Collaborate Disseminate
As the most spendiest time of the year rapidly approaches, it’s good to know that your hard-earned money doesn’t have to go towards gifts that are probably still sitting in …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: November 21, 2021
The Great Londini has gathered a two million strong army to out TikTok trolls, there’s a bad supply chain vulnerability in many IoT devices, and how did Wikipedia pages end up covered in Nazi swastikas?
All this and much more is discussed in the lat… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #239: TikTok vigilantes, sloppy IoT, and Wikipedia woe
Zoom is making some drastic changes to prevent rampant abuse as trolls attack publicly-shared video calls. Starting April 5th, it will require passwords to enter calls via Meeting ID, since these may be guessed or reused. Meanwhile, it will change virtual waiting rooms to be on by default so hosts have to manually admit attendees. […] Continue reading Zoom will enable waiting rooms by default to stop Zoombombing
Trolling, stalking, sexual harassment, and humiliation have become so bad that one in ten respondents had depressive or suicidal thoughts. Continue reading Three quarters of gamers suffer hate and harassment online
[Ben Gravy] isn’t your average pro surfer. For one thing, he lives in New Jersey instead of someplace like Hawaii or Australia, and for another he became famous not for riding the largest waves but rather for riding the weirdest ones. He’s a novelty wave hunter, but some days even the obscure surf spots aren’t breaking. For that, he decided to build a surfboard that doesn’t need waves.
The surfboard that [Ben] used for this project isn’t typical either. It’s made out of foam without any fiberglass, which makes the board less expensive than a traditional surfboard. The propulsion was …read more
He was intoxicated while posting about high-profile tragedies involving the death of young people, adding torment to families’ grief. Continue reading ‘Sick sadist’ admits to trolling dead people on social media
Attendees at Hackers on Planet Earth don’t think the conference is doing enough to address issues of harassment and intimidation from “bad faith attendees.” Continue reading What Went Wrong at the HOPE Hacking Conference?
They say the two best days of a boat owner’s life are the day that they buy the boat and the day they sell it. If you built your boat from scratch though, you might have a few more good days than that. [Paul] at [ElkinsDIY] is no stranger to building boats, but his other creations are a little too heavy for him to easily lift, so his latest is a fully electric, handmade boat that comes in at under 30 pounds and is sure to provide him with many more great days.
While the weight of the boat itself …read more
University of Washington records confirm Yiannopoulos’ speaking fee as zero dollars, and entirely self-financed. Continue reading Billionaire Trump Funder Also Paid for Milo Yiannopoulos’ College Speaking Tour
The most abstract concepts are, ultimately, made of people. The trick is finding ways to communicate how. Continue reading The Milo Yiannopoulos Fallout Reminds Us Why the Political Must Be Made Personal
