4 bookmarks for 2025-05-27

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Google Play’s latest security change may break many Android apps for some power users

www.androidauthority.com/google-play-integrity-hardware-attestation-3561592

Google's Play Integrity API is making it harder for users with rooted phones or custom ROMs to access certain apps. Here's what's changing.

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Classic WTF: Superhero Wanted

thedailywtf.com/articles/classic-wtf-superhero-wanted

It's a holiday in the US today, so we're taking a long weekend. We flip back to a classic story of a company wanting to fill 15 different positions by hiring only one person. It's okay, Martin handles the database. Original - Remy

A curious email arrived in Phil's Inbox. "Windows Support Engineer required. Must have experience of the following:" and then a long list of Microsoft products.
Phil frowned. The location was convenient; the salary was fine, just the list of software seemed somewhat intimidating. Nevertheless, he replied to the agency saying that he was interested in applying for the position.

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[May 26, 1970] A Regrettable Case of Runaway Apophenia (Erich von Däniken's Memories of the Future) - Galactic Journey

galacticjourney.org/may-26-1970-a-regrettable-case-of-runaway-apophenia-erich-von-danikens-memories-of-the-future

by Arturo Serrano When I was appointed, in recent weeks, as a cultural attaché of the Colombian embassy in Bonn, I was beside myself with excitement about the prospect of imbibing from the richness of Teutonic civilization, whose light was but briefly obscured during the war. I say this without intending in any manner to … Continue reading [May 26, 1970] A Regrettable Case of Runaway Apophenia (Erich von Däniken's Memories of the Future) →

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This blind darts league is a bullseye for some in Windsor's blind community | CBC News

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-blind-darts-league-1.7543798

Windsor's new blind darts league is bringing blind and partially-sighted people together — offering both a sense of inclusion and joy.