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gchucky
·5 yıl önce·discuss
Here in the US, NIST has deprecated the use of SMS as 2-factor auth[1] on the grounds that "there’s a risk that SMS messages can be intercepted or redirected".

[1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/nist-blog-clarifies-sms-deprec...
gchucky
·5 yıl önce·discuss
There was an easter egg in Windows 95 for clouds.mid.[1] You had to create a folder and rename it a few times, and then it would play the song[2]. Even hearing it now takes me back to a simpler time...

[1] https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/69883/musical-easter-egg... [2] https://soundcloud.com/brianorr/clouds
gchucky
·5 yıl önce·discuss
The vowel shift is one of the major reasons why Shakespeare's poetry doesn't rhyme when spoken with modern English. There was a rather fascinating video that went around awhile back of a father and son demonstrating the changes.[1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s