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gsuberland@chaos.social ("Graham Sutherland / Polynomial") wrote:

and now, a tribute to Darude - Sandstorm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72SpzhYu5dQ

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dramypsyd@ohai.social ("Dr. Amy, Psy.D.") wrote:

By putting profits over human beings, insurance companies kill thousands every year. In 2023, United Healthcare was caught using faulty AI to deny claims: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unitedhealth-lawsuit-ai-deny-claims-medicare-advantage-health-insurance-denials/

This is still happening. Daily.

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sam@social.coop ("Sam Whited") wrote:

There's an important lesson to be taken from this mornings killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO… the bicycle is the best mode of transportation in the city. If the killer had tried to escape by car they would have been caught by the police, or might not even have made it to the CEO's hotel on time in the first place! If you want to be on time, ride your bicycle.

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tayfonay@beige.party ("TayFoNay, PsyD ☕️") wrote:

NYPD is offering a $10,000 reward - or half of your out-of-pocket maximum for the year on your Optum plan - for anyone who might have information on the shooting of the UHC CEO

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Lord Benjamin Britten dies, 1976

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Frank Zappa dies in his Laurel Canyon home shortly before 18:00, 1993 😢

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Washington takes leave of his officers at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC, 1783

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Tommy Bolin (American guitarist & songwriter with Zephyr, the James Gang, & Deep Purple) dies of heroin overdose in Miami, 1976

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babe@glitterkitten.co.uk ("tiddy roosevelt") wrote:

Look, do I disagree that UnitedHealthcare is a terrible company and a moral stain on humanity? Not at all. But do I think the deceased former CEO and his life's work, at the very least, deserve some recognition and respect at this time? Of course I don't.

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robert@rah.social ("Robert A. Hill") wrote:

I'm so fed up with the impotent hand wringing about how bad it is to "celebrate" this.

The man made tens of millions by fucking over countless people who are often too sick and scared to fight back. Acting like it's bad to be happy about that just doesn't square. The man was a predator on a mass scale.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Wall Street has spoken

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• Screen shot of stock chart for United healthcare group showing a .92% increase for the day.

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michaelcoding@fosstodon.org ("Michael Ingersoll") wrote:

The Scientific Method Illustrated

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AlSweigart ("Al Sweigart") wrote:

"If a millionaire spends millions, they're broke. If a billionaire spends millions, they're a billionaire."

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th@v.st ("Trammell Hudson") wrote:

@platypus my bank used to allow custom security questions, so I set one to "what are you wearing?" and the answer to "that's very inappropriate please transfer me to your manager". the first time an customer service rep encountered it they couldn't stop laughing and had to actually transfer to a coworker to complete the call.

jwz wrote:

CEO "Was No Angel", Neighbors Say

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blogdiva ("your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦") wrote:

there’s speculation the killer was a hitman? that whomever killed the UHC CEO was paid to do it?

keep an eye out for the hospital systems the company has been at war with.

Mt. Sinai Hospital is one of those hospital systems.

everywhere during my cancer treatment they had big signs saying they would not take UHC patients, EVEN THOUGH IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO DENY HEALTH CARE IN NYC.

oligarchies are mafias and there’s billions to scam in health care.

https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/113595553132417479

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

"The evil was not in bread and circuses, per se, but in the willingness of the people to sell their rights as free men for full bellies and the excitement of the games which would serve to distract them from the other human hungers which bread and circuses can never appease."

attributed to Juvenal

andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella :verified_enby:") wrote:

I don't understand why someone who says they work at "X" (by which I assume they mean Twitter) would be following me on Github 🤷

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globalmuseum@mastodon.online ("Global Museum") wrote:

The world's only intact Roman legionary shield was discovered in the 1930s at the site of the ancient Roman city of Dura-Europos in modern-day Syria.
This extraordinary artifact, dating from early 3rd Century AD, provides invaluable insight into the daily life and military equipment of #Roman soldiers.

The shield, made of wood and iron with a detailed boss and bronze fittings, was remarkably preserved in the anaerobic conditions of the city's soil.

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• The world's only intact Roman legionary shield was discovered in the 1930s at the site of the ancient Roman city of Dura-Europos in modern-day Syria. (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

slcw@newsie.social ("SLCW💥") wrote:

Can someone show me the part of the #Constitution that says state indictments of an incoming president must be dismissed, or the part that says presidents have "total #immunity" from #prosecution?

I checked, and couldn't find anything remotely like that. In fact, the only thing in writing related to this idea is a DOJ OPINION that says sitting presidents shouldn't be prosecuted for federal crimes while in office. The state can do whatever it wants.

Prosecute this POS.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/04/politics/trump-georgia-election-interference/index.html

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julesh@mathstodon.xyz wrote:

I have an additional thing which is even more speculative. The thing that Google's research division is most iconically known for is deep RL. And personally, I believe we're not even close to seeing the last of what deep RL can do. My conspiracy theory is that the top level of Google management basically shut down the AlphaStar project because they didn't want to enter the industries that it would be most useful for, like finance and military tech. I think that history will judge that Google in 2017 were sitting on the 2 most profitable technologies of the decade, and failed to exploit either of them

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mpesce@arvr.social ("Mark Pesce") wrote:

Spotted in Belmore

(Credit - Cyanide and Happiness, https://explosm.net/comics/rob-gamesatwork h/t @futuresprog)

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• Stop playing video games at work! Gimme a sec, I just have to fight this boss… [ strikes boss ] Alright I’m back https://explosm.net/comics/rob-gamesatwork (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

an ugly time, and an ugly anniversary

http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/dec/04

Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):

NickGates@friendsofdesoto.social ("Nick but colder") wrote:

How to improve Baby It’s Cold Outside

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• A comic Panel 1: lady: I really can’t stay Dude: but baby it’s cold outside Panel 2: L: I’ve got to go away D: but baby… Panel 3: D: your tauntaun will freeze bed you reach the first marker Panel 4: L, now on a tauntaun: then I’ll see you in hell (remote)

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MxVerda@lgbtqia.space ("Mx Verda") wrote:

@sam Just link people to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_murder and tell them to stop whining.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

@mosseri just announced that #Threads users can finally follow fediverse accounts. Which means you can now reach 200M people from your Mastodon account without ever using Threads yourself. True decentralization happens on the fediverse!

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thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange ("The Nexus of Privacy") wrote:

It looks like Threads has taken their next incremental step in two-way federation: according to Mark F***ing Zuckerberg "now you'll be able to follow people from other fediverse servers who liked, followed or replied to federated profiles on Threads." As always in the fediverse, opinions differ:

• If you're concerned about harassment, stalking, and data harvesting threats from Threads ... the risks just increased substantially. This post is for you, with information about how to dcerease them.
  • if on the other hand you're one of the many people here who see federaton with Threads as a good thing, then Zuckerberg's announcement is good news, and this post is for you to share with friends who are at risk.

So, if you don't want your posts going to Threads, now's a good time to move to an instance that blocks Threads.

If you're on an instnace that doesn't block Threads and don't want to move yet, you can still block the domain yourself. This doesn't provide as much protection as being on an instance that blocks Threads, but it's certainly better than nothing. How to block Threads on Mastodon - and a reminder that blocking on the fediverse only provides limited protections has instructions, with screenshots.

Still, if you're concerned about Threads, it really is much better to move to an instance that blocks them. Even this doesn't provide bulletproof protection, but it's stronger than individual domain blocking. Unfortunately, you can't move your posts (although you can create an archive), but you can usually keep of your followers.
@FediTips Transferring your Mastodon account to another server is a thorough guide. Erin Kissane's Notes From a Mastodon Migration and Cutie City's Migrating Servers are also very useful -- it's worth reading all of these before you move!

And if you're really concerned about the risks and want to have protection be as bulletproof as possible, I agree with Kissane's suggestions in Untangling Threads

"I think the nearest thing to reasonably sturdy protection for people on fedi who have good reason to worry about the risk surface Threads federation opens up is probably to either…

• block Threads and post followers-only or or local-only, for fedi services that support it, or* operate from a server that federates only with servers that also refuse to federate with Threads—which is a system already controversial within the fediverse because allowlists are less technically open than denylists.

We're starting to see examples of that second approach now -- The Website League is one, an island network where none of the servers federate with Threads; see their December update for more. I expect we'll see more of these over time.

#threads #fedipact #fediverse

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retroist wrote:

Blocked.

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• Off the hook rotary phone.

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dansinker@omfg.town ("Dan Sinker") wrote:

love my ancient ancestors for creating a body system to survive being eaten by a sabertooth cat just so I can stand in front of a screen shaking for no reason great work everyone

jwz wrote:

My morning ablutions include reporting and blocking a dozen new followers who all follow exactly 39 people and have a bio saying something about crypto, often also including "marketing specialist" or a variant of "I love god".

The shift is that lately, instead of the profile picture being of a woman with giant tits, the profile pic is usually of a young black man.

I guess the crypto boiler rooms have a new target market?