Lunatech @Lunatech@social.cleverlibre.org

Journalists like @dankennedy_nu are beginning to notice that Mastodon has more engagement than Twitter.

For me, this has been true for a long time. Engagement on Twitter is like winning the lottery. Whereas, on Mastodon, engagement is just a fact of life when using the service.

If the point of social media is to be *social*, the Mastodon beats the pants off of Twitter.

https://dankennedy.net/2023/02/12/fewer-followers-more-engagement-what-i-found-in-a-twitter-versus-mastodon-test/

Is there a new definition of enthusiasm that I'm not aware of?

The law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose off the common
But leaves the greater villain loose
Who steals the common from the goose.
— 17th century folk poem

Link for those of you who live in or have relatives in OH & wish to know from where their water comes.

http://drip.unctv.org/maps/

https://river-runner.samlearner.com/

#EPA #Ohio #Water #Train

This is the site that the EPA is updating their official response.

https://response.epa.gov/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=15933

Five years ago we did a story about women being harassed with deepfake porn of themselves, and Scarlett Johansson told me, "The internet is a vast wormhole of darkness that eats itself." Pretty sad that American lawmakers haven't done anything about it, and the problem's only gotten worse

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/30/fake-porn-videos-are-being-weaponized-harass-humiliate-women-everybody-is-potential-target/

The College Board is hitting back at top GOP officials in Florida over the state's ban on a new AP African American Studies course that's being piloted in several states.

In a lengthy statement released Saturday, the national education nonprofit said it should have more quickly addressed claims by Florida's Department of Education that the course was indoctrinating students and lacked educational value, which the College Board called "slander."

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/12/1156409108/college-board-african-american-studies-florida-desantis

Wait, Lindsey Graham can't pay his own legal expenses?

Lindsey Graham’s legal expense fund pumped full of cash by nine Republican lawmaker friends
#news #politics

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/senator-lindsey-graham-2659408256/

Videos show Turkey's Erdogan boasted letting builders avoid earthquake codes
#turkiyeearthquake #Erdogan
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/13/1156512284/turkey-earthquake-erdogan-building-safety

#Apple patches a major #Mac #security flaw in #macOS Ventura 13.2.1 https://tchlp.com/3loce8W

After more than 20 years covering privacy lapses, I am pretty hard to shock. This one did the trick. (Gift link to WashPost story by @drewharwell ) https://archive.ph/miL99

A look at the growing torrent of deepfake porn harassment targeted at women, as a Twitch streamer gets caught and admits to buying deepfakes of fellow streamers (Samantha Cole/VICE)

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34pq3/deepfake-qtcinderella-atrioc
http://www.techmeme.com/230213/p18#a230213p18

Ubuntu Linux Kernel Updates Fix 19 Vulnerabilities — Patch Now https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/ubuntu-linux-kernel-updates-fix-vulnerabilities/

Over 450 malicious PyPI python packages were found installing malicious Chromium browser extensions to hijack cryptocurrency transactions made through browser-based crypto wallets and websites.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/451-pypi-packages-install-chrome-extensions-to-steal-crypto/

So glad to see hundreds of thousands of Israelis on the street demonstrating against Netenyahu's far right coalition. Hundreds, not tens of thousands are some reports are saying. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-13/ty-article/.premium/why-are-hundreds-of-thousands-of-israelis-protesting-and-does-netanyahu-care/00000186-4a2a-d643-a7ee-5aaa5e970000

Apple has released emergency security updates to address a new zero-day vulnerability used in attacks to hack iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-new-webkit-zero-day-exploited-to-hack-iphones-macs/

Bummer!

'It blew up in their faces': GOP buried over 'oafish' conspiracy hearing
#news #politics

https://www.rawstory.com/gop-twitter/

The other night I got on Facebook. I unfriended half of my friend list and unfollowed the rest. Now all I see are groups and adverts. And I’m ok with that.

Carol Burris on Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Horrible Education Plan - However, the Billionaire Walton family must be cheering the move toward ending taxpayer funded education in Arkansas. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/02/13/carol-burris-on-sarah-huckabee-sanders-horrible-education-plan/ via @dianeravitch #Education

DeSantis: Maybe Florida Should Abandon AP, SAT, and Other College Board Products - Normally I would have cheered his stance against the tests. But DeFascist made it clear that he was looking for other tests. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/02/13/desantis-maybe-florida-should-abandon-ap-sat-and-other-college-board-products/ via @dianeravitch #DeFascist

Margaret Atwood responds to the banning of "The Handmaid's Tale" from a high school library.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-virginia-book-ban-library-removal/673013/

"How dare I question the school board’s motives? I do dare. After all, it has questioned mine."