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I'll vouch for thatSeveral hundred dollars for a piece of shit clothes washer that only worked 3 years.
Been reading a bunch of stuff you posted, plus following some links.
Here's one you might be interested in (if you haven't already found it yourself!):
https://clarityinsightadvisory.com/best-washing-machines-2026/
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CaptiveCrunchMicrosoft has warned that hotel, conference, and other hospitality Wi-Fi networks are being actively abused by a Russian group to target travelers worldwide. The campaign, dubbed âCaptiveCrunchâ turns a routine Wi-Fi login moment into an opportunity to compromise corporate accounts and devices.
From the userâs perspective, nothing looks out of the ordinary: they connect to hotel Wi-Fi, get the usual captive portal prompt, and perhaps see a familiarâlooking message about needing to update something before they can browse. However, behind the scenes, the allegedly state-linked group position themselves in the network path and manipulate DNS (Domain Name System) and HTTP traffic from captiveâportal Wi-Fi.
From there, several things can happen:
Logins are stolen: The userâs browser session is redirected to attackerâcontrolled phishing pages, like fake Microsoft login prompts, where credentials, device codes, or OAuth tokens are harvested.
Malware is downloaded: The user is presented with fake update or ClickFix dialogs that download malware. In these cases, usually a remote access trojan (RAT) plus an infostealer.
A machine-in-the-middle attack (MitM) where traffic is quietly proxied through attacker infrastructure, putting the user in a position for further credential theft.
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I'll vouch for thatI wonder if @mark knows these folks:
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I'll vouch for thatGreat stuff @bernard . Have experienced some of the same things you have.
Will definitely go back and read more when I have time....and will definitely be passing along those links to friends....
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What are you watching?The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-bombing-of-pan-am-103-cast-guide
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Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?Black-eyed Susans and glads. Classic late summer flowers!
My Susies are going great guns, now that I've eliminated the rabbit menace. They used to eat them down to the ground by June and I never used to see any flowers. I'll divide and move some around either later this fall or next spring. They've been flower for three solid weeks and show no signs of slowing down.
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Who needs Wuhan and what could possibly go wrong?Artificial Intelligence has been used to design brand new viruses that are fully functional and can replicate in the laboratory, say US researchers.
It is the first time whole genomes have been successfully designed by AI.
The resulting 16 novel viruses were created to infect bacteria and pose no threat to people.
The breakthrough has been labelled a "very significant turning point" in science that could unlock a new era for treating disease. But experts have also warned AI-designed viruses raise "urgent" safety and security concerns.
AI tools are rapidly advancing and have already been used to design new antibiotics.
But that is relatively simple compared with designing a new viable virus from scratch.
"This is a next step in the complexity that's designable by generative AI, this is the first time generative AI has been used to design a complete genome, it's something that can replicate and have other functions inside cells⌠this was new territory for us," Brian Hie, assistant professor at Stanford University, told the BBC.
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About that White House ballroom and the East WingThe Trump administration has been ordered to stop construction on President Donald Trump's $400m (ÂŁ297m) ballroom at the White House.
A federal appeals court dealt the latest setback to the controversial project on Friday, testing Trump's presidential authority. He has vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court.
"Whether or not a â massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help," the panel's âmajority said.
The order upholds a preliminary âinjunction won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued after the administration tore down the âEast Wing last year to begin the project without congressional approval.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyq80jqqleo
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From complaints to connectionNursing Home Chef Got Tons of Complaints About Food. He Asked 1 Simple Question That Changed Everything
âWhen you start getting that personal connection, you realize youâre a guest in their house,â says chef Craig Bowerson.
This story made me dig up my Mom's old recipe book. Talk about a flood of memories. A lot of her recipes were ones that her friends shared with her.
Here are three I remember well; Jell-o figures prominently. There are others, but they are in Lithuanian!
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Short sleepersWhy Some People Thrive on Four Hours of Sleep
Short sleepers, who make up less than one per cent of the population, spend significantly less time snoozing without any apparent health consequences.
