ML2 @mathlover@social.cleverlibre.org

This was a waste of a good envelope, some good ricin, and a good stamp.

Also, the moose-shagging idiot who send it plainly had no grasp of the fact that the Orange Goblin was under no risk at all.

It will always be a White House staffer or Secret Service Bodyguard who is put risk instead.

And, if by some off quirk of fate, you really did snuff the OG, all you'd do is make him a martyr. He gets good PR in any case.

If you really hate Trump, vote the c_nt out.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/19/ricin-sent-to-white-house-envelope-report

#IT #privacy #dataprotection #Facebook #socialmedia #global #ireland #usa #politics #democracy

Facebook takes legal action against Irish privacy watchdog

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252488938/Facebook-takes-legal-action-against-Irish-privacy-watchdog

Original source, NSFW:

https://www.oglaf.com/theodicy/

I read Stars and Stripes in our shipping container in Iraq, and checked it regularly states-side too... It's one of the best sources for explaining policy and standards changes, and for breaking down issues important to the military.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/04/trump-and-stars-and-stripes-attacking-american-icon-column/5706859002/

That's where The Incredible Proof Machine comes in: it's a puzzle-game whose goal is to solve increasingly complex theorems using building blocks reminiscent of the code blocks you drag and drop in Scratch.

http://incredible.pm/

It was developed by computer scientist/standup comedian Joachim Breitner, and it's free/open source software for you to hack on.

https://github.com/nomeata/incredible

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#florespondence

My favourite blue Salvia, S. guaranitica 'Blue Enigma'. It's such a dreamy cerulean blue.

It's a tender perennial in the UK (it comes from Mexico I believe) so only survives down to c. 1 degree. I grow it in pots and keep it in the garage in winter.

#Plants #Gardening @plants

As @davidoclubb highlighted in his blog post last year (https://afallen.cymru/2019/11/13/wales-underwater/), #Wales will see significant additional #flooding risk as sea level rise meets increased rainfall intensity. #Newport is likely to be hit hard, and we're pleased to see that the Council is currently discussing the issue. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54011469

Now is the time to plan for a future with great challenges from coast, river and reservoir. Find out how we can help you manage your sustainability journey 🏞️🌊🏘️🏚️ #Cymru

"Apple to delay privacy change threatening Facebook, mobile ad market"

Too bad. Tracking, sharing and selling of personal data for advertising purposes without user consent should not exist.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-advertising/apple-to-delay-privacy-change-threatening-facebook-mobile-ad-market-idUSKBN25U2JU

So for those of you following my #ROES project ("Ridiculously Over Engineered SWR Meter") which I've been active on the past few days I finally just sent the boards off to be printed for a prototype run. so V2.0 is officially released (though I may do a minor revision before printing up a large number of boards).

Attached are some screenshots of the final schematic and some renderings of what the boards will look like when its done. Its a 4 layer board though so many of the traces are internal.

You can find the files for this, which will be released as open-source, here:

https://git.qoto.org/roes/roes-hardware/

#Ham #HamRadio #Radio #RF #EE #Electronics #ElectricalEngineering #Science

Trump's border wall will fail, according to engineering report https://boingboing.net/2020/09/04/trumps-border-wall-will-fail.html #boingboing #trump

@terrana
Disgusting company.

Oculus: "We're going to be requiring you to have a Facebook account to use our stuff."
Germany: "Ahem."
Oculus: "We are *entirely voluntarily* halting sales in Germany..."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/09/facebook-halts-oculus-quest-sales-in-germany-amid-privacy-concerns/

Brexiters "don’t just want what they can’t have, but they want what they don’t want". https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2020/09/back-to-school.html

Sublime from Professor Chris Grey, as always 👏👨‍🏫🇪🇺

#Brexit

Big Tech Extortion Racket: How Google, Amazon, and Facebook Control Our Lives

These companies are the most powerful middlemen in history. Each guards the gate to innumerable sources of essential information, services, and products. Yet thus far no governmental entity in the United States has signaled any intention of limiting the license these corporations enjoy to serve only the customers they choose to, at whatever price they decide.

https://harpers.org/archive/2020/09/the-big-tech-extortion-racket/

#monopoly #google #facebook #amazon #apple #microsoft #antitrust #BarryCLynn

This is despicable:

"White US professor admits she has pretended to be Black for years

"Jessica Krug, an activist who teaches African American history, writes Medium post apologizing for false identity..."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/03/jessica-krug-white-professor-pretended-black

Dear Americans,

Over the next two months, you will be assaulted by a next level, non-stop barrage of divisive media propaganda - to pit you against each other, get you emotionally jacked up, fearing for your life, and encouraging you to hate 'the other side'.

Don't fall for it. https://twitter.com/ZubyMusic/status/1301787508217393154 #Zuby #Propaganda

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