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donni ("donni saphire") wrote:
Just be nice whenever you can, and weird whenever you can get away with it
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ansate@social.coop ("Melissa Santos") wrote:
reminder that I have 20+ years of data experience and I'm looking for some kind of Data Scientist/Analyst/Analytics Engineering gig, remote in the US (I'm in Portland, OR)
I would like to be doing something that makes the world a bit better, and every one has data, so it seems like that should be possible.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amsantos/
Reboosts and links to job posts are most welcome!
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ning@social.lol ("Ning Kantida") wrote:
#introduction
Hi! I’m Ning, and I’m interested in #fitness #books #movies #music #writing #lettering #logo #gadgets #appI just started using Mastodon on this social.lol instance. I absolutely have no idea how it works yet, but I’m so happy to meet new people here! :blobcatlgbt:
You can know more about me through all my online presence here: https://about.ningkantida.com/
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wcaleb@updates.wcaleb.org ("W. Caleb McDaniel") wrote:
For Juneteenth, I published some newly (re)discovered evidence about the very first celebration of the holiday in 1866. Read more …
Mastodon FeedBoosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
vitloksbjorn ("Vitlöksbjörn") wrote:
This picture is an absolute nightmare thanks
Not sure if lots of meta users here on masto, but it's still nice to know this
Mastodon FeedBoosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
dusk@todon.eu ("Dusk To Don :raccoon:") wrote:
Your article mentions Venmo's "public by default" transactions . . .
. . . which reminds me of this entertaining and informative website, which follows the tales, pieced together by their public feed of transactions, of the following folks:
The Venmo God
The Cannabis Retailer
The Corn Dealer
The Lovers
The YOLOist
The All Americans
Mastodon FeedBoosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Unconditional Surrender Hat") wrote:
ICE officials require adequate time to dispose of bodies, disappear troublesome detainees, simulate marginally adequate conditions, put on shirts without visible burrito stains, etc.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3lrxqzvg7dk2k
Mastodon FeedBoosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
Strandjunker@mstdn.social ("Andrea Junker :verified:") wrote:
Juneteenth is the perfect moment to remind everyone of these two facts:
1. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
2. Those who prevent history from being taught are plotting to repeat it.Read this out loud. Read it again. Then teach it to your kids.
Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel *Picks and Shovels*.
Catch me in #PDX with BUNNIE HUANG at Barnes and Noble TOMORROW (Jun 20):
https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062183697-0
And at the #TUALATIN Public Library on SUNDAY (Jun 22):
https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library/author-talk-cory-doctorow
More tour dates (#London, #Manchester) here:
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Recent appearances:
* FediForum Keynote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7%5FGs1t0qe78* Science Fiction is EXPOSING Scams and AI Dystopia (Bad Faith)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlrKlp%5FIiko* The Rideshare Guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKeoCxJWVVE12/
Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #SanFrancisco: Enshittification at Public Works (The Booksmith), Oct 20
https://app.gopassage.com/events/doctorow2511/
Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Manchester: Co-operatives UK Co-op Congress keynote, Jul 4
https://www.uk.coop/events-and-training/events-calendar/co-op-congress-2025-book-your-place* Virtual: ORG at 20: in conversation with Maria Farrell, Jul 16
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-at-20-cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-maria-farrell/* #DC: Enshittification at Politics and Prose, Oct 8
https://politics-prose.com/cory-doctorow-10825* #SanFrancisco: Enshittification at Public Works (The Booksmith), Oct 20
https://app.gopassage.com/events/doctorow25* #NewOrleans: DeepSouthCon63, Oct 10-12, 2025
http://www.contraflowscifi.org/10/
Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Upcoming appearances:
* #PDX: Teardown 2025, Jun 20-22
https://www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/portland-2025* #PDX: Picks and Shovels with BUNNIE HUANG at Barnes and Noble, Jun 20
https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062183697-0* #Tualatin Public Library, Jun 22:
https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library/author-talk-cory-doctorow* #London: How To Academy with Riley Quinn, Jul 1
https://howtoacademy.com/events/cory-doctorow-the-fight-against-the-big-tech-oligarchy/* #Manchester: Picks and Shovels at Blackwell's Bookshop, Jul 2
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow-tickets-13084519680599/
Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
My ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
My last nationally bestselling novel was "The Bezzle," an ice-cold revenge story of high-tech finance crime starring the forensic accountant Martin Hench.
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865878/thebezzle
Signed copies from Chevalier's Books:
https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/product-page/the-bezzle
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My latest nonfiction book is "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" from Verso Books:
http://seizethemeansofcomputation.org
Signed copies available from Book Soup:
https://www.booksoup.com/book/9781804291245
Both are national bestsellers!
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Yesterday threads: The Immortal Choir Holds Every Voice; and more!
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114704536266898139
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
#10yrsago What’s in the Pope’s barn-storming environmental message? https://www.wired.com/2015/06/popes-memo-climate-change-mind-blower/
#5yrsago Microsoft criticizes Apple's monopolism https://pluralistic.net/2020/06/19/art-of-the-deal/#honi-soit-qui-mal-y-pense
#5yrsago Austerity in disrepute https://pluralistic.net/2020/06/19/art-of-the-deal/#breadlines-r-us
#5yrsago Avia, c'est mort https://pluralistic.net/2020/06/19/art-of-the-deal/#avia
#5yrsago Trump's covid "test-tubes" are contaminated miniature soda bottles https://pluralistic.net/2020/06/19/art-of-the-deal/#art-of-the-deal
#5yrsago Trump wants to dismantle the OTF https://pluralistic.net/2020/06/19/art-of-the-deal/#save-otf
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Hey look at this
* Connectivity is a Lifeline, Not a Luxury: Telecom Blackouts in Gaza Threaten Lives and Digital Rights https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/connectivity-lifeline-not-luxury-telecom-blackouts-gaza-threaten-lives-and-digital
* Creative Commons 4.0 has arrived on Flickr! https://blog.flickr.net/en/2025/06/18/creative-commons-4-0-has-arrived-on-flickr/
* LA Law Enforcement Agencies Rioted So Hard They Ended Up Shooting Each Other https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/16/la-law-enforcement-agencies-rioted-so-hard-they-ended-up-shooting-each-other/
* “The Clandestina,” a fantasy novel by Jasmina Tesanovic https://bruces.medium.com/the-clandestina-a-fantasy-novel-by-jasmina-tesanovic-part-one-af51d5c73cb7
* Kagi for Libraries https://kagi.com/libraries
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Your Meta AI prompts are in a live, public feed: Zuck thinks we've all forgotten about Beacon.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114710575113487371
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel *Picks and Shovels*.
Catch me in #PDX with BUNNIE HUANG at Barnes and Noble TOMORROW (Jun 20):
https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062183697-0
And at the TUALATIN Public Library on SUNDAY (Jun 22):
https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library/author-talk-cory-doctorow
More tour dates (#London, #Manchester) here:
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Your Meta AI prompts are in a live, public feed; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/19/privacy-breach-by-design
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Mastodon FeedBoosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
af@dataare.cool ("fluffy af") wrote:
Why is the reading experience better in the apps (like the Guardian)?
Because the tracking cookies and adversarial content is baked into the app and governed by the terms of service. You don’t have a way out, unlike the web site with the cookie notice.
So that’s why they push the apps. They’re less accountable that way.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
ainmosni@ainmosni.eu ("Daniël Franke :panheart:") wrote:
@pluralistic GOD that picture is creepy.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org ("AI6YR Ben") wrote:
LOL great essay/thread here on the curse of AI in reference to cybersecurity (of course, from @pluralistic )
Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Image:
Cryteria (modified)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svgCC BY 3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.eneof/
Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel *Picks and Shovels*.
Catch me in #PDX with BUNNIE HUANG at Barnes and Noble TOMORROW (Jun 20):
https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062183697-0
And at the #TUALATIN Public Library on SUNDAY (Jun 22):
https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library/author-talk-cory-doctorow
More tour dates (#London, #Manchester) here:
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
This is like when Zuckerberg directed his lawyers to destroy NYU's "Ad Observer" project, which scraped Facebook to track the spread of paid political misinformation. Zuckerberg denied that this was being done to evade accountability, insisting (with a miraculously straight face) that it was in service to protecting Facebook users' (nonexistent) privacy:
https://pluralistic.net/2021/08/05/comprehensive-sex-ed/#quis-custodiet-ipsos-zuck
We get it, Sam and Zuck - you love privacy.
We just wish you'd share.
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
Altman is the untrusted third party in every conversation everyone has with one of his chatbots. He is the eternal Carol, forever eavesdropping on Alice and Bob:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%5Fand%5FBob
Altman isn't proposing that *chatbots* acquire a privilege, in other words - he's proposing that *he* should acquire this privilege. That he (and he alone) should be able to mine your queries for new training data and other surveillance bounties.
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Mastodon Feedpluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
But Altman is (deliberately) omitting a key aspect of all forms of privilege: they immediately vanish the *instant* a third party is brought into the conversation. The things you tell your lawyer *are* priviiliged, unless you discuss them with anyone else, in which case, the privilege disappears.
And of course, all of Altman's products harvest all of our information.
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