One of nostr:npub1wnwwcv0a8wx0m9stck34ajlwhzuua68ts8mw3kjvspn42dcfyjxs4n95l8 best features is its ability to configure which type of content you want to see in your feed (and I hope nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg adopts this feature too). To see or not to see...that is the question. 👀👨🦯
Microsoft has once again come under blistering criticism for the security practices of Azure and its other cloud offerings
Brave, best known for its privacy-focused web browser, is adding image and video search to Brave Search that now relies on the company’s own private index instead of Bing or Google.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/3/23818388/brave-search-image-video-results-privacy-index
A cool new feature coming in Firefox 117 is the built-in (and automatic) translation of web content.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had asked Coinbase to stop trading in all cryptocurrencies except bitcoin before suing the cryptocurrency platform
Personal, financial, and health data belonging to millions has been stolen via insecure direct object references, say cybersecurity agencies in the US and Australia. They're urging developers to review their code and squish these bugs for good.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/29/cisa_nsa_idor_australia/
Apple. Secure and private... 🙄
iOS 16.6 contains patches for over two dozen security issues, including two that are currently being exploited by hackers.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/dont-wait-for-your-iphone-to-automatically-install-this-ios-update/
Good morning 🌞 and welcome, Xiters. ✖️❌
I just thinned the fruit on my Fuji apple tree this week to encourage larger fruit. Do you do that to your tree(s)?
I am celebrating Friday Eve today by pretending it's Saturday. 🤷♂️🍻
...and they seem to attract the worst drivers
GM ☕️
At the time, the block reward had just halved for the first time from 50 to 25 a few months earlier, plus the difficulty adjustment was skyrocketing. The combination made these rigs unprofitable pretty much as soon as you received them. Depending on the pool and how much hash rate you contributed to the pool, it was probably less than one BTC per month for a rig like the Butterfly Labs Jalapeno.
It was exciting and frustrating...
Everglades
Remember receiving ASIC rigs just in time for them to no longer be profitable to operate? Good times.
5 GH/s, 30 watts (2013)
GM 😎 Shirtless Monday. Hoodie Tuesday. This weather is fucked. 🌫️🌁😶🌫️
What's Up
pizza is like burritos. put whatever you want in it/on it and who gives a fuck what anyone else thinks. 🍕🌯