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Ryan Reynolds Getty Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images In the modern age of technology, there are certain technological advancements that are quickly changing the world and leaving civilians absolutely dumbfounded. Of course, one of these advancements just so happens to relate to the concept of Deepf...
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Hey folks. Everyone–EVERYONE–can get got by a scammer at some point.

When we blame folks who get socially engineered for their carelessness or lack of vigilance, we’re making it less likely that people will self-report when they got got, and perpetuating the myth that all we need is vigilance to avoid scams.

The narrative that only fools get scammed helps scammers. Don’t fall for it.

—@Annalee

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One time someone called me a technologist and it felt so bad and wrong that I moved to Oregon and started growing weed.

I worked in tech, but I was never a technologist. Tech is boring. People are what’s interesting. Tech is just something we use to get to the people.

When you forget that, as many tech leaders have, that’s when the bad things happen.

—@fraying

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I really need to spend some time putting together a "subscribe" page for my site. Every post kind has its own feed, and while some of the kinds are quite busy, others might be worth subscribing to in your favorite reader in case you don’t want to join the fediverse or something like that. https://acarson.wtf/2023/05/19/255769/ State College(3ft)
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I must admit I am torn about Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD. Originally I thought this a great idea. But over the years, my views have changed a bit. I see companies wave flags on this one day, and a week later, all is forgotten and they’re back to their old ways. So like many accessibility awareness things, #GAAD has become a day for marketing pushes, making a lot of noise without followups. And the few companies that do follow up on their marketing gibberish, are those that would do it anyway. They don’t need a day like #GAAD, but it gives them a chance to do some more focused marketing on those days anyway. So yeah … While I think that this is a good cause per se, the thing it has turned into I don’t like as much.

—@Marco