Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Look, Clarence Thomas is a thoroughly corrupt person. There is not a shred of doubt anymore.

But just in case you were still uncertain, @ProPublica has gone deep and wide on "his penchant for taking expensive favors from his uber-wealthy and connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-other-billionaires-sokol-huizenga-novelly-supreme-court

The US is simply not fit to serve any kind of leadership role on the global stage. As proof of this statement I present to you the fact that our hospitals dump people on street corners when they can't pay their bills.

https://www.wave3.com/2023/06/29/its-like-im-worthless-troubleshooters-investigate-patient-dumping-allegations/

Rest Of The World, trust me, you don't want us to be in charge of shit. We are the absolute worst. Our hypocrisy knows no bounds. We've turned our own country into a nightmare, & if you let us, we'll do it to your country too.

"it's impossible to overstate the degree to which many big tech CEOs and venture capitalists are being radicalized by living within their own cultural and social bubble."

https://www.anildash.com/2023/07/07/vc-qanon/

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor and development environment contains a flaw that allows malicious extensions to retrieve authentication tokens stored in Windows, Linux, and macOS credential managers.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-extensions-can-abuse-vs-code-flaw-to-steal-auth-tokens/

Uber "destroyed local taxis and local transit – and replaced them with worse taxis that cost more." https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/09/accounting-gimmicks/

We are excited to host four events for the Ithaca is Books Festival at Autumn Leaves Books starting tomorrow!

The event series is co-sponsored by Buffalo Street Books, Cornell's Society for the Humanities, and Ithaca DSA.

Learn more at https://www.buffalostreetbooks.com/ithaca-books-book-fest

OK Security types, time to get cracking on AI.

Corey Doctorow: "Mastodon is far from perfect. But I only have so many hours in the day, and only so many days left in my life. I would much rather spend those precious hours making a open service better than using a temporarily superior closed one. I have seen that movie. I know how it ends"
https://doctorow.medium.com/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again-20074e311f1f

Zoom trying to do damage control by obfuscating what they say VS what they mean is a good reminder to take PR statements with a grain of salt. By looking at what Zoom has actually done, you'll quickly see all the times they've flat-out lied.

Remember when Zoom claimed to offer end-to-end encryption but didn't? I do.

Remember when they said they've made joining meetings on macOS easier but actually installed an exploit that made Zoom re-install itself if a user uninstalled it? I do.

Remember when Zoom said they were protecting user privacy but then handed user data to Facebook? I do.

It's always good to have a reminder that what a company says is often of less important than what they've done.

Hate to say it, but Reddit has indeed destroyed the rebellion against its greedy, control-freakish new policies.

For my part, I canceled my account and have actively sought alternatives for the subreddits I was using (mostly for tech support).

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Fears over Antarctic sea #ice as yearly #OzoneLayer hole forms ‘very early’ | Ozone layer | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/08/fears-over-antarctic-sea-ice-as-yearly-ozone-layer-hole-forms-very-early

#Environment #Antarctica

#July was world’s hottest month on record, #climate scientists confirm | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/08/july-2023-worlds-hottest-month-climate-crisis-scientists-confirm

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange