Al-Shabaab, the Al Qaeda-affiliated faction in Somalia, has ordered the nation's ISPs to shut off the Internet, or else. The Somali government has ordered the ISPs not to shut down.
Somali Al Qaeda affiliate orders Internet shutdown
Frontier, a terrible company, is going bankrupt
Frontier is the bottom-rung of the top-tier of US ISPs, serving customers in 29 states. Despite enjoying monopoly control over its customers' online lives, and despite massive government handouts and… READ THE REST
Schneier: "It's really too late to secure 5G networks"
Bruce Schneier's Foreign Policy essay in 5G security argues that we're unduly focused on the possibility of Chinese manufacturers inserting backdoors or killswitches in 5G equipment, and not focused enough… READ THE REST
Something Awful's "Fuck You and Die" forum went from freewheeling jokesters to Nazi shitposters, so it's dead
Long before 4chan and other anything-goes forums existed, every major online community had a similar community: the Well had its "weird" forum, Usenet had alt.syntax.tactical (among others), and Something Awful… READ THE REST
This AI makes better songs than Metallica. Yeah, I said it.
TL;DR: Supermusic AI lifetime subscriptions are 84% off, allowing you to generate AI songs from a text prompt in seconds. Metallica fans, don't hate me! I'm a huge one myself. I saw… READ THE REST
Remember your Razor scooter? This e-scooter is the grown-up version
TL;DR: This long-range e-scooter is a great way to save on gas, now 57% off with free shipping. Sick of feeling like you're funding Big Oil's next yacht every time you fill up… READ THE REST
Your wallet called—it loves this MacBook deal
TL;DR: Ready to upgrade your tech? Grab the grade-A refurbished MacBook Air M1 for just $514.99—your wallet (and productivity) will thank you! You've had your eye on it—the sleek, powerful Apple MacBook Air.… READ THE REST
