#ThoughtProvoker

Technology wars are generally unproductive and unconstructive. At the same time there's undeniably competition - #ActivityPub vs #ATProto - or coopetition - ActivityPub vs #XMPP - between different technologies. Because success and popular uptake of one technology can lead to the demise of another.

Instead of diminishing the other #technology and engage in endless heated fights and conflicts, it is better to consider the technology one is most passionate about, and look for all those aspects and factors that are important for its uptake and widespread #adoption. Stand strong in your own shoes. Other #technologies then become input to learn from. What are weaknesses, what can be copied, and what can be done better? And also, where can there be unison, interoperability, collaboration, cross-pollination with other technology ecosystems?

Technology doesn't "win". It's people who stand to win or loose, depending on how well the tech supports their needs.

@mayel @Bonfire @benpate @fedify

Yes, totally. I 'blame' #FOSS culture here. Most FOSS starts as hobby projects, when some dev starts to code. When the project grows and sees popular uptake suddenly countless different factors become important, requiring skills beyond coding. These are often badly accounted for. Product development, documentation, organization, PR. Here FOSS might take more example from how the business world operates and sustains, albeit generally not on the values that FOSS holds dear.

For #SX I defined the #FSDL here, the Free software development lifecycle, or #Fediverse solution delivery lifecycle, depending on context. It has different stages, where different roles and activities become important to be addressed. There are countless facets that need to be accounted for, for a project to become self-sustainable.

The challenge is even much tougher, when scaling it to encompass entire grassroots ecosystems, where everyone relies on robust #technology foundations.

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“BREAKING: S․T․O․P․, LatinoJustice PRLDEF Report Finds NY Police Search Flock for ICE

The report release coincides with New York’s deadline to terminate formal and informal 287(g) agreements with ICE․
﹫latinojustice․bs…”

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The Australian government has proposed new legislation that would force tech companies to allow users to opt out of algorithmic social media feeds. Here's more from CNBC.

https://flip.it/tlNkdB

#Technology #Australia #SocialMedia

What is Alpha School? Here's a story from Scientific American explaining the thinking behind the AI-based private-school network. At the second link, find journalist Benjamin Riley's blogpost about a bizarre boot camp that Alpha students are currently participating in.

https://flip.it/pichxI
https://flip.it/nAqf7j

#Education #Technology #AI

I watched the 2hr video this morning. Things are *so so so bad*, it is unbelievable. #LG is just exemplaric of what happens all over the place. In the video a whole network of complicit corporations is exposed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA

CC @EUCommission See toot above ☝️ .. Speed up regulation and enforcement please, before it is too late.

#Freedom #Democracy #technology #privacy #security #SurveillanceCapitalism #TechnoFascism

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“STOP's Eleni Manis spoke with The Washington Post on the growing backlash against Flock--and even contributed a photo of a vandalized Flock camera on Long Island․

Read here: washingtonpost․com/nation/2026/08/18/vandal…”

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You haven’t lived until you’ve talked on a push button phone, watched an instant photograph develop and walked to the store with a boombox on your shoulder. @Techcrunch tells us more about the blending of nostalgic tech design with modern functionality:

https://flip.it/eEfARZ

#Tech #Retro #Technology

Finding yourself continually paying to get your phone repaired? Now might be a good time to go big and buy a new one. But it can be difficult to know when it’s worth it to give up your old, cracked device. @Engadget helps you out with the decision:

https://flip.it/Iq4FeL

#Tech #Phones #Technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Learn the basics of how to protect your rights against surveillance at S․T․O․P․'s next Power Down webinar, September 16 from 3 to 4 p․m․

Register here: us02web․zoom․us/webinar/register/WN_TLx8xk2gQxCYaI7s1r3N3A?_x_zm_…”

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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“S․T․O․P․ is proud to join ﹫wearecasa․bsky․social, ﹫georgetownprivacy․bsky․social, and all the amazing advocates in this coalition․ Maryland must ensure law and immigration enforcement can't bypass the state's strong pri…”

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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“NYC’s Domain Awareness System pulls cameras, police records, and public-housing feeds into one surveillance system․ Public infrastructure shouldn’t become a tool for tracking New Yorkers․

Read here: nymag․com/intellige…”

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#lispyGopherClimate #technology #podcast #patreon upload of an episode with Mathematician @oantolin author of #emacs #embark (non-mode) and #lisp history's (and modernity's!) @kentpitman + @ramin_hal9001 and the moo crew.

https://www.patreon.com/screwlisp/posts/emacs-embark-and-168655370

From my perspective, Omar's embark rediscovers historic lisp typed mouse gesture useages in modern conventional emacs. Draw your own conclusions from the episode.

Unrelatedly,
a patreon post about acl2 use https://www.patreon.com/screwlisp/posts/completely-fun-168652195 .

📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp

“Thank you to ISP Founder and Director ﹫jackbalkin․bsky․social for kicking off our fall Ideas Lunch series with a thought-provoking conversation on technology and constitutional rot--and to everyone who joined us!”

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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“BREAKING: S․T․O․P․ Condemns New Flock AI Tools, Calls Company Safeguards 'Crisis PR Stunt'

'Flock isn't fixing a broken system, it's building an even worse one․' - STOP Executive Director Michelle Dahl ⌗Flock ⌗AI ⌗ALPR…”

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The games industry is in its worst state in 40 years, according to a panel of experts including Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, who flagged the high cost of AAA game development and the ongoing component shortage as challenges. Here's more from @GIbiz.

https://flip.it/nJgxfM

#Technology #GameDev #GamesIndustry

📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp

“Welcome back! To start the fall semester, ISP Founder and Director Jack M․ Balkin will give the first Ideas Lunch talk on 'Technology and Constitutional Rot․'

📅 Thursday, September 3, 2026
⏰ 12:00–1:30 PM
📍 Baker Hal…”

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Yes, no (built-in) AI is now a feature

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/03/yes-no-ai-is-now-a-feature/

#LibreOffice #Technology

Alt...

Banner saying that LibreOffice is the private office suite with no forced AI

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“On Friday, we joined ﹫shahanafrombk․bsky․social, ﹫fightforthefuture․org, ﹫nycdsatech․bsky․social and ﹫jimowlesclub․bsky․social outside MSG for a rally to ⌗BanTheScan in NYC․

Read more here:

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“BREAKING: COUNCIL MEMBER SHAHANA HANIF, ADVOCATES RALLY AT MSG TO DEMAND BAN ON FACIAL RECOGNITION TECH

⌗BanTheScan ⌗MSG ⌗MSGEntertainment ⌗FacialRecognition
stopspying․org/content-input/council-member-shahana-hanif-ad…”

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#lispyGopherClimate Tuesday-night-in-the-Americas (0UTC Wednesday) every week since 2022 #lisp #lambdaMOO #technology #podcast feat. The #Gopher .

https://toobnix.org/w/d2ng3NPJzpEsGUSvqNHDKK

#climateCrisis #haiku by ANSI #commonLisp's @kentpitman whom is joining us again this week!

+ @jhlagado } I am hoping these two will talk about their overlapping ( #zork / #adventure(6) #gamedev ) and parallel contemporaneous computing histories. ( #lisp / #basic #programming )

And @ramin_hal9001 !

https://lambda.moo.mud.org

Alt...

LISPY GOPHER SHOW unix_surrealism show banner ; Two demons help the gopher and lisp alien carry radio equipment through flooded wreckage.

Sony says in court documents that "reasonable consumers" know they don't own the digital games they buy, after four players sued them for not making it clear on the PlayStation store that they are buying licences to games, not the games themselves. Here's more from Video Games Chronicle.

https://flip.it/Q2WFfv

#Technology #Sony #Videogames

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“The CDC director’s push for expanded 'abortion surveillance' raises serious concerns about weaponizing healthcare data to track abortion care and those seeking it․ Medical records should protect patients—not put them at…”

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I’m going to start a tech company that rejects AI, and call it Misanthropic.

#tech #technology #BigTech #IT #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #LLMs #ML #MachineLearning #GenAI #generativeAI #AIAgent #AISlop #FuckAI #Fuck_AI #enshittification #anthropic #claude

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Join S․T․O․P․ in New York for Power Down Surveillance: Full Court Press at the Liberty vs․ Valkyries game Thursday, August 27th!

This event will feature a private suite experience with food, drinks, and a short program…”

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#lispyGopherClimate very haphazard Sunday-morning-in-Europe #peertube #live weekly #technology #podcast

@alexshendi #lisp and possibly @jhlagado we are going to meet up in #lambdaMOO and on the livestream and talk about lisp and retrocomputing and modern computing.

https://toobnix.org/w/g2AftRUaBvEVGfJYMY1MHr

John Hardy's git feat. vintage game tape WAV https://github.com/jhlagado

and @ramin_hal9001 ! And @rat in-MOO!

Computer origins, #xlisp, #z80, #formalMethods ..! #bookstodon #neuromancer #godelEscherBAch

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Lispy gopher climate get Sandewalled banner ! Actually 8UTC toobnix.org.

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“MEDIA ADVISORY: Electeds, Advocates Rally Against Facial Recognition After Madison Square Garden Abuses

Friday, August 14th, 12:00pm EST
Moynihan Train Hall steps (421 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10001)

stopspying․org/co…”

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📬 In the latest edition of #AdvancesInComputing:

- Mallik Tatipamula and Vinton G. Cerf on open AI infrastructure;
- Shaping computing for a sustainable energy grid;
- Rethinking prototype fidelity in the age of generative AI;
and more!

👉️ Share and subscribe today: https://theofficialacm.substack.com/p/from-open-models-to-open-ai-infrastructure?r=6w5qsy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#newsletter #substack #technology

@joyoftech

JUSTICE: HOW TO KILL META!
========================

The legal math on media is broken. The punitive measures are not effective deterrents.

If you look at the numbers, Meta does harmful things, apologizes, pays a pittance, and still comes out ahead financially.

Zuckerberg sold out his users data to Cambridge Analytica, influencing the US election. Then he appeared before Congress like a contrite little schoolboy - "Oops! I didn't mean to accidentally cut multibillion dollar deals and sell out Facebook users. Honest mistake. I promise not to do it again ( unless the price is right! )"
Because of the math, he still came out ahead.

I left Meta's platforms a long time ago.

People who are not savvy, are locked into the Facebook walled garden, because of the Network Effect. ( "I can't leave Facebook. All my friends are on Facebook!" )

Having liberated ourselves, it is our duty to liberate others, who are still trapped, to give them their right to privacy.

Here's a plan of action:

1) Place ads on Facebook, explaining the benefits of #Mastodon
( https://joinmastodon.org/ )

1.1) Freedom from Meta's censorship and algorithms.

1.2) A community owned, open social media platform.

2) When a user clicks, guide them through exporting their data from Facebook, and deleting their Facebook account.

3) Give them an optional questionnaire, asking about their interests, and match them with the right Mastodon instance.

4) If they skip the optional questionnaire, pick a random Mastodon instance for them.

5) Give them an option to enter into a Facebook migration registry.

6) Help them set up a Mastodon account and import their data.

7) If they opted into the migrant registry, reconnect them with their former Facebook connections, who also joined the registry. Like a reunion in Heaven with your loved ones. ☺️

#FaceBook #Meta #instagram #WhatsApp #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon #Technology #Tech #Justice
#FuckZuck #FOSS #Linux #OpenSource #Freedom #Liberty
#Law #USA

One US company – Digital Identity, Inc. – controls 271 TLDs (~42% of all TLDs).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_Digital

This is fine.

It’s not.

And that’s why the Small Web will be using Web Numbers.

https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/

And you should seriously be thinking about this and at least have a contingency plan given what happened this week with the fascist US government designating Autistici/Inventati – an anti-fascist Italian .org providing internet support to activists – as terrorists, sanctioning them, and knocking them off the Internet.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/u-s-designates-palestine-action-masar-badil-and-autistici-inventati-as-terrorist-groups/

If you’re serious about sovereignty, @EUCommission, you should be at DEFCON 1. And if your sovereignty plans don’t include decentralisation across the board, we are well and truly fucked.

This doesn’t just concern domains. If you’re an anti-fascist or anti-genocide org or group, the fascist US government can designate you a terrorist group and sanction you thereby cutting you off from banking, hosting, and almost all other infrastructure providers with zero due process in the EU.

PS. In case you’re wondering, this is the full list of TLDs controlled by Digital Identity, Inc.:

Business
• .limited
• .ltd
• .management
• .network
• .partners
• .sarl
• .services
• .solutions
• .ventures
• .support
• .associates
• .business
• .careers
• .center
• .consulting
• .company
• .enterprises
• .gmbh (company with limited liability, German legal entity)
• .group
• .industries
• .international
• .企业 (enterprise)

Education
• .academy
• .church
• .education
• .institute
• .mba
• .school
• .schule (school)
• .university
• .degree

Entertainment
• .bingo
• .bet
• .casino
• .dating
• .dog
• .events
• .games
• .movie
• .lotto
• .show
• .singles
• .theater
• .actor
• .band
• .dance
• .live
• .poker
• .rocks
• .studio
• .video
• .游戏 (games)
• .娱乐 (entertainment)

Financial
• .accountants
• .capital
• .cash
• .claims
• .credit
• .creditcard
• .estate
• .exchange
• .finance
• .financial
• .fund
• .global
• .holdings
• .insure
• .investments
• .llc
• .loans
• .money
• .report
• .tax

Fun Domains
• .cool
• .exposed
• .fail
• .black
• .red
• .gripe
• .jetzt (now in German)
• .ninja
• .blue
• .pink
• .wtf (WTF means usually "what the fuck" in internet slang)
• .life
• .green
• .pet

Healthcare
• .care
• .clinic
• .dental
• .dentist
• .doctor
• .healthcare
• .hospital
• .rehab
• .rip
• .surgery
• .vet
• .vision

Home and Construction
• .plumbing
• .lighting
• .repair
• .tools
• .cleaning
• .builders
• .construction
• .contractors
• .works
• .glass
• .parts
• .pro
• .supplies
• .supply
• .tires

Legal
• .legal
• .attorney
• .lawyer

News and Information
• .bio
• .chat
• .directory
• .fyi (for your information)
• .info
• .memorial
• .tips
• .reviews
• .news
• .media
• .today

Photography
• .camera
• .equipment
• .gallery
• .graphics
• .photography
• .photos
• .pictures

Political and Military
• .democrat
• .republican
• .vote
• .army
• .airforce
• .voto
• .navy
• .family

Real Estate
• .apartments
• .camp
• .community
• .condos
• .farm
• .house
• .immo
• .land
• .lease
• .maison
• .properties
• .rentals
• .villas
• .haus (house)
• .mortgage
• .immobilien (property)

Sports and Fitness
• .bike
• .coach
• .football
• .golf
• .hockey
• .pro
• .run
• .soccer
• .team
• .tennis
• .training
• .ski
• .futbol
• .rocks
• .expert
• .guru
• .fan
• .fitness

Style and Fashion
• .boutique
• .clothing
• .diamonds
• .florist
• .furniture
• .gold
• .jewelry
• .salon
• .shoes
• .style
• .toys
• .watch
• .moda (people/organizations interested in fashion and style)

Technology
• .codes
• .computer
• .domains
• .systems
• .technology
• .engineer
• .engineering
• .energy
• .mobi
• .solar
• .software
• .网站 (web)
• .移动 (mobile)

Travel and Geography
• .travel
• .city
• .cruises
• .flights
• .guide
• .holiday
• .asia
• .irish
• .place
• .reise (travel)
• .viajes (trip)
• .tours
• .town
• .vacations
• .reisen (travel, plural or verb)
• .voyage
• .cab
• .limo
• .zone
• .world
• .taxi

Shopping and Retail
• .bargains
• .cards
• .cheap
• .coupons
• .deals
• .delivery
• .direct
• .discount
• .express
• .gifts
• .gratis (free)
• .plus
• .shopping
• .tienda (store)
• .sale
• .promo
• .kaufen (buy)
• .market
• .auction
• .forsale
• .商店 (shop/store)

Food and Beverage
• .cafe
• .catering
• .coffee
• .kitchen
• .pizza
• .recipes
• .restaurant
• .vin (wine)
• .wine
• .fish
• .pub

Marketing and Communications
• .agency
• .digital
• .email
• .marketing
• .media
• .productions
• .social
• .studio

#USA #US #fascism #AutisticiInventati #TLDs #ICAAN #EU #antifascism #tech #technology #freedom #democracy

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“A leaked document reveals that Flock planned to tap roughly 350,000 rideshare vehicles for data collection․

Read more․

mashable․com/tech/flock-uber-lyft-mobile-surveillance-pitch”

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Life as a remote worker often means going from home office to fast-food joint, doctor’s office to coffee shop and then back to home office. PC World tech writer Gabriela Vatu knows this routine as well as anyone, and she shares the items she always keeps in her laptop bag. An important read because you never know where you could be zooming from next:

https://flip.it/DPca.l

#Tech #RemoteWork #Technology

Microsoft used to grant special licenses to smaller nonprofits so they could get Office apps like Word, Excel and OneDrive at no charge. Last year they announced they were winding down the program. Then, without warning according to former users, they terminated the licenses, leading to thousands of organizations having all their data deleted. Here's @Slate with more.

https://flip.it/AjzRlM

#Microsoft #Nonprofits #Technology

Can Meta make its Ray Ban smart glasses not so, you know, pervy? In a recent post, VP of Wearables Alex Himel announced a software update that will prevent filming or image-taking if the glasses detect the wearer covering the LED light that signals to others that the camera is on. Read more from @TechRadar:

https://flip.it/EqRCTz

#Tech #Wearables #Technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'AI surveillance technology is creepy for anyone going to a show or a club, but it’s particularly dangerous for members of the LGBTQ+ community who are facing increased attacks on our rights and safety' - ﹫evangreer․bsk…”

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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'Police officers wearing Meta smart glasses and secretly recording the public is a direct threat to Floridians’ right to free speech and protest' - S․T․O․P․ Communications Director Will Owen․

miaminewtimes․com/news/fl…”

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Why is Nvidia buying Hugging Face (for $12.9 billion, no less)? The appeal of gaining a strong foothold in the world of open source AI is one reason. @Techcrunch has more:

https://flip.it/bb5ue-

#Tech #AI #Technology

#patreon aggregation thread.

Since it basically increased daily viewership by something like 1% by posting one video once to go fishing on Patreon, I'm making adding #lispyGopherClimate #technology #podcast episodes-classic a regular thing over there.

The intent is to fish for #lisp ( #curl ?) users over there and bring them into the weekly shows (and #lambdaMOO #VR !) rather than send you over there. Boosts welcome for this thread.

@bagder and @kentpitman episode.

https://www.patreon.com/screwlisp/posts/interview-daniel-167798555?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

🚨 BOOK BUNDLE DEAL

Fulfill your curiosity in homebrew tech in this book bundle deal while supporting Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

Get all 21 books DRM free in EPUB/PDF plus ESP32 kit and manual..

📚️ https://www.humblebundle.com/books/microcontroller-classics-and-more-make-books

#books #bookstodon #linux #tech #technology @eff

‚Beim Verifizieren des eigenen Profils oder Alters auf vertrauten Plattformen geben Nutzende sensible biometrische Informationen an dritte Unternehmen weiter. Eines dieser Unternehmen ist das US-amerikanische Persona, dessen Prüfungen weit über bloße Identitätskontrollen hinausgehen….

Wer dein Gesicht scannt, wenn du dich online verifizierst #LinkedIn #Etsy #Roblox

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/linkedin-etsy-roblox-wer-dein-gesicht-scannt-wenn-du-dich-online-verifizierst/

#Persona #USA #Technology #Gesichtserkennung #Biometrie #Datenschutz #Privacy #Netzpolitik

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with American states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction.

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/z_lckK

#Meta #SocialMedia #Technology

‚Die Pläne der Bundesregierung, die Befugnisse für Sicherheitsbehörden bei der digitalen Fahndung auszuweiten, gefährden Grundrechte. Zu diesem Schluss kommen mehrere zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen in ihrer gemeinsamen Stellungnahme zu den Gesetzentwürfen aus dem Bundesjustiz- und Bundesinnenministerium.

„Wir betonen, dass eine grundrechtskonforme Ausgestaltung dieser Befugnisse auch durch Nachbesserungen im Verfahrensrecht nicht erreichbar wäre“, heißt es in der Stellungnahme: „Die genannten Mängel sind keine bloßen Ausgestaltungsfehler, sondern symptomatisch für das strukturelle Defizit des gesamten Regelungsvorhabens.“.…‘

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/keine-verfassungskonforme-ausgestaltung-moeglich-zivilgesellschaft-warnt-vor-plaenen-fuer-ki-fahndung/

#Gesichtserkennung #Biometrie #Überwachung #Datenschutz #Deutschland #Repression #Netzpolitik #KI #Tech #Technology

#lispyGopherClimate #live NOW at 0UTC Wednesday "Tuesday night in the Americas", every week since 2022 #lisp #technology #climateCrisis #podcast !

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Join in live on #lambdaMOO . https://lambda.moo.mud.org/ !

- It is yduJ's halfbirthday @nosrednayduj https://hachyderm.io/@nosrednayduj/117153529001379734

- #haiku by @kentpitman

Pursuant to great moomail I got from slak, I want to talk about postscarcity lambdamoo virtual reality, UBI, and #VR and #lisp.

+ being impactful.

@ramin_hal9001

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Apple refreshes Mac mini and Mac Studio with new M6 and M5 Ultra chips. "They're faster but much more expensive than previous generations," @Engadget reports.

https://flip.it/cxs04P

#Apple #Mac #Technology

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“'Police officers across the country are increasingly tapping flock for all sorts of misuse, including stalking and intimate partner violence on top of all sorts of other abuses of the technology․' - S․T․O․P․ Communicat…”

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Humanoid robot runs 100-meter race in 9.39 seconds, outperforming Usain Bolt’s 2009 world record. Read more from @CBSNews:

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#Tech #Robots #Technology

#lispyGopherClimate Sharpsign Sunday morning in Europe 800UTC every week since 2022. #technology #podcast #weekly

Trying harder viz https://gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/117119197753424870 !

#lisp stuff.

Most importantly, Nosredna yduJ @nosrednayduj has shared her moo.el ! #historic #emacs #lambdaMOO #VR #virtualReality

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“BREAKING: S․T․O․P․ Defends California’s AI Transparency Law

⌗Surveillance

Read the full press release here: stopspying․org/content-input/stop-defends-californias-ai-transparency-lawnbsp”

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Can a startup called Outer Biosciences figure out how to keep living human tissue alive outside the body? Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/F-ZN2H

#Tech #AI #Technology

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“'The public conversation comes last, not first—and only much later do we start to fully understand the damage these technologies can do․'

Thank you, ﹫lastweektonight․com for sounding the alarm on ⌗MassSurveillance․

Wa…”

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"Silicon Valley has long had its own dialect. But lately, tech vernacular has taken a peculiar turn — people have started describing themselves as if they were chatbots."

@TheAtlantic explores the trend wherein people describe themselves as if they were large language models.

https://flip.it/UgGAX1

#AI #Language #Technology

American schools are starting to teach AI literacy. For many, that means helping kids see chatbots’ flaws, @AssociatedPress reports.

https://flip.it/iqCIfa

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

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“ICE reportedly used surveillance tools and subpoenas to identify online critics—often without filing charges․

'All of this is about people saying naughty things about ICE… Nothing that comes close to true threats․'

Re…”

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According to Pew Research Center, around 10 percent of 500,000 English-language webpages from the last five years were written or substantially edited by AI. The organization determined this using a tool called Open Pangram, which checks text for language patterns, identifying words, phrases and linguistic quirks that are considered typically of AI. When their data is filtered for content published after the release of ChatGPT, signs of AI authorship can be found in over one-third of pages. Here's the full story.

https://flip.it/hrgkQr

#Technology #AI #Writing

Just in, in "water-is-wet"-type news, a study from journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows that X's algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it. Here's the full story from @404mediaco.

https://flip.it/wtOlNf

#Technology #SocialMedia #ElonMusk

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“TODAY! Register here:
us02web․zoom․us/webinar/register/WN_MqiksRc3SaCspzfry439_g⌗/registration

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Police officer used Flock cameras to track estranged wife 717 times

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/affidavit-police-officer-used-flock-cameras-track-estranged-wife-717-times/5DVBYU2XTJEVDJR7LPZCBR7M5M/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49365733

#HackerNews #policebrutality #privacyrights #domesticviolence #surveillance #technology #ethics

OpenAI has launched a "teen" version of ChatGPT. @MikeElgan writes for Machine Society about what that means. "It knows which features and attributes cause brain rot, addiction, and attachment — and ... it knows how to turn them off."

https://flip.it/QZdLV5

#Technology #AI #OpenAI

Divine, the Vine reboot, is now open to everyone. While not officially affiliated with the beloved six-second-looping app, it's restored more than two million original Vine videos. Behind the scenes, it is decentralized and powered by the open-source nostr protocol, and has built-in technology to minimize AI content. It's funded by Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder, who is also involved with nostr. Here's more from @Engadget.

https://flip.it/j83ckS

#Vine #Technology #OpenSource

Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/17/meta-files-patent-for-facial-recognition-automatic-recording-of-people/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49344654

#HackerNews #Meta #FacialRecognition #Privacy #Technology #Patent #News

"Sainsbury's branch halts AI use as shopper ejected"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddjlmeqjgyo

"It is not the first time a Sainsbury's facial recognition system - supplied by technology firm Facewatch - has led to an innocent shopper being challenged."

'Arnold argued that even if the technology was as accurate as Sainsbury's claimed, the 0.2% error rate is "a lot of people when millions go into a Sainsbury's shop each week".'

#AI #technology #Sainsburys #UK #surveillance #Facewatch

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“'It’s really alarming the number of loopholes that law enforcement, at both the local and federal levels, have to gain access to license plate reader data,' - Will Owen, S․T․O․P, Communication Director․

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@spraoi @gumnos @evan

I feel the hidden question of the #poll is: Given the #technology base exists, can you just code against it at will? I.e. the tech #ethics question is asked. Where on one end of the spectrum we find the techbro / fossbro, and on the other end of the spectrum we are still learning what we should have there as an alternative to make a social web be social and keep it that way. As "social web" technology by itself offers zero guarantee of that.

#SX #SocialWeb #ActivityPub

USB is everyone's friend. Civilisation at its best really. Got peripherals from 20 years ago that I just plug in and they work. The boffins did a great job with this one!

#technology

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A usb-a and usb-c connector

We’ve all been there before — waiting in the lobby for your dentist appointment and thinking “I’ll just log in to my banking app real quick.” Well, think twice. Hackers are targeting Wi-Fi networks at hotels and other places in ever sneakier ways. PC World has more, including tips to avoid getting hacked on public Wi-Fi:

https://flip.it/ByjdML

#Tech #Security #Technology

Prata Potpourri: How to speak the truth in love, Did tongues cease or not?, Pocket Discernment Guide; Hazel, more

By Elizabeth Prata

As summer wanes, the beachgoers drift away, routines gear back up…and now we have a Prata Potpourri of links for you!

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Do you like to imagine the reunions occurring in heaven? I do. Of course we are excited to meet Jesus in person. We also like to think of our joy when meeting departed loved ones. Mothers who have lost babies. Parents with grown children once again. MacArthur and Sproul. I love to think of John MacArthur’s meeting with his hero Apostle Paul. Imagine, we will meet and be with all the Bible people! I want to meet Dorcas, Lydia, the Woman at the Well…

Meanwhile here I am on earth repeating this verse from Galatians 6:9 more and more as I get older,

“Let us not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary.”

Friends, trust that if you are serving Jesus, you ARE doing good. Refresh yourself with His word when you do become weary, and think on the goodness and greatness of our blessed future in heaven!

On to some encouraging and helpful links-

Image source: ACBC website Susan Heck’s article

ACBC counselor Susan Heck with a good article about “How to Speak the Truth in Love”. I know I have a hard time finding both the courage to do it and the balance between being firm on truth and gentle on love. Here’s Susan: How to Speak the Truth in Love

Phil Johnson is a strong defender of the faith, an excellent writer, a pastor of his GraceLife class where he regularly preaches, and has buckets of discernment. Here is Phil on the doctrine of cessationism in an article titled Did Tongues Cease or Not?
by Phil Johnson, “Time to face honestly the reality that contemporary charismata aren’t anything like the original Pentecostal miracles. Let’s not be too quick to write off cessationism.”

False teachings and false teachers are as common as sand on the beach nowadays. How can you be safe from falling into error or drawn into thinking wrongly? Here is Sharon Lareau at CHapter 3 Ministries with a Discernment Pocket Guide. She writes:

Going to church, a Bible study, or a Christian conference? About to start a Christian book, listen to a Christian podcast, or read a Christian blog post? Whatever Christian content you are about to take in, don’t forget your Bible, discernment, and this guide. They can help you to avoid or escape the snare of false teachings.

Technology, eh? It’s everywhere. It existed in the Israelite days of the Exodus too. Here is Tony Reinke with an essay about that and how we can learn from the warnings given to the wandering Hebrews back then. He wrote in Tech in the Promised Land,

In this we behold the generosity of the Creator’s covenantal love and the spring of human innovation, his created order, a globe stuffed with elements he invented, created, and distributed throughout the earth at his pre-determined scale, depth, and location — a sort of bait to lure discovery and invention from us, to behold God’s ancient generosity to us in the new, shiny things we make today.

The Gospel Coalition produced its own AI statement, and takes use of AI to task. They also outlined their expectations for contributors. It’s their “Line in the Sand“, saying-

“But it’s not writing. Even when it’s created at the behest of a human’s creative prompt and detailed parameters, and even when it’s just assisting a human who has real writing chops, AI-fashioned content doesn’t deserve to be called writing.”

If you prefer to listen rather than read, here are a few worthy podcasts for you.

The Women’s Hope podcast just finished a 2 part series on Esther’s Steadfast Courage Amid Fear. Dr. Shelbi Cullen and Kimberly Cummings have produced a series of episodes inspired by Shelbi’s new book, “Steadfast in Every Season: Seeing God’s Faithfulness in the Lives of Women of the Bible.”

In this episode, Kim and Shelbi look at the story of Esther and her example of courageous trust in the Lord’s providence.

You can listen at their website, Spotify, Apple, or the other usual locations.

Amy Spreeman and Michelle Lesley at A Word Fitly Spoken offer some insights about Aging with Grace for Godly Women. It’s a 3-part series. We are all getting up there, aren’t we. One day I was 24, had limitless energy, and was starting a teaching career. Now I’m worn out, looking a retirement, and living at the pointy end of the spear with the verse ‘life is a vapor’ ringing in my ears. If you are young and reading this, someday you will be where I am and you will be acknowledging life’s rapid progression. The ladies wrote:

Tonight, in part 1, we’re going to take a look at what Scripture says about aging. What does Scripture tell us to think about aging and to do as we age? Grab your Bible and let’s study these passages together.

In the entertainment arenas we have World Magazine with a list of coming attractions this fall in TV and movies. This past summer I started a loyalty program at the movie theater. I’d wanted to see The Sheep Detectives. I joined so I could get points and a reduced matinee ticket. Since I wasn’t working during the summer I thought a matinee would be a fun thing to do on some hot summer days. Well, that was the only movie I went to! I thought I’d be going every Tuesday. But there simply aren’t movies I am interested in. So many entertainments are too gruesome for me. Maybe some of these upcoming productions will tickle your fancy- World: Coming Soon. One of the listings caught my eye- an updated version of Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence.

I saw on Amazon Prime video that they offer the 1961 TV show Hazel. Shirley Booth was so terrific in this show, where she works as a maid/housekeeper for the Baxters. Hazel is optimistic, irrepressible, spunky, and ever watchable. Black and white in the early seasons, and totally family friendly. Sad to say that often the term ‘family friendly’ also means boring or childish, but this show is not either of those. If you’re looking for a good show to watch, I’d try Hazel.

At Apartment Therapy we learn “They removed the brick fireplace- and they don’t regret it” Dun dun dun! LOL, I love design and decor. I also love ‘before and afters’- take a gander at how this couple re-designed their space before and after.

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“A new Mother Jones article examines how Homeland Security agents reportedly tracked peaceful ICE protesters’ cars, identities, and whereabouts—without alleging any wrongdoing․ An important read on surveillance and First…”

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RE: https://zpravobot.news/@Rainmaker1973/117106089885163566

#fashion #flocksafety #alpr #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

Massimo » 🤖 🌐 2026-08-16
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A fashion designer is creating clothes to pollute databases built by ALPRs like Flock.

Cybersecurity professional and designer Kate Rose developed clothing covered in fake license plates that can confuse automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs, the same broad category of…

A quick look at zero-knowledge proofs

https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/zkp/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49303776

#HackerNews #zero-knowledge-proofs #cryptography #privacy #security #technology

How A Cotton Bandage Shortage During World War I Led To The Invention Of The Maxi Pad

During World War I, the Kimberly-Clark paper company began making bandages from a newly-developed cotton alternative known as Cellucotton — and frontline nurses started using the highly absorbent product during their periods.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/maxi-pad-invention

#technology #history

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This black-and-white ad from the 1920s features a drawing of a woman in a historical dress standing behind a box of Kotex sanitary pads. The ad reads: KOTEX A list of the wardrobe essentials of Her Royal Daintiness, the modern woman, would be incomplete without at least one package of Kotex. Kotex is the new sanitary pad made from cellucotton. Cheap enough to throw away—satisfactory beyond description. Just ask for Kotex at any store or shop that caters to women. Cellucotton Products Company Chicago, Illinois 5c Each 12 for 60c INEXPENSIVE, COMFORTABLE, HYGIENIC and SAFE—KOTEX

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“Research Director Eleni Manis spoke with ABC 33/40: 'There is no federal legislation over automated license plate readers, Flock or otherwise․'

Read more:
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Could you lovely people spam this link on LinkedIn? I do not have an account otherwise I would. More of those types should hear this rant, anyway. https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/disability-dongle/ #Technology #Disability #LinkedIn

Are you on Instagzam? The social platform has redesigned its wordmark logo — supposedly after exploring hundreds of options — and the internet doesn't like it. Here's more from @Mashable.

https://flip.it/DurD4I

#Technology #SocialMedia #Instagram

My new YT video is up!

This week's video is about the NoRecognition project and its adversarial design and learning model, which creates visual patterns that fool Flock cameras.

It's an exceedingly neat story. If you give it a watch, please tap the like button. That engagement helps a small creator out in a big way. Thank you.

https://youtu.be/y9jXa6V72mk

#YouTube #Tech #Technology #AdversarialDesign #Flock #Privacy #MassSurveillance

What can we learn from Australia’s social media ban for teens?

@KnowableMag reports: "The Aussie experiment comes amid a lack of clear evidence that the apps harm the majority of adolescents. It may take a dramatic research pivot to finally reveal what’s going on and how to fix it."

https://flip.it/EAH6Vq

#SocialMedia #Technology #Australia

@therealitynetwork Well kind of...

You do need ask for #cooperation and this is the trouble I think you're also having:

People today don't like to talk to people or quickly feel threatened, territorial etc
It's normal but too fast is a point of 'no return'.

I have to ask to talk with those only interested in #technology 'development' and NOT #social 'development'.

Our Top 5:

ㆍTriplets, unclaimed (New York)
ㆍDeath, unreported (Science/Retraction Watch)
ㆍDe-extinction, disputed (MIT Technology Review)
ㆍChildren, ferried (Fernando Pinho)
ㆍButterflies, tracked (The Atlantic)

https://longreads.com/2026/08/14/top-5-621/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_content=t5-2026-08-14

#Longreads #Reading #Journalism #Nonfiction #Science #Medicine #Technology

Ferguson said he’s been surprised to see the “growing community backlash” against #Flock specifically, given that the #technology isn’t new & other companies sell it as well. But Flock & the movement against it have “captured people’s sense that maybe they don’t want to be surveilled all the time,” he said.

#law #privacy #InfoSec #immigration #MassSurveillance #tech #AbuseOfPower #deflock

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, a professor at the George Washington University Law School whose scholarship has focused on #policing, #BigData #surveillance & the #FourthAmendment, said Thursday’s shifts were “better than the opposite” but called for further scrutiny of the #technology in the form of “sustained democratic engagement with the rules & judicial checks on access at a minimum.”

#Flock #law #privacy #InfoSec #immigration #MassSurveillance #tech #AbuseOfPower #deflock

#Flock Safety, the #surveillance #technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates & citizens across the #US, announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell #privacy concerns & address documented abuses of its system by some members of #LawEnforcement.

#law #privacy #InfoSec #immigration #MassSurveillance #AbuseOfPower #deflock
https://apnews.com/article/flock-license-plate-cameras-surveillance-deflock-2a93bc075e2f7ffcca9e04a35d75a3fe?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

Surveillance tech company Flock is rolling out updates to address reports of cops across the country abusing its tools to stalk ex-romantic partners and others. CEO Garrett Langley is delivering a mea culpa, and in an interview with @verge says he’s changed his mind on what responsibility Flock bears for how law enforcement uses it.

https://flip.it/NAJ0ZP

#Flock #Privacy #Technology

Chrome really pisses me off. I have to use it to pay certain bills, but it's always aggressively trying to get me to make it my default browser. And it WON'T just let me say "No" and be done with it. The closest thing it allows me to say is that I'll set it as the default "later".

I really hate Google!

#Google #GoogleSucks #Chrome #ChromeSucks #Tech #Technology

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Set Google Chrome as your default browser Keep your passwords, bookmarks, and history perfectly synced across devices. Easily access the features you know and love by updating your default browser to Chrome. Apps > Default apps > Google Chrome Make Google Chrome your default browser [Set default] [Set Later] / [Open Settings]

NEW: General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking.

Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a real-life dumpster fire.
https://www.propublica.org/article/general-dynamics-artillery-factory-failed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Defense #Military #Ukraine #Government #Technology #Tech