Parienve @Parienve@qoto.org

With Bing being down, taking out some popular search engines with it, I’ve done a bit of digging and found the ones that rely on Bing to function.

Unfortunately, I’m not able to tell which ones use Google at this point.

But here’s the list of those using Bing:

DuckDuckGo
Startpage
Ecosia
Qwant
Swisscows

I’ll pin this thread, so hit me up with others and I’ll add them to the list(s).

Mojeek is working!

So, lets give them a go...

https://www.mojeek.com/

#searchengine #Mojeek

Saw some text online that made me want to turn it into signage. What good are graphic design skills if you can't have a little fun with them.😜

For collaborative editing of code snippets (not whole projects)—e.g., during a workshop:

– What services do you like? In a pinch, there is always Google Docs.

– What libraries do you like? I found these:
* https://codemirror.net/examples/collab/
* https://yjs.dev/

I believe that we are the curators of the web. #weblogpomo2024 https://bjhess.com/posts/we-are-the-curators-of-the-web

Anyone shocked that an Elon Musk company horribly violated their customer's privacy?

"Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars" | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/

#tesla #elonmusk #privacy

SEO ruined the internet long ago but now piling LLM slop on top has made search almost useless.. The first three pages of search results now are all variations of the same AI-generated keyword salad. Where so you go to find useful information now?

If you are in the northern hemisphere and you missed the #Aurora last night: I HAVE GOOD NEWS!

Tonight is predicted to be nearly just as active as last night! Get on out there and see this gorgeous once-in-a-lifetime event!

I would like to remind the world that you actually don't have to get into bed with OpenAI. StackOverflow was a beacon of resistance, but I guess their principles were for sale after all.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stack-overflow-bans-users-en-masse-for-rebelling-against-openai-partnership-users-banned-for-deleting-answers-to-prevent-them-being-used-to-train-chatgpt

ITS MIDNIGHT TIME FOR ANOTHER "ARIA WROTE 5000 WORDS ABOUT HOW COMPILERS ARE BAD" ADVENTURE https://faultlore.com/blah/abi-puns/

I put Breakout (aka Brick Breaker) inside Google Calendar! It lets you decline any meetings you shatter.

blog info + chrome extension link in thread!

If you are the tech-savvy person within your family or friends group :

Never ever shame someone for coming to you for advice after being the victim of a scam, malware, or for using an unsecured product.

If you do this,
they might never come back to you later. They might just feel so ashamed they will just stay alone with their tech problems.

Instead, always tell them:

1. It was a good idea to come to you with this. Be empathetic with them 💚

2. Give them advice on how to minimize the damage now. Actionable advice 🚑

3. Help them harden their security for now and for the future. Recommend better products to them. But be careful not to overwhelm them with advice. One step at the time 🔒

4. Talk to them with respect and empathy. Tell them how the people who abused their trust are horrible and anyone can fall for the right scam. Remind them there are things to do to reduce the risks of being victimized again in the future, and help them slowly implementing these 💪

5. Be thankful they trusted you with this. It means they think highly of you 🥰

#Security #Privacy

BA or MA degree in engineering, computer science or other technical related field

HOW THE FUCK DO I GET A BACHELOR OF ART DEGREE IN ENGINEERING OR COMPUTER SCIENCE

Looks like Bitwarden @bitwarden has launched a standalone authenticator app.

Available for #Android and #iOS.

Available without Bitwarden premium (previously, the TOTP authenticator was only available for Bitwarden premium and integrated with the password manager.)

#mfa #cybersecurity #security

https://bitwarden.com/blog/bitwarden-just-launched-a-new-authenticator-app-heres-what-it-means-to-users/

btw if anyone here is good at computers and knows how to get pygame and hidpi to play nice on linucks do feel free to share your wisdom