Worried Europe is too reliant on US tech? Our data shows you’re likely in the majority. Surveying 3,000 people in the UK 🇬🇧, Germany 🇩🇪, and France 🇫🇷, we found that 8 out of 10 consumers are concerned about US tech dependence. 🇺🇸 Let's dig into our findings... 1/11

Just to make this abundantly clear:

So this article just dropped. www.theverge.com/policy/87495...

I didn't have TikTok on my phone when it was Chinese spyware, I'm not going to have it on my phone when it is US spyware

Under the guise of an easier workday and increased productivity, Google has been exposing more and more of its users to Gemini. They say data won't be used for training, but Google hasn’t been reliable in the past. So how do we get rid of this unwanted digital twin? ♊️ 1/6

People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .

Got a password reset notification from Instagram? You’re not alone. A bug has allowed an external party to request password reset emails for other users. Read our blog for why you should care, and how to protect yourself… https://proton.me/blog/instagram-leak

Superstition xkcd.com/3191/

Today in Oh Hell No

what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me" you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist

oh christ look at the time

What a year it's been for Proton Drive! As we wrap up 2025, come celebrate with us as we revisit this year's biggest highlights 🎉 https://proton.me/drive/2025-recap

AI in a nutshell

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

Why, Oh, Why ??

Trying to get answers from people before they go on holiday

"Ce bruit... c'est le camion des... MERDE LES POUBELLES !"

Reminder that Adolph Hitler, the Ayatollah Khamenei and Vlad Putin were all Time's People of the Year, so you can decide for yourself on which side of the split this grouping fits

Recuperating from a case of food poisoning. My brain is about at 50 %. This makes it the ideal moment to take some onboarding training of a new customer!

Oh, IBM mainframe, where do you get your constants from? "n can be 0 to 562949953421310" Seriously?

It seems that AI does not magically solves the legacy problem. by @raymyers.bsky.social ainativedev.io/news/ai-hate...

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Thanks, Endpoint Central for interrupting my flow with this super-useful information.

Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful". For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really? 1/5 🧵

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

my wife: we have to wear what we died in for eternity!? st. peter: that’s right me: [from the back end of our horse costume] what’d he say

TIL, again, the power of good terminology. I was struggling to explain how we provide support for plugins @Raincode. Then I remembered the 'entry point' and 'bootstrap method' terminology, and the clouds parted, the sky was blue, the sun shone, and I had a happy day.

How to respond to reviewers

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day. Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏 History.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

“Octopus” refers to a single member of a particular subset of cephalopod species “Octopi” refers to 8π which is related in some way to the circumference of a hypersphere or something

Listen to Pete.

Aargh. Got bit by a one-off error again. I guess that's what happens when you mix COBOL (1-based indexing) and C# (0-based indexing) code. Yes, my life is that weird.

That's a wrap for IEEE SCAM 2025! Thank you to this amazing community for sharing your brilliant research and insights. A big thank you to all participants, from organizers to authors, reviewers, and sponsors. To close this year's edition, we are happy to announce the list of awards for SCAM'25. 1/n

FINALLY the days of the sluggardly, lackadaisical urinal are at an end

This reminds me of film footage of after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état: people were 'dissapeared' from the streets by the secret police DINA, and these victims knew to yell out their name and ID number, so that families would know they had been taken. But this is the USA, this is 2025.

FUCK YEAH SCIENCE arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Es maravilloso como se va inventando fechas y hechos futuros continuamente sin ninguna base y la prensa lo publica Sam Altman, CEO de OpenAI: “Para 2035, seremos capaces de utilizar herramientas como ChatGPT para curar o, al menos, tratar muchas de las enfermedades” share.google/nnaU3rtHmxuj...

Harsh? But true?

Who knew that an extreme subgenre of music could change our energy landscape forever

Alcohol is the most harmful drug we use. It kills more people each year than wars, terrorism, car accidents, and homicides combined. Why do we cling to something so harmful? Watch our latest video to find out: kgs.link/alcohol

I just successfully removed about two man-days of useless work from this project's schedule. Time for a beer.

🎉 El #dccuchile celebró 50 años con una edición especial de Revista Bits y un panel que reflexionó junto al comunicador científico Gabriel León sobre el pasado, presente y futuro de la computación en Chile. Noticia en: comunicaciones.dcc.uchile.cl/news/1035-50...

In Chile, banks are now starting to *force* users to install their app to be able to make bank transfers. This is "for security" and because "the law requires us to". OK, the current printed-card-authentication is insecure, but you're not convincing me that your app is more secure than a paper bag.

science funding rn

Mainframe computing in 2025: use AI to generate a CICS BMS map to show a "WELCOME" screen on a user terminal.

¡No te pierdas el lanzamiento de la edición especial de Revista Bits! Celebramos los 50 años del #dccuchile con una mirada al pasado, presente y futuro de la digitalización en Chile. 🗓️ 7 de agosto, 12:00 h 📍 Beauchef 851, Hall -3 🔗 Inscripciones en: bit.ly/bits50dcc

Achievement of the day: I optimized a job that would take 53 days to take only 5 seconds. I think that's enough productivity for today ... where's my beer?