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Lots of negativity towards AI lately, but consider:
  • I used to be so excited about tech announcements. Like...I should be pumped for ai stuff. Now I immediately start thinking about how they are going to use the thing to turn a profit by screwing us over. Can they harvest data with it? Can they charge a subscription for that? I'm getting so jaded.

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    Organic Maps got removed from Google Play Store.
  • I'd be willing to share anonymized data as part of a collective traffic data alternative to Google. I imagine there would still be data fees associated with this data collection. We just really need to get an open source alternative to gmaps going. Gmaps is only getting worse. Like, what if something like Street Complete was also able to collect traffic data and feed it into a sharable database?

    Alternatively, I wonder if they could buy traffic data from a third party like Garmin or something. I'd be willing to pay a small monthly fee to get away from Google.

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    Organic Maps got removed from Google Play Store.
  • This app is great. If it offered some sort of traffic aware navigation routing I would use it as my daily driver. I live in the city and traffic conditions can make a huge difference. Unfortunately, I don't think it has this capability. Hopefully someday.

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    How did the FBI access the trump rally shooters phone?
  • Were the machines always successful? If not, how often did they fail and why? Was there a difference between Android or iPhones?

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    Lode Runner: The Legend Returns was an amazing game!
  • That totally makes sense. The monks being kind of dumb and acting in a predictable way adds to the fun. They follow a set of rules the the player learns how to manipulate as they play.

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    Lode Runner: The Legend Returns was an amazing game!
  • That stinks. It's such good gameplay. I feel like it's ripe for someone to take the gameplay loop and put their own spin on ie. What Dungeons did with dungeon keeper.

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  • This was such a fun game. The premise is so simple but works so well. Staying ahead of the baddies is like an exciting puzzle. It was even better playing single screen multiplayer with a buddy.

    Does anyone know of anything that scratches a similar itch?

    Side Note: in searching around I found this modernized version of Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge. Should be a blast on the steam deck.

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    What are some alternatives to Google Maps?
  • I like organic maps but I really need traffic data in order to plan routes around my city. As far as I can tell there is no way to get traffic data into organic maps.

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  • Hopefully I'm in the right place.

    This is what I remember. The book is set in outer space some time after an intergalactic war with an alien species. Large ships were built during the war. One such ship was placed on the very edge of the known universe, which was where the aliens came from, as an outpost/watchtower of sorts. They keep watch over the edge for any sign of the aliens returning. Anyways, the characters in the book realize that the universe is contracting back in on itself and destroying everything in its path. Over the course of the book they must figure out what is going on while staying ahead of the contraction.

    Please help.

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    > The names of six major health care providers and insurers were attached to a letter attempting to redirect the county’s agenda.

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    kolektiva.social Alissa Azar (@alissaazar@kolektiva.social)

    Attached: 2 images After a long and brutal day of standing off with cops and being subjected to police violence for 12 hours, the students are still standing ground and have taken back the library! I don’t believe anyone is inside but on the portico by the library entrance/steps where this all star...

    > After a long and brutal day of standing off with cops and being subjected to police violence for 12 hours, the students are still standing ground and have taken back the library

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    kolektiva.social Alissa Azar (@alissaazar@kolektiva.social)

    Attached: 2 images After a long and brutal day of standing off with cops and being subjected to police violence for 12 hours, the students are still standing ground and have taken back the library! I don’t believe anyone is inside but on the portico by the library entrance/steps where this all star...

    > After a long and brutal day of standing off with cops and being subjected to police violence for 12 hours, the students are still standing ground and have taken back the library

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    www.opb.org Selling RedTail could jeopardize Portland’s public golf courses, committee says

    The city of Portland could sell the RedTail Golf Center to the Portland Diamond Project, who want to bring an MLB team to Oregon. But the city's Golf Advisory Committee says doing so would make the golf system financially unstable.

    Am I the only one that thinks putting the stadium out in Beaverton seems like a terrible idea from a travel/density perspective? Locating it in the Lloyd District seems like such a no-brainer...

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    Weird shower leak. Advise needed.

    We have a standing shower with a strange leak. It was built with a small tiled wall/step that the frame-less glass shower wall panel sits on. I noticed water pooling outside the door after a shower. At first I thought it was the door seal but upon closer inspection it is coming out of the grout. See pics (right where the arrow is pointing). The shower was already in the house when we bought it so I don't know anything about how it was constructed.

    How should I proceed trying to fix this leak? Do I need to re-do the grout? Should I just use grout sealer? Any help appreciated.

    Update #1: Thanks for the help everyone. Do ya'll have any thoughts on where the water could be entering from? The silicone caulking was recently redone. My thought was that I have a hairline crack along the grout somewhere that is allowing water to wick in and and along to the outside.

    Update #2: It's Fixed! Thanks everyone for the suggestions and advice. My working theory was that water was wicking down under the bottom frame and finding its way into the frame attachment holes. This appears to be what was happening. I ended up pulling out all the caulk around the inside of the shower on that side and replaced it with fresh silicone. That seems to have done the trick. Bingo, no more water on the ground!

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    Can anyone give me advice on how to solve this T1-11 siding rot?

    I recently bought my first house and I noticed some rot happening beside our garage door. It appears that when the cement driveway was poured, they got too close to the siding and now water is wicking up into the wood. I figure I can cut back the siding and replace it but how do I stop this from happening again?

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    In fact, according to Reddit users, the protests have caused a major brain drain on the site. The question is: can you prove it? And the answer is: well, sort of, yes.

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    www.404media.co Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair

    A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.

    A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.

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    The air quality in Portland was finally improving but what's going on across the river?

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    www.404media.co I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’

    “Obviously this is a great fit for abusers,” an expert on domestic violence and cybersecurity said.

    ...During all this monitoring, I wasn’t anywhere near the rider. I didn’t even need to see them with my own eyes. Instead, I was sitting inside an apartment, following their movements through a feature on a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) website...

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    www.404media.co Retired Country Singer Tries Clearing ‘Vagrancy Problem’ With His Low-Flying Helicopter

    Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to "ward off" people who he said were breaking into businesses.

    Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to "ward off" people who he said were breaking into businesses.

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    www.404media.co Hackers Can Silently Grab Your IP Through Skype. Microsoft Is In No Rush to Fix It

    A security researcher has found it’s possible to reveal a Skype app user’s IP address without the target needing to even click a link. Microsoft said the vulnerability does not need immediate attention.

    A security researcher has found it’s possible to reveal a Skype app user’s IP address without the target needing to even click a link. Microsoft said the vulnerability does not need immediate attention.

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    apnews.com In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived

    As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a dash for safety.

    As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety.

    And car after car was turned back toward the rapidly spreading wildfire by a barricade blocking access to Highway 30.

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