szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org

/kbin RTR#8 The update of kbin.social and plans for the near future

Today, we managed to update the main instance. Everything should slowly return to normal. Now it's time for things that will be less visible but no less important. Currently, the priority will be interactions with other instances - limiting spam, improving communication in the fediverse (including moderation) in order not to add... #kbinDevlog https://kbin.social/m/kbinDevlog/t/613299

TIL the word "elektron" in Greek means amber. It was known that when amber was rubbed with a dry cloth, it could attract light objects, such as bits of paper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_electricity?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/17roebg/til_the_word_elektron_in_greek_means_amber_it_was/

This is the first time I've seen this in a German job ad (that wasn't one that I was offering myself):

"Bitte reichen Sie Ihre Bewerbung ohne Bewerbungsfoto"

I hope that will become standard.

Protip: herbata parzy się lepiej, kiedy do kubka z wrzątkiem wrzuci się też herbatę.

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Turned out to be an ornithological walk.

Parents wanted a speedy baptism maybe?

#birds #storks #storkbaby

Hi everyone, I'm a totally blind electronic Musician. I'm putting out the Call for #AudioDevelopers who are #ios conversant to come and work on a very special open source project with me. The project would be an open source groove box for everyone running on iOS but built with a focus on accessibility and voice over screen reader compatibility. If you can help reach out. reposts for this would be much appreciated thank you very much :-) #Techno #ElectronicMusic

This poem, by AA Milne, 1921, should be better known
https://www.dcscience.net/2010/12/31/on-archibald-vivien-hill-and-the-honours-list/
cc @swisslet
#remembrance

Dama z kociczką - autoportret. Rysik na tablecie, 2023.

looking at election result maps, i am again struck by the realization that most people who live in rural areas are deeply committed to making sure the entire country is a terrible place to live.

Oh, this is cool!

TfL are going to incorporate #OpenStreetMap data into their APIs.

They've emailed users to make sure they're aware of the need for proper attribution.

I so, so, so don't want to drive any new car that can do this:

A federal appeals court refused to bring back a class action lawsuit alleging four auto manufacturers had violated Washington state’s privacy laws by using vehicles’ on-board infotainment systems to record and intercept customers’ private text messages and mobile phone call logs.

The court ruled that the practice does not meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law, handing a big win to automakers Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors, which are defendants in five related class action suits focused on the issue.

The plaintiffs had appealed a prior judge’s dismissal. But the appeals court ruled Tuesday that the interception and recording of mobile phone activity did not meet the Washington Privacy Act’s standard that a plaintiff must prove that “his or her business, his or her person, or his or her reputation” has been threatened.

A suit filed against Honda in 2021, argu[ed] that beginning in at least 2014 infotainment systems in the company’s vehicles began downloading and storing a copy of all text messages on smartphones when they were connected to the system.

An Annapolis, Maryland-based company, Berla Corporation, provides the technology to some car manufacturers but does not offer it to the general public, the lawsuit said. Once messages are downloaded, Berla’s software makes it impossible for vehicle owners to access their communications and call logs but does provide law enforcement with access, the lawsuit said.

Many car manufacturers are selling car owners’ data to advertisers as a revenue boosting tactic, according to earlier reporting by Recorded Future News. Automakers are exponentially increasing the number of sensors they place in their cars every year with little regulation of the practice.

https://therecord.media/class-action-lawsuit-cars-text-messages-privacy

Ever wonder why anesthesia makes you unconscious? We figured out a piece of that puzzle.

Anesthesia blocks sensation by cutting off communication within the cortex
https://picower.mit.edu/news/anesthesia-blocks-sensation-cutting-communication-within-cortex

#Neuroscience

Where were you when history died?

Saw the photos today, of a stream of people heading south from Gaza city on foot with children and no luggage, and what came to mind was those other photos, black and white ones, of people leaving the Warsaw ghetto in 1943

If you ask a large language model for scandals involving major accounting firms, it will give you some. You might then want to check them against reality before using them in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/02/australian-academics-apologise-for-false-ai-generated-allegations-against-big-four-consultancy-firms

I love how I am basically doing my everything to avoid new versions of programs, usually, but not always, correct that it will be worse.

Or lose my existing settings and preferences somehow. That alone often negates whatever incremental piece of shit gain you were trying to lure me in with.

Bastards.