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deborahh

@deborahh@mstdn.ca

Soul gardener, mentor, 🌱 #LifeCoach & artist, trilingual, #ADHD, #dyslexic. I post on daily life & what makes us better humans, citizens, helpers. :progress:

ICF PCC coach & mentor-coach,
Co-Active trained; former techie; painter, printmaker.

An invitation: Come get unstuck! Honor your truth, tame your critic, love your life. Lead yourself first to create more joy. A little coaching goes a long way - first hour free & no obligation.

😷 Toronto + 🌏 online

TL;DR: https://justmytoots.com/@deborahh@mstdn.ca

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_L1vY_, to random
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"...I recommend this job to anyone who is looking for a dynamic, fast-paced work environment."

OK listen. Doll.

NO ONE is looking for a dynamic, fast-paced work environment in 2024. We are exhausted. Get in your DeLorean and take that attitude back to 1984.

futurebird, to random
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He is out.

I repeat. He is OUT.

Please stay in your homes until further notice.

(via tumblr:
https://www.tumblr.com/sleepy-bebby/707382709025128448?source=share)

mcc, (edited ) to random
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Homebrew and Macports users read this now.

https://mastodon.lawprofs.org/@SteveBellovin/112180311536275381

This is about the xz supply chain attack I boosted earlier. (The oss-security post [EDIT: that's https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4] is clear, informative and horrifying; you should read it. The entire open source ecosystem is funded on trusting that something like this would never happen.)

EDIT: Correction. Homebrew believes they're immune https://github.com/orgs/Homebrew/discussions/5243#discussioncomment-8954951 But recommends removing the "untrustworthy" version anyway to be safe.

emilymbender, to random
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There's a lot that's alarming in this article, but perhaps the most alarming part is the NYC spokesperson assering that the problem can be fixed via upgrades:

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https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/03/29/ai-chat-false-information-small-business/

emilymbender, (edited )
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It seems to bear repeating: chatbots based on large language models are designed to make shit up. This isn't a fixable bug. It's a fundamental mismatch between tech and task.

Also, it's worth noting that RAG (retrieval augmented generation) doesn't fix the problem. See those nice links into NYC web pages? Not stopping the system from making shit up. (Second column is chatbot response, third is journalist's report on the actual facts.)

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timnitGebru, to random
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$660M crypto money to “save humanity from the existential risk of AI.” Same people wrote a few years ago how “without AI we are doomed.” Selling utopia and apocalypse for billions. No one knows how to circle money amongst themselves like these people.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/25/a-665m-crypto-war-chest-roils-ai-safety-fight-00148621

rbreich, to random
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Between 1998 - 2020, the Department of Justice didn’t file a single monopolization claim against anyone.

Since then, enforcers have filed major antitrust suits against Facebook, Amazon, Google, and now Apple.

Antitrust is back in a very big way — and that's a good thing.

proprietor, to random
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Hey friends!

The Fedi moderation community is watching a cluster of inauthentic accounts popping up across numerous servers. These are posting bland, platitude-laden or word salad posts, unattributed images, or generated content along with a certain few hashtags to get attention.

These will not be able to register here unless invited, but please report them if you see them. Other moderators need to know.

onepict, (edited ) to random
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The best way to preserve the fediverse is to provide support to it.

Pay your instance admin if you can, if you can't boost their fundraiser posts

Pay the developers who develop the software you use on there if you can. If you can't, boost their posts and help them fundraise.

Also pay the projects non Dev folks. Because they help Devs to focus on the code while they do community development, moderation etc.

It's an ecosystem and we can't rely on the whims of VCs.

GottaLaff, to random
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🤭Dedicated to my Canadian pals (although everyone here should appreciate it):

On Twitter:

Trending in Canada
🇨🇦

csullivan, to mastodon
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A year can go by in a flash. And that’s certainly how I feel as @Flipboard marks the first birthday of our Mastodon editorial desks. We tentatively dipped our toes into the water, not sure what to expect. What we quickly discovered was a smart, engaged community of people truly curious about our world for all its virtues and faults.

We instantly observed far more replies, favorites and boosts than we ever saw on X (Twitter) even though we had many more followers there. By November, we abandoned X to focus on Mastodon and a few other platforms.

When we launched our Mastodon accounts, we had no idea that Flipboard itself would federate, which is a work in progress. In recent months, we’ve federated our editorial curation from the app, greatly expanding your options to follow the topics you’re most interested in, such as news, politics, sports, entertainment, etc. And we’re in the process of federating publisher Flipboard accounts so that you can follow their topical Magazines. Already, you can find accounts such as Smithsonian Magazine, Euronews, Frommers, CBS Sports and SPIN.

Thank you for all of your feedback and support. If you like our work, please boost this post and help us grow our audience.

@NewsDesk
@TechDesk
@ScienceDesk
@CultureDesk
@ArtPhotosDesk

And check out two new country-specific accounts:
@FlipboardUK
@FlipboardDE

csullivan,
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@chris We are big believers in "not being evil!" 🙂

douginamug, to infosec
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"Random Mosaic – Detecting unauthorized physical access with beans, lentils and colored rice"

https://dys2p.com/en/2021-12-tamper-evident-protection.html#random-mosaic-rm

  1. put device in bag 2) put bagged device in another bag 3) pour in a mixture of different colored beans, forming a visual mosaic 4) send picture of mosaic to recipient

djsundog, to random
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we could, like, have offline computers sometimes. not only as a treat. as a regular way of doing things.

everything doesn't have to be connected to the internet all the time. for real. I've seen it with my own two eyes. it's pretty cool.

KimPerales, to climate
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Positive news:

Pollution will be curbed under a rule from the EPA -esp. beneficial to poor, Black & Latino communities. It'll require manufacturers to slash emissions of GHG from new trucks, delivery vans & buses. The rule will not mandate the adoption of a particular 0-emission tech, rather -will require manufacturers to reduce emissions by choosing from several cleaner technologies: electric trucks, hybrid trucks & hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles-.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/29/truck-pollution-regulations-climate/

rayckeith, to random
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"fascism has a long history and an enduring appeal for insecure, angry psychopaths who want to seize political power and the great wealth or opportunity that’re usually associated with it."

https://hartmannreport.com/p/how-fascism-typically-takes-over-6db

rayckeith,
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"The bad news is that when fascist movements do seize absolute power in a nation, they do incredible damage, recovery from which often requires generations. They typically are only dislodged by war, with the loss in that war finally puncturing the bubble of invincibility and the aura of strongman infallibility in which their leaders have wrapped themselves."

raymondpert, to random
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Another massive setback for Afghan women's rights; says it will publicly flog, them to death

> The plight of women in is expected to get worse. The Taliban regime has vowed to “start public stoning of women to death”, an act that the group’s Supreme Leader [..] claims is “in the name of God”.

> Taliban, who took control of the country in 2021, have already been carrying out public and executions.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/afghanistan-women-rights-taliban-stoning-flogging-13754147.html

DrPsyBuffy, to random
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Just fyi, in Illinois, many of the teachers teaching dual credit courses for college courses are not remotely qualified to do so, their syllabi and content do match what the state says they’re supposed to have, and even though department chairs like myself are supposed to have approval rights to make sure the classes aren’t a joke, we can deny all we want and get overrruled anyway. So the students may be getting college credits, but they’re not getting college content. And nobody seems to care.

DrPsyBuffy,
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I was asked to approve a high school teachers syllabi for Intro to Psych that skipped over the chapter on mental illness and has the students watching a self-selected movie on mental illness instead. Because movies are so accurate. I denied it but they overruled me. Because nothing matters anymore

deniseyu, to random
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Do I know of anyone hiring technical writers? Asking for a friend!

estherschindler, to random
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Like Go, but with felines
https://www.core77.com/posts/126502/Nego-A-Board-Game-of-Who-Can-Fit-the-Most-Cats

raymondpert, to Canada
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Eclipse glasses: Do you really need them?

> Fluid in eye cells can 'boil' if you watch the eclipse without protection: expert

> Millions of people in parts of Eastern and Atlantic Canada will be able to see the rare solar eclipse happening on April 8. But they should only look up if they have proper eye protection, experts say.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/fluid-in-eye-cells-can-boil-if-you-watch-the-eclipse-without-protection-expert-1.6827071

lilithsaintcrow, to random
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"Betrayal is the Internet’s business model." https://mwl.io/archives/23490

OldAintDead, to television
@OldAintDead@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

fascinating sci-fi. The aliens are coming! The aliens are coming!

https://oldaintdead.com/3-body-problem-intriguing-sci-fi-thriller/

marick, to random
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The steady drip-drip-drip of revelations about how Boeing (Boeing!) came to think that physical reality can be “managed around” – no need for expertise or care or, in the limit, anyone but upper management and a financial industry – reminds me of a scene from /The Right Stuff/¹, set during the first US crewed space program:

¹ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8146619-the-right-stuff https://mas.to/@kissane/112175576297055562

raganwald, to random
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Sleep deprivation and stress are the twin pillars of doing more while accomplishing less.

Snoro, to uk
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These UK Universities Embrace Vegan Menus to Fight Climate Change

https://erudera.com/news/these-uk-universities-embrace-vegan-menus-to-fight-climate-change/

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