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@wtfjht Is the podcast on pause?

Second favorite button is “Continue without supporting us”. #adblocker

From: @labotsirc
https://mastodon.social/@labotsirc/113812025479910826

My favorite button on the internet is “Reject All”. #cookies

Don’t use #Chrome.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/dozens-of-backdoored-chrome-extensions-discovered-on-2-6-million-devices/

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I’m sorry, but if you need to fact-check an interview with your Person of the Year to this degree, maybe you should have picked someone who is not a liar and a con man. https://time.com/7201574/person-of-the-year-2024-donald-trump-fact-check/

For everyone running vintage #WindowsServer 2012, free zero-day patches. #vintagecomputing

From: @thenewoil
https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/113572970665312832

“To opt out of a face scan at an airport, a traveler need only say that they decline facial recognition. They can then proceed normally through security by presenting an identification document, such as a driver’s license or passport.”

From: @thenewoil
https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/113566836576725808

.@IceCubesApp is a great Mastodon client altho it bugs me that I need to take an extra step to copy an external link in the toot. Select Text > press link > then copy link. It’d be great if it just let you copy a link. Maybe there’s a technical reason why it’s implemented this way?

@Unabart You’ve convinced me to change my calendar settings and have Monday be the first day of the week.

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folder gotchas

https://wizardzines.com/comics/folder-gotchas/

panel 1: ls .. and cd .. refer to different folders if you `cd` to a symlinked folder

~/Dropbox -> ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox

```
cd ~
cd Dropbox
ls ..
cd ..
```

* ls .. lists ~/Library/CloudStorage
* cd .. moves to ~

this is because `ls` is a program and `cd` is run by the shell.

The shell handles `..` differently from other programs.

`ls ~/Dropbox` will list the contents of the folder

this is annoying if you just want to look at its permissions, or where it links to

to fix this:

ls -d ~/Dropbox

panel 2: deleting a folder and recreating it with the exact same name makes everything weird

everything you do in the folder will fail with weird errors like:

$ touch newfile
touch: newfile: no such file
or directory

how to fix it:

```
cd .
```

panel 3: on Mac OS, these are not the same:

cp -R a/ b

cp -R a b

* `cp -R a/ b` merges the contents of `a` into `b`
* `cp -R a b` copies the whole folder into `b/a`

panel 4: tip: `cd -` switches to the folder you were previously in

panel 5: notes on `mv file.txt dest~

* if dest is a file: renames `file.txt`
* if dest is a folder: moves `file.txt` to that folder

Notepad.ai

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/11/notepad-exe-now-an-actively-maintained-app-has-gotten-its-inevitable-ai-update/

@Unabart What a PITA it was to follow you on Pixelfed. The official app wouldn’t load your profile and I don’t remember hitting follow. I’m following you tho. Hopefully they fix this cuz that experience is no bueno for new users.

@Unabart @IceCubesApp Never tried this feature altho iOS has this as a native feature where you tap the top of your screen and it’ll scroll to the top. It’s inconvenient tho since you have to stretch out your thumb, if one-handed, altho it works. Navigation buttons/gestures should be at the bottom.

@Opener Wow! 🙌

@Opener Is it possible to add an option to copy the sanitized link for external sharing? iOS 18 beta no longer lets you edit the URL in iMessage since it generates a thumbnail. Right now Opener only has options to “Open” in apps and an extra option to “Copy link” at the end of the list would be great! Thank you for considering it.

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