Daily Tech News 20 August 2023

• What is real and what is not in TikTok's mental illness plague? (The Verge)
  
  What is the difference between someone pretending to be mentally ill for the social benefits and someone who is actually mentally ill?

  It was TikTok, in Robinson's eyes, that was driving the sudden rise in pediatric DID referrals. "It's possible that social media is revealing new ways for individuals with genuine DID to express themselves," he said in his lecture. But he also issued a warning: "however, it's also very possible that social media and internet trends are contributing to increased DID claims that are not genuine." That is, people claiming to have DID might be mistaken, confused, or simply faking it.

  As a licensed professional, Dr Robinson is required by law never to give a straight answer.
  
  As a licensed unprofessional, on the other hand, I can tell you this: Everyone on TikTok is faking being crazy for social credit points.
  
  If you want to find people who are legitimately mentally ill, check the bios on Twitter.

  He started with a clip of a rainbow-haired DID system purchasing a personalized cake to celebrate their official DID diagnosis, something Robinson thought was "surprising," as it contrasted with the typically "hidden" nature of the disorder. He shared footage of a system cycling through eight elaborate neon outfits - complete with wigs and cat-like paws - attributed to their different alters, "overt changes" of appearance that Robinson felt were "not characteristic" of the DID patients clinicians see each day.

  Thanks doc, and no shit. Identity disorders don't come with complimentary wardrobes. These are adult-sized children who want to live in cartoon world.

• Why do old books smell so good? (Science Switch)
  
  Bacon. They're made of bacon.
  
  
  
• AMD is reportedly preparing a $299 RX 6750 GRE model to compete with the 4060 Ti at the price of the 4060. (Tom's Hardware)
  
  Good. The 6700 / 6750 family are still strong options given the lackluster offerings in the latest generation.
  
  
  
• Intel meanwhile keeps improving the drivers for its own graphics cards. (Hot Hardware)
  
  These are also becoming a viable option.
  
  
  
• A look - literally - at Samsung's 256TB SSD. (Serve the Home)
  
  It's not small.
  
  
  
• Those fancy blue-light blocking glasses are a useless gimmick. (New Atlas)
  
  Which should be obvious, because if they actually blocked a significant proportion of blue light, everything would turn yellow when you put them on.
  
  
  
• Cellebrite - the phone hacking tool company - tells its customers, which is to say cops, that they have to keep the tools and their use of those tools secret. (Tech Crunch)

  In a leaked training video for law enforcement customers that was obtained by TechCrunch, a senior Cellebrite employee tells customers that "ultimately, you've extracted the data, it's the data that solves the crime, how you got in, let's try to keep that as hush hush as possible."

  Yeah, that's illegal.

  Cellebrite spokesperson Victor Cooper said in an email to TechCrunch that the company "is committed to support ethical law enforcement. Our tools are designed for lawful use, with the utmost respect for the chain of custody and judicial process."

  Sure, Jan.

  When asked whether Cellebrite would change the content of its training, the spokesperson did not respond.

  I am shocked, shocked, to find a phone hacking company acting shady.  

posted by Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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