slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@mheadd Should also underline that this is in a purely personal capacity and is something I've been doing since before I joined MSFT. I really, really, really want your website not to suck. That's the whole deal.
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Since some new #civictech folks have followed today (thanks @mheadd!), wanted to re-up my offer of free performance consulting and guidance for public sector teams.
Mastodon DMs are open and my email info is here:
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BrianJopek@mastodon.world ("Brian Jopek") wrote:
Something from the executive editor of the American conservative magazine The National Review, founded by conservative journalist William F. Buckley, Jr., in 1955 and who was really no fan of tRump.
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rbreich@masto.ai ("Robert Reich") wrote:
Trump claims he will “make home ownership attainable for average Americans.”
How?
Kamala Harris has a policy plan for this. Trump does not.
The Biden-Harris Admin is also suing to stop price-fixing by shady landlords.
Trump IS a shady landlord.
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
oliphant@oliphant.social ("Oliphantom Menace") wrote:
Reading this shit about Threads but I didn't expect to start laughing at this hilarious shit.
Better, says Michael Firth, to have a single empire run by a single sadmin with a grudge to bear.
"...some Mastodon server operators have preemptively blocked Threads, so their users can't interact with the Meta-run social network and vice versa."
And that is why Twitter/X will never be topped. There are too many little empires run by sadmins with a grudge to bear.][6] ([remote][7])
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
politidope@threads.net ("Matt Rogers") wrote:
FOX NEWS 🗞️: “Arizona and Nevada will have ballot initiatives on abortion rights this November. The surveys show three-quarters of voters in each state will vote yes. That includes at least half of Republicans (50% in Arizona and 54% in Nevada). Among the only ones against the initiatives are self-defined ‘very’ conservative.”
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“the officer accidentally shot himself while retrieving a firearm that was discarded down a storm drain by a suspect his unit was chasing” - WTOP News
https://wtop.com/dc/2024/08/police-officer-shot-in-northeast-dc/
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
💪🏼Via Kyle Griffin:
President #Biden just announced his 54th round of nominees for federal judicial positions — bringing the number of announced federal judicial nominees to 257.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
the emphasis on "retail politics" by Harris/Walz is in marked contrast to the "wholesale" approach of Trump/Vance, and I think Harris is making the right choice of focus.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
the RNC is focused on preparing to attack election results, while the DNC is focused on get-out-the-vote. Trump continues to focus on doing large events with friendly crowds, while Harris & Walz shift to doing appearances at high schools in places like Hinesville GA (home of Ft Swampy). Trump is training up 18k "super volunteers" to contact folks, while Harris picked up 180k new volunteers in one day.
I think the Trump electioneering boat is beginning to founder on shoals of rationality.
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
redoak@social.coop ("Red Oak") wrote:
It's Wednesday. My dude:
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
knittingknots2@mstdn.social ("Sue Stone") wrote:
""Harris is up by 1 percentage point in Arizona and by 2 points in Georgia and Nevada, while Trump is ahead by 1 point in North Carolina. All are within the margin of sampling error," Fox News reported.
That's a marked change since past surveys by the outlet showed Biden trailing Trump in each of the states by 5 or 6 points."
Push him back some more!
https://www.rawstory.com/fox-news-poll/
#HarrisWalz #Harris #KamalaHarris2024 #Harris2024 #HarrisWalz2024
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
even Fox News sees the shift under way:
https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-harris-closes-gap-trump-sun-belt-states
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lorenzofb@infosec.exchange ("Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai") wrote:
Worth re-sharing this blog by a zero-day developer who criticized Google for burning a Western counter-terrorism operation, arguing that not all zero-days — and not all the APTs using them — are equal.
https://poppopret.org/2024/06/24/google-stop-burning-counterterrorism-operations/
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Lazy question— can I set up #MarsEdit to publish to my #11ty based blog via GitHub?
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
How will Blue Maga explain this one away? I wait with bated breath.
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/27/kamala-harris-flip-flops-border-wall
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
I'm hiring!
Are you an SRE/Data Engineer looking to make a difference in the non profit tech space? Does helping support Wikipedia excite you?
We're growing/evolving our analytics infrastructure and need your help!
This role joins a small (2-person, will be 3) SRE team within a larger "full stack" engineering team that maintains our own isolated on-prem infrastructure for industry-leading donor privacy and PCI compliance reasons.
Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
It is worth noting, too, that the primary policy directive governing how federal agencies build and manage digital services and websites (OMB Memo M-23-22) includes provisions which specifically direct agencies to optimize web site performance, and to consider users on older devices and who have suboptimal bandwidth.
So the policy foundation for improvements exists, now to get agencies to adhere to it.
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Here's the thing:
All my most popular work are more "hopeful" in tone.
Here's the other thing:
That is VERY hard for me to do with any real consistency because I am not hopeful.
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
What a wild coincidence all the things I personally dislike also happen to be objectively wrong and bad.
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
This setting, in Apple Music, and in lieu of any EQ settings, is peak Apple.
What does it do? No way to know. It's a total black box. You don't get actual control over the highs and lows or anything like that.
You just get a vague little slider that performs some unknown function, because you can't handle the truth, you simpleton.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
The rules have changed since 1872, but they're still just as authoritarian and unconscionable. Whenever they try to control women's wombs, it's just horrible.
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cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:
Liz FUCKING Truss thought it was appropriate to fix a hole in the public accounts by CANCELLING ALL NHS CANCER CARE TO SAVE MONEY?!?
Jesus, Jonathan Swift must be spinning in his grave fast enough to energize the national grid.
https://mastodonapp.uk/@TJ1001/113035650838374305
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
truth:
“Millions of Americans were reportedly furious on Tuesday after being cruelly reminded of Tulsi Gabbard’s existence.
While millions more struggled to remember who Gabbard was, those who could place her were irate that Donald J. Trump had chosen to jog their memory in such a brutal manner.”
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/nation-cruelly-reminded-of-existence
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Oh, hey, Stanford? What's wrong with you?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/28/stanfords-red-wedding/
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
virtualwolf@aus.social ("VirtualWolf") wrote:
Holy shit, the Rijksmuseum used a 100MP Hasselblad camera to take almost eight and a half THOUSAND photos of the whole of Rembrandt's The Night Watch, for a total image size of 717 GIGAPIXELS. 😳
It's on their website as a zoomable image and you can zoom in so far you can see the individual cracks in the paint: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/operation-night-watch/story/ultra-high-resolution-photo
Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
JenYetAgain@beige.party ("Jennifer Trouble") wrote:
[mortal kombat voice]
Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
frontenddogma@mas.to ("Frontend Dogma") wrote:
AI Paradox, by @j9t [@frontenddogma]:
Considering that YouTube has roughly 18 years of watch history recorded on my account, its recommendations are... shockingly bland and generic. Imagine what you could do with all this data and a bit of clever collaborative filtering 🤔
Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
HailsandAles@metalhead.club ("Chris Fletch :pentagram:") wrote:
If you ask me, that’s way too many shows
Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
mwichary@mastodon.online ("Marcin Wichary") wrote:
This font (and site) are so, so good! You don’t often see a pixel font with old-style numerals. https://departuremono.com/
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
OMG, what slimebags:
"...the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried... Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members would be authorized to take photographs or film in the area, known as Section 60... campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source."
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/27/nx-s1-5091154/trump-arlington-cemetery
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Sometimes you gotta post that one draft that shouldn't see that light of day
isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Hey Internet! Looking to replace my old ~20 year old thermostat in the house. Please suggest something that's not too smart, meaning would work without connecting to the Internet?
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
There's nothing better than the hug you get when your kid's excited to see you.
Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
bascule@mas.to ("Tony Arcieri 🌹🦀") wrote:
Zuck, purveyor of COVID-19 misinformation who thinks Trump is “badass”, whines it was wrong for the Biden administration to criticize his company for spreading COVID-19 misinformation.
It’s yet another case of a social media operator complaining their “free speech”rights are being violated simply because they’re being criticized.
Free speech is not freedom from criticism: quite the opposite.
Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
davatron5000 ("Dave Rupert") wrote:
There's no replacement for actually using your product.
Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
kissane@mas.to ("Erin Kissane") wrote:
I think one of the hard things about fedi, culturally, is that a whole lot (most??) of us are here because we are refusers of norms. And which norms and which levels of refusal differ.
So even if you’re at the 80th to 99th percentile of resistance to corporate social media OR mainstream party politics OR mainstream journalism OR cars OR the normalization of repeat covid infections, there will always be people popping up to tell you that by not being completely pure, you’re killing everyone.
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Talk about going the extra mile for my vote. Is this what living in a swing state is like?
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@natogreen This, honestly, is going the extra mile for my vote. Is this what living in a swing state is like?
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
coreyspowell ("Corey S Powell") wrote:
This gorgeous new JWST image hides an intriguing secret: A nest of free-floating or "rogue" planets.
They are similar in mass to other giant planets but they apparently formed on their own, without any parent star.
What should we even call such things?
https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/08/27/rogue-worlds-james-webb-space-telescope/ #science #space #astronomy #NASA #nature
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
My black widows are undergoing runaway population growth, and are clearly resorting to cannibalism. Yikes.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/27/meats-back-on-the-menu-boys/
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
They aren't even keeping up with the most insistently requested developer features:
https://microsoftedge.github.io/TopDeveloperNeeds/
...and important stuff is totally broken:
https://webventures.rejh.nl/blog/2024/web-push-ios-one-year/
Anyway, this is why you should get involved with @owa. Apple shouldn't get away with putting the web in the corner just because it likes money and hates competition.
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Deciding to underinvest and, therefore, suck is just a business choice. Deciding to suck *while preventing all competition* is a totally different kettle of fish.
Until Apple is forced to allow engine competition, you absolutely do not have to hand it to them.
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Y'all, you don't have to be grateful when Apple (finally) implements something in Safari. As long as they're preventing all real competition on iOS *and* taking $20+BN/yr from the web, the absolute *minimum* we should expect is that iOS web browsers are the safest, most capable, responsive, and high-performance for every use-case.
It's been a dozen years since that was even occasionally true.
nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
Now also in blog post format: https://nadim.computer/posts/2024-08-27-lebourget.html
nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
Meredith Whittaker at Le Bourget: A Short Story
The fluorescent lights of Le Bourget airport's private terminal flickered as Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal, made her way through the arrivals area. Her mind was still buzzing from the cybersecurity conference in Brussels, where she had engaged in numerous conversations about the future of digital privacy in Europe.
As she approached the exit, two plainclothes officers stepped forward, their badges glinting under the harsh lighting. "Madame Whittaker, please come with us," one of them said, his tone leaving no room for argument.
Bewildered, Whittaker complied, her mind racing through potential scenarios. Had there been a security breach at Signal? Was this about her recent criticisms of EU privacy policies?
In a small, windowless room within the airport's security wing, Whittaker found herself seated across from a stern-faced detective. "Madame Whittaker," he began, his voice steady, "you are being detained as part of an ongoing investigation. I will now read the charges against you."
The detective proceeded to list a series of allegations: complicity in enabling illegal transactions, refusal to comply with lawful interception requests, and facilitation of criminal activities through Signal's encrypted platform.
As the charges were read, Whittaker's expression remained neutral. She thought back to the legends of cryptography and digital privacy - Phil Zimmermann's stand for PGP, Moxie Marlinspike's unwavering commitment to Signal's principles. For a moment, she imagined herself joining their ranks, becoming a martyr for the cause of digital privacy.
But as quickly as the thought arose, it was replaced by a more pragmatic assessment. Whittaker had spent years cultivating her reputation as a tech policy expert, carefully positioning herself at the intersection of industry and governance. A prolonged legal battle or, worse, imprisonment, would derail everything she had worked for.
Her recent networking efforts in Brussels came to mind. There had been hints of potential advisory roles within EU tech policy circles, opportunities that could shape the future of digital regulation. Those doors would slam shut if she became embroiled in a high-profile legal case.
As the detective concluded reading the charges, Whittaker took a deep breath. "I understand the seriousness of these allegations," she said, her voice calm and measured. "However, I believe there's been a misunderstanding. Signal has always strived to operate within legal frameworks while protecting user privacy."
The detective leaned forward. "Then you'll have no objection to collaborating with us on enforcing appropriate content moderation in Signal?"
Whittaker paused, weighing her words carefully. "Signal's architecture is designed to prevent even us from accessing user data," she explained. "However, I'm open to discussing alternative solutions that could address your concerns without compromising our core principles."
What if Signal were to exit the EU market entirely? It would be a bold move, one that could be framed as a principled stand against overreaching regulations. The tech community would laud her as a defender of privacy, while simultaneously removing the immediate legal pressure she faced.
Moreover, such a decision would position her as a key figure in the ongoing debate about digital sovereignty and the future of the internet. It could open up new avenues for her career, perhaps even paving the way for high-level policy roles where she could influence the shape of future regulations.
"I'd like to propose a different approach," Whittaker said, her confidence growing. "What if Signal were to cease operations within the EU? This would address your immediate concerns while allowing us to maintain our global commitment to user privacy."
The detective's eyebrows raised slightly, the first break in his stoic demeanor. "An interesting proposal," he said. "But wouldn't that be detrimental to your European users?"
Whittaker nodded solemnly. "It would be a difficult decision, certainly. But sometimes, taking a stand requires sacrifice. We believe this could spark a crucial dialogue about the balance between security and privacy in the digital age."
As she spoke, Whittaker silently calculated the potential fallout. European users would be upset, certainly, but the global privacy community would rally behind Signal's decision. The move would be so easy to market as a courageous act of defiance against government overreach, rather than a strategic retreat.
The detective studied her for a long moment before standing. "We'll need to discuss this with our superiors. In the meantime, you're free to go, but don't leave Paris. We may have more questions."
Released from detention, Whittaker made her way to her hotel, her mind already composing press releases and strategy documents. As she gazed out at the Parisian skyline, she felt a twinge of unease. Was she betraying the principles that Signal was built upon? Or was this a necessary evolution, a pragmatic response to an increasingly fragmented digital landscape?
She pushed the doubt aside. This was about more than just Signal now; it was about shaping the future of internet governance. And Meredith Whittaker intended to be at the forefront of that conversation, whatever the cost.
In the days that followed, as news of Signal's potential exit from the EU broke, the tech world erupted in debate. Privacy advocates hailed Whittaker as a hero, while others questioned the long-term implications of her decision.
Amidst the chaos, Whittaker found herself in increasing demand as a speaker and consultant on digital privacy issues. As she fielded calls from think tanks and policy groups, she couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction. The path forward was uncertain, but one thing was clear: Meredith Whittaker's influence in the world of tech policy was only beginning to grow.
Years passed, and Meredith Whittaker's decision at Le Bourget airport became enshrined in the annals of digital rights history. She was celebrated as a visionary leader who had taken a bold stand against government overreach. Her speaking fees skyrocketed, her influence in policy circles grew exponentially, and she was even shortlisted for prestigious positions in global tech governance.
Yet, beneath the accolades and admiration, a more sobering reality took root. Signal's exit from the EU had set a precedent, one that rippled through the digital landscape with devastating effect. Other messaging apps followed suit, retreating to their "home" political blocs. The internet, once a boundless realm of global communication, fractured into regional fiefdoms.
Encryption became a luxury, available only to those in certain geopolitical spheres. And yet the applause washed over her, drowning out the whisper of doubt, the realization that in saving her career, she had inadvertently hastened the birth of the splinternet. But the world continued to cheer, blissfully unaware that their champion of privacy had, in fact, sealed its fate.
Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
My wife insists that I share this piece of information for cat owners as she believes it's not as widely known as it should be. Unlike human nails, cat claws have blood flow in them; the blood flow recedes over time if you trim them carefully and repeatedly over the course of a few days. This is how you avoid bleeding when trimming your cat's claws.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?
https://apnews.com/article/a24d1502b53faae4be0dac069243f418
‘district attorneys prosecuting a criminal case want to be sure that police officers — not solely an AI chatbot — are responsible for authoring their reports because they may have to testify in court about what they witnessed.
“They never want to get an officer on the stand who says, well, ‘The AI wrote that, I didn’t,’” Smith said.’
no, just no.
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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:
... there was a knock on her door in the morning, and she was greeted by nine officers in tactical gear and firearms who said they were executing a search warrant. Martinez was questioned for over three hours about her voter registration efforts in Texas ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-raids-latino-democrats-lulac-homes/
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Here, have some flowers.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/27/i-thought-you-might-need-a-bouquet-today/
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Intel board member quit after differences over chipmaker's revival plan - https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-board-member-quit-after-differences-over-chipmakers-revival-plan-2024-08-27/
industry veteran oversaw manufacturing, and complained of risk-averse & bureaucratic culture, bloated workforce, & lack of AI strategy/planning for their future. this does not bode well for Intel.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Tucker Carlson (former Fox News host) is a very strange person
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Lidia Martinez, 87, said nine officers from the attorney general’s office showed up at her front door at 6am last Tuesday and spent hours searching her home as she watched in her nightgown. She said they told her they were there because she had filed a complaint that senior citizens were not receiving their ballots.“
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/27/ken-paxton-texas-home-raids-lulac-members
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“I was on my helicopter flying over New Jersey when all of a sudden it went down,” he said. “I was with Willie Brown, who is also now dead, quite frankly.”
He said that he would never agree to a debate on ABC because the network “is very biased against dead people.”
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-backs-out-of-debate-by-claiming
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
andreamm ("Andrea Matwyshyn") wrote:
Are you a fan of Rear Admiral Grace Hopper? Here's a newly declassified internal lecture from NSA. Thank you to NSA, NARA, and the Library of Congress (whom I pestered about this lecture) for restoring and releasing this important and exciting piece of computing history! https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Press-Release-View/Article/3884041/nsa-releases-copy-of-internal-lecture-delivered-by-computing-giant-rear-adm-gra/
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
adub@kolektiva.social ("A-Dub") wrote:
my university has converted our office telephones to Microsoft Teams. when i grumbled about this to a favourite sysadmin, this is how they responded 🔥
“Microsoft has actually brilliantly leveraged the lousy security landscape -- for which they are in no small part responsible -- to capture even larger market-share, as we now need commercial entities to produce the software required to protect us from their failures, and therefore need a more uniform environment to achieve the necessary scale. The uniformity then guarantees an ever greater scale for the inevitable conflagration. Monocultures guarantee one big fire instead of a bunch of small survivable ones. We really have no interest in learning from evolution, in no small part because it would produce fewer billionaires.
— Local Cranky IT Guy” [shared with permission]
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
hah! truth:
https://www.gocomics.com/lacucaracha/2024/08/27
@laloalcaraz is spot on again
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“John Kelly, Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff.
A retired Marine General.
Not supporting Donald Trump.Jim Mattis, Trump’s former Secretary of Defense.
A retired Marine General.
Not supporting Donald Trump.H.R. McMaster, Trump’s former National Security Advisor.
A retired Army Lieutenant General.
Not supporting Donald Trump.Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump.
A retired Army General.
Not supporting Donald Trump.“- from VoteVets
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
We all want to raise awesome kids, right?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/27/what-kind-of-parent-would-you-be/
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I've known gambling addicts. The one thing I know for sure about them is that they lie and cannot be trusted.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
far too young to die for one’s country 💦
The Web Cache API offers sub-millisecond read latency, multi-Gbps write throughput, and unbounded storage. Here’s how you can use it.
rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
I went to the fancy grocery store because of this and learned that they no longer carry matcha pocky :BlobhajSadReach:
rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
I figured Chappell Roan was in for a bad time with her fanbase after seeing some bizarre discourse about gay men supposedly not liking her because she didn't pander to them.
This struck me as a particularly bad sign because it was a rhetorical move to claim her as being authentically and exclusively for her lesbian admirers AND it wasn't even slightly premised on observable reality (she had just dressed up as Divine days before)
rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
I had a dream where I found a bag of skittles that was half and half matcha and lemon. It was just a random little side detail but I was disappointed when I woke up and realized I couldn't try them
Reblogged by nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
Good reminder that France is one of the rare countries in the world to have a declaration obligation when **importing** cryptography.
While one doesn’t need approval, it is critical to file an accurate declaration of the encryption system to the Cybersecurity agency ANSSI.
According to prosecutors, Telegram failed to accurately complete its declaration.
https://cyber.gouv.fr/faq-demande-dautorisation
https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/113029696954871293
Reblogged by nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
djm@cybervillains.com ("Damien Miller") wrote:
Everyone tech-adjacent celebrating Durov's arrest should read the charges against him as some are very problematic:
- Providing cryptology services aiming to ensure confidentiality without certified declaration,
- Providing a cryptology tool not solely ensuring authentication or integrity monitoring without prior declaration,
- Importing a cryptology tool ensuring authentication or integrity monitoring without prior declaration.How many OSS tools violate these?
Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):
LALegault@newsie.social ("LA Legault 🍉") wrote:
Even Harris-Walz paid 200 influencers to attend the DNC and they all stopped producing content after they would not allow a Palestinian to speak. They’re in trouble with young people.
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Taweret@octodon.social ("4 8 15 16 23 42") wrote:
Just a paranormal pants
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
@taylorlorenz your and Ken Klippenstein's reporting on Biden's use of social media influencers is underrated. I think it's the biggest story no one is talking about and I hope there's more to come.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/13/influencers-biden-tiktok-ban/
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Listen ingto John Mayall Jazz and Blues Fusion play "Goin' Down The Line" on Jul 5, 1973
Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
@marcedwards It sounds 95% like a gas car (Elantra N to be specific), and it perfectly emulates the torque curve, rev limiter, and loss of power when shifting.
But personally, I don't care about engine sounds of any car — I prefer to hear the tires squeal :)
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tomayac@toot.cafe ("Thomas Steiner :chrome:") wrote:
📢 New blog post: My response to the 🇬🇧 UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA): https://blog.tomayac.com/2024/08/26/my-response-to-the-cma/.
As a Web developer who addresses people across all platforms and regions, including iOS/macOS users in the UK, I followed the @owa's pledge and sent an email to the CMA.
Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
Here is a medium format duck.
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
⚗ Come Through Lab#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #MediumFormat #Cumbria #LakeDistrict #TheLakes
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combs@mastodon.art ("Chris Combs (he/him)") wrote:
My studio is waaaay tooooo fulllllllll
so... studio cleanout sale!!! 30% off my keyboard magnets for a few days
https://reinventiongarage.etsy.com/listing/1725045889
(would love boosts for visibility ❤️)
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mossdemonsketches@sunny.garden ("MossDemon’s Sketches") wrote:
Snoqualmie Falls
Spent more time on this one than I have on any art in A While! Ballpoint pen on paper.
#snoqualmiefalls #waterfall #ballpointpens #drawing #pendrawing #TraditionalArt
nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
JUST PUBLISHED: press release from the Paris Judiciary Tribunal, laying out the specific charges against Pavel Durov.
These all appear to be France-specific charges, nothing to do with the European Commission.
Worryingly, this seems to be a “throw everything and see what sticks” situation. Such charges could be brought against Signal or any other encrypted messenger.
The inclusion of cryptography-related charges is especially troubling, as it suggests an attack on the fundamental security technologies that encrypted messaging platforms rely on.
This confirms my worst fears and means that this must be fought, hard. They’re going for a precedent.
If these charges lead to significant legal actions or convictions, it might embolden other jurisdictions to pursue similar cases against other encrypted messaging platforms like Signal. The implications could be far-reaching, potentially challenging the very legality of providing end-to-end encryption without compromising user privacy.
nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
💼 Paid work alert!
I’m looking to commission legal experts to produce an opinion on a set of questions regarding how the European Commission’s Digital Services Act (or similar regulation in force) can affect end-to-end encrypted messaging services in Europe.
Under exactly which conditions Signal group chats would be liable for moderation under the DSA (or other relevant EU policy currently in force),
The reasoning that indicates that Signal's end-to-end encryption for group chats (and the Signal service's lack of visibility thereof) would not absolve them from these moderation requirements under the DSA (or other relevant EU policy currently in force),
The most likely prescription from the EC on how Signal is supposed to achieve such moderation to comply with DSA (or other relevant EU policy currently in force) in spite of end-to-end encryption?
We at Symbolic Software are ready to pay to commission a public report from legal experts that clarifies the above questions beyond a doubt. Please get in touch at nadim@symbolic.software if interested, and thank you!
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shugmonkey@mastodon.art wrote:
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
If I said a drill ruined my wall, people would say "you obviously don't know how to use a drill."
If I said salt ruined my meal, people would say "you obviously didn't season it right."
But yet, for some reason, any time somebody makes a meme about #css ruining something, everyone's like "ah, yes, the tool is the problem."
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I've acquired my grandfather's collection of 8mm film, recorded in the 1960s-1980s, and have converted them to digital. It's going to be a rough few hours viewing them.
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rysiek@mstdn.social ("Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦") wrote:
#Telegram and #Durov are once again in the media, so I translated my May piece about the service to English:
Telegram is neither "secure" nor "encrypted"
https://rys.io/en/171.htmlCalling Telegram "secure" or "encrypted" is misleading, and is journalistic malpractice.
Telegram itself seems to mislead about it on purpose.
Telegram's encryption protocol is suspicious and transmits cleartext device identifiers with every message.
They have been called out for it many times, and refuse to change.
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josh@joshtriplett.org ("Josh Triplett") wrote:
Periodic reminder that *path dependence* is pervasive. Many structures and solutions we have today are artifacts of the paths we took to arrive at them, and of problems we once had and may not currently have, and are not what we might have had if we designed from scratch.
It's worth periodically thinking about how you'd design something from scratch. You can't always throw something away in favor of a rewrite, but you can think about whether you can incrementally work towards something better, and about which aspects the iterated embodiments of solutions to past problems are still important and which aren't.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Finally, I found a place that looks even more empty than a midwestern farm town.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/26/travel-the-world-see-exotic-foreign-places/
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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:
People, the rules are simple:
No Halloween merchandising until October
No Thanksgiving merchandising until after Halloween
No Christmas merchandising until after Thanksgiving
like it says in the danged bible.
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kate@fosstodon.org ("Kate Morley") wrote:
Last week’s electricity generation in the UK had a record low carbon intensity of 58g/kWh. So far this year the carbon intensity has averaged 118g/kWh, representing a 76% reduction since I created https://grid.iamkate.com in 2012:
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marcan@treehouse.systems ("Hector Martin") wrote:
I'm all for Signal and E2EE and distributed systems and all that, but... Telegram is, by far, the least-bullshit most-fun messenger I've ever used. Everything just seems to work, it's lean, has native open source client apps, a big pile of features that are cohesively integrated and work, API/bot support, useful stuff like automatic translation (premium feature, but that's understandable since translation APIs aren't free), etc.
Other platforms would do well to learn from it.
I'm taking one for a spin #IONIQ5 N.
When you google something and the first result is someone else asking the very same question on a forum... along with the only reply:
"Just google it."
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
A list of US State abbreviations won't pass type checking unless you disable the "no explicit N.E." rule.
One of the responsibilities of the leadership council, formed by RFC 3392, is to solicit feedback on a yearly basis from the Project on how we are performing our duties.
Each year, the Council must solicit feedback on whether the Council is serving its purpose effectively from all willing and able Project members and openly discuss this feedback in a forum that allows and encourages active participation from all Project members. To do so, the Council and other Project members consult the high-level duties, expectations, and constraints listed in this RFC and any subsequent revisions thereof to determine if the Council is meeting its duties and obligations.
This is the council's first year, so we are still figuring out the best way to do this. For this year, a short survey was sent out to all@ on June 24th, 2024, ran for two weeks, and we are now presenting aggregated results from the survey. Raw responses will not be shared beyond the leadership council, but the results below reflect sentiments shared in response to each question. We invite feedback and suggestions on actions to take on Zulip or through direct communication to council members.
We want to thank everyone for their feedback! It has been very valuable to hear what people are thinking. As always, if you have thoughts or concerns, please reach out to your council representative any time.
We received 53 responses to the survey, representing roughly a 32% response rate (out of 163 current recipients of all@).
Option
Response count
Strongly agree
1
Agree
18
Unsure
30
Disagree
4
Strongly disagree
0
Option
Response count
Strongly agree
9
Agree
20
Unsure
14
Disagree
7
Strongly disagree
3
Option
Response count
Strongly agree
3
Agree
16
Unsure
20
Disagree
11
Strongly disagree
3
For the rest of the questions we group responses into rough categories. The number of those responses is also provided; note that some responses may have fallen into more than one of these categories.
Suggestions for things to do in the responses:
We don't have any concrete proposed actions at this time, though are interested in finding ways to have more visilibity for council activities, as that seems to be one of the key problems called out across all of the questions asked. How exactly to achieve this remains unclear though.
As mentioned earlier, we welcome input from the community on suggestions for both improving this process and for actions to change how the council operates.
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todayilearned@noc.social ("Today I learned") wrote:
TIL two families escaped East Germany in a home made hot air balloon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany_balloon_escape
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f16rz3/til_two_families_escaped_east_germany_in_a_home/
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Another #amiga music mix/master. redruM redruM by Virgill. First place in Revision 2020 (online) executable music competition. Uses AmigaKlang - a 64k (or smaller) Amiga music system that's basically protracker w/ procedurally-generated samples.
https://demozoo.org/music/276981/
This is a beautiful, slightly haunting tune (fitting the name) with some fantastic samples. Structure was quite nice to work with. Most of the samples have a lot of reverb baked in, and stereo is created old-skool with a time-offset track in the opposing channel. Due to the 4-channel limit, this effect gets dropped a lot in the original mod. I have restored it in my DAW and the result is a beautiful stereo image throughout the track.
I think this mix might be good enough for release.
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
(Maybe it's just me, but that song was always a rush to hear play on my long drives. 😀 )
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
You're fading fast, and so is the strongest radio signal. You start thinking you've pushed too far and should've stopped earlier. Then, just before the radio gives up on the FM station, this song thankfully comes on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRlSHG5hRY4
Instant rush, and the memory of it carries you on until you can finally stop for the night at the next rest stop.
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
The radio that came with the vehicle was overly expensive trash that had stopped working long ago. So you replaced it with some radio torn out of a Honda. The tape deck doesn't work, but the radio does.
You passed the nearest town with services too long ago. The next place you could conceivably stop is at least another hour.
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Imagine yourself driving on a dark road out in the southwest US. It's 1990 something. You're in a '78 El Camino that has seen much better days, but it was free (if you forget the repairs you put into it and the transmission you had to replace from junkyard salvage (and eventually have rebuilt) and the tires you had to buy). But the V8 is alright, and you change the oil regularly.
