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EU proposal requires platforms to delete ‘terrorist content’ in 1 hour or face fines

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media


Just 12 days after voting ‘yes’ on the controversial Copyright Reform, the EU is discussing new regulation that might further hurt smaller platforms. The EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (LIBE) will vote today, April 8, on implementing a one-hour deadline for any platform to delete terrorist content. On Monday at 4:30, @EP_Justice will vote on the terrorism regulation #TERREG. While the compromises include many improvements, most notably the deletion of mandatory #uploadfilter, one huge problem remains: hosts must delete terrorist content within 1 hour https://t.co/1Lia7aXv6z — Julia Reda (@Senficon) April 4, 2019 The current proposal…

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Mercifully, the GPS ‘millennium bug’ was a massive letdown

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 12:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


A little-known bug on GPS receivers saw many devices set the clock back to 1999 this weekend. This event, which takes place every 19.7 years, has the potential to disrupt any system that relies upon GPS satellites for precise timing information. TNW explained the bug in more detail a few weeks ago, but here’s a recap: GPS satellites transmit data and time information to terrestrial-based devices. Because the data packets are so small, the satellites are unable to encode this information in a standard DD/MM/YY format. Instead, they transmit a 10-bit number which counts upwards from an epoch. This represents…

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Snapchat’s reinventing itself to fight Instagram

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 11:56 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, world


Last week, Snapchat held its first partner summit, where it described the company’s new approach to standing out from competitors like Instagram. Key announcements included new AR features for lenses, new Snap original content, a multiplayer gaming platform, and a new developer kit to integrate Snapchat stories in other apps (like Tinder). Let’s break down these announcements to understand what the company wants to do. First, the new AR features include: Solving math problems by pointing the Snap camera to a problem. AR effects for monuments, pets, and people. Integration with Amazon.com, – so that you can shop what you see.…

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CHEAP: Find tranquility with $100 off Bose QuietComfort 25 headphones

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 11:23 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! If you work in a busy office, travel a lot, or just find yourself distracted by the outside world, you should probably get a pair of active noise-canceling headphones. And you know what’s great? You can now get the Bose QuietComfort 25 headphones for only $179,95, a full $100 off the list price. Thank you, universe. Bose headphones are still the high-water mark for noise-cancelation and the QuietComfort 25 are no exception to this. They’re a brilliant pair of comfortable and great-sounding cans, which deliver a wonderful…

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DOOM speedrunning is a complicated, frustrating sport

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 10:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Now, here’s a blast from the past. Remember DOOM? I’m talking about the one from 1993. For a lot of people – myself included – Carmack and Romero’s first-person shooter was a formative cultural experience, a bit like how LARPing Wolfenstein was for people born in the 1920’s. It may come as a surprise, but for a game that’s now old enough to have a pension plan and a couple of kids, there’s still a thriving ecosystem of DOOM speedrunners that continue to break records, almost 26 years later. Most recently, competitive DOOM player 4ShockBlast completed the iconic Hangar level…

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