Location records from data brokers are typically unlinked to a device owner's name, but police have tools to track where a device has gone, where it spends every night, and where it goes during working hours, EFF’s @legind.bsky.social told @NPR.org. www.npr.org/2026/03/25/...

I didn't think when I wrote "Additionally, because oil deposits inevitably run dry, we often rely on extraction efforts happening in other countries which may or may not be friendly.... and [its] cost can change quite dramatically based on supply and demand" it would be so prescient but, well...

The War on General Purpose Computing is a bipartisan effort. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy www.pcgamer.com/software/ope...

A group buy of these would be pretty cool.

Things which are worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction: - Caillou - That Daniel Tiger episode where they build a sandbox in the living room - Blaze and the Monster Machines

Boston did not clear snow from the bike lanes after the storm two weeks ago, so our community came together to do so. "We just want to get home safe and alive!" @bikeboston.bsky.social @streets.boston.gov @mayorwu.boston.gov @universalhub.com @wcvb5.bsky.social @mass.streetsblog.org

Our new age verification resource hub will answer all your questions about the dangerous new age-gating mandates sweeping the US and the world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

This is one of our favorites!

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Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of invasive age-verification mandates? You’re not alone. We built a resource hub to break down how these laws work, who they harm, what’s at stake, and how to protect yourself. Join the fight at EFF.org/Age.

Murray!!

Banning VPNs sets a dangerous precedent. It gives governments and corporations more power to decide when and how we can practice free speech, while eroding privacy and limiting access to information.

📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms). It’s also concerning. 1/

Lol, nope.

California made history in 2025. 🌞⚡ Solar is now the state’s #1 electricity source, overtaking gas (83.1 vs 81.6 TWh). In under a decade, solar surged from marginal to dominant. Big kudos to California—proof the clean energy future is not capacity, it’s generation. More to come! #EnergyTransition

Lovely time today at the Cambridge Science Festival! Thanks to the #MITMuseum, the sponsors and volunteers for organizing the event today!

MRNA-based treatments are one of the most exciting things which have happened in my lifetime. We need to keep moving forward on biotech. www.noahpinion.blog/p/did-rfk-ju...

Minimize information gathering and information stored in state databases, regulate information collected and stored by private companies including location information and communication metadata.

Just put a GE heat pump washer / dryer combo in my house, and it’s blowing me away with how energy efficient it is. On the loads I’ve run so far, it’s used around 1kWh for washing and drying. The old units used around 8kWh for the same load. #electrifyallthethings

Disappointed that @bsky.app has capitulated to the UK age verification laws -- age verification = identity verification and the end of pseudonymous speech. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Just setup wallabag as my @mozilla.org Pocket replacement. Sad to see that service is going away, but looking forward to self-hosting another service! wallabag.org

Achievement Unlocked: Finished the Costco package of asparagus before it rotted.

I cannot emphasize this enough: Please do not use AI tools as therapy. Not only is it not a good replacement for actual therapy, but your chat logs could be shared with the government, and I don't think you need a reminder that especially right now in the US, that could put you in danger.

Really bummed that the Iotawatt won't be produced locally any longer. This is one of the most useful devices we have in our house. The device was made in the US out of globally sourced material, and was made uneconomic by the tariffs. community.iotawatt.com/t/ending-pro...

From Jeffrey Toobin's 2008 book THE NINE, this remains the greatest Justice Souter anecdote I can possibly share. RIP.

More data supporting the need to restrict vehicle sizes. Car bloat is killing people, plain and simple.

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

I knew the U.S. higher education system was a massive draw for foreigners, but I did not know the U.S. sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it did natural gas and coal combined. Great piece by @crampell.bsky.social

the Dunkin’ logo has never felt more accurate

I don’t think foreign adversaries can hack Signal either, but they can definitely hack normal consumer devices that run Signal, and social engineer their way into Signal groups

Signal's a great app to keep your communications secure, but make sure you know the identities of the users in your group chats. Our SSD guide on how to use Signal includes guidance on managing your group chat preferences.

Sigh. Here we go again. It's really important that people are smart about this story re: Trump admin using Signal to discuss war plans. The center-left media wants to make the story about Trump admin fucking up, which they did. But in the process they're falsely implying that Signal is "insecure."🧵

Using tax info to target undocumented people puts the lie to the claim that undocumented people don't pay taxes. It also makes them much less likely to pay taxes in the future. It's similar to detaining them at hearings and check-ins while claiming they never show up for hearings and check-ins.

It's Monday, which is a good day to remember that the data broker industry must be destroyed: gizmodo.com/data-broker-...

A big shout-out to @gbhnews for another incredible podcast series! I'm midway through "Scratch & Win", which documents the meteoric rise of the Massachusetts State Lottery, and it's pure nerd catnip: organized crime, gambling, power, machine politics, combinatorics, computer science history! I […]

Absolutely loving the Scratch and Win podcast from @iancoss.bsky.social and @wgbh.org! It’s a great view into why state government in MA works the way it does. www.wgbh.org/podcasts/scr...

Chaos. It’s just relentless chaos.

Our #BikeBus made the local news late last year! This was my pinned until I purged my old posts, but gosh it’s nice to revisit better times from not long ago. www.cbsnews.com/boston/video...

Your location data is being sold right now. "It’s time for elected officials who care about people, who care about democratic values, who want to prevent oligarchy from solidifying in this country, to take a stand for people over profit" - @onekade.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/22/m...

Beautiful shots @mattfrank.bsky.social !

I'm pretty sure the Lynn Journal is a numbers station.

When we bought our house, the seller was required to put in CO and smoke detectors before the closing. So sad and cheap to prevent.

What a devastating story. My heart goes out to the so many people who will grieve this whole family. NH has no requirement that a home be inspected for CO & smoke detectors upon sale of a home. This family owned this lake house for 7 yrs-never put CO detectors in. Regulations save lives.

Please consider donating to the Internet Archive this year. Good news is people are looking for reliable sources to learn from. Lets help them find them! @internetarchive.bsky.social archive.org/donate

When it gets cold, Massachusetts gets dirty. We're burning a ton of oil to keep our power plants moving and our lights on.

The Mach-E is also a lot lower to the ground than the Tahoe and should be much safer for pedestrians.

We put solar panels on our house last year. I started to write up a retrospective of the project. Post 1 is up, covering the system design and the installation process. Next posts will cover the system performance and financial numbers.

Things I missed in 2024: MassDPU shrank PV systems surplus credits by 10% by creating a "Net Metering Recovery Surcharge" line and moving 20% of the distribution charge into that line. This cuts directly into the ROI for existing PV system owners. www.mass.gov/news/dpu-upd...

The Chelsea Research Festival call for abstracts is up! Event will be on May 15th 2025. Research projects should either be about Chelsea, Massachusetts in some way, or it the work should be performed by a member of the Chelsea community. The event is good fun! www.chelsearesearchfestival.com