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jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Today in "A Stopped Clock Tells the Correct Time Twice a Day" news, there is something that Josh "The Cowering Fascist" Hawley is doing that I would approve of, pending reading the actual bill:

https://deadline.com/2025/07/senate-bill-ai-copyright-1236463986/

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billyjoebowers@mastodon.online ("billy joe bowers-8647") wrote:

I don't know anyone named Waldo.
You a cop?

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lorenzofb@infosec.exchange ("Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai") wrote:

NEW: The hackers that have been exploiting the Microsoft SharePoint zero-day have been targeting government agencies, researchers say.

Also, different research teams are seeing more than 8,000 exposed and potentially vulnerable SharePoint servers on the internet.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/hackers-exploiting-sharepoint-zero-day-seen-targeting-government-agencies-say-researchers/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mackuba@martianbase.net ("Kuba Suder • @mackuba.eu on 🦋") wrote:

Here we go… "French authorities are already progressing with efforts to force certain social media sites — including X, Reddit, #Bluesky and #Mastodon — to introduce age verification, by classifying them as pornographic websites." 😑 https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-social-media-ban-minors-france/

#AgeVerification

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

well, at least there is that

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• video: a3fdf6004c86b56f.mp4

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
markarayner@mas.to ("Mark A. Rayner") wrote:

Forget Planet of the Apes, this is the dystopian future to be worried about.

#cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #bear #bears #humor #humour

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• video: Doorcam footage of a white cat riding on the back of a grizzly bear

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
nnedi@mas.to ("Nnedi Okorafor") wrote:

Got my author copies of THE SPACE CAT graphic novel! It’s is scheduled for release August 12 from First Second Books.

It’s gorgeous, chunky and solid. What a year it’s been.

Cozy catfuturist comics. 🌌🐱

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• video: The space cat graphic novel plus periwinkle and Neptune wrasslin in the background.

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

Brandolini’s Law: “The amount of energy needed to refute bullsh*t is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.”

h/t @QasimRashid

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

Brandolini’s Law states, “The amount of energy needed to refute bullsh*t is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.”

The amount of bullsh*t in a recent WSJ OpEd by propagandist Sad Dhume is breathtaking. Here, I rebuke this dangerous fascism:
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/rebuking-fascism-and-anti-muslim

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tomgauld.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Tom Gauld ") wrote:

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

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Heliograph@mastodon.au wrote:

#decency #baseline #hellyea

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Been thinking a lot about bravado and how it is used to accumulate power by either embracing or deflecting it. Your approach depends on your class and race.

Entering the corporate world in my twenties as a Puerto Rican kid from Orlando, I had to learn hard lessons and recalibrate.

In white liberal society bravado expressed outwardly is frowned upon because it is not a necessary tool for survival. In my world, if used correctly, bravado can help lift you out of poverty quite literally.

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

If you are a hiring manager, and you've made the mistake of allowing framework-specific questions or knowledge to skew your interview process, the best time to fix your error was several years ago. The next best time is *right now*.

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fifonetworks@infosec.exchange ("Bob Young") wrote:

Adobe is now processing all your PDFs in the cloud, by default. The setting to “Enable generative AI features in Acrobat” was on, and I didn’t know it until I opened a document and Adobe asked me if I wanted a document summary. It’s annoying to have to click “No,” so I opened settings to disable the prompt.

THE PROBLEM
I sign Non-Disclosure Agreements for many of my clients. Adobe is a potential leak of protected information. I don’t know what Adobe does with this information. I don’t know what they store, or for how long. I don’t know what country (or countries) the data is stored in. I don’t know what LLMs are trained with this data. And I don’t need to know. What I need to know is that they won’t use default opt-in as a legal excuse to wiretap my information.

I recommend that you check your Adobe settings on all devices, for all Adobe accounts.

#CallMeIfYouNeedMe #FIFONetworks

#cybersecurity

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

I really try not to be a “how do Windows people put up with this” type, but after using a PC for a while, I’m like “you know what, I think I’ll keep suffering with my fast, near-silent aluminum Unix workstation with the bright super-high-res screen over here, thanks.”

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

Every day I am astounded by how loud this ThinkPad’s fan is. Yes, it’s a bigger screen than the MacBook Air’s and it has a separate GPU, but nothing running now *needs* a GPU—and the screen is lower resolution (and worse all around, as is the build quality in general).

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

By now it should be obvious that any time you invest in some new React ecosystem doodad or geegaw is wasted compared with learning web platform fundamentals.

The scale of waste I'm observing in high-profile apps suggests that knowing browsers is the most leveraged skill today.

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

Logging off like...

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• gifv: Short clip of Spock smashing the everlovin' crap out of a computer terminal with his bare fist.

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

TFW you don't wanna log off, but really you know you should...

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

I think I can say that I'm a platform independent writer 😭

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
capnseasick@masto.hackers.town wrote:

Snagged from a marketing piece trying express product durability but it captures my rage perfectly.

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

The problem is that Superman's values are antithetical to conservative values. No wonder they resent a movie about Truth, Justice, and the American Way!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/22/its-just-a-movie/

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Nope. It's not insane at all.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/22/whats-insane-about-it/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgsMYu-h37w

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

well hell, now what do I do

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• video: 19c381becfab660f.mp4

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

Happy Pi Approximation Day! 🎉🎊

because 22/7 is good enough to get real work done

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f_dion@mastodon.online ("Francois Dion") wrote:

I have a large collection of #electronic and #computer #music #vinyl #records. I had a radio show on FM on the subject for about a decade. So it is always exciting to find something I don't have, especially early stuff. Found this 10" boxed "Music from Mathematics" from 1960, bell labs. Much more rare than 1962 Decca 12". Never seen it before. Found in a local shop, of all places, hiding inside a vinyl carry case.
#belllabs #IBM #retrocomputing #computerassisted

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I mean, DAMN

RE: https://www.threads.com/@berniceaking/post/DMYzPuZgriM

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kenshirriff@oldbytes.space ("Ken Shirriff") wrote:

We obtained a mysterious box of 1960s electronics. I reverse-engineered it and with much effort, we got it running. It turns out to be a test unit for testing NASA's Up-Data Link, a system from the Apollo moon landing to control the spacecraft from the ground. Let's take a look inside... 1/n

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Getting people to actually read is hard these days.

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

test post to ‘Loops’ app

h/t @dansup

https://loops.video/v/9G0uqlkmnU