cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/22702031

California recently became the first state to ban deceptive sales of so-called "disappearing media."

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426 into law, protecting consumers of digital goods like books, movies, and video games from being duped into purchasing content without realizing access was only granted through a temporary license.

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/22666403

From the repo

A (somewhat opinionated) list of SQL tips and tricks that I've picked up over the years in my job as a data analyst.

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/22577290

Self-hosted photo and video management solution

Rockstar Games' servers have been under heavy fire from massive DDoS attacks in recent days, causing widespread login and connectivity issues for players of GTA Online. These attacks come in the wake of Rockstar’s recent implementation of BattlEye, a new anti-cheat system designed to crack down on in-game cheating, sparking backlash from a segment of the player base. Protesters, unhappy with the new system, have resorted to using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt the servers, escalating tensions between the gaming giant and its community.