Venice Pickpockets Sue Citizen Watchdogs
Venice Pickpockets File Lawsuits Against Citizen Patrols In the city of canals, where tourists are often targeted by pickpockets, a grassroots group of volunteers calling themselves the “Not Distracted Citizens” has been working to deter theft by fi…Wanted in Milan
Microsoft abandonne son forum Microsoft Answers, au profit de Microsoft Learn Q&A
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Microsoft Learn Q&A remplace Microsoft Answers pour l'entraide !
Les forums Microsoft Answers ont été mis de côté et toutes les données ont été migrées vers la plateforme Microsoft Q&A, associée à Microsoft Learn.Florian BURNEL (IT-Connect)
Rule 1: Don't ever use an #agentic browser (one that an AI can control).
Rule 2: But, if you do use an agentic browser, only run it inside a virtual machine.
#AI hacking. Downloading images can allow your computer to become hijacked. Here's how.
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Hacking AI Agents—How Malicious Images and Pixel Manipulation Threaten Cybersecurity
Artificial-intelligence agents—touted as AI’s next wave—could be vulnerable to malicious code hidden in innocent-looking images on your computer screenDeni Ellis Béchard (Scientific American)
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Trump's promised immigration crackdown in Chicago could last about six weeks, suburban official says
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-military-crime-trump-9d71acdb23ffb7e72d92807a4df87505?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Americano é investigado por simular reality de sobrevivência com o filho em mata de SC - Gazeta Brasil-
A Polícia Civil de Santa Catarina (PCSC) avalia indiciar o americano Mark Alexander, de 48 anos, por colocar o filho, Duncan Edward, de 13 anos, em perigoGazeta Brasil
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In PA, our State Board approved ignoring RFK so everyone should be able to get the COVID vax in PA. But the CVS hasn't updated their website yet. I'll wait a few days but not too long — RFK's minions meet on 9.18 and who TF knows what they'll do.
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How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of respiratory illnesses.defector.com
""Based on the current regulatory environment," CVS said it's offering COVID-19 vaccinations in the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming."
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CVS and Walgreens limit access to COVID vaccines as required by some state guidelines
CVS said the pharmacy chain cannot vaccinate those even with a prescription in Massachusetts, Nevada and New Mexico due to state laws and regulations.Kierra Frazier (CBS News)
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of respiratory illnesses.defector.com
Absolutely agree with you. It's infuriating
My wife runs a nonprofit clinic in a heavily red county. She was telling me about the vaccines they have available, free of charge, but they'll expire at the end of the month and people aren't getting them
Yep
It's wild to me how people are so hate filled that the idea that they're hurting "them" (however you define that group) is worth whatever suffering you inflict on yourself. I've seen some people that I considered good people just go off the rails
Hard to process. A lot of people who claim to be a Christian like me just being so hateful. So, apparently not like me, or more accurately I'm not like that anymore.
So yes, it's all painfully eye opening.
Oh yeah, I'll be able to get it. And I haven't checked, but our pediatrician is a huge science nerd lol so I imagine we'll have no real issue getting the kids vaccinated, either. But I've been in this area my whole life and I know a lot of people, plus we can afford to pay out of pocket if we need to.
But so many others don't know where to go, and can't afford it anyway, and it makes me so mad
Ryder Cup Week Set to Generate $200 Million in Economic Impact
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/ryder-cup-week-set-to-generate-200-million-in-economic-impact?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Lululemon Cuts Outlook as Sales Rut, Tariff Pressures Persist
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/lululemon-cuts-outlook-as-sales-rut-tariff-pressures-persist?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Business @business-bloomberg
Apple Seeks Researchers for 2026 iPhone Security Program
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"[I]n the post warning users that the company will call the authorities if they seem like they're going to hurt someone, OpenAI also acknowledged that it is "currently not referring self-harm cases to law enforcement to respect people’s privacy given the uniquely private nature of ChatGPT interactions."
While ChatGPT has in the past proven itself pretty susceptible to so-called jailbreaks that trick it into spitting out instructions to build neurotoxins or step-by-step instructions to kill yourself, this new rule adds an additional layer of confusion. It remains unclear which exact types of chats could result in user conversations being flagged for human review, much less getting referred to police. We've reached out to OpenAI to ask for clarity.
While it's certainly a relief that AI conversations won't result in police wellness checks — which often end up causing more harm to the person in crisis due to most cops' complete lack of training in handling mental health situations — it's also kind of bizarre that OpenAI even mentions privacy, given that it admitted in the same post that it's monitoring user chats and potentially sharing them with the fuzz.
To make the announcement all the weirder, this new rule seems to contradict the company's pro-privacy stance amid its ongoing lawsuit with the New York Times and other publishers as they seek access to troves of ChatGPT logs to determine whether any of their copyrighted data had been used to train its models.
OpenAI has steadfastly rejected the publishers' request on grounds of protecting user privacy and has, more recently, begun trying to limit the amount of user chats it has to give the plaintiffs."
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OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police
OpenAI has authorized itself to call law enforcement if users say threatening enough things when talking to ChatGPT.Noor Al-Sibai (Futurism)
Folks thinking of making up a fresh excuse not to #vote in 2026 would do well to digest this article.
Sure, it's "complicated." But if one can pass a driver's license exam or similar piece of cake it's no problem to understand. Special pleading won't cover apathy or indolence.
Cliff Note version: start at "In 2023, it was Republicans controlling 26 delegations, Democrats 22 and two split delegations."
(Not voting is a slap in the face to those who've been disenfranchised, while actually voting is a way of being a proxy for those victims)
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Another Element of the Equation—Electoral Nuclear Options
One big threat that looms over free and fair elections for president is that a tie in the Electoral College or a disputed race gets thrown to the House.Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
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GhostRedirector Hacks 65 Windows Servers Using Rungan Backdoor and Gamshen IIS Module
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GhostRedirector Hacks 65 Windows Servers Using Rungan Backdoor and Gamshen IIS Module
GhostRedirector compromised 65 Windows servers since Aug 2024 using Rungan and Gamshen malware, driving SEO fraud.The Hacker News
ok, forget the character
how do you conceive a gun so ... uh. is there even a word for whatever this thing is
This really shouldn't as any surprise, as the US govt has declared war on trans people and their rights, but it is worth nothing that these are the same people who opposed Red Flag laws to stop known abusers from purchasing firearms.
DOJ Plots Banning Trans People From Owning Guns
I’m not eating much so my weight is dropping. I’m still working out and, mostly, eating healthy stuff, so I’m not particularly concerned about muscle loss.
I will say there are much better ways to diet than an ugly break-up in the hottest time of the year.
Pare che la statua del leone alato a Venezia sia cinese, potrebbe averla portata Marco Polo. Abbiamo chiuso il cerchio.
Iconic winged lion statue in Venice may actually be from China's Tang dynasty, study finds
A new study of the trace amounts of lead in Venice's famous winged lion statue suggests that its metal originated in China — and Marco Polo's family may have brought it over.Kristina Killgrove (Live Science)
Tips for Homebrewing Inductors
How hard can it be to create your own inductors? Get a wire. Coil it up. Right? Well, the devil is definitely in the details, and [Nick] wants to share his ten tips for building “the perfect” inductor. We don’t know about perfect, but we do think he brings up some very good points. Check out his video below.
If you are winding wire around your finger (or, as it appears in the video, a fork) or you are using a beefy ferrite core, you’ll find something interesting in the video.
Of course, the issue with inductors is that wires aren’t perfect, nor are core materials. Factors like this lead to inefficiency and loss, sometimes in a frequency-dependent way.
It looks like [Nick] is building a large switching power supply, so the subject inductor is a handful. He demonstrates some useful computational tools for analyzing data about cores, for example.
We learned a lot watching the tricks, but we were more interested in the inductor’s construction. We have to admit that the computed inductance of the coil matched quite closely to the measured value.
Need a variable inductor? No problem. Before ferrite cores, good coils were a lot harder to wind.
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L’IA, menace et protection pour les identités
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Every day I'm on #Mastodon I like to jot down #3goodThings #threeGoodThings for #today... things done, things to do, or just a good thing...
1. Decided it might be an idea to think about updating the campervan.
2. Went to local dealer just looking. Absolutely no intention of buying one. Really, none at all.
3. Sold! And we have history, every time we go 'just looking' we end up buying.
US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raid-hyundai-georgia-electric-vehicles-191904f42f540898035feb2a6623d98e?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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É FALSO que todos os queijos que têm "furinhos" apresentam coliformes fecais
https://canaltech.com.br/internet/e-falso-que-todos-os-queijos-que-tem-furinhos-apresentam-coliformes-fecais/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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the trump family #crypto grift (#WorldLibertyFinancial, token #WLFI) just froze the account of #JustinSun, the single biggest backer of the entire grift, after Justin transferred millions of dollars “worth” of WLFI tokens to #Binance (a large crypto exchange where he was probably going to sell them).
impossible to say for sure why this happened but occam’s razor suggests the WLFI team is desperately trying to keep the price from continuing to crash (it’s down ~45% from when it became tradable on Monday) so they intervened to prevent Justin from selling.
there’s not a small amount of irony in the fact that the trump kids said they founded WLFI as a “decentralized” platform to “prevent debanking”.
maybe also worth noting that Justin has publicly claimed he has not sold and will never sell his WLFI tokens... but this being the world’s most infamous chinese crypto grifter literally zero people in the cryptoverse believe that.
#trump #corruption #uspol #uspolitics #china #cryptocurrency
Debby ⁂📎🐧
in reply to Jerry on Mastodon • • •This isn’t just about agentic browsers—it’s about how quickly we abandon decades of cybersecurity wisdom when something is slapped with the "AI" label. Agentic browsers are a perfect storm of risk: they execute actions on your behalf, often with little transparency, and—let’s be real—the hype has blinded a lot of people to the dangers.
We’ve spent years learning not to trust unsolicited downloads, not to run random scripts as admin, and to always sandbox untrusted software. Yet here we are, watching folks treat agentic browsers like they’re some kind of magical, harmless assistant. Spoiler: They’re not. Even if we ignore the image-based attack vector (which, by the way, is a glaring red flag), these tools can easily pick up and act on prompts embedded in webpages—even ones invisible to the user. That’s not just a vulnerability; it’s a design flaw waiting to be exploited.
And let’s talk about trust. AI isn’t some benevolent genius—it’s software with extra steps, and like all software, it can be hijacked, manipulated, or turned against you. Running an agentic browser outside a VM is like handing a stranger your laptop and hoping they don’t snoop through your files. The fact that we even need to say "use a VM" is proof of how far the hype has overshadowed common sense.
If you’re experimenting with these tools, ask yourself:
Do I truly need this functionality, or am I just caught up in the novelty?
What’s the worst that could happen if this goes wrong? (Hint: It’s probably worse than you think.)
Am I prepared to deal with the fallout of a compromised system?
Security isn’t optional. It’s not paranoia; it’s basic digital hygiene. The internet has always been a minefield, and AI doesn’t change that—it just gives bad actors new ways to trigger the explosives.
So let’s not let "innovation" become an excuse for recklessness. If you’re going to play with agentic browsers, do it in a locked-down VM, assume it’s compromised, and proceed with caution. Because at the end of the day, convenience shouldn’t come at the cost of control—and the second we forget that, we’re back to square one, repeating the same mistakes with a fresh coat of "AI" paint.
Stay safe, stay skeptical, and never let hype override your better judgment. 💻🔒
Jerry on Mastodon
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