Martin Ruskov @mapto@social.cleverlibre.org

Hundreds of schools find out that Chromebooks expire like milk.

A software death date is baked into older Chromebooks and set to expire three to six years after their release. Despite having fully functioning hardware, an expired Chromebook will no longer receive the software updates it needs, blocking basic websites and applications from use.

A lot of schools have found themselves stuck with expensive paperweights. https://www.govtech.com/built-in-death-date-renders-school-chromebooks-useless

Mozilla Standards Positions Opposes Web Integrity API

Link: https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/852
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36857032

#mozilla

Prof. Eliot Jacobson, two hours ago:

"Apologies in advance for not explaining this in any way, but here are the daily standard deviations for #Antarctic sea ice extent for every day, 1989-2023, based on the 1991-2020 mean. Each blue line represents the SD's for a full year. Lighter is more recent.

2023 is in red."

If you think things are already bad now, think again.
#ClimateChange #Climate #ClimateCrisis

New X/Twitter logo found.

Strong neighborhoods boost the health, happiness, and longevity of their residents. But over the last several decades, our connections with our neighbors have been fraying. https://t.co/mVxkM1oUGZ

More #followfriday for #digitalrights -- this time with a European focus!

Open Rights Group - @openrightsgroup

EDRi - @edri

noyb.eu - @noybeu

Privacy International - @privacyint

netzpolitik.org - @netzpolitik_feed

Algorithm Watch - @algorithmwatch

Wolfie Christl - @wchr

Lilian Edwards - @lilianedwards

Johnny Ryan -
@johnnyryan

Ralf Bendrath -
@bendrath

Michael Veale -
@mikarv

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This is superb and the moral bankruptcy of the so-called effective altruists (#TESCRAEAL) all the more dystopian and disturbing....

https://www.zachseward.com/nauru/

Please remember that the Pollution-Industrial Complex has been preparing for •decades• to make the pivot from “there is no climate crisis” to “it’s too late to do anything!”

Please remember that hopeless doomerism is part of fossil fuel’s PR strategy.

This isn’t doom. This is all hands on deck. This is “tear down the gates and storm the castle.”

So, how is Docsify-This being used? Here are three examples:

1️⃣Embedded Markdown content within #CanvasLMS, including code clocks (@jmax, SFU)
2️⃣Documentation within a WordPress theme (@cogdog)
3️⃣Standalone Web page and GitHub repo (https://github.com/dmalawey/OpenArm) supporting Open Source Robot Arm initiative (David Malawey, Texas A&M)

Docsify-This instantly turns online #Markdown files into standalone web pages to share or embed… try it out and see for yourself🚀 https://docsify-this.net #opensource #OER

If you have #dyslexia , do alternative fonts in apps help with the reading experience?

If yes, are Atkinson Hyperlegible or OpenDyslexic useful fonts to use with #Tusky? Are there others (that are freely redistributable).

The attached screenshots show what this would look like.

Please boost for reach.

Hi all!
Does your work involve providing explainability and/or transparency for machine learning systems? We are a team of HCI researchers at UCSD, who would like to interview you about your experience, process, and any problems you run into, particularly in how you evaluate your tools and explanations. The interview takes ~30 minutes, and you will be compensated $15.50/hour for your time. Please sign up for a time using this link: https://calendly.com/nyagnik/xai-interview
#XAI #AI #ML #ExplainableAI

Uh, who's "we," mediaman? It's journalists who keep listening to and promoting Musk's blatherings. Try stopping....

Why do we listen to tech moguls like Elon Musk? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/17/elon-musk-technology-leaders-influence/

Young Americans blame SCOTUS, GOP for unforgiven student loan debt https://t.co/6bZ8sH79DR

OK seriously... folks tell me they save time using AI to write emails. I ask them why they don't use templates as they are even quicker than AI. The most common response is "what is a template?"

Mosquitoes probably don't think your blood's "sweet," but they might like your stink.

https://t.co/InJntm8XED