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Just wrote a note about a little gotcha with default values for destructured properties of parameter objects in JavaScript that has gotten me a few times:
https://codeberg.org/aral/gists/src/branch/ma…

gists/default-values-for-destructured-properties-of-parameter-objects-in-javascript.md at main
gists - A place for me to post and share small, self-contained code snippets.

How WhatsApp became the world's default communication app, including as a political propaganda tool, a business tool, and a private social network (Pranav Dixit/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/how-whatsapp-became-the-worlds-d…

How WhatsApp became the world’s default communication app | Engadget
Fifteen years after it was created, the messaging app runs the world..

Doppelt so hoch aufgelöst wie US-Vorbild: Chinas geologische Mondkarte als Atlas
Mit einem eigenen geologischen Mondatlas hat China die besten aus dem Rest der Welt übertroffen. Nun soll das Kartenwerk allgemein verfügbar gemacht werden.

This should have been the industry standard long ago. It is much better now than it was a decade ago, but it still happens way too often. I recently set up a new enterprise device with the default user/pass of admin:admin.
The UK ban on default bad passwords should benefit the globe.
https://

UK becomes first country to ban default bad passwords on IoT devices
Britain now has IoT hardware standards that ban weak or easily guessable default passwords such as “admin” or “12345." Manufacturers are also required to publish contact details so users can report bugs.

"How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting World’s Groundwater"
#Solar #SolarPower #Agriculture

How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting World’s Groundwater
Farmers in hot, arid regions are turning to low-cost solar pumps to irrigate their fields, eliminating the need for expensive fossil fuels and boosting crop production. But by allowing them to pump throughout the day, the new technology is drying up aquifers around the globe.

ADHD medications have doubled in the last decade – but other treatments can help too https://www.overcomecompulsivehoarding.co.uk/adhd-medications-have-doubled-in-the-last-decade-but-other-treatments-can-he…

The UK bans default guessable usernames and passwords for some IoT devices, to help avoid a situation like the 2016 Mirai botnet, the first country to do so (Alexander Martin/The Record)
https://therecord.media/united-kingdom-bans-defalt-passwords-iot-devi…

UK becomes first country to ban default bad passwords on IoT devices
Britain now has IoT hardware standards that ban weak or easily guessable default passwords such as “admin” or “12345." Manufacturers are also required to publish contact details so users can report bugs.

#Blom dipladenia

GitHub enables push protection by default for all public repositories to prevent accidental leaks of secrets like access tokens and API keys when pushing code (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu