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b0rk, 10 days ago to random

WE DID IT. My new zine “How Git Works" is out now!

You can get it here for $12: https://wizardzines.com/zines/git

parismarx, 10 days ago to tech

When Sam Altman was ousted as CEO, Kara Swisher pushed a story that framed him as the victim of a board captured by AI doomers.

But as more detail has emerged about Altman’s lies and “toxic” conduct, it’s become clear she was a conduit for his narrative.

https://disconnect.blog/kara-swishers-story-about-sam-altman-is-falling-apart/

#tech #ai #openai #samaltman #journalism

shoq, 10 days ago to random

Hitler was sentenced to 5 years in prison. But he only served 9 months due to a sympathetic judiciary and massive public outcry from his political supporters. If that sounds uncomfortably familiar, it should.

w7voa, 10 days ago to random

Life-long West Virginia Democrat and US Senator Joe Manchin has has left the party and registered as an independent, reports Hoppy Kercheval of MetroNews.

pluralistic, 10 days ago to random

I, a total stranger, was thinking of befriending your kid, but before I did, I thought I'd ask you, are they a boring, selfish jerk?

It's fine if they are, I'm just really trying to find quality people to be friends with, so I thought I'd ask you, is your kid a dick?

Wait, don't get offended! How are people supposed to know whether to hang out with your kid if you can't answer a simple question?!

jor, 10 days ago to random

I see people idealizing France because « two former presidents were convicted », and because here « no one is (supposed to be) above the law », but please stop doing that. 😔

In both cases the sentence was largely disappointing in relation to the seriousness of their crimes, and none of them actually went to prison.
More generally, corrupt politicians go unpunished here as well, and our « justice » system is also rotten to the core. 😬

The last time a political leader here received the treatment they truly deserved actually dates back to 1793, so it’s been a long time. 😐

inside_It, 10 days ago to random

Mich hat die Kampagne des Kanton Zürich für mehr Frauen in der IT sehr irritiert. Sie ist pink und empfiehlt unter anderem eine "einfache, bildliche Sprache". Das könnte so manche Frau als Beleidigung empfinden.
https://www.inside-it.ch/vogt-am-freitag-klischee-gegen-klischee-%E2%80%93-wer-gewinnt-20240531

kubikpixel, 10 days ago (edited 10 days ago) to linux German

Meiner Meinung nach wird in der Open-Source Szene die IT-Sicherheit nicht versprochen, sondern meistens rasch umgesetzt und frei verteilt. Auch wenn das hier nun anders ist.

»Linux – root-Lücke wird aktiv missbraucht:
Die IT-Sicherheitsbehörde CISA warnt vor aktiven Angriffen auf eine Linux-Lücke. Angreifer verschaffen sich damit root-Rechte.«

🔥 https://www.heise.de/news/Linux-Luecke-Angreifer-verschaffen-sich-root-Rechte-9742699.html

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#linux #itsicherheit #root #debian #fedora #redhat #ubuntu #opensource #it #cisa

JamesGleick, 10 days ago to random

“I did not find the case trivial. I found it nauseating, a grouping of some of the least attractive and sleaziest human beings I have ever imagined in proximity to the levers of power. And critically, these were people actively and consciously engaged in an effort to corrupt an election. I came away from the trial thinking it was actually important that Trump had to answer for this conduct.”

@benjaminwittes

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/thoughts-on-donald-trump-s-conviction

claasgefroi, 10 days ago to random German

Heute ist ein guter Zeitpunkt, an diesen Satz unseres vermutlich nächsten Kanzlers zu erinnern.

_L1vY_, 10 days ago to queer

I feel like there's the unrest potential for this coming #Pride month to be a scary one. 😓

I want everybody to be really careful if you'll be out there this June.

davidho, 10 days ago to random

I'm shocked! Shocked to find that "[s]ome of the world’s most profitable – and most polluting corporations – have invested in carbon offset projects that have fundamental failings and are 'probably junk'"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/30/corporate-carbon-offsets-credits

ChrisMayLA6, 10 days ago to random

New research from UCL & the International Institute for Sustainable Development suggests that there are now enough sustainable/green energy projects running or in development that no new fossil fuel capacity is required.

As current fossil fuel capacity now degrades/reduces, so green energy capacity can take its place.

This is not how the fossil fuel firms see it, but as emissions keep rising (up 1.1% last year) this must become a crucial pivot point!

#emissions #FossilFuels #green

h/t FT

blogdiva, 10 days ago to random

REMINDER: corporatism IS fascism. USA's political elites are controlled by unelected corporatist oligarchs for whom politics isn't about party or nation but business. checkout how the DNC wants to price out the little people from their fundraisers. this is literal corporate capture but with political parties because oligarchs only care about the state violence they can capture & profit from.

> How Biden aides are trying to shield the president from protests
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-aides-shield-president-pro-palestinian-protests-rcna141251

jasongorman, 10 days ago to random

A lot of developers are from the "If it's new, I gotta have it!" school. I'm very much from the "If I'm still hearing about it 10 years from now, I'll give it a look" school.

QasimRashid, 10 days ago to random

97 years to the day after his father Fred Trump was arrested for a KKK rally, Donald Trump is convicted of fraud after paying off an adult film star while his wife nursed their new born child.

Rotten apple does not fall far from the rotten tree. https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/special-edition-donald-trump-convicted

minervakoenig, 10 days ago to random

I live dead center in the biggest, reddest state in the union, and things are reallllly quiet out here tonight 🤣 #Felon #OrangeFelon #34 #guilty

ovid, 10 days ago to random

Y'all ever notice how fascist fucks are constantly banging on about the rule of law ... until it applies to them?

neffo, 10 days ago to random

The Alito's neighbors right now

#guilty

Holberg, 10 days ago to random

Never thought it would be handy that I’ve never been a Jerry Seinfeld fan, but here we are.

geekysteven, 10 days ago to random

"Laugh it up, how would you like it if YOUR beloved politician got convict---"

Look buddy, we have a list of people with D after their names that we're crossing our fingers will finally be held accountable.

stylinstainless, 10 days ago to random

Ketchup shares went up tonight.

GossiTheDog, 20 days ago to random

For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft have decided to bake essentially an infostealer into base Windows OS and enable by default.

From the Microsoft FAQ: “Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

Info is stored locally - but rather than something like Redline stealing your local browser password vault, now they can just steal the last 3 months of everything you’ve typed and viewed in one database.

video/mp4

jmcrookston, 6 months ago to random

"Fascism uses propaganda as a way of mobilizing a population behind the leader. Fascist propaganda creates an awesome sense of loss, and a desire for revenge against those who are responsible.

The goal of fascist propaganda is to mobilize a population to violently overthrew multi-party democracy and replace it with the leader."

https://www.justsecurity.org/74504/movie-at-the-ellipse-a-study-in-fascist-propaganda/

#Trump