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#Texas born and raised - Existing for 29 years - Lover of a good #book, good #food, and good #anime
Proud #Latino and #Linux user
Proud #Socialist #DSA
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i started trying to write a small site in Django recently and I think I'm really enjoying it? I've failed to learn Rails a few times but my Django site is set up so that there's a `models.py` with all my models, `views.py` with all my views and it feels easier for me to find things than it was […]
Original post on social.jvns.ca
social.jvns.ca
December 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Journalists are increasingly relying on insider sources, and protecting those sources is more important than ever.

Here's how SecureDrop is rising to the challenge, safeguarding whistleblowers’ anonymity against ever-evolving threats.

https://securedrop.org/news/looking-back-at-2025/ […]
Original post on social.freedom.press
social.freedom.press
December 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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If you find the fediverse useful, don’t forget to support your instance (assuming they accept support). While the software is free, running instances is far from it. I am glad to be part of the community and want to see it continue on as a viable alternative. Thank you all for being here and I […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Kiddo: 🐀 I've been playing a lot of Kitsune Tails lately
Me: 🦝 Oh aye? What do you think of it, I'll tell the developer
🐀 ...😯 you KNOW the developer?
🦝 We're mutuals on Mastodon
🐀 *jumping in her seat* OH MY GOD
🦝 😏 heheh yeah your dad's kind of a big deal 😏
🐀 OH MY GODDD

This is why you need […]
Original post on retro.social
retro.social
December 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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I've finally switched to the @Vivaldi browser. I've been using Firefox for as long as I've been on the internet, but the focus on AI means it's no longer the browser for me. Thankfully unlike Chrome, Vivaldi supports the uBlock Origin extension which is the most important extension for being […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.

I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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@delta - where is the best venue for feature requests?
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Which firewall vendor package will disclose critical vulnerabilities in time to ruin Christmas for many? and why is it probably Fortinet?
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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it's truly amazing what LLMs can achieve. we now know it's possible to produce an html5 parsing library with nothing but the full source code of an existing html5 parsing library, all the source code of all other open source libraries ever, a meticulously maintained and extremely comprehensive […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Mozilla has a new CEO which:

- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI

That’s exactly the kind of profile the whole community has been waiting for.
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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So much for #statesrights

#trump signs #executiveorder to neuter #state #ai laws, a win for #tech companies & #billionaires that have #lobbied against #regulation of the #technology.

The order would create one federal regulatory framework for #artificialintelligence, Trump told reporters […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
December 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Ran into a problem in prod?
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.

#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
December 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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The tech industry has automated its own workers out of jobs.
“Everyone is so panicked”: Entry-level tech workers describe the AI-fueled jobpocalypse
Engineering graduates face shrinking opportunities and rising pressure to upskill beyond their curriculum.
restofworld.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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If you want a rigorous analysis of why statistical #ai models collapse when continuously trained on their own data without external supervision and constraints, read this amazing paper from last year.

If you want to get a visual intuition of how model […]

[Original post on manganiello.eu]
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I do wish that someday the DSA and YDSA thrived as even a third as well as TPUSA does within these high schools and colleges.
December 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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the absolute meltdown of the MAGA movement into a circular firing squad of christian nationalism, gay baiting, and conspiracy theories about "the joos" in the aftermath of the murder of #charliekirk is really a beautiful thing.

Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson […]

[Original post on universeodon.com]
December 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Pete Hegseth is urging members of the military to embrace GenAI.mil, a "secure generative AI platform for every member of the Department of War." I'm sure this will be fine.

"I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it […]

[Original post on infosec.exchange]
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Trump regime wants to force ALL visitors to the U.S. to install government-controlled spyware on their phones, and submit detailed personal data -- even DNA, apparently -- to the authorities.

(If they're trying to wreck tourism, including the World Cup, this is the way.) […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Random realization: MS Teams is the Lotus Notes of web meetings.
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Apparently pretty good auroras are happening! ... above the clouds 😭
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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When a Big Journalism organization says a Trump world action "raises ethical questions" it is effectively SHOUTING about corruption, which is the norm in Trump world. Case in point is Kushner involvement in the Ellison-Saudi-Qatar bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Excellent

Federal judge throws out #trump order blocking development of #wind #energy

A federal judge on Monday struck down Trump’s executive order blocking #windenergy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of #windfarms on federal #lands & #waters was “arbitrary & […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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🎉 Some important #CrossBorderRail news! 🎉

After thinking about the idea for more than a decade (yeah, this is later than a DB train!) I am finally starting to plan building a railway organisation for lobbying work, and @patrick @partim & @redjives are in from the start. We're sort of soft […]
Original post on gruene.social
gruene.social
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@NotDennisBonvie/115686527415480408

today’s #alttxt #yaddayadda:

❝ Norwegian here. Here's a fun fact about taxes in Norway:

We don't file them. Your employer reports your income and deducts the right amount each month. Then the government sends you a pre-filled tax […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM