jcolag

jcolag, 17 days ago to fediverse

Encrypted DMs Are Coming to ActivityPub https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/encrypted-dms-activitypub/

Any social web platform could implement E2EE for themselves, but a standardized format will enable users of different Fediverse services to DM each other through the lens of the social platform of their choice.

#ActivityPub #SocialMedia #Programming #Security

flexghost, 21 days ago to random

Republicans killed funding for the cancer cure initiative

Think about that

In 2016, Obama’s Cures funding was set at $1.8 billion for seven years. Then Republicans said no to funding it again just so Biden couldn’t have a win

Reps like Tom Cole are literally voting in favor of people dying from cancer. His rationale for the vote? “We've been very generous”

I imagine the kind of person it takes to vote in favor of cancer

These people must be voted out

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/02/fact-sheet-president-biden-reignites-cancer-moonshot-to-end-cancer-as-we-know-it/

Miriamm, 2 months ago to random

Whose cat wrote this…

jcolag, 2 months ago to Futurology

Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores https://theconversation.com/mounting-research-shows-that-covid-19-leaves-its-mark-on-the-brain-including-with-significant-drops-in-iq-scores-224216

Severe COVID-19 that requires hospitalization or intensive care may result in cognitive deficits and other brain damage that are equivalent to 20 years of aging.

#Brain #Covid19 #BrainFog

Miriamm, 3 months ago to random

uploads CV

“Please fill out your employment history”

me:

jcolag, 3 months ago to random

Taylor Swift is driving voter registration, and conservatives are terrified https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/23/2218888/-Taylor-Swift-is-driving-voter-registration-and-conservatives-are-terrified

On Jan. 9, Fox News’ second-rate Tucker Carlson clone Jesse Watters implied that Swift’s decision to once again promote voting this past September was some kind psy-op campaign.

#USPol #GoTV #Misogyny

jcolag, 3 months ago to Quotes

If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there.

Lewis Carroll

#Quotes

tykayn, 3 months ago to art French

amis artistes qui publiez vos créations avec du #creativeCommons inside, vous avez des écrits qui racontent ce choix, comment vous avez eu vent de ces licences, ses avantages et inconvénients, tout ça tout ça ?

#art

jcolag, 4 months ago to geopolitics

The Case for Free Public Transit https://otherwords.org/the-case-for-free-public-transit/

Zero fares is a direct way to put cash in the pockets of those who need it most. Most of those who use ABQ RIDE are people of color, 74 percent are low income, and 73 percent don’t have access to a car.

#PublicTransit #Economy #PublicServices

mekkaokereke, 4 months ago to random

60% of Iowa GOP caucus goers believe that the election was stolen from Trump. But y'all wanna say "Ban TikTok because disinformation?" 🤡

Y'all are not serious.

The real, dangerous disinformation, is coming from traditional media channels and places like Twitter, and it is in service of white nationalism, and its primary victims are Black people. But we don't want to talk about that. We just want to yell "Ban TikTok!"

jcolag, 4 months ago to Youtube

Deepfaked Celebrity Ads Promoting Medicare Scams Run Rampant on YouTube https://www.404media.co/joe-rogan-taylor-swift-andrew-tate-ai-deepfake-youtube-medicare-ads/

The ads, their prevalence, and the fact that they are still on YouTube despite widespread outrage from YouTube users and some of the impersonated celebrities themselves show that AI generated scams and content is either overwhelming YouTube or that Google simply is not trying to protect its users from these scams.

#YouTube #SocialMedia #Scams

jcolag, 4 months ago to random

From South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books often leave out https://theconversation.com/from-south-asia-to-mexico-from-slave-to-spiritual-icon-this-womans-life-is-a-snapshot-of-spains-colonization-and-the-pacific-slave-trade-history-that-books-often-leave-out-214692

From the late 16th to early 18th centuries, Spaniards forced some 8,000-10,000 captives onto rickety galleons, where they would endure a six-month odyssey from the Philippines to Mexico.

#Slavery

jcolag, 4 months ago to psychology

The curious joy of being wrong https://theconversation.com/the-curious-joy-of-being-wrong-intellectual-humility-means-being-open-to-new-information-and-willing-to-change-your-mind-216126

Intellectual humility isn’t lacking conviction; you can believe something strongly until your mind is changed, and you believe something else. It also isn’t being wishy-washy. You should have a high bar for what evidence you require to change your mind.

#Psychology #Humility

dangillmor, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

Hate to see someone I respect as much as the Atlantic's Tom Nichols be so wrong. He keeps defending his presence on the deadbird site as some kind of resistance, yet he's cut back his political involvement there.

He's unwilling to see that by remaining, and participating, he's giving his support to someone who a) loathes honest journalism; and b) consistently amplifies and promotes extremists who are attacking democracy.

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/12/x-is-elon-musks-lonely-party-now/676977/

I hope he'll see the reality some day.

jcolag, 5 months ago to Neuroscience

Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations https://theconversation.com/racism-produces-subtle-brain-changes-that-lead-to-increased-disease-risk-in-black-populations-214053

Decades of research has shown that the everyday burden of these race-related threats, slights and exclusions in day-to-day life translates into a real increase in disease risk.

The city streets are really quite a thrill,

If the hoods don't get you, the monoxide will.

#Racism #Neuroscience #Disease #PTSD

jcolag, 5 months ago to Amazon

Amazon’s neighbors may face more pollution, but order less stuff https://www.futurity.org/amazon-truck-pollution-3009242-2/

Warehousing and distribution centers have historically concentrated in historically marginalized communities, including those with a high number of low-income households and a high proportion of people of color.

#Amazon #Pollution #Redlining

jcolag, 5 months ago to internet

Online ‘likes’ for toxic social media posts prompt more − and more hateful − messages https://theconversation.com/online-likes-for-toxic-social-media-posts-prompt-more-and-more-hateful-messages-218220

When you look at online hate messages, you start to notice clues that suggest, more often than not, that hatemongers are posting messages to each other, not to those their messages implicate and denigrate.

#SocialMedia #Bigotry #Harassment

jcolag, 6 months ago to Health

Air pollution can take a toll on kids’ test scores https://www.futurity.org/air-pollution-test-scores-3000462/

More privileged populations, Zang says, may have more resources that allow them to live in a better environment, such as in houses with air purifiers.

#Health #Education #Pollution

jcolag, 6 months ago to random

Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food https://theconversation.com/letting-low-income-americans-buy-groceries-online-in-2020-with-snap-benefits-decreased-the-share-of-people-without-enough-food-new-research-216723

Buying groceries online makes life easier for anyone who has trouble purchasing food in person, including people with disabilities, those with limited transportation access or those living in remote locations.

#SNAP #FoodSecurity #SafetyNet

jcolag, 6 months ago to lostmedia

A 104-Year-Old Lost Silent Movie Has Been Found in a Basement https://www.404media.co/a-104-year-old-lost-silent-movie-sealed-hearts-has-been-found-in-a-basement/

Upon examination, it was confirmed that reels 1-4 of the missing silent 35 mm print entitled: Sealed Hearts, was in the cans. The original US distribution print had lasted 50 mins and been in 5 reels.

#LostMedia

davidrevoy, 8 months ago to random

Rant about the world of social media and marketing:

My latest (very recent) shock was receiving an email from a digital painting software company (I can't name them) asking me my price to switch my entire workflow to their proprietary product and announce it on my channels.

Of course I refused.

I'm still 100% committed to Free/Libre&Open-Source Software. But it made me realise that these days even profiles without a huge internet presence are getting paid to use and advocate things. Meh 😔

jcolag, 8 months ago to random

Ancient texts depict all kinds of people, not just straight and cis ones https://theconversation.com/ancient-texts-depict-all-kinds-of-people-not-just-straight-and-cis-ones-this-college-course-looks-at-lgbtq-sexuality-and-gender-in-egypt-greece-and-rome-210182

LGBTQ-like individuals have always been here, although modern conceptions of self, gender and sexuality cannot be mapped directly onto the past.

#Gender #Classics #LGBTHistory

jcolag, 8 months ago to Quotes

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Henry David Thoreau

#Quotes

jcolag, 8 months ago to random

What can cities do to correct racism and help all communities live longer? It starts with city planning https://theconversation.com/what-can-cities-do-to-correct-racism-and-help-all-communities-live-longer-it-starts-with-city-planning-209667

Environmental justice stems from a 1980s social movement that protested toxic waste being dumped in predominantly Black neighborhoods in the South.

#Racism #Pollution #CityPlanning #EnvironmentalJustice

mekkaokereke, 9 months ago to random

This thread is for straight men only.

How to read the news about the head of the Spanish soccer Federation (a man) forcibly kissing a player on the Spanish women's team on the lips, after winning the world cup. You might be thinking:

• What's the big deal? They're European! It's their culture!
• And she smiled afterwards!
• It was just spontaneous! He was overcome with emotion!
• She released a statement saying that what's important to focus on is the victory!