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

that is one absolutely gorgeous book

https://mas.to/@nnedi/114038288646970547

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nnedi@mas.to ("Nnedi Okorafor") wrote:

I’m in London. LOOK at the 1st edition of the UK Edition from Gollancz 😍! As a book lover, I had to take 5 minutes to admire. My copy is the FIRST first edition.

It’s like a mysterious piece of technology (so…apt, 😏).

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• video: Death of the Author UK edition in all its glory

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

“The bug also exposes the email addresses of the people who signed up to Cocospy and Spyic with the intention of planting the app on someone’s device to covertly monitor them.”

https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/114038106969600815

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evacide@hachyderm.io wrote:

"With Cocospy and Spyic, you can usually enter ✱✱001✱✱ on your Android phone app’s keypad and then press the “call” button to make the stalkerware apps appear on-screen — if they are installed. This is a feature built into Cocospy and Spyic to allow the person who planted the app on the victim’s device to regain access. In this case, the feature can also be used by the victim to determine if the app is installed."

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/stalkerware-apps-cocospy-spyic-exposing-phone-data-of-millions-of-people/

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mmasnick.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Mike Masnick") wrote:

A reminder: DOGE is making up those numbers. Duffy either knows that or he's an idiot (or possibly both). www.techdirt.com/2025/02/19/i...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yvvwejxthpp5s62cu5bqpvxw/post/3limuwtbm2k2n

It’s Easy To Save Billions In ...

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
godpod@universeodon.com ("God :verified:") wrote:

Reminder: Zelenskyy refused to leave Kyiv as bombs fell. Donold hid in a bunker from protesters with cardboard signs.

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w7voa@journa.host ("Steve Herman") wrote:

DHS Secretary Noem has revoked a decision by the Biden administration to extend Haiti’s Temporary Protect Status by 18 months.

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

“The two students were girls aged 15 and 16 and were in the early stages of planning an attack that involved pipe bombs and guns, according to CNN affiliate KPRC.”

https://flipboard.com/@cnn/us-news-nhmek3ekz/-/a-E9fz1t0BTCOpYniCQZR0Jw%3Aa%3A132361178-%2F0

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stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:

Today, Friday 21 February, is International Mother Language Day, which according to the hero image is... Latin? https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-mother-language-day/

Also, Card Reading Day, which is about greetings cards not fortune-telling. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/card-reading-day/

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croyle@wandering.shop ("David Croyle") wrote:

https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/02/apples-new-sci-fi-series-murderbot-starring-and-executive-produced-by-alexander-skarsgrd-and-hailing-from-chris-and-paul-weitz-to-make-global-debut-may-16-2025/

#murderbot

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

Today I expressed to my team that the number one priority is to incorporate AI agents into our app and internal tool sets ASAP.

We shall explore this topic in depth, but it is obvious that companies not adopting AI agents will stagnate. Even now, AI agents create content targeting other AI agents ...

#ai #aiagents #startuplife #startupyyc #startupyeg #legaltech

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ryancordell@hcommons.social ("Ryan Cordell") wrote:

I heard the NEA is only considering proposals related to 1776 & the USA’s 250th birthday & I was feeling intensely patriotic, so I’m printing these really big posters inspired *directly* by the Founding Fathers

The cut was carved from the masthead of a 19th century newspaper—here’s the Illustrator file—if you have access to a laser you can carve this baby in linoleum & print with it all you like—make sure to reverse it (prints are mirrored)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fV32Bz9UI5LYtqo7K-DryPElHUw9x4og/view

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:

This is very bad news my privacy and security friends:

From Wired:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Braces for Mass Firings

https://www.wired.com/story/the-national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-braces-for-mass-firings/

#USpol #Privacy #Security #Encryption #NIST

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:

I know I’ve posted the horrible Meta VR advert thing twice already, but I need to add that I’ve just learned via Forbes that Horizon Worlds has lost nearly $70 billion dollars. I’m going to watch it again and laugh some more. https://futurism.com/zuckerberg-metaverse-ad-terrible

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stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:

Friday. Morale is slipping. Fling it down the staircase. Embrace the mutation. Friday.

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georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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kbeninato@mstdn.party ("Karen Dalton-Beninato ☑️") wrote:

“We will go out and find the conspirators - yes we are going to come after the people in the media," New FBI Director Kash Patel, who has called for jailing US citizens he considers "the enemy." Feels like the last scene of an end of democracy montage.

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jackmjenkins@mastodon.online ("Jack Jenkins") wrote:

Via @USAToday: Iranian Christians feared death in Iran. Then the US deported them to Panama. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/20/iranian-christians-asylum-seekers-deported-panama/79217451007/

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GovTrack ("GovTrack.us") wrote:

We've already raised $8,019 but we need $60,000 in the next month to make this happen. This work isn't easy and we need paid staff to do it well.

Thanks for your support!

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
midacre@mas.to ("Michael Crews") wrote:

Tweeted by the Chair of the Danish Parliament Defense Committee.

#spineless #America #Russia #Denmark

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

CBS News: "Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday.

Four black rats were confirmed to have H5N1 avian flu in late January in Riverside County, California, where two recent poultry outbreaks were reported, the agency said. "
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-flu-in-rats/

#h5n1 #hpai #rats #health #birdflu #influenza

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
augieray ("Augie Ray") wrote:

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting has been postponed. It was supposed to meet next week. A notice posted to the CDC website says the meeting will occur, but dates have not been announced. This group is assumed to be in RFK Jr's crosshairs. This is the group that develops recommendations on the use of vaccines in the US. Will we get a new fall #COVID19 vaccine (or any others)? I hope so!

https://www.cdc.gov/acip/index.html

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josephscrimshaw@mastodon.online ("JosephScrimshaw") wrote:

I just hope Amazon puts the focus back on classic James Bond storytelling elements. Like the long history of villains that are grossly wealthy, insecure egomaniacs desperate to validate their fragile egos with wild schemes to control the media, governments, and space itself.

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GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

ALWAYS.

NEW: While Elon #Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for the agency they operate — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to some $40 million, ProPublica found.
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-trump-musk-funding-foia-congress-transparency

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

Somebody has uploaded Black Basta ransomware group’s internal chat server logs to the internet, so if you want to go read their chats about Capita and a host of victims who tried to cover up their breaches, now’s your chance.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/black-basta-ransomware-gang-s-internal-chat-logs-leak-online/

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

the FBI now has a partisan hack as Director, & he has been open that the Bureau will be used for revenge upon & to silence political critics & opponents. the Republican Party has become a personal political party; it has been ‘captured’ & no longer represents an ideology. and now the Civil Service is seen as personal servants.

I am a Citizen of a Republic, & yet a plurality of my fellow Americans elected a child who would be King & make us into Subjects.

f*ck that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/20/kash-patel-fbi-senate-confirmation-vote/

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tj@howse.social ("tjhowse") wrote:

Remember this important comparison when reading an article about a new breakthrough in carbon sequestration and storage:

Check whether the price per unit of atmospheric carbon stored is better than buying some coal and putting it in a hole.

Pro tip: It never is, and will never be. CSS is a scam. Coal in a hole wins every time. Hell, it STARTS in a hole. Just leave it there! Win/win!

#climate #renewable #carbon

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alexwinter.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Alex Winter") wrote:

A terrified Josh Hawley high-tailing it out of the Capitol will forever symbolize Congress in this moment.

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nocontexttrek ("Star Trek Minus Context") wrote:

#StarTrek

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docpop ("Doctor M. Popular") wrote: