emmalbriant

emmalbriant, 2 months ago to random

And wow states are banning things that don't exist now! https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/03/20/tennessee-senate-passes-bill-banning-chemtrails-what-to-know/73027586007/

emmalbriant, 2 months ago to Dogs

There's a dog there somewhere. I may have assembled it wrong. Don't go to Ikea for #dogs #dogsofmastodon

emmalbriant, 2 months ago to random

#Boeing #whistleblower found dead in US https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703

emmalbriant, 2 months ago to ai

Big brother is watching you work.

An #AI system, dubbed Riley, monitors and analyzes employees’ interactions with customers, giving bonuses to those who sell more fast food. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/02/23/dozens-of-kfc-taco-bell-and-dairy-queen-franchises-are-using-ai-to-track-workers/?utm_source=ForbesMainTwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainTwitter&sh=44d034b56c11

emmalbriant, 2 months ago to random

"Britain’s Ministry of Defence moved questionable payments through its own bank account amid one of the biggest #corruption scandals in history, despite concerns the money could be pocketed by the Saudi royal family."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/08/mod-paid-millions-into-saudi-account-amid-bae-corruption-scandal #mod #military #defence

emmalbriant, 2 months ago to random

Discovered a delightful new word today, yelled by an irate tram driver at someone blocking the road. He said "don't be such a schmegegge!" Apparently Yiddish, meaning: An idiot; a jerk, or baloney; hot air; nonsense.

emmalbriant, 2 months ago to ai

The Cloud now has a greater carbon footprint than the airline industry. A single data center can consume the equivalent electricity of 50,000 homes. https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-staggering-ecological-impacts-of-computation-and-the-cloud/ #ai #climatechange #climatecrisis

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to random

Fascinating to read about the impact at Canada's DND that my 2020 investigation had into their hiring of a firm spun off after #CambridgeAnalytica parent SCL closed, and the important reporting by David Pugliese, https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/military-worried-fake-wolves-exercise-pandemic-propaganda-efforts-undercut-public-trust-documents

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to sweden

Hungary's parliament just voted to let #Sweden join #NATO

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to Dogs

All the better to HEAR you with!!!! #dogs #dogsofmastodon #tozi

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to ADHD

Are there people out there who are only able to focus in a distracting environment with lots of change? Like opposite of #ADHD or something? Is this a thing? Anyone?

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to ConspiracyTheories

Apparently conspiracy theorists aren't allowed to mingle openly at CPAC but they are welcome in ads on NBCNews! #conspiracytheories #disinformation #propaganda #ads #advertising @potemkinvillage #commodon #polcomm

As on the same article selling Elon Musk's 9 recommended books

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to Russia

How the hell is this allowed to happen?! Horrifying. Excellent reporting from Ed Conway showing how #Russia is using the shadow economy and breaking sanctions to import parts for drones and other military equipment from UK, Germany... https://news.sky.com/story/british-firms-exports-are-almost-certainly-bolstering-russias-war-machine-in-ukraine-sky-data-analysis-finds-13077660

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to random

'But what makes the overhead surveillance potentially scary, experts say, is its ability to invade areas once seen as intrinsically off limits' https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/science/satellites-albedo-privacy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to random

I would not want to be a journalist sat in a Russian prison hearing news like this today. #EvanGershkovich #navalny

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to australia

Had an amusing conversation in the airport with a loud and friendly 20 year old 6' American gun enthusiast with a 'We the people' tattoo. Who is moving to #Australia for a 'change' and was telling me in between his Trump impressions he hopes he can still buy giant American cars and guns for defending himself from all the gun crimes. I had to google gun deaths in Australia to get him to understand it really wasn't a problem.

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to ai

BREAKING: In Fighting the “Disinformation” Problem, We Risk Losing the Battle for Our Minds to Big Tech - my new article on how we've lost our way and regulating #AI and #BigTech before it's too late. https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/in-fighting-the-disinformation-problem-we-risk-losing-the-battle-for-our-minds-to-big-tech/ #disinformation @potemkinvillage #commodon #polcomm

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to random

Ex-CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years for giving secrets to #WikiLeaks - Joshua #Schulte, who prosecutors said was responsible for agency’s largest #databreach, also guilty of possessing child abuse images https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/01/joshua-schulte-cia-wikileaks-secrets-trial-sentenced

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to random

who do i know in sf?

emmalbriant, 3 months ago to random

Can companies stop making apps now please? I have enough and I don't need any more. Thanks.