"It'll all be over by Christmas"
Charlie Stross, on #covid19
Spoiler: No it won't.
https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2020/04/itll-all-be-over-by-christmas.html
"We find that Zoom has “rolled their own” encryption scheme, which has significant weaknesses. In addition, we identify potential areas of concern in Zoom’s infrastructure, including observing the transmission of meeting encryption keys through China."
Move Fast & Roll Your Own Crypto: A Quick Look at the Confidentiality of Zoom Meetings - The Citizen Lab
Maybe we need a booster shot?
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The Institute for Propaganda Analysis (IPA) was a U.S.-based organization operating from 1937 to 1942, composed of social scientists, opinion leaders, historians, educators, and journalists. Created by Kirtley Mather, Edward A. Filene, and Clyde R. Miller, because of the general concern that increased amounts of propaganda were decreasing the public's ability to think critically. The IPA's purpose was to spark rational thinking and provide a guide to help the public have well-informed discussions on current issues. "To teach people how to think rather than what to think." The IPA focused on domestic propaganda issues that might become possible threats to the democratic ways of life.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Propaganda_Analysis
#UsPol #NPR's #BAMF #MarieLouiseKelley interviewing #SecretaryOfState
https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1220811047310938113?s=20
Aftermath: literally hauled out on the carpet, yelled at, cursed at, and threatened.
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1220837170484797445?s=20
Full interview is playing on NPR's All Things Considered:
„Donald Trump’s threat to target “cultural sites” in Iran would put him into an axis of architectural evil alongside the Taliban and Isis, both of which have wreaked similar forms of destruction this century.“ #TheGuardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jan/06/the-iranian-cultural-treasures-targeted-by-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#LGBTQ #poetry #love #anthology #books
This collection was instigated by a friend and includes 120 poets. It is quite beautiful. The particular loves may be between women, but the universals are here; Here are 263 facets of the jewel called love (I counted). No, this is not a collection only for women. This is rich poetic food for humans who love, who have loved, and who hope to love.
https://www.amazon.com/SMITTEN-This-What-Love-Looks-ebook/dp/B07ZMG4HW1
Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-rules-suspicionless-searches-travelers-phones-and-laptops
The Online Etymological Dictionary is a Gem of the Internet.
It's one of those quirky, one-person-effort projects that hugely increases the value and quality of the modern Web for me. And can for you as well.
As the Season of Begging Websites is upon us, I strongly encourage anyone who can help commit to its upkeep to do so.
The site itself is: https://www.etymonline.com
Merch: https://www.cafepress.com/etymonline?utm_source=etymonline_footer&utm_medium=link_exchange
EFF and ACLU triumph as federal judge rules that warrantless, suspicionless device searches at the border are illegal http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/DEm9ML0XI3s/alasaad-v-mcaleenan.html #boingboing #4a #aclu #borders #Civlib #come_back_with_a_warrant #eff #law #mobile #travel
Bob Wertzler is retired from almost twenty years in the mental health field in California and Arizona. and many things before and since.