2021-04-13
Worthy
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Very beginner oriented, excellent explanation How many Devices can you Connect to the I2C Bus? - BlueDot Sensors
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Again, this does not make the CIA perfect — sure, they make some mistakes and engage in some actions that are worthy of criticism — but to combat real evil, you do not go protest at Langley. They are engaged in important work combating homophobia, racism and misogyny. Thus, real warriors against evil look not to them but instead go searching online for the Boogaloo Boys and boomers on Facebook who post Q-Anon and other problematic memes. That is where your focus should remain if you want to root out the real threats.
Large corporations have obviously witnessed the success of this tactic — to prettify the face of militarism and imperialism with the costumes of social justice — and are now weaponizing it for themselves. As a result, they are becoming increasingly aggressive in their involvement in partisan and highly politicized debates, always on the side of the same causes of social justice which entities of imperialism and militarism have so effectively co-opted.
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Due Process Is Good, He Said Controversially - TK News by Matt Taibbi
That argument — that the defendant’s intent to actually exercise legal rights shows guilt in itself — is the kind of thing liberals used to decry all the time, coming from “tough on crime” Republicans. Opinions like that occur when you’ve fallen too far into the habit of judging people rather than evidence. Suddenly process becomes a canard, and you even get lawyers saying that hiring a lawyer is evidence of guilt:
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"FBI personnel now seek authorization to search the compromised Microsoft Exchange Servers and uninstall the web shells on those servers". (6th page of the PDF)
"This warrant authorizes the United States to seize and copy from Microsoft Exchange Servers located in the United States the web shells identified in Attachment A, and to delete the web shells from those servers." (11th page)
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Idaho lawmakers hear pitch to absorb three-fourths of Oregon
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7 Years for ex-LA Sheriff Deputy who led $2M marijuana warehouse armed robbery
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NASA will reinstall Ingenuity’s flight control software prior to flight
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Artists in the Stone Age Were High at Work, New Study Suggests
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New wooden satellite is part advertising, part student project
Horseshit
celebrity gossip
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Inside the Dark, Biohacked Heart of Silicon Valley | Vanity Fair
Over the past decade, the Silicon Valley tech rich have come to be seen almost as deities. They make up almost half of the 20 richest people on the planet, according to Forbes, and are quoted, lauded, and defended by legions of fans as if they were some sort of doctrinal beings: saints with iPhones. When they go on silent retreats and meditate for days on end, it’s seen as proof they are close to some sort of transcendental plane, and when they return to normal life, they will explain how we—they!—can fix civilization. Those who push themselves to extremes—by hacking their bodies, drinking Soylent instead of consuming real food, or forgoing sustenance altogether—are not seen as odd, but considered on the bleeding edge, as if they were just doing this to show us mere mortals how in control they are of their own lives.
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Why (Almost) Everyone Wants Richard Stallman Canceled
+ [Free Software Foundation and RMS issue statements on Stallman’s return](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/free-software-foundation-and-rms-issue-statements-on-stallmans-return/)the free software movement –and the world as a whole– owes a great deal to Stallman. He changed history. I admire his work, his persistence and his stubbornness. But I won't have him represent me.
Culture War / Re segregation / Identdoctrination
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(Jun 2020) White privilege is embedded in your daily objects
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Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem
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The harmful ableist language you unknowingly use
I like being deaf. I like the silence as well as the rich culture and language deafness affords me. When I see the word ‘deaf’ on the page, it evokes a feeling of pride for my community, and calls to me as if I’m being addressed directly, as if it were my name.
However, for disabled people like me, these common words can be micro-assaults. For instance, “falling on deaf ears” provides evidence that most people associate deafness with wilful ignorance (even if they consciously may not). But much more than individual slights, expressions like these can do real, lasting harm to the people whom these words and phrases undermine – and even the people who use them in daily conversation, too.
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Racist Computer Engineering Words and the Fight over Offensive Terms
Media / Many Ministries of Truths / Censorship
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Reporters Pressure Police To Avoid Calling Minneapolis Violence 'Riots'
“It was not a riot,” one reporter shot back. “There was no riot,” another reporter warned, joined by other members of the press who said, “don’t do that.”
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Facebook could stop 10B impressions from “repeat misinformers”, but doesn't
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The Journalist and the Whistleblower
The Intercept has been heavily criticized for mistakes in its reporting on the document, which it received anonymously, mistakes that critics say helped identify its source. Kennebeck’s film highlights The Intercept’s mistakes as well. Yet her director’s letter includes an observation that dovetails with my own thinking: “In all the human imperfection of Winner’s leak and The Intercept’s serious failures in protecting her as a source, what whistleblowers and journalists are facing is an overwhelming adversary: The United States government with its unlimited resources and surveillance capabilities. With few constitutional restraints and aided by the Espionage Act, a draconian century-old law, prosecutors seem to have the upper hand.”
- "We fucked up and outed a source; but the gubmint would've got her anyway so its not our bad"
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Life’s a Bitche: French town’s Facebook page shut down over ‘offensive’ name
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Russia’s Twitter throttling may give censors never-before-seen capabilities
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‘This was not a breach’: How Big Tech gaslights the world on data leaks
TechSuck
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The FCC Wants You to Use Its Speed Test App to Figure Out Where Internet Is Bad
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Facebook’s Ad System Lets Companies Talk Out of Both Sides of Their Mouths
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‘Counter Strike’ Bug Allows Hackers to Take over a PC with a Steam Invite
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NSA helps out Microsoft with critical Exchange Server vulnerability disclosures
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Nominet chooses civil war over compromise by rejecting ex-BBC Trust chairman
Remaining .uk registry board members ignore demands of campaign that has already removed CEO
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Ubiquiti releases Unifi update that allows hiding of the advertisement banner
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Google is removing its Play Movies and TV app from every Roku and most smart TVs
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new Apple imposed limit: NSFW Server Designation – Discord
Entire communities can now be classified as 18+ through the use of an NSFW server designation. No users between the ages of 13 and 17 will be able to join or view the content in NSFW servers.
Owners of communities designated NSFW by Discord will have to submit an appeal if they wish to have the NSFW server-level designation removed.
Additionally, all users on the iOS platform (including those aged 18+) will be blocked from joining and accessing NSFW servers. iOS users aged 18+ will still be able to join and access NSFW communities on the desktop and web versions of Discord.
Economicon
Poilitcks
Security / Militaria
World
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Egypt seizes the Ever Given, demanding $1B for Suez Canal jam
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Swedish prosecutor says Russia's GRU hacked Sweden's sports body
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China is governed by a totalitarian regime. Why is that so hard to say?
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Explained: China's 'maritime militia' dominating the South China Sea - CNN
Western experts say the alleged militia is an integral part of Beijing's efforts to exert its territorial claims in the South China Sea and beyond. They claim its blue-painted vessels and their crews -- allegedly funded and controlled by the People's Liberation Army -- can quickly bring a Chinese presence so large around disputed reefs and islands they are almost impossible to challenge without triggering a military confrontation.