scetron

@scetron@techhub.social

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arstechnica, to random
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Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide

Police traced swatting calls to teenโ€™s home IP addresses.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/cops-arrest-17-year-old-suspected-of-hundreds-of-swattings-nationwide/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

scetron,

@arstechnica swatting is a pretty heinous problem. However, why should it be dangerous for law enforcement to respond to a situation? Why donโ€™t we also address that point?

Smootasaurus, to running
@Smootasaurus@mstdn.social avatar

EWWWW! Downloading my #running data from Strava to do some research and build some apps. I stumbled on this little nugget - Strava will let you export ANY USER'S DATA. ๐Ÿคฌ Creepy

scetron,

@Smootasaurus this is controlled by the visibility of the activity. If you can see the map, you already have enough information to see where they have been without needing to download anything.

scetron,

@Smootasaurus if you join those things, you are choosing to expose your activity with those people. When you choose that, youโ€™ve already shared all the information of the activity with them. Itโ€™s easy to not share that data with those groups if you want privacy. I donโ€™t see where the issue is. You could choose not to record GPS data? Thatโ€™d be the most private.

baldur, to random
@baldur@toot.cafe avatar

People say I'm overly cynical in general but I doubt that Sam Altman was fired because of plausible sexual abuse allegations, even with hard evidence.

Not because I don't believe it. I absolutely do.

I doubt it because this is tech.

Rich abusive execs don't get summarily fired in tech. At best they get eased out with a massive golden parachute right into another cushy job. A board suddenly caring would be a nice change, but I have my doubts.

scetron,

@baldur Agreed on that! It seems like something that would affect the business, whether security related or something like that.

ZachWeinersmith, to random
@ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social avatar

Obviously this is super price prohibitive now, and doesn't work super great, but man I would love to have this when repairing something, or even just on a long walk. I wonder if in 20 years instead of a phone you have a tiny robot that helps you get through the day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djzOBZUFzTw

scetron,

@ZachWeinersmith the future is here old man! https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/22/22685649/gita-gitamini-cargo-carrying-robot-piaggio although this hasnโ€™t grown arms yet.

ZachWeinersmith, to random
@ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social avatar

Thinking about why I like Conrad Aiken's poetry. Here's a favorite bit, followed by thoughts:

It is morning, Senlin says, and in the morning
When the light drips through the shutters like the dew,
I arise, I face the sunrise,
And do the things my father learned to do.
Stars in the purple dusk above the rooftops
Pale in the saffron mist and seem to die
And I myself upon a swiftly tilting planet
Stand before a glass and tie my tie,

scetron,

@ZachWeinersmith just a meta-note on these reply chain threads... I am seeing them with the replies first which makes them really confusing...

scetron, (edited ) to music

neurothing's #ThursdayFiveList #TheCold
#Music
Have to phone it in a bit since my playlist making habits are way out of practice, but here's my take on the ThursdayFiveList TheCold

Enjoy the contrast between hot and (mostly) cold takes on The Cold

Cold Fingers by Ratatat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckG51IfRVxs

Cold Meteor Showers by The Breathing Effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jehD_DBoMF8

Blood Ran Cold by Kalmah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyOm55DW3HY

Cold Water by Protest The Hero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcHGNSTWs5A

Abyssopelagic Li: Sings of Anxiety by The Ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEFGavlQJhQ

evan, to random
@evan@cosocial.ca avatar

So, if I were going to make a tech manifesto, it might be something like:

  • protocols not platforms
  • coops and unions
  • technology should not actively hurt us
  • people not users
  • seven generations, seven continents
  • free markets require antitrust enforcement
scetron,

@evan @Brendanjones @ironchamber @u24 Your take on this being hubris is interesting as I take it to leave it in as natural and livable state as possible with the eye toward sustainability. What's right for them is the things existing and accepting them, not such a hard or hubris filled concept.

scetron,

@evan @Brendanjones @ironchamber @u24 but I think isnt that the point? To care for something in a way for someone youโ€™ve never met. Seems contrary to hubris. Why not more? Indeed why not? 7 though is only just over the horizon, not some unfathomable distance.

For me, its not making something for them, itโ€™s preserving what is so they can see it and feel it too.

scetron,

@evan @Brendanjones @ironchamber @u24 to me the right thing for the people right now as you say, is using all available resources as efficiently as possible. Lets not bother worrying about creating anything for the future, we dont know what they want.

Seems like some of the same attitudes that got is here and is too short term. Anyway its an interesting idea for sure, and I am glad your statement introduced me to the idea of 7 generations (current or into the future).

Coffee, to random

Before mass onboarding:

"What a lovely international community we're having here."

After mass onboarding:

"Of course we mean the American government when we say "government". We're just Americans speaking amongst ourselves here, after all. And although we're happy to have you as guests, you really should stop complaining about this."

Every online space ever, every fucking time.

1/3

scetron,

@Coffee perhaps you are looking for Esparanto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto?wprov=sfti1

timkmak, (edited ) to random
@timkmak@journa.host avatar

Are you finding Mastodon to be less vibrant/active?

Iโ€™m worried that we are not getting as much engagement on our Ukraine war reporting as we used to.

Weโ€™re trying to decide which social media platforms to continue posting on, given how much effort it takes to replicate across all of them.

If you want to send a signal to us that we should keep posting here, will you sign up for our newsletter? http://Counteroffensive.substack.com

Iโ€™m only asking Mastodon users today so we can gauge impact.

scetron,

@timkmak Iโ€™ll follow, but donโ€™t need another email.

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