ML2 @mathlover@social.cleverlibre.org

A recent scoop by Reuters revealed that mobile apps for the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were integrating software that sends visitor data to a Russian company called Pushwoosh, which claims to be based in the United States.

But that story omitted an important historical detail about Pushwoosh: In 2013, one of its developers admitted to authoring the Pincer Trojan, malware designed to surreptitiously intercept and forward text messages from Android mobile devices. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/11/u-s-govt-apps-bundled-russian-code-with-ties-to-mobile-malware-developer/

Ada Lovelace died #OTD in 1852, at the age of 36. In her 1843 supplement to Babbage’s Analytical Engine, simply titled Notes, she outlined four essential concepts that would shape the birth of modern computing a century later. #WomenInSTEM

i might have my criticisms of mastodon, but the founder of post is out here pretending “net worth” is a protected category to signal you can’t make fun of billionaires on his a16z-funded twitter alternative

Trump incriminates himself AGAIN, the GOP goes FULL FASCIST and demands companies pay Elon Musk, Arizona MAGAs have a complete meltdown and more! Tonight we speak with AZ Sec. of State-elect Adrian Fontes about this and more! Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast live at 8p ET/5p PT! https://youtu.be/It4P3jFyfpk

The Milky Way core over a field full of fireflies in the Catskill Mountains

Translation:
"I am going to leave out context and put my own spin on things so I can continue pandering to the far right audience that I have!"

With the amount of lies/promises this fascist oligarch has made over the years...if anyone believes a word of what will come out from him on what he calls "free speech suppression", then you can sell them a box of rocks!

Metatext (my favorite iOS app for Mastodon) is looking for a new maintainer or organization to take on its maintenance and development. Are you an #iOS dev looking for a new project or an open source advocacy group that wants to see the fediverse healthy and strong? Shoot @metabolist an email at info@metabolist.org if interested!

Thread with original info: https://mastodon.social/@metabolist/109422457953717612 #MastoDev #Metatext #FediNews

Pretty incredible to think that attacking your advertisers for cutting back their spending is going to cause more companies to advertise.

Remember Tesla, somewhat famously, refuses to advertise at all. According to [checks notes] Elon Musk, apparently that means Tesla is against free speech

#Cryptocurrency mining in #Texas currently uses about 2,000 megawatts of power ... out of approximately 80,000 megawatts total on the Texas grid during peak demand.

“It is primarily used for speculation. I think that’s important to realize. And that is somehow worth the electricity usage of small countries? That blows my mind,” said crypto skeptic Molly White/ https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-is-becoming-a-bitcoin-mining-capital-can-the-grid-handle-it/

#Bitcoin #Environment #Energy #News

@politicalscience The intellectual behavior is to let citizens develop a fundamental belief in humanism and humanity. We shall have patience and transform step by step. The practical first step is to engage in continuous self-education.
My people, don’t give up self-education.

#china #politics #protest #revolution #beijing #shanghai

The barriers to information flow caused by the censorship of the media and communicators are, in my opinion, the crux of the difficulty of the Chinese protest movement. If it is impossible to break through the shackles technically (such as taking down the firewall or adopting anti-reconnaissance, etc.), then the significant knots must be inside people’s spirits.

#china #politics #protest #revolution #beijing #shanghai @politicalscience

Hi everyone,

As of right now, I've identified 18 members of Congress/ committees/ office on #mastodon, of which 8 are confirmed as authentic.

The list is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1egupogzhZgPgcM1NcIxBC4iW2xgvs1qJPAG568YaCuY/edit?usp=sharing

#legislatures

#Apple and #Google are under no obligation to adhere to Elon's definition of "free speech" -- it's that simple.

I see a lot of takes on mastodon and it’s current feature set.

Should the dialog be tilted to activitypub? Federation is here to stay. Musk helped it cross the chasm.

What protocol changes do we need to enable a safe space for everyone?

RT @jwz: @steve_lieber As an app-only walled garden, Hive Social is not a part of the World Wide Web in any meaningful sense. Anyone letting it get their hooks into them is making a familiar and terrible mistake. We've been here before. Don't let it happen again. https://www.jwz.org/blog/2016/03/instagram-hates-the-internet/ https://twitter.com/jwz/status/1595530261533319168

@mattblaze The real Mastodon is the s%!tposting we made along the way.

Kidding aside, it is time to take ownership of our discourse, how many times can we repeat the same mistake? Myspace, FB, Twitter, the list is endless.

The reason why we choose to protest with a blank a4 paper:
-brutal police violence and arrest
-severe censorship
-defamatory propaganda
-self-protection
-considering simplicity and easiness to spread
#china #politics #beijing #shanghai #urumqifire #revolution

Midori was a decently popular lightweight open-source web browser a few years back. Some of us thought it was discontinued and did not know if it was active. Good news! Midori web browser is active (in beta) and available as a free and open-source offering. It is an electron-powered browser based on Chromium without Google stuff and privacy protection features": Excellent News! Midori Browser to Integrate its Own Open Source Search Engine for a Strong Comeback https://news.itsfoss.com/midori-astiango/

The leader of the Republican Party praises the head of the Chinese Communist Party in nearly every speech he gives.

Remember this when Republicans try to act like they are 'tough' on the CCP.