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sassy0210.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Sassy0210") wrote:
I’ve volunteered as a SARA (Sexual Assault Response Advocate and this is 🎯. It’s important to get a SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Exam) from a hospital. The SAFE allows you to prosecute down the road when you are ready. Don’t shower or bathe—go straight to the hospital and request a SAFE exam.
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DamnInteresting ("Damn Interesting") wrote:
Asteroid samples from NASA's epic OSIRIS-REx mission show Bennu was born from fire and ice
https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/asteroid-samples-from-nasas-epic-osiris-rex-mission-show-bennu-was-born-from-fire-and-ice?utm%5Fsource=DamnInteresting
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remixtures@tldr.nettime.org ("Miguel Afonso Caetano 🦾 🌹") wrote:
"When the U.S. government imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in early 2025, the consequences were far-reaching yet quickly enforced.
The restrictions cut off the ICC chief prosecutor's access to Microsoft services, including email, followed by a freezing of his personal and institutional bank accounts in affected jurisdictions.
While this was happening, the Dutch government was watching, coming to the bitter realization that access to essential services depended on decisions made in the U.S.
Hence, their response to this is DAWO, short for Digitaal Autonome Werkomgeving Overheid, or Digital Autonomous Work Environment for Government in English.
It is a framework that looks to tackle the government's digital stack, covering the OS, an office suite, collaboration apps, cloud services, IT management tools, and AI, with all of it being built around a NixOS foundation."
https://itsfoss.com/news/netherlands-dawo-initiative/
#EU #Netherlands #Linux #OpenSource #DAWO #FLOSS #DigitalSovereignty #Microsoft
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
RE: https://privacysafe.social/@TurboKitty/117343585927303822
strongly agree
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is a cool story, as much for how it illuminates why scientists and engineers do what they do as for the story itself.
Mastodon Feedireneista@irenes.space ("Irenes (many)") wrote:
we had an irritating dream in which our severe gut pain took the form of a snake that was pursuing us
it's fine, we woke up and successfully voided a bunch of crap and are at lower pressure now, it was just annoying. it's kind of amusing in hindsight that we came up with a snake as a metaphor...
when stuff inside is painfully stretched, we can feel the shape of the obstruction, and when there's a high volume of it that shape does wind up being kinda snake-like. that must be why.
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axios ("Axios") wrote:
5 arrested over alleged terrorism offenses near U.K. base used by U.S. Air Force https://t.co/Q3dUZilP0n
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cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:
RE: https://sciences.social/@annasdtc/117224123424001867
Recommending self-hosting is the tech equivalent of advocating becoming a tradwife.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
of course, in Tennessee skin color could not have *anything* to do with what he is saying...
"people like that" indeed
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thetnholler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("The Tennessee Holler ") wrote:
TN-9: @justinjpearson.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy calls out Brent Taylor for being too “scared” to debate him
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nixCraft ("nixCraft 🐧") wrote:
AI has truly convinced every mediocre C-suite person that they are a genius and can replace everyone with AI. I never seen such AI psychosis before in my life. This is not going to end well for anyone.
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lcamtuf@infosec.exchange ("lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:") wrote:
I really appreciate getting all these statistics from Google, they help me understand what my readers like and how to best reach them
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iandunt.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ian Dunt") wrote:
I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com@bsky.brid.gy on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently.
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Gustodon@mas.to ("Ω 🌍 Gus Posey") wrote:
It should be said from time to time:
@pacific06 is a remarkable guy and worth following.
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adamshostack@infosec.exchange ("Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:") wrote:
RE: https://mastodon.social/@kralcttam/117336706374065569
We've replaced the bureaucratic impediment to rapid action, Stanislav Petrov, with an LLM as part of our strategy of "aggressively identifying and eliminating bureaucratic barriers to deeper integration."
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
"For six months, the economic effects of the war were muted by a lucky conspiracy of factors: fuel rationing across Asia, growing renewable capacity around the world, political jawboning of markets and the draining of global oil stockpiles, especially by China, whose cut to imports at the start of the war was so significant in this story that it’s been called the demonstration of a new geopolitical weapon. Even so, the gas price signal — that cartoonish standby of American politics — broke through. The price of gas has risen by 50 percent since February. Diesel is now at $6.50 a gallon.
In July, China’s imports surged back up — although not to prewar levels. The Houthis blew up the pipeline Saudi Arabia had been using to reroute oil west to the Red Sea, and the damage is forcing the country to cancel some of its shipments to Europe. The world’s oil reserves, many of which are already at historic lows, are rapidly approaching their floors. Last week, J.P. Morgan published a research note warning that it had no way to map the chaos of the fall to come. The election is little more than a month away."
Mastodon FeedSometimes the computer makes me so agitated it makes me say the F word
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Gustodon@mas.to ("Ω 🌍 Gus Posey") wrote:
"I guess my pistol went rogue," said the bank robber to the police.
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cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:
I long for a world wide web that goes back to basics: Markdown for text, JPEG or PNG for images, *no* Javascript or other client-side execution, designed to be writable by a human being with a simple text editor and no fucking interactive/dynamic bullshit. Make it as advertising hostile as possible. And above all keep it *small* (as in: a large, sprawling web site should fit on 16Mb USB stick).
In other words, web like it's 1996 again.
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marick@mstdn.social ("Brian Marick") wrote:
RE: https://thistlenfern.org/@wendythedruid/117339216874604783
Note: some research shows that prairie grass is as effective a carbon sink as forest. We support two prairie conservation organizations: East Central Illinois https://www.grandprairiefriends.org/ and Southeast Colorado https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/SPLT
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
geese, I hear geese passing overhead. geese overhead and a jacket on my back… it is change time again.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
‘there is a pro-dishonesty constituency within his base, at least when that dishonesty is perceived to target the “right” people.’
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Joe Biden sometimes lied, JD Vance sometimes lies, Republicans and Democrats in Congress sometimes lie, Cabinet secretaries notably including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sometimes lie; Washington is not the nation’s capital of straight shooting. But it’s abundantly clear that there is no public official in Washington who lies like Trump – not as constantly, not as obviously, not about as many topics.”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/politics/fact-checking-trump-10-years-lessons
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EuromaidanPress ("Euromaidan Press") wrote:
Ukrainian forces crossed 55% interception against Russia's jet drones in September
Over 2,730 launched, 1,500+ stopped. Russia plans $12 bn on jet drones in 2027 alone, Zelenskyy said, citing Russian internal documents.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
RE: https://wandering.shop/@cstross/117343030760304543
strongly agree
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thetnholler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("The Tennessee Holler ") wrote:
ICYMI — Fetterman: “I’m a lifelong Republican” 😬
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thenewsdesk@flipboard.com ("The News Desk") wrote:
Swiss voters set to reject tighter neutrality rules that would curb NATO cooperation
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/swiss-voters-set-reject-tighter-neutrality-rules-curb-nato-cooperation-rcna600058?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypubPosted into Ukraine @ukraine-thenewsdesk
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dumpsterqueer@superseriousbusiness.org ("tobi is writing bugs :terminal_cursor:") wrote:
if you'd like to donate to #Fediverse projects that are explicitly against inclusion of "ai" bullshit in the codebase, here's an alphabetical list of some fedi server projects which are all against "ai" [source] and are looking for ongoing financial support:
Mastodon Feed@jplebreton I mean I really would love it if the exact intellectual construction of "AI alignment" (nonsense in that context) would be transplanted exactly to the question of whether corporations are aligned with humanity