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Happy 20th anniversary to the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal, in which the company secretly installed software to hide DRM technology on CD buyers’ PCs. XCP was a security risk that led to public outcry, class action lawsuits, and, 20 years ago today, a recall of dozens of album titles.
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Happy 20th anniversary to the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal, in which the company secretly installed software to hide DRM technology on CD buyers’ PCs. XCP was a security risk that led to public outcry, class action lawsuits, and, 20 years ago today, a recall of dozens of album titles.
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Santa gets very tense Christmas Eve. So if you surprise him while he's delivering gifts that roundhouse kick is on you.
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Santa gets very tense Christmas Eve. So if you surprise him while he's delivering gifts that roundhouse kick is on you.
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The Robinson brothers’ gloriously unreconstructed third album rebuilt, included the scrapped Tall LP. Read MOJO's review and the tracklisting in full.
The Black Crowes Amorica Deluxe Review
www.mojo4music.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Robinson brothers’ gloriously unreconstructed third album rebuilt, included the scrapped Tall LP. Read MOJO's review and the tracklisting in full.
I saw some rumblings of this thing but figured it can't be that stupid. Just an overpriced Apple accessory as is normal. Wow, was I wrong about the not stupid part 😂 🤣
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'$230 for a cut-up sock' - Apple's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online
Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I saw some rumblings of this thing but figured it can't be that stupid. Just an overpriced Apple accessory as is normal. Wow, was I wrong about the not stupid part 😂 🤣
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Every time a bell rings Santa got another worksite violation.
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Every time a bell rings Santa got another worksite violation.
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Flu spreads more easily in winter as we spend more time indoors with others. It can be more serious during pregnancy, affecting both mum and baby.
Alongside the flu vaccine, pregnant women are also advised to get vaccinated against RSV and whooping cough: https://bit.ly/3rxrwZz
Alongside the flu vaccine, pregnant women are also advised to get vaccinated against RSV and whooping cough: https://bit.ly/3rxrwZz
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Flu spreads more easily in winter as we spend more time indoors with others. It can be more serious during pregnancy, affecting both mum and baby.
Alongside the flu vaccine, pregnant women are also advised to get vaccinated against RSV and whooping cough: https://bit.ly/3rxrwZz
Alongside the flu vaccine, pregnant women are also advised to get vaccinated against RSV and whooping cough: https://bit.ly/3rxrwZz
So wait, do I have this right? #Google considers the ones in military tactical kit attacking people without identifying themselves with covered faces and meta ray bans recording the events to be the vulnerable ones? WTAF?!!
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
So wait, do I have this right? #Google considers the ones in military tactical kit attacking people without identifying themselves with covered faces and meta ray bans recording the events to be the vulnerable ones? WTAF?!!
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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OpenAI's "guardrails" for copyright infringement are falling for the oldest trick in the book. OpenAI will never stop Sora from doing copyright infringement because the AI generator was built with stolen content. www.404media.co/openai-cant-...
OpenAI Can’t Fix Sora’s Copyright Infringement Problem Because It Was Built With Stolen Content
OpenAI’s guardrails against copyright infringement are falling for the oldest trick in the book.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
OpenAI's "guardrails" for copyright infringement are falling for the oldest trick in the book. OpenAI will never stop Sora from doing copyright infringement because the AI generator was built with stolen content. www.404media.co/openai-cant-...
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If you wake up Christmas Eve to find Santa sitting on the edge of your bed crying and drinking, get ready to hear A LOT about his ex.
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If you wake up Christmas Eve to find Santa sitting on the edge of your bed crying and drinking, get ready to hear A LOT about his ex.
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Great book that is a must read to understand the history of hacking culture, and the cybersecurity industry.
Just arrived: Advance copies of the first revised edition of Cult of the Dead Cow.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Great book that is a must read to understand the history of hacking culture, and the cybersecurity industry.
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I recently had an expansive convo with two of the kickass leaders of a HUGE collective action archiving project, and it's out today.
check it out: youtu.be/xrCElwgY5Co?...
check it out: youtu.be/xrCElwgY5Co?...
Volunteers Archived 10,000 Signs from National Parks (with Jenny McBurney and Lynda Kellam)
YouTube video by 404 Media
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November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I recently had an expansive convo with two of the kickass leaders of a HUGE collective action archiving project, and it's out today.
check it out: youtu.be/xrCElwgY5Co?...
check it out: youtu.be/xrCElwgY5Co?...
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as part of the @datarescueproject.org & @SafeguardingResearch, the project has collected more than 10k signs and counting
"The administration was asking for the public to weigh in. Okay then... We the people of America are going to say we think this is important."
www.404media.co/podcast-a-ma...
"The administration was asking for the public to weigh in. Okay then... We the people of America are going to say we think this is important."
www.404media.co/podcast-a-ma...
Podcast: A Massive Archiving Effort at National Parks (with Jenny McBurney and Lynda Kellam)
This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
as part of the @datarescueproject.org & @SafeguardingResearch, the project has collected more than 10k signs and counting
"The administration was asking for the public to weigh in. Okay then... We the people of America are going to say we think this is important."
www.404media.co/podcast-a-ma...
"The administration was asking for the public to weigh in. Okay then... We the people of America are going to say we think this is important."
www.404media.co/podcast-a-ma...
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Read all about it… 😉
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Read all about it… 😉
#Strongbad Trogdor the Burninator LEGO needs your vote!
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Thanks @fark.com
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Thanks @fark.com
Trogdor the Burninator | LEGO® Ideas
Trogdor the Burninator is one of the internet's all-time greatest works of art! He was created in 2001 by Strong Bad, the email-checking and boxing-glove-wearin…
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November 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#Strongbad Trogdor the Burninator LEGO needs your vote!
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
Thanks @fark.com
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
Thanks @fark.com
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If you asked for LEGO and got Mega Bloks instead, would you be happy? No. Remember that when we ask for keys to your liquor cabinet and you leave out milk for us instead.
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you asked for LEGO and got Mega Bloks instead, would you be happy? No. Remember that when we ask for keys to your liquor cabinet and you leave out milk for us instead.
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
I love #Criterion! Blu-ray, 4K dvd, and the extras. #RepoMan
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I love #Criterion! Blu-ray, 4K dvd, and the extras. #RepoMan
I generally don't like ranking/lists, but it's Aimee Mann and they're all great, order be damned.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
cc @crewless.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
cc @crewless.bsky.social
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!
Thirty years on from the release of her acclaimed album I’m With Stupid, we count down the sucker-punching best tracks by the US singer-songwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I generally don't like ranking/lists, but it's Aimee Mann and they're all great, order be damned.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
cc @crewless.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
cc @crewless.bsky.social
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We try to give as much insight into how we report our stories and our dealings with tech companies as we can, and the narratives that they push. Meta has become obsessed with telling reporters that its smart glasses are no different than an iPhone. So we wrote this:
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
What’s the Difference Between AI Glasses and an iPhone? A Helpful Guide for Meta PR
Meta thinks its camera glasses, which are often used for harassment, are no different than any other camera.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We try to give as much insight into how we report our stories and our dealings with tech companies as we can, and the narratives that they push. Meta has become obsessed with telling reporters that its smart glasses are no different than an iPhone. So we wrote this:
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
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Latest on ‘London’s streets are crusted with diamonds’: London councils face
a £4.7 billion gap in funding for homelessness costs
a £4.7 billion gap in funding for homelessness costs
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Latest on ‘London’s streets are crusted with diamonds’: London councils face
a £4.7 billion gap in funding for homelessness costs
a £4.7 billion gap in funding for homelessness costs
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Someone recently managed to get on a Microsoft Teams call with representatives from phone hacking company Cellebrite, and then leaked a screenshot of the company’s capabilities against many Google Pixel phones
🔗 www.404media.co/someone-snuc...
🔗 www.404media.co/someone-snuc...
Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details
The leaked slide focuses on Google Pixel phones and mentions those running the security-focused GrapheneOS operating system.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Someone recently managed to get on a Microsoft Teams call with representatives from phone hacking company Cellebrite, and then leaked a screenshot of the company’s capabilities against many Google Pixel phones
🔗 www.404media.co/someone-snuc...
🔗 www.404media.co/someone-snuc...
Maybe technically not illegal or criminal, but to me this is morally repugnant. All imvolved shoud be in deep sh!t.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Maybe technically not illegal or criminal, but to me this is morally repugnant. All imvolved shoud be in deep sh!t.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...