keverets @keverets@librem.one

@unlofl @molly0xfff
The 3 authentication factors:

- Something you forgot.
- Something you left in the taxi.
- Something that can be chopped off.

AWS *may* be using some of your data to train its AI models. I’m hoping for a vigorous, prompt, and specific denial from Amazon, but just in case, here’s how to stop it: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/How-to-Stop-Feeding-AWSs-AI-With-Your-Data/

Does this book exist?

"How Universities Lost the Internet"

or has someone done research on this topic? That is, the fact that on many North American universities have ceded all technical capacity to Microsoft, Google, etc?

It used to be students could get web hosting, email, and even some cool experimental online stuff through their schools. Now every online communication channel is locked down.

PC World - September 2003
Well-Connected Handhelds
https://archive.org/details/pcworld219unse/page/104/mode/2up

Google Maps vs Apple Maps vs #OpenStreetMap. The park only opened yesterday, so I went to the opening ceremony and 3D scanned it with LiDAR on my phone, following this guide: https://jakecoppinger.com/2023/03/generating-aerial-imagery-with-your-iphones-lidar-sensor/ Meanwhile, Google still thinks it's a parking lot.

America's car culture is broken -- cyclists and pedestrians know this.

But what's not acknowledged often enough is just how broken it is for *drivers*

Our roads are deadlier than they have been at any point in the past ~20 years.

And the average price of a new car now exceeds $40,000.

It doesn't have to be this way!

Pretty much the rest of the world is embracing micro- and mini-mobility.

Here's what that looks like.

(gift link)

🧵/1

https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/evs-electric-vehicles-micromobility-smart-car-ultracompact-4b6a6e6b?st=mz0640r6cedjnr1&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Last year we released a statement in which we said we will continue “to monitor changes at Twitter in conjunction with internal discussions about whether our presence on the platform will continue.”

We now announce that as of today, 20 October 2023, all our #socialmedia engagements will be from this Mastodon account, as well as LinkedIn and YouTube, and none from our 5 #Twitter / X accounts.

Find out about these changes and more here: https://carpentries.org/blog/2023/10/announcing-the-carpentries-departure-from-x-and-facebook/

#Carpentries #CarpentriesCommunity

@cameron since I didn't see the second thing before, i did my due diligence before boosting so pasting links here for others:
* https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/google-hosted-malvertising-leads-to-fake-keepass-site-that-looks-genuine/

* https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-notepad-plus-plus-google-ads-evade-detection-for-months/

Two things that happened this week:
- YouTube started banning the use of ad blockers
- Google was found serving ads with malware

IG/Meta has been inserting the word "terrorist" into the bios of users that included the words Palestinian" and “alhamdulillah” (which means praise to Allah, or God) https://www.404media.co/instagram-palestinian-arabic-bio-translation/ #meta #instagram #palestine #war

I would just like to say #fuckHP printers and their shameful ink racket

To protect your privacy and shield yourself against 0-days and malicious advertisers, an adblocker is an important part of your security stance.

The FBI, NSA, CISA, and UK National Cyber Security Centre all recommend adblocking as a protective measure.

You'd never disable your firewall or antivirus because a site asked you to. NEVER DO THIS WITH YOUR ADBLOCKER.

That's the only pertinent point here. Everything else is noise.

#adblock

Happy Thanksgiving!