Campagne voeren tegen 'douchebags' die 2 minuutjes 'te lang' douchen?
Voer liever campagne tegen datacenters en andere 'sociopatische superslurpers' die onnodig honderden miljoenen liters drinkwater verspillen! #AGVindebat

Dit en meer zei ik net bij APB: https://amsterdam.piratenpartij.nl/algemene-politieke-beschouwingen-waterschap-amstel-gooi-en-vecht-2-juli-2026/

“Google wants a look at your hands before it lets you through. The company’s newest reCAPTCHA check, rolling out now as a test, asks you to switch on your camera and wave at it so an algorithm can decide whether you’re a human or a bot.

That wave is less casual than it looks. The system records a short video of your hand and pulls 21 hand-landmark coordinates from it, mapping your finger joints, your palm geometry, and the way you move in real time.

Google describes the purpose as liveness detection, a way for websites to fend off automated account creation, credential-stuffing, and other fraud. But this is still a biometric scan, collected so you can prove you’re a person and still involves turning on your cameras for Google.”

https://reclaimthenet.org/googles-new-recaptcha-wants-your-camera-access-and-21-points-of-your-hand

#Google #ReCAPTCHA #Biometrics #Privacy

I know I've said it before, but I'm devastated when I read job descriptions for senior or staff front-end developers that post things like "basic understanding of HTML" or "nice to have: CSS knowledge". The front of the front end is so important to usability and accessibility, but most places only seem to care about "ship fast and break things" velocity.

I want a job where my skills are valued and the organization actually practices their "inclusive" mission for all audiences. It's why (among other reasons) I want to stay in higher education.

Related: if your org values these as much as I do, consider me for your web dev or admin roles! #GetFediHired

Ik ging naar het toilet. Kom terug (had even mijn ijsje geparkeerd). Zegt ze: “bent u overprikkeld?” en ze zet me zo neer op de beste plek van het huis onder de airco. Beste bediening ever! (Bij Holt)

Nijmegen. Ik haal een ijsje. “Sorry ik ben niet meer zo scherp, het is zo warm” “hebt u ADHD?” 😂🥰

Op weg naar Nijmegen om bij mijn voormalige buurman op de thee te gaan! En daarna misschien nog even Nijmegen verkennen. Tips welkom :) als het me lukt ga ik langs het Japanse winkeltje en de kookwinkel (Kookpunt)!

Vibes are now locked on to you and coming in hot!

RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@JohnSullivan/116842603611650876

“Some of the company’s most experienced personnel left before all of their accumulated knowledge could be fully transferred into Ford’s automated systems…”

This is apparently the new line for blaming companies for AI failures: you didn’t fully upload the brains of your senior people before firing them! You have to complete the extraction process first! Suck them dry, •then• discard them!

Machine learning does not actually work that way, but…in this FOMO-driven industry, anything goes to blame the customer.

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A team I'm part of is in need of software that helps farmers track complex processes on their farm. This software is being built with EU grants.

It's a shared desire to make it open source, but which license is best is still unclear. I'm asked to make suggestions, which I can reasonably expect to be followed. My earlier experience here is poisoned by venture capitalists, so I need to reset my baseline.

I'm hoping to read expert opinions on which license is most fitting and why in this particular context.

If you could pick a license for a public good tool made available for farmers, what would it be?

Boosts welcome!

#askFedi #FOSS #RegenAg

@tante Hi tante! To get a better picture about the AI crawler pandemic vs. the open web, we started an online survey, hostet at University Innsbruck. Please take a look at it and boost it. The more sysadmins participate, the better! Thank you so much!

https://umfrage.uibk.ac.at/limesurvey/allgemein/898996?lang=en

Yay, mijn huis in Leidschendam staat te koop op Funda!
Zegt het voort.

https://www.funda.nl/detail/koop/leidschendam/huis-koningin-julianaplein-1/44419368/

We found an explanation for the European heatwave… 😂

(The banner reads: “hurray, Diablo is born”)

🇬🇧 ⚠️ IT EXPERTS WARN before tomorrow's trilogue: A deal could mean #ChatControl via backdoor + ID checks for messengers!
Source: https://cepis.org/cepis-warns-eu-against-backdoor-chat-monitoring-in-child-protection-debate/
🕛 24h to go. ✉️ Email tonight, 📞 call tomorrow! https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool

Tomorrow Chat Control is being forced onto #Europe once again. #ChatControl has been turned down a couple of times already, but it actually has a chance of being vetted now.

Please contact your representatives today, or tomorrow morning at the latest, and oppose ChatControl (there is a contact tool on the website of #FightChatControl ).

And yes, I am fighting ChatControl to #protect my #children and those of others.

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

Edit: tip: call shadow rapporteurs tomorrow at 9:00

Got reminded that fridges are less effective when the temperature around them is too hot. So decided to prep a bunch of food to make sure it lasts longer. Big fridge mini buffet 😂🥵

@rijkswaterstaat ik begrijp dat er een grote storing was vandaag. Via via heb ik gehoord dat jullie daarover gepost hebben op X, maar op dat platform kan ik er niet bij.

Is dit misschien hét moment om de keuze op niet op social.overheid.nl te posten te heroverwegen?

Cc @RWSverkeersinfo @DigitaleOverheid @stasdigi

Olaf was here.

We need to bring back this art style to heal the tech industry.

TFW you’re watching the last Avatar movie (Fire and Ash, I thought that sounded cheerful with current weather conditions) and you have to read half the Avatar wiki to make any sense of the plot.

Also the main character is very problematic, yeugh

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Take action NOW: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/