Mike Agg has moved @countingquoll@qoto.org

Ad blockers getting more and more effective 💪💪

A jury has awarded a female executive Google executive $1.1 million and found the company guilty of gender discrimination.

They gave higher pay to less-experienced male cohorts & denied her promotions in retaliation for her complaints.

This happens all over big tech but people rarely file complaints because of fear of permanent harm to their careers. Kudos to Ulku Rowe for taking on Google and winning.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/21/23926501/google-cloud-lawsuit-ulku-rowe-verdict

I want a racing jacket, and instead of sponsor patches, I want mini covers of my favorite books.

"Authoritarian societies are inherently corrupt, and corrupt societies are inherently unstable. Rule of thieves brings collapse, eventually, because they can't stop stealing."

@GreatDismal describes a perfectly plausible scenario for our future in 'Agency'.

Today I filed a formal complaint against #YouTube with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner for their illegal deployment of #adblock detection technologies.

Under Article 5(3) of 2002/58/EC YouTube are legally obligated to obtain consent before storing or accessing information already stored on an end user's terminal equipment unless it is strictly necessary for the provisions of the requested service.

In 2016 the EU Commission confirmed in writing that adblock detection requires consent.

Practice makes perfect.
Start haunting old libraries, crumbling castles, and dark country lanes now, so your ghost is comfortable on day one.

Seeing an article claiming that "China is the greatest threat to western innovation", I realized that the definition of "innovation" had drifted from "create new inventions" and "create new markets" to "capture and dominate markets", so yeah that's just dog whistle for plutocrats now.

Occasionally I stop to think about how much of the modern software development infrastructure and community is run at a massive loss: Stack Overflow, npm, Github Copilot (probably Github itself), VS Code.

Also how much of it is owned and run by Microsoft.

So much of it could disappear at a short notice if just one CEO changes his mind about his company’s marketing strategy.

"Running a successful open source project is just Good Will Hunting in reverse, where you start out as a respected genius and end up being a janitor who gets into fights." - Bryne Hobart

Over time, these distinct rhythms seamlessly integrated with European music styles in the United States.

The European-influenced marching band music, particularly that of John Philip Sousa, had a significant influence on the development of ragtime. Ragtime composers, like Scott Joplin, often adapted the left-hand "oompah" rhythm of marching band bass lines and the right-hand syncopated melodies to the piano.

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https://youtu.be/hvlCp-x8gV0?si=WuhkI0HoV_rXVvd0

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Exit poll, Poland:

OPPOSITION LIKELY TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT

PiS 36,8% - 200 seats
PO 31,6% - 163
Trzecia Droga 13% - 55
Lewica 8,6% - 30
Konfederacja 6,2% - 12

(via TVN24, Ipsos)

Sometimes people use the term "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person", and sometimes they use it to mean "treating someone like an authority"

And sometimes people who are used to being treated as an authority say shit like "If you do not respect me, then I won't respect you", by which they mean "treat me like an authority or I won't treat you like a person". And it sounds fair the way they say it, but it fucking isn't, and it is not ok.

"You are not a capitalist, you are a worker with Stockholm Syndrome"
Seen in Chelmsford, England

Bush babies getting some foodies! 😻

Outstanding Etymological #Map of #Africa tells you where place names came from. Love it! Source: buff.ly/2xNBISS

If you're a UK scientist please consider adding your name to this letter to the secretary of state for science regarding her recent remarks on "kicking woke ideology out of science". Thanks!

https://hull.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/edi_in_science

The problem with these posts is that we’re already convinced and our friends who need convincing don’t see them. https://infosec.exchange/@malwaretech/111190107132652611