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Mastodon Create accountLogin RECENT SEARCHES No recent searches SEARCH OPTIONS Only available when logged in. mastodon.online is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse. A newer server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit ADMINISTERED BY: Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social SERVER STATS: 13K active users mastodon.online: About · Status · Profiles directory · Privacy policy Mastodon: About · Get the app · Keyboard shortcuts · View source code · v4.3.1 EXPLORE RECENT SEARCHES No recent searches SEARCH OPTIONS Only available when logged in. Posts Hashtags News These are posts from across the social web that are gaining traction today. Newer posts with more boosts and favorites are ranked higher. Public6h * BrianKrebs @briankrebs@infosec.exchange I thought I understood the extent to which the broad availability of mobile location data has exacerbated countless privacy and security challenges. That is, until I was invited along with four other publications to be a virtual observer in a 2-week test run of Babel Street, a service that lets users draw a digital polygon around nearly any location on a map of the world, and view a time-lapse history of the mobile devices seen coming in and out of the area. The issue isn't that there's some dodgy company offering this as a poorly-vetted service: It's that *anyone* willing to spend a little money can now build this capability themselves. I'll be updating this story with links to reporting from other publications also invited, including 404 Media, Haaretz, NOTUS, and The New York Times. All of these stories will make clear that mobile location data is set to massively complicate several hot-button issues, from the tracking of suspected illegal immigrants or women seeking abortions, to harassing public servants who are already in the crosshairs over baseless conspiracy theories and increasingly hostile political rhetoric against government employees. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data/ ALT Hide 31 499 14 Dan Sugalski<p>Turns out that LLM summaries are actually useful.</p><p>Not for *summarizing* text -- they're horrible for that. They're weighted statistical models and by their very nature they'll drop the least common or most unusual bits of things. Y'know, the parts of a message that are actually important.</p><p>No, where they're great is as a writing check. If an LLM summary of your work is accurate that indicates what you wrote doesn't really have much interesting information in it and maybe you should try harder.</p> War and Peas 🧿 Andrea Junker :verified:<p>Can we please all agree that this experiment of handing the most powerful office in the world to a dumb TV host & proud Hitler admirer with 6 bankruptcies, 42 sexual assault allegations, 7,384 lawsuits, and $5,881,776,000 in debt did not go well at all last time? <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FascistFattie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistFattie</span></a></p> 🕷️spooky jepyang 🕸️<p>taking HRT is a lot like being a victorian mad scientist</p><p>“two years past, i began a series of forbidden experiments. forced to work in secret, i was left with myself as the only suitable test subject.</p><p>“my experiments were highly successful. i have been invigorated beyond my wildest dreams, my faculties are increased, i have gained youth and beauty untold.</p><p>“the experiments, however, came at a cost. once a week, i must inject myself with the serum, or i begin a transformation most monstrous…”</p> Laffy<p>🤦🏻♀️Soooo…Trump’s fascism and support for Hitler is just dandy with Republicans simply because he’s been persistent & it’s been around for so long.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@atrupar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>atrupar</span></a></span>: </p><p>Chris Sununu on CNN on whether <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> praising Hitler causes him to reconsider his support for him: "No ... we've heard a lot of extreme things from Donald Trump. With a guy like that, it's kinda baked into the vote."<br> <br><a href="https://www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar/post/DBeRJ9cg44i" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">threads.net/@aaron.rupar/post/</span><span class="invisible">DBeRJ9cg44i</span></a></p> 🎃 Spooky Shoshana 🎃<p>Ruin any kid's day with this one easy trick!</p> Newsmast<p>Every minute counts in the run up to the US election 🕐 </p><p>If you want to help make a difference, protect democracy, and organise to support the Kamala Harris campaign you can do so by following <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.social/@KamalaHarrisWin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KamalaHarrisWin</span></a></span></p><p>This corner of the internet has always celebrated diversity and democracy. Now it's time to put into action at the ballot box. </p><p><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/MastodonForHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonForHarris</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/IVoted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IVoted</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walz</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024Election</span></a></p> UniversityofGroningenLibrary<p>🚀1 year since we left <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> / <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a></p><p>Our move to <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> wasn't just a platform switch. It was a leap into <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> in action.</p><p>We found a chance to align our communication w/ our values: transparent, meaningful, dialogue-driven.</p><p>Read about our journey, impact, challenges, and lessons:</p><p>🔗<a href="https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/one-year-after-x-embracing-open-science-on-mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rug.nl/library/open-access/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/one-year-after-x-embracing-open-science-on-mastodon</span></a></p><p>💜Thanks, 🦣-community, for this wonderful experience. We learn a lot here.</p><p>👋We hope to encourage other academic institutions to join.</p><p><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/AcademicMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/DigitalMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMigration</span></a></p> Ars Technica<p>McDonald’s E. coli outbreak: One dead, 49 sickened across 10 states—so far</p><p>The size and span of the outbreak is likely larger than currently known.</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/10/mcdonalds-e-coli-outbreak-one-dead-49-sickened-across-10-states-so-far/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2024/10</span><span class="invisible">/mcdonalds-e-coli-outbreak-one-dead-49-sickened-across-10-states-so-far/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social</span></a></p> John Wiswell<p>I just found this old-fashioned leaf blower that makes no irritating noise! Have y'all tried this? It's called a rake.</p> JustChapman<p>As an American, I see from a distance the pattern of media and money turning average people against the NHS in the UK. Do NOT let them fool you into thinking private healthcare is the answer. For, I can assure you, it is not. You need to fight to keep what you already have. If you let it go, you will NEVER get it back.</p> Jeff Atwood<p>Arguing with a close friend who is "both sides are just as bad, don't like Trump but can't bring myself to vote for Kamala" and "we already had one Trump term and everything was fine, so why are you being so hysterical about this" and it is absolutely <em>fucking exhausting emotional labor</em>. I can (and do) citation the shit out of this, providing absurd amounts of facts, data, and evidence.. but good lord. Can people really be this dumb? Apparently they can. And I'm friends with them. This raises so many questions internally that I am uncomfortable answering.</p> Alan Ferrier<p>I'm old enough to remember the outrage and hand-wringing from western politicians and media when the Taliban destroyed ancient cultural and religious sites in Afghanistan.</p><p>Now? You could hear a pin drop.<br><a href="https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-dynamites-historic-lebanese-village-mhaibib-rubble" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newarab.com/news/israel-dynami</span><span class="invisible">tes-historic-lebanese-village-mhaibib-rubble</span></a></p> Amelia<p>"Don't be so dramatic, going to school isn't traumatic to kids, you're exaggerating"</p><p>If compulsory schooling isn't traumatizing, then why is it so common for adults to have "late for class" or "forgot about the test" nightmares for literal decades after?</p><p>If it were any other experience we'd call that shit PTSD in a heartbeat.</p> Philip Bump<p>Speaker Johnson's off-hand declaration that 4.5 million people would be quickly assigned for deportation should serve as a reminder that the process that would lead to those deportations is as arbitrary as the number.<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/23/practical-moral-difficulties-deporting-millions-draw-closer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">24/10/23/practical-moral-difficulties-deporting-millions-draw-closer/</span></a></p> Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson<p>I'm old enough to remember when Nazis were the bad guys. <br>🙄</p> Scientist Rebellion<p>COP is as joke pretending to do something about the Climate Crisis while accelerating us to our doom. </p><p>Fossil Fuels should not be part of COP. </p><p>Foxes have no business arranging the security arrangements of the hen house. </p><p>We deserve better than this scam. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/23/cop29-host-azerbaijan-set-for-major-fossil-gas-expansion-report-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/oct/23/cop29-host-azerbaijan-set-for-major-fossil-gas-expansion-report-says</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.rebellion.global/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.rebellion.global/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.rebellion.global/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p> Sampath Pāṇini ®<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GenX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/millennials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>millennials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Xennials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xennials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Napster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Napster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a></p> Dan Gillmor<p>This disgusting tool, using telecom data that should never be collected in the first place, destroys personal privacy. It exists because Congress wants it to exist. That's the only reasonable conclusion. </p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/r/4b40063b?m=ea6b4c29-f97b-4025-aaeb-1d01a70b3b30" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/r/4b40063b?m=ea6b4</span><span class="invisible">c29-f97b-4025-aaeb-1d01a70b3b30</span></a></p> Load more Mastodon ExploreLive feeds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mastodon is the best way to keep up with what's happening. Follow anyone across the fediverse and see it all in chronological order. No algorithms, ads, or clickbait in sight. Create accountLogin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Drag & drop to upload