Mike Capern @mikecsees@qoto.org

PSA: encrypting direct messages using the "#Signal Protocol" or any other serious cryptographic protocol is totally useless if the software you are using to read those direct messages is a web page.
Thank you for your attention.

Also, the Signal Protocol does not implement multi-device/multi-session, so have fun with that.

On Nov. 22, the #USDoD released their Zero Trust Strategy, a new approach to countering #cyberattacks. The new framework employs a “‘never trust, always verify’” mindset, deviating from the Defense Department’s previously used perimeter defense model. The strategy is prompted by the “rapid growth” of offensive cyber threats and aims to fully implement the department-wide model by fiscal year 2027.

#Cybersecurity

Document on our site with summary from H Baker: https://www.lawfareblog.com/defense-department-releases-zero-trust-strategy

Released v2.0.0 of my #Twitter Archive Importer for #WordPress.

https://github.com/shawnhooper/twitter-archive-to-wp

Major changes (see readme for full changelog):

* Save tweet into post_content instead of post_title
* Save the original tweet URL as _tweet_url postmeta
* Wrap links with <a> tags.
* Skip tweet if it has already been imported in previous run
* Added actions & filters at key points in import process

“The entire Twitter information security community has moved to Mastodon.” https://theintercept.com/2022/11/29/elon-musk-twitter-andy-ngo-antifascist/

The people in the neighborhood wanted a bridge over the creek. The city had no funding for #PedestrianInfrastructure for something like that. But they did get an #art grant, so they hired an artist to create an art installation that would span the creek that people could walk on. I frequently walk my dogs along this creek and yes, over the bridge sometimes.
https://www.dezeen.com/2021/08/06/drift-pedestrian-bridge-fort-worth-texas-volkan-alkanoglu/

If you've never had to pay much attention to how other people treat you online (and I hate to generalise, but I'm going to guess that - if that's the case - you may be able-bodied white CIS man with certain immigration status) then maybe you don't have much insight into all the hidden labour that others have to do to minimise exposure to unsafe behaviours.

And there is, let me tell you, a *lot* of hidden labour.

Hi hi hello *please can you fill out your bio with _some_ information about yourself*, esp if you are man who likes to regularly drop into people's mentions and messages AND you have a non-real name username.

Not being able to see people's social graph on here makes it very difficult to situate people in context, esp when they don't explain who they are.

Freedom of Expression for a Price: Government Confirms Bill C-18 Requires Platform Payment for User Posts That Include News Quotes and Hyperlinks
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/11/freedom-of-expression-for-a-price-government-confirms-bill-c-18-requires-platform-payment-for-user-posts-that-include-news-quotes-and-hyperlinks/

Glad to see Sarah Maslin Nir ask #homeless mentally ill people in subways and streets for their reaction to #NYC Mayor Adams’ declared plan for police roundups to hospitals [which are full up]. This is real metro reporting. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/nyregion/new-york-mental-illness-homeless-reaction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Please boost if you’re still masking indoors (in public places)

In an interview today, the former head of #Twitter Trust and Safety said: "Trust and safety is an adaptive space."

In plain English, I would say it this way: "The bad guys are always going to try be at least one step ahead of you, and if you only can react you're going to keep losing the battle of trust and safety for your users."

Really excited to see this new Jigsaw site summarizing so much good work on prevention of misinformation, hate speech & violent extremism, incl terrific explanations of what the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) have learned in our partnership about prebunking & the use of short form video based inoculation - which is effective in every test we have done, across multiple forms of ideology & propaganda & multiple lengths of video. https://interventions.withgoogle.com/

I don't mean to be controversial but perhaps it is Less Than Ideal that we now live in a world where gigantic mega-storms regularly chokeslam cities where the majority of people are now unable to afford an unexpected $400 emergency

Happy #TrekTuesday to all my Trekkie friends. 🖖😀

#TuesdayVibe

#MaunaLoa Telescope update!

The ATLAS units have been shut down finally and people have left. The picture below was taken by one of those folks.

The power is out, it's possible the power lines were taken out by lava. It will be a while before people can go back and check on material.

Until then ATLAS still has 3 units across the globe to detect any potentially dangerous asteroids that could hit earth!

So we stay safe from the sky whilst we admire the power of mother Earth 🙏 🌋

While institutions are incorporated to live beyond the lifetime of a single human being, perhaps fulfilling its mission can lead to a conclusion that the best course is to wind itself down. Courage at the #IveyFoundation , led by #BruceLourie

> One of Canada’s largest and oldest philanthropic organizations has decided to wind down and distribute its entire endowment – $100-million – to expedite efforts to align the economy with net-zero emission targets.

> The Ivey Foundation has determined that the need to transform industrial policies to meet climate goals is too acute to keep funding projects at its current rate, said Bruce Lourie, the foundation’s chief executive officer. The money will be dispersed to its slate of economic and environmental partner organizations over the next five years.

> Dr. Lourie said slashing carbon emissions by 40 per cent to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 and getting to net zero by 2050, as per Ottawa’s international commitments, are only getting tougher to achieve. [....]

> From the foundation’s perspective, the two biggest risks facing the country are failing to adequately deal with climate change and missing related economic opportunities, such as electric vehicle and battery manufacturing and transforming the power grid, as other countries establish dominance in those areas. “So, in our philanthropic work, we’re really trying to integrate those two things – Canada’s competitiveness and prosperousness, together with the need to address our emissions,” Dr. Lourie said.

"Ivey Foundation will distribute $100-million endowment to causes aimed at accelerating progress on climate change" | Jeffrey Jones | Globe & Mail | 2021-11-29 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-ivey-foundation-endowment-climate-change/

If you're at #RubyConf and see someone using Twitter, why not nudge them towards Ruby.social? 🙏 😆