ooterness

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[–] ooterness 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't the ESP32 module this project is using require the same thing?

[–] ooterness 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It works for now on x86-64, yes. For now. As always, we are one "think of the children" crisis away from lobbyists taking that option away.

[–] ooterness 3 points 4 months ago (6 children)

It's not for you, it's for them. Secure boot means it only runs their operating system, not yours. Trusted enclave means it secures their DRM-ware from tampering by the user who owns the PC.

[–] ooterness 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This is a quote from The Onion's endorsement of Joe Biden for president, which was posted October 3, because it's The Onion.

[–] ooterness 4 points 4 months ago

Amateurs. Baguette-based high-explosive squash-head (HESH) warheads are the future of improvised anti-tank munitions.

[–] ooterness 39 points 5 months ago (4 children)

This is the mental equivalent of Saitama's workout from One Punch Man: 100 sit-ups, 100 pushups, 100 squats, and a 10-km run. (Repeat daily until your hair falls out.)

[–] ooterness 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm speculating, but my guesses are:

  • Gathering enough karma to post on subreddits that have a minimum threshold.
  • Getting enough post and comment history to pass a casual inspection, either by human moderators or spam filters.
  • Maturing the account to the point where it can be sold to another shady company.
  • Generally having a lot of bot accounts ready, just in case.

Once mature, it's usually used for spam or astroturfing. There is a noticeable uptick around big elections, wars, etc.

I saw one repost-bot that metastisized into the most vile porn-spam-bot you can imagine, but they're usually more subtle than that.

[–] ooterness 7 points 5 months ago

The beard really brings this meme together. Rock and stone!

[–] ooterness 32 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

They're indistinguishable because they're copied from top-voted posts that are a few years old (title, text, and image if applicable). It's guaranteed to produce a post that fits the community and gets a lot of engagement, so it's a cheap and effective way to mature a bot account. Once you start looking for it, it's everywhere, and Reddit admins don't care.

[–] ooterness 3 points 5 months ago

I always thought it's because vacuums crave the souls of cats and dogs. TIL.

[–] ooterness 60 points 5 months ago (8 children)

...facilitate a sale process for the business in order to protect its iconic brand and further advance Tupperware's transformation into a digital-first, technology-led company.

Wait, what?

[–] ooterness 6 points 5 months ago

Technically correct is the best kind of correct.

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