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Apr 16, 2026

I’ve said for a long time: the tech world likes to reinvent magic every few years. It can be exciting, but it’s also really dangerous when we wave the wand, tell people not to worry about things behind the curtain, instead of taking time to explain, and educate everyone. Transparency is key.Magic can sometimes be very similar to snake oil. (apropos of nothing specific, just *gestures wildly* you know, everything, right now; no exact point, just talking half-formed ideas into the ether)

Apr 16, 2026

Attention all @bsidesprg attendees ⏰ EFF Director of Cybersecurity @evacide is keynoting the event next week on April 23! Learn more here: https://www.eff.org/event/bsides-prague

Apr 16, 2026

Republicans: Shut up about mental gymnastics, we do not do that.Also Republicans: The Pope is not a real Catholic.

Apr 16, 2026

Czy obserwujecie wzrost zainteresowania Fedi po padach Bluesky? Czy wracają na Tłitra?🤔

Apr 16, 2026

There are myriad ways that law enforcement can access the content or other metadata of push notifications. Let’s fix that. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/how-push-notifications-can-betray-your-privacy-and-what-do-about-it

Apr 16, 2026

Life isn't the movies: License plate readers and other surveillance systems sold as a way to catch killers end up being used to spy on protesters, write traffic tickets, and more. Learn more about this insidious phenomenon—called "mission creep"—EFF's EFFector podcast: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/selling-mass-surveillance-effector-387

Apr 16, 2026

Somewhere a guy who can barely afford rent in his studio apartment is losing his mind over this.

Apr 16, 2026

Now through May 4: get expert SYBEX certification prep ⏳ Pay what you want for this Humble book bundle and support EFF's fight for digital freedom. https://www.humblebundle.com/books/sybex-certification-prep-aws-cisco-comptia-and-more-wiley-books

Apr 16, 2026

The armed men reportedly evaded capture by escaping through the city’s sewer system. Archived version: archive.is/20260416172956/https://…/c05d216rj85o Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Apr 16, 2026

US President Donald Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, but lasting peace remains uncertain. Archived version: archive.is/…/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-agreement Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Apr 16, 2026

Respondents’ feelings about fighting for Ukraine were not as strong as their feelings about fighting for the United States or Israel.

Apr 16, 2026

Cookeville Regional Medical Center was targeted last year by the Rhysida ransomware group, which stole 500GB of data.

Apr 16, 2026

We’ve just wrapped up the Rapture Gauntlet event, where Exiles competed against each other to face some of Wraeclast’s most challenging content to claim bounties! Check out some statistics from the event below. These stats do not include the final day of the event. Character Class Pick Rate and Act Completion Rate First, we have two tables showing class pick rates and act completion rates for each class. Base Class % of Total Characters Act 1 Completion Rate Act 2 Completion Rate Act 3 Completion Rate Act 4 Completion Rate Act 5 Completion Rate Templar 28.10% 12.14% 9.30% 8.54% 7.14% 6.67% Marauder 18.65% 12.65% 9.56% 8.46% 5.89% 5.35% Duelist 17.73% 23.85% 15.58% 13.55% 8.17% 7.38% Ranger 16.62% 5.58% 3.29% 2.73% 1.40% 1.25% Witch 11.02% 13.78% 9.60% 8.38% 5.77% 5.12% Shadow 4.56% 13.28% 8.41% 7.23% 3.90% 3.50% Scion 3.32% 13.07% 8.42% 7.33% 4.58% 4.13% Base Class Act 6 Completion Rate Act 7 Completion Rate Act 8 Completion Rate Act 9 Completion Rate Act 10 Completion Rate Templar 5.15% 4.76% 4.43% 4.00% 3.34% Marauder 3.84% 3.42% 3.02% 2.22% 1.54% Duelist 5.48% 4.99% 4.62% 3.97% 2.81% Ranger 0.82% 0.73% 0.63% 0.44% 0.27% Witch 3.50% 3.06% 2.77% 2.33% 1.76% Shadow 2.32% 1.95% 1.70% 1.28% 0.88% Scion 2.77% 2.38% 2.10% 1.69% 1.22% Endgame Boss Lethality Next up, we have the number of instances that were created for each endgame boss, and that rate at which players died in those instances. Note that a player not dying in an instance doesn’t necessarily mean they completed the encounter. Boss # Instances Death Rate Incarnation of Dread 28 29% Quest Incarnation of Neglect 201 23% Quest Exarch 335 20% The Feared 5 20% Black Star 6 17% Shaper 133 16% Quest Incarnation of Fear 85 16% Maven 106 9% Quest Incarnation of Dread 69 9% Exarch 44 9% Quest Eater 359 7% Quest Infinite Hunger 969 6% Uber Elder 18 6% Incarnation of Neglect 17 6% Quest Black Star 882 4% Elder 142 2% Eater 79 1% Infinite Hunger 320 0% Incarnation of Fear 15 0% Uber Shaper 2 0% Uber Eater 1 0% Uber Uber Elder 1 0% Uber Maven 1 0% Uber Exarch 1 0% Deadliest Monster by Campaign Act This table shows the monster in each Act of the Campaign responsible for the most player character deaths. Act Enemy Player Character Deaths 1 Hillock 96899 2 Vaal Oversoul 6194 3 The Conqueror Wurm 263 4 Doedre Darktongue 1475 5 Kitava, the Insatiable 369 6 Tsoagoth, The Brine King 752 7 Arakaali, Spinner of Shadows 137 8 Doedre the Vile 76 9 The Depraved Trinity 316 10 The Trialmaster 528 Fastest Campaign Runs from Leaguestart This table shows the fastest times to complete the campaign from the start of the league, defined as any character created within 1.5 hours of the event starting. Campaign Duration counts any time spent in campaign areas before entering Karui Shores, including Vaal Side Areas. It does not count load time or time spent in hideouts. Account Character Base Class Start Time (UTC) Campaign Duration (Hours) Finish Level chewtoyy#4873 Chewiixo Ranger 2026-04-08 21:33:26 3.9169 71 Ben_#4007 Ben_hweunvawv Marauder 2026-04-08 22:05:43 3.9511 71 12gido#5261 gidoQuest Marauder 2026-04-08 21:55:38 4.1875 71 artemzor#6678 Coached_By_Dub_ok Marauder 2026-04-08 21:33:21 4.275 71 nickexile11#5507 imexilereworkrogue Marauder 2026-04-08 21:40:03 4.3108 71 catpost#7742 CATPOST_A Scion 2026-04-08 21:45:54 4.8331 70 DrDexxer#6459 DrDexxer_Copy_CatR Marauder 2026-04-08 21:35:22 4.9458 69 allexpleblord#4962 Allex_mrrrp Marauder 2026-04-08 21:55:19 4.9708 72 BlueWolfDragon#6597 kaz_cutedogenjoyer Marauder 2026-04-08 22:07:58 5.1633 72 Kiom#6602 DontDoStupidShit Marauder 2026-04-08 21:46:49 5.2136 72 driz#9385 Driz_GauntletNewbie Duelist 2026-04-08 21:34:06 5.2708 71 Tuadh#4147 TuadhTwo Ranger 2026-04-08 21:32:50 5.2822 71 squirmysquiggle#5460 phillipwei_Rapture Marauder 2026-04-08 22:05:58 5.3633 70 CaptainLance9#7822 RealGauntletLance Templar 2026-04-08 21:37:03 5.3656 71 Zlage#2584 Zlayge_TwoPaak Witch 2026-04-08 21:42:03 5.52 73 Jezie#4328 badberserker Duelist 2026-04-08 21:58:18 5.5297 75 NotBuddy#7529 buddybla Marauder 2026-04-08 22:29:37 5.5381 74 Sarge2#0184 sargetwo_alkLMAOO Marauder 2026-04-08 22:05:43 5.6019 74 Singularity743#4666 Singu_blue_harvest Templar 2026-04-08 22:07:13 5.6358 70 sbb_poe#1237 sbb_csual Marauder 2026-04-08 22:35:54 5.6506 73 aer0plane#4647 Plane_divineshrine Templar 2026-04-08 21:43:10 5.7839 73 soul1027#7002 Soul_ABOBAMINATION Templar 2026-04-08 22:06:04 5.8081 71 visionpepela#5207 xasdasdasd Duelist 2026-04-08 22:16:34 5.8764 86 CARNDARAK#3163 cArn_NoPracGauntlet Duelist 2026-04-08 21:56:32 5.9444 72 mackinho#3377 MMMkrker Scion 2026-04-08 22:08:44 6.0014 70 Fastest Campaign Runs Overall Here we have the fastest times to complete the campaign, regardless of when the character was created. Account Character Base Class Start Time (UTC) Campaign Duration (Hours) Finish Level Ben_#4007 uneawiubeabwui Marauder 2026-04-13 5:28:02 2.9303 70 BlueWolfDragon#6597 KAZ_SOULRENDPLEASE Witch 2026-04-14 15:24:26 3.1842 67 nickexile11#5507 imxilerolledbppain Marauder 2026-04-14 7:36:02 3.1922 68 Ben_#4007 Ben_Ass Shadow 2026-04-13 21:37:51 3.2383 71 Moritz269#6211 Moritz_chillguy Marauder 2026-04-12 6:18:16 3.3164 70 allexpleblord#4962 Allex_jackass Witch 2026-04-11 3:41:36 3.3481 68 Kiom#6602 avsfdbasfbgdv Marauder 2026-04-13 11:16:18 3.3525 67 Jezie#4328 nightmaremapfarmertwo Shadow 2026-04-13 16:58:13 3.3525 72 BlueWolfDragon#6597 kaz_soulrendNOMIRAGE Witch 2026-04-13 19:38:36 3.4203 82 heygyus#0416 ResurrectLightWork Ranger 2026-04-12 16:29:16 3.6353 70 12gido#5261 gidoIdit Marauder 2026-04-09 20:10:57 3.6394 68 Zlage#2584 Zlayge_NoMissPlay Witch 2026-04-11 10:43:09 3.6692 67 Lohock#1361 bozoturtle Marauder 2026-04-13 14:52:43 3.675 67 Singularity743#4666 GOAGAINE_ Templar 2026-04-13 21:56:36 3.6811 65 12gido#5261 absoluteidit Scion 2026-04-11 14:02:37 3.7931 70 Crag_The_Hack#5172 WorstToWalkWraeclast Shadow 2026-04-11 23:23:59 3.8267 84 NotBuddy#7529 buddyalkLFG Marauder 2026-04-14 7:46:23 3.8333 72 IKatsuyaI#6502 DodgeExarchBalls Marauder 2026-04-13 15:38:50 3.8539 70 chewtoyy#4873 Chewiixo Ranger 2026-04-08 21:33:26 3.9169 71 radsorz#1129 hsbcvbsdg Templar 2026-04-12 16:34:04 3.9272 67 Ben_#4007 Ben_hweunvawv Marauder 2026-04-08 22:05:43 3.9511 71 soul1027#7002 Soul_ABOBA Templar 2026-04-14 2:31:05 3.9642 68 Kiom#6602 DontDoStupidShit Marauder 2026-04-09 19:24:49 4.0025 70 Comm4nderX4nder#3468 Crunchy_fivedaysleft Duelist 2026-04-10 3:54:58 4.0186 67 Tashafa#5679 LiterallyShitMyself Duelist 2026-04-14 13:09:02 4.0258 69

Apr 16, 2026

Please promise me you will never pet a pomeranian.

Apr 16, 2026

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116414731050255761We're live NOW! Join us at https://livestream.eff.org

Apr 16, 2026

She means it too, I can see it in her eyes.

Apr 16, 2026

Today's Low Quality Ad is for this Protect Our Forests Patch. Ah, the unrivaled beauty of our forests. They are one of the few pristine, untouched miracles of Mother Nature where lovely plants blossom and majestic animals roam......that bear is taking a shit, isn't it?https://collabs.shop/flx5rx

Apr 16, 2026

Podobno ten pad bsky to przez "AI" i vibe coding.Wcześniejsze sukcesy też przez / dzięki temu.No więc teraz zamiast "beta quality" (google(tm)) będzie "vibe coded quality"? 🤔 😉 Btw, na EuroSky (pds w Europie) można już normalnie zakładać konta, uruchomili osobny "portal" #bsky" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://portal.eurosky.tech#bsky #ai #EuroSky

Apr 16, 2026

Bluesky dzisiaj wcześniej umarło, teraz ledwo zipie i wali błędami co chwilę.Moje konto na pds EuroSky.social oraz na infrastrukturze AppView od BlackSky (niezależnej) działało cały czas.Ciekawym, czy po padzie sieć at się zsynchronizuje?#Eurosky #BlackSky #BlueSky #ATproto

Apr 16, 2026

Governments use internet shutdowns to isolate millions, silence dissent, and hide human rights abuses. EFF and Amnesty International are going live TODAY at 9 am PT to discuss how journalists, emergency responders, and ordinary people can stay connected. https://www.eff.org/event/effecting-change-cant-stop-signal