Instead of funding more surveillance, we should be funding stronger locks and better deterrents that don't violate human rights.
Before I answer that, I would like to give my genuine thanks to everyone who responded in my previous post where I asked you for some controversial privacy topics. You did not disappoint, and I'm glad I will be able to cover them!
This question is a bit complex, depending on how you ask it. The answer also largely depends on what you believe. If you believe that privacy is a fundamental right, then privacy should be expected no matter where you go. If the question is "Can you expect privacy..." versus "Should there be privacy...", the answer changes dramatically.
Is there currently privacy in public spaces?
In many places, there is little to no privacy when you walk out the door. With Ring doorbells latching on to every home like a parasite, or security cameras clinging to the ceiling of every store you walk inside, surveillance is everywhere. This section won't cover whether or not surveillance is moral/ethical/justified, but either way surveillance infringes on privacy. Even with no surveillance cameras, Sarah-from-down-the-street is always on a video call with her bestie.
Saying "privacy in public" is a bit of an oxymoron, since no matter what you will always give up a little privacy the moment you walk out the door. Things you do privately in the bathroom are simply not allowed in public places.
Should there be more privacy in public spaces?
Now may be a good time to clear up a common misconception. What is privacy? Privacy does not mean obscuring every detail of your life. Privacy is the ability or choice to share or hide information about yourself. That is why surveillance cameras infringe on privacy: You have no control over what they record, who has access to those recordings, and what those recordings will be used for.
That sort of answers the question, too. If you believe privacy is a fundamental right, then there should be an expectation of privacy in public spaces, and so a reform needs to happen.
What are the real effects of privacy in public spaces?
People act differently when they know they are being surveilled. See the Panopticon for an experiment about that. It has negative effects, whether people realize or not.
"Just last week, my partner and I were on a long hike. No one was around us so to loosen our muscles we started dancing like goofballs on the trail only to look up and find a drone hovering in the shadows recording us. I was embarrassed, but my partner is a very private person and was really upset. [...]"
When they expected to be in a secluded, private space, they freely expressed themselves. The moment they realized that someone had been watching, they became embarrassed or upset, like a switch had flipped. That is the real affect surveillance has on us. We express ourselves less freely, we conform to rules without question out of fear. Surveillance becomes a form of oppression on a wide scale.
I even have my own anecdote. I once took a trip to a small town. When I got there, I subconsciously looked around for security cameras. I do that to gauge how much privacy I currently have. I then noticed that I couldn't see any obvious security cameras. I stopped and looked around harder. The town had not a single security camera in sight. I have almost no way to describe the sense of calm and relaxation that washed over me. It felt like someone giving you a massage after being stressed all week, or finally being honest with everyone about a secret you've been keeping. It was such a nice feeling to walk around a town privately.
Why do we have surveillance?
The main justification for these surveillance measures is to prevent crime. It makes sense intuitively, if you have an eye on every corner you can catch any criminal easily. However, it ignores one massive flaw: criminals will always find a way to do things privately. If you make privacy illegal, it doesn't change anything, because criminals won't follow the law anyways.
I have my own quote about this, that I love very much: “Unjust laws only burden the just, as the lawless will not heed them.” Removing privacy only hurts the people who will follow and abide by the rules. You're removing the privacy of the good people, while the criminals will program "illegal" software to achieve privacy. Giving privacy to everyone means that, yes, it makes criminals' jobs easier, but it means we can shift to actually solving the problems that cause the crimes in the first place. "The best way to conquer bad ideas is with better ideas, not by suppressing ideas." - Naomi Brockwell
"The optimal crime rate is not zero. We can't burn down the entire world just to stop somebody from stealing a pack of gum. The cost is too high. There is a percentage of crime that is going to exist. It's not ideal, but it is optimal." - Nick We need privacy for a free society. Surveillance is not the answer for fighting crime. There are ways to combat crime without infringing on privacy.
Is blurring your house on the map unreasonable?
This question is another one brought up by @Zagorath@aussie.zone. Blurring your house is a way to achieve some privacy, and in that scope, it is good to do. However, as @RiderExMachina@lemmy.mlpoints out, it could cause someone to do the opposite and start looking closer into why your house is blurred. That's called the Streisand effect.
Site note: I find it hilarious why the Streisand effect is named how it is. The story goes that Barbra Streisand tried to hide her place of residence by suppressing a photograph that had made it to the public. That, of course, had the opposite effect, drawing more attention to the photograph and her residence. Then, even more attention was drawn, because the Streisand effect got named after her and the very same image is now plastered on Wikipedia.
Unfortunately, blurring your house on the map doesn't provide much privacy, since the organization who photographed it still has a clear picture of it. It doesn't stop the surveillance. It's not unreasonable to blur it, though. You should still want privacy against the Streisand effect. The best solution would be a quiet legal take down of the images altogether.
I have another story to go along with this. I got a job, and it was later revealed in conversation to me and my coworkers that our boss likes to look up everybody's address on Google Street View. Everyone was uncomfortable with that, but our boss saw no issue with it. This is a legitimate case where blurring your house is a good idea. Sure, people may try to ask you why it's blurred, or try to look up pictures on other sites like housing retail, but it still prevents (frankly, creepy) bosses from snooping at your home.
Conclusion
Privacy is a fundamental part of our lives, and surveillance infringes on that. We should all do our part to gain what privacy we can, because every bit of privacy you gain now is freedom you will have in the future. This was a lot of fun to write, and I thank @Zagorath@aussie.zone and all of you for your suggestions. I will continue to tackle each of the topics asked in the previous post one by one.
Well, that certainly is a different take than I'm used to. I sometimes fail to realize that most of the population live in fairly tight quarters, especially in housing developments, etc. Their coverage would entail an acre maybe a little more or a little less and even a doorbell cam has a pretty wide field of vision. So I could understand that concern. Where as, I have some acreage to mother hen. Barns, equipment, etc. and I have zero tolerance for a person who would walk onto my property and steal from me. I'll help a brother out as best I can, but if you steal from me that's going to get you in some troubled water.
Anyways, thanks for the explanation. Always down to be educated. Thanks for the link as well. I'll hit it in a bit.
I share a similar stance on general street surveillance by the likes of Ring. But on the flip side I understand that people may want to extend the scope of security cameras onto the street due to vehicle vandalism for example, so I make sure to smile my sweet smile when I notice them.
Thanks to @Charger8232@lemmy.ml & @irmadlad@lemmyis.fun for yet another perfect example of what I love about Fediverse, this is why it's so much better than "the other place"
I saw an article before about a guy who reverse engineered the app and figured out default camera's admin password so probably possible but I think not worth the effort.
what I did was
Installing the app
Create a hotspot that provides no internet.
Connect to that hotspot so now my phone has no internet
Open tapo app and setup the camera
Allow the camera to connect to the internetless hotspot to finish the setup and enable rtsp
I did something similar: I have a burner-phone, that is only used for dumb apps, and a wifi point that can't reach the internet. But I was hoping to avoid having to do that dance.
I am assuming you are covering something like residential property.
These come to mind. I think all of those have offline and online storage, so storage capacity would be dictated by what you choose. All four of those manufacturers have doorbell cams as well. All four have motion detection.
Secure floodlight camera with Apple HomeKit Secure Video technology. Keep a close eye on your home around the clock, and receive rich notifications on your iPhone when something is up.
Ubiquiti NVR Instant kit is a great value, and you get 24h local recording without a subscription. And it is well supported with Home Assistant.
Some of the UniFi cameras are amazingly expensive though, $500 for an outdoor 4K camera is hard to swallow. But if you can swing it, you will not regret the investment.
I already have other UniFi gear for networking and it was natural to add cameras to the system.
Apparently UniFi Protect works with 3rd party cameras if they support ONVIF but I don’t know of any yet.
I use Eufy with local storage that you can expand with your own hard drive. They had some controversy before with how thumbnails are temporarily stored in their cloud, but if you select notifications without thumbnails/preview, you should be ok. Cloud storage will never be privacy-friendly unless you encrypt the videos yourself before they are uploaded.
After being sued for violating state-level human trafficking laws, the nation’s largest private prison company is pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to grant private government contractors like itself blanket immunity from such lawsuits and many others. This
After being sued for violating state-level human trafficking laws, the nation’s largest private prison company is pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to grant private government contractors like itself blanket immunity from such lawsuits and many others. This case — and another involving a military contractor — could deliver sweeping immunity to federal contractors, if they get the ruling they…
The Supreme Court is about to run out of money, and federal courts across the country are expected to run out by early next week because of the government shutdown.
The nation’s top court “expects to run out of funding on October 18,” Patricia McCabe, Supreme Court public information officer, told The Hill.
“As a result, the Supreme Court Building will be closed to the public until further notice. The Building will remain open for official business,” McCabe continued.
We're excited to announce that Loops now federates with the fediverse. After months of development, ActivityPub support has officially entered beta. Your loops can now travel across the open social web.
my understanding was they're also using the shutdown to further gut government employees, so I imagine once they feel they got rid of enough people they're gonna end it
The European Commission has revised the Ecodesign requirements for external power supplies (EPS). The new rules aim to increase consumer convenience, resource efficiency, and energy efficiency. Manufacturers have three years to prepare for the changes.
The new regulations apply to external power supplies that charge or power devices such as laptops, smartphones, Wi-Fi routers, and computer monitors. Starting in 2028, these products must meet higher energy efficiency standards and become more interoperable. Specifically, USB chargers on the EU market must have at least one USB Type-C port and function with detachable cables.
With the regulation, the EU is also establishing minimum requirements for the efficiency of power supplies with an output power of up to 240 watts that charge via USB Power Delivery (USB-PD), among other things, under other things, minimum requirements. Power supplies with an output power exceeding 10 watts will also have to meet minimum energy efficiency values in partial load operation (10 percent of rated power) in the future, which is intended to reduce unnecessary energy losses.
Interestingly,
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical assistance and editorially reviewed before publication.
I was rather surprised to see a Heise story linked off Slashdot, but this is a great use of technology to broaden the audience. Way less friction than every user needing a browser plugin for translation.
Historically, the charger situation has been, well, a shitshow. I've had more than a few devices over the years where the proprietary cable died, and getting a replacement was so cost prohibitive that just buying a replacement device that came with one was the more logical move.
USB-PD kinda seems like the silver bullet here. Though I'm not sure that's true unless further regulations require all USB-C cables to be able to provide 240W, and even then, there will be a long tail on older cables still being in use.
But this could be game changing in like a decade. Imagine charging with any cable and any DC converter. We'll look back on this mess as though different devices required proprietary wall outlets!
Meanwhile, here in the states, regulators are much more concerned about inflatable frog suits than any lurch toward sustainability.
He expected the US had a strong and effective military and that they would use it to fight Russia. Turns out the US military is only strong enough to lose to goat herders over 20 years and not strong enough to fight Russia
Japanese cosplayers, in support of Gaza and Palestine, have gone viral for dressing up as members of Hamas’ military wing al-Qassam Brigades.
Several pictures and videos were shared online of Japanese citizens wearing fully decked-out military camouflage gear in addition to the famous green headband worn by Hamas fighters.
One of them showed a cosplayer surrounded by police, with one reporter from Tokyo saying the man was arrested, without providing further details.
The pictures come amid massive protests in Japan in support of Gaza against the ‘Israeli’ aggression on the Gaza Strip, with one noticeable protest outside the ‘Israeli’ embassy on the second anniversary of October 7, where there were clashes with the police as demonstrators tried to pass the barrier to get closer to the embassy.
New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and the Johnson County Sheriff that she was “being searched for as a missing person,” and that “it was about her safety.”
The new information shows that deputies had initiated a "death investigation" of a "non-viable fetus," logged evidence of a woman’s self-managed abortion, and consulted prosecutors about possibly charging her.
Johnson County Sheriff Adam King repeatedly denied the automated license plate reader (ALPR) search was related to enforcing Texas's abortion ban, and Flock Safety called media accounts "false," "misleading" and "clickbait." However, according to a sworn affidavit by the lead detective, the case was in fact a death investigation in response to a report of an abortion, and deputies collected documentation of the abortion from the "reporting person," her alleged romantic partner. The death investigation remained open for weeks, with detectives interviewing the woman and reviewing her text messages about the abortion.
The documents show that the Johnson County District Attorney's Office informed deputies that "the State could not statutorily charge [her] for taking the pill to cause the abortion or miscarriage of the non-viable fetus."
You tax dollars at work. Let's spend a month investigating something the DA immediately shuts down.
New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and the Johnson County Sheriff that she was “being sea…
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday 18 October that he had decided to keep the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt closed until further notice, despite the Palestinian embassy in Cairo’s earlier announcement that the crossing would open on Monday.
Rafah Crossing remains closed by Israel
Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the opening of the crossing would be linked to ‘Hamas’s commitment to its role’ in handing over the bodies of Israeli detainees in Gaza, as well as ‘the implementation of the agreed framework,’ without providing further details. As the Canary previously reported, Hamas handing over Israeli bodies was not part of the ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, Israel has so-far violated this 47 times itself.
For its part, the government media office in Gaza accused Israel of obstructing the implementation of the terms of the ceasefire agreement, continuing to close the crossings and preventing the entry of food and humanitarian aid, calling on the international guarantors of the agreement to intervene immediately to ensure that the commitments are implemented.
Adnan Abu Hasna, spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), pointed out that thousands of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid are still waiting for permission to enter the Gaza Strip, saying:
There are about 6,000 trucks carrying food and basic supplies stuck at the crossings, in addition to large quantities of medicines and medical supplies waiting to be brought in to meet the emergency needs of the population.
Abu Hasna added that the delay in opening the crossings is exacerbating the humanitarian situation in the Strip and threatening the lives of thousands of civilians, especially the sick and injured who need urgent care.
The Palestinian Embassy in Cairo announced that the Rafah crossing would be opened on Monday to allow Palestinians residing in Egypt who wish to return to Gaza to register via a dedicated electronic application, and that they would be notified later of the times and places to gather to move towards the crossing.
Breaching the ceasefire
It is noteworthy that on 9 October, Israel and Hamas reached an agreement on a ceasefire and prisoner exchange in accordance with US President Donald Trump’s plan, and the first phase of the agreement was activated the following day. The agreement stipulates that all Gaza Strip crossings, especially Rafah, will be opened to the movement of individuals and humanitarian aid, with the participation of Qatar, Turkey and Egypt, and under US supervision.
This comes after two years of genocide waged by Israel on the Gaza Strip since 7 October 2023, with US support, resulting in the martyrdom of 68,116 Palestinians, the injury of 170,200 others, and the destruction of more than 90% of the infrastructure in the Strip.
So selfish of people, to have a modicum of standards and to know when they are getting ripped the fuck off. So very very selfish and bad. Just pay your overlords.
It was the only real job in jail back in the day. Nowadays, the whole planet is barred up and down and there is no real forest left. Even the jungle is a farm now.
old article but hate how they are intentionally fudging the difference between people who pay for a pirate streaming site vs. people who just torrent stuff. I too will bet my left testicle that downloading anime isn't going to put money into trafficking.
(paraphrased) “The user of the illegal service may fund the activities of criminal organisations, says Executive Director Jaana Pihkala from the copyright organisation TTVK.”
as opposed to paying the even more criminal publishers scalping the rights and screwing the creators
Depends on the method, but a lot of normies find these pirate websites where you stream directly through a player on their website, and here they can serve ads, i.e. get money. Pirate Bay and the like also serves ads.
Used discord for piracy before, someone pirates a film and streams it to a bunch of us over discord. So discord are helping us distribute it and keep it synced for a large group.
No, no, you've misunderstood. The "Finns" mentioned are the descendants of Huckleberry Finn.
It's actually a real step backwards for them. If they not afraid to violate copyright it's only a matter of time before they start using the n-word again...
Hacker gets annoyed at Amazon’s Kindle apps, reverse-engineers the Kindle web reader’s protocol (which basically sends each page as a set of glyphs in a deliberately broken variant of SVG). Such obscurity, much security.
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I'll break down why this whole OpenAI situation is a five-alarm fire of pure, unadulterated bullshit for people too lazy to read the whole thing (although you really should). Sam Altman is running what is essentially the world’s most expensive and dangerous confidence game, and everyone in the media and tech world is just nodding along.
First, let’s talk about the sheer, mind-boggling scale of the promises. OpenAI, a company that is hemorrhaging cash, has committed to building 250 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2033. To put that in perspective, the entire global data center capacity right now is about 55GW. So Altman is promising to build almost five times the entire world’s current infrastructure in just eight years. The cost for this fantasy? Roughly $10 trillion. That is not a typo. That’s one-third of the entire US GDP. It’s a number so large it becomes meaningless, like a child saying they want a billion ice creams.
Now, let’s get into the immediate, short-term insanity. In the next year alone, to even begin fulfilling the deals they’ve announced with Broadcom, NVIDIA, and AMD, OpenAI needs to secure about $400 billion. Let that number sink in. That’s more than the total global venture capital raised in all of 2024. It’s more than five times what Amazon spent to build AWS. And they need this cash almost immediately because building a single gigawatt data center takes years and billions of dollars upfront. There’s also no evidence these data center projects have even broken ground, making the promised 2026 deployment dates a physical impossibility.
The financials are even more horrifying. OpenAI is burning money at a catastrophic rate of $6.7 billion on R&D in just six months, with a huge chunk of that spent on research for models they never even released. Their revenue is a fraction of their costs, and they’re on track to spend $40 billion on compute contracts alone. It’s a monstrosity that threatens to suck all the oxygen out of the Western financial system, requiring trillion-dollar annual investments that would eclipse global private equity deals.
The whole house of cards is built on blatant lies and market manipulation. Some verifiable lies include Altman claiming they magically acquired 1.7GW of capacity from nowhere (which is equivalent to all the data centers in the UK) and promising deployments in locations that don’t exist.
It’s a scam of historic proportions that will inevitably collapse and take the market down with it.
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challenges to their arrests and tactics.
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