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Google Messages RCS is being abused for ads in India

These ads are not harmless, either, with many of the examples we’ve seen being for personal loans, a category that tends to be full of predatory practices. One user reports that they were sent one of these ads on a phone that didn’t even have an active SIM card in it. Not ideal to say the least. Apparently one of the only ways to stop getting these messages entirely is to turn off RCS. Why do I want this messaging service on iOS again?

RT @atrupar: Tucker Carlson tries to distance himself and Fox News from the Buffalo shooter, who was inspired by racist conspiracy theories…

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RT @mmasnick: So, it’s quite likely that Twitch removing this channel violates Texas’ new social media content moderation law, which is now…

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Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to kill the password with “Passkey” standard

The standard is being called either a “multi-device FIDO credential” or just a “passkey.” Instead of a long string of characters, this new scheme would have the app or website you’re logging in to push a request to your phone for authentication. From there, you’d need to unlock the phone, authenticate with some kind of pin or biometric, and then you’re on your way. This sounds fantastic. I want to learn more about the implementation details though. For instance, what if you switched from iOS to Android, how would your passkeys transfer over? Or what if you don’t want to use Apple or Google to store/backup your passkeys, can you use a 3rd party?

RT @Billius27: It isn’t often that Canada has been worse than the US or UK in #covid19 hospitalization rates but that’s where we are now. #…

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RT @danrosenbergnet: Who’s old enough to remember 2019, when Doug Ford wanted to eliminate thousands of teaching jobs, put up to 40 kids pe…

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RT @NaheedD: I’m sorry but if you actually appreciate the sacrifices that Ontario’s nurses made during COVID, you will NOT vote for a party…

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RT @coopSpeak: Dear Ontario,
Why would you elect a government that doesn’t care about children, seniors, families, the marginalized, the si…

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RT @munakadri: Your reminder that nurses in #Ontario are currently fighting @fordnation to get a raise greater than 1%.

Ford is essentiall…

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RT @mynamesnotgordy: Ontario Liberal platform:

  • Protect home buyers & rent control
  • End for-profit LTC
  • 10 paid sick days
  • Health bene…

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Posting with iOS Shortcuts

I came up with a shortcut that lets me post to this blog quickly from my phone. I didn’t want it to be too involved, with a lot of prompts for tags and categories, etc… more like posting to Twitter. One thing I wanted to be able to do was include hashtags in the post and have those be automatically converted into Hugo tags, ideally clickable within the post too.

I think I have this quick post shortcut where I want it. Titleless doesn’t really work with Hugo, so I’ve settled on a timestamp format I think I’m happy with.

RT @TheBeaverton: Furious US Supreme Court: “Taking away the rights of half of the population was supposed to be a surprise!”

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RT @DirtyEffinHippy: Hey, Guardians, quick heads up! We are aware of reports of The Title SMG for Guardian Games not dropping, follow @Bung…

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RT @SimoneRacanelli: I don’t want to hear that abortion rights in Canada are safe when the premier of Ontario condones this rhetoric from h…

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