TIL that on #Meta platforms now one can write terrible, offensive slurs against LGBTQIA+ folks and immigrants… with zero repercussions. But the second one mentions a #Fediverse project like #Pixelfed, the post is automatically removed.
Meta “moderation” policies in 2025: racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia and sexism are allowed; mention of competition is strictly forbidden.
Almost as alarming to find the number of Universities - who should know better - running their email on MS Exchange.
@Nickiquote @alwirtes @sk76 @futurebird at University (a long time ago!) some of the halls of residence were fitted with 2 amp sockets an students bought 13A extension socket blocks and fitted them with 2A plugs. You could trace the wiring in the room by the warmer patch in the wall when a kettle was in use!
@mansr @lampsofgold @futurebird I worked on an oil rig which had both 110V and 240v sockets available, and plugged a US VT220 computer terminal into a 240V socket. The device ends of the cables were IEC 60320 C13/C14 connectors, with different mains plugs, and there were plenty of both types available. It ran for several days 😀
1. "Considers" is the wrong word here. Trump hasn't considered anything in his entire life, and he certainly hasn't started now. He consistently acts without thinking, such as his recent threats to the President of Panama via social media. The correct word for that is "threaten".
2. "Expansion" is the wrong word here. Expansion implies peaceful or at least negotiated growth. What Trump has threatened is taking land by force. The correct word for that is "invasion".
3. "If he's serious" is the wrong phrase here. Under no circumstances should anyone suggest threatening war with our allies is an unserious action. He's not a clown. He's the president elect. The correct phrase to describe his actions is "If he's not lying".
4. "Territorial" is the wrong phrase here. Panama, Greenland, and Canada are sovereign nations, who have roundly rejected outright any attempt at annexation by the US. The correct word for a military annexation is "occupied territory".
5. "Louisiana Purchase" is the wrong phrase here. The Louisiana Purchase was the result of a purchase agreement. What Trump is threatening Panama, Greenland, and Canada with is military occupation. The closest historical example is the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, and Germany's annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland in 1938.
With that in mind, here's your corrected, now accurate title, CNN:
"Trump Threatens US Invasion.
If he isn't lying, an occupied territorial invasion and military annexation of Panama, Greenland, and Canada, would rival the Anschluß of Austria by Nazi Germany."
re: Olimex order arrived, safely and quickly 😃
Olimex order arrived, safely and quickly 😃
My order of two Pioneer Freedombox systems, one for home, and one to lend to friends so they can try it, arrived. The order was put in yesterday, and I am in the UK, and we are in the Christmas period. Excellent service from @olimex and DHL (who don’t have a Fediverse presence.)
@mike @rwg @jdp23 I see Flipboard and similar as being able to add value as content aggregators, similar to the way the BBC has ‘The Papers‘ articles on its website. Flipboard, by working with publishers, hence filtering out unreliable sources, could give access to a spectrum of views on, say Electric cars.
@cwebber I have been an XMPP fan for ages, and find it really frustrating that due to networking effects (of the social kind) everyone non technical is hooked on WhatsApp and how good and useful it is (and it is, I use it, but reluctantly), when the concept of Instant Messaging is good and useful. I am very concerned about Who pays for WhatsApp . People assume the WhatsApp fairy.
re: The problem of proving 'real' identity
I have written more on The Proof of Identity Problem on my blog
The problem of proving 'real' identity
As the world becomes more digital increasing numbers of organisations want us to “prove” that we are who we claim to be. There is a fundamental problem there, in that, in a digital world, if I give organisation X the proof that I am some particular person, there exists the possibility that someone will use this same information to “prove” to organisation Y that they are me.
@lcamtuf I was looking for steganographic software within Debian, and came across snowdrop, and although it did not meet my needs I appreciated the diversion into vacuum tubes and banknotes