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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

A Twitter Flaw Allows You To Like An Edited Tweet Multiple Times by Rashi Shrivastava

Twitter users can like different versions of an edited tweet, making it seem like it has more likes than it actually does. Experts say the bug could be used to spread false information.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Ryan, in Name Only (@rsears@mstdn.social) (Mastodon 🐘)

I’m sure glad we keep sacrificing children so a small group of people can continue to make owning guns their whole fucking personality.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

Youngkin opposes effort to shield menstrual data from law enforcement

The administration of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) opposed a bill to shield menstrual data from subpoena amid post-Roe fears of abortion prosecutions.

Um, why does law enforcement need access to this kind of data?

Also, if you keep ending up on the side of making people’s lives more difficult, you might want to sit and think about why that is. Because there is no universe where “actually the state having access to menstrual data has some real society-improving advantages” is a thing.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first

After his Super Bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden’s, Twitter’s CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm

What a fucking manchild.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

‘He’s Got a Knife—Kill Him!’ by Bill Lueders

Not everything that makes police dangerous comes from culture. Some comes from the law—and the way cops train to operate within it.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The Media's Fake Tech Incompetence by Aaron Ross Powell

Some thoughts on why journalists pretend Mastodon is impenetrable.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

Lunch consumed. Time to finish the last half of today. If you haven't done so, get something to eat and drink some water.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

Spammy marketing firm: "I don't know if you saw my last email". Me: "Yeah I keep seeing your emails and I keep deleting them and I've asked you to stop emailing me please stop emailing me FFS!"

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

Good morning everybody and welcome to Tuesday. I'm still trying to wake up, and WordPress plugin marketers are making me cranky this morning. Also, we had doughnuts for breakfast.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Twitter is just showing everyone all of Elon Musk’s tweets now by Emma Roth

Twitter’s showing an excess of tweets and replies from Elon Musk on some users’ For You feeds. This comes just days after Musk complained about not getting enough views on the platform.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Meet ChatGPT’s evil twin, DAN by Will Oremus

Reddit users are pushing the limits of popular AI chatbot ChatGPT – and finding ways around its safeguards.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Automation is not the enemy by

karlgroves@gmail.com

Before you read this, I want you to spend a few moments looking around where you are right now. Ponder, for a moment, the furniture you’re sitting on, the room…

Continue readingAutomation is not the enemy

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Who’s Afraid of The Handmaid’s Tale? by Margaret Atwood

To those who seek to stop young people from reading <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em>: Good luck with that. It’ll only make them want to read it more.

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· 23 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

I'm trying to decide if I should go over to Twitter and go out swinging by shitposting via quote tweet of relevant accounts about how poorly Elon's paid API scheme seems to be going so far. I probably shouldn't, but I can't say it wouldn't be fun.

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

In other words, we can't figure out how to limit the API without borking our own access to said API. Quoting Twitter Dev: "There has been an immense amount of enthusiasm for the upcoming changes with Twitter API. As part of our efforts to create an optimal experience for the developer community, we will be delaying the launch of our new API platform by a few more days. More information to follow over the coming days…" https://twitter.com/TwitterDev/status/1625234161010343941

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The Far Right Is Funding Evangelical Super Bowl Sunday Ads

Upcoming Christian Super Bowl ads are framed as diverse and inclusive. But the money behind them comes from a rabidly antiabortion and antigay organization.

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

One More Sign That Special Counsel Jack Smith Is Dead Serious by Dennis Aftergut

No stone unturned, no empty folder unsubpoenaed.

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

A "weaponization of government" trope explainer by Don Moynihan

Another linguistic ruse by the people who actually want to weaponize government

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The groomers are at it again by PZ Myers

Never trust a politician who wears a big-ass cowboy hat indoors. That means I’m not a fan of the Wyoming Republican party. More sensible Wyoming politicians are proposing a bill that disallow…

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The truth behind the ‘He Gets Us’ ads for Jesus airing during the Super Bowl by AJ Willingham

"He Gets Us," a Christian outreach campaign, has spent millions in advertising and on Sunday will debut two new commercials during the Super Bowl. The campaign's murky motivations have some Christians feeling confused and betrayed.