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spaghettiwestern

@ spaghettiwestern @sh.itjust.works

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  • Streamer claims Microsoft “deleted” his account because it was hacked

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  • Microsoft logs and transmits everything you type to the company by default. Imagine trusting a company to keep your passwords safe when they can't handle basic business functions like restoring a hacked account?

  • Trump Justice Department Scrambles as Lawyers Flee in Droves

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  • The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public

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  • The 'Murica brain, like yours, just can't comprehend that the vast majority of the world isn't the US.

    Your comment says way more about you than you comprehend and your assumptions about all Americans are laughable. Having a bad day, are we? Maybe you should call your mum.

    You should fly yourself and your asshole attitude back to Reddit, find the rest of your miserable flock and claim victory, that is if they don't ignore your sorry ass there too.

  • The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public

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  • Cities should be just as afraid of deploying Flock cameras.

  • Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

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  • Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

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  • An example of what people in positions of authority think is perfectly acceptable:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbins_v._Lower_Merion_School_District

    School authorities surreptitiously and remotely activated webcams embedded in school-issued laptops the students were using at home. After the suit was brought, the school district, of which the two high schools are part, revealed that it had secretly taken more than 66,000 images.

    A lawsuit wasn't enough, the administrators should be branded as sex offenders and the parents should have taken them out behind the school and beat the crap out of them.

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    Why doesn't the US as an country have bullet trains?

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  • In a word: Republicans.

  • What's something you no longer buy due to intrusive, insidious technology being added into it?

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  • You replied to my comment with this. Are you referring to me? If so you're mistaken.

  • When Margret Thatcher died people were singing "Ding dong the witch is dead". What song do you think people will be singing when Donald Trump dies?

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  • What's something you no longer buy due to intrusive, insidious technology being added into it?

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  • The Samsung IR app also was used for their streaming service. They could have easily updated the app to allow it to run without connecting to their servers once they killed the service, but it was easier to tell their customers to pound sand.

  • Phia, shopping service founded by Bill Gates's daughter, accused of 'cookie stuffing,' taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn't earn

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  • Can you imagine what would happen to an individual who engineered something like this? They'd be arrested and marched off in handcuffs.

    Corporations are legal persons except when it comes to criminal activity. For that they're pretty much untouchable.

  • What's something you no longer buy due to intrusive, insidious technology being added into it?

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  • About 12 years ago I bought a Samsung tablet that had an IR blaster function so I could control my TV and audio equipment. It was a primary reason I chose that model. Less than a year after purchase Samsung discontinued their app and remotely disabled the tablet's IR blaster.

    It was less than $5 for a replacement app that could be configured to get it working again, but the fact Samsung thought it was just fine to remotely remove a feature that was one of the primary reasons for my purchase is not something I've forgiven.

    Since then I've bought lots of consumer electronic products but have not (and probably never will) consider another Samsung product.

  • Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

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  • Should breathalyzers be mandated in every vehicle because of the number of deaths due to drunk drivers? Should there be mass pedestrian surveillance with facial recognition to prevent crime because there are lots of criminals that use sidewalks?

    The problem with any kind of mass surveillance is the information gathered will always be misused because that's what those in positions of power always do. Police officers are already using camera information to monitor the whereabouts of their exes and girlfriends. Now the data's being used as a revenue source, not for public safety.

    Another example - Schools remotely enabled cameras (and disabled the camera LED) on their student's PCs and actually spied on those students in their own bedrooms. Administrators saw absolutely nothing wrong with it and tried to punish those students if they didn't like what they saw.

    In my opinion there isn't any possibility for a happy medium, it's eventually going to be all or nothing.

  • Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

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  • So if the phone was on the seat she should get a ticket, if was on the console 2" to the right she should get a ticket, if it was in her pocket she should get a ticket? If it's in a dash mount within reach she should get a ticket? If the phone's in a sealed box like an unopened liquor bottle then she shouldn't?

  • Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

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  • By the same logic if you're transporting unopened liquor in a grocery bag on the seat next to you it's "kinda justified" to be arrested for drinking while driving. After all why would it be in arm's reach if you weren't planning on drinking it?

  • Phia, shopping service founded by Bill Gates's daughter, accused of 'cookie stuffing,' taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn't earn

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  • Once the issue was flagged to Phia, a spokesperson told Bloomberg that all necessary changes had been made to fix the issue.

    This wasn't an "issue", nor have they "fixed" anything. Phia's code was specifically and deliberately designed to steal commissions. Now that they've been caught they'll will generously take out their malicious code and stop their thievery.

    Slow clap...

  • T-Mobile Just Ripped 8 Million Customers Off Their Grandfathered Plans – and Raised Their Bills

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  • US Mobile. Switch was somewhat complicated (for instance you can't upgrade from one plan to another, unlike most postpaid plans) but once through the startup difficulties they've been great. Chat support is especially good.

  • [Pennsylvania] State Senator Pockets Massive Real Estate Fee From a $30M Data Center Land Sale, Then Introduces Bill to Fast-Track Development

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  • Do you actually think the wealthy and people like this guy have the slightest trouble sleeping? Take a good look at them when they appear in public. The wealthiest people in the world are sleeping just fine.

    By contrast the poor will have almost 5,500 fewer nights on this earth before they die. It's a good thing they wake up refreshed.

  • [Pennsylvania] State Senator Pockets Massive Real Estate Fee From a $30M Data Center Land Sale, Then Introduces Bill to Fast-Track Development

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  • This guy made between $600K - $1.2M on the sale if he only represented the buyer, and that's without the additional quid pro quo that's very likely coming his way. Walking away with more than 9x the average U.S. salary (and possibly far more than that) makes me think it's working out quite well for him.

  • News @lemmy.world
    spaghettiwestern @sh.itjust.works

    Voting machines [count] said Stephentown [NY] rejected the proposed library budget. A recount said otherwise.

    www.timesunion.com /news/article/stephentown-memorial-library-proposal-passes-21232821.php
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’

    www.democracydocket.com /news-alerts/leaked-memo-bondi-doj-list-target-anti-trump-activists-domestic-terrorists/
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    spaghettiwestern @sh.itjust.works

    Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’

    www.democracydocket.com /news-alerts/leaked-memo-bondi-doj-list-target-anti-trump-activists-domestic-terrorists/
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    The Alleged Drug Boat Wasn’t Even Heading to the U.S.: Report

    newrepublic.com /post/204065/alleged-drug-boat-hegseth-trump
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offline

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/big-tech/manufacturer-issues-remote-kill-command-to-nuke-smart-vacuum-after-engineer-blocks-it-from-collecting-data-user-revives-it-with-custom-hardware-and-python-scripts-to-run-offline
  • politics @lemmy.world
    spaghettiwestern @sh.itjust.works

    There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun

    newrepublic.com /article/203744/there-no-doubt-it-great-maga-crack-up-begun-trump
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Top Trump Border Patrol Goon’s ‘Outright Lying’ in Court Revealed

    www.thedailybeast.com /top-trump-border-patrol-goon-gregory-bovinos-outright-lying-in-court-revealed-in-full/
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    spaghettiwestern @sh.itjust.works

    Trump Envoy Busted Plotting With Russia to Sabotage Ukraine

    www.thedailybeast.com /leaked-call-shows-top-trump-aide-teaching-russia-how-to-suck-up-to-trump/
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    Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures

    newrepublic.com /post/203619/donald-trump-cancels-release-gdp-economic-report
  • politics @lemmy.world
    spaghettiwestern @sh.itjust.works

    America Is Finally Starting to See Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is

    newrepublic.com /article/203574/trump-lies-media-voters-economy
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    Republican lawmakers grow alarmed over signs of 2026 election wipeout

    thehill.com /homenews/campaign/5618168-republican-midterm-election-concerns/
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    US May Owe £760BN in Tariff Refunds if Trump Loses at Supreme Court

    www.ibtimes.co.uk /us-faces-760-billion-tariff-refund-crisis-if-supreme-court-rules-against-president-trump-report-1755169
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    The Supreme Court’s Tariffs Arguments Were a Bloodbath for Trump

    slate.com /news-and-politics/2025/11/supreme-courts-tariffs-trump-fail-kavanaugh.html
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    '2026 will be a blood bath': MAGA says 'warning signs are flashing' after blowout losses

    www.rawstory.com /2026-will-be-a-blood-bath-maga-says-warning-signs-are-flashing-after-blowout-losses/
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    All Republicans Defeated as Democrats Sweep Key Races in Three States Ahead of Midterms

    dailyboulder.com /all-republicans-defeated-as-democrats-sweep-three-key-states-ahead-of-midterms/
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    Democrats sweep all 30 House of Delegates seats in Northern Virginia, flip 13 seats statewide

    www.cbs19news.com /news/state/democrats-sweep-all-30-house-of-delegates-seats-in-northern-virginia/article_68f8098d-0602-5234-8c2a-08c1bcd33944.html
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    Greg Abbott threatens "100% tariff" on New Yorkers moving to Texas

    www.newsweek.com /greg-abbott-threatens-100-tariff-new-york-election-moving-texas-10986837
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    spaghettiwestern @sh.itjust.works

    New Trump Rule Declares Most Public Service Work 'Illegal,' Ineligible For Loan Forgiveness

    abovethelaw.com /2025/10/new-trump-rule-declares-most-public-service-work-illegal-ineligible-for-loan-forgiveness/
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    spaghettiwestern @sh.itjust.works

    House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani from being sworn in as NYC mayor if he wins on Election Day

    nypost.com /2025/11/01/us-news/house-republicans-latest-push-to-keep-mandani-out-of-office/
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    spaghettiwestern @sh.itjust.works

    Trump Baffled That Dems Aren’t Caving to His Demands

    www.thedailybeast.com /trump-baffled-that-dems-arent-caving-to-his-demands/