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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
hmmm, maybe this try at persistent & linked ID will succeed
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
cool, it works
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
here is a test to see if the Mastodon => Bluesky part of the bridging is working automagically
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jessamyn@glammr.us ("Jessamyn") wrote:
@futurebird Like... I saw Cory Doctorow speak at an ALA conference way back when and one of the things he said really stuck with me. He was talking to a group of librarians who he knew would agree with him some, but not entirely. And he said that he wasn't really trying to convince them that his way (about privacy iirc) was correct, but just that his direction, generally, was the right direction. I think about that a lot when I'm trying to figure out why I do what I do (and how to do it).
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vincedmonroy@threads.net ("Vince D. Monroy") wrote:
David Urban: Donald Trump has disavowed Project 2025…
Julie Roginsky: He put Russ Vought in charge…
@JimAcosta: Trump put one of the architects of Project 2025 in charge of OMB. Why not just admit Trump was not telling the truth when he said he had nothing to do with Project 2025?
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
ahhhh
https://bsky.app/profile/coralcitycamera.bsky.social/post/3lbrwvqixj22h
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today's seekrit project test:
247 requests55,232 tokens in
74,508 tokens out$0.05 pay-as-you-go API charges
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Previous reports suggested that the Chinese snoops, after breaking into the telcos' networks, accessed the wiretapping backdoor-like systems used for court-ordered surveillance and targeted phones belonging to people affiliated with US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, as well as Republican president-elect Donald Trump and VP-elect JD Vance.” [2/2]
https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/tmobile_us_attack_salt_typhoon/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
‘FBI and CISA noted that the cyber-attacks the telecoms providers resulted in the "theft of customer call records data, the compromise of private communications of a limited number of individuals who are primarily involved in government or political activity, and the copying of certain information that was subject to US law enforcement requests pursuant to court orders."’ [1/2]
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
@evacide So basically, if the motive was there, China may have the ability to take down the entire US without firing a shot.
That could make the orange face go pale if he could understand the consequences.
The only available communication left might be ham radio.https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/tmobile_us_attack_salt_typhoon/?td=keepreading
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
the reality that The Fat Orange One is not going to be held to account for using an armed mob to attempt a coup is disgusting.
and I must tell you, as someone who once upon a time held a security clearance, the fact that he will also not be held to account for treating classified documents in that manner just plain pisses me off.
no justice is happening here, but rather two-tiered impunity & injustice. I guess Orwell was right: some animals really *are* more equal than others.
Mastodon Feedifixcoinops@retro.social ("Dan Fixes Coin-Ops") wrote:
🐹 Dan, you know coin-ops, I run a small business and would like some coin-ops in there, how does that happen?
🦝 That depends on the sort of coin-op.
PINBALL
🐑 The whitest man you've ever seen hands you a business card. After mulling it over you call the number and a pinball machine shows up. It develops a fault within three days. Within two weeks you have eight machines and weekly tournaments, during which your bar is full to capacity but nobody buys any beer. Two of these machines work at any given time.FRUIT MACHINE / GAMBLING
🐻 A large stranger turns up with a large cabinet. He places it somewhere inconvenient, plugs it in, points at the plug, says "See that? Touch that, you're fucking dead," and leaves. You mind your own business.JAPANESE RHYTHM GAMES
🐿 These are delivered by a trans woman you met on Discord. She brings five friends to help. Setup takes longer than planned and you want to close and go home. They offer to finish the job and lock up. In the morning they're still updating firmware. Their pizza boxes attract mice. You have to remind them periodically that they're not allowed to sleep here.ARCADE / VIDEO, GOLDEN AGE
🐨 A man in his fifties asks if you want a Pac-Man. You say sure. Next week there's a Pac-Man, all good. The week after, it glitches out, and he puts in a 60-in-1 emulation board as a temporary measure while he fixes the Pac-Man board. The 60-in-1 brings in way more money. You feel you have to persuade him not to fix the legit board. This discussion becomes far more heated than the situation warrants.ARCADE / VIDEO, 90's
🐍 These are delivered by a green-haired guy you met on Discord. There's no firmware to update but he still brings five friends and wants to sleep there. The Japanese rhythm games lady is his ex but they're on friendly terms.CRANE / CLAW PRIZE GAMES
🐐 These are delivered by a big hard-faced woman with places to be, but not so quickly she doesn't pause for a cigarette before unloading the truck. She explains the scam and you would prefer if she hadn't; you feel robbed of your innocence and complicit in something seedy. You ask her to set the payout as high as possible, to soothe your conscience. As she pours cuddly toys from a big black bin bag she tells you people have more fun if it doesn't win as often, but if you really wanted, she could set it to give a toy every time and you would both still make money. She smiles as she says this, and calls you "Honey." You feel dirty.GUMBALL / BULK VENDING
Scenario 1: 🦊 a man in his fifties with a moustache and Willy Wonka energy talks you into a single gumball machine and then two months later you're selling Pokemon cards.
Scenario 2: 🐺 a man in his seventies arrives with a small girl in a brown vest. He says 🐺 Go on honey, ask. She mumbles something about how her 🐇 troupe's raising money and can we please put one of these on the counter please. He says 🐺 good job honey. He has a kind and careworn face. Thirty years ago he told a man "Touch that, you're fucking dead."
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Justice delayed is justice denied. But justice simply denied is even worse.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
that seems a reasonable small scale stress test: no slowdown complaints, no burps, proper recovery from clients disappearing, etc etc. 👍
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
well, a classroom full of grad students banging on my seekrit project for a half hour (and 241 story requests) only complained about a menuing system inconsistency (which I fixed immediately)… nobody reported successfully producing not-child-safe stories. no cursing reported, nor sex, drugs, or rock & roll. just 5th grade reading comprehension level & child-safe story & play ideas.
🎉
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Mastodon FeedInflation is outta control. I blew fifteen bucks on just under a pound of turkey.
Sure, it's 101, but damn.
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy - Ars Technica:
"In Sony Music Entertainment v. Cox Communications, the major record labels argue that cable provider Cox should be held liable for failing to terminate users who were repeatedly flagged for infringement based on their IP addresses being connected to torrent downloads." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/supreme-court-may-decide-whether-isps-must-terminate-users-accused-of-piracy/
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davidho@mastodon.world ("David Ho") wrote:
A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
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Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Of course, saying no can often take a lot more effort than not. Example here of Professor Bender taking on the marketing push to have educators use ChatGPT:
https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/113527025958937616
If Brandolini's law holds, just imagine how all those observations about how wasteful generative "AI" is should possibly have an order of magnitude correction...
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roadside@tech.intersects.art ("old roadside pictures") wrote:
lobster statue, trenton, maine, 1985
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vidak@social.solarpunk.au wrote:
reject tradition - computers for money/war
embrace modernity - computers for human flourishing
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
looks like Bluesky is getting overwhelmed yet again… they are not actually decentralized in any meaningful fashion, so they can only scale up by throwing bigger hardware at the problem.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
predictable, but still disgusting
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Will Threads try to hop on the AT Protocol bandwagon? Or will they launch a competing protocol? I've suspected for a while now that they're working on the latter.
But if they're seeing a big migration from Threads to Bluesky, they'll need to stop the bleeding somehow.
Meta is gonna do something bold.
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Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:
To everyone when they see horrible privacy news about Microsoft replying with:
"I don't care, I use Linux"
Sure, you do. But does your medical clinic do? Does your therapist do? Does your family member typing a personal email to you in Word before sending it do too?
This is a systemic problem.
You cannot protect your own data only by using Linux yourself. You must also demand stronger regulations and enforcement to obligate organizations around to protect your data as well.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net ("Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:") wrote:
Should you read about a patent case somewhere, here are the things you should know:
- design patents are NOT patents. They are more like registered designs.
- the *only* important thing about a patent are the claims. You can safely ignore all the descriptions, graphics and other stuff. Read the claims. The first one is the most important
- Patents expire after 20 years (or missed fee payment, whichever comes first)1/2
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macrumors ("MacRumors.com") wrote:
Apple Reportedly Plans to Remove iPhone's SIM Card Tray in More Countries Next Year https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/25/iphone-17-esim-only-in-more-countries-report/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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privacyint@mastodon.xyz ("Privacy International") wrote:
EdTech systems are often less about teaching than they are monitoring.
Read more about the increasing web of surveillance children are experiencing in schools.
https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5463/studying-under-surveillance-securitisation-learning
Mastodon FeedGiven Automattic's self-immolation, do I need to be concerned about ratfuckery in the recent WordPress 6.7.1 release?
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
There are reasons to continue to hack on React codebases, but we should adapt our understanding of this legacy tech to be legacy tech and, therefore, squint dimly over our nosetip-perched glasses at anyone proposing React for new work.
It's a tell. Proposing a new React project in this decade is either a sign that they are:
- too junior to know better (bless)
- too comfortable in the status quo to study explore better options
- willing to spend your money like it's going out of fashion