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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
@josephcox Seriously, the communications tech used for even very sensitive (and occasionally classified) government communications is generally quite bad, with the user interface often being the worst culprit. It's not the fault of the users; these systems often just aren't designed in a way that makes them easy to use properly.
Ever entered a phone number incorrectly or texted the wrong contact? Everyone has - including the cops.
Mastodon Feedmattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
Another bad user interface (MMS, which allows you to add any random phone number to a group chat) used by law enforcement, leading to inevitable mistakes.
https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115028172632972848
Until very recently (like 2 or 3 years ago), federal agents routinely misconfigured the encryption settings on their two way radios, leading to sensitive traffic (much like that in the linked 404media article) going out in the clear more often than not.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
Uh-oh. Cthulhu at work.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/14/dont-try-to-tell-me-this-isnt-cosmic-horror/
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W6KME@mastodon.radio wrote:
"Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.”
-Terry Pratchett
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jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:
“It’s 1985. You order a pizza from Domino’s and expect to see a beat-up economy car with a sign on its roof show up in your driveway. Instead, your pie is delivered in a wing-shaped three-wheeler that vaguely sounds like a Mazda RX-7. That would be the Tritan A2, which Domino’s briefly tested as a delivery car. Only 10 were built before the project was canned, and one is currently listed for sale on Bring a Trailer.”
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/1984-tritan-a2-dominos-delivery-car-for-sale/
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mattbarnardsays@hcommons.social ("Matthew J. Barnard🤔💭") wrote:
Top tier scampery from computer scientists here:
"Gutmann's argument is simple: to this day, quantum computers – which he regards as "physics experiments" rather than pending products – haven't managed to factor any number greater than 21 without cheating."
Quantum code breaking? You'd get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog | https://go.theregister.com/i/cfa/https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/quantum%5Fcryptanalysis%5Fcriticism/
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anthropology@sciences.social ("Anthropology.net") wrote:
A new study uses a stalagmite to reveal devastating, decade-long droughts that may have contributed to the Maya collapse. A deep dive into ancient climate. #Archaeology #Anthropology #MayanCivilization #ClimateChange #Paleoclimatology #Mayan #Maya #MesoAmerica https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-slow-drip-of-mayan-collapse
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ctrlaltglitch@cyberpunk.lol ("ctrlaltglitch :heart_sp_trans: :anarchy_a_nonbinary:") wrote:
** MODERATOR NOTE **
We have decided to defed mastodon.cloud - it is an unmoderated instance, so we're taking active precaution as there's a lot of really racist stuff being put out on that instance. We apologize if this means you lose followers from that instance, but we're making sure the safety of our users takes priority FIRST always.
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thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange ("The Nexus of Privacy") wrote:
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info
"An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people.”...
"Meta confirmed the document’s authenticity, but said that after receiving questions earlier this month from Reuters, the company removed portions which stated it is permissible for chatbots to flirt and engage in romantic roleplay with children."
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
wow
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Wen@mastodon.scot wrote:
Paul Laverty: Why I'm wearing this T-shirt to my Edinburgh events
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
but of course
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is a dangerous shift
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/pete-hegseth-pentagon-christian-nationalism
Mastodon Feedadam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:
social.lol has just defederated from mastodon.cloud for this same reason (following a report of hate speech earlier, and recognizing that nothing will be done about it). If the instance begins moderating its membership and establishes a code of conduct, we can reverse the block.
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115027342813989021
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Ah crap, did the poll reset? I added a hashtag and now it shows that no one voted 😭
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nickgully@mefi.social ("Nick Gully") wrote:
The repair kit for my soldering iron needs… soldering, and I didn’t think this through.
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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Has the #Threads interpolation deal made the #Fediverse better or worse?
#Meta #SocialWebFoundation #MetaWebFoundation #SocialMetaFoundation #SocialWebMeta #MetaMetaFoundation #MetaMetaMeta #fedipact
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NatureNewsteam@flipboard.com ("Science News from Nature") wrote:
Summer 2025 is roasting hot: these charts show why it matters
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02553-3?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypubPosted into Latest science news @latest-science-news-NatureNewsteam
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DrALJONES wrote:
Interview: "A Game of Target Practice" Doctors Back From Gaza Share Harrowing Stories of Israel’s Brutality
One day, boys "would be coming in with gunshot wounds to the head or the neck."
The next day, gunshot wounds to the chest.
Then four boys, 13, 14, "all of whom had been shot in the testicles."
This clustering was so striking, "it was inconceivable it could have been coincidence.”
https://zeteo.com/p/doctors-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-target-practice
#GHF #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #USPol #EuroPol #USCrimesInGaza @palestine .
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faab64@freefree.ps ("Farhad") wrote:
Imagine seeing a banner that says
“STOP KILLING CHILDREN
STOP KILLING CIVILIANS”And your reaction is like this.
Tell me again, why do we need to have any kind of respect or support for these people?
#UEFA #Football #Israel #WTAF #Starvation #Gaza #Entitlement #Football #Inhumanity
@israel @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe
Mastodon Feedaral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:
According to Zionists, people who don’t want children killed are antisemitic. People who don’t want civilians killed are antisemitic.
Think what they’re saying:
If you don’t want children killed, you hate all Jews. Ergo, all Jews want children killed.
News flash: Implying that all Jews want children killed is antisemitic.
If you don’t want civilians killed, you hate all Jews. Ergo, all Jews want civilians killed.
News flash: Implying that all Jews want civilians killed is antisemitic.
Repeat after me: Zionists are antisemites.
https://bird.makeup/users/academic%5Fla/statuses/1955804699619418366
#zionism #zionists #antisemitism #israel #genocide #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #UEFA #protest #StopIsrael #FreePalestine
Mastodon Feedchipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:
Okay, macOS has problems that have grown in recent years, from dubious UX changes to, yes, gratuitous AI, but if one were looking for ways to get me back into the Windows world, this would not be the pitch to make
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pixelate@tweesecake.social ("Devin Prater :blind:") wrote:
For anyone who missed it: new blog post! Beyond Parity: The Case for True Accessibility Affordances
https://devinprater.micro.blog/2025/08/13/beyond-parity-the-case-for.html
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nellie_m@autisticpri.de ("nellie-m") wrote:
there’s more to it than just financial greed, and whether that is explicitly their goal I can’t say, but they certainly don’t mind it.
In the 19th century, not only were more people able to read and write, but also small brochures became available at affordable prices. Explanations on how things work, instructions on how to improve things: agriculture, crafts, health, all kinds of things.
It was a democratisation of knowledge.
AI is taking that away from us again.AI paves the way to authoritarianism.
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DrALJONES wrote:
Analysis: 100s of Fmr Israeli Spies Are Working in US Big Tech
A $25 billion deal is the latest acquisition between U.S. tech & Israeli intelligence.
In late July, the U.S. cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks acquired the Israeli security firm CyberArk.
Palo Alto said the acquisition would, “unite two security leaders with similar values, strong cultures, & talented teams.”
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-technology-palo-alto-networks-microsoft-unit-8200
#BigTech #IsraeliSpies #USPol #Europol #Autocracy #US-IsraeliIntelligence .
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EndIsraeliApartheid ("End Israeli Apartheid") wrote:
UEFA rolled out a banner with the message “Stop Killing Children. Stop Killing Civilians” ahead of the Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham on Wednesday.
It was laid out in front of the teams before kickoff in the match at Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy.
“The message is loud and clear,” European soccer’s governing body said in a post on X. “A banner. A call.”
https://apnews.com/article/uefa-super-cup-banner-children-0ae95c3c997e6ac1c203b4dcec361542
🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
FediTips@social.growyourown.services ("Fedi.Tips") wrote:
⚠️ Important headsup if you are on the server mastodon.cloud:
Mastodon.cloud no longer seems to be moderated. Its admin account hasn't posted since Feb 2023, its code of conduct is blank and there are vile racists posting from there. The racists have been reported many times but their accounts are still active.
Because of this, other server admins are starting to block mastodon.cloud completely.
If you're on mastodon.cloud you might want to move to another server ASAP: https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server
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junesim63@mstdn.social ("JuneSim63") wrote:
"The women at the community kitchen in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher are sitting in huddles of desperation.
"Our children are dying before our eyes," one of them tells the BBC.
"We don't know what to do. They are innocent. They have nothing to do with the army or [its paramilitary rival] the Rapid Support Forces. Our suffering is worse than what you can imagine."
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Life before CAD: large rooms filled with people working over drafting tables:
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/life-before-autocad-1950-1980/