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TIL you can get much better online prices using a public library computer (feddit.online)
 

TIL that you can get much lower online prices if you use a local library computer. Another reason to hate retailers.

Lora Kelley took a trip to the New York Public Library for us and compared prices against a personal iPhone. The results? A box of Apple Cinnamon Cheerios and a pack of toilet paper were nearly 20% cheaper on the library desktop.

https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/nothing-personal/surveillance-dynamic-pricing-legal-groceries-tickets/

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Seems Udemy got hacked, but hasn't told anyone yet (feddit.online)
 

Received this email about Udemy having been hacked. Doesn't seem like Udemy feels any urgency in informing anyone.

Hi Jerry, an announcement has been made from Alexander, instructor of Elementor Mastery - Build Amazing Websites With Elementor, The Ultimate WordPress Boot Camp Course - Build 10 Websites and 1 more course.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to reach out directly about a security incident that affects this platform and may affect you.

On April 24, the threat group known as ShinyHunters added Udemy to their data leak site and issued a three-day deadline. The deadline passed on April 27, and the data has now been published. Have I Been Pwned has confirmed the leak contains approximately 1.4 million unique email addresses, along with names, physical addresses, phone numbers, employer information, and for instructors, payout method details (PayPal, cheque, bank transfer information).

As of this announcement, Udemy has not issued a public statement, has not responded to media inquiries, and has not directly notified affected users. I want to be transparent with you that this is the case, because you may not learn about it from Udemy itself.

What you should do right now:

  1. Check your email address at haveibeenpwned.com to confirm whether your account is in the leaked dataset.

  2. Change your Udemy password immediately, and change it anywhere else you may have reused that password.

  3. Enable multi-factor authentication on your Udemy account if you have not already.

  4. Be alert for targeted phishing emails over the coming weeks. Attackers will likely send messages referencing your course history, instructor name, or payout details to appear legitimate. Treat any unexpected email about your account, refunds, or payments with extra scrutiny.

  5. If you are an instructor, monitor your linked payout accounts (PayPal, bank) closely for unusual activity.

I have published a video on my YouTube channel that walks through the breach in detail, explains how this attack pattern works, and covers each of these protective steps in depth. If you find this kind of breakdown useful, the link is below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycbeoibawp8

I will continue to update you here if Udemy issues a statement or if new information emerges. In the meantime, take the steps above and stay vigilant.

Stay safe,

Alex

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250 years ago. About George Washington and Boston (feddit.online)
 

On this day 250 years ago, the British were succumbing to George Washington's army and would soon flee Boston. Special thanks to Henry Knox, a bookseller, who traveled hundreds of miles to Fort Ticonderoga to fetch dozens of cannons for Washington's troops in the middle of winter that were instrumental in pushing out the British.

Happy Birthday, George Washington!

The article is about George Washington.

https://apnews.com/article/george-washington-siege-of-boston-250th-anniversary-5fcf9c85e1887af7aab9398a5e0d08d4

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A refreshing Zorin review. No, it doesn't match the hype. (feddit.online)
 

I played around with Zorin, the Linux distribution supposedly made as a Windows alternative. My experience did not match all the reviews about it nor the claims they make in their marketing.

I found this great review about Zorin if you have an interest in knowing more about it and what the experience may be like for a Windows user. It's an honest review.
https://novafuture.org/open-source/no-nonsense-full-review-of-zorin-os-the-linux-distribution-targeting-beginners/

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TIL that in 1820 some 20,000 pigs roamed NYC to clean up the streets (www.nypl.org)
 

Early New Yorkers tossed garbage into the street or into one of the rivers. The city stunk. In the absence of organized waste disposal, pigs played an important role in reducing (and reusing and recycling) trash in the city.

Brought to America by European colonists, pigs were commonplace and an important source of food. Without room to house them, hogs were largely left to roam the city foraging for food scraps, which not only kept them alive but also removed waste from the streets. By some estimates, upwards of 20,000 pigs free-ranged on the streets of Manhattan in the early 1820s.

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TIL the guillotine was named after a man who neither invented it nor believed in the death penalty (feddit.online)
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TIL the guillotine was named after a man who neither invented it nor believed in the death penalty.

The guillotine was named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a surgeon who didn’t believe in public executions and was appalled that while nobility was given merciful deaths, the masses went through extreme suffering during their executions. He spoke out about this, advocating that all killings should be painless and the same regardless of class if the death penalty continued.

It ended up being named after him as more of a joke because of something he allegedly said about the device being as quick as a twinkling of an eye. The new name stuck. The original name, named after the true inventor, Antione Louis (the louisette), ceased, and the official name assigned by the government was guillotine.

The family was so embarrassed by the association that they legally changed their last names.

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TIL the Guillotine was named after a man who neither invented it nor believed in the death penalty (feddit.online)
 

TIL the guillotine was named after a man who neither invented it nor believed in the death penalty.

The guillotine was named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a surgeon who didn't believe in public executions and was appalled that while nobility was given merciful deaths, the masses went through extreme suffering during their executions. He spoke out about this, advocating that all killings should be painless and the same regardless of class if the death penalty continued.

It ended up being named after him as more of a joke because of something he allegedly said about the device being as quick as a twinkling of an eye. The new name stuck. The original name, named after the true inventor, Antoine Louis (the louisette), ceased, and the official name assigned by the government was guillotine.

The family was so embarrassed by the association that they legally changed their last names.

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AI hacking. Downloading images can allow your computer to be hijacked (feddit.online)
 

Rule 1: Don't ever use an agentic browser (one that an AI can control).
Rule 2: But, if you do use an agentic browser, only run it inside a virtual machine.

AI hacking. Downloading images can allow your computer to become hijacked. Here's how.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hacking-ai-agents-how-malicious-images-and-pixel-manipulation-threaten/

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