Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

As Anthropic grapples this development in the most convenient method possible, I’m sure a number of business leaders will gladly pay for the weapon that Anthropic made that is the cause of the problem in the first place. Their position is unethical and irresponsible.

https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage

The GUARD Act may look like a child-safety bill, but in practice it’s an age-gating mandate that could impose a mass censorship and surveillance regime on nearly every public-facing AI chatbot. Tell Congress to oppose the GUARD Act today. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/surveillance-mandate-disguised-child-safety-why-guard-act-wont-keep-us-safe

PERA would drag us back to the era of the worst junk software patents. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/pera-remains-serious-threat-efforts-against-bad-patents

We just don't realize HOW MUCH of our economy is farms & farm workers- because they're "out of sight, out of mind."

So for context, here are some jobs that hire fewer people than farm work!

-secretaries
-software developers
-factory workers
-restaurant cooks
-construction workers
-elementary school teachers
-security guards
-restaurant managers
-day care workers
-carpenters
-lawyers
-electricians
-car repair guys
-bartenders
-police officers
-fast food cooks
--IT managers
-nurses
-hairdressers

The Trump administration DOES cave to pressure. Especially when "here's how this hurts US workers" can be brought to bear.

The logic behind cutting the H2A minimum wage was "Farmers can't afford to pay it."

If that were true, H2A hiring wouldn't be exploding like this.

Trump just cut farm workers' wages $1-3/hr, and there IS something we can do about it.

https://youtu.be/AnCJfhLxk_c

#Electronics question: how do amplify <100mV voltages?

I simulated a simple op-amp circuit. It does what I want, with a gain of 15.
But the voltages on +/- inputs differ by 9 mV. And that's about the input offset voltage of a real #opamp ...

Is that going to work reliably on a real opamp?

And how do I estimate noise in DC situations?

#circuts #askfedi

The alliance ‘ Open Networks and Democratic Public Spheres. #Decentralised, sovereign and for the #common good!’ is #Introduction👋

Our alliance of digital organisations would like to actively contribute to the development of concepts for #digitalsovereignty on the occasion of the 🇪🇺 ‘#European Summit on Digital Sovereignty’ hosted by #Germany and #France on 18 November 2025 in #Berlin.

You can find the video of our press conference with 26 language subscriptions here:
https://displayeurope.video/w/1xijkEtEd4dMnvJD386s7C

This seems most auspicious: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/yes-new-york-will-soon-be-under-new-management-but-zohran-mamdani-is-just-the-start anti-trust specialist Khan on Mamdani's transition team. We want BigTech and bilionaires defanged and removed from public life. She might be the one to lead that long overdue rebalance/humbling.

Steven Bannon hospitalized after experiencing "diarrhea with teeth in it."

Join EFF at The Booksmith on Dec 2 at 7 PM in San Francisco to celebrate We Will Rise Again, a new collection of speculative stories exploring progressive social change from writers around the world. https://www.eff.org/event/we-will-rise-again

⚡ While Big Tech promises us that digitization will save the planet, each AI algorithm consumes energy equivalent to entire countries. This research shows that another technological model is already being built by our communities.

📖 Read Actions for Environmental Justice through Autonomous and Community Technological Infrastructures: https://mayfirst.coop/en/post/2025/justicia-ambiental-infra/. A collaboration between @sursiendo and @mayfirst

#EnvironmentalJustice #AutonomousTechnologies #DigitalSustainability

Unless you're the imaginary Baileys, Chuck ain't helping. https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/11/14/2353737/-Cartoon-Chuck-Schumer-shutdown-negotiator

Saying No and refusing to use unethical tools and platforms can be a powerful way to protest.

Do not minimize the power you have by refusing to participate.

#Privacy #NoAI #DigitalRights #HumanRights

Meanwhile, in New Zealand news, a couple put their house rebuild on hold to wait for the penguins under the house to finish nesting.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578927/family-puts-bach-rebuild-on-hold-to-accommodate-nesting-korora

#penguins #birds #NZ #RNZ

An updated list of Firefox settings to change in about:config to rid your Firefox of any AI activity:

user_pref("browser.ml.enable", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.sidebar", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.menu", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.page", false);
user_pref("extensions.ml.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled", false);
user_pref("pdfjs.enableAltTextModelDownload", false);
user_pref("pdfjs.enableGuessAltText", false);

"If you're not on board with AI you're going to get left behind"

Boost if you'd like to be left behind and would consider paying extra for a life without this bullshit.

Mobile IDs promise convenience, but before you download your state’s app, there’s a few questions worth asking yourself. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/should-i-use-my-states-digital-drivers-license

Any police officer or judge who knows the First Amendment shouldn't have asked for or signed off on the raid on the Marion County Record and the home of owners Eric and Joan Meyer.

But apparently, police don’t always read the law, and judges may need a refresher.

https://freedom.press/issues/kansas-county-pays-3m-for-forgetting-the-first-amendment/