We're not saying Disney is the Empire, just that disappearing Baby Yoda is something the Empire would do. https://www.eff.org/takedowns/saga-disappeared-baby-yoda-gifs https://t.co/Ar2jcc3Ty0
At the moment, most airlines don't use face recognition. But you should still know how to opt out: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/04/skip-surveillance-opting-out-face-recognition-airports
Well, I am not surprised. Time to nuke the assholes! #deletefacebook
Facebook admits to circumventing GDPR -
https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2019/11/12/facebook-admits-to-circumventing-gdpr/
Unblockable Trackers?
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/21/ublock_origin_firefox_unblockable_tracker/
Old newspapers can be used to grow carbon nanotubes
New research has found that old newspaper provide a cheap and green solution for the bulk production of single walled carbon nanotubes.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared that the government should not put individuals in the no-win situation of choosing between disclosing a device's password—and turning over everything on these devices—or instead defying a court order to do so. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/11/victory-pennsylvania-supreme-court-rules-police-cant-force-you-tell-them-your
EFF is proud to stand with the global nonprofit community in opposing the sale of the .ORG registry. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/11/nonprofit-community-stands-together-protect-org
Three rules for working on large projects:
1. If you're setting the schedule, make sure it's accurate;
2. If you're not setting the schedule, verify that it's accurate;
3. If the schedule's not accurate, you can't make it accurate.
Twitter, Google, and Facebook can and should make changes to prevent the use of their advertising tools from distorting the political process.
But moderating content—including advertising—at scale is a difficult and unsolved problem.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/11/three-political-ad-policies-and-no-good-answers
Interesting to observe how closely two coworkers, who were at the same previous small company, view managing people. Both seem to be stuck in the mandate makes better workplace involvement phase.
Very few seem to understand that, "Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical" corporate power scenario.
@jacethechicken you can't solve the problem if you mischaracterize it. If you killed off all the old men (note the cartoon doesn't mention race, and neither did I), you'd still be left with plenty of monsters holding a disproportionate amount of wealth.
The real funny thing about ageism is that everyone understands it eventually. ;-)
@jacethechicken Ageist much? This should be written as "pathetic, greedy people".
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
"with a big old lie and a flag and a pie and a mom and a bible most folks are just liable to buy any line, any place, any time" - Frank Zappa