Futurology Today

My new tuxedo computer is annoying meeeeee 😭 everytime I start the pc or it comes back from sleep, it sends endless annyoing notifications. For three weeks I had to live with the sound without knowing where it came from - but I figured out that I can change the way of the notification. Now I know that there are at least two devices inside my computer that keep on getting connected, deconnected, reconnected and repeat.

I have absolutely no idea what I am supposed to do. I don't even know what these parts of my pc/devices are for!?

Is this something I can fix on my own, I have to live with or smt I should contact the Tuxedo support about?

Thanks in advance for being patient with me - this is my first ever linux experience 🤖

Dick Cheney is dead. The American people will now be subjected to the predictable deluge of tributes for the former vice president from the political establishment and the corporate media. Every effort will be made to sanitize the record of a war criminal and enemy of democratic rights who helped paved the way for the dictatorial actions of Donald Trump.

No one should be taken in by the official whitewashing of the blood on Cheney’s hands. He was a man who personified the greed and ruthlessness of the American capitalist elite, serving as White House chief of staff, secretary of defense, CEO of the giant oilfield services company Halliburton and then vice president for George W. Bush where he acted as the power behind the throne. Cheney played leading roles in three major imperialist wars, against Iraq in 1990-91, Afghanistan from 2001 on and Iraq again from 2003 on. The death toll in these wars alone comes to several million, to say nothing of “lesser” conflicts, such as the 1989 US invasion of Panama and the 1992 intervention in Somalia.

I wonder what is the ratio of wet vs dry brushers.

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40% [of the investigated publications] were found to contain images with something wrong with them, as they describe in the latest edition of biology journal PLoS Biology. The erroneous images even appeared in top journals like Stroke.

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Some of the problematic cases they discovered involved malicious intent, [the researchers] believe. The scale of the problems is too great for any other explanation, they also write in their article. [One researcher]: ‘Some authors had dozens of publications to their name with erroneous images.’ Wever adds: ‘Images that appeared multiple times were sometimes rotated, mirrored or otherwise edited.’ In other words, there is no way that happened by accident. Meanwhile, these issues being brought to light only led to a warning label (an expression of concern) or withdrawal of the article in one tenth of cases.

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The findings of the Radboudumc researchers are not unique. The number of scientific articles that turn out to be partially or entirely fabricated is growing. This is partly because companies in countries such as Iran and China use this as a commercial model, the so-called paper mills. They write articles to order or sell authorships, for example via Telegram.

It is unclear whether the 243 problematic studies from the Nijmegen analysis are also products of paper mills. However, it is striking that five sixths of them came from China. Aquarius and Wever did not come across any problematic Dutch publications. One possible explanation put forward by the Nijmegen researchers in their PLoS article is that in China, researchers are under pressure to increase their research output to move up in international university rankings. And in a survey among hospital researchers in south-west China last year half indicated that they sometimes falsified research data.

'The first question you should ask about a publication is whether the study actually took place,' the researchers say.

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@ellisjrosen

"Judge Reed O’Connor rejected MARA Holdings’ request in the federal Northern District of Texas for a temporary restraining order on an election for Mitchell Bend to incorporate as Texas’ newest city and regulate the company’s nearby Bitcoin mine.... The Bitcoin mine, which MARA has owned for almost two years, has been a source of noise pollution that residents say has been the cause of a range of health issues including lack of sleep, vertigo, nausea and motion sickness."

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What's the pin to bust the AI bubble?

You still get your house cleaned by someone from a different country, but you don't actually have to see them or let them into yours!

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/5486763

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In a revelation that has sent shockwaves through Europe’s public transportation sector, Norwegian authorities have uncovered hidden remote-access capabilities in electric buses manufactured by Chinese company Yutong. These features, including concealed SIM cards and software backdoors, allow for potential remote shutdowns from abroad, prompting an urgent review of cybersecurity protocols in critical infrastructure.

The discovery came during routine security tests conducted by Ruter, Oslo’s public transport operator, on a fleet of newly acquired Yutong buses. According to reports, the buses contain embedded systems that enable remote diagnostics, software updates, and even control over battery and power systems—capabilities that could theoretically halt operations from thousands of miles away in China.

This incident highlights growing concerns over supply chain vulnerabilities in the era of connected vehicles, where electric buses represent a key component of sustainable urban mobility. Industry experts warn that such hidden features could be exploited not just by manufacturers but by malicious actors, raising alarms about national security in an increasingly digitized transport landscape.

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Details emerged from a security audit initiated after Ruter tested the buses’ connectivity features. As reported by Scandasia, hidden remote-access SIM cards were found, allowing unauthorized external control. “We have identified risks related to remote access that could potentially affect the operation of the buses,” a Ruter spokesperson stated in the article.

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Broader Implications for Transport Security

Norway’s case is not isolated. Similar concerns have surfaced in other sectors, but this marks a significant escalation in public transport. According to Cybernews, the remote control extends to the buses’ diagnostics module and battery systems, potentially allowing for mass disruptions.

The Norwegian government, as detailed in a report by Anadolu Ajansı, is now reviewing cybersecurity risks across all public transport assets. “Manufacturer access allows buses to be stopped from China,” Ruter confirmed, prompting immediate action to mitigate threats.

Industry insiders point to this as a wake-up call for Europe. A recent article in Focus on Travel News noted that Norway is investigating these buses after finding they can be remotely accessed, raising broader concerns about foreign-made critical infrastructure.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52394067

Britain will introduce a new criminal offence banning protests outside the homes of elected officials, judges and local councillors

Just heard this today - co worker used an LLM to find him some shoes that fit. Basically prompted it to find specific shoes that fit wider/narrower feet and it just scraped reviews and told him what to get. I guess it worked perfectly for him.

I hate this sort of thing - however this is why normies love LLM's. It's going to be the new way every single person uses the internet. Hell, on a new win 11 install the first thing that comes up is copilot saying "hey use me i'm better than google!!"

Frustrating.

What if you could buy off the shelf a box based on #opensource software and hardware that you could plug into your internet connection. You could connect to via Wifi and it would allow an average person to fairly easily configure, via a guided setup, a self hosted Cloud Drive, Social Media server, home automation service, VPN end point, email server and other commonly useful software?

What if that box allowed that person's friends to authenticate and to that box and link a box they own, either close by or remotely. It could extend connectivity and estabilish a chain of trus, provide a level of encrypted backup of content from that box and make assertions about the users on that box such as - This user account is owned by this person, this user account is over 18?

This is a dream. I know I'm rambling. #openwrt, #yunohost, #seflhost, #chainoftrust, #fediverse