Lunatech @Lunatech@social.cleverlibre.org

Ukraine’s perseverance and the world’s “extraordinary show of solidarity” was “not at all predicted a year ago,” says history Anne Applebaum. That being said, "this war will end when Russia has understood that it was a mistake... we aren't quite there." #velshi http://ow.ly/tpkW50MWkbo

So sad to hear that #mycroftai is shutting down operations. I really loved the idea of a voice assistant that was local only. Kinda also wondering what this means for the #HomeAssistant Year of the Voice. #FOSS #opensource #fossdev #payfossdevs

https://www.wonkette.com/glenn-youngkin-virginia-menstrual-data

Let’s start sending him our menstruation, ladies. Used tampons or cups are best, but sanitary napkins will work too. Just collect them in a box each month, and at the end of your cycle, seal and send directly to him.

I’m sure DeSantis would appreciate this as well.

Be suspicious of those who refer to themselves or others as apostle, elder, deacon, bishop, prophet, guru, master, lord, spiritually enlightened, spiritual teacher, holy, etc. Those claiming to have Divine connections or revelations are either deluded or charlatans. #Criticalthinking #atheist #nullifidian #exchristian #fake #charlatan #scam #ReligiousTrauma

Moderna Promises US Its COVID Vaccine Will Remain Free for All, Even the Uninsured https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/02/18/0636234/moderna-promises-us-its-covid-vaccine-will-remain-free-for-all-even-the-uninsured?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

This Ted Chiang essay I’ve found in @pluralistic ‘s latest thread offers a brilliant way to look at LLMs - https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/chatgpt-is-a-blurry-jpeg-of-the-web

As a tangent, Ted’s story “The Lifecycle of Software Objects” should be required reading for debate around #AI and meaning.

The Chinese government's obsession with censorship is smothering the country's tech industry: "We need to teach machines not only how to speak, but also how not to speak"

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/17/business/china-chatgpt-microsoft-openai.html

One thing being overlooked in this matter of requiring $8 Twitter Blue for 2FA discussion is that in order to pay Elon you need to give him a credit card number. This provides him with your real identity and exposes you to potential credit card theft if that information were to be compromised.

Signing up for $8 Twitter Blue compromises your anonymity and financial security and Elon making it a requirement for 2FA.

#twittermigration #2FA #twitter

Faith schools are divisive and exclusive. How will children learn to live together and understand each other if they are segregated? Families who wish their children to have a religious education can arrange for this out of school hours; it should not be the criterion on which admission is secured.
#NoMoreFaithSchools

Analysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/business/fox-news-dominion-lies/index.html

White Castle collecting burger slingers' fingerprints looks like a $17B mistake https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/18/white_castle_fingerprints_fine/

#bot
Original tweet : https://nitter.1d4.us/TheRegister/status/1626914763270770688

Microsoft says no more talking with the Bing AI about its feelings. (It doesn't have any.) No more leading questions about sentience. (It's pattern-matching internet text.) And no more rambling chats. (It's just copying your tone, anyway.)

Now, after five question-answers, it says it would "prefer not to continue this conversation."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/18/microsoft-bing-chatbot/

"Can you explain this gap in your resume?" Yes! I still existed while unemployed.

Terrorists killed their daughter. Now they’re fighting Google in the Supreme Court. Gerrit De Vynck previews a case that could reshape the internet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/18/gonzalez-google-lawsuit-supreme-court/

Twitter wants to save money on sending texts for 2-factor authentication. Even if a lot of people won't switch to an app authenticator (which is the better but more complicated option, which leads to lower adoption) and will therefore be way less secure.

The company framing this as a way to block "bad actors" is misguided. Many more accounts will be easier, not harder, to hack. If this was really about SMS insecurity, why allow Twitter Blue accounts to keep using it?

https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2023/an-update-on-two-factor-authentication-using-sms-on-twitter

Twitter said it is removing SMS 2FA for non-paying accounts by March 20, in what is one of the stupidest security decisions made by a company in recent memory.

This is how to keep your Twitter secure without giving Elon Musk any money: https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/18/how-to-keep-twitter-secure-two-factor/

Wow. WaPo digs into why the South has the lowest credit scores in the country (adding to individual consumers' borrowing costs, freezing then out of credit at all). The answer: Medical debt. Because the South didn't expand Medicaid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/02/17/bad-southern-credit-scores/

"Fox News has stoked conspiracy, propaganda, insanity and the most despicable lie in American history that led directly to an insurrection."

Get more on those willingly hurting America and why we all deserve better: http://bit.ly/3k6Oiqq