shininghero

@shininghero@pawb.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨bird flu⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Or remind people of the horrible specter that polio was, and the shadow it cast over society at the time. People lived in constant dread of catching something that could leave them physically ruined, and even wheelchair bound for the rest of their lives back then.

  Covid, in its early strains, had the potential to leave you hospitalized and drowning in your own lungs for weeks as it ran its course. Granted, that’s not polio levels of bad… But that’s still weeks of hell, and several more years of hospital billing hell that I would like to avoid.

  Weighing those outcomes, I opted for early access to the vaccine. Even though it was more to minimize the risk of an expensive hospital stay.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨D-Link refuses to patch yet another security flaw, suggests users just buy new routers — D-Link told users to replace NAS last week⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think there should be a handoff procedure, or whatever you want to call it.

  As EOL approaches, work with whatever open router OS maker is available (currently OpenWRT) to make sure it’s supported, and configs migrate over nicely. Then drop one last update, designed to do a full OS replacement.

  Boom, handoff complete.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kroger’s plans to roll out facial recognition at its grocery stores is attracting criticism from lawmakers, who warn it could lead to surge pricing and put customers’ personal data at risk⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh no, I accidentally put paint in a super soaker and it squirted upwards on the camera! Silly me, I’m such a klutz!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Elon Musk uses his X social media platform to amplify right-wing views⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  …most followed user,

  Abusing site admin powers to force accounts to follow you really shouldn’t count.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Decentralised YouTube alternative Odysee no longer serving ads⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, after all the shit YouTube is pulling with their ad systems, I wouldn’t mind those old tiny banner strip ads that used to occasionally pop up at the bottom of a video. Compared to the current standard of 3 minutes of unskippable ads interrupting every other video, those little banners are downright unobtrusive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK there is a massive Google Doc of U.S. gynecologists that will tie your tubes without asking about your kids, marital status or age.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The other side is concerning as well. This list could also be used by individuals looking to do some targeted harassment. Or worse.