Turns out speaking out works.
Microsoft are making significant changes to Recall, including making it specifically opt in, requiring Windows Hello face scanning to activate and use it, and actually encrypting the database.
There is obviously going to be devils in the details - potentially big ones.
Microsoft needs to commit to not trying to sneak users to enable it in the future, and it needs turning off by default in Group Policy and Intune for enterprise orgs.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/7/24173499/microsoft-windows-recall-response-security-concerns
The fact that he still wouldn't have complete financial disclosure if it weren't for investigative journalists' work is, on its own, enough reason to impeach and replace him.
You can't allow blatant corruption to go unpunished in the highest offices of the land and still expect people to believe in the system. This kind of thing is just begging for revolution or civil war.
QT: https://journa.host/@w7voa/112576328678108548
“What would be informative: A minute or two of unedited video showing Trump’s rambling, incoherent and deranged rants. Rather than merely “fact check” the nonsense blizzard, reports can explore the unprecedented nature of his rhetoric, illustrate the deterioration in his thinking and speech, and discuss how an obviously irrational and unhinged leader casts a spell over his devoted following.” How to report on the election #JenniferRubin — https://wapo.st/45d5wpk
And, no, I don't care if you're "just running in real quick". So is every-fucking-other person.
This... has not been my experience. I (and, it seems, many creatives) did my best and most creative work when I was hungry and had virtually no needs met.
QT: https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina/111822873632588633
Colorado joins four other states (California, Illinois, Maryland and Minnesota) in banning book bans!
This new bill also:
- makes the names of people trying to ban books public record.
- protects library workers from "the whims of politicians or the demands of the public."
Things like this make me proud to be a Colorado resident.
https://bookriot.com/colorado-passes-anti-book-ban-bill-for-public-libraries/
There’s an important lesson here: don’t engage in dumb conduct when you are trying to do a critically important job. It doesn’t matter whether Willis’s romantic relationship actually prejudiced her prosecutorial judgment — she had to know how it would look if the defendants made an issue of it, and that they were definitely going to make an issue of it. It’s a shame because on the merits her case is excellent. https://wapo.st/3Vado6q
I kinda have to agree with Putin here. Russia is getting its ass kicked by farmers on tractors. Why would they want to pit their woefully inadequate military against the vastly superior NATO forces? That would be crazy.
QT: https://journa.host/@w7voa/112565969233292223
OpenAI is going through a similar problem Google has been going through for years.
You hire a bunch of engineers and sell them on a mission but then it turns out their principles get in the way of the company making money so they feel betrayed.
Then you start firing them.
https://www.transformernews.ai/p/openai-employee-says-he-was-fired
I know #Microsoft's Feedback Hub probably doesn't actually go anywhere, but it was a bit cathartic filling this out anyway.
When you hear "college educated white folk," picture:
* A barista at a Starbucks in Portland
* Pam and Jim from The Office
* Military officers
* Teachers
None of these people are making bank.🤷🏿♂️ They're slightly pro-Trump or pro-Biden, depending on the region.
When you hear "non college educated white folk," picture:
* Tech startup founders that drop out of college
* Trades business owners (plumber, electrician, etc)
* 70% of real estate agents
* 77% of sheriffs
Rich. Very Trumpy, everywhere.
Fuck. Every time he takes a step forward, he takes another back.
QT: https://journa.host/@w7voa/112558847665374774
JFC. The brazen and naked hypocrisy of the leader of a third party openly using the party's platform and funds to support a different party's candidate is just revolting. That the candidate being supported is a fascist with polar-opposite ideals to #libertarianism is just icing on the cake. The #Libertarian party deserves better. McArdle is a pathetic crony MAGA sham.
QT: https://mastodon.social/@fakertarians/112554694716492550
Software engineering contractor/consultant in Florida specializing in .NET C# #WebDev, plus #Indie #GameDev in #MonoGame, #Stride, and #Godot.
I like complex simulations and enjoy writing procedural generation algorithms for fun.
#Pilot in training. Burgeoning fan of #Aviation in general.
Fan of #1A jurisprudence and the kind of #FreeSpeech that applies to everyone equally.
Pro-Democracy. Pro-Rights. Pro-Freedom. In that order.
Politically moderate, but a registered Democrat since January 7th 2021.
He/Him 🏳🌈
High risk of rants, especially with the lack of character limit.