For those experiencing the desperation of drought, this piece captures that feeling in a raw, primal way.

(Warning: Extreme dynamic range; possibly shocking vocal production.)

Veljo Tormis - Pikse litaania (Litany to Thunder)
Estonian National Male Choir
https://youtu.be/IfLaRxkCuHc

Translation:
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/pikse-litaania-litany-thunder.html

#cosomusic
#cosochoral
#cosoclasscal

Want some synthwave with your hardcore rap?

Run the Jewels - Never Look Back

https://youtu.be/ryPh7321H6U

#cosomusic

FTR, Sara is playing a *digital* piano here, which shows you just how good those have gotten. I can't quite tell if it's a Yamaha or Roland.

If anyone cares, Roland is the current king of digital pianos in my opinion, both in action and sound.

This is one of those instances where the cover is better than the original. Absolutely breathtaking. Elton himself said that no one else needs to bother covering the song after he heard this.

Sara Bareilles - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Live from Atlanta)
https://youtu.be/Ozd2ja7mAgM

#cosomusic

People are losing more money to scammers than ever before.
Here's how to keep yourself safe.

https://apnews.com/article/scams-phishing-robocalls-facebook-marketplace-291255fc54f4bef161cb6155af562d96

#cososec

Looking for a great encrypted messenger that protects your privacy far better than Signal?

SimpleX Chat is what you're looking for. Several of us here have been using it for months. Highly recommended.

https://simplex.chat

#cososec

^ I use Cromite on Android, a hardened fork of Chrome (in the same way LibreWolf is a hardened fork of FireFox).

https://github.com/uazo/cromite

^ If you follow the site below, you would have seen this coming for a while:
https://privacytests.org/

...which is one reason why my preferred browser has been LibreWolf for a while now.

$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘Incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial / Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denied Google’s push for a summary judgment in a lawsuit over the way it tracked internet activity even after users switched to ‘Incognito mode.’

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/7/23823878/google-privacy-tracking-incognito-mode-lawsuit-summary-judgment-denied

#cososec

@rootsecdev
Welcome! It's good to see you here.
#cososec has a lot of content that may interest you.

Did you ever think about how posting current weather conditions could potentially reveal a lot about your location? This probably isn't a concern for most people, but if you are trying to remain anonymous online this could compromise you.

#cososec #osint

Boo and hiss, PayPal. 🤬

PayPal becomes first major fintech to launch dollar-backed stablecoin

https://www.reuters.com/technology/paypal-launches-stablecoin-crypto-push-2023-08-07/

I posted earlier today (mistakenly) about Amazon being down. It turns out one of my network filter lists had updated and was causing my problem. Checked my #pi-hole logs, and it was blocking:

www.amazon.com
and
unagi-na.amazon.com

The first was obvious, but the second must be part of their regional CDN or something. Not sure why those domains were put on an ad filter list.

Anyway, lesson learned.
Always check your filters first, kids.

#InfosecFail
#cososec

@Render
Not sure your can answer this, but it's been on my mind: Once the Russians are totally kicked out of #Ukraine, how will all of the stolen citizens be liberated from the camps? Even more difficult, there are thousands of children that were placed with Russian families.

I feel like no one talks about these victims anymore.

Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features worth up to $15,000

A group of hackers have exposed an exploit that can unlock Tesla’s software-locked features worth up to $15,000.

Free heated seats and Full Self-Driving package, anyone?

https://electrek.co/2023/08/03/hackers-manage-unlock-tesla-software-locked-features/

#cososec