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freeformz, 6 days ago to ai

#AI

freeformz, 16 days ago to random

OH: Anyone can make up a statistic, yet only 14% of people know that.

GottaLaff, 18 days ago to random

👍🏻Via Kyle Griffin:

Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy just won a special election for the #NewYork congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins — further narrowing Republicans' slim majority in the House.

molly0xfff, 19 days ago to web

If you've ever found yourself missing the "good old days" of the #web, what is it that you miss? (Interpret "it" broadly: specific websites? types of activities? feelings? etc.) And approximately when were those good old days?

No wrong answers — I'm working on an article and wanted to get some outside thoughts.

freeformz, 21 days ago to 3DPrinting

I “preordered” a Creality Raptor 3d scanner. Hope that wasn’t a colossal waste of 💵.

#3dprinting

freeformz, 24 days ago to terraform

Chef’s Kiss #terraform #ibm #hashicorp

freeformz, 1 month ago to random

I’m such a shitty software engineer.

Lol

freeformz, 1 month ago to random

To my trans friends: I see and accept you. I wish more people did.

Since it also happens to be Easter: Jesus would help trans people, not hate or persecute them. “Christians” really should read their own damn books.

simplenomad, 1 month ago to infosec

This xz backdoor thing reminds me of a story I heard from friends that worked at a tech company that made cell phones. They had a great coder that worked on the project, he had put in work as a contractor for a few months, and due to the quality of his work he was hired in full time. After two months he simply stopped showing up to the office.

An investigation turned up the following interesting items. His account had accessed all files including source code to all cellular projects - in that he had apparently downloaded a copy of everything. He had committed a large amount of contributions to the project he was assigned to. None of his paychecks were ever cashed. A wellness check to the house he had rented was performed and the house was completely empty. Per the landlord he'd paid for 6 months rent in advance in cash. Apparently he never physically moved in. No record for him nor his social security number seemed to check out. The guy was a ghost.

I was asked about recommendations on future prevention by friends who worked there - no idea how far they got in their investigation, if backdoors were ever found or even existed, or if the Feds were ever involved. The punch line? This was probably a couple of decades ago.

This shit is real, and it has been going on for a long time.

#infosec

freeformz, 1 month ago to random

Seems like redis is no longer open source software.

freeformz, 2 months ago to random

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
Just all the “no”’s

https://github.com/yaml/yamlscript

freeformz, 2 months ago to 3DPrinting

#3dprinting #bambulab

freeformz, 2 months ago to portland

Holy fucking windy AF in West Linn right now #pdxtst

ajsadauskas, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to environment

Really important article here about how big oil companies, including ExxonMobil, knew plastic recycling was BS since the'70s, but kept pushing the lie anyway.

"New research by the Center for Climate Integrity reveals that the plastics industry knew this plastic waste crisis was coming. And so petrochemical manufacturers worked hard to persuade the public that we could recycle our way out of the problem."

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4513908-big-oils-big-deception-that-plastics-are-recyclable/

This is in addition to them knowing about the dangers of carbon emissions since the 1970s, and deliberately delaying action: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-knew-about-climate-change-almost-40-years-ago/

(Worth noting the plastic used in the synthetic rubber in tyres is a major source of plastic pollution: https://aus.social/@ajsadauskas/112009009421402914)

"Twenty petrochemical companies generate more than half of all the world’s single-use plastics. They include major oil and gas companies such as ExxonMobil, the world’s leading producer of single-use plastic waste.

...

"Behind the scenes, however, they were admitting all along that such efforts were “virtually hopeless.” For more than 40 years, they knew that plastic recycling is not technically or economically feasible at scale. More than 90 percent of all plastic has ended up in landfills, ecosystems, or incinerators.

...

"Since the 1970s, these companies, their trade associations, and their front groups promoted recycling “solutions” using misleading advertising, inaccurate educational materials, performative investments, and commitments that they knew they were unlikely to meet.

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"Internal documents reveal that the industry knew by 1986, for example, that “recycling cannot be considered a permanent solid waste solution [to plastics], as it merely prolongs the time until an item is disposed of.” In 1994, an Exxon employee warned staffers at the American Plastics Council that they did not “want paper floating around” saying they could not meet recycling goals, since the issue was “highly sensitive politically.” These compelling admissions and many more are grounds for a thorough investigation.

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"Plastics are a product made from fossil fuels. As the world moves away from fossil fuels in a race to avert climate catastrophe, journalists have shined a light on how oil companies promote recycling, in part because plastics are their 'Plan B.'"

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4513908-big-oils-big-deception-that-plastics-are-recyclable/

These days, the CEO of ExxonMobil likes to gaslight the public and blame activists:

"Frankly, society, and the activist—the dominant voice in this discussion—has tried to exclude the industry that has the most capacity and the highest potential for helping with some of the technologies."

https://aus.social/@ajsadauskas/112009009421402914

Well, these same companies knew about the problems with toxic fossil fuel pollution since the 1970s. That's both greenhouse gas and microplastic pollution.

And they deliberately and knowingly lied to delay action.

@green #environment #plastic #pollution #ClimateChange #waste #CarbonEmissions

freeformz, 2 months ago to random

T-1 week until fuck with the clocks 2024 part 1.

freeformz, 2 months ago to pdx

Foster a dog for a few days for Oregon Dog Rescue of Tualatin - they’re moving and need some help

#pdx

Daojoan, 3 months ago to random

Xbox laying off 2,000 workers because "the industry didn't grow enough" is obtuse at best.

And it ignores a simple economic reality even a toddler should be able to understand:

Infinite growth is a goddamn myth.

It’s the great collective delusion of capitalism.

An industry cannot grow year on year indefinitely.

At some point you run the fuck out of consumers.

If your business model is based on hand waving hypothetical growth, you’re either lying to us or you’re lying to yourself.

freeformz, 3 months ago to random

lol wut? Science much?

alissaazar, 3 months ago to random

So far this convoy and Take Our Border Back rally has been composed entirely of people not from Texas. It’s a bunch of grifters, Christian nationalists, or a combination of the two. Earlier today Michael Yon (former green beret, certified grifter) was yelling about Arab & Muslim migrants, calling them terrorists who he said are being funded by “Jewish money” and crossing the border from Mexico?? Unhinged.

skamille, 3 months ago to random

God I hate the phrase "shift left"

freeformz, 3 months ago to pdx

https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/01/31/fallout-from-the-hardesty-leak-lands-two-cops-on-the-brady-list/ #pdx

freeformz, 3 months ago to animals

Cute dog is cute #dogsofmastodon