ReHacked vol. 308: The Sony FX-300 Jackal: A Holy Grail technological marvel of the late 70s, It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds and more

Why can’t we remember our lives as babies or toddlers? | Science | The Guardian #psychology #society

“In the Asian context, identity and sense of self is less defined by being unique, but [more] about your roles and your relationship with others,” Wang says. <...>

Another explanation for the discrepancy seems to be how parents discuss past experiences with their children. In New Zealand Māori, first memories emerge earlier than in those of a European background, at about 2.5 years old. Prof Elaine Reese at the University of Otago, who studies autobiographical memory in children and adolescents, points to a strong emphasis on oral traditions in Māori culture but also elaborative conversations when reminiscing about past events.

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It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds - Bert Hubert's writings #security

The very short version: it is madness to continue transferring the running of European societies and governments to American clouds. Not only is it a terrible idea given the kind of things the “King of America” keeps saying, the legal sophistry used to justify such transfers, like the nonsense letter the Dutch cabinet sent last week, has now been invalidated by Trump himself. And why are we doing this? Convenience. But it is very scary to make yourself 100% dependent on the goodwill of the American government merely because it is convenient. So let’s not.

Amazon Now Openly Discloses You’re Buying a License to View Kindle eBooks #copyrights

Amazon recently changed the wording on their website when it comes to buying Kindle ebooks.

As the screenshot above shows, they now have a disclaimer under the buy now button that says, “By placing your order, you’re purchasing a license to the content and you agree to the Kindle Store Terms of Use”.

It also says that same thing when shopping for Kindle ebooks directly from the store on Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps.

The funny thing is they only appear to be doing that in the US. I checked Amazon UK and Amazon CA and both show the old disclaimer that just says, “By clicking the above button, you agree to the Kindle Store Terms of Use”.

Vietnamese Graphic Design #design #art #rabbithole

VIET GD is a casual index, archive, and celebration of Vietnamese graphic design. Currently, there are 274 objects in this collection.

The $1.5B Bybit Hack: The Era of Operational Security Failures Has Arrived - The Trail of Bits Blog #blockchain #security

On February 21, 2025, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit suffered the largest cryptocurrency theft in history when attackers stole approximately $1.5B from their multisig cold storage wallet. At this time, it appears the attackers compromised multiple signers’ devices, manipulated what signers saw in their wallet interface, and collected the required signatures while the signers believed they were conducting routine transactions.

The 88x31 GIF Collection #art #internet #history

A small piece of the internet history.

A collection of 4540 classic 88x31 buttons from the 1990s, 2000s, and today in GIF format. I try to update this page regularly. Feel free to copy buttons to your website, but avoid hot-linking.

Birkenstock sandals are not art, says German court #copyrights #art

Birkenstocks may be cool enough for Barbie but the sandals do not qualify as works of art, a German court has ruled.

The company had claimed its footwear could be classified as art and so was protected by copyright laws in a case it put forward to stop rivals selling copycat versions of the cork-soled sandals.

But a judge dismissed the claim, saying the shoes were practical design items - a decision Birkenstock called a "missed opportunity for the protection of intellectual property".

Microsoft unveils Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum processor powered by topological qubits #technology #hardware #computing

For nearly a century, these quasiparticles existed only in textbooks. Now, we can create and control them on demand in our topoconductors. MZMs are the building blocks of our qubits, storing quantum information through ‘parity’—whether the wire contains an even or odd number of electrons. In conventional superconductors, electrons bind into Cooper pairs and move without resistance. Any unpaired electron can be detected because its presence requires extra energy. Our topoconductors are different: here, an unpaired electron is shared between a pair of MZMs, making it invisible to the environment. This unique property protects the quantum information.

The Sony FX-300 Jackal: A Holy Grail technological marvel of the late 70s #hardware #retro #history

The FX-300 sports:

• A mini CRT television screen (to watch Voyagers!, Space 1999, G-Force, and Ultraman)
• Precision analog tuning
• Top-Mounted cassette player/recorder
• AM/FM reception
• Built-in speaker
• Earphone/Mic external ports
• And let’s face it: a killer design that smacks of the Apollo era

The Ultimate List of DRM-free Bookshops #copyrights

A regularly updated list of online shops that sell DRM-free ebooks, digital comics, magazines, and RPGs.

UK’s Thames river has been a watery grave for over 6,000 years #history

The Thames skeletons have been analyzed by researchers since the 19th century. Swimming in theories, some say that many bodies pointed to an epic battle between the Celts and Romans or at least violent encounters between groups. “Violence is particularly common theme for later prehistoric human remains from watery places,” an expert told Live Science. Others propose that the bodies ended up in the Thames but originated from riverbank burials or drownings.

Another expert said that the latest research has “moved the arguments along,” but the funerary origins of these remains have yet to be completely studied and demonstrated.

"A calculator app? Anyone could make that." #longread

Not true. A calculator should show you the result of the mathematical expression you entered. That's much, much harder than it sounds.

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