Totally agree that huge social media systems need to be understood as disproportionately affecting misinformation. I don't know anything about Telegram, though.
Are the pushback people fReEzE PeAChErs or something? Is Telegram just lovely? Dunno.
What are good web hosting services for a social community platform? should I use AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Something else? (Needs to be budget friendly)
It's an interesting twist. Sherlock seems designed to use legal data collection and digital advertising technologies — beloved by Big Tech and online media — to target people for government-level espionage. Other spyware, such as NSO Group's Pegasus or Cytrox's Predator and Alien, tends to be more precisely targeted.
So . . . It’s just “digital customer engagement” and all the other euphemisms for online stalking, it’s just that the intent is pre-stated to be nefarious. Hm.
Amazon.com’s Whole Foods Market doesn’t want to be forced to let workers wear “Black Lives Matter” masks and is pointing to the recent US Supreme Court ruling permitting a business owner to refuse services to same-sex couples to get federal regulators to back off....
Some people say that it is fun, witty, and action-packed, while others say that it is repetitive, unrealistic, and boring. What do you think? Do you recommend it or not?
If you’re looking for a good show to binge with someone, it works well. Lots of fun guest stars and guaranteed explosions. It’s not a science documentary, but it’s not garbage reality television, either. Just fun.
My son loves the adrenaline rush of getting scared, particularly with jump scares, however, I have a lot of difficulty finding a game or show which is appropriate for him. He is prone to nightmares, and more adult-oriented “kid horror” is too much (Poppy’s Playtime, Cartoon Cat?) And others like Siren Head. His peers...
The standard model today holds that “normal” matter — the stuff that makes up people and planets and everything else we can see — constitutes only about 4 percent of the universe. The rest is invisible stuff called dark matter and dark energy (roughly 27 percent and 68 percent).
Please use different words - possibly “clear matter” or “invisible matter” and “invisible energy”. It’s so sad when conceptual hurdles are put in place by poorly implemented terminology. It’s fixable, and easily done so . . .
This is getting posted a lot which is too bad because it’s worse than useless.
Do people not understand how technically useless 80% of users are? They CAN NOT REMEMBER THEIR PASSWORDS. (No, they didn’t write them down. Password management software? lol.)
I’m saying the height of their technical ability is to remember their password. And we want them to switch platforms, away from a fascist right-wing brainwashing troll factory to- what is it called again?
Yeah. It needs a guide with this title, but actually useful. Well-written, with the context that people reading it are already well above and beyond in making an effort.
Why are so many people still on Xitter? I have a fucking idea.
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two election workers in Georgia, a U.S. judge in Washington said on Wednesday....
Member in the 2016 RNC when Rude came out and lost his goddamned mind in front of the world for trump? Obviously he was a piece of shit then for manipulating the SDNY FBI to “re-open” the hEr EmAiLs probe 2 days before the election, but I still was like wtf dude, what happened to you. (Spoiler: Scotch and greed is a helluva drugs.)
subreddits are "magazines". Under the username at the top right is a settings icon where you can auto-populate the images and round the corners of boxes :) Other than that it's pretty much what you're already used to, I think.
Naomi Brockwell makes it easy and interesting to learn about how our personal lives are being spied on by potentially anybody. Share it with your friends and family so maybe one day every country won’t have a social credit score or other dystopian outcomes.
Complaint claims organization’s “Great 78 Project,” which includes music from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and more serves as an “illegal record store”
Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h...
A lawyer allied with President Donald J. Trump first laid out a plot to use false slates of electors to subvert the 2020 election in a previously unknown internal campaign memo that prosecutors are portraying as a crucial link in how the Trump team’s efforts evolved into a criminal conspiracy....
Remember that Venezuela coup they sponsored? That was like 3 actual ex-Navy guys and about 20 fishermen whose boats they hired? Lasted all of 10 minutes? That’s the brain trust behind the big lie. Master strategists they ain’t. I mean, thank goodness, since they’re utterly devoid of scruples, ethics, honor, or simple human decency.
The Russian government is increasingly short on funds while lacking access to foreign investment, according to Vladimir Milov, vice president of the Free Russia Foundation. In addition, he argues that Russia cannot substitute the critically important Western technologies and equipment needed to develop its manufacturing...
Let's look at the numbers. Oil and gas budget revenues in the first six months of 2023 were down 47% year-on-year – a direct result of the EU's oil embargo and Gazprom's voluntary (and apparently irreversible) exit from the European market. As a result, the federal budget deficit after six months (RUB 2.6 trillion) is nearly equal to the whole planned annual deficit for 2023 (RUB 2.9 trillion).
At the St Petersburg Economic Forum in June 2023, top government officials were openly mulling serious tax hikes to keep the deficit under control. However, the Ministry of Finance has taken a different path: seriously cutting spending to minimize the deficit. Federal spending in June was down 33% versus the average monthly spending in January-May 2023.
. . . The problem is that government spending is the key factor keeping the economy afloat these days.
. . . Capital flight from Russia in 2022 hit a record $239 billion, according to the Central Bank, and is projected to be in the tens of billion dollars for 2023-25; meanwhile, no net capital inflow is projected in the forecast horizon.
. . . How much money does the government still have? Well, the deficit of the federal budget for the first six months of 2023 (RUB 2.6 trillion) comprised 38% of the remaining “liquid part” of the National Wealth Fund (RUB 6.8 trillion), according to the Ministry of Finance (MinFin).
The liquid part – cash on MinFin's accounts at the Central Bank – makes up about 54% of total National Wealth Fund money; the other part (RUB 5.9 trillion) is invested into various shares and bonds, mostly of state-affiliated companies ($3 billion was even invested in Ukrainian bonds while Viktor Yanukovych was president), and are not instantly liquid.
In a study published in June in Environmental Science & Technology, Hussain and his colleagues reported that, when microwaved, these containers released millions of bits of plastic, called microplastics, and even tinier nanoplastics....
I hate Wired as much as the next Zippie, but they’re just passing on the info here. And what plastics are microwave safe?
Boland disagrees: “I don’t believe that there are microwave-safe plastics.” Trasand and Enck agree that while independent studies should continue testing how much plastic is being released from food packaging, there is already enough evidence to show that “microwave-safe plastic” isn’t really safe. “I think the FDA needs to tell companies that they can no longer say any plastic is microwavable,” says Enck.
Telegram is a breeding ground for extremists, scammers, and terrorists. It’s time for moderation to get serious. (medium.com)
White House Seeks $105 Billion to Arm Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan (news.antiwar.com)
Probe reveals secret Israeli spyware that infects via ads (www.theregister.com)
Whole Foods argues it can ban BLM masks because the Supreme Court let a Christian business owner refuse same-sex couples (fortune.com)
Amazon.com’s Whole Foods Market doesn’t want to be forced to let workers wear “Black Lives Matter” masks and is pointing to the recent US Supreme Court ruling permitting a business owner to refuse services to same-sex couples to get federal regulators to back off....
Lauren Boebert says she "fell short of values" after Beetlejuice groping video. (www.theguardian.com)
Is "Burn Notice" worth watching? (www.imdb.com)
Some people say that it is fun, witty, and action-packed, while others say that it is repetitive, unrealistic, and boring. What do you think? Do you recommend it or not?
Does anyone know of any kid-friendly "horror" games out there for children ~7 years old?
My son loves the adrenaline rush of getting scared, particularly with jump scares, however, I have a lot of difficulty finding a game or show which is appropriate for him. He is prone to nightmares, and more adult-oriented “kid horror” is too much (Poppy’s Playtime, Cartoon Cat?) And others like Siren Head. His peers...
Sorry, Your Paper Coffee Cup Is a Toxic Nightmare (www.wired.com)
Opinion | The Story of Our Universe May Be Starting to Unravel (www.nytimes.com)
An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (for when someone says it's too complicated to catch on) (www.staygrounded.online)
PS- The "real" (non-joke) full guide for the Masto-curious is here.
Giuliani liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two election workers in Georgia, a U.S. judge in Washington said on Wednesday....
Russians Are Strangely Stumped About Why Moscow Is Getting Bombed (www.thedailybeast.com)
“Who would have declared such a war on us in Moscow?”...
Texas takeover raises back-to-school anxiety for Houston students, parents and teachers (apnews.com)
Zoom CEO says Zoom meetings hinder innovation and debate, wants employees back in the office (www.zdnet.com)
The irony is not lost on us.
What did Dave do (lemmy.world)
Latest Deathstar Express (kbin.social)
Credit to Christhebarker at b3ta
Be Aware of How Your Life is Being Monitored by Technology (www.youtube.com)
Naomi Brockwell makes it easy and interesting to learn about how our personal lives are being spied on by potentially anybody. Share it with your friends and family so maybe one day every country won’t have a social credit score or other dystopian outcomes.
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"The West wasn't won on salad." (lemmy.world)
Texas lawmaker files ‘TEXIT’ bill to spur vote on exploring secession from US (thehill.com)
YouGov: UK EU membership referendum poll Rejoin 63% Stay Out 37% 8-9 August (twitter.com)
Record Labels File $412 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Internet Archive (www.rollingstone.com)
Complaint claims organization’s “Great 78 Project,” which includes music from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and more serves as an “illegal record store”
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Four Russian Billionaires Sanctioned By U.S. For Allegedly Enabling Ukraine Invasion (www.forbes.com)
Brexit key cause of exports decline, government data shows (www.thegrocer.co.uk)
Pastor alarmed after Trump-loving congregants deride Jesus' teachings as 'weak' (www.rawstory.com)
Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h...
Flash Gorn (feddit.de)
Wallace and Gromit are canon now (i.imgur.com)
Previously Secret Memo Laid Out Strategy for Trump to Overturn Biden’s Win (www.nytimes.com)
A lawyer allied with President Donald J. Trump first laid out a plot to use false slates of electors to subvert the 2020 election in a previously unknown internal campaign memo that prosecutors are portraying as a crucial link in how the Trump team’s efforts evolved into a criminal conspiracy....
Elon Musk Will Train His AI Project Using Your Tweets (www.pcmag.com)
Musk sheds more light on his plans for xAI, a new startup to counter OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard. 'We are definitely the competition,' he says.
Western sanctions are severely hurting the Russian economy, expert says (russiapost.info)
The Russian government is increasingly short on funds while lacking access to foreign investment, according to Vladimir Milov, vice president of the Free Russia Foundation. In addition, he argues that Russia cannot substitute the critically important Western technologies and equipment needed to develop its manufacturing...
Paul Reubens, Creator of Pee-wee Herman, Is Dead at 70 (www.nytimes.com)
archive.ph/Swwmw...
How does Mastodon work?
So recently learnt about Mastodon, thought I will just try it!...
For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic (www.wired.com)
In a study published in June in Environmental Science & Technology, Hussain and his colleagues reported that, when microwaved, these containers released millions of bits of plastic, called microplastics, and even tinier nanoplastics....