Damn, I love being more literate than they are.

New York Times social media guidelines prohibit expression suggesting partiality on things like ICE, execution of foreigners in fishing boats, or whether law is a thing. However, tipping off notorious serial pedophiles about other reporters is absolutely fine.

Did you watch the unfuckingbelievable interview that 60 Minutes aired last night on Trump? The travesty is that the edited version should never have been edited, as we can see from viewing the transcript of the entire batshit crazy interview. Wherein Trump contradicts himself many times and […]

I'm low-key working on my pitch for @pancakescon next year (which I can't talk about because the submissions are judged blind), and I realized... If you want to talk at #pancakescon multiple years, you need to have multiple hobbies. Which is something of the point of the conference, I think.

Key findings: 45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue. 31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions. 20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information. Gemini performed worst with […]

Every writer about #resistance has noted that #fascism asks us to comply in small increments, none of which seems so terrible that it's worth losing our job or social standing over – so that once we finally reach the line we cannot cross, it's too late for noncompliance […] [Original post on c.im]

Wired - Out-of-office messages of US Department of Education employees, after the government shutdown began, were altered to contain partisan language without their consent […]

This is your reminder that on this date, in 1983, Stanislav Petrov saved the world.

In a few hours I'll be talking about Career Planning in an Era of Layoffs, and Storygames, at #pancakescon Stream: https://www.youtube.com/@PancakesCon/live Schedule: https://pancakescon.com/2025-conference-information/

As far as I can tell the Trump Administration’s stance is that he took $50,000 in cash for totally innocent reasons and that thinking otherwise is deep state nonsense. No, it’s not plausible.

Trump says he specifically requested that Sadiq Khan be excluded from the UK state banquet: "On immigration, he's a disaster." As mayor of London, Khan has no powers over immigration.

Trump: "When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."

Digging through some CDC data - VAERS specifically - I see this. “We have to do it, but we’re going to make it very clear whose fault it is.” Rock on.

I do not know another way to express to people that trying to appease fascists by “being a good minority” or totally deferring to them publicly has saved absolutely no marginalized group or profession in human history. They are coming after us anyway. Even if you l scold peers for not being nice.

lol https://archive.is/1t1rm

Capsule Review: If you have never seen "This is Spinal Tap", watch that first. Partly, because if you didn't like it, you won't like the sequel. But mostly because the sequel really requires you to have seen the original to appreciate it. With that said, Spinal Tap 2 is *joyful*, and absolutely […]

Kirk didn't serve in the military or hold office. The war hero treatment -- half-mast flags, military guard, Air Force Two escort, calls for a statue at the Capitol or to lie in the Rotunda -- shows that for MAGA, service to Trump has become the highest, most honorable form of service.

Meanwhile AI is still a great advancement, congrats techbrahs

The president of the United States is posting messianic apocalyptic threats to the propaganda platform he owns and there's not a word about it at NYT, @washingtonpost, @CNN, @npr, or @CBSNews. Only real coverage I've seen is by @thedailybeast.

@pancakescon needs volunteers for the early morning (US TZ) slots!

Well-connected person whom I trust was just telling me that he’s personally talked to 4 Canadians who in recent weeks have had US CBP demand to look through their phones and on that basis been turned back and handed 5-year entry bans. Three of the 4 were at Vancouver airport. These people are […]

The mRNA discoveries that saved us all from covid are a modern miracle that are going to usher in a golden age of therapeutics for cancer, vaccines for *most* infectious diseases, and could be the key to massively increasing life expectancy, reducing deaths, and bringing massive boosts to the […]

Me: Maybe I should go back to Vegas this year. Sure, masking indoors means eating in your room, and leaves out lots of interactions, but still... Me (after attending a relatively small developer meetup on Sunday): Wow, that was a lot of people. I am definitely peopled out.

I just sent out volunteer notifications for @pancakescon. Thanks to everyone who offered to help!! I really need a few things for this conference to succeed: - More CFP submissions. - Village submissions - We are still seeking a CTF provider. - Prize sponsors. Please feel free to message me […]

Since I'm looking for new opportunities, are there any companies hiring for #cheriot right now? If so, I'd love to have a chat and see if there is a match.

This is obviously a hard day for everyone in Microsoft Gaming. By definition, layoffs affect people who were doing their job, and doing it well. And it's no secret that we're in an era of regular layoffs across multiple industries. Some time ago, I had recommended to my manager that, in the […]

A couple of things about these claims circulating that the 2024 election was "rigged": 1. The supposed "proof" is essentially the same nonsensical statistical gobbledygook that the MAGA people were claiming about 2020, with the parties reversed. 2. There is no legal mechanism to "recount" an […]

@Gargron The real question is whether Meta’s circumvention of Android’s safeguards for the advertising ID — and their ability to unmask real user identities — qualifies as a criminal offense under Germany’s anti-hacking law (§202a StGB) or similar international laws governing cyberattacks. What […]

From the federal complaint against David Huerta. Note: DON’T TALK TO THE FUCKING COPS. THAT INCLUDES PROCLAMATIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

"Trump declares intention to openly break Congressionally-enacted valid law in order to honor white supremacy." Sums it all up. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

The tax code time bomb fueling mass tech layoffs (deductability of r+d expenses changed) https://qz.com/tech-layoffs-tax-code-trump-section-174-microsoft-meta-1851783502

If you have to publish a justification for holding your conference in the USA, despite the concerns of potential attendees from other countries, you should stop claiming you're running an international conference.

You might consider yourself something of a tech support badass, but unless you can remotely repair the thrusters on a 45 year old spacecraft that 23 light-hours away, maybe you should have a seat. #nasa #voyager […]

The Trump poster-person for the first Afrikaner #refugees from supposed anti-white racism in #SouthAfrica. She is not a #refugee by any definition, yet she is being flown here at #taxpayer expense & handed a path to #citizenship while actual refugees are turned […] [Original post on masto.ai]

"Sovereignty outran Journalism", motherfucker are the writers of this season of America just phoning it in? You can't put the subtext in so blatantly, and expect not to get called on it.

Every MD in the Senate who voted to confirm Kennedy should lose their license.

Make no mistake, #RFKJr does not accept the fundamental scientific understanding that underlies much of modern #medicine: germ theory. Our #health#medicine#rfkjrystem is in the hands of a genuine lunatic who would take us back to the 1800s […]

Sure 2025 has been shit, but maybe the Papal Conclave/Eurovision crossover episode will improve things...

"Trump administration texted college professors' personal phones to ask if they're Jewish." https://theintercept.com/2025/04/23/trump-eeoc-barnard-columbia-texts-jewish/ As all academics know, you can't ask this question in a job interview […]

This is deranged. Jan. 6 defendants were repped by one of the best public defender offices in the U.S. They were more likely to be released pretrial & got comparatively light sentences. SCOTUS threw out a bunch of convictions, which almost never happens. They got gold-plated due process!

I've got a quick favour to ask. If you're reading this post on Mastodon (or the Fediverse), please click share. How come? I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility across the Fedi, it would really help out.

the “short” URL domain for Teams links is `urlshortener.teams.cloud.microsoft`. never change, Microsoft

We warned you about the SAVE act. Now it’s nearing a reality. If it passes the senate, many women who changed their last name won’t be voting in the US anymore.

Tell me the one about "Trump will depoliticize federal law enforcement" again, grandpa. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...