CBR
@kair0tic.bsky.social
Cognitive psych PhD student, first-gen. Background in tech, philosophy, and linguistics. Eclectic interests, general lover of learning, here for interesting connections. 🏳️🌈
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CBR
@kair0tic.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Interested in connecting with randos!
-Psychology
-Cognition
-Philosophy
-Information
-Strange Loops
-Open Source Software & Digital Privacy
-Linguistics
-So Many Video Games
-TTRPGs
-Camping/Outdoor Survival
-Learning about other people's niche interests
-Fnord
-Nazi Punks Fuck Off
#promosky
-Psychology
-Cognition
-Philosophy
-Information
-Strange Loops
-Open Source Software & Digital Privacy
-Linguistics
-So Many Video Games
-TTRPGs
-Camping/Outdoor Survival
-Learning about other people's niche interests
-Fnord
-Nazi Punks Fuck Off
#promosky
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Clearview’s facial recognition business model is based on “weaponizing our own images against us without a license, without consent & without permission” Mother Jones. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Revealed: The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administrati...
www.motherjones.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Clearview’s facial recognition business model is based on “weaponizing our own images against us without a license, without consent & without permission” Mother Jones. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
wrd.cm
March 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
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roses are red
violets are blue
if you ignore the first line
this is a haiku
violets are blue
if you ignore the first line
this is a haiku
February 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
roses are red
violets are blue
if you ignore the first line
this is a haiku
violets are blue
if you ignore the first line
this is a haiku
Lots more in the comments!
Congressional delegation outside USAID now: “We are here to shed a light on a crime unfolding before our eyes.”
February 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Lots more in the comments!
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you've radicalized me | patreon.com/lubchansky
February 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
you've radicalized me | patreon.com/lubchansky
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This is a crisis response app. If a diplomat is in danger, for any reason, this sends their whereabouts to diplomatic security in country and DC
USAID employees overseas are no longer able to access their government security app, which gives them this error code (images provided to me by USAID worker)
February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is a crisis response app. If a diplomat is in danger, for any reason, this sends their whereabouts to diplomatic security in country and DC
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Also a reminder that if you are reading good coverage, share/post those links, a lot has shifted and people need to know where to find information
There are literally not enough journalists employed in the US to cover the bad shit that is happening right now. We are now going to experience the social consequences of a weakened news industry--which are the same as the benefits of a weakened news industry, to those who weakened it.
February 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Also a reminder that if you are reading good coverage, share/post those links, a lot has shifted and people need to know where to find information
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This is cool. Some folks built a privacy-preserving free and open source front-end for TikTok that still works bitsontape.com/p/sticktock-...
📺 Announcing: StickTock.com! Share TikToks Safely. No Ads, No Spying, No Phone App.
StickTock is a 100% Free & Open Source Web App for TikTok Videos
bitsontape.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is cool. Some folks built a privacy-preserving free and open source front-end for TikTok that still works bitsontape.com/p/sticktock-...
The internet is very different than it was even a decade ago. This stuff has been going on for a while, but folks really need to take it more seriously in the current environment. Most folks broadcast so much info in ways they don’t realize, and that will become more dangerous. Important to learn.
Real-time bidding, which powers nearly every ad you see online, might be the most privacy-invasive surveillance system that you’ve never heard of. Learn how it works and how to protect yourself.
Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How
Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called “real-time bidding” (RTB). This process does more than deliv...
www.eff.org
January 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The internet is very different than it was even a decade ago. This stuff has been going on for a while, but folks really need to take it more seriously in the current environment. Most folks broadcast so much info in ways they don’t realize, and that will become more dangerous. Important to learn.
What’s been happening with tech in the last few years is a different beast from the “enshittification” convo back in the day, and this is the best post I’ve seen on it. Long, but interesting & informative. Details many things I think and feel better than I could. www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
Never Forgive Them
In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting wor...
www.wheresyoured.at
January 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What’s been happening with tech in the last few years is a different beast from the “enshittification” convo back in the day, and this is the best post I’ve seen on it. Long, but interesting & informative. Details many things I think and feel better than I could. www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
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Hi- just a reminder that you can help fund our work this month with just a few clicks. Every vote we get increases our November grant! Please vote for us and share! www.credodonations.com/organization...
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Every month, CREDO donates to the progressive causes you care about most.
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November 26, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Hi- just a reminder that you can help fund our work this month with just a few clicks. Every vote we get increases our November grant! Please vote for us and share! www.credodonations.com/organization...
I don’t really have a good handle on how to get involved in the Bluesky style ecosystem. I never used Twitter or X. But I am really appreciating the variety of interesting and genuine posts I see (including the shitposts), and I feel more inspired overall, so heartfelt thanks to you all for that.
November 24, 2024 at 4:42 AM
I don’t really have a good handle on how to get involved in the Bluesky style ecosystem. I never used Twitter or X. But I am really appreciating the variety of interesting and genuine posts I see (including the shitposts), and I feel more inspired overall, so heartfelt thanks to you all for that.
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Well done! A unique take on this video—thank you for sharing it with us. It gave us a good laugh! 🤣
November 23, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Well done! A unique take on this video—thank you for sharing it with us. It gave us a good laugh! 🤣
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When I will respond to your email
November 20, 2024 at 6:38 PM
When I will respond to your email
A curated list of online privacy tools/services my friend put together. Easy to share with anyone who is finding themselves suddenly more interested in digital privacy.
github.com/Inf0squit0/p...
github.com/Inf0squit0/p...
GitHub - Inf0squit0/privacy: A curated list of privacy resources for the realistically paranoid
A curated list of privacy resources for the realistically paranoid - Inf0squit0/privacy
github.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM
A curated list of online privacy tools/services my friend put together. Easy to share with anyone who is finding themselves suddenly more interested in digital privacy.
github.com/Inf0squit0/p...
github.com/Inf0squit0/p...
1.5yrs ago we were on the back porch and a half-starved teenage cat charged out of the darkness at us yelling, demanded we pet her, then tried to walk into our house. We took her in, made sure no one lost her, and she’s happy now. We got her a cat fainting couch because that’s the kind of cat she is
November 21, 2024 at 6:07 PM
1.5yrs ago we were on the back porch and a half-starved teenage cat charged out of the darkness at us yelling, demanded we pet her, then tried to walk into our house. We took her in, made sure no one lost her, and she’s happy now. We got her a cat fainting couch because that’s the kind of cat she is
What I really love about this place is that I can tell you’re real people. I watched the coordinated waves of fabricated “discourse” on Reddit for too long and it really did a number on my mind. Not a big video person, but this is a great talk about the issue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5X...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5X...
The Really Dark Truth About Bots
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:55 PM
What I really love about this place is that I can tell you’re real people. I watched the coordinated waves of fabricated “discourse” on Reddit for too long and it really did a number on my mind. Not a big video person, but this is a great talk about the issue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5X...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5X...
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The dangers of law enforcement access to location data presents are especially grave for those traveling to or from out-of-state reproductive health clinics, places of worship, and the border.
Creators of This Police Location Tracking Tool Aren't Vetting Buyers. Here's How To Protect Yourself
Now more than ever, attorneys general in states hostile to reproductive choice will be emboldened to use every tool at their disposal to incriminate those exerting their bodily autonomy. Locate X is a...
www.eff.org
November 19, 2024 at 5:44 PM
The dangers of law enforcement access to location data presents are especially grave for those traveling to or from out-of-state reproductive health clinics, places of worship, and the border.
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Interested in connecting with randos!
-Psychology
-Cognition
-Philosophy
-Information
-Strange Loops
-Open Source Software & Digital Privacy
-Linguistics
-So Many Video Games
-TTRPGs
-Camping/Outdoor Survival
-Learning about other people's niche interests
-Fnord
-Nazi Punks Fuck Off
#promosky
-Psychology
-Cognition
-Philosophy
-Information
-Strange Loops
-Open Source Software & Digital Privacy
-Linguistics
-So Many Video Games
-TTRPGs
-Camping/Outdoor Survival
-Learning about other people's niche interests
-Fnord
-Nazi Punks Fuck Off
#promosky
November 19, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Interested in connecting with randos!
-Psychology
-Cognition
-Philosophy
-Information
-Strange Loops
-Open Source Software & Digital Privacy
-Linguistics
-So Many Video Games
-TTRPGs
-Camping/Outdoor Survival
-Learning about other people's niche interests
-Fnord
-Nazi Punks Fuck Off
#promosky
-Psychology
-Cognition
-Philosophy
-Information
-Strange Loops
-Open Source Software & Digital Privacy
-Linguistics
-So Many Video Games
-TTRPGs
-Camping/Outdoor Survival
-Learning about other people's niche interests
-Fnord
-Nazi Punks Fuck Off
#promosky