George Mari @GeorgeMari@social.cleverlibre.org

This is like the fifth time my wife has asked me to explain what gaslighting is but she insists that we’ve never had this discussion before and I’m starting to doubt the reliability of my memories.

Experian is a criminally negligient "credit bureau" that hoovers up personal information, sells it, and lets identity thieves easily steal "your" account.

There is absolutely no accountability because Congress doesn't give a damn -- and Experian blatantly doesn't give a damn.

Read this infuriating blog post by @briankrebs

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/its-still-easy-for-anyone-to-become-you-at-experian/

The lawyers at my firm are fighting every singe day to ensure legal and fair maps are in place in Louisiana and around the country in time for 2024.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/5th-circuit-sets-timeline-for-new-louisiana-congressional-map-ahead-of-2024-elections/

Apple discriminated against US citizens in hiring, DOJ says

Apple deterred US citizens from positions open to foreign workers, DOJ found.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/apple-discriminated-against-us-citizens-in-hiring-doj-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Apple admits discriminating against US citizens through PERM program; paying $25M https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/10/apple-admits-perm-discrimination/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I am on the academic job market!

If your institution is looking for someone who does research in distributed systems, consensus protocols, or key-value stores, please reach out.

My website has an overview of my current work and research interests: https://kaimast.com

With flows from the vital Colorado River in peril, @ProPublica and the Desert Sun found that just 20 extended families in a stretch of California desert used more river water than entire states -- and they mostly used it to grow hay.

Farmers in one family, the Abattis, used more water than the entirety of the Las Vegas metro area.

Read our excellent, interactive analysis: https://projects.propublica.org/california-farmers-colorado-river/

I’m hiring a software engineer for BIND 9. All you need is to speak English, program in any procedural or object-oriented language, be willing to learn technologies we use (C17), be a nice person and be brave to apply!

https://isc.recruitee.com/o/bind-9-software-engineer-2

Oh, and the answer to “What is Thread Local Storage” or any other screening question is not “-“. I understand your time is valuable and so is mine, so please be kind and let’s not waste our collective time.

One of the more limiting things about Signal is you have to give out your mobile number to everyone. Even if it is a burner, I still don't want to advertise to the world that it's mine.

Was happy to read today that Signal is now beta testing a new username feature.

https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866

Garage Access as a Service: The Chamberlain Group’s Anti-Consumer Approach to the Smart Home https://www.macstories.net/linked/garage-access-as-a-service-the-chamberlain-groups-anti-consumer-approach-to-the-smart-home/

The ball's density also varies, but players don't learn the value until after choosing their raquets. The infamous 'bowling ball table tennis' region of the parameter space often leads to equipment damage.
https://xkcd.com/2852/

Do any friends have a company in Germany that could hire a junior web developer at the moment? Either as a junior or intern?

I've a friend who's desperately in need of work so she can retain health insurance and stay in the country, after her last internship fell short of 6 months (company failed).

If you know of anything, please reach out! Boosts welcome!

#GetFediHired #fedihired

#introduction Hi, I'm Seb. I'm in my mid-forties and self-realized as #actuallyautistic this past Summer. Probably also #adhd, but I'm not there yet.

I'd love to connect with other #neurodivergent individuals and chat it up.

#feltcutemightdeletelater

Dream job alert: Defend civil liberties and innovation at EFF as a Staff Attorney working on patent, copyright, and related fields.

https://www.eff.org/staffattorneyip

LibreOffice Poll:

Do you want LibreOffice videos available via PeerTube?

PeerTube is a video platform for the Fediverse and is an alternative to Google's YouTube.

TILvids will give LibreOffice video space on their decentralized platform that is powered by PeerTube.

LibreOffice has 20.2K subscribers on their Google YouTube channel...

Please BOOST for greater exposure.

#LibreOffice #OpenSource #Fediverse #PeerTube #Privacy #TILvids #FOSS #FLOSS #Video #LibreSoftware @peertube @tilvids

Do you know your spouse/SO's cell phone number (without looking it up)?

#poll

Please boost for a wider demographic 😉

Like so many others here, I recently passed my one-year anniversary of joining Mastodon. It's been a joy.

I have slightly more than half of the followers here that I had on the deadbird site when I stopped posting there -- and conservatively, 10 times the genuine engagement in boosts, favorites, and replies with the Mastodon account.

My thanks to @Gargron and his team for their hard work.

(Advice: If you aren't donating to your instance, please do so.)

Today marks one year since I walked away from 360,000 followers on that other site joined this incredible community here!

That was easily one of the most positive moves I've ever made, and I frankly haven't looked back. Thank you to @jerry and everyone else who keeps this place humming. Come to think of it, it's time to renew our annual support!

https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors

No wonder Microsoft is taking so much interest! It all makes sense now 😂