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rbreich@masto.ai ("Robert Reich") wrote:
Why is it that when progressive policies that help the bottom 90 percent are proposed, the question always seems to be, "How will you pay for it?"
But when the top 1 percent ask for bailouts, tax cuts, and subsidies, the question always seems to be, "How much do you need?"
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PogoWasRight@infosec.exchange ("Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:") wrote:
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
moi
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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:
I don't think that being nationalist is exactly genre defining. Any kind of music can be nationalist--
Haven't you seen all the conservative "rappers" that keep cropping up? I can be disgusted and not like it-- but I can't say "it's not a rap" -- it is. It's a bad one.
As for "Redneck American" the mostly (poor) Irish decedents who get called Rednecks-- in a way that always feels kinda classist have made all kinds of music from bluegrass to gospel to country. So we'd need to pick one?
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arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:
Google’s “Web Integrity API” sounds like DRM for the web
It's just a "proposal," but it's also being prototyped inside Chrome right now.
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legoktm@wikis.world ("Kunal Mehta") wrote:
@micahflee the report correctly noted that these problematic instances aren't part of the main Fediverse that we are on: "in the case of child safety, Japan has significantly more lax laws related to CSAM which has resulted in a cultural divide where most users in Japan are segregated from the rest of the Fediverse"
I'm sure there are some instances that haven't properly blocked these instances yet, which is a problem! But PhotoDNA is far from a magic bullet, c.f. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.html
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
andypiper@macaw.social ("Andy Piper") wrote:
Potentially disastrous outcome for #OpenSource developers in the EU (and, very likely, beyond those borders) - this is a well-intentioned, but very poorly-worded regulation likely to have a chilling effect on the software sector from developers who write code as a hobby or for education and fun, through to OSS foundations - and, "upwards", to businesses, enterprise and government https://fossforce.com/2023/07/bad-news-for-open-source-eu-committee-approves-the-cyber-resilience-act/
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jamesmarshall@sfba.social ("James M.") wrote:
@w7voa I haven't read the article, but I've read that the report from Stanford that this article is based on is much more factual, and does not conclude what the headline says. Most people will never see CSAM on the fediverse, since the few instances that allow it are defederated by virtually all other instances. (Apparently, those few instances are based in Japan, where the laws surrounding CSAM are more lenient.)
Some have described this article as a hit piece on Mastodon.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
‘The former chair of an Alabama anti-abortion group who was later employed by the state’s Department of Education has been arrested and charged with child sex abuse, Newsweek reported.
Marty Decole “Cole” Wagner is accused of subjecting a child under the age of 12 to “sexual contact.” He has since been fired from his government relations job at the department.’
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joseperezmba@mindly.social ("Jose") wrote:
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity."
- Amelia Earhart
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cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com ("Carolyn Barber, MD") wrote:
"Over a period of two months in 2022, Cigna doctors denied over 300K requests for payment using PXDX, spending an average of 1.2 seconds “reviewing” each request. One doctor alone denied 121,000 claims in that time period."
“Cigna has been knowingly & wrongfully denying their patients desperately needed healthcare while lining their own pockets,” Ryan Clarkson, one of the attorneys said.
https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/24/cigna-lawsuit-claim-denials/
#insurance #insuranceclaim #Cigna
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HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com wrote:
#goodnews #business #decarbonization #cleanenergy
The First Cargo Ship Running on Green Methanol Weighs Anchor Amidst Merchant Shipping Decarbonization
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jbf1755 ("Joanne Freeman") wrote:
States are blatantly refusing to comply w/federal orders
Alabama's map
Texas's river barriersWith no accountability for flagrant violations -- of law; of democratic standards; of congressional subpoenas -- we end up here.
I'll say it again.
No accountability
No rule of law
No democracy
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ansuz@social.cryptography.dog ("ansuz / ऐरन") wrote:
maybe I've just been fighting in the crypto-wars for too long, but it seems somewhat convenient that there's a paper about CSAM on the fediverse already getting significant press coverage just as a number of mass surveillance bills thinly veiled as protecting children are being drafted.
Especially since
1. the Stanford uni report doesn't disclose where their funding comes from
2. all the available options for detecting CSAM seem to be US corporations, most of which are known to be extremely friendly with the CIA and NSA
3. it's really hard to deploy technologies like this in a privacy-preserving way
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Eddiecat ("Eddie The Cat") wrote:
Markus Barkus Aurelius #dog
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
I could offer more sophisticated analysis but I’m just gonna say you don’t have to talk to too many Belarusians inside or out of the country to know there ain’t that many people keen to die for the regime.
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/MacWBishop/status/1683636590671798273
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
KinkyKobolds@meow.social ("Kinky Kobolds") wrote:
Mastodon is funded by users like you.
No, this isn't just a parody of the old PBS tagline. Your server is likely running thanks to some dedicated volunteers, not some vague venture capital nonsense, and donating a few dollars a month does a lot to keep things running.
Check your server's about page for a Patreon, Ko-Fi, or other donation links to help keep things going!
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MathewHounsell@aus.social ("MH Sustainability") wrote:
Inner Sydney is close to becoming the first community in the world to virtually eliminate HIV transmission.
Kirby Institute Research
Channel 10 video on :birdsite:
https://twitter.com/10NewsFirstSyd/status/1683305966102630401?s=20Financial Times(not paywalled ATM)
https://t.co/uycZicfjMCSMH
https://twitter.com/KirbyInstitute/status/1683279544357384192?s=20
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
ugh
I think you can end up with more than one way out using this“You can unpack Options by using match statements, but it's often easier to use the ? operator. If x is an Option, then evaluating x? will return the underlying value if x is Some, otherwise it will terminate whatever function is being executed and return None.”
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mttaggart@infosec.exchange ("Taggart :donor:") wrote:
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
unknownbinaries@masto.deoan.org ("3 possums in a hacker hoodie") wrote:
Rapunzel-ass plant
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org ("Ian Campbell") wrote:
Just saw someone advocating progressive movements organize on the Fediverse.
BE VERY VERY CAREFUL ABOUT SAYING STUFF LIKE THIS.
-Most fediverse tie-ins are not architected to protect you. For instance, Mastodon Direct Messages are not encrypted and admins can access them.
-Most instances are hosted by ordinary people who don't have the time, knowledge, or resources to fight subpoenas in either criminal or civil actions.
Meet here. Support each other. Cheer each other on. Show solidarity, and elevate and amplify each other.
Organize in much more restricted environments, like end-to-end encrypted messengers like Signal.
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neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org ("Ian Campbell") wrote:
The above post is getting some attention, so I'm gonna add some homework for extra points.
Ten years ago, @kjhealy wrote an excellent post on using metadata and social network analysis to identify Paul Revere from the perspective of royal authorities. Didn't even involve message content; again, metadata.
Highly recommended reading.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:
Exactly 14 years ago today—on July 24, 2009—the minimum wage was set at $7.25 while top 1% were worth $5T. Today, billionaire wealth is $45T+, meanwhile the min wage is still $7.25.
This is what generational wage theft looks like. Pay workers. Tax billionaires. #RaiseTheWage
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
ahhhhhhhh, yes
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
leighlo@aus.social ("Leigh :) Stark 🦄") wrote:
It's taken a few days, but let's get stuck into another favourite of this listener for #DailyJazz: Blue Train.
Easily one of Coltrane's best, this is jazz at some of its finest and there's even a remaster on #AppleMusic in #DolbyAtmos giving you a new sound.
While the title track is easily the stand out, the rest of the album is just as brilliant making this a must-listen, whether you have before or haven't ever. This is brilliant jazz.
https://music.apple.com/au/album/blue-train/1468202477
https://open.spotify.com/album/2Z11cXWEa2qqYQBGkJrCga?si=UFYg6fzoRAaHPRHrfGcDcw
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
sylmobile@eigenmagic.net wrote:
𝕏 musks the spot
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“An otter in California is on the run from local and federal authorities, wanted for aggressively confronting locals and stealing surfboards at a popular beach. But its outlaw status has turned the slippery sea otter into an international icon, with growing support to leave her in the wild.”
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garius@mastodon.me.uk ("John Bull") wrote:
I'll do a thread tomorrow on the X dot com/Paypal merger because I think it's really important to understand how that went down to know why Musk is STILL salty about how X died (and about Peter Thiel) now.
But in the meantime, here is a quick, but telling, story called:
That Time Elon Totalled his McLaren F1 While Trying to Show Off in Front of Peter Thiel /1 🧵 #history #technology
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
Eventually I do wanna go through all the back episodes of The Computer Chronicles so maybe I'll remember to screenshot
