Sander, LB8VH @sander@mastodon.sdf.org

Friendly reminder to people making bots:

Unless they only post once a day it may be worth having them post unlisted.

If it's a good bot that people want to follow they will find it organically and through boosts.

#bots

i've always wondered how people steal passwords

we should ban tweezers

Hey, fediverse! Listen up. You'll like this, I promise.

Yesterday I was on Norwegian national radio, talking about how the "monopoly" of Facebook over the public discourse is dangerous and that politicians need to step in.

My sollution? Enforce federation!

That way the free market of social networks can work and the network effect will no longer be a "social DRM" locking people in.

Based on this text (norwegian): https://nrkbeta.no/2016/12/19/samfunnet-trenger-alternativer-til-facebook/

It's available in Norway here: https://radio.nrk.no/serie/her-og-naa-hovedsending/DMTN01007218/11-04-2018#t=42m15s

@thefishcrow there's this bit too and I'm almost willing to bet that is exactly what's happening https://mastodon.social/media/KI_anOMHXW35qOscjbI

Damore has HR trying to cover their asses and gaming badly designed or broken systems to further the agenda is *the* standard neofash tactic

Oh, brilliant.

So Windows 10 now has the ability for any application to get system-unique tracking identifiers that persist across reinstalls by storing them in the TPM or UEFI firmware variables...

Look at these APIs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/Windows.System.Profile.SystemIdentification

To add insult to injury, the APIs lead into clipc!GetOfflineDeviceUniqueID, which calls into a licensing-related service which would be obfuscated by Warbird...

#infosec #tracking

A Tesla being shot into space by Space X and then livestreamed across the tubes is space based product placement, and vertical integration.

It isn't altruistic. It isn't awesome. At best it's tawdry.

It is our first space billboard.

I am disturbed and depressed by people's celebratory view of it.

https://witches.town/media/_0JMNxN1MReIzg4-fSs

If you know me, I'm going through a rough time in my life. Work has dwindled down, medical expenses are rising, and I'm doing my best to pull it all together, whatever it takes.

So... I created a couple easy ways to lend a helping hand. I honestly hate "begging", but I'm willing to do what I have to.

Please consider boosting and thank you. I love all of you! ❤️

https://paypal.me/jennyaverly
https://liberapay.com/Averly

#support

The first transgender suicide hotline is now up and running in the U.S. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860.
If you need help, or need someone to talk to, please call. <3

"- Use hashtags, so new folks have something to find."

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I wrote some things about Patreon and the creative hustle http://lifeofaudrey.com/2017/12/07/patreon.html

People have spent over $1M buying virtual cats on the Ethereum blockchain https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/03/people-have-spent-over-1m-buying-virtual-cats-on-the-ethereum-blockchain/

Turns out your average horse can actually output 14.9 horsepower

I feel lied to

Daaaaaaamn #FDroid! Way to leap frog!

https://f-droid.org/en/2017/10/10/fdroid-is-1.0.html

I actually saw the updated app, and sought a screenshot, but found that post, and got excited about:

> So whether you are a musician who wants to publish their music or a developer who wants to serve nightly builds of their app, you are free to create your own repo and share it with other people independently of F-Droid.org. F-Droid repos can now include any kind of file: apps, videos, audio, ebooks, ZIPs, etc

Very dope!

brilliant 😂 https://witches.town/media/zNC1YI6bby4TfVu8Dtc