Ben Taylor @VoxDei@qoto.org

Hey anyone who uses #etsy, they are changing their terms and conditions so you cannot participate in class action lawsuits against them. You can opt out using these steps, but you have to do it before 23rd August 2023.

It applies if you have a profile there, whether you sell or not!

We generally think that over-fishing is about fish that humans eat. But around a third of all wild-caught fish are turned into fishmeal, because fishmeal is around 65% protein and therefore in demand for for feeding farmed fish and pigs. It's an almost invisible trade with huge consequences. But it's not an efficient way to make more protein. We need to re-think these links and ask whether it's really worth the damage to the ocean & communities.#ocean #fish #fishmeal

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-fervent-fight-over-fish-meal/?omhide=true&utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=f37dd9c2c5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-f37dd9c2c5-121628661

Want to pwn a satellite? Turns out it's surprisingly easy https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/satellite_hacking_black_hat/

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Original tweet : https://nitter.privacydev.net/TheRegister/status/1689986160763015168

Sir Cloudesley Shovell. Marvellous wig. Fantastic name. Terrible sense of direction.

Banged unexpectedly and fatally into the Scilly Isles. Probably not killed for his ring, doubtfully warned of his true location by a sailor he hanged for impertinence, and certainly not the reason the navy took an interest in longitude because - guess what - sailors had long since realised navigation is easier when you know where the fuck you are.

Great name though. Cannot say that enough.

#FailureFriday

Heh

Do you prefer to perform overt, immediate evil, or slow, indirect evil? 🤔

Norway took on Meta’s surveillance ads and won.

Meta has long fought Europe's demands that it get people's consent before using their data for targeted ads. Then a Norwegian regulator threatened to ban Meta’s behavioral ads in Norway and pledged to fine the tech giant $100,000 per day unless the company changed its ways.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/meta-behavioral-ads-eu-norway

#Norway #Europe #EU #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Privacy #DataProtection #SurveillanceCapitalism #Ads #Advertising

After the red sky (posted earlier), sunrise was worth waiting for. Glastonbury Tor this morning. It was worth the early start I think.
#glastonbury #glastonburytor #somerset #archway #sunrise #sunrisephotography

Some time before sunrise today on Glastonbury Tor. Amazing colour in the sky. Sunrise one to follow.
#glastonbury #glastonburytor #somerset #sunrise #sunrisephotography #redsky

I thought you might need to see this right now.

All the “funny” memes about “the extraterrestrials show up to take charge of Earth and we fall at their feet in gratitude” seem a lot less funny if you substitute “fascists” for “extraterrestrials” and recognize the parallel dynamics.

Your reminder that I've written a book on the business risks of generative AI. "The Intelligence Illusion"

https://illusion.baldurbjarnason.com/

Stuff I cover (not exhaustive):

- AGI is not happening any time soon.
- AGI and anthropomorphism will cripple your ability to think clearly about AI
- The AI industry has a long history of snake oil and fraud
- These models copy more than you think
- Hallucinations are still a thing and aren't going away.
- AI "reasoning" is quite broken
- Security is a shit show

Surveillance marketers are changing how they track you online, so we’re joining forces with Consumer Reports to investigate.

If you have a Facebook account (even if it’s inactive), help us uncover what info companies are gathering and sharing about you. https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2023/08/02/help-us-investigate-surveillance-marketing-using-facebook-data

Astley Paradox

This is the most wildly irresponsible government decision I can remember.

The Tories serve only the interests of those who profit from the destruction of our world.

https://news.stv.tv/scotland/hundreds-of-new-north-sea-oil-and-gas-licences-announced-rishi-sunak-confirms