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In 2005, Sony BMG installed DRM software on users’ computers without clearly notifying the user or requiring confirmation. Among other things, the software included a rootkit, which created a security vulnerability. When the nature of the software was made public much later, Sony BMG initially minimized the significance of the...

Went down the internet rabbit hole tonight. Looks like the guy quit doing entertainment, opened a vintage clothing store, and now sells overpriced ugly t-shirts to hipsters.

I know it’s obvious from the picture, but I never realized DeLoreans were stainless steel, which is very rare for vehicles made in the past half-century. DMC DeLorean Wikipedia here...

Until now I only learned an electron cannot be spinning in the classical sense, because it would have to be spinning faster than the speed of light (plus ‘spin 1/2’ has no classical sense.) This made me assume quantum ‘angular momentum’ sums to magnetism instead-of and without classical angular momentum.

Liquid glass is poured over a bath of liquid tin where it floats on top, gradually cooling until it can be lifted off, annealed to prevent cracking, cut and packaged....

Hello c/TIL! As you may have noticed from the fancy “A” next to his name on his posts around Lemmy, our fearless leader AvaddonLFC is now an Administrator, which means he can no longer be part of our moderation team. I have agreed to take over his communities because I believe in what we’ve all been building together as a...

Stop wasting your time and $ on mobile game. Get real game. Console, PC master race, …

After the Romans departed, systematic construction of paved highways in the United Kingdom did not resume until the early 18th century. The Roman road network remained the only nationally managed highway system within Britain until the establishment of the Ministry of Transport in the early 20th century.

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Basically, the “Thunderscreech” was one of the most weird planes developed during the Cold War. The idea was combine the high climbing rates of motors with propellers and the supersonic speeds of jets… The problem? In the tip of propellers, the air move much faster, thus, creating shock waves, producing noise capable of...

The sketchy part is not her not getting convicted. It’s that no charges were even filed. I also enjoyed this bit of info from one of the sources regarding the other DUI incident. Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a 2011 drunken driving citation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton.

For a few years I used dark mode because i thought it was better for your eyes; it isn’t....

Maybe I never paid attention or maybe it’s the first time we’ve had wildfire smoke in my city recently, but I had been so confused at the “fog” and “clouds” despite it not being fog or clouds but Haze.

TIL: Harley Davidson licensed its motorcycles to Rikuo Internal Combustion Company in Japan, starting in the 1920s and continuing until Rikuo stopped production in 1959, including during World War 2

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As per the treaty signed in 1842 the British were allowed to use the forests and their natural products against which they had to pay around 3,000 silver coins to the five kings. Currently the kings receive a monthly political pension by the Government of India, which is the main source of their income. This payment is continued...

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I knew the tilt functionally had been there forever on Desktop, but no idea the gesture existed on the mobile App…