How to build rapport and trust for intelligence gathering #negativepid #tech https://negativepid.blog/how-to-build-rapport-and-trust-for-intelligence-gathering/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Blog

No one wants to be the one who gets duped into singing along to an AI-generated track. Deezer seems to be on to this and has introduced a tool that scans playlists and identifies The Velvet Sundowns of the music world. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/zvaS_X

#Tech #Music #AI

📄 dDocs — Open-Source End-to-End Encrypted Document Collaboration

Looking for a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Docs?

dDocs is an open-source document editor with end-to-end encryption, real-time collaboration, comments, suggestion mode, Markdown, LaTeX, Mermaid diagrams, offline editing, and cross-device sync.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=ddocs

#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosted #Encryption #GoogleDocsAlternative #Productivity #Tech

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From May to August last year, Corpus Christi's #Bitcoin mine consumed 11,563,000 gallons of water, according to utility records that the Observer previously obtained via a local resident’s public information request.

Now the city is refusing to share the latest data. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/

#cryptocurrency #tech #water #CorpusChristi #politics #USpol #Texas #GulfCoast #drought #news

If you’ve ever experienced insomnia, you’ve probably tried lots of tricks to divert your racing brain, like listening to podcasts, ambient sounds, or light music. But if wearing earbuds isn’t helping your sleep ability, this thin, under-the-pillow speaker just might. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/FkkAMg

#Tech #Health #Technology

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🪐🛠️ For 13 years, #NASA’s #Curiosity #rover has survived #Mars thanks to clever fixes by #JPL engineers, like driving backward to protect wheels from sharp boulders, running #computers on less than 1% of original memory, and saving #energy as its #nuclear power source fades.

👉 https://spectrum.ieee.org/curiosity-rover-jpl-mars-science

#engineering #robotics #space #science #marsrover #planet #technology #tech #solutions

#UNReport #environmentaljusticeNOW #climat #FuckAI

The #Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence: Carbon, #Water, and #Land Footprints | United Nations University
https://unu.edu/inweh/collection/environmental-cost-of-AIs-Enrgy-Use-Carbon-water-and-land-footprints

#tech

Several police officers arrested for using controversial Flock AI license plate reader system to stalk romantic partners, says report — investig…

Tens of officers have been fired, and some even arrested, for abuse of the Flock license plate reader system used by police departments throughout the US, according to a new report.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/several-police-officers-arrested-for-using-controversial-flock-ai-license-plate-reader-system-to-stalk-romantic-partners-says-report-investigators-have-unearthed-at-least-18-such-cases-in-the-us-over-recent-years

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

One of my favorite things about Logos Bible Software is that I can build my own “unicorn” study Bible. Below is an example of one such build. In no world will I ever find the RSV, the CSB Ancient Faith Study Bible, and the Thompson Chain Reference bound together as a single physical Bible, but Logos lets me link them all together! I will always be a physical book person, but tech does have its strengths.

#tech #bible #faith

Why do people pay influencers? #negativepid #tech https://negativepid.blog/why-do-people-pay-influencers/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Blog

Pay for click: the architecture of giving #negativepid #tech https://negativepid.blog/pay-for-click-the-architecture-of-giving/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Blog

SpaceX IPO values company at $1.7 trillion — but is it overvalued?

@USAToday reports: "A $1.77 trillion valuation would make SpaceX the eighth-largest company in the world by market cap, just above Saudi Aramco's $1.75 trillion and Meta Platforms' $1.5 trillion, but just below Broadcom's $1.8 trillion."

https://flip.it/ZgQ8JR

#SpaceX #ElonMusk #IPO #Tech #Technology #Investing

#tech #technology #BigTech #data #security #privacy #safety #InfoSec #IT #surveillance #computing #digital #online #internet #web #cloud #meme

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Meme, showing a continuous circle of data breach messages from corporations… Ahaha you're not gonna believe this but we had a bit of a data breach. Your data is probably for sale online now. That means someone could easily impersonate you. Going forward we're gonna need more of your data to make sure its you.

Content analysis and trend tracking in social media #negativepid #tech https://negativepid.blog/understanding-conversations-at-scale-content-analysis-and-trend-tracking/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Blog

New on AboutSignal ✨

Signal Security & Privacy Guide 🔒: A complete guide to Signal’s encryption, metadata protection, and privacy features

👉 https://aboutsignal.com/signal-security-privacy-guide/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #aboutsignal #tech #privacy #security

Those sparkle emojis ✨ in AI apps aren't just decoration. They're part of a broader design language that encourages us to see software as more human, capable, and autonomous than it really is.

Policy researcher Caroline De Cock joins Glyn Moody to unpack how anthropomorphic design shapes public perceptions of AI in AI TOOLS, NOT GODS on the Future Knowledge #podcast.

🎧 Listen & subscribe 👉 https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/AI-tools-not-gods

@glynmoody @AuthorsAlliance #AI #Tech #informationlabs.org

React-like syntax with WebComponents.

​After spending some time with Lit, I really appreciated its lightweight footprint but wasn't a fan of the class-based components. While Vue offers a great approach, I still prefer the intuitive nature of React's syntax for debugging and deterministic rendering. This led me to a challenge: could I build a UI framework using WebComponents that completely eliminates the need for transpilation?

​I have written a breakdown of the concept, the architecture, and where I want to take it. I highly invite you to take a look, check out the code, and explore the live demo.

* How it works: https://positive-intentions.com/docs/projects/dim/dim-jsx-webcomponents
* Checkout the code: https://github.com/positive-intentions/dim
* Storybook demo: https://dim.positive-intentions.com

​Please note, while the project is open-source, this is a personal exploration rather than an attempt to launch "yet another framework." It is not production-ready and is built for my own upcoming project migrations, but I am sharing it in hopes that the methodology is educational or interesting to the community.

​I would love to hear your thoughts on this approach. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or want to discuss the implementation details.

​#WebDev #WebDevelopment #Frontend #FrontendDev #JavaScript #JS #TypeScript #TS #HTML #HTML5 #CSS #SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareEngineer #Coding #Programming #WebDesign #OpenSourceProject #IndieDev #SideProject #Tech #Technology #DevCommunity #Fediverse #FediverseDevs #WebStandards #CustomElements #ShadowDOM #VanillaJS #NoTranspiler #NoBuild #BuildStep #EsModules #ComponentDriven #UIUX #DesignSystems #TechExperiment #LearningInPublic #Developer #ComputerScience #OSS #Github #React #WebComponents #Lit #Vue #ReactJS #JSX #Storybook #TechArticle #TechBlog #TechWriting #WebDevArticles

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How'd that get in there?!

One day after discovery, Meta pulls facial recognition code from its smart glasses

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/one-day-after-discovery-meta-pulls-facial-recognition-code-from-its-smart-glasses/

#Meta #FacialRecognition #Code #SmartGlass #Privacy #Tech

Change Default Linux/Unix Image Viewer Application

Use this complete guide to change the default image viewer application for a graphical desktop environment on a GNU/Linux or Unix operating system.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/change-default-linux-unix-image-viewer/

#blog #KDE #XFCE #GNOME #linux #unix #tech

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Cybercrime logistics: the hosting infrastructure #negativepid #tech https://negativepid.blog/cybercrime-logistics-the-hosting-infrastructure/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Blog

Face recognition used to be a plot device. Now it is baked into glasses that never sleep. Every face becomes data. Every glance becomes a scan. This is where your dystopia outline starts. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/move-fast-surveil-things #scifi #privacy #tech

Leonardo is a $17 billion US defense contractor. It built a system called SignalTrace using sensors that clip onto existing license plate readers already mounted on street poles, overpasses, and police cars across the country.

Every time you drive past one, the sensor is designed to grab the Bluetooth and WiFi signals from every device in your car, tying them to your plate, and logging the time and location.

Your phone, your AirPods, your kid's tablet. All of it goes into the same file. A friend rides with you once and their devices are also linked to your plate.

Leonardo has sold this system to police departments since at least 2023. There is no federal law covering it, no opt-out, and no warrant requirement.

#Surveillance #Tech #LawEnforcement
https://www.404media.co/this-company-will-add-phone-airpod-and-smartwatch-trackers-to-license-plate-readers/

You can opt out of workplace surveillance. For 30 minutes. That is not a perk. That is a plot detail. The future of work is negotiation with the panopticon. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93x0k194yno #tech #privacy #scifi

Quantum computing 20 years from now #negativepid #tech https://negativepid.blog/quantum-computing-20-years-from-now/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Blog

[quote] "The legal instrument protecting your rights as a user of Linux is less important than the commercial ecosystem built on top of it. And that commercial ecosystem as we have established is controlled by the same corporations paying a half a million dollars a year for board seats at the Linux Foundation. ... The message ... enforce the GPL, lose your friends ... violate it openly ... get a seat on the board ... The GPL is not dead but its enforcement mechanism has been systematically dismantled by the very organization that claims to steward it."

Linux Foundation has squelched the voice of the lay contributors and now corporations control the decision-making process.

Now that your contributions to GPL'd free software have created mega-millionaires and billionaires ... those same rich fat cats that profited from your free code now want to keep you from sharing your own free code or profiting from it while they violate the software license to cash in. They promote ideology campaigns employing useful idiots and ideological parrots to insulate themselves from criticism and hold themselves above reproach from the people they are exploiting to build their tech empire. The Linux Foundation has joined the empire.

I have said before that a new alternative operating system is required if software freedom and privacy are to survive. Linux is not the resistance against the system. Linux is the system.

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Our latest discussion builds on previous conversations, exploring the alleged corruption within the Linux Foundation and Linus Torvalds's potential awareness. We'll examine the intricate relationship between user space and the linux kernel developer, diving into how these components interact and influence the broader linux internals. This video aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the situation, explaining the nuances of these operating systems and the impact on open source software.

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#LinusTorvalds #Linux #LinuxFoundation #OperatingSystem #Corruption #BigTech #GPL #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Tech #Desktop

Timed myself: 9 seconds to create a fully working anonymous email.

https://qrypty.com — the UI is clean and modern, works perfectly on mobile, and asks for zero personal info. No phone, no verification, nothing.

I've never said "I enjoy checking email" before but here we are.

Please boost — more people need to know email can be beautiful AND private

#email #privacy #design #ui #mobile #aesthetic #tech #fast #boost #share

"Removing anonymity from the web, which will inevitably happen when tech companies are required to identify and ban children, allows for easier government tracking and censorship of journalists, activists and whistleblowers [...] Non-profit and indie platforms could be forced to close, consolidating big tech’s power further. Mass surveillance systems, once constructed, could also be easily leveraged by governments and bad actors." - @taylorlorenz

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/02/ban-children-social-media-biometic-data-surveilled

#privacy #tech

Cryptography as a tool of power
https://negativepid.blog/cryptography-as-a-tool-of-power/

#cryptography #history #IT #tech #privacy #Internet #tech #IT #science #STEM #computing #AI #quantumComputing #quantumPhysics #inventions #innovation #negativepid

SkiftOS : https://skiftos.org/

It's not a *NIX!

"skiftOS isn’t POSIX. It’s a fresh API and userland inspired by Plan 9, Haiku, and Fuchsia. Familiar ideas, different contracts."

Problem: the GPL is poison. It has polluted Linux and the Linux userland software so that only large corporations can afford to monetize it. BSD License or MIT License would be much better allowing small players to produce unique work without then being forced to share their source code with the AI hegemony racket.

#SkiftOS #Tech #Linux #OS #Plan9 #Haiku #Fuchsia #Computing #SoftwareFreedom #AIHegemony #GPL #License #BSD #MIT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtEidzV5nNE

"Ever heard of the Enuma Elish? It’s this ancient Babylonian myth where the gods got tired of working, so they created humans to be their slave class. Sound familiar?"

"In this video, I’m exploring how Silicon Valley is basically reenacting this exact same story right now. Except this time, we want to be the gods, and AI is the new slave class."

"I dive into the difference between being made in the "Image of God" vs. the "Image of Man" (Imago Hominis), and why that distinction matters more than ever. We aren't building a god; we are building a mirror—and the reflection isn't always pretty."

#AI #SiliconValley #Tech #ArtificialIntelligence #Religion #Myth

AI is not the future of anything except domination and control. AI is the death of the future and the return to a dark age of conformity and social thought control. AI regurgitates accepted dogma and is a bar to real research and inspired creativity. AI is a homogeneity engine.

People becoming dependent upon AI will be homogenized zombies. Of course the AI will convince them they are wise thinkers. The more obedient they are to their hidden masters, the black box owners, the more the singularity system will assure them they are the avant garde of gray matter.

I have already seen numerous instances of idiots depending upon AI to come up with ridiculous conclusions while defending them like Don Qixote. This is becoming epidemic among researchers and techies.

Watch out for the controlled opposition--public figures pretending to be against creeping enslavement while leading their followers to do absolutely nothing useful to curtail or stop the advance.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Singularity #Tech