Comments by "D. von N." (@D.von.N) on "Mental Outlaw" channel.

  1. And not only ads, but literally malware luring in the plain sight. Even FBI recommends adblockers.
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  2. Forget AI and deep fake. The era of not knowing who to believe - is here.
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  3. I welcome myself in tha club. Last year many issues with Win10, days and weeks of troubleshooting, using cmd and poweshell (me being a normie), ended up reinstalling it (after I managed to extend that recovery partition), and said to myself: if I, an average user, have to jump these hoops with Windows, I can as well try Linux. Thanks to the chatbot it was way less painful than it otherwise would be. Using AI to escape AI LOL.
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  4. Google iis killing Google even. Many apps are optimised for google, but people push back.
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  5. Yep. Looking for a product and abut one third of the results are some dodgy websites with links to the websites I alrady visited, or the Pinterest and alikes. Getting familiar with them and ignoring them.
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  6. Yep, I got to the original video becase somebody just posted the reference in their announcements. Suddenly the hell broke loose and I have seen at least 4 others who jumped on the bandwagon to benefit from years of investigation by the guy. And it is jut the beginning. I wonder when will somebkdy pick up on misleading claims of deleteme and similar services. It is also being pushed down my throat by almost every talking head that accepts sponsors. Annoying.
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  7. Thought.
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  8. Drama queen, aren't you ? What peace? Are you making illegal trade? When will the abused kids get peace? You don't think of those?
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  9. We don't even need AI. We have tiktok and brain rot. It takes some time but at the same time the damage seems irreversible.
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  10. Right, let's imagine a large corporation doesn't use an established third party cybersecurity company, but hires a bunch of tech and programmers to create their own. Something goes wrong and the entire company is in trouble. Then we will have folks doing facepalms like: why did you not hire someone who knows how to do things, idiots? There will always be such a potential.
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  11. Have you watched the original, on which everyone else just parasites? I admire your patientce. I gave up after the third (two in addition to the original).
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  12. What about that new Ladybird browser? I haven't loked into it yet, just noticed some headlines along.
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  13. That interests me too... at worst send it to some specialist to flash the entire UEFI. I think Chernobyl did a similar thing. My mate had it back then. Nasty stuff.
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  14. They could also disable your device, making it to be ready for a landfill, and issue a new model with some extra chip, something like TMP 2.0 for Windows 11. Most computers sold in the world are Windows and the majority population never used anything else and won't ever. They are obediently upgrading every few years, topping up the landfill, or sending old hardware to Africa for 'recycling', which means stripping the metal of everything else and burning it, creating a supertoxic inferno, meaning a short lifespan for those poor folks living there. Juust recently I revived my old ex vista laptop from late 2000s, cleaning it inside, upgrading RAM and hard drive, applying a thermal paste fresh, replacing a broken hinge, installed xfce Mint and oh boy, I have my old buddy back!
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  15.  @HontoNeet  Spying isn't the whole story though. They can actively put out of use millions of users, or use their computers for DDOS attacks, or do anything, really.
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  16. Nope, google wants your good. Don't let them take it!
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  17. Yeah, the name was off putting, to me, at least. I am glad I wasn't the only one. But it was a honeypot for Paypal 😂
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  18. In contrary to the perceprion that everyone can do better maths tody thanks to the smartphones... maybe ask the teachers, how their kids are performing in classrooms, with their brains decaying on Tiktok, unable to retain information of a few lines of text or 7th grade student barely performing at the 3rd grade Math level... Some of us expand our knowledge of the world thanks to having all the info at their fingertips, and I certainly made great progress in computing and switched to Linux thanks tom the chat bot and internet, while others sink down the rabbit hole of social media and seconds long content swiping through with their thumbs for hours at no end.
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  19. Follow the money. And glorified AI. Quality doesn't matter. Money talks.
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  20. Or to lure new customers in. Business is not that easy. Utilities have been doing it since I remmember: getting a better deal to switch while lasting customers got rise in price after the cheap period ended. One had to keep hopping from provider to provider to save. Internet, sim deals, bank accounts... and your credit score suffers, but those who understant, those know you are just being savvy. And some will appreciate that.
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  21. Hmmm... It looks like soon I will get more hours in a day to do other things than watching and commenting on YT. I already use google minimally but many other browsers will be affected. Where is that Ladybird? It's about the time since Firefox also seems to be digging its grave, or Mozilla for that matter.
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  22. There are predators outside who are hiding and causing damage, also terrorists. What's the fuss about me being occasionally flagged? Soon they find out it is a dead end because I am no such criminal. Feds move on. They have hands full of surveillance of the real villains. Or how do you want them to do their work and protect you? Criminals are getting more and more sophisticated, so the Feds' methods must adapt, too. It is like in nature. To fight off infection you must have a fever for a while. Would you ather be dead, but comfy before the end?
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  23. Finally somebody with common sense. I don't doubt Kaspersky are good, but with HQ in Moscow, I couldn't understand how anyone from outside RuSSia could actually risk it.
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  24. Just don't throw baby with the bath water when you want authorities not having access to data of those who have a lot to hide. Most of the time they go after criminals, not some activists for democracy. You want to be safe in your country, don't you? RuSSia is a lost case.
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  25. It used to be said that if you use a service for free, you are the product.
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  26. Updated/flashed UEFI and cleared TPM last month after buying a second hand laptop.
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  27. But how many pay to services like delete me or aura to get their data off the internet?
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  28. Pagers also don't emit much EM radiation, like other devices, even networked ECG machines advised to be at least 20cm from a patient with a pacemaker that could affect its functionality when transferring a file over to te network. Mobile phones in vicinity of ECG can affect the trace, so sensitive these devices are. So pagers are also safer and more practical from this point of view, in addition to the staff not disturbed by cold calls or other intrusive interactions, also being smaller and less burdensome. Pagers still have their use in at least healthcare settings.
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  29. Not me, never used it, never really trusted these. Had a different extension, I don't remember using it for any discount, always going to check prices by hand. Righ now I get better deals directly from the brands than from Scamazon. Not giving any if my extra money to Bezos and Co. And even if it isn't cheaper, especially electronics, I rather pay the brand directly and I have a guarantee it iisn't a fake or returned item without disclosure.
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  30.  @LunarWolf-H8  apparently not when the crooks are hiding in private messages and even use jargon, evading key words detection. What do YOU have to hide? I am sure FBI and other agencies have enough to do with real criminals than monitoring your innocent private messages. If your child got abducted or your family member got shot by a terrorist, you would be the first bashing the services they didn't do more. And you have no idea how many attacks they prevented, that didn't make it to the public attention. Ignorance is a bliss.
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  31.  @blackagent4754  Looking for safety from murderous Pootin's regime? What has he ruined for you? You think telegram now puts all your personal messages on public domain for everyone to see, or what?
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  32. You don't want Chinese to gather your data and sneak in a script that could bring your critical infrastructure down, like they did a threat by infecting outdated routers in use. You better let your own 'spy' on you if that must be. CCP isn't your friend. Never installed Tiktok and I don't think I missed anything.
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  33. Youtube seems to be blurring me videos at times on Brave, too, and I am in the UK. Time for some proper equivalent as a competition. Ebay already removed selling fees from private sellers, which is fantastic. I prefer shopping and selling there at the moment. Scamazon is digging its own grave with its greedy tactics. Genuine sellers should move from Scamazon and let it to the Chinese fakes, which are slowly taking over the platform, again, thanks to the Scamazon's own neglect and greed. Icannot wait for the Ladybird to teach Google a lesson.
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  34. What privacy? We need to be told we are being watched and for the vast majority people never get affected. I am happier for Feds to see my data than some RuSSian cyber criminal. There is a price for safety, you know? Once people were bitching about seat belts... that they felt restricted. Those freedoms! How are Feds limiting your life when they have some data on you but you get lost in the ocean of data of others like you? Should the terrorists be on loose in your countdy, or how are you imagining Feds should protect you? Do you have an antivirus package in your computer? Do you mind it reads every file on it? Ignorance is a bliss.
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  35. Your data is their prize, don't forget! You are just a milking cow here.
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  36.  @ricsi4368  yep, just to keep the wheel spinning. We cashed on giving you a scam and now we cash on telling you about it being a scam. Nobody wants to stay behind in shame silently. They will want to monetise their shame as well. And maybe hope to clean their names. But money don't stink. Will they donate their past payment to a charity or something? Nooo. They worked for it by promoting it to you in the first place.
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  37. I can see that being naturally frugal has saved me a little fortune already.
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  38.  @Blackfilmguild  switching the search engine is easy AF. You don't need to use google in firefox.
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  39. Thanks for this explanation. Even though VPN users would be of interest, if they don't do any illegal activity, they are safe. It's just secret services would waste time on them. On the other hand, if VPN isn't necessary, why paying for it? I have a tendency to resist what is constantly pushed down my throat, like countless channels promoting one VPN or another. I have it with my antivirus. I tried it, for like 5 minutes and then stopped using it. It made my internet sluggish. Using Tor is much more user friendly.
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  40. Saying there are no victims here is false. When you share any content, especially pirated one, malware comes with it. Don't tell me people with crashed systems or stolen identities due to trojans aren't victims.
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  41. what?
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  42. That fine of Meta was just a slap on the wrist. No, I am not happy it was fined only that little.
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  43. Is this true actually? I have heard otherwise. Now seeing reports how they were massacred by Ukrainians on the front, because they were used just as a meat, not trained for a combat. Kim has less mouths to feed with a stale flour from RuSSia, which thet got in exchange for missiles and cannon fodder previously. Who pays their access to internet? Who gave them d3vices capable of doing so? I am interested in technicalities, not what FT published, having a poor history of factual content about the RuSSo-UA war.
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  44. Twitter is only a free speech platform as long as you don't criticise Musk. He has no ground criticising Brazilian courts or governmnet whatsoever. Two autocrats met their match in each other.
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  45. One factor not mentioned: market saturation. They got everyone on board now and there is no growth, just old dropping off while new coming in. Brave and adblocks play a small factor here IMo as most still don't know about them and not using them. Many do pay premium though. But, that stable base of users create more and more data, including AI, with little effort, but it requires more and more storage.
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  46. Youtube is full of 💩 hoping to get easy money. Instead of finding a job, many just sit in front of the camera and mic, expecting to get rich. It all costs google billions on servers and power/cooling and we are expected to pay for it? And the sheer and growing content made by AI is ridiculous. Someone initiating it is getting a good buck without moving a finger while the AI content is just a worthless string of randomly allocated sentences and visuals on some popular topic. One after another, pointles regurgitated content over many channels. When you pay your subscription to youtube, you pay for hosting all this nonsense. I have an idea: if creators want to make business here, let's make them invest, like in any other business. If people appreciate them and want them continue, they will chip in. I bought a coffee before, never paid via youtube. I'll rather go back to my plenty dvds and freeview, switching channels on every advert, covering several shows in an hour 😂
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  47. Never jumped on the Telegram bandwagon. I learned about Telegram after RuSSia invaded Ukraine and connected it with crime and terrorism. Then I learned a desktop app had a vulnerability last year and people could get hacked. Also a few scambaiters tried it on me with a telegram link. Blocked them straight away. No, I don't need this stuff in my life.
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  48. Right now there are a few candidates to replace him, watching closely, learning from his mistakes...
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  49. After a couple weeks I launched my Win11pro from a usb on my Linux laptop and was taken by surprise, the screen that welcomed me looked like after a fresh installation, when it wants to install all the bloatware and make a MS account, which that Windoze doesn't have. They almost fooled me thinking I had to reinstall it again. Phew! Stop offering me stuff I refused first time, Windoze. You are like a stalker.
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  50. 2024: wha's wrong with sms still? Most folks have unlimited messages in their monthly cost.
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  51. Reality check: Windows also has command prompt, and powershell, it had it since I remember (as for the former). Now Win11 has the terminal right there, at least my Pro version. Still switched to Linux exactly for a better control over the system, it will be how I make it most of the time and less bloatware with faster responsiveness. And no ads! Yaay!
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  52. Turning off recall in GUI settings you say? Mine said to turn on bitlocker in Win10 as well as on Win11, which would make any sentient person think the bitlocker wasn't on. But in fact the used space was encrypted, and there was no bitlocker key to be found via command. I had to decrypt it in the command to have it fully decrypted. I removed my bitlocker key from my MS account long ago, onlly logging in from local accounts, that either admin or standard user. Also going fully Linux next year and that speck of Win11 I have on a usb as a standalone OS is going to stay 23H2.
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  53.  @EdyAlbertoMSGT3  Completely agree. Too many people jumped on the bandwagon of providing crappy content and wanting to earn revenue, instead of finding a proper job and perhaps share some wisdom with the world (assuming thay have some of a value). If they helped someone, people would chip in. I did. Youtube is full of 💩 hoping to get easy money. It all costs google billions on servers and power/cooling and we are expected to pay for it? And the sheer and growing content made by AI is ridiculous. Someone initiating it is getting a good buck without moving a finger while the AI content is just a worthless string of randomly allocated sentences and visuals on some popular topic.
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  54. This EU blunder: so many software is limited geographically, why Microsoft didn't tailor systems differently to the EU region vs the rest of the world? And then just see Clownstrike wreacking only the EU region. Maybe then EU would stop messing around critical security issues. Or is it too much of an effort for Microsoft? We are talking about stationary systems, not laptops making rounds around the globe on regular basis.
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  55. That transition from my computer to this pc was already aired by someone on youtube, weeks ago. And I'm not sure it was you. So just a bit of a side note, maybe giving credit to the one you picked this detail from would be fair.
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  56. Got myself exactly Latitude laptop recently. Second-hand. Good machine so far, and cheap. Just 2 years old. How about the hacking of Dell with some 49 million accounts details stolen?
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  57. So what is this about? Praising an existence of a predatory unregulated cyber space and a criminal's release? Trump also pardoned hundreds other criminals that should have stayed in prison, including his corrupt family that stole from a charity and made deals damaging the country, or those insurrectionists that took the Capitol by attack, leading to several deaths. Maybe if your child gets an overdose from stuff getting on such anonymous platform, you will change your mind. Otherwise I don't get this.
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  58. Re that Asian man guaranteeing income to everyone, secured by his reputation... not sure how many high profile people would say that, in real, but I can imagine Elon Musk saying that to his audience, when he is trying to promote another crazy project even he isn't quite convinced about... he just needs to boost the stock market value... with nothing else to back it up.
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  59.  @userunknown1030  I don't know, really. It was installed for 3 years and OSs develop bugs after some time. I had Norton and the system was a bit funny sometimes, slow, I thought Norton was doing it. I couldn't pause it, the option was greyed out. So I uninstalled it and the whole hell broke loose. Problems with installing updates on MS defender, all the diagnostics was confusing, DCIM showed errors but didn't fix the problem, a rabbit hole of fixes following the chatbot's suggestions... not able to fix such a complex system so I uninstalled it. I think Norton was masking issues with security updates many others had and I wonder whether Revo uninstaller messed up things a bit more. I have no desire to dig any deeper into it, my Win10 will soon be Linux, I have alrady made my Win11 laptop LMDE and it works fine. Even old Asus from 2007 got a new life with a bit of cleaning inside, repasting, replacing a broken hinge and with Wilma on a new ssd drive. I am optimistic.
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  60. When my organisation had probably DDOS attack last year (they were savvy on info), restoration of services took them about 4 months or so. We had other sensitive data on a separate place so we could at least work with the most crucial stuff, but we had to resort to alternative network for the general functioning. It is all back now, rebuilt and independent of the other system we shared previously. At home I have a couple working clones of one of my machines for a speedy restoration and a couple copies of data from another, which will be converted from Win10 to Linux soon. Then that one will also have clones PLUS incremental data backup setup. And I am no IT person, just learned a thing or two during the last year after I had to troubleshoot Win10 and anded reinstalling it anyway. So I said to myself, if I need to use powershell and cmd on Windows, I can as well try Linux then. And I am glad I did.
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  61. Learning new thing certainly takes time. No argument about it. But dealing with broken Windows OS for weeks and ending up reinstalling it again with settings from scratch, I got a boost to try Linux. Running smoothly so far. And fast. And I have grown a few new brain cells, I am noticing more efficieny in thinking and remembering things. So there is more to gain with trying a novelty that Linux is for me, an ex-normie. I do have more free time than an average person, thats true. But I will rather spend it learning and setting up my Linux systems (then cloning for a backup), both 32bit and 64 bit, than Tiktoking or watching sports. Every year someone wins and someone loses. I have invested my time into having a stable system for years to come, independent from constant proprietary OS shenanigans that they come with every few years.
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  62. This is a heresy. The very reason I run from Windows, among others. Installed Win11 on the go on 32gb bootable USB, not connected to the web yet, the super clean look is beautiful. As soon as I connect it to the network, it populates itself with all kinf of 💩 I never asked for or wanted, widgets, ads, mews, begging me to log into my MS account, onedrive wants my data... I have to google how to turn most of that crap off. I did it before and to uninstall the winget I had to agree to give them my geo position, or it wouldn't uninstall it. WTF for?
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  63. Just a thought: When thinking about Harry Potter, I also think about JKRowling and how these books came to be: a broke woman on benefits, shooting to the stars. With AI production they will probably have to come with a background story from time to time. To make it somewhat personal. I am glad this showbiz is not too attractive to me anymore, not going to spend a fortune on merch, preferring documentaries myself, something to learn from, or just watching footages from wildlife, very relaxing. I am not a fan of those modern hectic cartoons packed with action and squeeky voices with dialogues trying to sound smart.
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  64. Fakebook is full of scam ads, none ever got removed when I reported it. Unless they failed informing me. They never fail informing me when they didn't remove content. But I got a week or month ban for sharing an ancient statue from Asia, that had full breast, carved into stone, mind you. Or a photo of an Amazonian tribe, with women undressed like they normally live out there and appear in general documentaries. It was for educationa, purposes in a discussion. Ban! Boobs are banned but scams aren't. Scams pay for ads... say no more.
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  65. Or support alternatives to youtube, so more creators migrate there and let youtube and google eat their own a$$. You can always support those you value by many other means. You see what a monopoly does to the society. Even random demonetisation because of an army of bots downvoting or attack other ways, causing a headache to the innocent creators, will hopefuly be the past.
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  66.  @SHERMA.  True. The question is: why would Pootin leave Kaspersky alone?
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  67.  @johnridout6540  Exactly. Chinese hacked some older routers in the US, thousands of them, and almost paralysed some important infrastructure. This is why it matters whether your own or foreigns spy on you. It isn't the same. Many don't understand the difference.
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  68.  @namesurname7665  "what is your point?" Denial and disinformation. They are so desperate to deny their nose between their eyes. Constantly denying economic struggles and presenting the RuSS reality much better than it is, while appearing quite kind to relay the multilayered message across.
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  69.  @galileo_rs  "It's the same all across Europe, especially in the government agencies. It's a surprise that we do not see stuff like this on a daily basis." Matter of time for many. Chinese and RuSSians are on the case. And N Koreans, even using AI to infiltrate IT and cyber security departments in the West. There is a parallel war going on.
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  70. Right, how about FEDs going after someone who is stealing your privacy?
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  71. I haven't even watched it, after watching the original content yesterday. I am here just for the comments, not expecting to hear anything new here LOL.
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  72. The simple fact someone found the courage and take a leap into the unknown indicates they have certain traits. Is it elitist? I don't know. But I think in majority cases the Linux zealots just want the same independence for others, to bring them up to their level, not looking down at them and wanting to keep them there.
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  73. It appears the greatest tsrrorist in the ME Is ISSrael. Terrorising their fellow Semites, aka Palestinians, for over 3/4 of a century and seeing no end to it. ISSrael even helped creaing Hamas and kept it in power to prevent the two-state solution. Why ISSrael has been allowed with impunity what RuSSia hasn't, is almost a mystery to me. I say almost, following the money and neocolonialism trail.
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  74. Kim must be aware thar RuSSia has many windows of various sizes to fall from, if sudden needs come for Kremlin. People with integrity generally don't do well in such conditions.
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  75. And so I still have windows installation at hand to do the imortant updates directly from the manufacturer's website. Linux is great, but it has limitations.
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  76. Also heard Apple will rip off subscribers to Patreon if going through the app, exactly 30%. Greed, greed everywhere (Toy Story meme).
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  77. Why would an average person need to use Tor or make a business with these anonymous and unaccountable businesses, using an unregulated currency they have no legal rights to claim back if something goes wrong? I don't think they are buying groceries, clothes, shoes, legal and safe cosmetics, books or similar everyday needs stuff.
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  78.  @thatguy1729  I get the drugs thing, but counterfeit? My fakebook wall is full of ads for 'discounted' items due to a family business needing to close with a great regret, or sell outs of mobility scooters for £9.99 via Wilko, or a Macbook for £20 from Amazon... who needs Tor when there is Temu, Shein, Aliexpress?
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  79.  @JohnDoe-ws4iu  I get that, but what are you missing in life if you want to risk it with unregulated substances which can have anything in them? There is a new drug on the market, from China, 50x stronger than Fentanyl, wreaking havoc with people in the US and soon pretty much anywhere. You never know what is in there and you cannot claim warranty or damages. Have a few sips of red wine, if you must to wind down, that also has some health benefits. all I would argue about is cannabis for medicinal purposes, and that is legal in many places already.
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  80. why I cannot see my comments here?
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  81. The same with Rob Braxman. He has a great idea and advice, just his services and products are going to be used by mostly shady identities. And ironically, as he is scaring people that FBI has their data without following his advice, FBI might shut his business ventures down in the future. For the sake of national security. Even now, if your internet traffic disappears on Tor, FBI might get interested... Plus there are servers blended with Tor network that de-anonymise part of the traffic. It is a constant battle, like in nature: germs vs immune system. Then come antibiotics and resistant bacteria evolve.... never ending struggle for survival. I just hope the adblocks will prevail. If not, there still are libraries and charity shops with cheap cds, dvds... you get it 😂
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  82. Not having any streaming subscription. If I knew about these pirated channels I would probably have a look. But myself not into the mainstream shows and Hollywood crap, I would probably not stick around for too long. I pay a TV licence for BBC and they have plenty of materials on iPlayer, quality documentaries, no need to pay extra. One has only as many hours in a day to watch something. And then we have a YT. Who needs Netflix or Disney? Not me, that's for sure.
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  83. Simply because I don't see countless videos week after week like what new Win11 update broke again in many computers. There went sound in the camera in the 24 version, bluetooth in the 23 version. Every week something.
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  84.  @waterandafter  not really. overall the strength of the chain is determined by the weakest link. Save yourself hard earned cash and act like your data was out there already (because it most likely is). That's all you can do. Data breaches happen all the time and it is out of your control. I am so disappointed that many IT folks here whom I respected highly sank to promote the scam these companies are. A plaster over a tumour.
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  85.  @waterandafter  besides, most of those brokers trade with data for advertising purposes. Using adblocks makes them wasting money and if you are a savvy shopper like me, not really going by brands, cooking mostly at home and using your cash wisely, mending what is broken instead of tossing it and buying new, their effort was wasted on you. And the 3 letter agenies already have what they need, so data brokers and companies buying the data can go get stuffed. Got a cold caller, having my name, phone number, email address, offering me trading on forex, promising easy return. I sent him where the Sun doesn't shine. If someone steals your identity, it is a hassle, but paying to have your data erased by brokers when it is also wild on the dark web, is lame. It is the companies' responsibility to make sure they are dealing with real you before th3y give contract to somebody. Just unfortunately that might mean collecting more data about you 🙃All of us. It reminds me the never ending competition between germs and antibiotics.
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  86. The first time I heard about Monero was a few weeks back, in connection to the oopsie Finnish hacker. Won't miss it. People keep coming with all sorts of short lasting concepts. Bread will always be bread though. Back to basics and real life.
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  87. Since ads are notoriously louder than the content, just monitor the volume LOL You will have a second or two of them, but that is a little price to pay. You may also reward the screen with a middle finger on every such occasion.
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  88. I don't use chrome by default anymore, didn't even know about this. Also got my passwords and bookmarks backed up on an encrypted medium, transferable wherever if needed. How can we know a similar thing couldn't happen to a password manager? Where are those passwords stored?
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  89. Until a child of some of these advocates get affected, then it will be: decrypt it all, hurry! Get that bas💩! While children of others are considered - Nah!
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  90. So this explains why Win11 is so difficult to avoid the first login without the MS account. It goes hand in hand. You need to create an account (if you don't have one yet) and that will save your bitlocker key in your account. I found mine in my account without knowing I placed it there. I backed it up elsewhere and removed from my MS account. Just in case. Need to check whether it didn't reappear there again.
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  91. Three years on and still relevant. Although those dump phones might see the end of their capabilities, with phasing out 3G signal, they are still good to use for basic communication. I go on fakebook, but via browsers exclusively. Also youtube. Resisting installing whatsapp and missing on some communication with my colleagues, but it is my phone and I pay the bills. I decide what I install on it. SMS are still a thing. And when social media get boring, I put a cd on, or casette, or vinyl even, grab word puzzles with pen and paper and disappear from the digital world for a while. Or do something else, offline. Plenty of stuff to do in a real life.
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  92.  @PowerOfNod  sorry, what was that?
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  93. What did this Sabu did that FBI were promising him life in jail, but the oopsie Julius got just 7 years? Or is it the Finnish legislation is too forgiving?
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  94. Scamazon is selling books on various topics, even on mushrooms or wild plants foraging, for human consumption, generated by AI. These are printed on demand, to cut cost, and are totally AI-ish. No real person would structure their books like that. And they indeed contain potentially lethal advice. This is the new reality we are going to live in.
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  95. And by a chance it looks like Xi? 😂
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  96.  @ni9274  Maybe this one is, but many others out there aren't. sim swapping, cookies sessions stolen, identity stolen... it is gaining momentum.
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  97. Even if drugs were legal, all drugs, you still would need money to buy them. That doesn't make the criminality disappear. Shops have seen a surge of stealing: groceries and cosmetics. The economy isn't great, despite the billionaires have seen profits like never before. Or because of it.
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