⊥ᵒᵚ⁄Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

Judgement Day for the EHRC - an incredible piece by Ian Dunt.
Tl;dr: #EHRC have well overstepped the mark; any employer who follows their interim guidance probably opens themselves up to more legal challenges than they protect against.
"With any luck, this will be the nadir. The reaction of the MPs on the women and equality committee suggests that we are reaching a political tipping point and patience with this clown-show is finally running out."
#TransRights
https://iandunt.substack.com/p/judgement-day-for-the-ehrc-c99

"This is the story of how smart people destroyed $1.2 billion in innovation value in just 49 days." https://philmckinney.substack.com/p/i-convinced-hps-board-to-buy-palm

Denmark Wants to Dump Microsoft Software for Linux, LibreOffice: The Danish Ministry for Digital Affairs will move half of its employees off Windows and Microsoft 365 next month as part of a four-year 'digital sovereignty' push. https://www.pcmag.com/news/denmark-wants-to-dump-microsoft-software-for-linux-libreoffice

Why #Denmark is dumping #MicrosoftOffice and #Windows for #LibreOffice and #Linux

https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux/

#Microsoft #Office #FOSS #privacy

Me: (Selects option to create a new empty folder on my Win11 i5 laptop)

Laptop: OH DEAR GOD NO WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? I MUST CRANK ON THE FANS AND DISPLAY THE EXPLORER NOT RESPONDING BANNER TO DEAL WITH THIS UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND ON MY PROCESSORS! YOU VICIOUS, HEARTLESS BASTARD! *sob*

Me: (Smiles and quietly fantasizes again about shooting this laptop.)

I need help identifying a #bumblebee!

I’m in the Peruvian Andes, cloud forest near Salkantay (and Machu Picchu). We spotted this monstrously big orange bumblebee, 3-4cm long (see picture. We actually spotted them twice, but only managed to photo once).

My best ID so far is Bombus dahlbomii, but (1) notice the orange legs - dahlbomii seems to have black legs, (2) dahlbomii should be mostly present in Patagonia and Chilean Andes, (3) it’s endangered.

So what species is this guy?! A species I haven’t come across; range expansion and some colour plasticity; or a new species/subspecies?

Who wants a cassette of the noises of different mail servers?

I'm creating a mxtape.

We're going to be moving forward under the expectation that future Pixel devices may not meet the requirements to run GrapheneOS (https://grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices) and may not support using another OS. We've been in talks with a couple OEMs about making devices and what it would cost.

blog! “The Mobile Phones of Doctor Who - Midnight”

A disturbing lack of phones in the latest series of Doctor Who - and no news yet on the next series. So let's revisit an older episode I'd previously overlooked.

"Midnight" is a Series 4 episode which has a terrifying sequel in this year's "The Well".

Donna briefly has a chat with The Doctor on what a appears to be a…

Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/the-mobile-phones-of-doctor-who-midnight/
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#DoctorWhoPhones

Indeed...

#QOTD #Quotes #Quote #AI #IA

"The bottom line from Apple’s research is stark: we’re not witnessing the birth of AI reasoning.

We’re seeing the limits of very expensive autocomplete that breaks when it matters most."

Damning proof from Apple researchers that the hype from big tech surrounding #AI is an expensive illusion.

https://medium.com/@ninza7/apple-just-pulled-the-plug-on-the-ai-hype-heres-what-their-shocking-study-found-24ad42c234a0

#tech

From the former Secretary of State who wasn’t interested in answering the most basic questions about her legislation (and which are now coming home to roost). #OnlineSafetyAct (£) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/06/10/labour-has-given-up-the-fight-to-protect-children-online/

How does Le Mans ensure a fair race between different makes of car?
Last year's data plus plenty of simulation are meant to create a level playing field.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/06/how-does-le-mans-ensure-a-fair-race-between-different-makes-of-car/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

@arstechnica

Keep #AI FAR AWAY from Wikipedia, kthx.

@rc2014 @neil It looks a lot like a supercomputer to me.

https://rc2014.co.uk/1865/crayzee-eighty/

One of the clearest presentations at yesterday's #OnlineSafetyAct event was by @jim, of the @openrightsgroup.

In four or so slides, Jim neatly outlined some of the key problems with the OSA and - most helpfully - suggested some solutions.

You can read more in ORG's report, "How to Fix the Online Safety Act: A Rights First Approach":

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/

As part of the investigation, I have looked closely at Telegram's protocol and analyzed packet captures provided by IStories.

I have also done some packet captures of my own.

I dive into the nitty-gritty technical details of what I found and how I found it on my blog:

Telegram is indistinguishable from an FSB honeypot
https://rys.io/en/179.html

Yes, my packet captures and a small Python library I wrote in the process are all published along.

#Telegram #InfoSec #Privacy #Surveillance #Russia