George Mari @GeorgeMari@qoto.org

I'm going to start a peanut butter company named Gif, wait for the inevitable lawsuit, and then let a court of law decide the pronunciation once and for all.

Welp, I was laid off today. Anyone need an SQL monkey?

[UPDATED to include location and link to résumé]

Physical location: #madison #wisconsin #usa

Link to résumé: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RkZ_buZxopuJOAgOh0Mp0ck0onF0Scex/view?usp=sharing

#SQL #bigquery #lookerstudio #gcp #downtowork #laidoff #opentowork #remote #getfedihired

Classic Windows apps like Paint and Notepad are also getting LLM (Generative AI) support. There is no reason whatsoever that Notepad should do more than text editing. Microsoft has gone crazy with these tools. Of course, as part of these tools, your text in Notepad is sent to Microsoft under the name of Generative AI, which then sells it to the highest bidder. https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/11/06/new-ai-experiences-for-paint-and-notepad-begin-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ Stick with FLOSS tools and OS and avoid this madness. Keep your data safe.

The FBI is warning about an uptick in cybercriminals offering fraudulent Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) as a service. Basically, they find police depts in the US and worldwide that have email accounts with poor password hygiene + no 2FA, and then send EDRs as police to Meta, Apple, the mobile carriers etc requesting personal info on targeted accounts. There is no subpoena or court order involved in these EDRs, and they are usually granted quickly.

https://www.ic3.gov/CSA/2024/241104.pdf

It's nice to see this advisory, however ridiculously overdue it is. I've been sounding the alarm about fake EDRs and associated services for some time now.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/hackers-gaining-power-of-subpoena-via-fake-emergency-data-requests/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/fake-emergency-search-warrants-draw-scrutiny-from-capitol-hill/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/04/fighting-fake-edrs-with-credit-ratings-for-police/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/05/dea-investigating-breach-of-law-enforcement-data-portal/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/04/leaked-chats-show-lapsus-stole-t-mobile-source-code/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/id-theft-service-resold-access-to-usinfosearch-data/

Thank you Mastodon and the Fediverse for being an example of communicating without billionaires and US venture capitalists calling the shots. We're going to need more of this.

We are not talking about this enough.

good morning

Remember them.

Every Musk, every Thiel, every Andreessen. Every Republican in Congress. Every dipshit brother-in-law, every racist neighbor, every cultist moron. Every coward. Every opportunist. Every grifter.

Remember everyone who saw cruelty and division and hate and wanted their piece of it. Remember every fascist who declared themselves.

Do not forget.

And do not forgive.

when your squad is a little different but the vibes are perfect

#dogs #ducks

Please SHARE! I AM HIRING! Due to retirements of longtime gems of humans, our university library is hiring FIVE POSITIONS this winter (start dates flexible). Please share with those who will appreciate the kindness and joy with which we work, the fierceness with which we advocate for students and for open access to learning, and the humanity that we center in our operations. F2F, full-time, benefited jobs at a regional public university in the mountains of New Hampshire. https://library.plymouth.edu/blogs/jobs

Everywhere we look in the West, the scars are there. Cattle hooves have pounded the riversides, and native grasses once lush and waving have been replaced by invasive weeds that cheat the land out of its ecological potential. But what’s more troubling is how we've come to accept this as normal.

The Harris campaign just dropped a male version of the secret vote ad.

Pass it on

#Russia is putting a significant amount of money and effort into boosting content that pushes its agenda. Main strategies include: enlisting influencers, setting up fake websites and fake accounts, and using an army of bots. Poorly designed algorithms and poorly monitored platforms make sure the Kremlin #disinfo and #propaganda is rather effective.

DW's Roger Ditter explains how things work in detail.

https://www.dw.com/en/why-you-dont-notice-russias-media-manipulation/video-70271490

please boost this post to help me find a job ​

i'm looking for something remote or local to seattle in the realms of social media and/or video editing and/or writing

i'm vanta -- known social media poster, longtime writer, seasoned video editor, skilled audio/image editor, designer of websites, and all-around creative person

here's my portfolio https://vanta.work

tysm 🖤

#GetFediHired #FediHired #job #jobs #seattle

Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to #Mexico Even as #Trump Pushes “America First”
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On the campaign trail, #DonaldTrump threatened businesses that send jobs south of the border, while his own company that runs the Truth Social platform outsourced coding jobs to workers in Mexico, outraging some staff members.

#News #TrumpMedia #Trump #Government #Business #Tariffs #Politics #Election #ELection2024 #TruthSocial

https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-media-outsourced-jobs-mexico-truth-social

Lol.

Via Melanie D'Arrigo:

If you were going to choose a metaphor for the 2024 Republican Party, a garbage truck chauffeuring around a billionaire traveling around in circles and going nowhere, all for a photo op, is pretty spot on.

davegreenidge57:

He’s just out on the tarmac having someone drive him around in circles. Why do I feel like this will become the defining meme for his entire campaign?

#Trump

The Economist endorses Kamala Harris for president. https://www.economist.com/in-brief/2024/10/31/why-the-economist-endorses-kamala-harris

📷: A Gaza medic realizes he's carrying his own mother's body, killed by an Israeli airstrike.

https://www.voanews.com/a/palestinian-health-officials-say-israeli-raid-kills-3-in-west-bank/7845896.html
#voanews