Software engineer (video games). Likes dogs, DJing + EDM, running, electronics and loud bangs in Reservoir.
God, even if they didn't have QA test it, they should have had continuous integration running to test all new channel updates against all versions of their program, considering the update will affect all of them. What an epic process failure.
... until you finally track down who wrote this mess, and it was you 5 years ago.
The older I get, the more I question the value of public companies vs the damage they do. As soon as you've got shareholders at large to please, you're incentivized to keep your share price going up above all else, especially in the short term. Global stock markets seemed like a great idea at the time, but I feel they're doing more damage than good at this end of capitalism.
I feel like they're going to get into legal trouble with that name and logo.
Everyone loves the free market until it works against them.
I love the satisfaction when something goes wrong on a ride and you're prepared for it. I came off my bike a few months ago and scraped up my elbow pretty bad. Despite the mild concussion I remember being quite excited to be able to patch myself up in the field, hahaha.
The accompanying photo is on brand.
Is it? I skimmed the GitHub source code and couldn't see anything involving encryption, but it's totally possible I missed something. Perhaps just accessing the database from python is enough to decrypt it.
This legit feels like a scene from Idiocracy. "We tried giving the plants Brawndo... it's the thirst mutilator!"
Just don't package them like every other sensible country on Earth.
Wow, it's pretty wild they didn't even attempt to encrypt or protect this data, even if it is local to your machine. What a treasure trove for malware to sift through.
Ok I'll admit, the first thought that went through my head:
100 tonnes of gold! That must weigh a lot!
A new deal is being forged with 4chan instead.
The author had so many things to highlight that they didn't even mention "as of August 2024" being in the future, haha.
What a trainwreck. The fact it's giving anonymous Reddit comments and The Onion articles equal consideration with other sites is hilarious. If they're going to keep this, they need it to cite its sources at a bare minimum. Can't wait for this AI investor hype to die down.
And imagine being the guy who's got to clean out the train car afterwards of all the tiny pieces. Nightmare fuel.
I did some more research after your comment and it does indeed sound like it's not for the feint of heart.
Spam seems to be one of the biggest challenges, both incoming and outgoing. For incoming, it's a constant arms race with spammers to circumvent spam filtering techniques. But at least that's something you have control over, you can just turn off your spam filtering and ensure you receive all important email. The real problem is ending up in other people's spam filters, which you have very little control over once you've decided on your mail server domain/certificate.
The crux of the issue seems to be that SMTP is ancient insecure tech designed for an innocent era when email was for universities only. We desperately need a more secure open source email protocol designed for the modern era, but capitalism isn't having it - instead we've got corporations wrestling for control of the next big thing with proprietary protocols... Discord, Slack etc. And big tech companies that continue using SMTP (Gmail, Outlook etc.) simply treat any servers outside their sphere with a high level of suspicion.
Has anyone tried self-hosting on a NAS or similar? I'd be interested to hear the practicalities of it, I imagine it's not exactly set or forget, and the realities of the enshittified internet present some obstacles, like ending up in spam filters etc.
Responding to eSafety's roadmap last year, the government set a few tests that any age verification scheme would have to meet. They included confidence it can't be circumvented, can be easily applied to companies based abroad, and don't risk the privacy of adults looking to legally access porn.
This is going absolutely nowhere then. All three of those bullet points are impossible problems on their own. What a waste of money.
Where this game shines is in storytelling and art. I thoroughly enjoyed it and rate it very highly, but I also really enjoy the walking simulator genre. It's the perfect game to chill out and play on the big screen over an evening or two, very watchable for spectators too.
I don't know about you, but if I must leak my private data like a sieve to use the internet, I'd much rather that data go to a government that isn't governing me!
Financial abuse: The 'hidden' problem banks are moving to tackle
Two major Australian banks have moved to strengthen their ability to act against financial abusers.
Warwick McKibbin says Australia’s central bank has been slow to react as supply pressures from Covid and war in Ukraine abate
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese believes Australians will welcome the news of a larger than expected budget surplus even as their own budgets continue to take a battering.
Australia needs China's economy to bounce back, but youth unemployment and low consumer confidence suggest it'll take time
Australia is relying on its largest trading partner to bounce back, but China's youth unemployment figures and low consumer confidence are slowing down much-needed growth, suggesting a full recovery will take some time.
Ouch, 20% unemployment in China is rough. How tied to China's economic outlook do you think we're going to be in Oz?
PwC has appointed one of its most senior global executives to take control of its Australian firm and has confirmed the sale of its government business to private equity group Allegro Funds for $1.
PWC: Government business division for sale - $2 Allegro Funds: Tell 'em they're dreaming
Insolvency data hides the true picture of business closures amid the cost-of-living crisis
Australia may not be hearing the full story about the impact of rising interest rates on small businesses, as a "perfect storm" of pressures contributes to a gloomy outlook.
Ford's planned job cuts will amount to about 22 per cent of its workforce in Australia, with the majority impacting Geelong workers in product development and design roles.
Consulting firm used confidential government information to help private clients avoid tax, interim report tabled in parliament finds
The stock market is a few percentage points away from an all-time high because some of Australia's biggest corporations are making record profits. But Australian households are under pressure, writes David Taylor.
Oh good, I'm sure now the government will do something...
Bizarre items Aussies try to claim in tax return as ATO deduction rules revealed
Sorry for the Murdoch rag, but I thought we could do with a trashy article to lighten things up a bit. Anyone else claimed depreciation on a boob job or the family pet?
A growing list of companies are increasing profits and passing on costs by shrinking their products, meaning customers pay the same amount for less
Would be nice if there was legislation that prevented companies from doing this, so price increases couldn't be concealed so easily.
How do mentions work?
This might be a Lemmy question more than a Jerboa question, but no matter what I try I can't seem to mention myself in a comment and have it show up in my inbox. Is there a trick to mentioning someone? Or is this part of the app not working? Or do I need to wait for the federation to do some funky syncing between instances?
Financial pressure on households has never been higher, and more of us are spending beyond our means than ever before, according to a long-running survey.
A video where I talk about the Hurstbridge line for 40 minutes!
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Not my video, but saw this on YouTube and somehow ended up watching it from start to end.
Is a Universal Basic Income merely a utopian concept, or can it be a viable solution that can effectively work in Australia? Experts weigh in.
How are you coping with inflation and cost-of-living increases?
Curious to hear how the current situation in Australia has impacted your daily habits, if at all.
I'm definitely ordering takeout and dining out less - not because I can't afford it, but because it just doesn't feel like good value any more.
Tim Costello hopeful of bipartisanship on issue to ‘break the grip’ of saturation advertising
Inflation is high but is the Reserve Bank raising interest rates into a recession?
A lack of data on how consumers are responding to monetary policy could lead the Reserve Bank to raise rates into a recession. And what if that's difficult to escape? It's a critical economic question right now, writes David Taylor.
AusFinance community?
Would anyone be interested in an AusFinance community here? I enjoyed the content on Reddit, and haven't seen an equivalent pop up yet elsewhere.
Accessing communities here from other instances
I have another account on lemmy.ml and can't see any of the aussie.zone communities when I search for them, even if I provide a proper URL as outlined here.
Maybe this is a problem on their side or just a bug, but I thought I'd mention it here in case there's an instance config issue here that can be fixed.
IMHO it would be nice if the communities here showed up on the biggest Lemmy instance to help aussies find their way here.
Edit: Looks like this took care of itself, likely just server congestion on the lemmy.ml side as others suggested. Thanks all!