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[Mr. Carlson] Fixes a Fridge

A dead refrigerator is an occurrence determined to frustrate any homeowner. First there’s the discovery of hundreds of dollars in spoiled food, and then the cost of a repair call and the delay of the inevitable wait for parts. It’s clear to see why a hacker like [Mr. Carlson] would seek another way. Now, normally

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TiVo confirms it is planning to place pre-roll video ads before DVR recordings for all customers, even those with a lifetime subscription plan (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Chris Welch / The Verge: TiVo confirms it is planning to place pre-roll video ads before DVR recordings for all customers, even those with a lifetime subscription plan  —  Rolling out to TiVo’s current devices over the next 90 days  —  So much for it being an early, experimental test. TiVo confirms it is planning

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Sources: many Airbnb employees are frustrated they can't sell company stock; to compensate, management has offered more perks to keep longtime employees happy (Erin Griffith/New York Times)

Erin Griffith / New York Times: Sources: many Airbnb employees are frustrated they can’t sell company stock; to compensate, management has offered more perks to keep longtime employees happy  —  Tension has grown among a 6,000-person work force as it waits to sell company shares, people with knowledge of the situation said. Sources: many Airbnb

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A look at Sign in with Apple, which is available for users with iOS 13 for a small number of apps including Nike, Instacart, Bird, and Kayak (Joanna Stern/Wall Street Journal)

Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: A look at Sign in with Apple, which is available for users with iOS 13 for a small number of apps including Nike, Instacart, Bird, and Kayak  —  Apple wants its new password killer to cut your dependency on Facebook and Google—if you can find it in the apps

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Profile of Adrian Lamo, a famous hacker in the early 2000s who died mysteriously in 2018 and was decried by the hacking community for turning in Chelsea Manning (Dina Temple-Raston/NPR)

Dina Temple-Raston / NPR: Profile of Adrian Lamo, a famous hacker in the early 2000s who died mysteriously in 2018 and was decried by the hacking community for turning in Chelsea Manning  —  Toggle more options  —  Debbie Scroggin and her husband live at the end of a series of gravel roads in a lonesome

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