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  • US police fear Meta smart glasses could be used to secretly record them

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  • Who would have thought there might be unintended uses of new technology? Just completely shocking.

    Now just need to wait 2 years for the Chinese knockoff brands for $39.99 that can run open source software and we'll all be Snowden.

  • About to be laid off, what do I do?

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  • They may offer you a severance agreement. These are negotiable, you can always ask for more prioritizing what is the most important and/or where they will be flexible:

    Larger severance payment amount Longer healthcare subsidy Pto types balance payouts not already mandated by law Keep your computer, phone or other hardware Reference (if important for your area/industry) or neutral employment verification Etc.

  • Internal revolt as 'nuts' Apple execs appease Trump: 'There is not a soul who is for it'

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  • Current state that I understand, and am certainly no expert, is that privacy and battery preservation focus have it not designed to constantly ping and check for updates as much as larger as and data-based for-profit systems. Looks like it's been requested as a feature but who can say whether it gets implemented as it grows. One of its strengths is that it runs fully offline also.

    To be sure, despite definite momentum and growth as apple and Google make product-destructive decisions to curry political favor with a fascist, open source programs will need more user growth to have the base where they could have the data points to even consider offering traffic routing as a layer.

  • Internal revolt as 'nuts' Apple execs appease Trump: 'There is not a soul who is for it'

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  • CoMaps is Apple/Google app store, open source, privacy centric Map app with turn by turn, lots of customization, and also has desktop clients for Linux and iOS.

  • What's an animal that's MUCH cuter as an adult?

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  • Yeah. Came here to say most rodents would fit this bill though even the adults aren't for all tastes. Mice, etc. are much cuter when they have fur.

    Newborn cats aren't all that great looking.

  • Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users

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  • For android users recommend CoMaps, or "OSMand", both are open source and privacy focused. Both use openstreetmaps data, CoMaps just have what I think is a cleaner interface. Both have offline maps, turn-by-turn navigation and frankly a lot more customization since it's not corporate owned. No ads, and no businesses who pay being stuffed in your eyes first when maps load.

    Both are much improved since trying to ditch maps a few years ago and basic local business info wasn't available, now it looks to be much improved and it's a great time to jump.

    Hope this helps someone.

  • Are you or do you live in a country where organized crime exists?

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  • *4, Corporate.

  • Leopards Ate My Face @lemmy.world
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    British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE

    www.reuters.com /legal/government/british-far-right-commentator-milo-yiannopoulos-detained-by-ice-2026-08-28/

  • Apple One and Apple TV subscription prices increase by up to 20 percent

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  • The cost in electronic services is in acquisition; the nominal cost to deliver services to a paying subscriber is lower than acquiring a new one.

    Yes you would flatten your margin with existing customers by not hiking their rates (or not as much) but pretending there won't be defection assumes near monopoly--which the US has permitted largely for the last 4 decades.

    Cell phone companies made it super easy to leave by only offering good discounts to new customers.

  • Between here, Reddit, Twitter, & Instagram, which platform has the most comments that make you go "what's wrong with these people"?

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  • If you aren't a Nazi why would anyone still be on Twitter?

    If you think destroying the social fabric for advertising is cool keep using meta products

    Reddit is just sad and bots.

    Fediverse reminds me of early reddit, mostly cool, interesting people.

  • If you were an NPC in a game and only had one line of dialogue, what would it be?

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  • Remember the crazy hermit in Ravenholm in HL2 who won't help you until you complete some tasks? He speaks at you over a loudspeaker and then through a slit in a door IIRC. It's a beautifully designed level.

    Anyway, I'd like to tip my hat to that crochety character by being an NPC who recites the Gettysburg Address during an epic onslaught.

  • Those of you who have a gift or a passion that doesn’t pay enough to be financially independent and have a job to pay the bills, what does it look like?

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  • Yes, the idea that if something isn't monetized it's not worth doing is why we have 5 billion "influencers" on YouTube and the rest, though some of that is because a full time job in the Exploit Economy doesn't even pay for regular cost of living so people are working after work instead of living.

  • The FTC is cracking down on companies that charge you a personalized price; Proposed enforcement policy would force companies to tell consumers how their personal data is being used to set a price

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  • "and it looks like it was a .357 magnum bullet, interesting markings on the shells, appear they may have been sourced from a European supplier."

    "...I'm still fucking dead though"

  • Delta Will Use AI To Cut Costs And Set A Different Ticket Price For Every Passenger—CEO Says Profits Could Rise 50%

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  • The airlines do fine; they sell miles/points to banks who actually have money. Almost all US carriers are worth little or negative but their rewards programs have large valuations.

    If you pay your bills in full and don't pay interest you are beating the system, and it is "OMG free flights"/hotels/cash. You do give away tons of purchase info but you're giving that away anyway unless you're using cash.

  • Delta Will Use AI To Cut Costs And Set A Different Ticket Price For Every Passenger—CEO Says Profits Could Rise 50%

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  • I haven't paid for a plane ticket since 2012. Made a huge hobby of credit card churning. Probably flew 200k miles on them. Otherwise I'd be skiplagging as the next best option.

  • What's the most entertaining "bad" movie ever made?

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  • Independence Day.

  • Peacock is raising prices across all of its streaming plans | TechCrunch

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  • Yeah, looks like probably the app for privacy.com, the website was mentioned above. Thanks!

  • Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs: 52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life.

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  • Ah, my bad. Just search the name (Stromberg, June 2026) and date of the primary research paper the graph came from, I scrolled through it until I found the graph in question.

  • Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026

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  • Amazon is more clever than that; it's why they bought Ring 10 years ago. They can throw their own camera and network into their drones.

  • Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs: 52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life.

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  • Homework completion time https://download.ssrn.com/2026/6/2/6868618.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEMf%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIDkplP%2FbULzBAZdZlczzmMpWBOtut%2FjwDSE5NarGeuFAAiEA29Sc9OcUUSQ9sI%2BXT1WwTVHx5dK5m3H8NbLXxPG04nYqxwUIkP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAEGgwzMDg0NzUzMDEyNTciDHMUvKEQnJnOFqAk6CqbBco0ToL%2FETCQyzBEQoTibz%2Bou8G1ZVfV%2FK1YlPIlRvnDzwFNpAM40rK7%2FVsPNi2xrTLUZPgeWHKs3UrvQPVoxMikEIjXVzSAM3Fo0gcwQ%2FkWjazfosUdo0anDvhUL4RyPUwhcLzoWsf1zGEe6soZMcqfK%2BOd5znbo7rkAq1uebYJ%2FSnySmvd2F3D6YYUhhBXRTzCpNgszYXaJXFWZ6OhlPAY23apEJ8f1thonBGr%2B3i983bQRfi%2BuViRV%2FLf%2BamF6OOdiQi3b%2FWReMNdYhvaC7%2BjTLyQp0yXI1Lj5KMpBgIh5GaUZk3ca9tWFFEzDHDjYYUxyWUtblZTJT%2FfpTLW1zOJe5%2BloHKlna92Cfp6g12ZnHABQu6Ro9IPjQfmjjwfqa9h8NYgxWi9qe%2FNNzuE6y524FJXKLS009oDzeqXGHTmhA2AS4DcfUa29ur%2BgKFX6%2B3uHEnpgkfN53VKzi2tls4sWXowiB%2BP8ZotkBw59%2Bxum%2FwFyBDHSR%2BvalqBKWYj0Rnv58iPEmlQOhLHOeg%2F3UgHeZNRWvaRmHetlZZ5CHFRkV%2Bl7cksJqHn1gfUbsjxTgR2al1E3eVMGyyle3VGmFviSYABCSEN%2Fi1lnferJRN5xZ5QxWhlonHoiNzdoNZK627nbLq9Rb5N9LzkXr8xfADvFexlq4aLELXCXmPfXV3giLEDWGzVY%2BB3MFgttV%2F6KsdlXwroYyUfL%2FeykLBQSxyGVTJROJfOM938lMSQVhFnHzklcK1nx25VjenrDXIEw1eDRmDpJBZ1DKg%2FDmsWOZTJBy1ctFFHqfTQ7KG9Dg6ZD7SXpqEL8WsSp5L%2BB8aTm1VLMTeup2Kdy84dF%2FID9VKNC%2B6NypkUTMF0NJ618nbR%2Bp2J2jU8e%2FU4ukEwzZ%2Bc1AY6sQFolhbciSvTVJn6K5vPgDzjC3weAjFreqwn%2BLoyuM6CO7j3q8HTexSYUIl1Ao7hdCsu9Sy0nTUJzoXzPwi9xWDdUzsz1CvycZT4Hl5rtrrhGjTVipC9VsyllPPwH5heno2PYpRgQV0FQW78xTKriDAuYv4GiSxFEfS7UJXWW0igTyh9pV5yY3wrWav9S0u5SMZUJx%2B%2FD3LJ1BX2jZ3DkOzDfKBXpUGCHzXdQzBq%2F8AHXuQ%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20260820T152404Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAUPUUPRWEY4VH7Q6R%2F20260820%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=1dfd0f834c76615edebe306718bc67ce89e533ef0f3206fa49d1f2dd3d6f30a0&abstractId=6868618

  • Running @lemmy.world
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    Request: Head-mounted camera w/sound recommendations

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Do your clothes fit (USA)

  • Uplifting News @lemmy.world
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    Global housing crisis urban fix: modular apartment buildings in 3 months at affordable rates.

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/calgary/attainable-homes-modular-1.7600079
  • Uplifting News @lemmy.world
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    99% effective HIV prevention treatment (2 shots annually) approved by FDA.

    newatlas.com /infectious-diseases/hiv-prevention-fda-lenacapavir/
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Need to register a domain for business and get a simple website up and running in the USA - tips?