CaptObvious

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[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. —Charlie Kirk, Salt Lake City, 2023

It isn’t celebratory to acknowledge the stone-cold fact that he was a victim of his own position. And that he himself said this was acceptable.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 points 5 days ago (3 children)

If you were fine waiting to find out, it seems you would’ve waited to find out. Why speculate at all if you agree that speculation is inappropriate?

Unless the real goal was to stir up some shit

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Unrelated. They’re both disgusting

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 10 points 6 days ago

Good on the EC for doing something. Ignoring Trump would be a good second step

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 points 6 days ago (5 children)

No one can possibly know if this killing was a terrorist act. No one knows anything about the suspect yet, so far as I know. No one really knows anything except that Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking at an engagement in Utah.

This wasn’t even the most egregious shooting that happened this week. But no one seems interested in talking about the latest high school shooting.

It would be well to stick to facts. Leave speculation out of it.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 4 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Did you have the impression that I disagree with this?

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 7 points 1 week ago (16 children)

No one deserves to die for speaking their truth.

That said, it isn’t the US left using the military and terrorist tactics to go after anyone who disagrees with Dear Leader

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 4 points 1 week ago

Agreed. But better late than never

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 4 points 1 week ago

Because prohibition has always worked so well in the past

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 5 points 1 week ago

No wonder they’re whining about the combustion engine phaseout

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 7 points 2 weeks ago

Surely this is a national security threat. Sanction US officials connected to HHS.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 2 points 2 weeks ago

It was a cute exaggeration that he used to make his visual, but that’s a valid point. It’s easily solved by reducing the reflectivity of the white paint. In reality, I’ve never noticed that effect. However, I have noticed that Clearview, especially the ALL CAPS VERSION is almost impossible to read quickly while moving at highway speed and operating a motor vehicle.

 

I find that I need a security camera for my back yard. Do you folks recommend any particular makes & models? It should avoid the cloud but record locally. I'm somewhat handy with Linux and a RaspberryPi, if that helps.

Thanks!

 

One takeaway from this TED Talk is that Title IX, rather than balancing the playing field for women, tilted it against men. Are there any clear solutions?

 

Is anyone else genuinely not interested in knowing what should be private details of another adult's health? I'm happy to point students to helpful resources that I know about, but treating them is not my job, nor am I interested in the liability of being seen as some sort of first responder. This is well and truly out of my wheelhouse, and I work to keep it that way.

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Dell Data Breach (literature.cafe)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by CaptObvious@literature.cafe to c/technology@beehaw.org
 

Has anyone else received an email from Dell about a data breach? I’ve gotten three messages just today. What’s going on?

Dell Technologies takes the privacy and confidentiality of your information seriously. We are currently investigating an incident involving a Dell portal, which contains a database with limited types of customer information related to purchases from Dell. We believe there is not a significant risk to our customers given the type of information involved. 

What data was accessed?
At this time, our investigation indicates limited types of customer information was accessed, including: 

  • Name 
  • Physical address 
  • Dell hardware and order information, including service tag, item description, date of order and related warranty information 


The information involved does not include financial or payment information, email address, telephone number or any highly sensitive customer information. 

**What is Dell doing? **
Upon identifying the incident, we promptly implemented our incident response procedures, began investigating, took steps to contain the incident and notified law enforcement. We have also engaged a third-party forensics firm to investigate this incident. We will continue to monitor the situation. 

**What can I do? **
Our investigation indicates your information was accessed during this incident, but we do not believe there is significant risk given the limited information impacted. However, you should always keep in mind these tips to help avoid tech support phone scams. If you notice any suspicious activity related to your Dell accounts or purchases, please immediately report concerns to security@dell.com.

 

Now that the end is in sight, how's it going?

 

What is it with Nike and sexualized athletic uniforms these days (see MBA see-through pants)? Did PornHub invest without anyone noticing?

 

Gabe, please remove this if it doesn't belong here.

The instance of my Mastodon account has chosen to federate with Facebook. This wigs me out, so I'm looking to migrate. Do y'all have any suggestions?

 

Have they given up already? I haven’t seen the popup in a couple of days (touch wood). For a few weeks, it showed up every time I used a logged in account and made the service unusable.

Maybe I’ve just stopped trying to watch monetized videos.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/us/college-board-ap-exams-courses.html

What do you all think of the College Board’s AP program?

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by CaptObvious@literature.cafe to c/professors@lemmy.ml
 

In another thread, @flooppoolf@lemmy.world made a post leading to the question "How long until we need to include a lesson on crafting appropriate AI prompts in order to help students use them as tools and not as unpaid ghost writers?" Are we already doing this?

I definitely discuss acceptable use and try to keep the guidelines brief and familiar (Treat it like a not-too-bright friend who's a patient sounding board). But how far do you all think we'll eventually have to wade into the weeds on this?

 

I know that we're all still feeling our way around this issue, but how are other profs handling it? What is good evidence of unauthorized AI use? How do you handle a student who refuses to engage in attempts to get their side of the story?

For my classes, we talk once a month or so about acceptable use (treat it like a not-very-bright friend who's overconfident and prone to hallucinations). It's okay to brainstorm, bounce ideas, and generally use AI to spark creative problem solving. It's not okay to have it do your assignments.

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