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c420on Texas is suing all of the big TV makers for spying on what you watch

"The TVs “are effectively Chinese-sponsored surveillance devices, recording the viewing habits of Texans at every turn without their knowledge or consent,” the lawsuits said."

This explains why Vizio, who is owned by Walmart, was not sued.

c420on Europeans' health data sold to US firm run by ex-Israeli spies

It's not deleted, it's "dead." Go to your profile and enable "showdead" and you'll see it collapsed towards the bottom of the page.

c420on Executive order to reclassify marijuana as soon as Monday

"Cannabis companies have been courting Trump, including by filling his political operation's coffers.

The pro-cannabis American Rights and Reform PAC has donated $1 million to a Trump-aligned super PAC.

Several cannabis companies donated to Trump's inaugural fund."

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/12/trump-marijuana-federal-res...

c420on Poland arrests Ukrainians utilizing 'advanced' hacking equipment

There are unconfirmed reports that this is exactly what they are doing. Those drone episodes from Germany to Lithuania come to mind.

c420on White House gives Maduro ultimatum as U.S. moves toward land operations

I'm certainly not defending what is happening. I don't believe that criminal organizations meet the standard for an armed group that international law stipulates as required for an armed conflict. International law doesn’t work on intuition; it works on context and definitions.

c420on White House gives Maduro ultimatum as U.S. moves toward land operations

"War crimes can only be committed during times of armed conflict, either international or non-international, as understood under international humanitarian law. While it is necessary that the crime in question was committed during an armed conflict, this is in itself not sufficient: the crime must be sufficiently linked to the armed conflict. This so-called nexus requirement is satisfied if the armed conflict played a substantial role in the perpetrator’s decision to commit the crime, his or her ability to commit it, or the manner in which the crime was committed.

In order to define an act as a war crime, this act must, besides having nexus to an armed conflict, be a serious violation of international humanitarian law and entail individual criminal responsibility."

https://www.rulac.org/legal-framework/international-criminal...

c420on Building road signs at home using a Cricut Machine

I realize that op asked for a Linux solution. But for those on Windows, Adobe Illustrator with the $30 Silhouette plug in on a Silhouette 4 worked close to as well as the dedicated software and hardware I used professionally once everything was dialed in.

c420on How I talk to whales

Vowel- and Diphthong-Like Spectral Patterns in Sperm Whale Codas https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45959486

Contextual and combinatorial structure in sperm whale vocalisations https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40288582

c420on How Charles M Schulz created Charlie Brown and Snoopy (2024)

"Snoopy Come Home" wrecked me as a kid, just absolutely flattened me. Looking back on it now, it’s wild to consider this level of depression was aimed at children. I’m not knocking it; honestly, I kind of treasure how hard I cried over it.

And that’s before you even touch the whole anti-segregation angle running through the story.

c420on LAPD helicopter tracker with real-time operating costs

I'm going to guess... because we can? Police here are willing to chase for almost anything in most jurisdictions. I bet there are restrictions on what constitutes a chasable offense in the rest of the world.

c420on Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500k IP addresses

I'm surprised no one has mentioned duping. Selling items and currency for real world money is big bucks and IME, server crashes reliably enable duping exploits.

Not saying that's the case in this particular incident though.

c420on USA gives South Korea green light to build nuclear submarines

I believe op is referencing the halting of EW support and software updates to Ukrainian f-16's.

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/amp/2025/03/09/russian-media-c...

c420on Samsung Family Hub for 2025 Update Elevates the Smart Home Ecosystem

I've got some bad news for you, Walmart acquired Vizio two years ago:

"This acquisition is not merely about expanding Walmart's product lineup but rather part of a sophisticated commercial strategy to integrate its retail operations, owned media channels and TV hardware into a cohesive ecosystem. This ecosystem is designed to generate and share data, influence shopping behavior and, ultimately, drive sales through an innovative approach to advertising..." "...By owning a television manufacturer, Walmart can now directly serve and, crucially, measure the impact of ads on consumer behavior. This capability significantly enhances Walmart's potential to convert advertisements into retail purchases."

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcou...

c420on Judge denies request to exempt Flock footage from Public Records Act

Gonna need to contact the county clerk. Using https://www.courts.wa.gov/index.cfm?fa=home.contentDisplay&l... and entering superior court and the county then the case number returns "Status: Archived No Docket Info" for both plaintiffs and the defendant.

c420on Judge says Education Dept partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment

'We lack the power': Justice Barrett basically admits SCOTUS can do nothing if Trump violates rulings

https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/we-lack-the-power-just...

c420on Universe expansion may be slowing, not accelerating, study suggests

Strong progenitor age bias in supernova cosmology – II. Alignment with DESI BAO and signs of a non-accelerating universe https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/544/1/975/8281988

c420on Waymo acknowledges its vehicle hit a San Francisco corner store cat

The second link got flagged for who knows what reason

c420on Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking

>However, rogueFed also called out the meeting organizer by name (the second screenshot, which we are not reposting).

The FBI?

c420on Society will accept a death caused by a robotaxi, Waymo co-CEO says

> Only a tiny minority use them for killing humans

Ephedrine, anhydrous ammonia, syringes, drones/UAVs, fireworks, high powered laser pointers are just a few things that are misused by a small minority but are restricted because the bad actors create outsized harm

c420on 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him – bad idea

https://youtu.be/qL_MeobAp5s?t=1487

For those interested in the actual case, here's some deeper coverage of this bruhaha including how Lee may have perjured himself during deposition.

c420on US expands facial recognition at borders to track non-citizens

The news is that it removes the exemptions for children and the elderly. And enables DNA collection.

c420on China accuses US of cyberattack on national time center

"...the U.S. agency had exploited vulnerabilities in the messaging services of a foreign mobile phone brand..."

Isn't Apple the only foreign brand with any kind of foothold in China?

c420on Altman teases ChatGPT porn, personality

Far cry from a few weeks ago when he was saying AI would cure cancer

https://blog.samaltman.com/abundant-intelligence

c420on Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

https://archive.is/Pyxwa

c420on Monumental rock art: humans thrived in Arab. Desert during Pleistocene-Holocene

This isn't meant as a criticism of you personally, but rather of the general tendency to label all petroglyphs and pictographs as "(rock) art." There's no evidence that these were viewed that way by their creators, and using that term can bias how we interpret them

c420on Apple Faces French Investigation over Siri Voice Recordings

https://archive.is/bfrO6

Original source (Fr): https://www.politico.eu/article/le-parquet-de-paris-ouvre-un...

c420on Japan days away from running out of Asahi Super Dry after cyber attack

https://archive.is/PwPI7

c420on YouTube to pay $24.5M to settle lawsuit over Trump's J6 account suspension

The court document: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.38...

c420on The story of DOGE, as told by federal workers

It's impossible to prove intent. With the exception of the NHTSA, the following agencies were gutted, each whose jurisdiction covered his business interests. In the case of the NHTSA, about half of the team that oversees autonomous vehicle safely was let go [1].

NHTSA, CFPB, DoT (FAA), DoE

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/21/musk-doge...

c420on Disney+ cancellation page crashes as customers rush to quit

To those that are interpreting his comments in a certain way, the implication that Robinson is maga is highly offensive and textbook "misinformation".

Edit: there's clearly several ways to interpret what he said. I'm not making any kind of argument here, just answering op's question.