dyedgrey @dyedgrey@qoto.org

Computer science pioneer and United States Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper was born #OTD in 1906.

As far as I’m aware, she is the only person who has both a supercomputer and a US Navy destroyer named after her.

Image: Computer History Museum

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

https://youtu.be/VdQY7BusJNU

#FavoriteMusic 27/

Quick poll for research project:

Do you use Mastodon as a web app on your computer or as a mobile app?

Here's a thought: self-hosting all technology, a common end goal of many software freedom enthusiasts, has nothing to do with freedom. Rather, it's the logical end of hyper-individualism applied to source code.

USA: President attempts coup. He leaves office and continues grifting and lying and sowing division and is now running for re-election.

PERU: President attempts coup. He's impeached, arrested and thrown in jail.

Media’s Crime Hype and Scapegoating Led to Crackdown on Unhoused People

The New York Times parrots the implausible suggestion that cities cracking down on unsheltered people constitutes efforts to help them.

https://fair.org/home/medias-crime-hype-and-scapegoating-led-to-crackdown-on-unhoused-people/

#Crime&Punishment #Homelessness #NewYorkCity #NewYorkTimes

Shared by my Daughter
"I need privacy, not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are"

In response to "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear"

Excellent response from #NAMI NYC to #MayorAdams move to involuntarily commit people with #MentalHealth issues in NYC. I wrote a long thread a few days ago about my issues with #MayorAdams stance - which are many and based on my son's experience of 'the system' - and this #NAMINYC statement hits all the points of concern to anyone who loves someone struggling with #MentalIllness

https://naminycmetro.org/involuntaryremoval/

Reminder to anyone who supports the NYT staff's labor action: unless a miracle happens and we get a contract deal by midnight, we will be walking out for one day tomorrow, Dec. 8.

We'll be asking supportive readers to abstain from visiting/using NYT offerings for the day, midnight to midnight. That means articles. That means multimedia. That means... Wordle.

I know. That one pains me too. But maybe the word will be like LYMPH and we'll all be lucky to miss it.

@andrewfeeney @kevlin @cwebber

I might curate that as:
#ChatGPT #AIMisinformation #ManSplaining #manSplainingAsAService

Because I feel more people need to see that. If that's annoying, lmk and I'll delete.

#WorkersRights #Automation #Leisure #Capitalism #Greeks

Every region of Scotland shows a clear majority for independence.

Glasgow: 60%
South: 58%
Mid Scotland & Fife: 57%
West: 56%
Central: 54%
North East: 54%
Lothian: 53%
Highlands & Islands: 52%

#YouYesYet?
#ScottishIndependence is vital.

It's time for a #ScottishRevolution.
It's time for #ScottishIndependence.
Saor Alba #ItsTime 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #IndyRef2 #YesScots @one_indy_clan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #NationInWaiting #ScottishNeverBritish

Attention #Seattle #lgbtq and allies!

The long-running Drag Queen Story Time at Renton’s Brewmaster’s Taproom has been targeted by fearmongering bigots who plan to shut it down this Saturday. We need an overwhelming number to counter protest and keep the venue safe.

Gondor calls for aid!

If Black folk can vote, you don't get to do fash-y things.

You can't end women's reproductive rights.

You can't ignore climate change.

You can't spend billions on cops to harass Black people, while you cut art and music and computer classes from schools.

You can't have a public health system best described as "eugenics, but slower."

You can't implement racist immigration policies.

Southern states are not red. They're suppressed.

Just tried ChatGPT. I asked it a series of specific Qs about areas I've studied in detail.

On all Qs, it gave answers that are plausible sounding but wrong. Not obviously wrong: wrong in subtle ways that need deep domain knowledge to grasp.

The ways humans will be practically misled by this kind of tech if trusted with, say, doling out medical, legal or business advice is horrific.

Letting this tech loose on the world will further destroy search engines that are already riddled with SEO BS.

It looks like The NY Times staff walkout will be going through tomorrow, so reminder that a digital picket line (which includes all NYT platforms and products) is still a picket line. Don’t cross it—break your word game streak for workers’ rights!

You can also write in directly to let them know you support giving their workers a fair contract.
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-the-new-york-times-give-your-employees-the-contract-they-deserve

The attack in Moore County, SC is quite significant:
https://www.thepilot.com/news/ongoing-timeline-county-still-dark-after-substation-attacks/article_b3b19780-7370-11ed-865d-c78d0de5d921.html

Some unknown organized parties vandalized multiple power substations, apparently using firearms. It may be connected to the larger stochastic terrorist movement targeting trans individuals and drag performances.

And whether or not this particular incident was related to the ongoing stochastic terrorism, we have a stochastic terrorism problem right now. Fueled by Facebook and Twitter.