kcarruthers

kcarruthers, 3 days ago to random

Ok take 2 of attempt to get from DFW to BOS #TravelToots

kcarruthers, 4 days ago to random

I’m here super early

Suggest mute #TravelToots if you don’t want to see my travel stuff.

kcarruthers, 4 days ago to random

Very interesting research: Misunderstanding the harms of online misinformation - Nature
[Supports platforms taking action against small number of bad actors]
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07417-w

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kcarruthers, 4 days ago to random

A Moscow court sentenced Twitch streamer Anna Bazhutova to 5.5 years in prison for livestreaming witness testimony about alleged Russian atrocities in Bucha.

• The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/05/russian-twitch-streamer-jailed-55-years-for-bucha-testimonies-a85326

kcarruthers, 5 days ago to random

Chihuahuas can make it challenging to WFH as MrMaxi demonstrates here

kcarruthers, 5 days ago to random

Nothing to see here: Dairy cows infected with avian flu in 5 U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials & academics told Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cows-infected-with-bird-flu-have-died-five-us-states-2024-06-06/

kcarruthers, 6 days ago to random

I ate too many liquorice toffees.

kcarruthers, 6 days ago to random

Diel & his colleagues examined the milk of cows with H5N1 & found astonishing amounts of virus: some samples contained hundreds of millions of infectious particles, a level “that is higher than we can grow in the lab” for experiments, says Seema Lakdawala, an influenza virologist at Emory University

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01624-1

kcarruthers, 6 days ago to random

Pretty sure I have already seen this somewhere: "Russian propagandists threaten on television channel Russia 1 to completely destroy Poland and its people. They are convinced that no one will risk the security of France, Britain and the United States for Poland. "

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/in-15-minutes-we-can-make-poland-disappear-from-the-face-of-the-earth/ar-BB1nFWXC?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=6ede841d1d614bc0a7dfd95c9874db60&ei=29

kcarruthers, 6 days ago to random

Not having this on the PBS is just more ageism and medical misogyny: Calls to include newer menopause drugs on PBS, as $60-a-month cost for treatment adds up

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-01/menopause-medications-hrt-drug-prometrium-not-on-pbs-list/103892048

kcarruthers, 7 days ago to random

This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI
Windows Recall takes a screenshot every 5 seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—& 1 ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is. https://www.wired.com/story/total-recall-windows-recall-ai/

kcarruthers, 8 days ago to random

Nice work Google as Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents: An internal Google database obtained by 404 Media shows Google recording childrens' voices, saving license plates from Street View, and many other self-reported incidents, large and small.

https://www.404media.co/google-leak-reveals-thousands-of-privacy-incidents/

kcarruthers, 8 days ago to random

Tl;dr no vaccinations 💉 https://mastodon.social/@br00t4c/112555199301774849

kcarruthers, 10 days ago to random

True fact: when I was a kid I used to rebel by going to random churches as my mum had told me to go to “church” every Sunday rather than “mass” which was what she really meant.

kcarruthers, 10 days ago to random

What the hell do folks do with their shoes then? 🙀
https://mastodon.social/@br00t4c/112545876882887838

kcarruthers, 10 days ago to random

About fucking time! https://mastodon.au/@AnOldGuy/112545693994653340

kcarruthers, 10 days ago to random

Oh really? 🙄😷 Long COVID may have a far-reaching impact on children and teens

https://dailyprogress.com/opinion/column/charity-battle-long-covid-may-have-a-far-reaching-impact-on-children-and-teens/article_a3505c98-1ddb-11ef-b923-fba39c5e64d6.html

kcarruthers, 10 days ago to random

MrMaxi waiting for my burger to come

#chihuahua

kcarruthers, 10 days ago to random

Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education, 2021–2023

https://www.aaup.org/article/manufacturing-backlash

kcarruthers, 10 days ago to random

New study shows that unflagged, factual but misleading Facebook posts reduced the intent to receive the #COVID-19 vaccine 46 times more than did false posts flagged by fact-checkers as misinformation, which the authors say points to the need to consider the reach and impact of content rather than just its veracity. Quantifying the impact of misinformation and vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk3451

kcarruthers, 11 days ago to random

I’m flying to Boston via Dallas Fort Worth for the first time next week. Any tips for the transit?

kcarruthers, 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago) to random

Hey this wasn’t just any account it was the account of a major superannuation (pension) fund in Australia. Suggest corporate folks read this carefully!

1 google employee fat finger was apparently able to delete not just an instance but the entire corporate customer account including backups without any confirmations or other controls! 🙀

It’s an egregious error of information security & design on Google’s part should never have been possible on a production system.

https://infosec.exchange/@patrickcmiller/112538584406309891

kcarruthers, 11 days ago to random

Columbia University, Epicenter of #Gaza Protests, Launches New Revolt over the Israeli Rafah massacre | @taliajane

https://newrepublic.com/post/182154/columbia-university-gaza-protests-new-revolt-rafah

kcarruthers, 11 days ago to random

For all the ADHDers out there who are being shamed for storing clothes on chairs, allow me to introduce you to the idea of the “clothes horse”. A more respectable purpose-built piece of furniture. It’s not just for drying clothes!
#ADHD

kcarruthers, 11 days ago to random

Every single organisation should now be working out how to mitigate their data risk and taking active steps to minimise their data holdings. https://eigenmagic.net/@daedalus/112538960682208544