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aiefel

@aiefel@mastodon.social

Technologist for the humans and misanthrope for the machines. Works on digital safety and information security for media and good orgs via Internews. Opinions are my own and subject to drift.

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andymoose, to random
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"Thank you for your message. Because you may be using a Microsoft Recall enabled PC, I am unable to respond to you with any sensitive or confidential information. I apologize for the inconvenience."

And he was left alone, living happily, until the end of his days.

aiefel,
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@andymoose So... enable recall then?

aiefel, to random
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Elon doesn't see the problem with fascists because he thinks they're right.

aiefel, to random
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Have had the news off nearly all day but apparently the EU is getting more haters in its parliament. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/european-parliament-poised-rightward-shift-after-final-voting-2024-06-09/

aiefel, to random
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So very little has been done during the last four-year reprieve to ward this off.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/08/russ-vought-trump-second-term-radical-constitutional/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzE3ODE5MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE5MjAxNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTc4MTkyMDAsImp0aSI6IjQ2NzlmNWQ4LTgwZDgtNDBkZS1iZWYwLWVmMmRhOGY4MmI3OSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI0LzA2LzA4L3J1c3Mtdm91Z2h0LXRydW1wLXNlY29uZC10ZXJtLXJhZGljYWwtY29uc3RpdHV0aW9uYWwvIn0.2XVokEecv-YFL7hebY0bGG6-NrgYZ9I1q_z1H_rldUY

Strandjunker, to random
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I need someone to explain to me why Al Franken had to resign, but Matt Gaetz is still in Congress.

Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.

aiefel,
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@Strandjunker I would but I'd end up just describing what a double standard is.

aiefel, to random
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Things are going just fine at OpenAI. Nothing to see here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/technology/openai-culture-whistleblowers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xE0.qdQ5.Jy4tAc50-Saq&smid=url-share

aiefel, to random
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👩‍💻 "So, we made a good service, users really like it, simple effective, stable..."
👨‍💼 "But what about more features, What if we put some AI into it?"
👩‍💻 "No one's really asked for that, we could localise to cover more languages, scale out the CDN, reduce latency..."
👨‍💼 "So let's put some AI right in there..."

aiefel, to random
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The dumpster fire is the product. https://www.404media.co/google-leak-reveals-thousands-of-privacy-incidents/

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KarenawokeKaren, to UKpolitics
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This feels like your very abusive ex partner asking you for a reference. Starmer hates the left, smashes to pieces the broad church, but still expects our votes. I sense they are panicking. Vote Green, Independent, TUSC, SNP. Don't give these right wingers your vote.

aiefel,
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@KarenawokeKaren political parties that feel entitled to your vote are the ones that do the least to deserve it. The vote-splitting argument assumes entitlement. If they see people interested in alternate policies at a significant number then the strategy should be to adopt those policies or address those needs. Instead we just have pursed-lipped Starmer stans finger wagging at people to accept the stance that they deserve less after 14 years of everything being demolished. Not a winning plan.

aiefel, to random
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Good write-up of the absolute failure of StratComs in Georgia. Not surprisingly the NATO-funded project — that looks as anti-democratic as the Russian influence it was attempting to counter — appears to have been designed in UK.
You don't win by copying them, that just make their case for them.
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/nato-helped-georgia-counter-russian-trolls-then-the-strategy-backfired/

aiefel, (edited ) to random
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Something like 'Constellation' should be my kind of sci-fi but are we really supposed to dislike every character? Does quantum entanglement make everyone an arse?

aiefel, to random
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The TikTok fear mongering is at idiotic levels. But go ahead and alienate a whole demographic of young voters, have fun with that. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/08/tiktok-ban-biden-sign-congress-trump/

aiefel, to random
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Looking at Biden's "temporary pier" plan with a Rashida Tlaib expression.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-says-building-gaza-port-take-likely-up-60-days-2024-03-08/

aiefel, to random
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Bidenistas throwing online fits about people who returned ballots with "uncommitted democrat" are just an extra bonus.

aiefel, to random
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Happy leap year day, everyone, remember that the 29th doesn't count it's a made-up day. You don't gain calories for anything consumed today and work is optional.

mattblaze, to random
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I realized the reason I dislike editing google docs is that I neurotically worry that other authors are quietly judging my typing ability.

aiefel, (edited )
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@mattblaze this is similar to what I think about when people can see those bouncing ellipses in chats while I keep redrafting what I type and end up just saying 'ok'.

aiefel, to random
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Just watched "The Favourite" and have decided that is how it is inside the monarchy all the time.

aiefel, to random
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"Greater trolls, the ones who post bait or otherwise deliberately kick off flame wars that consume entire platforms, are a subclass of posters who’ve lost the mandate of heaven." https://www.theverge.com/24058356/trolls-social-media-commenter-lurker-reply-guy-threads

aiefel, to random
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How much of the 'year of the elections' will become the year of the internet shutdowns?
Pakistan: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68226228
Senegal: https://therecord.media/senegal-shuts-internet-postpones-elections

taylorlorenz, to random
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Been a heavy user of all the Twitter alternatives for a minute now and I gotta say Mastodon is my favorite. There are definitely some features I’d like to see here (like quote posts and a DM inbox), but the community on Mastodon seems to have the best vibe and there are so many smart techies that it’s been the most helpful for finding sources.

aiefel,
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@Ulrich_the_Elder @taylorlorenz @kcarruthers for Zeus' sake, enough with the purity tests. People are on the internet and the stack of corporate capture runs deep. Everything is trade-offs.

PaulaChertok, to Israel

Knew Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago >> A blueprint reviewed by The NY Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

aiefel,
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@PaulaChertok hubris is a helluva security flaw.

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    aiefel,
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    Authoritative voice: "This isn't a real security problem for 95% of users."

    Great, just tell me about that 5%. The FAQ I have to make is only for them.

    ct_bergstrom, to random

    My guy. If science has problems — and I acknowledge that it does — I guarantee that you aren't going to find the solution in the collected works of Ayn Rand.

    aiefel,
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    @Enema_Cowboy @mjfgates @ct_bergstrom the latter. Unfortunately the author later abandoned all reason for a career in "New Atheists" era trolling.

    Miriamm, to random
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    If I post about innocent Palestinians being murdered in the thousands don’t come into my replies trying to justify it. You are justifying genocide. I don’t care about the mental gymnastics you have to done to rationalise it to yourself. Keep it out of my mentions. Thank you.

    aiefel,
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    @sickmatter @Miriamm there was nothing justifying antisemitism in that message, but you knew that.

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