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Dan Lockton @danlockton@mastodon.social

The fact that Microsoft Teams contains a feature called "Teams" where actual
teams can create a Team, and at Microsoft the teams working on that feature
probably have a Team to discuss the Teams feature, suggests that there exists a
Microsoft Microsoft Teams Teams Teams' Microsoft Teams Team.

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Dgar @dgar@aus.social

French cartoon from 2016.
“We can judge a society on what it makes accessible.”


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Maria Bustillos @maria@thelife.boats

RESTORE half a million books removed from the Open Library by rent-seeking
publishers!! Protect the @internetarchive

The future of libraries is at stake and that is no exaggeration.

Sign the petition here.

https://www.change.org/p/let-readers-read-an-open-letter-to-the-publishers-in-hachette-v-internet-archive?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=eb10e620-2915-11ef-99de-71750e499499


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Dan Gillmor<p>It's beginning to dawn on folks that abortion rights were just the
first human rights to go under right-wing control of our top political offices,
especially the courts.</p><p>Gay rights are in the Republican extremists'
crosshairs. So is birth control. So is freedom of expression, and so much
more.</p><p>The right wing never bought into civil rights in the first
place.</p><p><a
href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/gay-rights-trump-gop/678797/?utm_source=press.coop"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span
class="invisible">https://www.</span><span
class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span
class="invisible">2024/06/gay-rights-trump-gop/678797/?utm_source=press.coop</span></a></p><p>Maybe
Big Journalism will notice this with more than passing interest, but they'd have
to wake up first.</p>
Mike, First of his Name<p>Help wanted! Anyone want to take a little job off my
hands? For some of you it&#39;s probably trivial!</p><p>Chinwag Social&#39;s
source code lives here:<br /><a
href="https://git.chinwag.org/chinwag/chinwagsocial" target="_blank"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span
class="ellipsis">git.chinwag.org/chinwag/chinwa</span><span
class="invisible">gsocial</span></a></p><p>The observant among you might notice
that Chinwag is currently based on Mastodon 4.1.x, and there&#39;s a branch in
that repo for Chinwag-4.2. The only reason that isn&#39;t the live version is
aesthetics.</p><p>I am very particular about the colour scheme for accessibility
reasons, and the Chinwag theme needs some updates (and not huge ones) for 4.2 to
make it still look like Chinwag.</p><p>Anyone want to take a crack? I just
haven&#39;t had the time.</p>
Project Gutenberg<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OTD" class="mention
hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> in 1948.</p><p>Shirley Jackson's short
story "The Lottery" is published in The New Yorker magazine.</p><p>The story
describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition
known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the
town of bad omens. Jackson and The New Yorker were both surprised by the initial
negative response from readers.</p><p><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lottery" rel="nofollow noopener
noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span
class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lott</span><span
class="invisible">ery</span></a></p><p><a
href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a
href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a></p>
Scottish Greens<p>The Scottish Greens will oppose any attempt to return
education to the dark ages with a new Section 28.</p><p>Every young person is
entitled to an inclusive education that recognises them for who they are.
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️</p>
Simon Willison<p>Worth grepping your source code for "polyfill.io" and taking
urgent measures to remove that code if you're linking it into your site - the
domain name apparently now intermittently serves malicious JavaScript</p><p>My
notes here: <a
href="https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jun/25/polyfill-supply-chain-attack/"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span
class="invisible">https://</span><span
class="ellipsis">simonwillison.net/2024/Jun/25/</span><span
class="invisible">polyfill-supply-chain-attack/</span></a> - or read this
article <a href="https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span
class="invisible">https://</span><span
class="ellipsis">sansec.io/research/polyfill-su</span><span
class="invisible">pply-chain-attack</span></a></p>
Laura Helmuth<p>There are “no links whatsoever between the offshore wind
development activity and especially the humpback whale mortalities. None. Zero.”
But oil &amp; gas &amp; shipping interests sure want you to think wind energy is
what's killing whales <a
href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whales-are-dying-but-not-from-offshore-wind/"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span
class="invisible">https://www.</span><span
class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span
class="invisible">/whales-are-dying-but-not-from-offshore-wind/</span></a></p>
Adam Greenfield<p>Beloved, I am begging you: *document your mutual-aid
practices*. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my conversations with
activists, it’s how much of the practical insight they developed – going back to
the 1960s, but as recent as COVID – now resides only in individual memory, and
is brought forth only if anyone thinks to ask for it specifically.</p>
Bellingcat<p>In our latest documentary, Bellingcat and <span class="h-card"><a
href="https://newsie.social/@scrippsnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scrippsnews</span></a></span> used
satellite imagery and open source videos and photos to identify dozens of
cultural heritage and religious sites that have either been damaged or destroyed
in Gaza. <a
href="https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/06/26/gaza-israel-destroy-destruction-damage-cultural-history-heritage-archaeology-conflict-war/"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span
class="invisible">https://www.</span><span
class="ellipsis">bellingcat.com/news/2024/06/26</span><span
class="invisible">/gaza-israel-destroy-destruction-damage-cultural-history-heritage-archaeology-conflict-war/</span></a></p>
Randy Resnick (Bluesbreaker)<p>Tell the truth There is always a device charging
in this house.</p><p>(please boost for a healthy sample)</p>
Artemisia Vulgaris<p>It occurred to me that quite a lot of you might not know
what pistachio nuts look like growing on the tree.<br>EDIT: not nuts
botanically, but seeds. They are considered nuts for eating purposes. <br><a
href="https://social.coop/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a
href="https://social.coop/tags/orchards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchards</span></a> <a
href="https://social.coop/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a>
<a href="https://social.coop/tags/nuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuts</span></a> <a
href="https://social.coop/tags/MediterraneanClimate" class="mention hashtag"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
target="_blank">#<span>MediterraneanClimate</span></a></p>
HeavenlyPossum<p>I’ve seen one estimate that the total global spending on
militaries is $2.44 trillion. I can’t find a good estimate for total global
spending on policing, but it’s probably at least another few hundred billion
dollars.</p><p>Anyone who thinks that coercive hierarchies are the natural human
default, and thinks that egalitarian freedom is an expensive aberration, needs
to take even a cursory glance at how fucking expensive it is for our elites to
maintain their power over us.</p>
Dan Gero<p>Boosts appreciated. I'm making a page of questions <a
href="https://vocalounge.cafe/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> people get asked
repeatedly, that you can send to a curious sighted person. If you're a sighted
person with questions, or if you're a blind person who's been asked certain
questions repeatedly, send them my way.</p>
Kevin Beaumont<p>A Microsoft engineer posted basically a crash dump on a public
forum, which included Microsoft’s DRM source code (PlayReady) - which is also
used as part of IIS. <a
href="https://borncity.com/win/2024/06/26/microsoft-employee-accidentally-publishes-playready-code/"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span
class="invisible">https://</span><span
class="ellipsis">borncity.com/win/2024/06/26/mi</span><span
class="invisible">crosoft-employee-accidentally-publishes-playready-code/</span></a></p>
Matt Cengia (seeking work)<p>I am an ex-<span class="h-card"><a
href="https://mastodon.social/@fastmail" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fastmail</span></a></span> employee
and current subscriber. Like many of you, I am concerned about the recent
lay-offs (<a href="https://union.place/@fastmailunited/112672408714595554"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span
class="invisible">https://</span><span
class="ellipsis">union.place/@fastmailunited/11</span><span
class="invisible">2672408714595554</span></a>), and I'm trying hard to not fall
into a trap of just believing <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Fastmail"
class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
target="_blank">#<span>Fastmail</span></a>'s statement (<a
href="https://indieweb.social/@chadkoh/112677853479447745" rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span
class="invisible">https://</span><span
class="ellipsis">indieweb.social/@chadkoh/11267</span><span
class="invisible">7853479447745</span></a>) without critical examination (even
though finding an alternative mail provider with feature parity would
*suck*).</p><p>However:<br>- When I was made redundant in 2017, my access to
internal systems was revoked during the exit meeting with my manager. Which
makes sense for a tech company concerned a disgruntled (ex-)employee may tamper
with company systems.<br>- Not even in the post from <span class="h-card"><a
href="https://union.place/@fastmailunited" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fastmailunited</span></a></span>
does it say "we were laid off because for union-related reasons". It says "we
were able to negotiate for a much better severance package than […] had we not
unionized", and they are "going to continue working to get a contract", and they
"now have a bunch of smart, kind, and talented folks who are looking for
work!"</p><p>So I guess what I'm saying is, while it *is* prudent to think
critically about this situation and it's your prerogative to vote with your
wallet, I'd caution against jumping to conclusions like "Fastmail is now a union
buster," based on the little information that has come out from any of the
outgoing staff members.</p>
Ricki Is Not A Wizard Tarr<p>When you're very high in public and thinking you're
hiding it:</p>
Mark Wyner :vm:<p>Now, that’s a warning. They don’t mess around with these
underwater caves.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Warning" class="mention
hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
target="_blank">#<span>Warning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Signs"
class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
target="_blank">#<span>Signs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GrimReaper"
class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
target="_blank">#<span>GrimReaper</span></a> <a
href="https://mas.to/tags/Divers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener
noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Divers</span></a> <a
href="https://mas.to/tags/Ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener
noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ocean</span></a> <a
href="https://mas.to/tags/FAFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener
noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFO</span></a></p>
Qasim Rashid, Esq.<p>Oh my God🤬</p><p>White couple from West Virginia adopted
Black children, then enslaved them, kept them locked in a barn, &amp; deprived
them of food &amp; human contact—and the judge Still let them make bond!</p><p>8
mo late they’re back in jail &amp; await trial. Just what?!<br><a
href="https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/06/24/hite-west-virginia-couple-forced-black-adopted-children-found-locked-in-barn-to-do-farm-labor/"
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span
class="invisible">https://</span><span
class="ellipsis">atlantablackstar.com/2024/06/2</span><span
class="invisible">4/hite-west-virginia-couple-forced-black-adopted-children-found-locked-in-barn-to-do-farm-labor/</span></a></p>
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