George Mari @GeorgeMari@social.cleverlibre.org

AirTags reveal officials in Mexico stole items donated for earthquake relief in Turkey https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/08/airtags-reveal-officials-in-mexico-stole-items-donated-for-earthquake-relief-in-turkey/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

***** [Irony] Google attempting to claw back to office already approved remote
workers *****

In addition to the crackdown (via demerits on performance reviews) on workers already in the now "standard" hybrid three days in the office #Google model (as I described yesterday), who are felt to not be meeting that schedule adequately, it also appears that Google is attempting to push already approved full remote workers to move to that hybrid model "if they are near a Google office". Many Google workers are already approved for full remote, and various open Google jobs have been listed as "remote eligible", sometimes along with a specific Google office designation, sometimes with broad designations like "U.S."

It now appears that Google is hell bent to fill that expensive office space they've built, an irony for a firm that develops world-class video conferencing, advanced telepresence tools, and cloud computing resources that all help enable remote working, eliminating vast amounts of commuting, pollution, and associated disrupted lives in the process.
Ironic.

The Kafkaesque elements of forcing workers to sit in front of screens at the office doing exactly what they could be doing in front of screens at home is most notably bizarre.

Googlers who have contacted me about this have noted that these new announcements came without prior warning, and the terms under which "exceptions" will be made to these policies have not been articulated
at this time.

I think it's fair to say that this is yet another blow to Google workers morale, and seems contradictory to Google's presumed goal of keeping the best possible people at the firm. -L

The new ".zip" domain is being used almost solely for malware. Some of the clicks are very deceptive, even to technically knowledgeable people. See the attached image for an example.

You can block all zip domains with the following uBlock Origin rule:

||zip^

Tell everyone you know.

OK this is an emergency call to my #retrogaming #retrocomputing #mediaarchaeology #hardwarehacker #hacker enthusiast friends in and around the #Denver metro/Front Range/ #Boulder / #ColoradoSprings / #FortCollins area

Urban Putt Denver is, sadly, closing its doors. However, there is an opportunity to rescue a one-of-a-kind stand up arcade game/mini golf "hole" before it ends up in the scrap heap.

Bunker Blast 3000 was designed to resemble a retro 1980s arcade game. As a mini-golf hole, the game is played by putting into a ramp underneath the "arcade" display. Sensors inside the game read the ball's velocity and angle, and the game renders a virtual ball on the screen, rolling through a "game grid" like environment reminiscent of Tron. The game then kicks the ball out for subsequent putt attempts.

The unit is 36 inches wide and roughly 5 to 6 feet tall. It features a color display and custom software that exists as a one-of-a-kind homage to classic arcade games.

Here's the deal though: This unit needs to be moved THIS SUNDAY, June 11th, when the dismantling of Urban Putt will be going on.

If you know someone who wants, or you yourself want, a collectible and irreplaceable, fully functional and FUN AS HELL objet-d'art for your living room, barcade, or museum, my friend, Urban Putt CEO Steve Fox, will GIVE YOU the item at no charge, if you can bring enough people and a vehicle large enough to carry it away.

DM me for serious inquiries, only. No, it's too heavy to ship out of Colorado unless you're going to put it in your own box truck and carry it yourself.

Please repost widely. Thank you!

@morgthorak I think you might want to make sure you don’t follow me.

Because your “woke communist propaganda” comment makes me think you’re a moron of the first order.

I strongly suspect I am one of those “woke communists” you worry about. But you probably couldn’t actually explain what either of those words actually mean, could you?

I’m a card-carrying atheist, I think a woman’s right to choose is very important, I think that “well regulated militia” means that guns should be carefully licensed and not just randomly given to any moron with a pulse, and I couldn’t care less if you decided to dress up in the “wrong” clothes or decided you’d rather live your life without feeling tied to whatever plumbing you were born with.

And dammit, if that all makes me “woke”, then I think anybody who uses that word as a pejorative is a f*cking disgrace to the human race. So please just unfollow me right now.

#PDX friends, does anyone have a good allergist/asthma doc in the metro area?

A nice doctor told me yesterday I really should be seeing one as a nearly 54 year old asthmatic who has been getting hives over stressful days.

Wow! This is an *amazing* opportunity for the right person! I mean… helping Mozilla lead their entrance into Mastodon / the Fediverse… and doing so while creating a positive social experience!

PLEASE SHARE THIS with people you think might be good candidates. Let’s help Mozilla!

From: @jamesid
https://mozilla.social/@jamesid/110470858327528256

Hello #HamRadio folk, do any of you have any advice / horror stories about home Electric Vehicle chargers (makes/models) from an electromagnetic compatibility perspective? e.g. “my XYZ charger completely wipes out 21MHz when charging / every time I transmit with 50W on 14MHz, my car stops charging” Please boost for visibility.. Thanks!

The king of soundtracks, Kenny Loggins, is now the king of password generation.

Kenny Log-ins is a real website that will make real, secure passwords for you based on Kenny Loggins lyrics (via Boing Boing).

It does exactly what it needs to: you get three options (“Danger Zone” is the weakest, of course) for increasingly-secure, randomly-generated passwords with embedded lyrics. Then you can be footloose while playin’ with the boys, knowing Loggins has your log-ins.

https://www.kennylog-in.com/

With iOS 17, Apple lets you share AirTags with friends and family

It should work with every other Find My tracker, too.

Saw this posted the other day, and I love the sentiment. I need to do that more often.

"I wear pride because you make them hide." #HappyPride #PrideMonth

J&J’s COVID vaccine is dead in the US; FDA revokes authorization

The withdrawal leaves the two mRNA vaccines and the Novavax protein subunit vaccine.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/j-fda-revokes-authorization/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The mobile duopoly strong-arms news publishers into using their payment processing services, and paying 30% for the privilege. Regular payment processing comes in at less than 5%. App store choice would give news publishers a huge boost to their revenue.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/save-news-we-must-open-app-stores

Anyone local (Halifax, NS) have any interest in an old Commodore 64 with accessories? As far as I know it still works, though I expect a fair number of the floppies don't. No adapter for a modern tv, but those are fairly easy to come by. Free to a good home. I can probably ship it elsewhere, though it's not light, lol.

#RetroGaming #Halifax

So crazy to me that Twitter is effectively being kept alive by those it's actively hostile to.
So many journalists and politicians haven't even taken the very simple step of posting what they put out on Twitter onto the new competing platforms. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/03/twitter-conservative-media-elon-musk-ron-desantis?

A little bit of #television #history:

#CBS’ 1973 Saturday night lineup, crafted by iconic programmer Fred Silverman, is still remembered as one of the greatest lineups ever assembled.

8:00: All in the Family

8:30: MASH

9:00: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

9:30: The Bob Newhart Show

10:00: The Carol Burnett Show

Keep in mind that there was no streaming, no recording & watching later, no extra airings. You had to be there at your tv on the night to watch it... and people did, in big numbers.

Coverage of dishonest Chicago cops staying on the job without consequences has drawn a lot of attention following a recent OIG report. This yarn by @ProPublica and @chicagotribune illustrates the city’s troubled history of accountability through one officer, Jeffrey Kriv, currently on trial for perjury and forgery. #Chicago #police https://www.propublica.org/article/how-chicago-cop-got-out-of-44-traffic-tickets

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