Don Thompson @guardeddon@social.cleverlibre.org
Long career in telecoms, aerospace & IT. Adept at troubleshooting & problem resolution.
Fascinated by the milieu.
Pic: JFK 22L over the captain's shoulder.
Joined Nov 2022
@rauschma
Yes!
Listened to the BBC Planet III podcast &, if I recall correctly, Sir David Attenborough described his narration in same way
Don Thompson
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Govt finally admits Russian meddling in our democratic processes. So why years of obfuscation about Intelligence Cttee
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23RussiaReport
; why have I & other cross party MPs had to take Govt to court to try to force them to act; & why do we still not have proper protections in place?
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/CarolineLucas/status/1732762546145247286#m
[2023-12-07 14:02 UTC]
Don Thompson
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Over a year ago, former PM Boris Johnson - now a proven liar - told me he wasn't aware of any Russian interference in our elections. Now the Govt quietly admits that there was. So when will we have a full inquiry to ensure such attacks on our democracy never happen again?
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https://nitter.cz/CarolineLucas/status/1496129233302835207#m
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🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/CarolineLucas/status/1732785024506736642#m
[2023-12-07 15:31 UTC]
Don Thompson
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@Dragon @bloor @badambassador @neil
I also use icecubes & cannot input alt-text for images (nor will its AI helper return anything). OTOH, Woolly does alt-text just fine.
Don Thompson
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My biggest pet peeve is restaurants/gigs/events or venues of any kind which have a social media page instead of a website. I don't have fucking instagram, so I literally can't see your menu/lineup? Even if I had instagram, it's an entirely inaccessible format so would be fucking useless? These platforms are for promotion, not for hosting vital information.
@falken @cubicgarden @signalapp @Mer__edith
Beeper does Signal. And Telegram, and RCS, and WhatsApp, and …
@witewulf @cubicgarden
Blue indicates Apple’s iMessage, yes encrypted but internet based messaging.
Green is plain old GSM spec SMS. If you’re not on an all inclusive texts tariff, you’d know all about it!!
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GDAL Released: v3.8.1 https://geoobserver.wordpress.com/2023/12/04/gdal-released-v3-8-1/ via @GdalOrg @EvenRouault #gdal #ogr #qgis #switch2qgis #fossgis #foss4g #opensource #gistribe #gischat #spatial #geospatial #gis #geo #geoObserver pls RT
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"Once the commander in chief says “I will not come to an ally’s aid if attacked,” why would anyone fear NATO, regardless of what obligations still exist on paper? And once the Russians, or anyone else, no longer fear a U.S. response to an attack, then the chances that they will carry one out grow higher.
on the fate of NATO, if Trump wins: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/01/trump-2024-reelection-pull-out-of-nato-membership/676120/
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The third-largest state in Germany has an official #mastodon server.
(With an umlaut in its domain name!)
Imho all #governments in all countries on all levels should communicate via the #fediverse, instead of via commercial services. Why should a profit-maximizing feed #algorithm, and an ad placement algorithm get between the citizen and their government in a democracy?
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Events import and synchronization, announcements, conversations... with Mobilizon v4 releasing today, we're reaching our goals (and are ready to pass the ball!).
Read about the 5 years of work that went into Mobilizon v4 : https://framablog.org/2023/12/05/mobilisation-v4-the-maturity-stage/
@neil link attached only as an example of coverage.
@neil
So messed up.
Why’s it only dangerous for u18s to view this content?
Has there been consideration of content that is posted to X, Insta, etc, as ‘signposts’ to full feature sites?
One ‘idea’ while reading: service providers required to route underage users’ device traffic through a home/parental gateway where parents/guardians had control. Oh wait, that would imply VPNs and VPN’s aren’t to be tolerated either.
https://ftedit.ft.com/Ju3k/omt0faoh UK tells porn sites to verify age of users or face hefty fines
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"What is AI? It is a marketing term. It's a way to make automation sound magical. As such it is a way to dodge accountability by making machines sound like autonomous entities rather than tools created by people and companies. Discussion about this technology becomes much clearer when we replace "AI" with "automation" and ask: What is automated? Who is automating? Who is profiting and who is harmed?"
- @emilymbender
@davidallengreen
Yes, consider how short the Home Office application backlog might now be if the resources had been directed there.
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Don Thompson
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@neil I used it (and promote it) since a few years now, and I'm 100% satisfied of it.
upgrades are regular, stability is perfect, resources required almos null,
I'm a big fan. We even sell this as a SAAS product, so now I'll pay the developer <3
Long career in telecoms, aerospace & IT. Adept at troubleshooting & problem resolution.
Fascinated by the milieu.
Pic: JFK 22L over the captain's shoulder.
Joined Nov 2022
