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@ otter @lemmy.ca

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I waddled onto the beach and stole found a computer to use.

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Note: I'm moderating a handful of communities in more of a caretaker role. If you want to take one on, send me a message and I'll share more info :)

  • Rabies tags

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  • Out of curiosity, why doesn't the tag go with the cat? It looks like it could fit on a collar.

    Wouldn't it be easier for the person or clinic to keep paper records instead?

  • Beast game

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  • Well that was an interesting source

    Pilot who won private jet from MrBeast challenge briefly detained in Paraguay over drug case

    The seized drugs were high in THC and were estimated at $3.6 million, according to Paraguayan officials.

  • Exploring the "Dario and Amanda" Prompt | Alec Armbruster - 'Claude Opus 5 may have just leaked a trove of private 2024–2025 chat logs from Anthropic employees'

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  • Added more context to the title

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Exploring the "Dario and Amanda" Prompt | Alec Armbruster - 'Claude Opus 5 may have just leaked a trove of private 2024–2025 chat logs from Anthropic employees'

    alec.is /posts/exploring-the-dario-and-amanda-prompt/

  • Future Problems [Ryan Rds.]

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  • What a scrungy otter 😄

    Thank you for the tip, I'll try to remember that one

  • Anthropic was having FOMO with OpenAI getting all the attention so they let Claude out to play

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  • What's idiotic is that OpenAI broke the law, got caught, and was successful enough in turning it into a marketing stunt (aimed at investors) that other companies want to do it too.

    With this precedent, all you need to do in order to get away with hacking is to change your user agent to something an AI agent uses. /s

  • Traitors

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  • Unfortunately some of the stuff that allows fingerprinting falls into a convenience vs privacy argument. It allows a website / web app to make changes to display things more appropriately, or have helpful functionality. That's why when you use a browser that is very strict about fingerprinting, some stuff will break.

    An even simpler example is the screen aspect ratio. On a small screen, you want to use as much of the space as you can, but that information can be used for fingerprinting. This was annoying on browsers like mullvad, before they updated the aspect ratio to something more modern.

    That doesn't excuse companies that abuse that data for malicious fingerprinting.

  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    A Remote Indigenous Community Built One of Canada's Fastest Fiber Networks

    spectrum.ieee.org /indigenous-fiber-network

  • #Blessed

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  • I don't think that's what the user is asking for though. I read it as wishing that the games didn't have those security requirements, so that they could play the games on Linux.

    The joke in the meme isn't "thank you to Linux maintainers for not compromising security", its a joke about those games themselves.

    Also their point about toxicity is valid, and I've found that it varies by distro. Without being specific, in case I just had a bad experience, some support communities were very hostile to users asking questions. If the new person didn't phrase their question perfectly, using all the correct terminology, the support person refused to answer the question. It was a thread of "You said X, but X actually means Y, so I don't understand your question. Did you mean Z", when it is obvious from context what they meant.

  • The best salmon in 65 years

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  • I didn't realize that Ruby Tuesdays was a chain restaurant, so that's probably the reason it's a shitpost

    It's still wholesome though. Maybe that particular Ruby Tuesdays has an excellent team. Or maybe they like spreading good vibes and every review is like that 😄

  • US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

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  • The lines don't even map to the legend properly, they have no excuses.

  • This generation of students, man 🙄

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  • There are people who use and prefer Bing

  • i didn't know recipe design existed

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  • Or if any of the steps requires a more complicated instruction that can't be expressed in a few words. It wouldn't break the structure of the diagram, but it wouldn't be as beautiful.

    It is a fun idea though, maybe there is another format that works.

  • Future Problems [Ryan Rds.]

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  • 🙂‍↕️

    I looked for a photo of a sea otter with fruit, but all I got was AI slop. So here is one enjoying some crunchy

  • Future Problems [Ryan Rds.]

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  • Apparently it is both

  • Future Problems [Ryan Rds.]

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  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit

    In common language and culinary usage, fruit normally means the seed-associated fleshy structures (or produce) of plants that are typically sweet (or sour) and edible in the raw state, such as apples, bananas, grapes, lemons, oranges, and strawberries. In botanical usage, the term fruit includes many structures that are not commonly called as such in everyday language, such as nuts, bean pods, corn kernels, tomatoes, and wheat grains.

    These are strange times for Fruit club. Strange times...

  • smoke shop

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  • TIL A "privacy-focused" ad-company owns Startpage, MapQuest

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  • Not only that, but some road networks have gotten a lot more complex because everyone has a GPS or mapping software now.

    I grew up when paper maps were already on the way out, so maybe it's a 'skill issue' for me, but I would have a rough time figuring out lane changes and exits if I had to travel to a new part of greater Vancouver for the first time without GPS. It works fine when everyone is using software to help navigate, and I expect that it would be a mess otherwise.

  • Vancouver @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Everything you need to know about Vancouver's English Bay fireworks this Friday

    dailyhive.com /vancouver/vancouver-summer-lights-english-bay-fireworks-2026-schedule-time-location

  • America’s Soft Power Is Fading: Does It Matter?

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  • The US isn't the only country interested in soft power

    Helping someone in their time of need, so that they might help you later, would also be an example of soft power

  • Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns

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  • The mayor of Bordeaux has said he is bracing for "all eventualities", as one of multiple wildfires burning in France is now 15km (nine miles) from the south-western city.

  • Looking for a solution for training videos/courses (+ big list of LMS software)

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  • User experience wise, Canvas > Moodle easily

    I didn't know Canvas was open source, that's cool

  • British Columbia @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    B.C. community’s water system damaged by alleged vandalism during wildfire response | Globalnews.ca

    globalnews.ca /news/11993648/bc-water-system-vandalized/
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca
    2026-07-24

    Pinpoint Canada - WorldsWire

    worldswire.com /pinpoint-canada
  • Climate @slrpnk.net
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    On a Colorado farm, solar panels bring shade for plants, power – and cash: in pictures

    www.theguardian.com /environment/gallery/2026/jul/20/colorado-farming-solar-panels-in-pictures
  • World News @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    B.C. helicopter pilot killed in Colorado crash while on wildfire duty

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/helicopter-pilot-killed-wildfire-colorado-9.7269241
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Canvas 2026 is live! - Canada Discussion Thread

  • Life Support @aussie.zone
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    There is no ‘right’ age to land a job, meet a partner or buy a house; here’s why it feels like there is

    theconversation.com /there-is-no-right-age-to-land-a-job-meet-a-partner-or-buy-a-house-heres-why-it-feels-like-there-is-285546
  • Videos @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca
    34:37

    Recycling Destroyed Tech into Beautiful PCs | DIY Perks

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Trump Media to sell fast feed of 'market-moving' posts to Wall Street

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c79gw4lj89eo
  • Vancouver @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm in Metro Vancouver - southeast including Surrey and Langley

    weather.gc.ca
  • Lemmy.ca's Main Community @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca
    Featured

    Looking for feedback: First draft of multi-level guidelines for Fedecan and its various platforms (lemmy.ca, sh.itjust.works, piefed.ca, pixelfed.ca)

    fedecan.ca /en/guidelines/
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    The Long Tail of Work Left Until ActivityPub Has E2EE - Dhole Moments

    soatok.blog /2026/07/15/the-long-tail-of-work-left-until-activitypub-has-e2ee/
  • Vancouver @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Atelier Summer Showcase 2026 · Saturday, July 18 at UBC Robson Square

    luma.com /z1kpn9n2
  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Man arrested after truck gets stolen ‘while he’s committing burglary’

    www.independent.co.uk /tv/news/maryland-burglary-suspect-truck-stolen-video-b3011416.html
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Canvas starts in one week! | Canvas 2026

  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Horse with head trapped in a bridge near Lytton, B.C., discovered by passing truck driver

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/horse-lytton-bridge-stuck-rescue-9.7265329
  • aww @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Bru, the baby capybara at the Edinburgh Zoo. For a while, the suggested name online was 'David Attenbara'