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LoneLocust

@LoneLocust@mastodon.social

I am a retired government CIO. #Podcast host (Fusion Patrol.) Married, 25 years, kids at university. Citizen #Potawatomi Nation member. #Ebike enthusiast. #Atheist. SciFi & Tokusatsu Fan (Trek, Doctor Who, Blakes 7, Babylon 5, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and many more.). Love a good crossword or #KillerSudoku. Recently published app in iOS App Store (Killer Sudoku Aide.) Probably other stuff but I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition.

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ianRobinson, to cricket
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USA beat Pakistan via a super over.

If cricket isn’t your thing, I’m here to tell you this is huge.

Pakistan are one of the top teams in cricket.

rodhilton, (edited ) to random
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Young Progressives: "We won't vote for Genocide Joe no matter what! His opponent may be worse but we're sitting out the election in protest!"

(time passes)

Young Progressives: "Why is Joe Biden adopting conservative policies on the border in order to sway centrist voters?! He's not even trying to court my vote!"

Pro-tip for first-time voters: if you publicly state as a group that you're not voting for someone no matter what, you left the table.

ben, to technology
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"Surprise! It turns out that the unencrypted database and the stored images may contain your user credentials and passwords. Use a password manager like 1Password? Sorry, your 1Password passwords are probably visible via Recall." https://werd.io/2024/is-microsoft-trying-to-commit-suicide

SomeGadgetGuy, to windows
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It just clicked in my brain. What I haven't been able to articulate about why I'm so anxious about Recall. I'm sure others have already gotten to where I am.

It's worse than "a system that tracks everything you do" and stores that info in a basic database that could be easily compromised.
It's worse than a nanny surveillance tool for companies to spy on their employees.

It's inescapable.

It doesn't matter if I make a dozen "how to disable recall" tutorials. The second YOUR data shows up on someone ELSE'S screen, it's in THEIR recall database.

It won't matter if you're a master expert specialist. You can't account for EVERY other computer you've ever interacted with. If a family member looks up an old email with your personal data in it, your data is now at risk.

If THEIR system is compromised YOUR data is at risk.

I just went from "vague feeling of unease" to "actively writing templates to canvas elected officials, regulators, and attorneys general."

simonwood, to DoctorWho
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William Russell, what a legacy. One of the very first stars of . Is there anyone else who was still playing the same character in the same TV show 59 years later? https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jun/04/william-russell-obituary

verge, to random
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It’s getting cheaper to filter carbon dioxide out of the air https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/4/24170729/direct-air-capture-carbon-dioxide-removal-climate-tech-climeworks-generation-3

cmconseils, to random French
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Not to be a drooling socialist cuck, but if a full day's work can't buy three square meals, 24-hour rent and utilities, a fraction of a month's clothing budget, and a reasonable portion to save for when you can no longer work comfortably, what the fuck are we doing shit for?

david_ingram, to random

I just saw a driver in San Francisco crash into a motorcyclist. It was terrifying to watch, and it was a terrible reminder of how dangerous our streets have become. Drivers are out of control, and the design of our streets isn’t helping.

david_ingram,

We're all being treated as guinea pigs for this experiment in human drivers. You might say they're not ready for prime time.

LRRRonEarth, to random
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THIS IS A PRETTY HARD TIME FOR YOUR REPUBLICAN FAMILY MEMBERS. KICK 'EM WHILE THEY'RE DOWN. CALL YOUR UNCLE A BABY. ASK HIM IF HE'S GONNA CRY.

psp, to cycling
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Happy World Bicycle Day everyone!

(yes, it's a thing! 😆)

But we're dedicated to making Phoenix a friendlier, more welcoming place to ride a bike, every day 🚲💚🌵

daringfireball, to random
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Dr Pepper Ties Pepsi as America’s No. 2 Soda
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/06/03/dr-pepper

sjvn, to random
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In all fairness, the Teska Cybertruck is a classic design.

arstechnica, to random
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As a potentially historic hurricane season looms, can AI forecast models help?

New model that predicts global weather can run on a single desktop computer.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/06/as-a-potentially-historic-hurricane-season-looms-can-ai-forecast-models-help/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

donovan_smith, to random
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I wrote this love letter to freedom, a little different than my normal fare:

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2024/06/01/2003818695

Mark, to random
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loresjoberg, to random
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1980s: If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?
2020s: If you’re so rich, why aren’t you smart?

nocontextb5, to Babylon5
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andrewdessler, to random
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Can I finally say that “Trump is a man of many convictions”?

glennf, to random
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One of the things I teach my children is that people who have bad judgement often exercise it repeatedly. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/us/driving-zoom-court-suspended-license.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

TheBreadmonkey, to random
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NEWS ALERT

mhoye, to random
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This is a remarkable graph.

You might have heard that "EV sales are slumping", "people are starting to avoid EVs", etc.

That's not what's happening.

What's happening is "Tesla is cratering so hard that it's skewing the aggregate market data."

verge, to random
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Electric bikes are about to get more expensive, and the timing couldn’t be worse https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/29/24166934/ebike-battery-china-tariff-price-increase-biden-climate

tomjennings, to random
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Someone finally did it -- this is a first for me at least -- numerically illustrate the (frankly, obvious) conclusion about nostalgias (plural) -- its N years after you were born. Pretty much as simple as that.

This is so abundantly obvious without the math I can't believe I ever got pushback that people are this simple when I or anyone said it but now ya gots ya some numbers.

But there's so much more in here...

https://wapo.st/3WXd9xS

There's a political bias for "the worst X" (music, family cohesion, whatever): for Republicans it tends to be "now"! LOL. As in the constant meaning of now...

futurebird, (edited ) to random
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Without looking it up what is closest to 8oz?

(Curious how well the relation between oz and metric is generally known.)

slowbikeiain, to random
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Americans might be surprised to know that in a UK General Election:

  • Each candidate is limited to spending $25k over the 6 week campaign.
  • Each national party can additionally spend up to $45m across the whole UK.
  • No radio or TV advertising allowed
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