Lunatech @Lunatech@social.cleverlibre.org

Just a tip for hacks out there:

When discussing the Russian invasion of #Ukraine, framing the war continuing as Ukrainians "holding out" or "refusing to give up", you're using Russian biased language.

If you're not framing the continuing war as Russia refusing to leave a country they have invaded, then you're not doing your job

Calm down. It's just an indigenous man, proud of his local sports team.

CAUCASIANS

@Incognitim

CNN was recently BOUGHT by a Billionaire who didnt like their coverage and warning about the Jan6th insurrection.

CNN IS GONE. Stragler reporters keeping up appearances.

The right certainly celebrated the seizing of CNN, just as Putin celebrated invading Ukraine. And Musk the seizing of twitter.

To pump far right hate, fear and authoritarianism.

https://magaconservatives.com/billionaire-trump-donor-to-take-over-cnn-and-turn-into-fox-news-light-jim-acosta-fears/

I think the saddest part of living in a country that upholds "Work until you drop or starve" as the standard is the notion that if you're unable to find a job that pays enough to keep you alive with a roof over your head, you're a loser. It doesn't matter if you can't find employment that pays a living wage. It doesn't matter how hard you try. If you can't, you don't deserve to be treated like a human being. After a while, it makes the victim of such an economy feel like they ARE a loser.

There seems to be a lot of confusion about why there are so many less workers now than there were in '19.

Let me explain.
- A new sickness emerged.
- We ignored it for a while.
- We took it seriously for approximately 2 seconds.
- We let it rip.
- Lots of people died and are still dying.
- Lots more people became or are becoming disabled to mild or severe degrees, with no prognosis of recovery.
- We aren't sure what else will happen to the infected.

That's what happened and is still happening.

Highlighted phrase from here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/business/media/fox-news-dominion-rupert-murdoch.html

⚠️ A sugar replacement called #erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten #stevia, monk-fruit, and #keto reduced-sugar products — has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death, according to a new study.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/health/zero-calorie-sweetener-heart-attack-stroke-wellness

Arizona Senate bill to ban ‘lewd or sexual’ books called unconstitutional by experts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022723_arizona_book_ban_bill/arizona-senate-bill-ban-lewd-or-sexual-books-called-unconstitutional-by-experts/
A bill in the Arizona Senate that aims to give parents more control over what books students read in school is unconstitutional, and critics say the bill’s language isn’t really aimed at protecting children but instead targets LGBTQ children directly.
#Tucson #Arizona

Bad beliefs: Misinformation is factually wrong – but is it ethically wrong, too? The answer is yes.https://theconversation.com/bad-beliefs-misinformation-is-factually-wrong-but-is-it-ethically-wrong-too-196551 #criticalthinking @skepticism

As LGBTQ book challenges rise, some Louisiana librarians are scared to go to work https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/as-lgbtq-book-challenges-rise-some-louisiana-librarians-are-scared-to-go-to-work

Getting harder to be a librarian, especially my public and school brethren (although I am sure they'll come for me in due time).

#censorship #PartyOfStupid #BannedBooks #Christofascists #books #reading #libraries #librarians

An important story everyone must read: immigrant children are working long, grueling hours in the United States where hard child labor has been illegal for decades. by Hannah Dreier and Kristen Luce https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/us/unaccompanied-migrant-child-workers-exploitation.html

"What Transparency? Twitter Seems To Have Forgotten About Transparency Reporting "

As of today, Twitter is still sharing with Lumen information from some of the takedown notices that Twitter receives, but this is really too bad for transparency generally.

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/27/what-transparency-twitter-seems-to-have-forgotten-about-transparency-reporting/

I’m open to the idea that not all media outlets have just turned into clickbait, but damned if that’s not going to be an increasingly tough battle…

In a world of Scott Adams, be a Charles Schulz.

Want to catch up on the most recent FL attacks on higher ed?

Here's a good piece on the most recent FL/DeSantos bills. The piece makes the case that opponents need to take up the issue of "competence" and "expertise" since the free speech argument is getting limited traction.

https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-latest-desantis-attack-on-education?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and employee login credentials, and foist malware on customer websites. Media coverage understandably focused on GoDaddy's admission that it suffered three different cyberattacks over as many years at the hands of the same hacking group.  But it's worth revisiting how this group typically got in to targeted companies: By calling employees and tricking them into navigating to a phishing website.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/02/when-low-tech-hacks-cause-high-impact-breaches/

This might seem like news to some of y'all, but any #exvangelical will tell you this example of misogyny is common, pervasive and overt throughout church culture.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/27/hillsong-college-allegedly-taught-some-students-women-should-to-submit-sexually-to-husbands?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Why is it so hard to be a good maintainer?

I have worked on my open-source project day and night for several years. Probably even more than I should. I'm trying to satisfy everyone.

But then there is precisely the one type of user that takes the fun out of the project for me personally. These people love to discuss but have no insight when you try to explain to them several times that it is impossible and, in the end, you will be personally abused.

#foss #maintain #community #monday