mitmproxy now has an --emudhra option 😆

https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/commit/169234499088fc2c414644a67efaed3d64ae2e3b

I am reminded again how in 1935, the US Congress passed a tax law that created a new top tax bracket of nearly 80%.

That tax bracket contained exactly one person, John D. Rockefeller, and was designed to stop him from causing so much trouble.

In case anyone needs the precedent.

Print this on an index card, stick it in your pocket, and take it to the polls with you when you vote.

18 US Code §592: Troops at Polls, prohibited by law.

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Was Inger Andersen sagt!

2,8 Grad Erwärmung bis 2100 sind eine Prognose, kein Naturgesetz.

"With a seeming flick of a switch, Musk has the power to alter the course of a deadly conflict. "

Nobody should have that kind of power

www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...

Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starl...

and with "excited" I mean "smh about the general state of ops"

As this somewhat grumpy poster points out, the capabilities that are retained by default in Docker, even when you're running as non-privileged user in the container, are basically root-equivalent: https://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2522

that post is from 2011!

Hatten wir neulich schonmal, ist aber immer noch kaum bekannt: Der Krankenkasse verbieten, die Abrechnungsdaten zu analysieren. Besonders wer sich gegen die ePA entschieden hat, möchte das sicherlich auch hier. https://www.kuketz-blog.de/krankenkassen-so-widersprecht-ihr-der-analyse-eurer-gesundheitsdaten/

So apparently all the coordination, planning and communications for organising No Kings events on Instagram have disappeared and the account admins have been suspended.

So... here's the thing:

DON'T PLAN YOUR REVOLUTION ON THE KING'S BLACKBOARD.

The fact that organisers are depending on the availability of a platform run by any of the tech bros... well, it makes me think you aren't a terribly effective opposition.

From the times of the Silk Road bust [1]: "Because the servers were located overseas, the FBI says it didn’t need a warrant to ask foreign authorities to search the serves (sic)" This means to me we need robust oversight by courts in our countries at the very least, @EUCommission

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2014/09/08/the-feds-explain-how-they-seized-the-silk-road-servers/

Worth your time.

Fredrik Backman

The People's Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. https://tautasgramatuplaukts.lv/en/ via @metafilter

One of the most damaging aspects of the whole "super intelligence" lie is that we - society, businesses, governments - are being persuaded to wait to address some of our most pressing problems because this God-like intelligence will solve them for us.

There's no such thing awaiting us just around the corner. Super-Clippy isn't coming to save us.

@afelia.bsky.social Marina Weisband bei Hart aber fair mit einer Analyse der Antisemitismus Debatte, die es so in deutschen Talkshows selten gibt.

Things I enjoy as a maintainer: implementing features, fixing bugs, collaborating with people, learning, improving

Things I hate but now constantly find myself doing: interacting with slop bots from others who refuse to talk with me themselves

Things newly added today: disputing slop security reports from slop CNAs who reply to mails with the output of slop bots. At least successfully. But F*CK this reality.

I asked a trusted colleague for comments on a written document and they fed it in to chatGPT and sent me back that output and I just want to cry.

Guess I won't be asking that person for help or advice on anything anymore. Enshittification happens in people's writing skills too, I guess.

I also have absolutely no idea how to respond to them. If you're that far down the genAI black hole I don't think pointing out the ethical/environmental/cognitive issues will help. Fuck.

Obligatorisch: Das wichtige an funktionierende Software ist nicht der Code, sondern Organisation, Absicht und Vertrauen dahinter.

Und das fehlt bei den gesloppten Projekten halt in den allermeisten Fällen. Die werden gebaut für 5 Minutes of Fame. Dann ist der Dopamin Kick weg, und es würde nur extrem viel Arbeit warten

KI muss uns nicht töten, um unsere Freiheit zu gefährden. Christian J. Meier zeigt, wie die zunehmende Abgabe von Entscheidungen an die KI, erst unsere Selbstbestimmung und später die Demokratie aufs Spiel setzt. https://www.riffreporter.de/de/technik/ki-ai-big-tech-openai-google-weltuntergang-gefahr-entscheidungen-kapitalismus-demokratie

Designed a small passive marker(retroreflector balls) optical motion capture camera. FPGA-based, image to rays+stats at 120Hz. Daisy-chaining PoE+ & GigE to reduce the cable mess. Starter system of 8 cams + extras should be ~$2k, sub-mm accuracy in 6x6x3m. Would you buy one?

Enshittification is the intentional degradation of products as companies shift focus from pleasing consumers to maximizing profits for shareholders.

The Norwegian Consumer Council hate enshittification and they're using humour to fight it.

🎥 @newslab.no

#Enshittification #Consumers #Capitalism