Last week I put in a request to download all my Amazon data.
I found out way too many things that scare me about my buying habits, but more than that, I found 3 GB, around 21 hours of queries to Alexa from me and my family...
Amazon keeps voice data and apparently, it's very rarely deleted.
Disturbed doesn't even begin to cover it.
Humming birds are big this year!
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Some helpful advice for all you software devs:
- You cannot solve social problems with code
- You cannot improve a system until you understand why it works the way it does
- You cannot produce tools for someone else without understanding how they work and what they are trying to accomplish
The hummingbirds today were so fast! I could see four, each within a few feet of one another, perched high in this tree with purple flowers and orange fruits.
New, by me: Is your Android TV streaming box part of a botnet?
"On the surface, the Superbox media streaming devices for sale at retailers like BestBuy and Walmart may seem like a steal: They offer unlimited access to more than 2,200 pay-per-view and streaming services like Netflix, ESPN and Hulu, all for a one-time fee of around $400. But security experts warn these TV boxes require intrusive software that forces the user’s network to relay Internet traffic for others, traffic that is often tied to cybercrime activity such as advertising fraud and account takeovers."
The story looks closely at what Superbox is, how it operates, and what it appears to do on the sly. Spoiler: A Censys researcher found that installing the apps that allow these channels to stream enrolls the user's IP in a residential proxy service, and that these devices include powerful network discovery and remote access tools like Tcpdump and Netcat.
Overall, the Superbox is just one brand in an ocean of no-name Android-based TV boxes that are widely available and that either come pre-infected with malware or require malicious apps to use.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/11/is-your-android-tv-streaming-box-part-of-a-botnet/
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The cunt who was in power when austerity measures cut cancer funding, now suddenly concerned about cancer funding
RE: https://vt.social/@rogueren/115600686997864089
I'd also like to remind everyone that just a couple months back Windows 11 just killed people's SSDs, this wasn't resolved for WEEKS.
#Linux really isn't perfect, but at this point I'd say the things it's not perfect at are far less bad than what Windows isn't perfect at.
We’ve also expanded Claude for Chrome to all Max plan users.
Claude works directly in your browser and takes actions on your behalf.
Max, Team, and Enterprise users can work with Claude directly in Excel.
Now in beta: https://www.claude.com/claude-for-excel
Opus 4.5 is available today on our API and on all three major cloud platforms.
Read more: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-5
“Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it’s costing the economy”
We need to consume.
The average American now holds onto their smartphone for 29 months, according to a recent survey by Reviews.org, and that cycle is getting longer. The average was around 22 months in 2016.
While squeezing as much life out of your device as p
New on the Claude Developer Platform: tool search, programmatic tool calling, and tool use examples.
Together with effort control and context compaction, these let Claude run longer and do more with less intervention.
Read more: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/advanced-tool-use
Claude Code is now available in our desktop app.
Run multiple sessions in parallel: code, research, and update work all at once.
And Plan Mode gets an upgrade with Opus 4.5—Claude asks clarifying questions upfront, then works autonomously.
We’ve also expanded Claude for Chrome to all Max plan users.
Claude works directly in your browser and takes actions on your behalf.
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
https://www.trenvista.net/en/news/flash/finland-migration-standard-gauge/
We’re also releasing new product features across our model line-up.
For Claude app users, long conversations no longer hit a wall.
Claude automatically summarizes earlier context as necessary, so you can keep the chat going indefinitely.
New on the Claude Developer Platform: tool search, programmatic tool calling, and tool use examples.
Together with effort control and context compaction, these let Claude run longer and do more with less intervention.
Read more: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/advanced-tool-use
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