I am still working full-time remote. There are definitely some social aspects of going to the office I miss, but I really don't miss the commute or the shitty office politics. Overall I feel I am still more productive from home and happier overall.
"Footage posted by onlookers in the Tver region showed what seemed like the trail of an antiaircraft missile and then the jet, an Embraer Legacy 600, falling out of the sky with one wing missing."
The Beekeeper of Aleppo , a 2019 novel by Christy Lefteri. It deals with the plight of refugees from Aleppo in Syria to Europe during the Syrian Civil War. While a work of fiction, it is based on the author's experience over two summers volunteering in Athens at a refugee center.
A new study suggests that tobacco companies, who were skilled at marketing cigarettes, used similar strategies to hook people on processed foods. (adding archive link here: https://archive.ph/cRRVa)
Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said on Friday.
A prolific threat actor has been operating on Russian-language forums since 2020, but then he accidentally infected his own computer and sold off its contents to threat researchers.
Just curious. I refer to myself as Buddhist-ish. I read some dharma at least weekly if not daily, struggle thru weekly seated meditation, and recite the Loving Kindness meditation daily. But I don't have a Sangha near me and likely wouldn't join one even if there was one available.
Looking for a place to discuss what you've been reading? Consider checking out the new Lemmy instance dedicated to all things books and writing over at: https://literature.cafe
The best part is you can participate from your existing fediverse account. Communities on Lemmy can be followed like users and have similar functionality to other fediverse groups!
I read an article in the New York Times about Elon Musk wanting to make X, formally known as Twitter, into an everything app. The article also mentions other attempts. Would that be the last thing we would want?...
How many of you are still working full-time remote and how is it going? If not, why not? Was the decision made by you to go back to the office or did your employer decide for you?
I am still working full-time remote. There are definitely some social aspects of going to the office I miss, but I really don't miss the commute or the shitty office politics. Overall I feel I am still more productive from home and happier overall.
So where are we all supposed to go now? (www.theverge.com)
Twitter’s dying, Reddit’s changing, everything else is entertainment – and there’s nowhere left to hang out.
Look Up! One of The Year's Best Meteor Showers Is Visible This Month (www.sciencealert.com)
Annually, between July 17 and August 24, the Perseid meteor shower puts on one of the brightest cosmic events of the year.
What are you reading this week? [7/23/23]
What book is currently on your nightstand?...
Georgian Khevsurs who volunteered for Russian service in WW1
North Korean Nation-State Actors Exposed in JumpCloud Hack After OPSEC Blunder (thehackernews.com)
North Korean state actors linked to the RGB have been identified in the JumpCloud hack! An OPSEC mistake exposed their IP address.
Did Authoritarianism Cause China’s Economic Crisis? An erosion of trust between the government and its people now threatens the country’s decades-long boom. (archive.ph)
Link is to archived New Yorker article.
Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco (www.washingtonpost.com)
A new study suggests that tobacco companies, who were skilled at marketing cigarettes, used similar strategies to hook people on processed foods. (adding archive link here: https://archive.ph/cRRVa)
OpenAI, Google, others pledge to watermark AI content for safety -White House (www.reuters.com)
Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said on Friday.
Hacker Infected & Foiled by Own Infostealer (www.darkreading.com)
A prolific threat actor has been operating on Russian-language forums since 2020, but then he accidentally infected his own computer and sold off its contents to threat researchers.
How many people here have taken the refuge vows? Why or why not?
Just curious. I refer to myself as Buddhist-ish. I read some dharma at least weekly if not daily, struggle thru weekly seated meditation, and recite the Loving Kindness meditation daily. But I don't have a Sangha near me and likely wouldn't join one even if there was one available.
Fediverse servers could be seized anytime
Me when the 3 letter agencies
The Secret Life and Anonymous Death of the Most Prolific War-Crimes Investigator in History (archive.ph)
Link is to archived New Yorker article.
Who here is still on X, formerly Twitter?
Pretty much the title. If you are, why do you remain on a platform that has become such a dumpster-fire of mis- and dis-information?
Wouldn't the Everything App Be the Last Thing We Would Want?
I read an article in the New York Times about Elon Musk wanting to make X, formally known as Twitter, into an everything app. The article also mentions other attempts. Would that be the last thing we would want?...
Musk's app reinstates user who posted 'child exploitation photos' (mashable.com)
The user was temporarily suspended early Wednesday morning. His account was back later that day.
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