In English – Sivu 52

2022-11-11 @ 9.17.49 ∈ In English

Accidental $70k Google Pixel Lock Screen Bypass

I found a vulnerability affecting seemingly all Google Pixel phones where if you gave me any locked Pixel device, I could give it back to you unlocked. The bug just got fixed in the November 5, 2022 security update.

2022-10-29 @ 21.54.35 ∈ In English

Terrible Maps on Twitter

Map of Europe drawn from memory

2022-10-22 @ 10.47.10 ∈ In English

The Commodordion

A fully functional 8-bit accordion with bellows made out of floppy disks.

2022-10-21 @ 20.31.56 ∈ In English

(From June)

Fossil-finding ants amass huge haul of ancient creatures

Paleontologists have just discovered 10 new species of ancient mammal thanks to the tiny mound-building insects.

2022-10-17 @ 12.58.28 ∈ In English

David Brus on Twitter

“This was Rudolph, FMI tethered balloon. He gave us very hard time last week, flew away, reached 8 km altitude, burst, landed in Lapland forest where he was found by a reindeer herder. The payload is untouched, the dataset looks amazing! @IlmaTiede @INAR_fin @ACTRISRI #pace2022🧵”

2022-10-03 @ 14.58.10 ∈ In English

LSD-Like Molecules Counter Depression Without the Trip

Scientists have designed compounds that hit the same key receptor that LSD activates without causing hallucinations. A single dose produced powerful antidepressant and antianxiety effects in mice that lasted up to two weeks.

2022-10-03 @ 14.52.15 ∈ In English

Micromobility on Twitter

“🏭 Carbon emissions of transport modes. For more in-depth analysis - https://t.co/HaFaB9TU8D
h/t @LHInnovationHub”

2022-09-29 @ 11.58.30 ∈ In English

Radiopaper :: The Place for Public Conversation

Because the internet already has other places for monologues and free-for-alls.

2022-09-28 @ 17.30.29 ∈ In English

Melissa Caruso on Twitter

[My 19yo daughter found] the labyrinthine magical bookstore that you thought only existed in stories. [̣…] Get cozy and come with me on a magical journey.

2022-09-28 @ 16.41.14 ∈ In English

Better than JPEG? Researcher discovers that Stable Diffusion can compress images

Last week, Swiss software engineer Matthias Bühlmann discovered that the popular image synthesis model Stable Diffusion could compress existing bitmapped images with fewer visual artifacts than JPEG or WebP at high compression ratios, though there are significant caveats.