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Published on: 31/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Charlotte Goh received a call from someone claiming to be an officer with Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency. The caller told Goh that her number was linked to a scam targeting Malaysians. Over two hours, Goh shared personal details such as her name and identification number. Goh hesitated to disclose her exact bank details. Singapore, one of the world’s wealthiest and internet-savvy countries, has become a prime target for global scammers. In the first half of 2024, reports of scams hit a record high of 26,587, with losses topping $284m. To combat this, the government has turned to unprecedented measures. Under the Protection from Scams Bill, designated officers can order banks to block an individual’s transactions if they have reason to believe they intend to transfer funds. "Because we really should think a lot further and ask who is going to protect the individual from the State as well as the State" the government is rolling out a range measures to enhance public security. Other recent laws reflect efforts to address misinformation and external influence. Theseira said the government’s anti-scam legislation reflects the steep economic and social costs of fraud in the city-state. Individuals also have the right to appeal restriction orders, which initially last for 30 days. The law could appear intrusive to outsiders, but Singaporeans widely expect the government to take an active role in overseeing the welfare and wellbeing of the public. Singapore’s general elections, scheduled to take place by November, come amid growing discontent over housing affordability, rising living costs, income inequality, increasing polarisation and perceived restrictions on dissent in civil society. The NUS’s Tan said it was unlikely the anti-scam law would set a global precedent in an era of growing distrust in politicians and government.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SappyGilmore on 2025-01-31 03:25:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Chef Boyardee's canned Ravioli kept WWII soldiers fed and he became the largest supplier of rations during the war. When American soldiers started heading to Europe to fight, Hector Boiardi and brothers Paul and Mario decided to keep the factory open 24/7 in order to produce enough meals

But a dozen brown, large, grade A eggs can be had for less than $5.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/21371521

And I dont know what the fuck to do with it, any ideas would be greatly appreciated

Thank you all for the suggestions, I'm significantly less stressed about my impulse cabbage purchase now

They just namecall, snub them and say they’re virtue signalling.

I of course encouraged the wise folks and thanked them for considering the alternatives. Hopefully they will ignore the noise and follow their morals.

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The original was posted on /r/pcmasterrace by /u/karvus89 on 2025-01-31 02:48:17+00:00.

Man, I really miss EVGA. Back in 2020, their GPU queue system was honestly one of the best things to come out of the RTX 30-series madness. Instead of battling scalpers and bots every drop, you just signed up, got in line, and waited your turn. No stress, no constant refreshing, no getting cart-jacked in 0.2 seconds.

They’d send you an email when your card was ready, and you had like 8 hours to buy it—plenty of time. Plus, they actually limited it to one per account, so scalpers couldn’t just scoop everything up. It wasn’t perfect (the wait times were still brutal), but compared to the chaos everywhere else, it felt fair.

Now that EVGA is out of the GPU game, I can’t help but miss how they did things. No other company really does it like that anymore.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Jan. 25 criticized Ukraine's decision to give up its nuclear weapons in the 1990s without receiving strong security guarantees in return.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250131020631/https://kyivindependent.com/stupid-illogical-zelensky-blasts-ukraine-relinquishing-nuclear-arms-without-strong-security-guarantees/

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