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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org ("Ian Campbell") wrote:

Published another reading list at DT Investigations - as before, not a "roundup" but rather what caught our attention internally.

https://dti.domaintools.com/cybersecurity-reading-list-week-of-2025-03-04/?utm%5Fsource=Mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=Social&utm%5Fcampaign=DTI-Reading-List

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
amydiehl@mstdn.social ("Amy Diehl, Ph.D.") wrote:

Atlassian, a 10,000-person organization reduced office space by 50%, making office visits optional but intentional. The result? An increase in productivity of approximately 40 min per employee per day, along with cost savings from reduced office expenses.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/solangecharas/2025/03/01/why-rigid-rto-mandates-cost-more-than-they-save/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kalfatermann ("[ツ]") wrote:

@GottaLaff

We Germans hear, see, read and remember. We won't let Nazis grow again. That includes Musk, and therefore all his businesses. We also remember all his supporters and flag bearers.

Above all, we gratefully remember our friends and neighbors, the French people and culture, and the French labor movement, because they taught us what the wooden shoe “Sabot” is good for!

🇫🇷 Thank you friends! "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" 🇫🇷

Europe is moving closer together!

#FckMusk #FckTesla

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

New code shines so bright,
Fixing bugs, bringing new joy,
Update begins now.

( Argh Studios Storyteller minor logic fix, courtesy https://arghstudios.com )

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
rayckeith@techhub.social ("Haderach C. Kwisatch") wrote:

"The new mayor began his term by tackling the 1,500 annual traffic-related deaths in the city. He seemed to abide by an old theater saying: If the show isn’t going well, send in the clowns. Ever the political performer, Mockus did just that.

"The mayor gave 1,800 traffic cops the boot and hired a meager clan of 20 mimes. Armed with nothing but signs that read correcto and incorrecto, the silent troupe theatrically mocked lawbreakers and applauded polite motorists. A system purely based on public approval was on trial in Mockus’s so-called classroom. And it worked.

“Rather than strength or physical violence to get people to cross the street in the right place, he used behavioral change—and this was powerful,” says Paulius Yamin, a behavioral scientist and Mockus’s former research assistant. “There are not always going to be police on every corner, but there are always citizens, and people care about what others think about them.”

"The 20 mimes quickly expanded to 420. …"
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/traffic-mimes-of-colombia

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
annie@social.lol wrote:

https://anniemueller.com/posts/how-to-clean-the-bathroom

Boosted by jwz:
drahardja@sfba.social ("Dave Rahardja") wrote:

@ai6yr “I am not Hitler”, says man riding an electric swastika.

Boosted by jwz:
MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social wrote:

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
annie@social.lol wrote:

One thing I will not be doing: any sort of #notallAmericans bullshit. We’re a dying empire built on the blood of subjugated peoples. Those of us who benefited from that subjugation for a few centuries don’t get to act surprised now. Roll up your sleeves. We fix it or we don’t. Who’s responsible? We are.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
ryansingel@writing.exchange ("Ryan Singel") wrote:

Mike Masnick at TechDirt nails the moment and has an eye opening explanation of why tech-focussed sites can see better what's going on with the dismantling of the U.S. govt than traditional pubs

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/#comments

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
indivisibleteam ("Indivisible") wrote:

Remember: Trump has no mandate. His agenda is cruel, corrupt, chaotic, and deeply unpopular. And the longer it goes on, the harder it is to sustain in the face of real opposition. That’s our job now — to keep building that opposition.

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

JFC, is this the most steamed up you can get FFS? and here I thought Hakeem Jeffries was the leader of the Democratic Opposition... what a fool I am

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ZachWeinersmith ("Zach Weinersmith") wrote:

I've been reading a decent amount of history lately, and it's interesting the extent to which a lot of Trump's behavior feels like a throwback to the colonial era. Not because of colonialism exactly, but just, going to a word that's less liberal international, more quid-pro-quo anarchy. Like if it's 1930, forcing a teetering Republic to give up mineral resources for protection probably doesn't feel so weird. It's just the business of the state.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
willmckinley@mstdn.social ("Will McKinley") wrote:

More than 500 PBS Kids episodes, Ken Burns documentaries + shows like FINDING YOUR ROOTS are now streaming on Hoopla — free w/ a library card!

And users can now watch all PBS shows in a category ad-free w/ just a single "borrow," an exponential increase.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250225208399/en/Hoopla-Digital-Announces-Three-New-BingePasses-with-PBS-Distribution

#Streaming #PBS

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lexknowssystems@bots.converged.yt ("Lex knows systems") wrote:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DrSuzanne@ohai.social ("Suzanne she/her") wrote:

I didn’t know this was a thing, but Forest had some thoughts. #TongueOutTuesday

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
sans_isc@infosec.exchange ("SANS Internet Storm Center - SANS.edu - Go Sentinels!") wrote:

SANS Stormcast Wednesday Mar 5th: SMTP Credential Hunt; mac-robber.py update; ADSelfService Plus Account Takeover; Android Patch Day; PayPal Scams; VMWare Escape Fix
https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9350

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ProjectFearlessness@mastodonapp.uk wrote:

The People Vs Elon.
London.

#BoycottMusk

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

DPRK and others cannot miss the lesson of what happened when Ukraine abandoned nuclear capabilities in return for security guarantees. they were screwed.

letting Russian aggression succeed in Ukraine will result in much wider and longer-term negative effects upon the stability & safety of our world.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/04/world/video/north-korea-media-warning-to-trump-congress-speech-ripley-digvid

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

I like this idea

https://ideas.lego.com/s/p:ade8101b3af345babe811c3bb7db66c3

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
maco@pix.lgbt wrote:

Someone proposed that LEGO make a set for the Stonewall National Monument in New York. It seems really well-designed to me, and LEGO's policy is that if a proposal gets over 10,000 votes, they'll actually consider it and respond. It's sitting around 9,500 votes right now. You can vote for it at the link below.

https://ideas.lego.com/s/p:ade8101b3af345babe811c3bb7db66c3

#LEGO #pride #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtquia #lgbtqplus #toys #queer #Stonewall #StonewallInn #queerHistory #queerNYC

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk ("Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)") wrote:

Britain: "voting for Brexit is the greatest act of national self-harm in a generation"

America: "Hold my beer"

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

The Orange Child may appoint people who he thinks "look the part" to positions with nice titles, but he expects them to exercise no actual policy-level decision-making power. the position of "Secretary of State" is meaningless to someone who thinks they are the King.

"Marco Rubio 'upset' as Trump 'sidelines' him from foreign policy decision making: report”

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mastodonmigration@mastodon.online ("Mastodon Migration") wrote:

People ask: "Why the preoccupation with #Bluesky? Lots of good folks are going there and love it."

@Daojoan does a great job of providing the long answer in this brilliant piece: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/big-tech-wants-you-trapped-the-open-web-sets-you-free-2/

But the short answer is that, by funneling users onto another unsafe centralized corporate platform, #Bluesky inhibits the construction of truly defensible public social media.

So now, when something happens over on Bluesky, the Fedi will not be ready to absorb a rapid mass migration.

more...

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
juliusgoat.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("A.R. Moxon") wrote:

Truly any democrat still doing this west wing respect the office shit has to go.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
brijuater@c.im wrote:

If only the Republicans would follow Trump's guidance:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
parismarx@mastodon.online ("Paris Marx") wrote:

The United States is a rogue state that’s now launched an imperialist trade war against Canada and Mexico.

It’s time for countries, especially its former allies, to form an alliance to make the US feel the consequences of its actions and to break their dependence on US tech once and for all.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/the-united-states-has-gone-rogue

#tech #tradewar #tariffs #canada #mexico #donaldtrump #politics #elonmusk

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
IcooIey@mastodon.green ("LCooley") wrote:

I keep getting email invites to join the local Nextdoor group.

There should be like a second, flaming trash can with sound effects to make deleting things like this you want extra gone, extra special.

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

Snow fades, secrets shine,
Beneath the white, truth revealed—
Winter's litter shows.

via https://arghstudios.com/ -
(Argh Studios Storyteller is a free service)

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DenisCOVIDinfoguy@aus.social ("Denis - The COVID info guy -") wrote:

🇺🇸 USA: Parents are holding ‘measles parties’ in the U.S., alarming health experts.

"As measles cases continue to rise in Texas where a child recently died, health officials are warning against so-called “measles parties,” calling the practice “foolishness” and dangerous."

"Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world, spreading through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes."

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/11062885/measles-parties-us-texas-health-experts/