[Link] A Super Speedy Lightweight Lossless Compression Algorithm

Read: 30/11/2021 hackaday.com

[Dominic Szablewski] was tinkering around with compressing RGB images, when he stumbled upon idea of how to make a simple lossless compression algorithm, resulting in the Quite OK Image Format, which seems to offer comparable file sizes to the PNG format but is so simple it runs up to 50 times faste

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[Link] We Tried the Viral TikTok Face Mask That Makes You Look Old

Read: 5/8/2021 www.vice.com

In our quest for glowing, youthful skin and hair, we’ve tried it all. We’ve consulted skin care savants, we’ve oiled our pubes, and we’ve spelunked through Sephora sales.

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[Link] Apple Introduces Parental Control Feature That Scans Messages for Nudity

Read: 5/8/2021 www.vice.com

Apple plans to introduce a new feature that would scan messages sent to and by child users of iPhones to determine if the images contain nudity, the company announced on Thursday. The move is a major development in the ongoing debate around privacy and the inspection of communications.

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