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How to check for bad blocks on a Linux PC hard drive (and why you shouldn't wait to do it)

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-01 21:21:00

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET I've had it happen before. Back when drives consisted of spinning, magnetic platters, that dreaded "tick" was a sure sign a hard drive was failing. Once upon a nightmare scenario, I waited too late and wound up losing everything on my drive. Sure, I could have recovered that data, but at a pretty high monetary cost. Also: The first 5 Linux commands every new user should learn Since then, I've always been vigilant about checking for bad blocks and sectors on hard drives.

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uBlock Origin Lite has finally arrived for Safari - with one important caveat

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-03 21:08:00

Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways The uBlock Origin Lite ad blocker extension has arrived for Safari. This extension is much better at blocking ads than most built-in blockers. Make sure to install the official extension -- we have the correct link. Ad-blocking software has become a necessity for many of us because ads have become intrusive. Some ads are so bad that they can bring a browser to a slow, grinding halt. Even worse, they sometimes contain code that can

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Perplexity says Cloudflare's accusations of 'stealth' AI scraping are based on embarrassing errors

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-12-03 21:37:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Cloudflare claims Perplexity ignores websites' wishes in its content hunt. Other AI companies, such as OpenAI, don't wipe content, Cloudflare says Cloudflare now offers services to block aggressive AI crawlers. Perplexity is denying Cloudflare's claims. Cloudflare, a leading content delivery network (CDN) company, has accused the AI startup Perplexity of evading websites' "no crawl" directives by stealthily deploying web crawlers to scrape

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This favorite ad blocker finally comes to Safari - be sure you download the right one

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-04 06:42:21

Less an ad blocker and more a tool to control annoying content, uBlock is lightweight and easy on RAM and CPU usage. ZDNET's key takeaways The uBlock Origin Lite ad blocker extension has arrived for Safari. This extension is much better at blocking ads than most built-in blockers. Make sure to install the official extension -- we have the correct link. Ad-blocking software has become a necessity for many of us because ads have become intrusive. Some ads are so bad that they can bring a brow

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Perplexity is sneaking onto websites to scrape blocked content, says Cloudflare

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-12-04 16:42:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Cloudflare claimed Perplexity ignores websites' wishes in its content hunt. Cloudflare said other AI companies, such as OpenAI, don't wipe content. Cloudflare now offers services to block aggressive AI crawlers. Cloudflare, a leading content delivery network (CDN) company, has accused the AI startup Perplexity of evading websites' "no crawl" directives by stealthily deploying web crawlers to scrape content from sites that have explicitly bl

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Can you block it? A simple Ad Block Tester

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-04 12:59:01

Can You Block It was built to help you test if your ad-blocker is working as intended. The various tests help you in identifying what formats of advertisements are blocked or unblocked so that you can understand your ad-blockers effectiveness. Use the various tests to test ad-blockers such as AdBlock, AdBlock Plus, AdBlocker Ultimate, AdGuard, Ghostery, uBlock Origin, Pi-Hole, NoScript and more with various ad formats such as Web Banners, Native Ads, Pop-Unders, In-Page Push Ads, etc from popula

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uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-05 15:01:54

uBO Lite (uBOL) 是一个基于最新浏览器扩展接口（Manifest Version 3）打造的的内容屏蔽工具。该扩展预设的规则列表对应 uBlock Origin 的预设过滤规则列表： - uBlock Origin 内置过滤规则列表 - EasyList - EasyPrivacy - Peter Lowe 的广告和跟踪服务器列表访问选项页面，点击弹出面板中的 _齿轮_ 图标，即可启用更多规则集。 uBOL 的过滤规则是完全声明式的，并不需要固定保留一个 uBOL 扩展进程，基于 CSS/JS 注入的内容过滤更是交由浏览器进行调度，比起扩展本身更为可靠。这也即是说当内容被过滤时 uBOL 自身并不占用额外 CPU 和内存资源，_只有_在您打开弹出面板或是设置页面时才会生成 uBOL 扩展进程。

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Microsoft to disable Excel workbook links to blocked file types

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-12 02:26:25

Microsoft has announced that it will start disabling external workbook links to blocked file types by default between October 2025 and July 2026. After the rollout, Excel workbooks referencing blocked file types will display a #BLOCKED error or fail to refresh, eliminating security risks associated with accessing unsupported or high-risk file types, including, but not limited to, phishing attacks that utilize workbooks to redirect targets to malicious payloads. This change is being introduced

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U.S. senators introduce new pirate site blocking bill, "Block BEARD"

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 09:55:16

Efforts to introduce pirate site blocking to the United States continue with the introduction of the "Block BEARD" bill in the Senate. The bipartisan proposal, backed by Senators Tillis, Coons, Blackburn, and Schiff, aims to create a new legal mechanism to combat foreign piracy websites. Block BEARD is similar to the previously introduced House bill "FADPA", but doesn't directly mention DNS resolvers. After a decade of focusing efforts overseas, the push for website blocking has landed back on

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Linux PC acting up? How to check for bad blocks on a hard drive - before it's too late

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-15 11:33:00

synthetick / Getty Images I've had it happen before. Back when drives consisted of spinning, magnetic platters, that dreaded "tick" was a sure sign a hard drive was failing. Once upon a nightmare scenario, I waited too late and wound up losing everything on my drive. Sure, I could have recovered that data, but at a pretty high monetary cost. Also: The first 5 Linux commands every new user should learn Since then, I've always been vigilant about checking for bad blocks and sectors on hard driv

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Cash App opens up to Apple Pay and Google Pay with a group payment option

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-18 06:40:19

Cash App has debuted a new group payment feature that allows folks who don't even use the app to contribute to a kitty. Pools enables Cash App users to invite folks to chip in for a large purchase (such as a group vacation) via Apple Pay and Google Pay. A small number of users have access to Pools at the jump, though Cash App owner Block expects to offer it to all of the service's customers in the coming months. Block told CNBC this is the first time that Cash App is opening up to external payme

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Fintech dystopia

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 08:57:44

"Just like beauty, efficiency, competition, and security are all in the eye of the beholder. For example, one person’s “efficiency” may be another person’s “dismantling critical government infrastructure.” And yet technological solutions designed to make things more efficient, more competitive, or more secure are often presented by Silicon Valley as neutral and universally desirable. That veneer of neutrality and universality can be dangerous if it disguises the fact that Silicon Valley is solvi

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This new AIO cooler packs more displays than your entire setup

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-18 16:04:00

Because, Why Not: There has been a growing trend among many PC builders recently: in-case displays. Not only have these screens been getting bigger and more advanced, but some people find that one just isn't enough. That's where Chinese firm Jonsbo comes in. The company's new AIO cooler series packs a bewildering four customizable LCDs. Jonsbo's TF3-360SC series initially looks like a typical AIO cooler with a 3.5-inch 640 x 480 screen built into the pump block – a design we've seen many times

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Tech Companies Are Blocking Microsoft’s Creepy ‘Recall’ Feature

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-12-22 21:40:48

Microsoft’s much-maligned Recall feature, which automatically screenshots everything you do on your Copilot+ PC to create a “photographic memory,” is not making many fans across the app developer community. According to a report from The Verge, ad blocker AdGuard and privacy-minded browser Brave have decided to block Recall and its prying eyes. Brave announced its plans to block Recall in a blog post published earlier this year, in which it tipped its cap to Signal, the encrypted messaging app

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Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-24 12:34:36

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature, that automatically screenshots nearly everything on a Copilot Plus PC, is meeting resistance from app developers. Signal kicked off a trend of blocking Recall earlier this year, with AdGuard and the Brave browser now also blocking the Windows AI feature. AdGuard calls Recall a “privacy concern” in a blog post outlining why it’s blockin

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Block's stock pops on addition to S&P 500

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-01-02 16:04:05

The logo for the U.S. tech firm Block is displayed and reflected in numerous digital screens in London, England, on March 3, 2023. Block shares jumped 7% on Monday after S&P Global said the company will join the S&P 500, replacing Hess, which was acquired by Chevron's for $54 billion. The stock rose following the announcement late Friday as investors sought to get in ahead of index fund managers, who will need to buy shares to mimic the changes. Square's $48 billion market cap at Monday's clos

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Block shares soar 10% on entry into S&P 500

cnbc.com Ari Levy 2026-01-04 21:55:24

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on Friday, June 4, 2021. Block shares jumped more than 10% in extended trading on Friday, as the fintech company gets set to join the S&P 500, replacing Hess . It's the second change to the benchmark this week, after S&P Global announced on Monday that ad-tech firm The Trade Desk would be added to the S&P 500. Trade Desk is taking the place of softw

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Stone blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria recovered from seafloor

news.ycombinator.com Dario Radley 2026-01-03 04:51:06

After centuries underwater, 22 huge stone blocks of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, have been recovered from the Mediterranean seabed, a breakthrough in an ambitious digital reconstruction effort. Restoration is part of the ongoing “PHAROS” project, led by archaeologist and architect Isabelle Hairy of France’s National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), along with Egypt’s Centre d’Études Alexandrines (CEAlex) under the authority of Egypt’

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Show HN: 0xDEAD//TYPE – A fast-paced typing shooter with retro vibes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 22:52:13

0xDEAD//TYPE Press the matching keys to destroy the blocks! Use W/S or Up/Down to move. Hit Spacebar for temporary invincibility Keep an eye out for the special ‘0’ block! Click anywhere to enable sound in the browser.

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Show HN: 0xDEAD//Type – A Fast-Paced Typing Shooter with Retro Vibes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 04:52:13

0xDEAD//TYPE Press the matching keys to destroy the blocks! Use W/S or Up/Down to move. Hit Spacebar for temporary invincibility Keep an eye out for the special ‘0’ block! Click anywhere to enable sound in the browser.

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Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites for UK Users

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-14 16:33:55

Cloudflare has become the first internet intermediary beyond local residential ISPs, to block access to pirate sites in the UK. Users attempting to access certain pirate sites are greeted with 'Error 451 - Unavailable for Legal Reasons'. In theory, ISP blocking should prevent UK users from even seeing this notice, but a combination of Cloudflare's blocking mechanism and choices made by some VPN users results in a piracy dead end. Internet service providers BT, Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk, EE, a

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Block leads rebound in fintech stocks as analysts downplay JPMorgan data fee risk

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-01-15 16:10:03

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies during a remote video hearing held by subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on "Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation" in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2021. Block jumped more than 5% on Monday, leading a rally in shares of fintech companies as analysts downplayed the threat of JPMorgan Chase's reported plan to charge data aggregators for access to customer financial information. The recovery fol

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A Company Tried to Put Real Estate on the Blockchain and Now It's Facing a Legal Disaster

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-18 02:00:45

Detroit is a city that's used to fighting. Once the third most populous city in the country, its citizens have long struggled against robber barons, anti-communist witch hunts, private sector looting, and racist housing laws. It hasn't had it easy, to say the least. Now, Outlier reports, the city is doing battle against a $93 million crypto real estate scheme. The city recently announced a massive lawsuit filed against RealToken, a cryptocurrency business that's snapping up hundreds of subsidi

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The day someone created 184 billion Bitcoin (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Decrypt 2026-01-20 09:51:51

In brief In August 2010, someone exploited a flaw in Bitcoin’s code to create 184 billion Bitcoin. The bug was quickly corrected by Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The person behind the "value overflow incident" exploit remains unknown. Decrypt’s Art, Fashion, and Entertainment Hub. Discover SCENE There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin. We’re not too far off—around 18 and a half million Bitcoin are already in circulation. But on the 15th of August, 2010, that limit was des

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The SEC Is Crashing the Digital Stocks Party

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-22 21:20:28

For years, the promise of blockchain technology has captivated the financial world, hinting at a future where traditional assets are transformed into nimble, digital “tokens.” This vision, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce puts it, is “enchanting, but not magical.” She just sent a clear message to anyone hoping blockchain would free them from financial regulation: not so fast. Commissioner Peirce acknowledged the promise of tokenization, the process

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Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won’t.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-24 02:00:00

After Cloudflare started testing new features that would allow websites to block AI crawlers or require payment for scraping, the tech company immediately faced questions over the logistics of the plan. In particular, website owners and SEO experts wanted to know how Cloudflare planned to block Google's bot from scraping sites to fuel AI overviews without risking blocking the same bot from crawling for valuable search engine placements. Last week, a travel blogger raised questions about the bl

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Exploring the Complexity of Distributed Consensus Algorithms in Blockchain

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2026-01-25 10:00:45

Consensus in blockchain isn’t just a technical problem—it’s an intellectual minefield. You’ve got decentralized nodes spread across the globe, each operating under different assumptions, with varying latencies, incentives, and potential motivations, and yet they’re all expected to come to the same conclusion about the state of a distributed ledger. No central authority, no fallback mechanisms, no easy resets. Just code, cryptography, and coordination dancing on the edge of chaos. It’s beautiful

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ICEBlock app developer had ‘better watch out’ says US attorney general [U]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-31 22:44:46

White House condemnation of a free app has drawn substantial attention to it, helping ICEBlock become the most popular social networking app in the App Store, beating out apps like X and Instagram. ICEBlock alerts people to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area, following a major immigration crackdown by the White House. Update: The US attorney general has said the app’s developer “had better watch out” – see end of the piece … While the ICE operation is s

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Robinhood Wants to Redo Wall Street on the Blockchain

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-31 12:27:24

Robinhood, the company behind one of the most popular trading apps for everyday investors, just revealed a sweeping new vision for the future of finance. And its bold plan seems to leave traditional Wall Street institutions behind. The company announced a daring set of new products this week from Cannes, France. These offerings are designed to move traditional financial assets, like company stocks, investment funds (ETFs), and even complex trading tools called derivatives, entirely onto the blo

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Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-02-04 11:06:17

A spokesperson using ICE's general press email referred WIRED to a statement issued by acting director Todd M. Lyons on June 30, but did not provide further comment. The White House did not immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment. In the statement, Lyons called CNN’s coverage of the app “reckless and irresponsible.” When reached for comment, Emily Kuhn, senior vice president of communications at CNN, pointed WIRED to a statement from the network saying that reporting on the existence

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Latest Tech News

How to check for bad blocks on a Linux PC hard drive (and why you shouldn't wait to do it)

uBlock Origin Lite has finally arrived for Safari - with one important caveat

Perplexity says Cloudflare's accusations of 'stealth' AI scraping are based on embarrassing errors

This favorite ad blocker finally comes to Safari - be sure you download the right one

Perplexity is sneaking onto websites to scrape blocked content, says Cloudflare

Can you block it? A simple Ad Block Tester

uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

Microsoft to disable Excel workbook links to blocked file types

U.S. senators introduce new pirate site blocking bill, "Block BEARD"

Linux PC acting up? How to check for bad blocks on a hard drive - before it's too late

Cash App opens up to Apple Pay and Google Pay with a group payment option

Fintech dystopia

This new AIO cooler packs more displays than your entire setup

Tech Companies Are Blocking Microsoft’s Creepy ‘Recall’ Feature

Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard

Block's stock pops on addition to S&P 500

Block shares soar 10% on entry into S&P 500

Stone blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria recovered from seafloor

Show HN: 0xDEAD//TYPE – A fast-paced typing shooter with retro vibes

Show HN: 0xDEAD//Type – A Fast-Paced Typing Shooter with Retro Vibes

Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites for UK Users

Block leads rebound in fintech stocks as analysts downplay JPMorgan data fee risk

A Company Tried to Put Real Estate on the Blockchain and Now It's Facing a Legal Disaster

The day someone created 184 billion Bitcoin (2020)

The SEC Is Crashing the Digital Stocks Party

Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won’t.

Exploring the Complexity of Distributed Consensus Algorithms in Blockchain

ICEBlock app developer had ‘better watch out’ says US attorney general [U]

Robinhood Wants to Redo Wall Street on the Blockchain

Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional

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