Clif @Clif@social.cleverlibre.org

To this extent I'm really interested to know how the age breakdown of people on the #Fediverse. On one hand it would seem to make sense to me that most people here remember the "old internet" before the centralization and they're here to rekindle that flame of independence. On the other hand the youths are generally pretty up on this whole technology thing. I grew up on the internet and since then smartphones have become even more ubiquitous.

(Please boost for reach)

Hi all! It's time for tonight's #GoodblueSmile.

Things got a little busy today so I'm going to rely on my YouTube history for tonight's pick-me-up. 😀

Here's another great evening laugh if you need one tonight. It's from our neighbors up north. When they start to eat the dip, I always lose it!

Have a great night!

Holiday artichoke dip goes terribly wrong on-air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQAauVu2sTg

Haha ex-Twitter employees have created their own Mastodon instance 😅

"This server is intended for current and previous twitter employees and their friends/family. We filter signups to try keep the server focused for community reasons." - https://macaw.social/about/more

Welcome to the Fediverse! :)

#Mastodon

Shout out 🏆 to @tchambers of #indieweb, whose generous boosting of others is a more humane algorithm. Following him has been responsible for a bunch of my home feed, connecting me with friends old and new.
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It won't be the old network, and on this network, humans are both the algorithm and the dopamine.

Remember: boosts on here help people find their people. #boost

Dear Twitter ex-pats. When we all flounced out of Twitter loudly proclaiming we were going to Mastodon this sent a message to trolls, nazis that they could set up servers & come here.

If anyone gets harrassed with hatespeech pls note that that is not the culture of Mastodon. Please report & block those users. If you notice a pattern from the same weird domain, block that domain, write a post of the server name w/ a hashtag fediblock so your server admin can follow up & block it for everyone.

New America did a really interesting study on Parler's role in fomenting the "Stop the Steal" movement, radicalizing Trump supporters; agitating around the need for action; helping coordinate and build anticipation for January 6; and finally to broadcast the riot in real time. https://www.newamerica.org/future-frontlines/reports/parler-and-the-road-to-the-capitol-attack/

With a pretty brazen antisemite now at the helm, seemingly with a good amount of capital to inject into it, this could get worse!

"Climate Actions Like Throwing Soup at Art Dampen Support for Cause" by Brett Wilkins for @commondreams https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/11/14/climate-actions-throwing-soup-art-dampen-support-cause-survey

You have got to be kidding me. Is this from the Onion? Or SNL? Have we time-slipped somehow into a Monty Python episode?

Next year's UN climate conference, #COP28, will take place in Dubai, epicenter of the United Arab Emirates, one of the world's largest oil producers!

It's like they've totally given up pretending that it's about saving the planet. Why not just come out and admit it's a fossil fuel gala?

https://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/cop28-global-climate-summit-uae/

#ClimateChange

Although we know early Mars was wetter, warmer and more habitable than the freeze-dried desert world of today, researchers have yet to find any direct proof that life of any kind ever graced the Martian surface.

If Mars did once host life, key questions remain: How did such life impact the planet, and where could we find evidence for its past existence?

Life may in fact be its own worst enemy on worlds throughout the cosmos. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/life-on-mars-may-have-been-its-own-worst-enemy/

I’m dismayed by the amount of post-election reporting that focuses on tactics (blunders, maneuvering, infighting), to explain the “surprising,” “improbable” Democratic success. The “surprise” framing absolves the political press from guilt for swallowing a red wave propaganda campaign from GOP operatives and pollers.

And what if Republicans did badly because voters don’t want what they’re selling? Maybe policy choices matter.

@EJDionne does much better:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/12/gretchen-whitmer-josh-shapiro-ron-desantis-big-winners/

Q: If Elmo believes that 2FA is "bloatware," what does that say about the security of Teslas?

A number of people asking, "what's 2FA" while I've gone off on an infosec and auto side tangent.

It's a good time to learn about 2FA. It's basically a second key, of sorts, to use before you access your accounts. Here's how MSFT describes it.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/security/business/security-101/what-is-two-factor-authentication-2fa

There are 3 main kinds:
SMS (better than nothing)
Authenticator (better than SMS)
Dongles

Twitter just fucked up the way their SMS 2FA works along with other stuff Elmo considers "bloatware."

Climate Change Is Fueling a Public Health Crisis. Doctors Need to Address This.
It’s time for doctors to recognize the growing effects of climate change on people’s #health.
#climate #climatechange
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-is-fueling-a-public-health-crisis-doctors-need-to-address-this/

Desert dust collected from glacier ice helps document climate change.
Ice holds secrets to understanding atmospheric weather patterns.
#climate #climatechange #science
https://news.osu.edu/desert-dust-collected-from-glacier-ice-helps-document-climate-change/

Yeah, it's Zelenskiy fault for sure. Man who united whole world against the evil. Definitely not because of Russia. Country who killed tens of thousands civilians, spread terror, raped our women, men and kids, kidnapped 30k ukrainian kids. Nonono.

Russia, go fuck yourself 🎉
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RT @tassagency_en
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has made his country bankrupt and deprived its citizens of a future, Vyacheslav Volodin, Russian Stat…
https://twitter.com/tassagency_en/status/1592045962444570624

Top 5 warmest October global temperatures since at least 1891 - Japan Meteorological Agency (https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/oct_wld.html). Small differences in ranking are normal between data sets.

1. 2015
2. 2019
3. *2022*, 2021
5. 2018

Convoy Lawyer is making the point (in a really unnecessarily complicated way) that no intel agency said there was a CSIS Act s.2 threat to the security of Canada. Definitely does not help government’s argument, but will now have to hear from Ministers why this advice was either rejected or ignored. Plus many other natsec folks to hear from this week. #POEC

https://twitter.com/stephaniecarvin/status/1592214518402547712?s=46&t=_oGzsSI71z7t7eWV67mjIQ

Espionage charges in Canada are relatively rare. This seems to have originated with the internal security branch of Hydro-Québec. Canada has also struggled to prosecute espionage cases so let's see where this goes?

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2022/hydro-quebec-employee-charged-espionage

What do academics say about cost overruns and delays of #nuclear constructions?
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Sovacool (2014):
💸 97% of nuclear plants had cost overrun.
⌛️ 64% had delays.

Nuclear: 117% cost escalation
vs
wind 8% and solar 1% (see table attached)
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Locatelli (2018): "All nuclear power plants under construction in Europe and USA are delivered over budget and late"
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Flyvbjerg: Nuclear power plants are bespoke, slow to build, and fat tailed for financial and safety risks.
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Details: https://europeanperspective.substack.com/p/schedules-costs-and-risks-of-new