Posts by markwyner@mas.to
(DIR) Post #B4oEGuLQLwxUFVta8e by markwyner@mas.to
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@stux Same. And I had no idea they were associated with pawoo. Thanks for mentioning this.@admin @FediTips
(DIR) Post #B4uevyLCAAVCGzn1HM by markwyner@mas.to
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EDIT: @rysiek has an explanation about the shady things LinkedIn is doing. He explains it far better than I did:https://mstdn.social/@rysiek/116337205401370428LinkedIn/Microsoft are definitely NOT to be trusted. But I realize phrasing is important. So I’m moderating my own post. I apologize if this was misconstrued.But I subjectively believe there is a high likelihood that LinkedIn is doing nefarious things with this data.#BrowserGate #LinkedIn #InfoSec #OpSec #Privacy #YouAreTheProduct #Microsoft
(DIR) Post #B4uevzGGjy9j80UbEu by markwyner@mas.to
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The BrowserGate folks have provided an evidence pack, proving the scraping of data from your computer.This includes a sworn affidavit by LinkedIn’s Senior Manager of Software Engineering and Machine Learning, Milinda Lakkam. It’s an admission of guilt. Under oath.https://browsergate.eu/the-evidence-pack/🧵 2/2#BrowserGate #LinkedIn #InfoSec #OpSec #Privacy #Crime #YouAreTheProduct #Microsoft
(DIR) Post #B50cMzDfs0aju3Dlse by markwyner@mas.to
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Now seems like a good time to share the film “Persepolis.” If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it.The animated film is an autobiographical story about a young woman coming of age during Iran’s revolution in the 70s.Marjane Satrapi is an multi-disciplinary artist. Her art and storytelling is brilliant.https://letterboxd.com/film/persepolis#Iran #Persepolis #Film #Movie #MarjaneSatrapi #Animation
(DIR) Post #B5YuhxDYucjaKDxCvA by markwyner@mas.to
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Google is sleeping with ICE. And they have your data. So, yeah, maybe detach from their services.https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-state-ags-investigate-googles-broken-promise-users-targeted-government#Google #ICE #Fascism #Privacy #InfoSec #OpSec
(DIR) Post #B6zu6TV1xPp3q1EnzM by markwyner@mas.to
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@stux man. So sorry, Stu. Even though you found him, I’m sure it feels horrible that he was in there. Poor little guy. It’s so good to hear he’s home, though.
(DIR) Post #B7Pveq3L39B3xKCJzk by markwyner@mas.to
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Imagine reading this headline and synopsis in, say, 1998.#ThisTimeline #AI #Copywriting #Tushy
(DIR) Post #B7osJkj7UAg2uAEaBM by markwyner@mas.to
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What a super-fun day I had. Volunteering at Pride in the Park in was so rewarding. It felt good knowing it was one small way I could contribute to the fight against bigotry. My role was helping performers.I’m gonna summarize it into 3 good things:1. My new friend, Poison Waters (a Portland drag-queen hero). She was funny and clever and had lots of great things to say. What a gift she is to the world. She had me laughing so many times. And her MC skills were on point.2. Cuddles stood out among the array of cute pups on display. Her owners were two gay men who were identically dressed from head-to-toe (also cute). They clearly loved her and loved showing her off. And her temperament was a testament to this.3. Getting to be Saint Syndrome’s personal stage hand. They were nervous and alone. I was happy that I got to calm their nerves with my service.Y’all. Volunteer. It’s rad.#Pride #PrideMonth #LGBTQ #Event #Beaverton #Portland #PDX #Drag #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
(DIR) Post #B7xP3RlroN55UhIK6S by markwyner@mas.to
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TIL some interesting things about the metric system…1. Over centuries there were multiple attempts at standardizing a measurements system. France pulled it off during the French Revolution. Two chemists (husband and wife) devised it.2. The base units were built to be realisable. Meaning based on and provable with nature.3. The meter was realisable as one ten-millionth of the distance between the North Pole and the equator. Later is was converted to 1/299,792,458 of light speed per second.Bonus: Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier is one of the two aforementioned chemists. She was instrumental in the standardization of the scientific method.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system#MetricSystem #Science #History #TIL #ScientificMethod
(DIR) Post #B8LVxs9tqMLOL2ausi by markwyner@mas.to
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J.K. Rowling is actively and aggressively using her wealth to attack Amnesty International. Specifically, she is trying to bankrupt them because they criticized anti-trans organizations.Let that sink in.1. She’s not just anti-trans. She’s pro-violence against trans folks. Because, yes, anti-trans organizations invoke violence against trans folks.2. She’s so committed to this that she's trying to bankrupt the largest human-rights organization on the planet.That’s nazi behavior. She’s a nazi.https://web.archive.org/web/20260714160005/https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/terf-activist-jk-rowling-threatens#JKRowling #AmnestyInternational #Trans #LGBTQ
(DIR) Post #B8cYnbCt25PQJhfhLs by markwyner@mas.to
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@MoritzGlantz you might not wanna say “I’m all ears” in the presence of AI. We’ve seen how they treat hands.
(DIR) Post #B8fGaqOSnl6DFEvUno by markwyner@mas.to
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@eff I mean, they’re not even being held accountable for what they’re doing outright in broad daylight.@freedomofpress
(DIR) Post #B9Ifme9ix9edaiQNhA by markwyner@mas.to
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Discovered while doing ethnographic research for a public library district. I was touring one of their branches when this caught my attention.It’s genius. Smartest solution I’ve seen for this common problem.Librarians could save the world if we’d let them. 😉#DIY #Libraries #Library #Ethnography
(DIR) Post #B9fhsQY0kBYbsZAEtM by markwyner@mas.to
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Friends on toot.community, your server is shutting down in two months. If you need help or advice, let me know. I’m happy to help anyone who needs it.Their admin said only 90 accounts out of about 1,500 (active) have migrated. It would be super sad to see folks disappear.More from the admin:https://toot.community/@support/116999041733337412Info on how to move:https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving#Mastodon #TootCommunity #MastoHelp #MastodonHelp #Community
(DIR) Post #B9jy6sY3oHtQfuwL8i by markwyner@mas.to
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@itsfoss TIL about this. Including the existence of Minix.
(DIR) Post #B9sBxRrgxbut3bNrc0 by markwyner@mas.to
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@RadicalGraffiti I love everything about this so much.
(DIR) Post #B9uUkv47MyXlIjr4z2 by markwyner@mas.to
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@stux I hope he feels frightened every single day in his own home.
(DIR) Post #B9uV1BJuhc7ALczvY8 by markwyner@mas.to
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@stux on Apple Maps it’s obscured by a truck. 👀
(DIR) Post #BABwa0WIfMHLTKTzlo by markwyner@mas.to
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IMPORTANT PASSWORD SECURITY/PRIVACY ISSUE----For everyone:If you are using the same password for Mastodon that you use anywhere else, CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD NOW.A hacker is stealing accounts on Mastodon using something called “credential stuffing.” This means they use email/password combinations stolen from other sites.This is a common hacking technique. But right now someone is targeting Mastodon accounts.This is not a security flaw with Mastodon. Someone is just using it across Mastodon.You can check if your email is in a data breach elsewhere:https://haveibeenpwned.comCreate a new strong password:1. 12+ characters2. Capital/lowercase letters3. At least one special characterFor admins:The hacker is using the same unique user agent.Go-http-client/1.1We’re seeing a pattern of IPs, but they’re from varying ISPs. They’re also not changing the account emails.#Mastodon #Password #InfoSec #OpSec #Security #Privacy #Hacked #Hacker
(DIR) Post #BAEEfrVnG3tKlK6hZg by markwyner@mas.to
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Whoa. @libreoffice unleashes “no AI as a feature” and breaks download records.“In one week, the installer was downloaded more than 1 million times — not counting updates via Linux distribution repositories.”Great work, LibreOffice team! 👏🏻https://manualdousuario.net/en/libreoffice-download-record-no-ai#LibreOffice #FOSS #AI #Software #NoAIAsAFeature