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

I keep thinking I better file my taxes as soon as possible because of stuff like this:

https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/113947228828090735

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-cronies-dive-into-treasury-dept-payments-code-base

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

evacide@hachyderm.io wrote:

@mattblaze The people who think they are good at everything because they are good at coding are also bad at coding.

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

vmbrasseur@social.vmbrasseur.com ("VM (Vicky) Brasseur") wrote:

“…the pushback has been remarkable. A large number of agents are refusing to fill out the questionnaire [to identify agents and other personnel who had worked on the Jan. 6 investigations]. The FBI Agents Association has sent around model language for agents who refuse to cooperate. At the management level, the leadership of a number of field offices has made clear that they will not take administrative action against those who do not self-report.”

#Heroes

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--what-s-going-on-at-the-fbi

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

A truly shocking fraction of the JS community is carrying as if nothing has happened back on the hellsite. Negotiating with myself how to feel about that (and them) is increasingly easy and final.

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Where does the censorship end? Do we really want to find out?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/04/scientific-censorship-is-here/

Attachments:

• Hand reaching out of a computer to silence a scientist (remote)

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

He'll walk out, and the next time he comes back, he'll do it all over again.

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

Type of guy that walks into a room, creates a bunch of drama with everyone, which eventually settles out to the status quo, but who then claims he "won" over everyone and supposedly solved problems.

denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

would y'all be interested in a blog post about Mozilla's approach to hot-fixing websites (aka "Web Compatibility interventions"), i.e. how they work, what we do, why we do it, etc?

If yes, any particular questions you have?

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:

New security exploits in Apple's chips further underscore how Apple's ban on third-party browser engines weakens rather than strengthens security

👉 See why: https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/slap-and-flop--apples-lack-of-full-site-isolation-and-ios-browser-ban-puts-users-at-risk/

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

bendaubney@social.lol ("Ben Daubney :prami:") wrote:

Me: *lands in France*

Everyone in France: it is our pancake day! Please have all these free crepes

🥲

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

log@mastodon.sdf.org ("Log 🪵") wrote:

Apoplutosis n.
1. The act of elevating a wealthy individual beyond the authority of mortal law.
2. The ceremony or ritual accompanying such an act.

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

netopwibby@social.coop ("netop://ウエブ") wrote:

The idea of getting paid well to do fulfilling work shouldn't be so alien.

Why is this the case?

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jameshartig ("James Hartig") wrote:

Malicious Package Exploits Go Module Cache https://socket.dev/blog/malicious-package-exploits-go-module-proxy-caching-for-persistence

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

LauraJG@deacon.social ("Laura G, Sassy 70’s") wrote:

Your art history post for today: by Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012), Sharecropper, 1952, color linoprint. As a print it appears in many collections, both public and private. #arthistory #blackart #blackartists #womanartist #womenartists #BlackHistoryMonth

From Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: “Sharecropper is arguably the best-known image by sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012), who was one of the most admired African American artists of the twentieth century. She devoted her career to creating works that addressed issues of social justice—especially the struggles of African American women—and aimed to reach a broad, multiracial audience…

The first work by Catlett to enter the museum's collection, Sharecropper possesses both graphic and emotional power. In it she elevates a field worker from the American South to a symbol of dignity in the midst of hardship. The print's large scale, tight cropping, and low vantage point intensify the figure's monumental presence and convey a sense of her internal fortitude. Catlett's chiseled treatment of the woman's taut face suggests her physical strength but also reminds us that Catlett trained as a sculptor; also sculptural are the precise, varied hatchings in the block that create the image's remarkable range of patterns, textures, and lighting effects. Particularly artful is her rendering of the woven straw hat, with its concentric, halo-like bands that encircle the figure's head, drawing further attention to her face. The sharecropper appears self-possessed, yet worn from her labors. The large safety pin that fastens her plain shirt is perhaps the most telling emblem of her modest circumstances.”

Attachments:

• Description in post (remote)

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):

jdp23@gotosocial.thenexus.today ("Jon P") wrote:

@fromjason yep. From https://privacy.thenexus.today/embrace-extend-and-exploit/

"Put the current fediverse to the side, and imagine a future of decentralized surveillance capitalism, where "Meta's fediverse" filled with instances run by brands, politicians, celebrities, influencers, and non-profits – all doing harvesting data on Meta's behalf, allowing Meta to avoid responsibility and liability but continue to profit from hate groups, disinformation, and white supremacy.

How cool would that be? (For Meta, that is.)

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

Okay, let's see if this wild performance from Focus can finally kick the earworm that's been lodged in my head for the past several days:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyxSvZOby54

Reblogged by denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert"):

lavaeolus@fedihum.org ("Henrik Schönemann") wrote:

@denschub and if you are overwhelmed (which I can understand completely) you should reach out to coordinated efforts like #SafeguardingResearch

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

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

I'm working on one of those brush pen drawings I mentioned above, and it reminded me of a card I made back in 2011. So I dug it out of my archive and decided to share it here.

I made this card for my stepson before he took a lengthy trip over the summer. I was trying to be silly and sincere in a way that wouldn't necessarily embarrass anybody too much.

Soundtrack for this blast from the past:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nxWP9BhI7w

#doodle #yaombaaa

Attachments:

• Black and white drawing showing the exterior of the card as though it was open and laid flat. At the top you can see "Chuckmark 2011" upside down. This would be the back of the card when folded. At the bottom is the front of the card where you see the text "DRAUHG... THE DESTROYER!" in a broken, stony font. You also find a cartoony, goat headed fellow with great big curly horns and cloven hoof legs. In his large right hand he holds a giant battle axe, and in his equally large left hand he grips a scimitar type sword. Across his chest he wears a sash filled with bones. He's wearing furry undies with skull buckle. He looks menacing in a way that you would avoid being on the same side of the street as him. (remote)
• This is the interior of the card, which continues the text from the front. So all together it should be read as, "DRAUHG... THE DESTROYER! ... Says he will miss you while you are gone, but he *will* catch you later!" (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Who gave this unelected immigrant fuckup any authority in our government at all?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/04/this-fuckin-guy/

Attachments:

• Elon Musk (remote)

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

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denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

if you're responsible for a FOSS project, it's now time to consider how you can run your project without relying on the US.

like, using GitHub is fine. Continue using it - I do, too, and there's a lot of value of having projects centralized in one place.

but you **need** to make sure you have a contingency plan. is your repo with all branches and metadata backed up somewhere else? do you own your project's website, discussion forums, or something else that allows you to point your users and contributors to a new place if you need to?

can you continue work on your project if US-big-tech decides your very existence is no longer allowed?

now is the time to take inventory and build backups.

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

nileane@nileane.fr ("Niléane") wrote:

Let this be clear; if you’re a man and kindly ask for clarification on something that I’ve posted, I appreciate that, and I will try to answer.

However, if you don’t like my answer, and find seconds in your day to blame that on my “tone,” then go fuck yourself

I don’t fucking care for your appreciation of my tone. And that’s not about to change.

https://nileane.fr/@nileane/113945762788645083

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

nileane@nileane.fr ("Niléane") wrote:

Every woman on the planet would be a billionaire if they got a nickel every time they had to hear a man’s appreciation of their tone.

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

maique@social.lol ("maique :prami_pride:") wrote:

> If you would have asked me a week ago, I’d have told you that this kind of thing would never in a million years happen. But now, who the fuck knows.

#usa #musk

🍜 A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-associate-bfs-federal-payment-system/

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

ben@werd.social ("Ben Werdmuller") wrote:

I should just go and check peoples' home feeds before engaging. So far everyone who has complained that the shutdown of USAID etc etc etc is a good thing has been an actual literal Nazi.

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

patrickmougin ("Patrick Mougin 🇪🇺🇦🇺🇫🇷🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

Seriously, people, pronouns do not affect anybody but yourself. If someone has preferred pronouns, the least you can do as a human being is respect that person and use them.

If that causes *you* distress, it’s a sure fire sign that you may house some bigotry inside yourself…

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Isn't it weird how much these anti-trans people lie?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/04/ignore-that-amateur-prognosticator/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlkBa7ooUN4

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Don't ask me about my coffee addiction.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/04/did-weinersmith-read-my-mind/

Attachments:

• "without coffee I cannot keep the unspeakable attraction to cephalopods at bay." (remote)

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

anybody in the US Senate who votes for confirming any of The Fat Orange Child's appointments at this point needs to be "primaried" andf tossed out of Congress.

anyone who votes to confirm these nominees will have the blood and pain of many people worldwide on their hands.

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

heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins 11 Attorneys General To Warn Federal Employees about Misleading Buyout Offer https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-matthew-j-platkin-joins-11-attorneys-general-to-warn-federal-employees-about-misleading-buyout-offer/