Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

'Britain therefore has a monstrous problem. Before Sunak turned up in Downing Street, it was just about possible to explain the collapse of integrity after 2019 in terms of Johnson’s incorrigible personal dishonesty. But Sunak appears to be yet another compulsively dishonest prime minister. This suggests a deep-rooted structural problem not just in the Conservative party but also in the House of Commons.'

A good piece from the always interesting Peter Oborne.

#politics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/23/boris-johnson-rishi-sunak-truth-integrity

Invasion of Ukraine ‘has fuelled funding boom for clean energy’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/25/invasion-of-ukraine-has-fuelled-funding-boom-for-clean-energy "International Energy Agency says investment will hit $1.7tn this year, well ahead of fossil fuels". that's good, much more needed

It turns out that the Sixth Mass Extinction event is not only well underway, but happening at a scale and pace far worse than previously thought.

New research has found that "48% of [all] species have declining populations and just 3% have rising populations. They also found evidence showing that 33% of species currently classified as nonthreatened on the IUCN Red List are actually spiraling toward extinction."

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-anthropocene-sixth-mass-extinction-event.html

Oh nos! https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/490642/nz-warned-after-chinese-hackers-target-critical-us-infrastructure-intelligence-agencies Imagine that, our gov't is taking its cues from Microsoft. Best way to limit the threat: purge Microsoft software from the Aotearoa NZ gov't stack. Plus, we'll be a lot richer.

PSA, if someone asks you for contact info (e.g. a phone number) of someone you know, the correct response is "I can't give that to you, but I can give them yours".

It's efficient and adds no round-trips, it's privacy friendly, it's non-awkward and it's social engineering resistant. It's a universally good rule.

And the corollary, of course: Don't ask someone for another person's contact info - ask them to pass on yours.

The real reason your boss gives you time off.

Interoperable Europe Act: Committee of the Regions fails to substantially promote #FreeSoftware - https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230524-01.en.html well, that's extremely stupid

Because recently some folks at Codeberg mistake their "Freedom of Speech" for the opportunity to insult other users on our platform:

Codeberg is a place to create content, not to disturb each other. We do not want to see discrimination of any kind.

Please report these cases to abuse@codeberg.org via email, or (new!) mention "@moderation" in the Codeberg Issue to quickly notify us of a conversation we should look for.

“Liberation: From Theory to Practice,” we delve into the intricate concept of liberation, tracing its roots across diverse religious, political, and social contexts. Our discussion is further enriched by spotlighting the book, published by @pmpress, “Surviving the Future: Abolitionist Queer Strategies,”

https://www.radical-guide.com/a-radical-podcast-ep-6-liberation-from-theory-to-practice/

Georgia GOP Chair is a flat-earther and says we are being brainwashed by "globes everywhere" - https://boingboing.net/2023/05/24/georgia-gop-chair-is-a-flat-earther-and-says-we-are-being-brainwashed-by-globes-everywhere.html how is it possible for people to be so stupid?

A chuckle from Borowitz satire:

"DeSantis Hopes to Seem Like Normal Person by Appearing Next to Elon Musk"

"According to an aide, the campaign considered a shortlist of other foils, including Mickey Rourke, Dennis Rodman, and Ginni Thomas."

The CEO of the company that absurdly calls itself OpenAI -- it's about as open as Fort Knox -- is campaining for government regulation of AI. The appropriate reaction is: Oh, sure.

The only transparent thing about "Open"AI is its desire to be protected from competition. Captive regulation (there's rarely any other kind) has that effect.

https://openai.com/blog/governance-of-superintelligence#SamAltman

The @gnome Foundation is looking for an Executive Director. Please pass it on to people who might be interested in it and help an important organisation for #SoftwareFreedom to further fulfil their mission:

https://foundation.gnome.org/careers/

Support the Atlanta Solidarity Fund with this benefit shirt! The Solidarity Fund supports defenders of the Weelaunee Forest & others. The #StopCopCity benefit shirt is designed by @nobonzo and is available in small to 5XL.

https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1551

Crazy to me that the Dems didn't even try to do anything about this situation during the (official) pandemic. Biden literally said he would veto single-payer. If I didn't know better (which I don't), I'd think this is exactly the kind of outcomes our political leaders want, D & R alike.

https://www.axios.com/2023/05/23/medical-costs-american-healthcare

Yes, Google Analytics is free.

Free, as in you are a 🐖 in a shed, being fed 🌽 to become 🥓

Use Matomo, or for all I care a log analyzer, for your analytics.

Tag Manager is horrible and introduces a lot of security issues, so GTM is bad, okay?

A group of "Scared Scientists" has created a website. Here is what one of them has to say...
________________________

PETER MACREADIE
Marine Ecologist
University of Technology Sydney, Deakin University

STATEMENT:

IPCC predicts that the impacts of climate change will be catastrophic. This affects everybody. Nobody is safe. We're going to lose low-lying countries, there will be a loss of livestock, potential widespread famine, and species extinction.

One thing people need to remember is that scientists are the biggest skeptics on Earth. We're constantly trying to disprove each other. This is the one thing we agree on. The evidence is endless. We're not making this up, this is really serious, we're very concerned, and there's not enough being done about it. We really need to be pushing our governments. Let's not look back and regret what we've done.

MORE HERE -- https://cargocollective.com/scared_scientists

#ClimateCatastrophe #Extinction

Tech speakers, it's 2023. Stop using moms as your example of a non-technical audience. It's wrong, its not funny, and whatever you were saying, now most of your audience is not thinking about it.

Just use the exec team as an example instead and get on with your life.

@maarteuh
It's funny, folks worry a lot more about the feelings of the folks with power over them than the folks without it.