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Jack

@Jack@allthingstech.social

Crashing computers since 1975. Humor and tech writer, Apple fanboy, physical and digital security advocate. Former AOL beta tester.

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stevesilberman, to random
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Good news: New boosters coming in the spring for folks over 65, and entirely new vaccines coming in the fall. https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/28/covid-spring-booster-recommendation/?utm_source=threads&utm_campaign=threads_organic&utm_medium=social

Jack,
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@stevesilberman @zachvat
Just got my updated jab last week.

Jack, to random
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Is anyone using IPv6 on a regular basis yet? Weren’t we supposed to be out of IPv4 addresses by now?

w7voa, to random
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"An independent US journalist, ex-Foxnews host Tucker Carlson arrived in Russia for the first time and has spent three days in Moscow already." - Sputnik

Jack,
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@w7voa @FrankFrank
He’s not a journalist. There’s a real journalist in prison in Moscow. Since he hasn’t been arrested it’s obvious they know he’s just a useful idiot.

Jack, to random
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Why does Apple show the planetary orbits as circles on their universe wallpaper? I’m pretty sure most 6th graders know they’re elliptical.

GottaLaff, to USPS
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Hi DeJoy.

allegedly ignored its own heat safety programs & manipulated official records to hide those actions ahead of unrelenting summer of extreme heat that killed scores of people across the U.S.

...allegedly doctored heat training records of thousands of mail carriers. One of them died on a blistering day in June. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/11/usps-major-heat-deaths-00128875?cid=politico_threads

Jack,
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@GottaLaff @lisamelton
Why is that MAGAt still there? Surely the board must be sick of his mismanagement.

Jack, to random
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@krohne
My first girlfriend in 1970 attended theUU church in San Diego. Her mother was the Minister of Education. SD is my hometown and I miss it dearly. I just couldn’t afford to keep living there.

br00t4c, to random
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Liberty University broke safety laws for years, government asserts

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/10/03/liberty-university-clery-act/

Jack,
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@br00t4c
I have a theory about why the NYT and WaPo force you to subscribe the minute you click on their site.
I bet back when they first went online they allowed 5 or so free reads before they required registration. What they discovered is that most people only read 2 or 3 articles a month. So they went with making everyone pay instead of producing content more people wanted to read.

Jack, to random
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We need an amendment that includes expulsion from the Congress for any member attempting to use their position to interfere with the orderly processes of government, mount an insurrection, or stage a coup.
We’re living in the goddamed 21st century. We need laws and a government that reflect the modern world. Simpler language, more transparency.
We need to reboot this country. Cruft has built over the years. The whole structure requires re-inspection before anyone’s allowed to move back in.

Jack, to random
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This process for selecting a speaker is ridiculous. Get all those rowdy Republican alpha males, throw in a few women for balance, and let’s have a pay-per-view cage match, last person standing wins the gavel.
Republicans can’t manage parliamentary procedures.

flexghost, to random
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Trump just shared a Substack article from doxxing New York Attorney General Letitia James

This violates Judge Arthur Engoron’s gag order

Countdown to a sternly written letter directed at Trump…

I swear, if you or I said 1/100 of this stochastic terrorist BS the hammer would come down faster than you could say “bigly”

Jack,
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@flexghost @FrankFrank
He’s acting like a cheap TV version of a mafia boss. Lock him up.

br00t4c, to random
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Governor Gaetz? Florida GOP Congressman Telling Insiders He's Likely Running as Ethics Investigation Continues: Report

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2023/09/governor-gaetz-florida-gop-congressman-telling-insiders-hes-likely-running-as-ethics-investigation-continues-report/

Jack,
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@br00t4c
Then we can say that so-and-so is as bad as a governor Gaetz.

br00t4c, to random
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Critics Saying Kamala Harris Should Be Replaced As 2024 VP Pick Need To Have Several Seats

https://www.theroot.com/critics-saying-kamala-harris-should-be-replaced-as-2024-1850838771

Jack,
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@br00t4c
It would be great if everyone with an opinion on who gets elected and what laws get passed would also vote.

br00t4c, to random
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DeSantis Meddling

https://digbysblog.net/2023/09/14/desantis-meddling/

Jack,
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@br00t4c
The Republicans objecting to government spending is stupendously hypocritical.

br00t4c, to internet
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Update Your Browsers Right Now

https://lifehacker.com/update-your-browsers-right-now-1850838260

Jack,
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@br00t4c
Good advice. If I was on the Internet or using a computer I’d do that right away. Thankfully, I’m not. Sounds like a terrible place to hang out.

realTuckFrumper, to random
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TRANSPARENCY: Huckabee Sanders battles to end public access to government records https://washingtonpress.com/2023/09/13/transparency-huckabee-sanders-battles-to-end-public-access-to-government-records/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Jack,
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@realTuckFrumper @davidpmaurer
I surely want to hear her justification for such an unAmerican act.

mikey, to random
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Can I be vulnerable with you all for a moment? That was boring. Where's the innovation? The best parts were the carbon footprint improvements and usb-c.

Jack,
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@mikey
I agree, and even the over-emphasis on carbon neutrality wasn’t very convincing.
It didn’t help that I have no intention of upgrading any for at least a couple of years.

br00t4c, to Ohio
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Yep, Seniors Are Screwed By Insurance Company Monopolies

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/09/yep-seniors-are-screwed-insurance-company

Jack,
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@br00t4c
I’ve read on several I’ve been sent, in small print, that benefits are cut 50% at age 70 and more as you age. So by the time your family really needs that insurance money to pay for medical care or a funeral, the policy is worthless. And no guarantee payments will go down 50% when the benefits are cut.

br00t4c, to business
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Is Gen Z Giving Up on College?

https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/2234213/is-gen-z-giving-up-on-college

Jack,
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@br00t4c
It’s becoming less of a ROI.

vsnmaryland, to random

3 Woodbridge teenagers found with 1,000 fentanyl pills, 2 handguns during traffic stop https://wtop.com/virginia/2023/09/3-woodbridge-teenagers-found-with-1000-fentanyl-pills-2-handguns-during-traffic-stop/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Jack,
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@vsnmaryland @jcrabapple
It’s hard to say which is more deadly.

br00t4c, to random
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Trump's secret office

https://digbysblog.net/2023/09/10/trumps-secret-office/

Jack,
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@br00t4c
Impressive for a guy who didn’t read anything except tweets about himself.

CatsOfYore, to Cat
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Young soldier posing with kitten. 1916. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/DA16537

Jack,
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@CatsOfYore in front of a backdrop with a teepee?

eniko, to random
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i love how anti-maskers are always like "do you think we should continue wearing masks forever?" when people talk about the dangers of covid, as if thats some kind of game-winning gotcha

well, the alternative to masking is catching covid 2-3 times a year, a disease which gives you cardiovascular damage, strokes, brain damage, nerve damage, diabetes, chronic fatigue, lung damage, and dementia. among many other things. and the risk of all of those goes up geometrically the more times you get infected

so, idk man, should we continue to wear masks for the foreseeable future? yes, because i think wearing a mask when out and about is a lot less harmful than any let alone all of those

Jack,
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@eniko
It’s astounding that the anti-mask whiners pretend that something thousands of doctors and nurses around the world do every day is somehow deadly and will kill us all. Or that the government making safety requirements is excessive overreach when they wear seatbelts, stop at stop signs, or don’t contract polio.

Jack,
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@larsmb @eniko
I’m always saddened when hearing about otherwise intelligent people being stupid over a particular belief.

dell, to random
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Scoop from me at WIRED on a closed-door meeting yesterday between top US intelligence officials and civil rights experts who say US spy agencies remain tight lipped about growing domestic surveillance concerns.

http://www.wired.com/story/section-702-privacy-meeting

Jack,
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@dell @zachvat
Come on, Wired. Most of these people are bureaucrats appointed to run these agencies. They aren’t and have never been spies. Intelligence officials is far more accurate.

gretathunberg, to random Swedish
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“The rubber-stamping of such a project sends a message not just to our generation but humanity as a whole: The future of our planet and the present well-being of frontline communities are being sacrificed for short-term economic gain and political expediency.”

http://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/opinions/biden-willow-project-climate-kianni-nakate-thunberg/index.html

Jack,
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@gretathunberg @Threadbane
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen it expressed as concisely and completely as you have. Our planet is being sacrificed for profit.

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