Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

"Around 80 people hooded and masked entered the school causing panic amongst those who were still present. The group’s objective was to break up our activity and destroy our space. Which, we repeat, is a self-managed space, organized by women. Our trajectory of political struggle hasn’t only come from within the university, but in other spaces as well, where we generate and weave networks of coordination. We are anarchist women who, over the years, have made our postures clear in the face of machismo and violence, including within our own political movements and collectives."

https://itsgoingdown.org/anarcha-feminists-violently-attacked-in-mexico-city/

#Mexico #CDMX #anarchism

Also noted was that contemporary U.S. society doesn't provide good ways for people to gracefully step away from work, and that many keep working because retirement would mean either literal death or metaphorical death of falling into insignificance.

A comment was made that there are two kinds of people who keep working late in life: those who work because they love the work, and those who can't afford to stop working because they don't have any other way to keep themselves alive.

An important theme that came up in _The Middle_ episode about the age of U.S. politicians was the idea that the real problem isn't age so much as money and barriers to entry.

The geriatrician that they brought on also noted that while people often fret about elders not being invested in the future, there are also problems with younger politicians needing to focus on short term outcomes because they are still developing their careers: their ambition leads them to compromise their values.

Hah! https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/24/23930478/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-mobile-windows-phone I dunno. I think MSFT overrate their chances. I'd say that their lack of competence is only exceeded by their hubris. Back in 2016, I explained why I think MSFT is in decline, and nothing's really changed: https://davelane.nz/why-microsoft-nowhere-mobile

Apple TV+ was a reasonable deal at $69 per year and a little less so at $7/month. It's not a good deal, IMO, at $10/month and $100/year.

So when our annual subscription runs out next spring, we'll just cancel -- as we've done with almost all of the streaming services -- and renew periodically for a month at a time to catch up on service exclusives we really want to watch.

The streamers seem convinced there's no price elasticity in what they offer.

Prove them wrong.

When national diarrheal outbreaks are named "Crypto" you know that blockchain has gone too far. Talk about a run on the bank...

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1979074

#blockchain #crypto

This beautifully illustrated and horrifying photo-essay documents the experiences of so many of Australia's best and brightest scientists who've been studying the biodiversity and climate crises for decades -- Dana M. Bergstrom, David Karoly, Professor Euan Ritchie, Nerilie Abram and more.

Many are only speaking out now that they've retired; but their experiences are similar to what many of us have witnessed, no matter where we are.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-24/odyssey-climate-scientists-suppress-truth-or-risk-funds-careers/102968970

"Requiring reporters to face contempt before they can appeal may discourage them from insisting on their First Amendment right to protect confidential sources by taking their objection to a higher court," writes FPF Deputy Director of Advocacy Caitlin Vogus.
https://freedom.press/news/dont-make-press-run-a-contempt-gauntlet/

This is a really good talk. Explains why getting non-profits and activists with little money into #FLOSS is a lot more difficult than just saying "Hey, this exists! Use this instead!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WOM1ntJPFw

A new tool lets artists add invisible changes to the pixels in their art before they upload it online so that if it’s scraped into an AI training set, it can cause the resulting model to break in chaotic and unpredictable ways.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/

Hey there. In short I'm looking for potential donors as I need a live liver transplant. I've set up a bunch of information and links over at - https://ginpuliver.carrd.co/

Even if you cannot help me directly, please share this with others. There is bound to be someone out there that can help. 

Thank you all in advance.

#art #anthro #ginpu #liver #pbc #livelivertransplant #transplant #AIH #PrimaryBiliaryCholangitis

Selfhosting mit Co-op Cloud und abra
https://linuxnews.de/selfhosting-mit-co-op-cloud-und-abra/ #selfhosted

Breaking, get the full story on CBC's #FifthEstate Friday. #BuffySainteMarie
https://indianz.com/News/2023/10/25/canadian-documentary-focuses-on-icon-who-based-career-on-native-identity/

@lightweight Also, the O365 encryption is pretty shit. I've once looked into it, and they even fell for the basic crypto newbie boo boos in their implementation. Plus, it's not end-to-end, but server-side encryption only.

MS Cryptography FAIL

... my concerns to their senior IT team...' and she sent it via an 'encrypted' Microsoft Office 365 email, which required me to request a one-time key to read it. I responded that using any Microsoft technology for security was the fastest way to convince me that their organisation was a lost cause. I'm sure she's unaware all their MSFT data is available, without subpoena, to the US' spy agency , the NSA thanks to the US Cloud & Patriot acts. 🤦

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I'm thinking of blocking access to content on my site to anyone not running an ad blocker.

Thoughts?

"We, concerned members of REI Co-op, believe it is crucial for the health of our cooperative that our Board of Directors act in accordance with the central principle all cooperatives are founded on, “democratic member control.” As REI Co-op has grown, this main principle has been significantly weakened by Board actions and no longer plays a critical role in the governing practices of our co-op."

https://www.coworker.org/petitions/democratic-control-of-rei-co-op-matters

Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism.
Don't let that fear that has been cultivated for decades dictate how you stand up for humanity. There are many anti-zionist jews who speak out.

Innocent people are being slaughtered in the thousands from US/EU backed colonial apartheid state.

#sciencefiction

Depressingly accurate.