computer programming
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This Malware-Laced Mario Fan Game Will Turn Your Computer Into an Unwitting Crypto Miner
There’s an old rule that everybody on the internet is supposed to abide by: don’t download random shit. Seems easy enough, right? Unfortunately, as often as folks may hear this, many just can’t seem to get it through their heads. Case in point: security researchers recently revealed that a trojanized version of Mario Forever is…
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An Open-Source Developer Just Caused a Whole Lot of Chaos by Nuking Two of His Own Apps
The eccentric developer behind two immensely popular open-source NPM coding libraries recently corrupted them both with a series of bizarre updates — a decision that has led to the bricking of droves of projects that relied upon them for support.
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The Medium Blends Paranormal Activity, The Exorcist, and Its Own Particular Terrors
Horror movies that offer genuine surprises and jaw-dropping shocks can be hard to come by. The Medium, a Thai-Korean production that arrived on Shudder last week, is one of those movies you’re best not knowing much about when you sit down to watch — but suffice to say it has both of those sought-after qualities…
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Ted Lasso Actor Brett Goldstein Bravely Breaks Silence: “I Am a Human Man”
Speaking out for the first time amid a maelstrom of speculation that he is a CGI character, Ted Lasso actor Brett Goldstein took to Instagram on Thursday to confirm that he is a “normal human man” who does “normal human basic things, like rendering and buffering and transferring data.”