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Submission + - Firefox TOS change has an over reaching data grab license term (mozilla.org) 3

agristin writes: Recent update to the Firefox license ( https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mozilla.org%2Fen-US%2F... ) has this disturbing little TOS addition:

"When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox."

Seems like an over reach.

Submission + - Slashdot Dies A Slow Death with Crippling Advertisements (slashdot.org) 2

zamboni1138 writes: Anybody familiar with the technology news web forum known as Slashdot have known about the recent decline in quality of stories and comments. Recently Slashdot decided to "upgrade" their advertisement experience resulting in an almost broken user experience for users that implement any kind of ad-blocking technology. Over the last week visitors to the site using ad blockers have noticed a unique experience with javascript alerts explaining "This page could not be loaded properly due to incorrect / bad filtering rule(s) of adblockers in use. Please disable all adblockers to continue using the website. (click OK if you'd like to learn more)". These notices are almost non-stop while trying to load/read a page making the site unusable.

Submission + - Slashdot goes mental with advertising 9

sizzlinkitty writes: Has anyone else noticed Slashdot failing to load because of your ad blocker? I know I sure have and it's breaking my user experience like no other.

Please post the blocking patterns you're using to make Slashdot usable again.

Submission + - Slashdot is dead and has been replaced by an ad-saturated shithole (slashdot.org) 1

An anonymous reader writes: ..and nothing of value was lost.
Between all the Trump-supporting shitheads that permeate this place, and now ads everywhere you look that can't be blocked without blocking the entire site, I declare Slashdot to be dead.
RIP Slashdot.

Submission + - SPAM: Storm communications recommendations for 2024 2

evil_aaronm writes: With the recent storm, Helene, and others sure to follow, impacted areas commonly lose communications with the outside world due to downed telecoms and power line poles. How can local communities, in 2024, keep in touch with outside aid providers to coordinate rescue and aid operations? Are there radio rigs we "concerned citizens" can use to help these communities keep in touch? Things to consider are portability, including power, and operator licensing. For example, how useful are those systems that anyone can buy advertising ranges of 15 or more miles? Would those be on a band that local authorities can receive? Or do we need something more sophisticated?

Comment I had my phone next to me (Score 1) 2

Connected to the network, live.

I just didn't see it. So I go the the google find my device web site to make it ring.

Was unable to find it.

during 2 or 3 second I panic, looking everywhere and find my phone under a book I just read.

Then I see if everything was ok with my phone, connected to the wife network, to the lte network, I was able to reach it with ssh.

Then I retry the find my device google web shit... nothing

Submission + - If you are an immigrant, you're 'an animal' according to Donald Trump (x.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Trump supporters of Slashdot: you sure this is the sort of country you want to live in, where people you've lived and worked beside for years and years, people who are your friends and co-workers, are being called 'animals' by the President of the United States, whose words will incite violence against them? Who will want them all rounded up and deported, regardless of whether they're legal citizens or not?

If you support this man, you're anti-American, plain and simple, and perhaps YOU are the ones who should be rounded up and deported.

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