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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SuffolkLITLab@esq.social wrote:

TL;DR: Expanding copyright controls on AI threatens innovation, competition, and fair use, potentially hindering important scientific research and artistic expression. Instead of implementing stricter licensing requirements, the focus should shift to policies that directly address the root concerns related to labor rights, privacy, and competition in the tech realm. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/ai-and-copyright-expanding-copyright-hurts-everyone-heres-what-do-instead #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
netblocks ("NetBlocks") wrote:

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show Korek Telecom has been disconnected across much of Iraq as the Communications and Media Commission (CMC) cuts service over unpaid debts; the Erbil-based company's owners claim the decision is politically motivated, calling on the UN to intervene

Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity by provider in Iraq from February 2, 2024, to February 19, 2024, 2024. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity ranging from 0% to 100%, while the x-axis shows the dates. The green line represents connectivity for Korek Telecom (AS59625). A sharp decline occurs on February 18, where connectivity drops to 56%. The disruption comes as central authorities cut off service over unpaid debts. The minimum and current connectivity levels are indicated as 56% and 58%, respectively.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ronaldtootall@tech.lgbt ("StanceOfMind") wrote:

The #TrumpAdministration is defending #AndrewTate, a known child groomer and admitted rapist, where all the “Save the Children” supporters are? Why aren’t the #Pizzagate and #QAnon folks up in arms? Weren't they against human trafficking!

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/feb/18/andrew-tates-alleged-victims-urge-us-officials-to-stay-out-of-romanian-criminal-proceedings #Trump #Hypocrisy #Politics

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

Here’s a site that tracks how much of Project 2025 has been implemented. Currently at 34%. https://www.project2025.observer/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
br00t4c wrote:

Graduate student admissions paused and cut back as universities react to Trump orders on research

#StudentIntakeReduction #HigherEducationChanges #GraduateAdmissionsPause #UniversityReactions #ResearchFreeze

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/trump-funding-freeze-grad-student-postdoc-acceptances-paused-nih-research/?utm%5Fcampaign=rss

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
W6KME@mastodon.radio wrote:

With all of our talk of people mistaking little kitties for mountain lions, there is an actual lion in a Camarillo gated community at the moment-the one my daughter lived in until a few weeks ago 😜

https://ktla.com/news/california/mountain-lion-on-the-loose-in-camarillo-neighborhood/

#mountainlion

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

🚨 “2nd case of #measles has been confirmed in #BC in a Lower Mainland resident who recently travelled to southeast Asia.” #Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/measles-second-case-b-c-1.7463226

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
g7izu@universeodon.com ("G7IZU RRD") wrote:

Space Weather

The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has posted a message on their website stating that their Product Subscription Service is suffering delays for products delivered via email.

#noaa
#spaceweather

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AlSweigart ("Al Sweigart") wrote:

There's a blog post floating out there with the quote “I don't think I have ever seen so much technical debt being created in such a short period of time"

Yeah, turns out AI-generated code you don't understand creates quick wins but massive long term problems.

"Slop it" is the new "ship it"

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
RianMaly@universeodon.com ("rian maly") wrote:

Pence speaks up while rRump makes bad deals with Putin.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
erininthemorning.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Erin Reed") wrote:

Major news! A court in Montana has just declared SB458, a bill that "defines sex" in a way that ends the legal recognition of transgender people in Montana, as facially unconstitutional. This is the first time a bill defining sex has been ruled on! Huge win for trans people in MT!

Leslie Halligan, District Court Judge Fourth Judicial District Missoula County Courthouse 200 West Broadway Missoula, Montana 59802 (406) 258-4771 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY SUSAN EDWARDS; MONTANA TWO SPIRIT SOCIETY; KAEL FRY; ANNA TELLEZ; EDEN ATWOOD; SHANNON ALOIA, Plaintiffs, v. THE STATE OF MONTANA; GREG GIANFORTE, in his official capacity as GOVERNOR OF MONTANA, AUSTIN KNUDSEN, in his official capacity as ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MONTANA, Defendants. Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DV-23-1026 ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT This matter comes before the Court on opposing motions for summary judgment. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Counts I, II, & III (“Motion”) seeks to declare Senate Bill 458 as facially unconstitutional. Defendants’ (collectively, the “State”) Motion for Summary Judgment seeks to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims arguing the absence of a case or controversy. The Court has considered both motions, the parties’ supporting and opposing briefs, and the

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

they do not know when they do not know... the essence of idiocy

https://mastodonapp.uk/@wisteela/114032683132094403

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wisteela@mastodonapp.uk ("Paul 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱") wrote:

I've heard they're only around 25
#ElonMusk #DOGE #Trump #COBOL #coding #programming

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org ("AI6YR Ben") wrote:

From @MeidasTouch

#USFS #wildfires #ForestService #Politics #USpol

Image of people protesting in the snow, someone wearing USFS uniform Cardboard sign IMMIGRANTS DIDN'T STEAL MY JOB THE PRESIDENT DID! THEY LAID OFF MY WHOLE CREW

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
evacide@hachyderm.io wrote:

Today I encountered my first AI-generated news article that included a manufactured quote from me on a topic I did not speak or post about, just in case you're wondering how AI is going.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
karlbode.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Karl Bode") wrote:

The idea that this sociopathic manbaby billionaire (whose empire was built on the back of financial fraud and just fraudulently bought a fucking election) gives two shits about fraud is just a foundational lie journalists shouldn't perpetuate

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

the very few times I've had to block an account on Mastodon have reminded me of how *often* it was required on theBirdSite by the end

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bert_hubert@fosstodon.org ("bert hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺") wrote:

The legality (not wisdom) of putting European private data on US clouds hinges on the availability of the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Trump neutered this board, and the European parliament has taken notice & asked the European Commission what they think:

Thorn e enma intarnctin diericeinn thic wnnl + tha Drivarc aus Galan in Minmi e e Comnittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs = European Parliament The Chairman IUST-SEC/LIBE D (2025) 2901 Mr Michael McGrath Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection European Commission Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 D 300788 06.02.2025 1049 Brussels Dear Commissioner McGrath, The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE Committee) closely follows all matters linked to the European Commission’s adequacy finding for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework mechanism. It was in view of the Commission’s assessment that the European Parliament adopted its resolution of 11 May 2023 on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (2023/2501(RSP)). Furthermore, during a LIBE Committee mission to Washington in May 2023, LIBE Members had an opportunity to discuss EU-US data transfers with Members of the US Congress, representatives of the US Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. One of the issues considered in the above-mentioned resolution are the competences of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an independent body responsible for ensuring that privacy and civil liberties are safeguarded. The EU-US Data Privacy Framework established a new review mechanism, allowing individuals in the EU whose personal da

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thetnholler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("The Tennessee Holler ") wrote:

Senator Murphy says Trump and his allies are now operating above the law (as Trump himself tweeted this week)

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

wow, planning ~40% cut in the defense budget? Putin must be smiling now.

"Trump has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for 8% cuts to the defense budget in each of the next five years" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-looks-8-defense-budget-cut-each-next-5-years-washington-post-reports-2025-02-19/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SteveThompson ("Steve Thompson PhD") wrote:

Kristi Noem Directs Department Of Homeland Security To Use Polygraphs On Employees To Stop Leaks

https://meidasnews.com/news/kristi-noem-directs-department-of-homeland-security-to-use-polygraphs-on-employees-to-stop-leaks

Noem has issued a warning to department employees about the increased use of polygraph tests as a measure to prevent leaks of sensitive information related to immigration raids.

If Noem take this extraordinary step, it would mark one of the first examples of an Agency head using polygraph tests on employees to prevent leaks of immigration raid details.

#Noem #leak #press

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
laprice@beige.party ("Local Agency") wrote:

I honestly think that Zelenskyy's interests are best served by burning his bridges with the US as fast as possible.

He needs clarity on who is really in his corner and who is OK with trading his country away for (temporary) protection from Putin's imperial aspirations.

And he needs to do it now before T-Bone's assistants can cobble together an effective military force out of what's left after they purge the DOD.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Seilenos@queerspirituality.social ("Σειληνός (Seilēnós)") wrote:

Farmers, fishermen, rural America, meteorologists, pilots, shipping & transportation, emergency services, commuters, and others all rely on NOAA and the NWS for *absolutely vital* weather information. It's useful, timely, free, and commercial-free.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz ("Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿") wrote:

Right. Today I'm making the decisive cull. I'm 'retiring' nearly a drawer-full of venerable (some might say 'past it', e.g. my wife) t-shirts that I've keep 'in rotation' for perhaps a bit too long. Here they are, one step away from an ignominious fate (rags in the workshop)... This is the way.

Red cloth supermarket bag full of nondescript clapped out t-shirts waiting on floor by door to garage.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

The sad truth about the cybersecurity industry is the biggest threat to US democracy is certain people inside the US - who a substantial portion of the US cybersecurity industry knowingly voted into office.

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

"Unlike the turmoil at Twitter when Musk took over, disruptions in federal programs would have severe real-world consequences. A brief outage on X may be inconvenient, but delays or errors in Social Security, Medicaid, or veterans’ benefits payments could be devastating—especially for the roughly 40% of retired Americans over 60 who, as of 2013, relied solely on Social Security for income while working fewer than 30 hours per week."

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

For those who haven’t caught it, CISA has paused all work on securing US elections, and laid off related staff.

So if you want to hack the US’ all digital voting infrastructure, you got a few years to prep.

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

"The Carter administration’s botched rescue of the Iran hostages, the Bush administration’s mishandling of Hurricane Katrina, the Obama administration’s health care website crashes that delayed Obamacare sign-ups, the Biden administration’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Trump administration’s ineffective response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many more. These are failures no president—no matter how skilled a communicator—can spin or deflect."

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-doge-cutbacks-could-create-a-major-backlash/

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Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
SocketSecurity@fosstodon.org wrote:

The React team has updated its CRA migration guidance after community pushback. Now the docs explicitly acknowledge @vite_js and other build tools as viable options alongside frameworks. ➳

https://socket.dev/blog/react-team-updates-cra-migration-guidance-after-community-pushback #reactjs #javascript

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
gimulnautti@mastodon.green ("Toni Aittoniemi") wrote:

@georgetakei They are outdoing Chamberlain by a far margin.

At least Neville Chamberlain understood that Nazi Germany was dangerous.

Trump's crew only understand that they'll make a lot of money if the sanctions go away.

Of course, the most interesting part is what happen as they find out their plan won't work.

Europe is preparing to finance Ukraine by itself. And since US is now aligning with Russia, you might have to consider us your enemies perhaps at some point.

Hope it ends before that