overview for XTL

In this Michigan town, the mayor was a dog. Now, they’ve elected a horse in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Can't read and won't send article because of the popup, but neat. And thanks for the essential text.

Omena is apple in Finnish. Lots of people immigrated to the American north from here once upon a time. Why? Gluttons for punishment, I guess. Or hoping for more peace and quiet. Anyway, funny if that was the cause of the name.

A surprising number of 'iPad Kids' are on X, study finds in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Stupidity.

What is a product that lived up to it's advertised claims? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

Knipex ♥️

What's the most fascinating structure or object you've been inside of? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I've been in one, too. I'm not fond of tight spaces either, but that didn't seem bad. I really dislike boats and water, too, but it was still nice. Beautiful places.

Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

A few ideas to consider in this kind of situation:

If you watch broadcast TV, consider stopping. Is it really of any use? Could your time have better uses? Maybe you'll never need that ad stream.

If all you need is a display for console/computer/media box, get a display instead. No tuner, no networking, no ads.

So you've heard of agricultural rule in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Enhance!

You ever have a nightmare so good you wish you could rewatch it? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I can think of one nightmare. It evolved into a mgs/silent hill mashup of a sort with me sneaking around corridors and hearing slow footsteps dragging something.

When it got to the sound being right behind a door, I somehow noped out and woke up. In hindsight it might have been interesting to see more.

Most others, no way in hell.

Democrats’ party platform doesn’t call for arms embargo on Israel in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Obviously. USA is USA.

Calling this a democrat thing is trumpist-putinist propaganda, though.

Donald Trump Falsely Claims Taylor Swift’s Endorsement with Garbage AI-Generated Posts in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It's an awfully small ham. Butterfingers might fit, but doesn't really have the same ring.

There is a fine line between a numerator and a denominator. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe even two dots and a line. No kink shaming here.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_(video_game)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_(video_game)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angband_(video_game)

Depends on how you constrain that idea. Open worlds were a very early idea, but old computers were somewhat capacity limited in how much content you could have.

Man who pulled gun after worker at Colorado Burger King wouldn't take drugs for payment gets 143 years in prison in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

From the cradle to the grave.

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Cyanide & Happiness: Redditor (sopuli.xyz)

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Yhdysvallat | Konservatiivien poikkeuksellinen suunnitelma mullistaisi USA:n perusteellisesti (www.hs.fi)

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”SE ON historian suurin hyökkäys vapauttamme kohtaan”, Yhdysvaltain presidentti Joe Biden totesi yhdessä sosiaalisen median viestissään heinäkuussa.

”[Se] tuhoaa Amerikan”, hän varoitti toisessa.

”Googlatkaa Project 2025”, hän kehotti kolmannessa.

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Microsoft violates children’s privacy – but blames your local school (noyb.eu)

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GDPR rights are being ignored. In practice, this leads to a situation where Microsoft is trying to contractually dump most of its legal responsibilities under the GDPR on schools that provide Microsoft 365 Education services to their pupils or students.

Trying to find out exactly what privacy policies or documents apply to the use of Microsoft 365 Education is an expedition in itself. There is a serious lack of transparency, forcing users and schools to navigate a maze of privacy policies, documents, terms and contracts that all seem to apply. The information provided in these documents is always slightly different, but consistently vague about what actually happens to children’s data when they use Microsoft 365 Education services.

Maartje de Graaf, data protection lawyer at noyb: “Microsoft provides such vague information that even a qualified lawyer can’t fully understand how the company processes personal data in Microsoft 365 Education. It is almost impossible for children or their parents to uncover the extent of Microsoft’s data collection.”

Felix Mikolasch, data protection lawyer at noyb: “Our analysis of the data flows is very worrying. Microsoft 365 Education appears to track users regardless of their age. This practice is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of pupils and students in the EU and EEA. Authorities should finally step up and effectively enforce the rights of minors.”

As the terms and conditions and the privacy documentation of Microsoft 365 Education are uniform for the EU/EEA, all children living in these countries are exposed to the same violations of their GDPR rights. Therefore, noyb also suggests that the authority should impose a fine on Microsoft.

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Thagomizer (sopuli.xyz)

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