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jensorensen, to college
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I've been drawing strips for years about attacks on students' right to protest, yet strangely I've never been invited to give a TED Talk, speak at an "ideas festival," or pen a column for the Atlantic.

This is from 2016.

zetabeta,
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@jensorensen
i put it here as well.

my fear is, it is about power and money.

when someone or something can afford lawyers or supports financially, they are protected.

when someone or something does not have financial resources, they are discriminated, or even arrested and expelled from university.

nixCraft, to random
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If Apple integrates AI technology from OpenAI or Google, it could pose a privacy nightmare. I truly hope Apple includes simple toggle options to disable these AI features. I don't want OpenAI accessing my personal data; they are not trustworthy. I want a simple phone that does calls, texts, and a few apps. I have zero use for shity openai llm. I don’t wish to have AI on my phone. Please keep these fancy features as an option. Please don’t force them like Microsoft.

zetabeta,
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@nixCraft
your wish is based on that apple is somehow trustful. apple is not trustworthy or privacy friendly. apple is worse than others in some way.

is it time to ditch apple products !

GottaLaff, to random
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Griftology.

Politico—The #Trump campaign is asking for down-ballot candidates who use his name, image and likeness in fundraising appeals to give at least 5 percent of the proceeds to the campaign.

zetabeta,
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@GottaLaff
only 5% !
is trump generous, i thought trump is selfish narcissist, so trump would keep 95% and 5% to a candidate.

end of joke.

Free_Press, to news
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CALL CONGRESS!

Dear Reader,

Here's a tool for Americans who want to call out members of US Congress for blocking aid to Ukraine.

Innocent Ukrainians are dying every day because of Donald Trump and MAGA House Republican blockade of floor votes to authorize weapons aid to Ukraine.

Please boost this post and the link to this helpful tool!

https://www.callcongress.us/ukraine/

Ukrainian Blood on MAGA!

zetabeta,
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@Free_Press
as a citizen of e.u., please vote in eu's election in summer 2024. it matters far more this time!

let this be motivator, https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/belgium-probes-eu-lawmakers-allegedly-bribed-by-moscow/ .

more support for ukraine, pretty much now.

protonprivacy, to random
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TL;DR There is no safe way to use TikTok, and our strong recommendation is to delete the app from all your devices.

Learn more here: https://protonvpn.com/blog/is-tiktok-safe/

zetabeta,
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@protonprivacy
i'm going to put something what some people do not like to here!

start dumping with android and ios. then continue with google account, facebook account and apple id.

okay, maybe after those, remove tiktok.

hint: pinephone.

GottaLaff, (edited ) to tesla
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Sales Miss in First Year-Over-Year Drop Since Pandemic https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-02/tesla-sales-miss-in-first-year-over-year-drop-since-pandemic

ADDED: Link with no paywall: Tesla sales plunge far more than expected

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/business/tesla-sales?cid=ios_app

zetabeta,
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@GottaLaff
elon musk probably sues general public for this.

Rasta, to Apocalypse
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The four APOSTROPHES

zetabeta,
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@Rasta
and now pronounce that out loud. apocalypzhzhzhzhzhzhzhzhzhzh.

randahl, to Russia
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Nothing says "free and fair democratic elections" like some dude with an AK-47 popping into your voting booth, and two other goons arresting someone on the floor.

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zetabeta,
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@randahl
what puzzles me is, why russia is doing this so openly. russia has enough capability to do rigged elections hiddenly or secretly. same for previous elections. is russia incompetent!?

one argument is, russia is sending message to opponents.

GottaLaff, to random
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zetabeta,
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@GottaLaff
pre-emptive argument!
even if you don't like joe biden, vote for congress. i'm pretty sure there is good options for senators and house members. don't forget states, and their legislators. congress matters.
and yes, joe biden is far better than any republican out there. or should i say orange's party!

obeto, to random
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OMG!!!

For years, the antivirus software company #avast harvested information from users’ web browsers without their consent.

And SOLD that data!

Though I have never used any of their products, I pray that this company is sued into oblivion.

What an abhorrent deception! https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/22/24080135/avast-security-privacy-software-ftc-fine-data-harvesting

zetabeta,
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@obeto
avast is owned by gen digital.

gen digital owns avg, avast, avira, norton and others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen_Digital

GottaLaff, to TeslaMotors
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Via Andrew Weissmann:

My guess: may have someone like co-signing Chubb bond, so the bank is comfortable being on the hook for the judgment. Same could happen for the bond for AG $450M judgment. & this strategy wd allow co-signor to say truthfully that they did not give or loan Trump any $

Joyce Vance:

This=important pt. Trump is beholden to someone & we don't know who. Reporters shd ask him to explain all of the details. GOP leaders shd, but probably won't be esp concerned.

zetabeta,
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@GottaLaff
gop supervising trump?! it is trump's party now, or piggy bank.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-rnc-takeover_n_65eb49cde4b05ec1ccd9cce0

mntmn, to random
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i think the EU should pass legislation that enforces standards based 2factor auth (like totp/hotp) for banks, health insurance etc. it is absolutely unacceptable that people are forced to buy android/ios smartphones to use critical services

zetabeta,
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@mntmn
furthermore, apps may use push messages, which is bad if it is external push messages, like ios and google push messages.

jsrailton, (edited ) to poland
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BREAKING: spyware abused in 🇵🇱 under previous PiS-party government, confirms the new PM Donald Tusk

"Very, very long" victim list.

Vindication.

When we @citizenlab first confirmed the hacking in 2021 both we & victims were targeted w/extensive harassment & disinformation.

REPORT: https://apnews.com/article/poland-government-pegasus-spyware-tusk-duda-78420fc7099401926d28b5be98669192

zetabeta,
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@jsrailton @citizenlab
this is scary! within european union! i'm not usually anti-government looney, but e.u. seems to have bad government.

yes, i live in the e.u..

what about hungary?!

BasicAppleGuy, to random
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Find the Mac Pro.

zetabeta,
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@BasicAppleGuy

13th row from top,
35th item from left.

GottaLaff, to random
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No, Nikki Haley is not “better” than Trump (No GOP candidate is). Stop giving her a pass.👇🏼

"I would pardon Trump," Haley said.
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/29/haley-pardon-trump-as-president

zetabeta,
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@GottaLaff
this is scary, because i think nikki haley is eventual nominee.

flexghost, to random
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Alaska is considering eliminating Trump from the primary ballot

John Anthony Castro (R) has petitioned the U.S. District Court of Alaska to declare Donald Trump ineligible

There similar lawsuits in more than two dozen states and 9 active legal challenges

I’ll let Senator Murkowski elaborate, as she was one of 7 republican senators voting to impeach

(2022 interview)

Video of Murkowski and the dastardly coal Barron Joe Mansion talking on CNN before running over a puppy in a Maserati

zetabeta,
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@flexghost
SECOND impeachment vote! SECOND!
alaska is republican state. so this trump not on a ballot is interesting plot from democrats! wait a minute!
maybe they want nikki haley.

nixCraft, to random
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The article talks about using poor password attack vectors. just clickbait. And What do you mean again? The bots never stopped. The scanning never stopped. Here is a guide to protect your openssh https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-bsd-openssh-server-best-practices.html

zetabeta,
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@nixCraft
i will make an admission. one my linux installation got hacked many years ago. basically it was my idiotic mistake. i forgot to shutdown ssh server or firewall it. good news was that it was simplistic ddos attack script.

LukaszOlejnik, to random
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Significant GPS outage over Poland, Denmark, Sweden. Source unknown. https://gpsjam.org/?lat=53.67154&lon=17.62490&z=4.8&date=2023-12-26

zetabeta,
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@LukaszOlejnik
maybe i go overtly speculative comments.
gps satellite location system is owned by a nato country. maybe i interpret that jamming of nato country's gps satellites is a attack, and justifies counter measures. also helping allies, like ukraine.

i just wonder who might be behind this kind of aggression, should there be a call for nato article 5!

protonmail, to android
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Google continues to build its massive surveillance empire under the sinister guise of “privacy.” In its latest iteration on , Google
lets you opt into their “Ad Topics,” which roughly translated means, “Let Google be the gatekeeper of all your data.” (1/4)

zetabeta,
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@protonmail
did i take a pre-emptive leap, and switched to linux phone. not android in this case. there are few models available.

days go by, i really start to think that android is lost cause in case of user control and privacy. android includes aosp ones in this case.

ios is totally controlled by apple.

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