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I don't understand the downvotes that this post has received (Currently 8 upvotes and 27 downvotes). The post is just reporting on a finding. It's not stating an opinion. Are people just unhappy that Trump's polls have increased so they're taking it out on this post? Is there something wrong with the article link? Is there some inaccuracy in the reporting? This feels like an example of shooting the messenger. Am I missing something?
I suppose there is the fundamental issue of people not collectively agreeing on what upvotes and downvotes should be used for.
Measured voltage is completely dependent on what is used as a reference. If you were to measure the voltage of a power supply set to +30V with a voltmeter whose leads were backwards (ie positive on the voltmeter connected to negative on the power supply, and negative connected to positive), then you would measure -30V. All this is to say that if you connect your 30V supply "backwards", you will have -30V. Now, there may be some circuitry in the power supply that only allows current in one direction, and it could be that it's able to source a different amount of current than it's able to sink, so be sure to check its manual.
I've tried -12V from psu i've got lying around but it didn't work.
I'd advise caution against arbitrary decisions with electronics — both for your own safety and the safety of the equipment.
Please refrain from posting bug reports to this community. You should instead post them to the official bug tracker.
Ah, right. I forgot that they're based in Sweden. That's understandable if it's simply a lack of familiarity with the language, but, still, I would expect a company like Mullvad to at least have one native-equivalent English speaker to look over their public facing English stuff. None of this is the end of the world, ofc — I'm just mildly surprised.
I was not aware that KDE Connect ran on Windows! This is great to hear for recommendations. Thanks for spreading awareness!
Yeah, it definitely rehashed the trope, but I still think that movie is underrated.
It's certainly subjective, but I don't find this overly weird. Mildly interesting, sure, but not weird.
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what's supposed to be construed as weird? 500$ is a normal amount of money. 1998 isn't that long ago. 100 miles of travel feels totally possible. Perhaps it's the fact that an uncashed cheque was found? But, even still, that's not really that weird — people can lose things. It's more unfortunate than anything.
Am I overthinking this? Yes.
I honestly forgot that this game existed. I remember it being very well made, but I could never fully get into it for some reason.
There are a surprising number of grammatical errors in that blog post. Did anyone proof read it, I wonder?
Beware: Dr. Daniel Amen may be a grifter
Dr. Amen seemingly is a very popular "ADHD influencer". Many of his claims surrounding ADHD, however, are scientifically dubious. His main claim to fame is his work with SPECT imaging as a tool for diagnosing mental disorders [11]. Specifically relevant to this community is his advocacy for its purported use in diagnosing ADHD [12]; however, there is virtually no research to support this practice [1]. The only research that does exist (as far as I've been able to find, anyways) is a paper that he co-authored [2]. The paper does appear to show that SPECT can be used to measure observable differences between ADHD brains and the control brains [2.1], but one paper is far from an established body of supportive science for a medical practice that he touts and charges money for [5][10]. In addition to this, he also diagnoses what he calls the "7 types of ADD" [6]. This is not standard diagnostic practice in the DSM-5 [7]. He also operates an online store at brainmd.com where he sells many supplements that he has publicly claimed help with ADHD management [3.1], and he advocates for their use in his practice [4] — this is a conflict of interest; however, the supplements that he advocates for (that I have looked into) do have some research behind them [8][9], but they appear to not be well established treatments. I would also be wary of his research as he has openly stated that he doesn't respect the main body of psychiatric researchers, and that he doesn't wish to listen to their criticism [3.2].
I don't intend for this post to be interpreted as a trashing of Dr. Amen's reputation, nor do I fault him for trying to earn a living. There is simply a large potential for shady behavior given the context as a whole, and I believe that it is wise to be very cautious of his advice. I do hope that his research turns out to be beneficial, and not exploitative — I think that there is great benefit to be had from more accurate diagnostic methods, and improved classifications.
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References
- "The Puzzle of Neuroimaging and Psychiatric Diagnosis: Technology and Nosology in an Evolving Discipline". Martha J. Farah, Seth J. Gillihan. AJOB Neurosci. 2012-10-01. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8653781/.
- > The lack of empirical validation has led to widespread condemnation of diagnostic SPECT as premature and unproven.
- "SPECT Functional Neuroimaging Distinguishes Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder From Healthy Controls in Big Data Imaging Cohorts". Daniel G. Amen, Theodore A. Henderson, Andrew Newberg. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2021-11-24. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597411/.
- See Table 3.
- ""Healing ADD - See And Heal The 7 Types!" with Dr. Daniel Amen". AmenClinics. YouTube. 2014-07-11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWnJ4wjVu9k.
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- "Is Dr. Amen a scammer or legit?". KeyasWorld. YouTube. 2022-03-01. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhQx6UMDLGw.
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- "Daniel Amen is the most popular psychiatrist in America. To most researchers and scientists, that’s a very bad thing.". Neely Tucker. The Washington Post. 2012-09-09T08:57-04:00. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/daniel-amen-is-the-most-popular-psychiatrist-in-america-to-most-researchers-and-scientists-thats-a-very-bad-thing/2012/08/07/467ed52c-c540-11e1-8c16-5080b717c13e_story.html [Internet Archive link].
- > A full initial session, including two scans, costs about $3,500.
- "Getting to know the 7 Types of ADD". Amen Clinics. https://www.amenclinics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ADD_eBook_FNL_R1.pdf [Internet Archive link].
- > At Amen Clinics, one of the first—and biggest— lessons we learned from our brain imaging work is that attention deficit disorder (ADD) is not a single or simple disorder. In fact, there are 7 Types of ADD and each has a unique set of symptoms that requires a customized treatment plan.
- "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders". 5ed. American Psychiatric Association. 2013. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm [Internet Archive link].
- > 314.01 (F90.2) Combined presentation: If both Criterion A1 (inattention) and Crite- rion A2 (hyperactivity-impulsivity) are met for the past 6 months. > > 314.00 (F90.0) Predominantly inattentive presentation: If Criterion A1 (inattention) is met but Criterion A2 (hyperactivity-impulsivity) is not met for the past 6 months. > > 314.01 (F90.1) Predominantly hyperactive/impulsive presentation: If Criterion A2 (hy- peractivity-impulsivity) is met and Criterion A1 (inattention) is not met for the past 6 months.
- "The Role of Iron and Zinc in the Treatment of ADHD among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials ". Roser Granero, Alfred Pardo-Garrido, Ivonne Lorena Carpio-Toro, Andrés Alexis Ramírez-Coronel, Pedro Carlos Martínez-Suárez, Geovanny Genaro Reivan-Ortiz. Nutrients. Elsevier. 2021-11-13. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/4059.
- "Magnesium status and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): A meta-analysis". Mohammad Effatpanah, Mahdi Rezaei, Hosein Effatpanah, Zeynab Effatpanah, Hamed Kord Varkaneh, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Somaye Fatahi, Giulia Rinaldi, Rezvan Hashemi. 2019-02-25. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178118318456
- "Could High-Tech Brain Scans Help Diagnose ADHD?". Carl Sherman. ADDitude. 2023-11-17. https://www.additudemag.com/brain-scans-for-adhd/ [Internet Archive link].
- > Several scans may be required, at a cost that can top $1,000.
- "SPECT Research Overview". Amen Clinics. https://www.amenclinics.com/approach/spect-research/ [Internet Archive link].
- > Research has repeatedly recognized the value of brain SPECT—the imaging technology we use with our patients at Amen Clinics—for assessing many different areas of brain function, especially the blood flow patterns in issues such as traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, ADHD, depression, OCD, dementia, substance abuse, autism, seizures, and strokes.
- "Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)". Amen Clinics. https://www.amenclinics.com/conditions/adhd-add/ [Internet Archive link].
- > [...] we use brain SPECT imaging to determine which of the 7 types of ADD/ADHD a patient has so our doctors can target treatment specific to their needs.
That's an interesting idea, but I feel that it overcomplicates things without much benefit.
I apologize if I've offended you, as that wasn't my intention — I'm only trying to understand your opinion. I'm aware that we have different opinions, I'm just curious what your rationale is for yours.
Am I correct in understanding that you are inferring that the security guards would be likely to do what the police did?
replying in individual comments is stupid and more confusing.
For clarity, would you mind explicitly stating why you believe that atomic comments are intrinsically more confusing?
Ha, I didn't notice that in the thumbnail. Very interesting indeed, if it is a 22 degree halo!
Would you mind elaborating?
Regarding that, I found this:
The school district also has its own police force with four officers and partners with local law enforcement, according to the document. Secondary campuses have staff who patrol door entrances, parking lots and perimeters of campuses. [source]
If that's what you are referring to, it isn't exactly what I meant. I was more referring to a dedicated static armed security force that watches entrances to the school.
A new play structure, now Canada's tallest, has been opened at Millennium Park in Castlegar
A new place to play in Millennium Park
Cross-posted to https://sh.itjust.works/post/21102211
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"Castlegar opens Canada's tallest castle play structure". Chelsea Novak. Castlegar News. 2024-06-14T13:00. https://www.castlegarnews.com/community/castlegar-opens-canadas-tallest-castle-play-structure-7387997.
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Here is a before on Google Street View, and here is an after (while under construction).
A new play structure, now Canada's tallest, has been opened at Millennium Park in Castlegar, B.C.
A new place to play in Millennium Park
Cross-posted to https://sh.itjust.works/post/21102275
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"Castlegar opens Canada's tallest castle play structure". Chelsea Novak. Castlegar News. 2024-06-14T13:00. https://www.castlegarnews.com/community/castlegar-opens-canadas-tallest-castle-play-structure-7387997.
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Here is a before on Google Street View, and here is an after (while under construction).
If instance A defederates from instance B does that mean that users on A will never see users from B?
For example, say an instance C is not defederated with B nor A. Can a user on A see users from B if they visit a community on C? If so, to what extent can the users from A and B interact with each other on C?
I require assistance with fixing OKOD on a Linksys E8450
Unfortunately, a Linksys E8450 of mine has succumbed to the OKOD (OpenWRT Kiss of Death) (in case you are unfamiliar). From what I understand, it should be recoverable from it's current effectively bricked state. I've tried going through the process, but I haven't had too much luck, and I'm somewhat stuck at the moment, so I would appreciate some guidance. There's two potential objectives that I am hoping to acheive: the first, and primary, objective is to simply recover the router from its currently bricked state so that it can be used like normal, and secondly, if possible, recover the data, and configuration that was on it.
I have tried following this guide, but I'm not sure what I am supposed to do at the end. I completed the last step, but the router still isn't able to boot on its own. If I run boot from the U-Boot console, it appears to be able to boot into the OpenWRT CLI, but if I then reboot from that CLI, it shows the following error:
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F0: 102B 0000
F6: 0000 0000
V0: 0000 0000 [0001]
00: 0000 0000
BP: 0400 0041 [0000]
G0: 1190 0000
T0: 0000 02D7 [000F]
Jump to BL
NOTICE: BL2: v2.9(release):OpenWrt v2023-07-24-00ac6db3-2 (mt7622-snand-1ddr) NOTICE: BL2: Built : 21:45:35, Oct 9 2023 NOTICE: CPU: MT7622 NOTICE: WDT: [40000000] Software reset (reboot) NOTICE: SPI-NAND: FM35Q1GA (128MB) ERROR: BL2: Failed to load image id 3 (-2) ``` That same error is what shows when I watch the serial output of the router while it boots from the power switch.
My Linksys E8450 has been kissed by Death, so I am looking for recommendations for an alternative router, should I be unsuccessful in its recovery.
My Linksys E8450 has succumbed to the OKOD (OpenWRT Kiss of Death). In case you are unaware, the OKOD essentially is the E8450 spontaneously dying. loss of power, or a reboot can lead to it completely dying — the lights don't come on, and it is essentially bricked. Afaik, it is currently unknown exactly what causes it.
Anyways, it may be possible to recover, and I am currently working on that, but should I not be able to recover it, I will need to purchase a new router. To that end, I am looking for recommendations for a new router that is equal to, or better than the Linksys E8450 (it must be well supported by OpenWRT).
I may just buy another E8450, but I am curious if there is a better alternative.
When responding to a comment with multiple points, should one create a new thread (new comment) for each point, or should one make a single large comment containing individual responses to all points?
I encounter situations like this rather often where I am responding to a comment that contains many individual points/statements. I typically will respond with a single comment that contains a quote of each point that is being responded to with my response under neath the respective quote — and, sometimes, for added clarity, a horizontal line separating each response. For example:
> Statement 1
My response to Statement 1
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> Statement 2
My response to Statement 2
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etc.
I wonder if it would be better practice to have atomic responses to comments — create a single comment for each individual statement, i.e. spawn a new thread for each new atomic topic. This would allow scores to be representative of each specific response rather than an average of the total, and it may also help with clarity when reading through the comment section, as well as easing the creation of responses (not needing to rely on formatting so much). For example
Comment 1 in reply to comment with multiple points:
> Statement 1.
My response to Statement 1.
Comment 2 in reply to the comment with multiple points:
> Statement 2.
My response to Statement 2.
etc.
The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a Québec ruling that bars Canadians from suing the U.S. Government over it's involvement in Project MKUltra
- "Supreme Court won't hear appeal in Montreal MK-ULTRA brainwashing case". The Canadian Press. 2024-05-30T16:39Z. CBC News (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mk-ultra-supreme-court-of-canada-class-action-1.7219478).
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Vancouver’s Alcohol on Beaches pilot returns on June 1st, 2024
Starting June 1, Vancouver beachgoers will be allowed to drink at select beaches as part of this summer’s relaunched Alcohol on Beaches pilot.
> [...] From June 1 to September 30, 2024, adults over the age of 19 will be able to bring and consume alcohol at the following beaches between the hours of 11am and 9pm: > > - Jericho > - Spanish Banks > - Locarno Beach > - Second Beach (Stanley Park) > - Kitsilano Beach > - John Hendry / Trout Lake Beach > - New Brighton Beach > > [...] > > When visiting a beach pilot site this summer, please be mindful of the following guidance: > > - Don’t bring glass to the beach – broken glass can cause injury to yourself and others > - Respect other beach users – be mindful of the personal space of others and keep music and noise to an appropriate volume > - Properly dispose of trash in a nearby waste bin or take it away with you > - Avoid entering the water with alcohol or if intoxicated > > In support of the program, visitors can expect to see more Park Rangers on hand to provide support and guidance, as well as added waste bins and recycling stations. [...]
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- "Vancouver’s Alcohol on Beaches pilot returns this weekend". 2024-05-30. City of Vancouver (https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/vancouver-alcohol-on-beaches-pilot-returns-this-weekend-may-2024.aspx)
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Hector Aubertin went on a cross-Canada roadtrip with his pet goat named Jimmy
> Jimmy the goat was rejected by his mother, so Hector Aubertin stepped up and became his best friend [...] "Everywhere we go, people are doing double takes," Aubertin told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "He's probably had his picture taken easily 100 times." [...] "After the first week or so, we formed a bond. I literally cannot go anywhere without him or he just starts blaa-ing. He wants to know where I am. He needs to be with me." [...] So when it came time to go on a long-planned road trip to Edmonton with his daughter to visit her sisters, Aubertin figured he had no choice but to bring Jimmy along for the ride. [...] "We go everywhere. We go to the stores. We go to Canadian Tire. I can get him to come to me, you know. I can get him to lay down if I need to. He listens very well," he said. "He's like a dog, but twice as fun and just a little bit harder to train." [...] "He is absolutely my best friend. We go everywhere together," Aubertin said. "He's done so much for me."
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- "'We go everywhere together,' says man who took baby goat on a cross-Canada road trip". Sheena Goodyear. 2024-05-30T21:22Z. CBC Radio (https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/jimmy-travelling-goat-1.7219713)
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Could someone explain to me exactly what this feature is?
The article says the following:
> Linux 6.10 is introducing support for Trusted Platform Module (TPM2) encryption and integrity protections to prevent active/passive interposers from compromising them. This follows a recent security demonstration of TPM key recovery from Microsoft Windows BitLocker being demonstrated. TPM sniffing attacks have also been demonstrated against Linux systems too, thus the additional protections be made with Linux 6.10 to better secure TPM2 modules.
I'm a little confused with this article. Is it talking about implementing TPM parameter encryption? If so, does this mean that the TPM bus prior to kernel v6.10 was unencrypted? Will this kernel feature still require a patch to be made to software like systemd-cryptenroll? Are the sniffing attacks that it's talking about examples of MITM attacks like this? Does windows encrypt the TPM bus?
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Electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles were found to be approximately twice as likely, on average, to collide with a pedestrian than internal combustion engine vehicles
Cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/20086798
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> During 2013–2017, casualty rates per 100 million miles were 5.16 (95% CI 4.92 to 5.42) for E- HE vehicles and 2.40 (95%CI 2.38 to 2.41) for ICE vehicles, indicating that collisions were twice as likely (RR 2.15; 95% CI 2.05 to 2.26) with E-HE vehicles. Poisson regression found no evidence that E-HE vehicles were more dangerous in rural environments (RR 0.91; 95% CI 0.74 to 1.11); but strong evidence that E-HE vehicles were three times more dangerous than ICE vehicles in urban environments (RR 2.97; 95% CI 2.41 to 3.7). Sensitivity analyses of missing data support main findings.
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Electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles were found to be approximately twice as likely, on average, to collide with a pedestrian than internal combustion engine vehicles
> During 2013–2017, casualty rates per 100 million miles were 5.16 (95% CI 4.92 to 5.42) for E- HE vehicles and 2.40 (95%CI 2.38 to 2.41) for ICE vehicles, indicating that collisions were twice as likely (RR 2.15; 95% CI 2.05 to 2.26) with E-HE vehicles. Poisson regression found no evidence that E-HE vehicles were more dangerous in rural environments (RR 0.91; 95% CI 0.74 to 1.11); but strong evidence that E-HE vehicles were three times more dangerous than ICE vehicles in urban environments (RR 2.97; 95% CI 2.41 to 3.7). Sensitivity analyses of missing data support main findings.
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The 2024 Vancouver Mayor’s Budget Task Force Report recommends selling naming rights and running sponsorship campaigns for Vancouver Assets
A volunteer-run group tasked by the City of Vancouver to analyze its budget is suggesting the city generate revenue from city assets through selling naming rights and running sponsorship campaigns.
> A volunteer-run group tasked by the City of Vancouver to analyze its budget is suggesting the city generate revenue from city assets through selling naming rights and running sponsorship campaigns.
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- "Vancouver Mayor's Budget Task Force recommends selling naming rights to increase cash flow". Isabella Zavarise. 2024-01-24T03:45Z. CTV News Vancouver (https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-mayor-s-budget-task-force-recommends-selling-naming-rights-to-increase-cash-flow-1.6739602)
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Minimum wage and minimum piece rates for hand harvesting increase on June 1st and December 31st, respectively, and future minimum rates will adjust automatically with inflation
On June 1, 2024, the general minimum wage increases from $16.75 to $17.40 an hour.
> On June 1, 2024, the general minimum wage increases from $16.75 to $17.40 an hour. > > The 3.9% increase also applies to minimum-wage rates for resident caretakers, live-in home-support workers and live-in camp leaders. The increase will help approximately 240,000 workers who currently earn less than $17.40 per hour. > > On Dec. 31, 2024, the minimum piece rates for the hand-harvesting of the 15 crops specified in the Employment Standards Regulation will also increase by the same percentage. > > [...] > > In February 2024, government amended the Employment Standards Act so that future increases to the minimum rates will happen automatically, based on the previous year’s average inflation rate for B.C. This will provide certainty and predictability for workers and employers. Minimum-wage earners will be able to count on increases that keep pace with inflation.
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- "B.C. minimum wage increases June 1". 2024-05-28T09:45. BC Gov News (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024LBR0009-000808).
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Entire herd of cattle disappears from Quebec farm in suspected theft
Quebec provincial police confirmed they're investigating what appears to be a case of modern cattle rustling.
- "Entire herd of cattle disappears from Quebec farm in suspected theft". Morgan Lowrie. 2024-05-27. Global News (https://globalnews.ca/news/10527367/quebec-bovine-theft/).
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Mullvad Blog: Hiding account numbers
We have previously highlighted the importance of not losing your account number, encouraging it to be written down in a password manager or similar safe location.
Cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/19987854
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> We have previously highlighted the importance of not losing your account number, encouraging it to be written down in a password manager or similar safe location. > > For the sake of convenience account numbers have been visible when users logged into our website. This had led to there being potential concerns where a malicious observer could: > > - Use up all of a user's connections > - Delete a user's devices > > From the 3rd June 2024 you will no longer be able to see your account number after logging into our website.
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- "Hiding account numbers". Mullvad. 2024-05-27. Mullvad Blog (https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2024/5/27/hiding-account-numbers).
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Mullvad Blog: Hiding account numbers
We have previously highlighted the importance of not losing your account number, encouraging it to be written down in a password manager or similar safe location.
> We have previously highlighted the importance of not losing your account number, encouraging it to be written down in a password manager or similar safe location. > > For the sake of convenience account numbers have been visible when users logged into our website. This had led to there being potential concerns where a malicious observer could: > > - Use up all of a user's connections > - Delete a user's devices > > From the 3rd June 2024 you will no longer be able to see your account number after logging into our website.
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- "Hiding account numbers". Mullvad. 2024-05-27. Mullvad Blog (https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2024/5/27/hiding-account-numbers).
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Brodie Robertson: Open Source Software Is Not A Democracy
- "Open Source Software Is Not A Democracy". Brodie Robertson. 2024-05-26T21:00:18. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gphY5Okx_vs.
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