Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

AI Scams on the Rise: Protect Your Family with Secret Passphrases!

Stop scammers with secret family passphrases! Learn how to outsmart AI voice-cloning fraudsters and protect your loved ones with these simple tips.
https://thenimblenerd.com/?p=1032529

Help the FSF in its campaign to end DRM in education, whether that be DRM-free music, textbooks, or elsewhere. Invest in a free future by donating to the FSF today and help us reach our goal of collecting $400,000. https://u.fsf.org/1jc #LearnLibre #DRMFree #EndDRM #Education

New video!

https://youtu.be/YsjBl5OFoBI

Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄

@zleap @realTuckFrumper
A repeat of the last time, on steroids. Buckle up.

Mastodon #research 🚀

I’m working on my master’s thesis at the University of Vienna, and I’d love your input! My research focuses on sustaining long-term user activity on Mastodon, contributing to a more active Fediverse. If you have a few minutes, please take my short survey:
👉 https://sosci.univie.ac.at/MastodonActivity/

Your thoughts will contribute to meaningful research. Feel free to boost this post so we can reach as many users as possible. Thank you so much! 🙌

#Mastodon #Survey #FediverseResearch

Diamond Dust Sky Eye https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241225.html #APOD

'This is not what he ran on!' Trump blasted for veering wildly away from campaign promises https://www.alternet.org/trump-promises/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

@QasimRashid “These are not jokes made at a bar by a random drunkard. These are the rantings of an aspiring autocrat and should be taken seriously—because he isn't joking.”

Absolutely correct!

Never cross a picket line.
Never be a scab.

#solidarity #amazon #strike #starbucks #union

Researchers Uncover PyPI Packages Stealing Keystrokes and Hijacking Social Accounts https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/researchers-uncover-pypi-packages.html

Merry Christmas, Fedi. ❤️

https://www.europesays.com/1715036/ Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots #AnythingGoesNews #BreakingNews #GlobalNews #LatestNews #News #WorldNews

Wikipedia is a problem for Musk/Trump. Not, as Musk says, because it's "woke." Because it's one of our last reliable tethers to a consensus reality. Therefore, an antidote to disinformation.

It's not making anyone money. It's not enshittified. Of course it's not perfect—it's an endeavor of imperfect cooperating humans. But it needs protection and support.

https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-takes-aim-wikipedia-fund-raising-editing-political-woke-2005742

#wikipedia

Boost if you want less generative AI in your tech in 2025.

Is university worth it? Yes, for both students and society
“universities in Canada are one of the country’s most important assets. If we are to continue delivering the high-quality education for which we are known and serving the needs of the communities who rely on us, especially given fierce global competition for talent, it is essential that we secure a financially sustainable model for universities.”
#Canada #Education #HigherEd

https://theconversation.com/is-university-worth-it-yes-for-both-students-and-society-239474

“Thames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards other costs including bonuses and dividends.”
I almost wrote ‘unbelievable’, but this is only too believable.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/23/revealed-thames-water-diverted-cash-for-clean-ups-to-help-pay-bonuses

#BBCNews - As Biden commutes death row sentences, how Trump plans to expand executions
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjd0j0y34wo

While Musk pollutes our outer atmosphere with space junk and fantasises about colonising Mars, NASA are doing real scientific space exploration. It will be fascinating to see what they can learn from the Parker Solar Probe and an amazing achievement to be getting that close to the sun in the first place.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9q7lnyw25wo