Bobby Brown @bobbyd0g@hellsite.net

This technology has been around for awhile, but pretty interesting that you scientists have figured out how to reconstruct a room based on the reflections in the image of someone's eyes (assuming high enough resolution). Serious sci-fi movie stuff. (so, take a photo of someone and you can -- if it has enough resolution -- zoom into their eye and see everything they can see, even things behind the camera). Imagine a video/photo of a hostage, or the spokesperson for a terrorist group... or even just a scene from a movie. (neural radiance field (NeRF) technology) #computing #nerf https://petapixel.com/2023/06/29/scientists-can-now-reconstruct-rooms-from-eye-reflections-in-photos/

@jalefkowit there has never been a day when I have been more pessimistic about the betrayed promise of technology than the day when my kid showed me 100 black rectangles in their iPad photo library, the result of trying to screenshot their favorite part of Bluey on Disney+. I had to explain what HDCP was, and as I did, I could see their future reflected in their eyes, a battleground littered with broken T-1000 terminators, all adorned with the logos of various studio-specific streaming services

Mastodon tackles the problem of ‘reply guys’ with its latest feature: https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/22/mastodon-tackles-the-problem-of-reply-guys-with-its-latest-feature/

I don't know why I have to tell people "don't use the browser which is also a crypto scam and run by a famous homophobe" but apparently I do. Don't use Brave. https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux/111447997418108806

You should stop using Google Chrome. The company is following through on its threat to ban the ad/tracker blockers that a) help protect your privacy and b) make your web experience much more pleasant.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/google-chrome-will-limit-ad-blockers-starting-june-2024/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

I'm so happy with this Gameboy Camera shot of my cat

#gameboycamera #photography #fedicats #catsofMastodon #CatsOfFediverse

Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel stated in an opinion piece in the Jerusalem Post that the crisis in Gaza was an opportunity to transfer the entire population of Gaza elsewhere. The Israeli government have distanced themselves from her remarks.

As this is at least the 4th Minister whose remarks the Israeli government has had to publicly distance themselves from, Israeli journalists are beginning to notice a pattern. If they don't speak for the Israeli government, who does?

"In Israel, if the Intelligence Minister calling for population transfer does not represent the government, and the Agriculture Minister calling for a second Nakba does not represent the government, and the Financial Minister who wants to resettle Gaza does not represent the government, and the 'Bomb Boy' Heritage Minister, who doesn't care if they drop an atomic bomb on Gaza, does not represent the government– who is the government???"

Nurit Canetti,
Israeli Journalist.

Answering my own question: a folding tricycle scooter, which looks nothing like what I imagined such a thing ( if it existed which I now know it does) would look like.

Wearing a mask at the shops, on public transport and in other crowded settings will improve your chances of a COVID-free Christmas.
https://theconversation.com/with-covid-surging-should-i-wear-a-mask-217902?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1700511171

SCOOP: An obscure White House program surveilling over a *trillion* US call records each year is under fire. Sen. Wyden is challenging its legality, urging DOJ to stop prohibiting him from disclosing info he says will "outrage" Congress.

https://www.wired.com/story/hemisphere-das-white-house-surveillance-trillions-us-call-records/

"I have cochlear implants and I can only buy parts to fix them or upgrade then from 1 #corporation bc of tech exclusivity. upgrades to get new processors for both ears cost $23k & insurance only covers 90% (and it’s “good” insurance)"

#Cyberpunk #dystopia is already here for the disabled.

https://www.tumblr.com/nando161mando/734539390906499072/athelind-ironbound-oberon-i-have-cochlear

#classwar #eattherich #ausgov #auspol #tasgov #taspol #politas

People consider me such a stickler for avoiding #Google #Chrome all these years. Don't whine to me when you see AI adding bias to it's inaccurate article summaries all while more deeply processing and selling data of everything you're interested in...

And I'll say it once again, nearly every browser that isn't #Firefox, Safari or like I dunno the #Kagi browser (based on Safati) is just #Chromium under the hood. Careful out there.

@mathowie Sadly, they are known for it.

> All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label -- making cars the official worst category of products for privacy that we have ever reviewed.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/