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When you find the post-it, but not the drive it was attached to... 😬

@vxunderground #goodideas

> malware > tries to run as admin > fails > already running as admin > didn't check privileges before > self terminates because thinks isn't admin This is why you should run every application as Admin, for the 1/1,000,000 chance a malware payload forgets to check it's privilege

@GEICO_Service @maietta Hey, can y'all maybe give him a phone call so you can work through the issue together? That seems to be the crux of his complaint.

@maietta Upon a review of your policy, your previous payment was declined by your bank due to insufficient funds. You did update your card information after it was declined, but did not process a replacement payment with that card which is why you are still pending cancellation. -Alycia x.com/messages/compo…

So, I purchased insurance from Geico last month and they keep sending me notifications saying that my insurance is going to be canceled because they can't take the money out of the very card that I gave them that they got the last payment from. I have money in the account that's not the problem. I can't get into the app because I say I don't have a policy on the lookup. Getting real tired of being able to not get a hold of a real person when I go to call. I just need to not have my vehicle registration canceled on me because of a sloppy company that can't help its customers. Money is in the account, just take it. What the f*** is the problem.

@LaylaNajmiyya I would return that book for you.

@nwsayer Dang, that sucks. How widespread is it? Was there a weather event or just random?

Fuck.

@immasiddx > "this guy" *reads story* *scrolls down to see it's Louis Rossman" This isn't going to end well for Samsung!

This guy bought Samsung’s 990 Pro 4 TB SSD when it was ~$330 and now Samsung REFUSES to replace it as the SSD now costs ~$950 due to the AI boom. The SSD came with a 5-year warranty but started malfunctioning after just one year. He sent Samsung evidence showing the drive was malfunctioning. Samsung rejected his claim, said it was working fine, and mailed it back to him. When asked for a replacement, Samsung said the SSD was “out of stock” and couldn’t be replaced, offering only a refund of the original ~$330 purchase price. The problem? The same SSD is currently IN STOCK and selling for around $950, so the refund wouldn’t even buy a replacement. He’s now taking legal action against Samsung. At this point, replacing the SSD would’ve probably been cheaper for Samsung than fighting the lawsuit. 😭

@jda The project looks interesting, too. What is that for?

Vibe-product getting closer to being real (or FAFO) Was fun to watch codex and cc define project using python scripts that generates kicad files, spamming freerouting jobs, and only really using kicad itself for DRC (and manual DeepPCB for sanity) Fable5>GPT-5.5>Opus4.8 for this.

Happy Independence Day! There’s a story from the end of the Revolutionary War I want to tell as we celebrate America’s 250th Birthday, and it’s one everyone in the world can learn from. George Washington, at that moment, after commanding the American forces to victory, was the most powerful man in the new country. Many people talked about making him King of America. Across the ocean, King George was sitting with an American painter, and asked what he thought Washington would do now that the war was ending. The painter said he believed he would go back to his farm. The King said, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.” As the war officially ended, Washington came to speak to Congress and said, “Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theater of Action.” He returned his commission they’d given him in 1775 - after more than 8 years of leading the Americans to victory without pay, and he was home at Mount Vernon for Christmas. Of course, he was elected as our first President a few years later, and after two terms, showed the same selflessness again when he willingly gave up his power and went back to Mount Vernon again. That’s true greatness. He had all the power in the world. But power, alone, does not make you great. Washington’s greatness came from being a true servant - to a cause much bigger than himself. His greatness was his complete lack of selfishness. The whole story of American Independence is a story of selflessness. It’s a story of people who set their self-interest aside and worked for each other. We’ve all heard the line about “We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” Apparently, Ben Franklin might have actually never said that. But that’s fine, because the same mentality is right there in the last line of the Declaration of Independence, published on this day 250 years ago: “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” We mutually pledge to each other. No one was in this alone. No one was in it for themselves. This was a group of people with different backgrounds who were in it for each other. Today is a reminder: greatness comes from what we do for each other, never what we do for ourselves. That’s a lesson that applies no matter what country you call home. It’s a lesson that doesn’t require any law passed by a politician, because, let’s be honest, if you’re waiting for selfless politicians, I really hope you are not holding your breath. All of us have the power to be there for the people around us. For our families and friends. For our neighbors. For everyone. All of us can reach for greatness. It’s as simple as looking beyond yourself, seeing past the mirror, picking your eyes up from your phone, and pledging to be there for each other. Happy Fourth. May you all find your own version of greatness today by lifting each other up. Lift up your neighborhood. Lift up America. Lift up the World.

@FrontierCorp Why don't you post a network map, or list the markets that you cover? Asking people to submit their address to check is cowardly.

Offer ends 7/15: Get Fiber 500 for $29.99/mo, plus free expert install!

@bondt007v2 @FrontierCorp Sounds like AT&T in different clothing

@FrontierCorp *month 13=$90 a month

@BentleyAudrey Just like when the lab says they "spilled your test specimen and you need to come submit another", what really happened is they you've failed a drug test and they want to validate it with a second test. There's something wrong, like they're related to a killers DNA match.

To my security folks: Say an individual did DNA (autosomal) testing with three major at home DNA testing companies...all three of them claimed they didn't receive the samples and instead of sending a new one (Standard procedure) they provided a refund. The individual followed the tracking number and claims the labs did in fact receive the sample despite their claims. What's your first thought?

A very hard night in Kyiv. The city was targeted by a massive barrage of 74 ballistic and cruise missiles and 496 drones. Tragically, 17 deaths have been confirmed, and more than 90 people are injured. Even the Kyiv Zoo was hit, leaving several animals injured. The strikes caused widespread destruction, damaging numerous residential buildings, warehouses, logistics centers, and the infrastructure of some ISPs. I spent the night taking cover in my basement, remaining there until almost 5 a.m. Need to catch some sleep today...

I'm sorry. But I know this is going to ruffle a lot of feathers but I just have to. With World Cup back in the US for the first time since 1994, I've been trying to watch it but I just can't. It's the flopping... I mean I understand the tactic, I understand it's to draw penalties but it drives me crazy. I mean it's like a fly landed on them and they are writhing in pain on the ground, the trainers run out and start "working" on the player and then suddenly he's fine and back up and running again. And we are all watching the replay going "really?" You see I am a Hockey fan. In fact my house is a hockey house. The sport where if you aren't dead, you're on the ice with fresh stitches, missing teeth etc. in fact, in hockey if you "act" a fool when a physical penalty is assessed YOU get an additional penalty for "embellishment" - it's glorious. I'm sure this is one of those things where the sport has evolved small increments at a time regarding penalties but I just can't take the flipping serious. It makes me watch the sport thinking these are the softest people on the planet..... well there's basketball but that's a different tweet on a different day. Look, to each their own, but I just can't. It's just pathetic and as I write this no less than 4 penalties were assessed and the "trainers" are currently tending to a player who a butterfly flew too close to. So since I dished it, means I have to also take it.... can't wait to hear how "dumb" hockey is.

My coworker met up with a guy she’d been texting for two months. On the first date she laughed so hard at one of his jokes that she snorted, loudly, in the middle of a quiet restaurant. She was mortified. Convinced she had single handedly ended any chance with him before it even started. She replayed it in her head for three days straight. She told me she wanted to text him an apology. I told her absolutely not. She didn’t listen to me. She drafted four different versions of “sorry about the snort thing lol” and sent none of them, thank god. Then on day four her phone buzzed. It wasn’t an apology request. It was him asking if she wanted to grab ramen that weekend, “the place where I can make you laugh again, I liked that sound.” She came into work that Monday practically floating. Showed me the message eleven times like it would say something different each time. I told her this was exactly why she needed to stop overthinking every interaction like it was a performance review. She said “I know, I know, but old habits.” The ramen date turned into a third date. Then a fourth. By week six he’d met her parents completely unplanned, because her mom showed up at the restaurant they were at and recognized her from across the room. It’s been eight months now. Last week she told me he kept a screenshot of that very first laugh, the snort and all, saved in his phone. She asked him why. He said “Because it was the first time I saw you stop performing and just be a person. I knew right then I wanted more of that version of you.” She cried telling me this story. Funny how the moment she thought ruined everything turned out to be the exact moment that started everything. She still snorts when she laughs. He still loves it.

@RachelBitecofer @united I hate it when they do this. I have poor hearing, and sometimes they announce without the intercom so I miss my opportunity to board until the end. They have a set of procedures; they should follow them.

Ok so I just got completely screwed by @united and the United app I’m at the gate for the last flight to Eugene and they announced pre-board and sent a text. I was waiting for my zone to be called. I’m like ok, clearly they are delayed. Turned around and found out they boarded the plane in one swoop and took off. No announcement of my name. No announcement of final boarding. And now I’m fucked till 1130 tomorrow morning and what do they do?? Tell me I’m on my own for lodging.

@Gianl1974 hold up .. the older bridge is *privately owned*? wtf?

North America's newest international bridge is finished. The roads are painted. The customs booths are staffed. The lights are on. But not a single car can use it. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, a $6.4 billion (CAD) project connecting Michigan and Ontario, was built to ease congestion, lower shipping costs and speed up the movement of goods between the United States and Canada. It carries enormous importance. More than 25% of all trade between the two countries crosses at Detroit. That means car parts. Food. Medical supplies. Manufacturing equipment. Products that eventually end up in supermarkets, dealerships and businesses across North America. The bridge was supposed to make all of that faster and cheaper. Instead, it sits empty. Why? Just before it was due to open, the Trump administration reportedly refused to issue the final federal approvals needed to connect it to Interstate 75. Trump then demanded that Canada hand over a 50% ownership stake in the bridge, despite Canada paying for its construction under a long-standing international agreement. Then another detail emerged. Just weeks before the bridge was blocked, Matthew Moroun, whose family owns the aging Ambassador Bridge that currently dominates the crossing, donated $1 million to a pro-Trump Super PAC. The new Gordie Howe Bridge was specifically designed to compete with that decades-old private monopoly. Now the new bridge sits empty while the old bridge continues collecting tolls. The administration insists its actions are about protecting American interests. Others see something very different. Because this isn't just about a bridge. Every week it remains closed delays more efficient freight movement, adds costs to supply chains and creates more uncertainty for manufacturers already struggling with higher prices. Those costs don't disappear. They eventually reach businesses. Then consumers. Then your wallet. The bridge is reportedly costing its operators around $7 million CAD every week in lost revenue while it sits unused. It was built to move people and goods. Instead, it has become another political bargaining chip. And once again, ordinary people are left paying for Washington's games.

@QasimRashid This is so pervasive that I've stopped reading all act blue emails, and wish i could blanket unsubscribe. I also don't donate anymore because they just share my contact information indiscriminately.

I just got a fundraising email from a candidate for US Senate. Subject line: "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT." Email Lede: "Qasim, I have an important announcement to share, and I want you to hear it directly from me. Follow the Link." I clicked, hoping it wasn't clickbait. I got his ActBlue page. There was no announcement. He lied with clickbait. This is a great way to cheapen your campaign & make sure I ignore future emails—which I will. Be honest with people & stop assuming we're stupid. This aint it.

@PupperNelson @PetSmart What is the water changing process for bettas? When i had (conventional?) fish, I was taught to treat the water and give it time to be dechlorinated, and the temperature get to about that of the room so that it doesn't shock the fish. Is it similar for bettas?

Hi. Nelsonmom here! I popped into the @PetSmart in Victoria, TX (store #1449) on a whim and found this: water so putrid you can’t even see the bettas through the cloud of their own waste. One was floating at the top of their cup, on the edge of death. Do you know how many DAYS of neglect it takes for water to get like this? In cups this small, water changes should happen once a day, at a minimum. Every time a fish breathes out, they produce ammonia into this closed system. When they breathe it back in, it burns their gills. It *hurts*. It causes psychological stress and organ damage. Every. Single. Breath. Treating fish like this at the start of their journey sets them up for shorter lives, weaker immune systems, and greater susceptibility to illness, even if they’re lucky enough to get a perfect owner and setup (and many of them will not get the perfect owner and setup). I asked an employee in the fish department when they’re going to chance the bettas’ water — that they’re “rotting in their own waste” — and I received the most disinterested, uncaring “soon” of all time. Meanwhile there was a cart of freshly-unboxed bettas in their medicated, Methylene blue water nearby. The latest recruits in a chain of corporate cruelty that sees living animals as disposable products. Betta fish are the most delightful, wonderful creatures with unique personalities. It sickens me to my CORE to see a dozen+ little lives as valuable as my late Apollo’s. He is a betta (from a breeder, not a big box store) that I loved so much, I still cry about him FOUR years after his death. I know retail associates are underpaid and overworked. But if you stock LIVING, FEELING creatures as products in your stores, your first priority should be their welfare. If you can’t do that, you should not sell animals. Period. Like, give me a bottle of water conditioner and 30 fucking minutes and I’ll change the water for free myself. Zero excuse for this. Nelson fans and animal lovers, please let @PetSmart know how you feel about this.

@hoseoksego @PupperNelson @PetSmart What is this?

@PupperNelson @PetSmart the worst part is when they do the changes they dump them in a net and give them all new water :/ there’s no reason the big box stores can’t put these in each store

I fear this could be “Farewell” Please watch my heartfelt video...

@HackingDave I've had it, and lost it, two different times 😓

Funny story from awhile back... I had been hunting for the orange book from the NSA for years. One finally comes up on auction, I start bidding - some other ahole kept bidding, back and forth back and forth. I was getting so mad, like dude I've been searching for this for years, lemme get it. Finally win it. Turns out it was one of my folks at TS @nyxgeek that was the ahole 😂😂 After paying a 1K premium.