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Boosted by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
changelog@changelog.social ("Changelog") wrote:

🚢 It's Changelog & Friends!

@bcantrill returns in the wake of Oxide Computer Company's $100M Series B. Bryan tells us how he's avoiding an appearance on Silicon Valley (ding), why their uniform compensation is working, where Oxide fits in the AI datacenter, what scaling to 50+ rack orders looks like, and more. (GitHub has no CEO and saving Intel)++

💫 https://changelog.am/106 #podcast

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

It ain't gonna go away!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AGEjj2Jds

#uspol

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@20after4 @henryk If so, they should have no trouble publishing these bombshell findings in a reputable, peer-reviewed journal, which will make them famous and give significant weight to their claims. Weird that they haven’t done that, isn’t it?

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@20after4 no, it doesn’t. You’re being played.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

The essential question I have for these people is “Did you believe (or even understand) these statistical theories when Trump was peddling them after the 2020 election? If not, what makes them valid after the 2024 election, other than your unhappiness with the outcome this time around?”

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
SharonCrockett@toot.community ("Sharon 🤦🏾‍♀️ Persists") wrote:

Stop being afraid. #fear

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@soatok yes. Exactly the same bullshit “statistics”, with the parties reversed. Use caution.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@20after4 My advice is to be very skeptical before repeating and amplifying unvetted theories that confirm what you want to believe.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@20after4 it’s a bunch of statistical gobbledygook aimed at appealing to mathematically unsophisticated potential donors.

Boosted by jwz:
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

Boosted by jwz:
benroyce ("Ben Royce 🇺🇦") wrote:

This is #healthcare in the #USA

A #doctor argues for approval for a procedure with a #UnitedHealthcare hack

She posted it on social media and is now blacklisted by #UHC and she had to sell her house and get a lawyer, they're ruining her career over this video:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-a-surgeon-facing-retaliation

If you live in the #US dont get too mad- your blood pressure will spike and your healthcare sucks because you're just "a little person" and your moronic country prefers you to just die

#medicine #insurance #UNH

Attachments:

• video: a surgeon on a phonecall dealing with insurance industry goons to get approval for a procedure

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
c_9@mstdn.ca ("Cameron MacLeod") wrote:

“The pattern is so consistent it’s almost funny if it weren’t so terrifying. Every single time it goes like this: Conservatives panic about socialism or progressives or whatever. They ally with fascists as the “lesser evil.” Fascists take power. Fascists immediately purge anyone who stands in their way. Then it’s 30–50 years of dictatorship. This happened in Germany, Italy, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Portugal, Croatia, Romania, and Hungary.”

https://medium.com/@carmitage/i-researched-every-attempt-to-stop-fascism-in-history-the-success-rate-is-0-a665e2e048a2

Boosted by jwz:
MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!") wrote:

@xerge @a_phlaming_phoenix @mcnado @jwz
It was a much bigger win for us than it should have been. It shows what complete fools and KKKowards these people are, to be that terrified of a sandwich. Meanwhile I'm already seeing sandwich signs in protest videos from today.

The only trick the fascists have is putting us in fear, and the sandwich thing is so ludicrous it's an unexpectedly mighty blow against fear.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

Today is the 4th anniversary of the Taliban regaining power in Afghanistan, in a deal brokered by President Trump, without the Afghan government present. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2kzn1nw1d4t?post=asset%3A1bbf7c95-32dc-4a48-8aab-43fe172a4c02#post

Boosted by jwz:
heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

Friends, I have had one of my urges to ask the Mastodon community to support a cause, Free DC, the organization spearheading the fight for DC’s rights to govern itself and to be free from Trump’s authoritarian martial occupation.
Learn about Free DC at https://freedcproject.org/
Donate via the Mastodon for Free DC portal here https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonfreedc.

Now, some reasons you maintains want to put a few bucks toward this cause…. 1/

jwz wrote:

Butlerian Jihad.

The time is now, the day is here, ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTACK! From reports of pro-AI people on LinkedIn who attended a pro-AI business meetup at a coworking space in Portland, Oregon, anti-AI protesters showed up outside who threw eggs...
https://jwz.org/b/yktY

Boosted by jwz:
jwz wrote:

@pluralistic
Nobody whose business exists solely due to the investment of fascists, cryptogrifters and TESCREAL lunatics deserves the benefit of the doubt that you are heaping upon them.

I don't care how charming they are at cocktail parties.

Boosted by jwz:
heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

Free DC is the local organization spearheading the fight to protect Home Rule in the District of Columbia and organizing against Trump’s current Republican Fascist occupation of the District. Learn more about #FreeDC at https://freedcproject.org/. 1/

Boosted by jwz:
Caution@tech.lgbt ("CautionWIP (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🕎") wrote:

To elaborate - Patreon is testing the waters via survey to see how much pushback they might get if they tried rolling out AI (again, IIRC). These were sent randomly to *some* creators, but not all. The link works for *anyone* that has a Patreon so….if you hate AI (uncommon as that is in creators) this is your chance to shine.

Please bump/boost/retoot

https://patreon.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV%5F9sjIUT9LuK5gzoq

#Patreon #Writers #SupportIndieArtists #Comics #WebComics #NoAI https://woof.tech/@alahmnat/115035358945745644

Boosted by jwz:
zoom_earth@mapstodon.space ("Zoom Earth") wrote:

Hurricane #Erin’s stunning rapid intensification from a tropical storm to a category 4 major hurricane in less than 20 hours 👀

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• gifv: Satellite imagery

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
hamishtpb@video.thepolarbear.co.uk ("Hamish The PolarBear") wrote:

Alien / Predator Films Tier List

https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/aZcFMKhqEHHfz9BXnpnu5A

Boosted by jwz:
annika@xoxo.zone ("Annika Backstrom") wrote:

Mood of the day: Thrashed by a Lady Cyclist

Boosted by jwz:
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink Special @ Sorry For Party Rocking: DON'T BREAD ON ME: Cazadores, Ginger, Splash of Grenadine, Cherry on top.

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• gifv: bd76db2249d5a4e8.mp4

Boosted by jwz:
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink Special @ Bounce Beat presents SJ: Sandwich-Proof Body Armor -- Bacardi Mango Chile Rum, Starry, Pineapple Juice, and a splash of Blue Curaçao

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• gifv: 3cd624b426ba4aa7.mp4

Boosted by jwz:
MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!") wrote:

@a_phlaming_phoenix @mcnado

We have a new American hero. Sean Dunn, a 37 year old DOJ employee, bought a sandwich at Subway, walked out, took in the scene of occupied DC, and got so angry he threw his sandwich at a "federal agent," whatever that means any more. They tried to charge him with a felony but the judge just laughed at them.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/dc-man-faces-serious-federal-assault-charge-after-throwing-subway-sub-at-federal-officer/65-df40e8da-febf-44ef-8ebd-4f3d190974be

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

WELL HAVE YOU

RE: https://www.threads.com/@margot.moore.author/post/DNZ2l%5F2OA5Q

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
GeriatricGardener@mstdn.social ("Geriatric Gardener") wrote:

“‘We Can’t Have Greece Become a Playground For IDF Soldiers": Israeli Tourists Traveling to Greek Islands Met With Pro-Palestine Protests’”

by Alexis Daloumis in DropSite News on Substack

@palestine @israel

“As Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza continues, Israeli tourists in Greece this summer are facing a growing backlash”

https://open.substack.com/pub/dropsitenews/p/greece-protests-gaza-israeli-tourists-cuise-ship-crown-iris

#Press #Israel #Genocide #Gaza #IDF #Soldiers #Tourism #Greece #Backlash #Palestine #FreePalestine

aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

Future generations will learn:

• That Israel committed genocide in Palestine.
• That “The West” allowed it to happen and many Western countries profited and were complicit in it.
• The names of those who were complicit.

This isn’t a call to change your behaviour. At this point, we know very well who stands on which side of history.

This is just a reminder to be prepared because justice will be served.

#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine https://piaille.fr/@SolenedeM/115038407391423272

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
SolenedeM@piaille.fr ("Solène de Montmarin 🫏🇫🇷🇲🇲💚🇵🇸") wrote:

#Gaza

Ce témoignage de James Elder, porte parole pour l' #Unicef (Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance), date du 18 juin 2025. Il y a donc presque deux mois.

Je ne suis normalement pas fan des UN, mais je sais qu'iels font un boulot formidable à Gaza. J'ai d'ailleurs un ami qui part bientôt en mission pour eux, à Gaza toujours.

Voici leur site internet : https://www.unicef.fr

Je ne sais pas quoi vous dire de plus, à part d'écouter ce témoignage (sous titré en francais) et de le repoueter si vous le voulez bien.

#Palestine #StopGenocide #UNICEF #JamesElder

Attachments:

• video: Témoignage de James Elder porte parole UNICEF (Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance), le 18 juin 2025

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
fabio@manganiello.social ("Fabio Manganiello") wrote:

In the age of unregulated surveillance capitalism, children are just another product segment to be spied and sold.

A new study (https://www.jmir.org/2025/1/e71998) finds out that, out of 14 companies actively marketing online surveillance on school devices:

• 86% monitors students 24/7, not just during school hours.
• 71% scans content posted by minors through AI.
• Only 43% of them employs human reviewers.
• 36% admitted of spying kids not only on school-owned devices, but also on their own personal devices, although they didn’t clarify how they do that nor what kind of data (photos, texts…) they scrape.
• 50% scrapes content posted on those kids’ own social media profiles too.
• 29% admitted to use the scraped data to process “risk scores” on the level of schools, classes and individual children.

The companies involved in such large-scale surveillance campaigns usually prefer to remain as anonymous as they can. I believe instead that it’s a civic duty that as many people as possible know their names, publicly shame them, call them accountable, and threaten or intimidate their employees. It’s those morally bankrupt individuals who should feel afraid and ashamed for spying and selling the most sensitive data about our kids without our consent and without accountability. It’s by destroying the morale of their own employees that we can weaken this rotten system:

• Ativion: https://www.ativion.com/
• Bark: https://www.bark.us/schools
• Blocksi: https://blocksi.net/
• Deledao: https://www.deledao.com/activepulse-student-wellness
• Gaggle: https://www.gaggle.net/safety-management
• GoGuardian: https://www.goguardian.com/beacon
• Lightspeed Systems: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/
• Linewize by Qoria: https://www.linewize.com/
• ManagedMethods: https://managedmethods.com/use-cases/student-self-harm-detection/
• Navigate360: https://navigate360.com/solutions/digital-threat-detection/
• Netsweeper: https://www.netsweeper.com/solutions
• Safer Schools Together: https://saferschoolstogether.com/
• Securly: https://www.securly.com/
• Sergeant Laboratories: https://www.sgtlabs.com/

Note that some of those websites push marketing campaigns that justify their deeply immoral practices by advertising how many potential tragedies they prevented through their massive surveillance schemes - e.g. “18,000 cases of physical harm prevented thanks to our surveillance!”.

They don’t answer however:

• What accounts for “evidence of physical harm” - does a teenager who writes “I hate my math teacher” on social media account as a credible threat? Does potential intent reflect actual crime - i.e. are we already in a Minority Report scenario?
• If the benefit of preventing 18,000 cases of violence is worth the cost of spying on at least tens of millions of children and teenagers worldwide - would you accept the police to monitor each single picture, video or message you send so they can catch a potential criminal in your city?

In the meantime:

• If you trust your own kids and you wouldn’t spy on each single piece of information they share (a principle of basic trust that IMHO every single good parent who wants to raise a healthy adult should agree on), then you shouldn’t let an opaque unaccountable American company spy on them more than you would do yourself. The best way to know your children is to sit next to them while they use digital devices, answer their questions and provide them with guidance. If you can’t do that, then any other less transparent methods of surveillance (which includes both parental control software and 3rd-party surveillance services provided by these companies) is a parental failure.
• Avoid at all costs, unless really required, any phone, tablet or computer given by your kid’s school. Provide them yourself with a device if needed.
• Teach your children to use surveillance-proof instruments - decentralized social networks like Mastodon rather than Facebook/TikTok/Instagram, your own Searxng instance instead of Google, a private Nextcloud instance instead of Google Drive, a self-hosted LLM model instead of ChatGPT, Firefox with uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger everywhere, and no browser extensions provided by the school, a VPN that uses your PiHole or other privacy-aware DNS servers to filter malicious traffic, etc. I wish I could provide a silver bullet that doesn’t require parents to be expert sysadmins who know how to run their own services, but the truth is that I can’t. Kids’ digital footprint is so sensitive that the best way to handle it is to run your own hardened private services, and in today’s surveillance-based economy not trusting any 3rd-party is usually the best option.
• If teachers object that it’s their right to surveil the activities of your child, please remind them the existence of the following laws:
• (For American parents): COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act): websites and online services are required to obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13, and FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act): parents have all rights regarding their children’s educational records, including the right to inspect records and consent to disclosure.
• (For European parents): GDPR: requires parental consent for processing children’s data (typically under 16, though member states can lower to 13).
• If your kids’ school uses American cloud services in the class (usually either Google’s or Microsoft’s services for email, calendar, files, messaging, video conference etc., for example most of the schools in the Netherlands use the Google suite) express your concerns over the privacy of your children and lobby them to move away from them. Some of the companies I mentioned earlier purchase data from Google or Microsoft, either directly or through intermediate data brokers. Raise awareness with other parents and push your school to use open-source transparent privacy-respecting alternatives like Nextcloud, Jitsi or Mattermost instead.

https://www.jmir.org/2025/1/e71998