Hacker News: pgrote

New comment by pgrote in "AI that copied musical artist files copyright claim against artist [updated]"

pgrote — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:53:54 +0000

Murphy Campbell https://www.youtube.com/@murphydoesntmatter

New comment by pgrote in "YouTube Is Down"

pgrote — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:45:34 +0000

It appears to only be related to the front page. Other pages load fine going directly to the URL.

Google puts a (new) date on Maps Timeline's shutdown

pgrote — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:41:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.androidpolice.com/google-maps-timeline-shutdown/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42404175

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

C-Lion1 cable between Finland and Germany broken

pgrote — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:13:57 +0000

Article URL: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/data-cable-baltic-sea-finland-germany-broken-cause-115963143

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42172424

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Interest in Music is Declining [video]

pgrote — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:45:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU96wCDHGKM

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40856596

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

TechSmith (Snagit and Camtasia) is moving to subscription model

pgrote — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:30:21 +0000

Article URL: https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/27009223314701-TechSmith-Transition-to-Annual-Subscription-Pricing-Model-in-Fall-2024

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40649783

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by pgrote in "New York Times is targeting Wordle clones with DMCA takedowns"

pgrote — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:49:50 +0000

Lingo seems like Wordle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0kie6dPjo

Maybe the copyright is on the colors on the game field?

New comment by pgrote in "Running CP/M on the C128"

pgrote — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:09:18 +0000

I was unfamiliar with that model. UNIX machine. Here is more info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_900

News farm impersonates 60 major outlets: BBC, CNN, CNBC, Guardian

pgrote — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 17:11:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/news-farm-impersonates-60-plus-major-outlets-bbc-cnn-cnbc-guardian/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39573936

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

YouTube Music workers laid off after Cognizant contract ends

pgrote — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 03:59:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kxan.com/news/youtube-music-workers-laid-off-after-cognizant-contract-ends/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39569677

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New US Navy Supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy Catapult Load Testing

pgrote — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:10:50 +0000

Article URL: https://hii.com/news/hii-newport-news-shipbuilding-carrier-cvn-79-dead-load-testing/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39530828

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

US health tech giant Change Healthcare hit by cyberattack

pgrote — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:33:10 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/change-healthcare-cyberattack/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39470316

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by pgrote in "Cellular outage in U.S. hits AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon users"

pgrote — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:09:44 +0000

Yes, it does. Family member in the medical field is experiencing issues.

New comment by pgrote in "Someone stole a Jasper radio station’s 200-foot tower, owner says"

pgrote — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 15:33:13 +0000

How do you know?

TikTok removes feature that critics used to study Israel-Gaza war videos

pgrote — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:52:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/08/tiktok-remove-data-criticism-gaza/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39306740

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Secgov X Account did not have two-factor authentication

pgrote — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 04:11:41 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/Safety/status/1744924042681897343

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38936041

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Maplewood typewriter repair store closes. It's the last of its type

pgrote — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:39:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/business/maplewood-typewriter-repair-store-closes-it-s-the-last-of-its-type/article_d0cc8c52-aa7a-11ee-a521-eb8128e24b9a.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38868259

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by pgrote in "CBC cancels New Year's Eve broadcast special due to 'financial pressures'"

pgrote — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:43:21 +0000

Unsure, but Google paid.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/google-online-news-act-1.70...

Additional Notification of 23andMe DNA Relatives Security Breach

pgrote — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:43:19 +0000

We are following up on an email that we sent earlier this month regarding our ongoing security investigation. We learned that certain profile information – which a customer creates and chooses to share with their genetic relatives in the DNA Relatives feature – was accessed from individual 23andMe.com accounts without the account users’ authorization. While our investigation is ongoing, we believe the threat actor was able to access certain accounts in instances where the usernames and passwords that were used on 23andMe.com were the same as those used on other websites that had been previously compromised or otherwise available.

How does this impact you? After further review, we have identified your DNA Relatives profile as one that was impacted in this incident. Specifically, there was unauthorized access to one or more 23andMe accounts that were connected to you through DNA Relatives. As a result, the DNA Relatives profile information you provided in this feature was exposed to the threat actor. You can see a full list of the types of information that you may have included in your profile here. You can view what information is currently included in your DNA Relatives profile and make changes here.

Based on our investigation so far, we believe only your DNA Relatives profile attributes were exposed.

What is 23andMe doing about this? We are working with third-party forensic experts on this investigation, as well as federal law enforcement. We have also required all customers to reset their passwords.

Security and privacy are the highest priorities at 23andMe. We exceed industry data protection standards and have achieved three different ISO certifications to demonstrate the strength of our security program. We actively and routinely monitor and audit our systems to ensure that your data is protected. When we receive information through those processes or from other sources claiming customer data has been accessed by unauthorized individuals, we immediately investigate to validate whether this information is accurate. Beginning in 2019, we’ve offered and encouraged users to use multi-factor authentication (MFA), which provides an extra layer of security and can prevent bad actors from accessing an account through recycled passwords.

What should I do? We encourage you to take additional action to keep your account and password secure. This includes the following steps: Make sure your 23andMe password is not used for other accounts, meaning it’s unique to your 23andMe account. Enable multi-factor authentification (MFA) on your 23andMe account: Adding 2-Step Verification To Your 23andMe Account. 23andMe is here to support you. Please contact Customer Care at customercare@23andme.com if you need assistance. You can refer to our blog post for future updates on this investigation.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38007754

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

New comment by pgrote in "The Terrifying Possibility of Accidental Nuclear War"

pgrote — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:31:08 +0000

>because we had thermonuclear warheads and there was no point - and they told us that!

Agreed. No duck and cover. The transition was from "hey do these things to survive" to "hope you are in the blast radius".