Everyone wants your email
This is too funny 😂 🤦🏻♂️
From @nickheer@c.im over on Mastodon.
Buildcrafting Evolved
From Bungie
TL;DR:
Consolidation is a major theme in many of the changes you’ll be seeing today. The current (pre-Lightfall) mod system has been built piecemeal over the years and contains a lot of redundancies. The Loadouts system empowers Guardians to suit up for whatever task, on the fly. Up to ten slots available to save multiple loadouts. This single-screen system also provides opportunities for players to create and share their loadouts with the community more easily.
I converted some of my Twitter lists into RSS feeds using rss.app so I can keep up with Twitter without actually being on Twitter.
Finished watching season 1 of #SlowHorses last night, excellent show! Will probably start season 2 tonight.
Third-party Twitter apps including Tweetbot and Twitterrific are offline, but why?
Oliver Haslam writing for iMore
The issue, which is affecting Twitter apps on all platforms including iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows, hasn’t yet been confirmed by Twitter, and, worryingly, it isn’t yet known whether the problem is a glitch or the result of a decision made by Twitter itself.
Still no word from Twitter. My guess is this is intentional, but we’ll see.
Solo Flawless - Operation Seraph’s Shield - Legendary
Took a few tries, but got it done in the end. 💥
Pixel 7 owners report ‘spontaneously’ shattering camera glass
Jon Porter writing for The Verge (Apple News)
Pixel 7 owners are taking to Twitter and Reddit to report that the glass covering the phone’s rear camera is shattering, despite the phone apparently not being knocked or dropped. PhoneArena and Android Police have pulled together photos from numerous owners showing the damage to their handsets, with reports stretching back at least as far as November — just a month after the phone went on general sale.
Happy new year 🥳
Apple says it will allow iCloud backups to be fully encrypted
Joseph Menn writing for The Washington Post
The step is likely to draw protests from multiple governments, some of which could take legislative or court action or deny Apple access to their markets. Top law enforcement officials in the United States, Britain and other democracies have railed against strong encryption, and some have passed laws they could use to try to force companies to cooperate against their customers.
There are plenty of ways “the bad guys” can encrypt/hide their communications.
Building A Virtual Machine inside ChatGPT
Jonas Degrave writing on Engraved
Today, Frederic Besse told me that he managed to do something different. Did you know, that you can run a whole virtual machine inside of ChatGPT?
This is crazy! None of these commands are actually running, the output is just what the AI thinks should be the output. Thing is, it’s almost always right.
Vendor certificate leak could give malware full control over Android phones
Manuel Vonau writing for Android Police
Spotted by Google malware reverse engineering expert Łukasz Siewierski (via Mishaal Rahman), the certificates in question are platform certificates meant to verify the authenticity of the “android” application that’s part of every phone, but are also used to sign individual apps from manufacturers. The problem is that this core android application has the highest level of access to the system, allowing it almost unrestricted access to user data.
Marvel Phase 4 Meme
First off-grid solar-powered EV charger deployed in Puerto Rico in wake of rising natural disasters
Peter Johnson writing for electrek
Beam’s EV ARC chargers can generate and store their own electricity by harnessing renewable energy from the sun. The charging infrastructure is designed to handle extreme weather with flood-proof capabilities up to 9.5 feet and wind resistance of 125 mph.
I wonder how long this takes to charge. I assume it charges up a portable battery over time and then uses that to charge a vehicle.
Holland America Cruise
Some pictures from our recent Holland America cruise through the Caribbean.
Cruise Ship Nieuw Statendam Guitar Sculpture Island Bridge Sunset
Today’s lounging spot 🌊 ☀️
Lounging on the deck, sailing to Aruba.
Finally getting around to watching #SheHulk
Trying out the very new social network Planetary at https://planetary.link/%40qF08d%2FZIS0o%2Fnjqb5zZWExTkT2ONT7EZRuAcQE09jn0%3D.ed25519
We live in a society not an economy
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What we learned from COVID? That oil is worthless in a society without consumption. That healthcare has to be public because health is public. That 50% of jobs can be done from home while the other 50% deserve more than they’re being paid. That we live in a society not an economy
I think I might get the new 12.9” iPad Pro. My iPad Air 2 is definitely showing its age.
Been reading Snow Crash on and off for a while now. I’m about 75% of the way through it 📚
Lightfall looks awesome, strand looks amazing, and season of plunder looks like loads of fun! #destiny
In-app browsers that act as keyloggers
Jason Snell writing for Six Colors
Introducing InAppBrowser.com, a simple tool to list the JavaScript commands executed by the iOS app rendering the page.
Krause’s tool lets anyone investigate what might be leaking through in-app browsers. Apps that use Apple’s SafariViewController are all pretty safe, but apps like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and Facebook are using their own in-app browsers that modify pages with JavaScript.
TikTok, in particular, is monitoring all keyboard inputs and taps.
Received my 4th #covid shot today.
Adding HomeKit to my garage door has been one of the most useful HomeKit additions to my house.
Multiverse Saga
Marvel Studios welcomes you to the Multiverse Saga. pic.twitter.com/9L9ZnOFbQS
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 24, 2022