Month: 2 Av 5783 (July 2023)

I really, really want to be pro-AI and pro the many positive things that AI can do for people and the world at large. But the executives deploying these systems are making it increasingly difficult to take this view because the execs keep making terrible unforced errors one after another.

—@lauren

I hadn’t heard.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/kevin-mitnick-11371668

RIP Kevin Mitnick

A controversial figure in the #infosec scene.

I had a “Free Kevin” sticker on my first “laptop” (a 200 megahertz monster if I recall) in the 90s.

At my last job I worked with KnowBe4 tools, though never met him personally.

—@pseudonym

This is a credible proposal for DRM for websites in general. It would enable unbeatable adblock-blocking. It would prevent user customization for not just convenience but also accessibility.

I do not say this lightly: Enabling the forfeiture of control over the browsing experience is a fundamentally evil idea that must be rejected now, as it has been in the past, and we must remain vigilant against its reemergence in the future.

https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/blob/main/explainer.md

—@gsderp

It’s the anniversary of The Moon landing! (Apollo 11 specifically)

Did you know that NASA still has scientists studying the rocks that were collected on The Moon?

It’s because they set some aside to wait for technology to catch up with our curiosity.

We are still learning about The Moon to this day thanks to all the people that worked on the Apollo missions.

—@OkieSpaceQueen