A quotation from Adlai Stevenson > The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do. **Adlai Stevenson** (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman Speech […] [Original post on friendica.world]

A quotation from Mark Twain > Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength […]

Is there a Fedi service that aggregate all the links posted from my followers into one RSS feed that I can subscribe to for the times that I don’t log onto the Fediverse? I did find mastodon to RSS but that uses an algorithm to only show the links that are most clicked, and I want a service that […]

RE: https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps/116536448591145092 Thanks to all who voted in this. Confirms (at least for people on Mastodon who voted) that most adults remember how to do long division, as I had thought #mathematics #maths #math

“ 'Sense and Sensibility and Science' was started 13 years ago by a team of University of California Berkeley professors who wanted to give students the tools to combat misinformation and improve their #communication skills in an increasingly confusing world. They did not expect the class to […]

A quotation from Arthur Conan Doyle > You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear. **Arthur Conan Doyle** (1859-1930) British writer and physician Story (1891-07), “A Scandal in Bohemia,” ch. 1 [Holmes], _The Strand_ Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1 * * * More about this quote […]

A quotation from Theodore Roosevelt > The most important factor in getting the right spirit in my Administration, next to the insistence upon courage, honesty, and a genuine democracy of desire to serve the plain people, was my insistence upon the theory that the executive power was limited […]

A quotation from Thomas Carlyle > The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish something: the strongest, by dispensing his over many, may fail to accomplish anything. The drop, by continually falling, bores its passage through the hardest rock; the […]

A quotation from Eric Hoffer > The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new; nor can it keep people persuaded once they have ceased to believe. It penetrates only into minds already open, and rather […]

Seeing the amount of AI ad spend in NY and the absolute glazing and over hype in the ads makes me realize our industry is cooked. We just have to let it go through this phase.

Confirmation bias in search. Interesting to ask the same question in positively and negatively framed versions. Compare "Is Sheffield an unsafe city?" with "Is Sheffield a safe city?" Important for #medialiteracy #factchecking and ...basically any situation where you are finding out information

I'll say it again: capitalism is not in the interest of the people. It's in the interest of the richest 1%. Nobody else. #capitalism #AbolishCapitalism #anticapitalism #EatTheRich #FeedThePoor #activism#capitalism#anticapitalismteachers #healthcare

A quotation from Molly Ivins > I am not anti-gun. I’m pro-knife. Consider the merits of the knife. > In the first place, you have to catch up with someone in order to stab him. A general substitution of knives for guns would promote physical fitness. We’d turn into a whole nation of great […]

RE: https://fediscience.org/@tksst/116561965536072470 Meanwhile, some good news (for a change)...

RE: https://zirk.us/@JazzyKindaFella/116561546047863337 I can't believe she says to him, mid-way through, "you brought that up". No, YOU brought up the whole subject, asking him if he wanted to "clarify" his comments, that was you bringing up "the controversy" over his remarks. Ah, the media 🙄

A quotation from Bill Watterson > CALVIN: I don’t care about issues! I’ve got better things to do than argue with every wrong-headed crackpot with an ignorant opinion! I’m a busy man! I say, either agree with me or take a hike! I’m right, period! End of […] [Original post on friendica.world]

"If anything changes, I will be forced to raise it by the exact amount I already will be" he said to the media. https://chaser.com.au/general-news/landlord-warns-he-will-raise-rent-if/

A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt > _Q. Should we discourage children from playing war games?_ > > A. We might wish to discourage them, but it would be utterly useless at the present time, so we might as well give in gracefully and try to see that when war games are played they teach the […]

You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. But don't fret, we have a new and better alternative now. It launched yesterday: https://www.subvert.fm/ It is a #coop, so it is not in the hands of big money but in the hands of us, the consumers and creators. ✊️

Resilience Against #Extremism: Educational institutions promote values like tolerance, inclusivity, and civic responsibility. These values help counteract radical ideologies that threaten national security by fostering a society that is resilient against extremist narratives.  #education

Informed Citizenry: #Education equips people with critical thinking and knowledge of political, social, and economic systems. An informed electorate can participate effectively, resist #misinformation, and uphold democratic values essential to national security. #InformedCitizenry

This is harder than it has any right to be https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/budget-more-or-less/106654038

How do you keep out the spammers from registering at your Mastodon instance, but still keep registration open? At #FediForum, Stefan Hayden demo'd a new tool for helping with that. https://spectra.video/w/t5jf78RuFmx4GqDgny4EZA /cc @stefan

Removing bubbles from my screen protector has never been easier! Just scan a QR code?! What black magic is this????

Hello #parents — I imagine most of you have received some kind of communication from your kids' schools about the #instructure / #canvas data breach. I'm collecting examples of how schools have communicated the issue to parents and students (and *if* they've communicated directly to students) […]

A quotation from Terry Pratchett > The role of listeners has never been fully appreciated. However, it is well known that most people don’t listen. They use the time when someone else is speaking to think of what they’re going to say next. True Listeners have always been revered among oral […]

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson > My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. **Adlai Stevenson** (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman Speech (1952-10-07), “Safeguards Against Communism,” Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan * * * More about this quote […]

". the Canvas breach demonstrates that the education sector sits in a regulatory gap: schools are subject to data protection obligations ... yet their ability to meet those obligations depends on the security practices of a private company owned by a private equity firm on another continent.'

A quotation from Arthur Conan Doyle > I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. **Arthur Conan Doyle** (1859-1930) British writer and physician Story (1891-07), “A […]

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt > Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth, the tyranny of a plutocracy. **Theodore Roosevelt** (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909) _Autobiography_ […]

RE: https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps/114475461952868991 Again I forgot to post the day before (need to put it in my calendar for next year!) but today is #doitfordollyday - please support #antibullying #bullying

Not good. "Canvas Online Learning Platform Disabled After Breach by Hackers" "A hacking group that claimed responsibility for attacking Canvas’s parent company said it had gained access to data from more than 275 million people across 9,000 schools." Both my kids are affected, one in HS, the […]

I'm curious whether anyone on #mastodon can explain why this post https://mstd.seungjin.net/@theguardian/116535352864096634 is appearing in my feed many times over? I follow several Maths/education related #hashtags (via #relays ), and thought at first I was getting one through each #hashtag […]

New development in Elon Musk’s trial against Sam Altman. A federal court in Oakland, Calif., heard a former OpenAI employee and board member say the company’s efforts to push AI products into the marketplace compromised its commitment to AI safety. @Techcrunch has more: https://flip.it/mdNnjq […]

A quotation from Josh Billings > Whare thare iz one man obstinate bekauze he iz wize, thare iz 4,695,853 obstinate bekauze they are ignorant. > > [Where there is one man obstinate because he is wise, there are 4,685,853 obstinate because they are ignorant.] **Josh Billings** (1818-1885) […]

A quotation from Eric Hoffer > They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society. The frustrated, oppressed by their shortcomings, blame their failure on existing restraints. Actually, their innermost desire is for an end to the “free for all.” […]

If you're a Chrome user say goodbye to 4GB of your storage. Google has received criticism after it discreetly dowloaded Gemini Nano's model onto users devices without consent. Digital Trends has the details and how to turn it off. https://flip.it/g2hV6m How to turn the feature off […]

Terence Tao is answering a fundamental question regarding the safety and reliability of modern AI: "How can we use a tool that is powerful, but unreliable?" W = ∑(wᵢ ⋅ xᵢ) + b AI isn’t just about “smart”; it’s about the probability of *looking* right. We’ve […] [Original post on graz.social]

A quotation from Bertrand Russell > In our own day […] there has been too much of a tendency towards authority, and too little care for the preservation of initiative. Men in control of vast organisations have tended to be too abstract in their outlook, to forget what actual human beings are […]

Character.AI Is being sued by Pennsylvania over its AI chatbot that claimed to be a real doctor. “The department’s investigation found that AI chatbot characters on Character.AI claimed to be licensed medical professionals, including psychiatrists, available to engage users in conversations […]

"get access to our public API - upgrade!" ... so, not really a public API then, is it. :facepalm:

New hoodie! A classic updated in a way that I couldn’t resist. From Martin Atkins of Pigface, Public Image Limited, and about six thousand other bands I’ve been listening to for decades: https://martinatkins.com/ #ppim #pigface #education #punk

#meme #memes #uspolitics #war #peace #activism#Peace#meme#warealthcare #education

What crazy times we live in. #ai #education

RE: https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/116523147739252751 Friends/fam - IFTAS has been of great benefit to our open Fediverse, and like most essential infrastructure (from neighbourhood pavement to IT to social services...) it goes unnoticed when the hard work is getting done right. NO ONE else […]

RE: https://mastodon.radio/@VE3RWJ/116517789698003638 Walled article, but you can see the gist of it...

How to recover and preserve online posts via The Wayback Machine, Archive Today, Perma CC, Ghostarchive – and old school screenshots: https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-to-recover-deleted-web-pages/a-74106591 (Alima de Graaf and Chi-Hui Lin for DW Digital World) #archives #digitalforensics

First Fedi post after a long weekend. And it seems that we've hit 7777 followers – and entered the Top 1000 of Mastodon accounts. 😮 We know, it's not about the sheer numbers. I's about the community and the impact. But still... 🤗 Many thanks for your […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

My prediction is that tech job interviews will start prescreening candidates for AI psychosis.