Xeno Danger Evil @XenoDangerEvil@dpw.social

When an article says "some scientists think" then remember this: I, a scientist, once thought I could fit a whole orange in my mouth. I could, it turns out, get it in there, but I hadn't given sufficient thought to the reverse operation. 🧵

Always read Audrey Watters

“people try very, very hard to excuse, to justify the technologies they use as something else – at best, as politically neutral (perhaps even as politically useful). But I think we need to look at the world that computing has built for us as politically, socially, and intellectually dangerous.

We have to move forward from that realization, letting go this (rather naive) belief that these digital technologies grant us community or solidarity.”

https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/its-mourning-in-america/

Mastodon Tip

Seeing some newer folks saying that it is hard know who to follow.

This tool, Followgraph for Mastodon >>> https://followgraph.vercel.app/ to the rescue!

Followgraph will provide you with all the follows of the people you follow.

What? OK, so say you have found a few accounts that interest you. Run Followgraph and you will see and be able to follow all of their follows ranked in order of how many are shared.

Then add some these accounts and run it again.

more...

#MastoTips #NewUser

I think it's safe to say I feel some doubt around my commitment to Sparkle Motion

Just got asked to be the featured speaker, nay cheerleader, at something called the "AI integration summit," which appears to be aimed at helping employees and management feel less threatened by AI. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

"As a quick recap, the summit’s goal is to help business owners integrate AI responsibly and strategically. It will focus on topics like ethical AI, overcoming fear around AI adoption, and creating an AI-positive environment for employees. I think your expertise would bring great depth to these discussions, helping attendees see what’s possible with AI in today’s business landscape."

If you're an infosecurity person having trouble finding work, or if you know someone fitting that description, I would like to talk with you. I'm writing an article about the difficulty finding jobs in the sector, despite reports of a skills shortage. Pls repost and contact me if you would be willing to chat. Thank you!

Signal has no ads, no trackers, no surveillance.

It is time to install it.

It is a nonprofit

It is time to donate.

https://signal.org/donate/

Donating to Signal helps pay for the servers, bandwidth, and ongoing development to ensure that Signal remains available to the millions of people around the world who count on it to protect their privacy.

"If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit." -- Banksy

@XenoDangerEvil same here, no professional, but then again most people don't want the super professional jargon. They want something they can do now

I do hope you realise, when the fascists have you cornered on the street, it’s not going to be Brad from Microsoft that comes to your rescue. It’s going to be the anti-fascists you labelled as “too radical”. Brad from Microsoft is going to walk straight past you and head up to his 12th floor office to kick off his morning meeting to deliver the software that handles the deportations… (11/13)

Divine Amérique

#photography #usa #donaldtrump #comprendrelesexpressionsfrancaises #trump

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Note to USA folks, ❗trans folks especially❗.

A passport is:
- Fundamentally useful
- A federal ID
- Recognized in most state/local level contexts
- *You can change your gender marker on it through pure self ID, with nothing medical required*. "X" is an option. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/selecting-your-gender-marker.html
- Normally 4-6 weeks to process (faster if u pay extra); that means if you apply for one this week, you easily get it before Jan 20.
- Lasts 10 years

Perhaps apply for one (or renew it, to reset yr 10 years) soon.

Please, please if you live in the US immediately stop using period and pregnancy trackers.

Don't put in another piece of data. Delete it.

“They want you to feel powerless and surrender and let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving.”
~Rebecca Solnit
#quote
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/if-donald-trumps-win-scares-you-here-are-some-words-of-encouragement-to-help-today

A simple & powerful act of resistance is to PUT ON A MASK.

Many folks couldn’t wait to abandon COVID mitigations and policies - tossing people like me to the wayside and making society completely unsafe.

We already have mask bans in the U.S. Normalize community care now!

#ghostcrab