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pyperkub

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University Sysadmin, Science/Space geek, Fantasy/SF Fan, College Sports (especially Bruins!) fan. (addendum - while I loathe the authoritarian and sometimes fascistic politics growing, I may not follow back, as seeing too much fascist this/fascist that isn't good for my mental health!)

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StillIRise1963, to random
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I think we can now stop saying “google it” when looking for info. No one will find it there.

pyperkub,
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@StillIRise1963 This still applies:

dangillmor, to random
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Such moral cowards running New York University -- ordering student protestors to write phony apologies.

This is right out of the authoritarian playbook -- and it craps on every notion of freedom of expression.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/nyregion/nyu-protests-apology-letters.html

You don't have to agree with the protestors' politics. But you should damn well understand that America is in wave of McCarthyism right now.

pyperkub,
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@dangillmor I apologize to the Authoritarians for being opposed to authoritarianism.

pyperkub, to random
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Heh.

Mrfunkedude, to random
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Why do feelings have to be so emotional?

pyperkub,
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@Mrfunkedude Mood Rings FTW! ;)

dinozombie, to random
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The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution explicitly permits slavery – forced labor without pay – for prisoners.

holy shit TIL, thanks @pluralistic

pyperkub,
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@blogdiva @dinozombie @pluralistic One can add this story straight out of Cory's : https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/jails-banned-family-visits-to-make-more-money-on-video-calls-lawsuits-claim/

randahl, to random
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When Russians invaded Ukraine, we did not stop them.
When Russians tortured Ukrainian soldiers, we did not stop them.
When Russians raped Ukrainian women, we did not stop them.
When all the values that we so proudly claim to hold were violated, we did not stop them.
Because conveniently, Ukraine is not a member of NATO. And that is the comfortable blanket we pull over our eyes to fall asleep and forget our human responsibility.
Americans, Canadians, Europeans, Australians…
Wake the fuck up.

pyperkub,
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@randahl my first impression of this post is that it can be construed as an argument in favor of World War 3. I'm far more in favor of the current situation than such a dramatic escalation.

skaly, to Israel
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I've been sending messages out to people in the past few days shortly telling about my art and activism and the devastating impact the war in had on me and my family. This situation led me to 4 months of about 10 panic attacks a day and a psychiatric emergency. I couldn't work for months. My only work is my art which is also very expensive to produce. I don't mean to bother you. If you don't like it, tell me, block me if you want. But why report me? Why make it harder than it already is?

pyperkub,
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@skaly Just remember that for every troll, there are a lot more people out here who care.

pyperkub, to StarTrek
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@djwudi - thought you might get a kick out of this - The Wrath of Ken! ;) (courtesy of @trekmovie on the X-bird site? ;) )

hllizi, to random German
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Recently @pluralistic pointed out again how the "tragedy of the commons" was originally a lie invented to have a pretense to take things away from people.

It's particularly enfuriatingly ridiculous that - you can bet on it - the people who will sell you this argument are also those who will tell you to prevent the climate catastrophe by uploading fewer pictures and farting less.

But this is where the tradegy of the commons does apply, for real.

pyperkub,
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@hllizi @pluralistic Well, we know that answer. See Trump requesting a bribe from Big Oil this week, and this all too real story from Oklahoma... https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-cleanup

pyperkub, to climate
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Well, suing your shareholders for trying to make the company sustainable is certainly... interesting https://www.npr.org/2024/02/29/1234358133/exxon-climate-change-oil-fossil-fuels-shareholders-investors-lawsuit

pyperkub, to infosec
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Finished @pluralistic 's Red Team Blues over the weekend and loved it. Can't stop recommending it Here's a cryptographer's review - https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2023/04/24/book-review-red-team-blues/

pyperkub, to random
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ONe wonders what @pluralistic 's Martin Hench would find if he was doing some forensic accounting... ;) https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-bonds-cayman-connection-stinks-to-high-heaven

pluralistic, to random
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Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/07/farewell-mr-chips/

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pyperkub,
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@pluralistic And yes, after recently finishing RF Kuang's , I'm reminded of the East India Trading company instigating War with China so they could sell Opium in the Opium Wars! reflecting real life!

pyperkub,
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@pluralistic On the other hand, I do think the CHIPS act has been a lot better than the tariff war - policy improvement being the goal. You also could mention how international law is being leveraged to sue countries wanting to prevent climate change, etc - this is an old article, but the law is being abused even more now... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/10/obscure-legal-system-lets-corportations-sue-states-ttip-icsid

pyperkub, to random
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It's not just fiscal, it's moral bankruptcy, and it plays into @pluralistic 's modern monopoly musings... https://prospect.org/justice/2024-01-31-moral-bankruptcy/

pyperkub, to cycling
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Got in a nice bike ride before going to @pluralistic 's Book reading/signing at in Marin yesterday. An excellent day! (thanks Cory!)

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pyperkub, to ai
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We really do live in the worst timeline - 's are now a thing. What the effing eff? https://www.wired.com/story/gab-ai-chatbot-racist-holocaust/

pyperkub, to random
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Heh.

pyperkub, to random
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Was troubleshooting an sftp script, and I've been logging output, but I just checked and all the logs have been appending for months, if not years, and are all over 4GB text files. Time to setup my log file maintenance procedure...

pyperkub, to Humor
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Heh (stolen from FB)

pyperkub, to random
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Heh.

pyperkub, to random
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's "weaponization" hearings are about as dishonest and cherry picked as possible - Paid for testimony and hiding evidence? Par for the course: https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-whistleblowers-admit-taking-money-from-ex-trump-official-kash-patel

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jim-jordan-freaks-out-when-democrat-confronts-him-with-house-rules

AAKL, to Cybersecurity
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    pyperkub,
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    @AAKL @BleepingComputer @serghei TBH, I don't see why anyone would still use Solarwinds after they were so thoroughly pwned. EVERYTHING became suspect.

    We kicked their a** to the curb and haven't looked back.

    arstechnica, to random
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    Pedego Moto review: Fast and furious fun for $4,000

    Pedego's newest e-bike is quality even if a little bit impractical.

    https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/pedego-moto-review-fast-and-furious-fun-for-4000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    pyperkub,
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    @arstechnica you really need to start listing the weight of these "bikes" in your reviews.

    grivettcarnac, to Canada
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    pyperkub,
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    @grivettcarnac one subsidy I hate is the obfuscated one of data privacy, and car manufacturers' nightmares. Is Canada any better than the US at curtailing this? https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/

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