ReallyActuallyFrankenstein

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[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Thanks, I didn't see this, there was a different embedded FAQ that didn't have the specific Q & A below.

But, if anything, it seems to confirm the ad itself is just legitimately clicked from the user's IP address and hidden from the user, and that there is code execution protection, but not that there is any privacy protection? It's still very ambiguous.

How does AdNauseam "click Ads"?

AdNauseam 'clicks' Ads by issuing an HTTP request to the URL to which they lead. In current versions the is done via an XMLHttpRequest (or AJAX request) issued in a background process. This lightweight request signals a 'click' on the server responsible for the Ad, but does so without opening any additional windows or pages on your computer. Further it allows AdNauseam to safely receive and discard the resulting response data, rather than executing it in the browser, thus preventing a range of potential security problems (ransomware, rogue Javascript or Flash code, XSS-attacks, etc.) caused by malfunctioning or malicious Ads. Although it is completely safe, AdNauseam's clicking behaviour can be de-activated in the settings panel.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, I can't find an answer whether the "click" is behind some obfuscation, or if the "click every ad" is the obfuscation step itself by attempting to poison the data. The latter may work but yes, may actually increase tracking. Wish that answer wasn't so hard to find on their site.

The woman left the house before 13News arrived. She returned just after noon accompanied by a lawyer. The group of ten or so investigators left a few minutes later.

So the FBI were in there, the woman left and came back with a lawyer, and then almost immediately the FBI left. Boy, that doesn't sound at all like they were conducting an illegal search.

I suppose because he can at a moment's notice gut the SEC and presumably now that X is incorporated in Texas and I have to assume xAI is as well(?) there's no federal or state fraud investigation likely.

Feels quaint that Trump in 2017 even went to the trouble of filling a table with blank papers to give the appearance of being concerned about conflicts of interest, and this outright self-dealing corruption is happening daily while nobody in power even talks about it.

This guy is so awkward he can't even casus belli properly.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Whoops, we pushed to prod and have no backups. Sorrryyyy!"

I mean, when you collapse that logic you're effectively saying random is the same thing as non-deterministic. But they're different things, because even if an infinitesimally exact moment in time may "always" produce the same result, because the arrow of time only points in one direction, no such deterministic result can ever be replicated, and if the result cannot be replicated, then what is the difference from random?

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump brain: I clearly didn't use enough gasoline.

People post things as therapy, I know I do.

Posting insane things and hearing it recognized as such is a way to remind ourselves that we're still sane.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Words are failing me. Maybe if I could time travel 200 years into the future, and draw on the entirety of human linguistic progress, I might be able to express how repulsive Donald Trump is.

I don't know if we deserve better, but Ukraine certainly does.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Google Assistant: Let's build a product around functionality.

Gemini: Let's build functionality around a product.

Any guess which method works better?

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Living through it day to day, I assume most people are just confused and unbalanced, but looking back at this historically, it's going to be so goddamn obvious.

Trump is systematically destroying ties with all of US's allies going back 70-80 years. There is no justification, not even "fentanyl" and "immigration" apply to most of the allies we're picking fights with. The only country safe from criticism is Russia.

To me there is no doubt what's happening, but it's incredibly discouraging that there doesn't seem to be a thing we can effectively do about it. American voters were offered a cyanide pill, told it was candy by a known conman and liar, and ate it despite us all shouting, "It's cyanide, don't be an idiot!"

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